Category: Events

Join Campus Credit Union for its grand opening celebration 1-3 p.m. Aug. 1 located inside the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC). The event will offer participants gift bags and food vouchers available for the Starbucks and Panda Express at RSC. Participants can also register for a PC/laptop giveaway that will run through August.

Wichita State will host the second annual NXT LVL Garage Party from 9 p.m. to midnight tonight, Aug. 19 on the third and fourth levels of the Rhatigan Student Center parking garage. The event will include food, live music, local vendor booths. Admission for this event is free.

Free T-shirts will also be provided to the first 200 students in attendance. For more information, contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 316-978-3034.

Come and visit the Shocker Store’s mobile unit store 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, at the Fidelity Bank Farmers Market in downtown Wichita located on South Market and East English streets. For more information, visit the Fidelity Bank Farmers Market website.

The fall 2022 Academic Convocation will take place at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 at Wilner Auditorium. Academic Convocation is the official academic welcome for all first-year students. The event celebrates a new Shocker’s entry into higher education and inducts them into a community of learners.

This event will feature President Rick Muma and keynote speaker Kwame Onwuachi, author of the 2022 Common Read book “Notes from a Young Black Chef.” All 2022 University Faculty Award winners will also be recognized at the event.

A reception and book signing will follow the event at 10:20 a.m. on the second floor of the Ulrich Museum gallery. There will also be an informal question and answer session with Onwuachi featuring at live cooking session at 11:30 a.m. in Shocker Dining Hall.

Convocation is a free event open to the campus community, but space is limited. For more information and a full list of speakers, visit the convocation website.

Dr. Neal Allen — associate professor of political science, department chair, undergraduate advisor and Washington and Topeka internship coordinator — will speak on NPR’s “1A” at 10 a.m. today, July 13 on KMUW. During the program, Neal and a legal historian will discuss abortion and democracy in the United States.

The budget and accounting components of an SBIR/STTR application are one of the most error-prone parts of a typical SBIR/STTR application. Learn how to make sense of it at a virtual event from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 19.

• Make sense out of the perplexing world of the SBIR/STTR cost proposals.
• Learn how to keep records to the government’s satisfaction when you win an SBIR award.
• Determine how to develop an indirect rate, what to expect in the way of government audits, and assist you with government accounting terminology.

While aimed at SBIR/STTR competitors and awardees, this is a free one-of-a-kind workshop that has proven valuable for any applicant or recipient of government contracts and grants.

The Wichita State campus community is invited to a networking event that combines shopping, donuts and a chance to see the new offices in Partnership Building 3 on the Innovation Campus from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, July 14 at 4610 E. 18th St.

The event will also include a trunk show from Lawrence-based brand Spencer Jane, which sells casual-yet-polished career jackets for women. Spencer Jane was started by Logan Brown, a Kansas entrepreneur and Harvard Law School student. Brown worked closely with Wichita State’s Tech Transfer and Commercialization when she was launching her brand.

NetApp will host an E-waste and shredding event 11 a.m.-1 p.m. July Friday, July 29 at its location on Wichita State’s Innovation Campus. The event is open to all students, faculty, staff and innovation partners.

During the event, participants can bring the following items:

•  Personal documents accepted for secure shredding
•  All personal electronics, including appliances
•  Secure data destruction for E-Waste (hard drive shredder)
• On-site assistance available for larger loads

For more information, contact chris.hepner@netapp.com.