Category: Events and Recreation

Come shop for artwork, jewelry, home goods, and clothing at the Maker Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today through Thursday in the RSC. Vendors will take various forms of payment.

Join WSU Democrats in a post-election review and a game of Kahoot! at 7 p.m. Thursday,  Nov. 10 in the RSC 264 (Spencer Room). Light refreshments will be provided. Join our GroupMe for any additional information and future events.

The Department of Women’s, Ethnicity, and Intersectional Studies (WEIS) invites you to join us from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 in 528C Lindquist for our first semi-annual Course Reveal Pizza Party. Learn about our spring 2023 classes, meet and talk with some of our professors, learn about our department, and get some free pizza!

Join us in celebrating International Education Week from Nov. 14-18.

Test your trivia skills at the third annual Global Trivia Competition Nov. 14-16. The top 3 winners will earn an international prize package.

Go on a Shocker World Tour from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the RSC. If you answer a question correctly from at least five tour destinations, you will get a souvenir from your tour.

Enjoy light snacks while listening to stories presented by Intensive English students at the Here’s My Story event from 12:30-2 p.m. in RSC 261. You’re sure to learn and laugh! For a full list of events and event details, visit www.wichita.edu/ieweek.

Are you a faculty, staff, or alumni person of color at Wichita State looking to get involved but unsure where to start? Join the African American Faculty and Staff Association (AAFSA) for the next meeting from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 in RSC 240 (Mayfield Room).

Bi-monthly meetings allow AAFSA to keep up-to-date with current topics important to those the group represents. Participants are encouraged to share their voices and join the group as they strive to make a difference on-and-off campus.

Please join us for a public lecture by the University of Kansas’ Dr. Yuanqi Wang titled “ALG  Ricci-flat Kähler 3-folds of  Schwartz decay,” at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in room 353 Jabara Hall.

The Office of Disability Services will be hosting an ASL Bingo game night from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 in 203 Grace Wilkie Hall.

Instead of using numbers, we will be using vocabulary from American Sign Language. Attending this event will earn you points in Shocker 360, expand your knowledge of deaf culture and American Sign Language, and enjoy a comfortable and safe environment to hang out with peers while having fun.

After you’ve voted, it will be time to celebrate your civic involvement. Join the Shockers Vote Coalition as we celebrate Election Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 8 on the North Patio of the RSC. Get free food and t-shirts while supplies last.

All are welcome to the opening ceremony of WSU’s Behavioral Economics Laboratory from 2:30-4 p.m. Nov. 30 in Woolsey Hall.

The guest of honor will be Dr. Vernon Smith, winner of the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioral economics and his work in the field of experimental economics. Smith is originally from Wichita.

Smith laid the foundation for the field of experimental economics. He has developed an array of experimental methods, setting standards for what constitutes a reliable laboratory experiment in economics. This event is sponsored by the Department of Economics, Department of Marketing and the Institute for the Study of Economic Growth.

Learn more about the new lab and the field of behavioral economics.

About the event:

• Vernon Smith presentation: “Propriety, Property, and Price Discovery in Adam Smith’s Classical Economics” — 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Woolsey Hall auditorium
• Reception: 3:30-4 p.m. in the Woolsey Hall atrium

Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. RSVP by Nov. 24 at ise.wichita.edu/rsvp.

Questions? Email siyu.wang@wichita.edu.

Julie Stimson, Sedgwick County emergency management director, will speak on “Disaster Recovery: The forgotten phases of disaster” as part of the Disaster Resilience Analytics Center’s seminar series from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 8 via Zoom.

The disaster occurred, the initial response is done, and all of the news cameras moved on to other stories of interest. A wide range of behind-the-scenes work is still done in the days, weeks, months, and even years following a major disaster. Recovery efforts focus on how to best restore, redevelop, and revitalize the health, social, economic, natural, and environmental footprints of a community. The National Disaster Recovery Framework provides context on how the whole community works together to get back on its feet and rebuild stronger, smarter, and safer, the challenge is that not many community leaders nor the public are aware of what recovery looks like.   The recovery phase of disasters rarely captures the attention it deserves.  It is in the recovery phase that communities can maximize risk mitigation efforts and truly build resilience for future events.