Category: Events and Recreation

Join the Graduate School with past winners of the Academy for Effective Teaching Award at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center to learn successful teaching strategies at Effective Teaching: Learning from the Masters.

In conjunction with the exhibition Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Boat People, Chau Thuy, president and founder of the Vietnamese Heritage Museum, will share his passion for preserving the history, art and culture of the Vietnamese boat people.

His own extraordinary journey as a refugee is reflected in his art and the books he has authored. Join the Ulrich Museum of Art for a visiting curator talk from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 in the Beren Gallery. A reception will be held at 5:30 p.m.

Shocker Studios invites the campus community to see all the facility and equipment updates it has made. Come enjoy food and drink as Shocker Studios partners with Tallgrass Film Association, in support of Grow Kansas Film, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17 at the Shocker Studio on the south campus.

Shocker Studios is continually growing and evolving to provide opportunities to creatives across a variety of industries. The event will be a great opportunity to see what all Shocker Studios has to offer.

The Grow Kansas Film initiative is working to bring film and media creation tax incentives back to the State of Kansas. Come take a peak at the magic behind the curtain.

Join the Department of Physics for its next seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 via Zoom. Viewers can also watch the Zoom seminar in 223 Hubbard Hall.

The speaker will be Michael Dolce of Tuft University and the title of this talk will be “Progress of a NOvA Near Detector fit with Markov Chain Monte Carlo.”

In the talk, “Look at Her! I Don’t Think So. A Narrative Meditation on Power, Beauty Standards and Sexual Assault,” Dr. Brittany Lockard will explore the discourse surrounding sexual assault in the news, popular culture and even the art history classroom to ask how it can do better in the future.

Join the talk at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 in the Ulrich Museum, with a reception hosted at 5:30 p.m.

Graduate students, join the Graduate School with presenter Dr. Christopher Leonard, director of counseling services at the Counseling and Prevention Services (CAPS), for the session “Stress and Mental Health for Graduate Students” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9.

Learn about on-campus services and strategies to manage stress, anxiety and other challenges that come with graduate school. Find the session link on the Professional Development and Research Events webpage.

Student Health Services is back with its Pee for Pizza event. It will take place noon-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Student Wellness Center in the Steve Clark YMCA. During the event, participants can get tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia by submitting a urine specimen and then receive free pizza.

Pee for Pizza is a sexual health awareness event that allows participants to test for sexually transmitted illnesses such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV and hepatitis C, and know their status for free.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Positive Direction and Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes, Pee for Pizza occurs twice a month through the fall and spring semesters and is by reservation only. No walk-ins will be accepted. Participants must not use the restroom at least one hour before testing.

For more information or to make a reservation, contact Student Health Services at 316-978-4792. Other testing is available upon request.

The Students Activities Council, in collaboration with Campus Recreation, will host a doubles badminton tournament open to all WSU students. Games will start at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 in the Heskett Center gymnasium.

Registration is required for each team and will be open until Wednesday, Feb. 15.

The format of the tournament is single elimination, and a prize will be awarded to the top two performing teams.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ seminar series continues with Dr. Robert Wessells of Wayne State University from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, April 17 in 231 Hubbard Hall.

The biology seminars are open to the public and students are encouraged to attend.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ seminar series continues with Dr. Walter E. Meshaka, Jr., of the State Museum of PA from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, April 10 in 231 Hubbard Hall.

The biology seminars are open to the public and students are encouraged to attend.