Deliberate Dialogue Dinner. Building community through dialogue, advocacy, and discovering strengths. Monday, March 31, 6-7:30pm, RSC 266. Register on Shocker Sync! Shockers Vote Coallition.

Join Shockers Vote for a Deliberate Dialogue Dinner from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 31 in 266 Rhatigan Student Center, Pike Room.

The evening will be filled with good food, community dialogue, advocacy and individual strengths conversations. Shockers Vote hopes for this event to inspire participants and provide them with deeper connections to the WSU community.

Register for your spot on ShockerSync. Email csb.grad@wichita.edu with any questions you may have.

Procrastination Prevention Night March 26, 2025       6 PM - 12 AM       FREE Entry

Feeling the pressure as deadlines pile up? The Procrastination Prevention Night event from 6 p.m. to midnight Wednesday, March 26 at Ablah Library is your chance to stay on track and finish strong.

Whether you’re juggling papers, projects or assignments — or stuck in a class because of academic requirements — the late-night study session is here to help. University Libraries is offering drop-in services for librarians, success coaches and tutoring, as well as arts and crafts, games and more.

This is your opportunity to jumpstart your work, tackle your to-do list and ease the stress of the semester.

Sponsored by the Shocker Learning Center and University Libraries.

Come get creative with the Wichita Honors Events & Activities Team (WHEAT) for its first event, a craft night. Join your pears from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 7 at the Honors College in Shocker Hall to relax, create and connect after a busy week of classes. Free snacks will be provided.

David Levine

Join the Shockers Vote Coalition for a presentation and discussion about U.S. election and security from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail Room. Shockers Vote will host David Levine, senior fellow at University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement, for a discussion about U.S. election’s security and integrity with a focus on access, legitimacy and security.

The event is open to all WSU staff, students, faculty and community. For more information email CivicEngagement@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7016.

About the speaker: David Levine works to ensure that eligible voters can vote, free and fair elections are perceived as legitimate, and election processes are properly administered and secured. He is also an election security adjunct professor at George Mason University, an advisory committee member for the Global Cyber Alliance’s Cybersecurity Toolkit for Elections, an advisory council member for The Election Reformers Network, a member of the Election Verification Network and a contributor to the Fulcrum. Previously, he worked as the senior elections integrity fellow at the German Marshall Fund’s Alliance for Securing Democracy, where he assessed vulnerabilities in electoral infrastructure, administration and policies. And before that he was the Ada County, Idaho Elections Director, managing the administration of all federal, state, county and local district elections for 25% of the state’s population.

Friday Escape. Noon-2pm every Friday. March 7, $3 cosmic bowling games w/free shoes. March 14, $3 8-ball pool tournament, March 21, free pool. March 28, karaoke

Visit the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes from noon to 2 p.m. every Friday for a Friday Escape activity to start your weekend. Activities will vary each week.

For Friday, March 7, enjoy $3 cosmic bowling games with free rental shoes.

Study Abroad Information Session; Join us for our final information session this semester! Friday, April 4th at 2 p.m. in the RSC room 257

The first step to studying abroad would be to attend one of Study Abroad’s information sessions. The last study abroad information session of the spring semester will be at 2 p.m. April 4 in 257 Rhatigan Student Center, Ashton/Bridges Room.

For more information, to register or to the video option, visit the Study Abroad website.

Academic and specialized advisors who completed various eTutorials during the fall semester from NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising will host a series of professional development sessions during the spring semester for all advisors (academic advisors, specialized advisors, faculty advisors, etc.).

Ana Abente and Sara Leftwich from Shocker Career Accelerator will host a professional development session on “Career Advising” from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room.

For more information or questions, contact Brett Bruner, assistant vice president for Student Success & Persistence, at brett.bruner@wichita.edu.

The STRIVE planning committee and Staff Senate have worked to create the Shocker STRIVE Conference as an opportunity that is flexible for any staff interested in learning while also making connections with others. The conference will have half-day (morning and afternoon) sessions to allow staff to attend at a time that is convenient for their schedule.

The conference will be on April 4 and feature three sets of morning sessions will be from 8:30 a.m. to noon and the three sets of afternoon sessions will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. April 4 in Woolsey Hall. Topics include:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Campus climate
  • Difficult conversations
  • Staff resources
  • Time management, goal setting
  • Strengths finder and leadership skills

Register by Friday, March 14. Learn more about the conference.

Wellness Expo Today March 5, 2025

Campus Recreation is hosting an educational and interactive Wellness Expo from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today, March 5 in the Heskett Center. Plan to join your fellow Shockers as you receive medical screenings and wellness tips from over 50 vendor booths from WSU departments and around the community.

Join the Student Activities Council (SAC) for a during a screening of “Tangled” at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 13 at the CAC Theater. WSU students can attend at no additional charge with a Shocker ID. Tickets are $5 for staff/faculty and $8 for the public.

Enjoy complimentary popcorn and bottled water at the event.