RSVP now; Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023; RSC ballroom; Strategic Communications Seminar

Gain insights, tools and tips to help you improve your marketing and communication efforts by attending the seventh annual Strategic Communications marketing and communications seminar for WSU faculty and staff.

The seminar is 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Jan. 26 in the Rhatigan Student Center ballroom.

Attendees may choose to attend three of the six sessions. All session presentations will be available online in the days following the seminar.

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Save the date for the Winter Welcome on Friday, Jan. 20 at the President’s Residence, behind Wilner Auditorium.

There will be ice skating, pictures in the inflatable snow globe, and warm drinks and snacks (while they last).

Faculty and staff are invited from 4 to 5 p.m. Ice skates will be provided for those who want to skate.

Contact Student Success for additional information.

You're invited to our Winter Welcome on Friday, January 20 at the President's House (behind Wilner Auditorium). Join us for ice skating, get your picture in the inflatable snow globe, and enjoy warm drinks and snacks.

Save the date for the Winter Welcome on Friday, Jan. 20 at the President’s Residence, behind Wilner Auditorium.

There will be ice skating, pictures in the inflatable snow globe, and warm drinks and snacks (while they last).

Students are welcome from 5-8 p.m. Ice skates will be provided for those who want to skate.

Contact Student Success for additional information.

All are welcome to a come-and-go retirement celebration for Janet Jensen, 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the Woolsey Hall Fidelity Bank Ballroom

Jensen retired as senior student success specialist in the Barton School of Business on Dec. 3.

Light refreshments will be served.

A love letter to prairie dogs. Special time, 7:30pm. Science Cafe. Nicole Brown.

December’s Science Cafe Wichita, hosted at Social Tap Drinkery on the Wichita State campus, will feature 2016 WSU alumna Nicole Brown.

Nicole is a co-founder of the non-profit Grassland Groupies, which strives to educate people about grasslands around the world. At this edition of Science Cafe Wichita, she will discuss the prairie and how more than 150 species depend on prairie dogs and their ecological engineering for survival.

Science Cafe Wichita is at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13, at Social Tap. The event is free and open to everyone.

For their final projects, students enrolled in The Bible and the Ancient Near East will give public presentations of their comparative study of biblical texts in their ancient cultural contexts from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 in RSC 257.

Topics are wide-ranging — including comparing the biblical flood account with Mesopotamian and Greek flood stories, exploring the many functions of angels and seraphs in the Bible and their Assyrian and Ugaritic cultural backgrounds, methods of prophecy, purification rituals, and lamentation in their biblical and surrounding cultural settings.

Attendees will get a glimpse into the ancient historical context of the Bible while giving the students a real-life experience of presenting to an interested audience.

Take a break from finals by joining WSU’s Rocket Club and OStem (Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) for the Finals Destress Event, 3-7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 in the John Bardo Center Lobby.

There will be games, snacks, freebies and prizes. Students from all departments are welcome.

Destress with The Polar Express. The Student Activities Council will show the movie on Wednesday, December 7 at 6 P.M. in the CAC Theater. Admission is free for WSU students. Hot chocolate, cookies, and popcorn will be available. PJs and blankets are recommended.

Settle in for a cozy night of “Polar Express,” popcorn, cookies and hot chocolate at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 in the CAC Theater. Admission is free to Wichita State students, and pajamas and blankets are recommended.

This movie night is sponsored by the Student Activities Council, tap into our linktree to view more events, ask questions, and learn how you can join.

Society of Women Engineers End of Semester Celebration. Wednesday, December 7. 6-7 PM. Partnership 2 Room A131. Gold snowflakes on a white background with purple text.

Join the Society of Women Engineers to relax before finals and celebrate the end of the semester with snacks, activities, and gift exchange from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 in A131 Partnership 2 building.

Please bring a gift for the exchange, but spend no more than $5. Please email swe@wichita.edu with questions.