Category: Events and Recreation

KMUW’s monthly book club features selections made by KMUW staff. For December we’re reading “Our Missing Hearts” by Celeste Ng.

The Intersectional Student Leftist Association is hosting a clothing swap on Dec. 1 in RSC Room 261. Students will be able to bring clothing they no longer want and take whatever clothes they need.

Boxes are located in the RSC North and East Lobby, the Ablah Library, and the Shocker Hall Main Lobby for anyone who would like to donate to our drive. All clothing is free, and everyone is welcome to come.

If you would like to donate some clothing, here are a few rules to consider:

• Please do not bring any used underwear or socks, for sanitary reasons.
• If possible, please wash the clothes prior to donating them.
• Check your clothes for bedbugs prior to donation.
• Please only donate clothing in decent condition.
• Finally, please place your donations in a plastic bag before putting them in our box.

Thank you to everyone who considers donating clothing items and we hope to see you all there!

More than 50 exciting research projects from first-year students will be on display from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 in the John Bardo Center lobby for the Shocker Design Experience Fall Showcase. This come-and-go event is free and open to the public.

Students from majors across campus have been learning the design thinking process, a human-centered design method for innovation that focuses on empathy as a way to understand the user and design to meet their needs. Students had to identify a customer in the community and design for their needs. Customers include the Orpheum Theater, Wichita Public Library, and other businesses and organizations.

Many teams will continue on in the spring semester to turn their research into an applied project that they will deliver to customers and pitch at the Koch Innovation Challenge in May.

The Ulrich Museum of Art regrets to announce that the Writing Now/Reading Now event with Ariana Reines, WSU’s 2022 Distinguished Visiting Poet, has been canceled. The reading by the award-winning poet and playwright was scheduled to take place at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17 in the Beren Gallery at the Ulrich. The event will not be rescheduled.

Wichita State’s annual Puppy Paddle event is back. Join Campus Activities and Recreation 10-11:30 a.m. Dec. 10 in the Heskett Center.

This event is free to anyone wanting to swim with their four-legged friend before the pool is drained for the rest of the year.

Donations for the Wichita Animal Action League will be accepted at the event.

Join ARISE, Inc. for its winter concert highlighting a message for education. TEACH (Transformation, Empowerment, Advocacy, Cultural Appreciation and Hope) will be presented at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 at the Wichita State Metroplex at the corner of 29th Street North and Oliver.

This event is sponsored by Calvary United Methodist Church and the WSU Office of the Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer. Admission is free; contact Gerald Norwood at 316-256-2749 or any ARISE member for tickets.

The World Trade Council of Wichita and the Center for International Business Advancement will host a dinner program at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 on “Understanding and Managing Global Supply Chains in our Turbulent Times.”

The World Trade Council of Wichita (WTCouncil) offers a monthly opportunity to discuss and understand global issues that impact business and trade in Kansas, the Midwest and the United States.  Currently, few issues affect businesses worldwide as much as supply-chain fluctuations. The bulk of these global supply chains have baked into them the opportunities and costs that emerging markets afford. Consequently, mathematical modeling and analysis, though useful,  offer limited lenses to classify risks and aid in planning.  The dinner program this month will shed more light on how the aerospace sector, central to the KS economy,  is handling supply chains and unexpected turbulence in global environments, with takeaways for the regional and global economies. 

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend. The WTCouncil will subsidize WSU students’ attendance, networking hour, and dinner. The presentation alone (no dinner or networking hour) is free to all. Attendance is limited, and reservations are required.

Spirit AeroSystems, a long-term Board member of the World Trade Council of Wichita, will lead this dinner program on global supply chains. Please send an email to wtcouncil@wichita.edu and copy vxrangaraju@shockers.wichita.edu for more information.

The Office of First-Year Programs in Student Success invites students to a Cookies and Cocoa night 5-7 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the Rhatigan Student Center, room 265. There will be various games to play as well. This event is free to attend.

The event is part of First-Year Programs in Student Success’ Mentor Meetups, where students meet with Transition Mentors. Transition Mentors help students with any questions and assist them as they transition into their first semester of college.

Stop by to de-stress before your tests! Decorate delicious cookies and enjoy some cocoa as you prepare for your final exams. Come by between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (or until supplies run out) Monday, Dec. 5 at the Groover Lounge on the first floor.

Taste flavors from around the world starting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17 in RSC 142 at the Cultural Ambassador’s International Coffee and Tea event. A variety of coffees, teas, and small treats will be available to sample while supplies last.