Category: Events

Please join the FGSO at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 20 for the first Fall 2021 meeting . The meeting will be one the second floor in the RSC room 258 (Smoky Hills). This meeting is open to all, and membership is not required. 

The Student Government Association, in partnership with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, is proud to announce that we will be hosting the first annual Diversity Week from Sept. 13-17. We invite all students, faculty and staff to join us for a week full of events and unity for the opportunity to come together and learn more about one another.

The goal is to start and continue conversations about the various groups on campus surrounding race, gender, sexuality, social economic status, disability, and political ideologies as a way to bring diversity based education to campus. We are excited to see the turnout of this weeklong event and hope to see you there.

You’re invited to join Society of Women Engineers for a “Hidden Figures” movie night on Friday, Aug. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Partnership 2 building. We can’t wait to see you there and kick off our semester together with the inspiring true story of some brilliant STEM women.

De-stress from the first two weeks of classes and join the Student Activities Council for bingo at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27  in the Beggs Ballroom on the third floor of the RSC. Win a classic game or a challenge round, and you are sure to walk away a prize.

You must be a student to be eligible to win, but all are welcome to play. This event is free for students and the general public. For more information about SAC-sponsored events, please visit wichita.edu/sac or contact us at sac@wichita.edu.

Join Andy Sykes on Facebook live at noon Sept. 3 for this month’s Lifting Clinic as he discusses back pain and how to prevent it.

Wichita State University has deaf students, faculty members and parents that identify as a member of the deaf community. In an effort to spread awareness of deafness, deaf culture and the deaf community, The Office of Disability Services is hosting an event called Deaf Deaf World from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 14 in room 142 of the Rhatigan Student Center.

All are invited to come experience a day in the lives of people who are deaf. The event will include informational booths on speech pathology, audiology, American Sign Language, sign language interpreting, deaf culture, and deaf history. In addition, we will have interactive booths for learning signs and showcasing some local deaf talent. A free T-shirt will be given as a door prize to the first 100 participants who attend each booth!

Student Affairs invites students, faculty and staff, and friends to two hours of fantastic free fun at Shockers After Dark. Activities include a mechanical bull, hoverball, karaoke, glow message kits, bowling, billiards, and midway games. There will also be free food and prizes and 150 people will receive a free glow in the dark t-shirt.

Shockers After Dark is from 8 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10 at the Rhatigan Student Center. For more information please contact Student Affairs at 978-3021 or visit the link below.

Welcome back to all of our First-Gen faculty, staff and students. Join First-Gen Coordinating Council for first-gen trivia, snacks and resources from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3 in room 260 of the Rhatigan Student Center. 

Anyone like to try to win free prizes? We do! Come join us de-stress the first two weeks of school by playing some bingo.

Did we mention it is movie themed? Come get some popcorn and candy while trying to win some awesome prizes. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27 in the Beggs Ballroom at the RSC, and bingo begins at 7 p.m.

Women of Wichita State University invite all female-identifying persons, who are current faculty and staff or spouses of WSU faculty and staff to join, and active retirees with the university to retain or renew their membership. Come find out about us from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 9 in the RSC Gridley Room. Light snacks will be served.

WWSU’s purpose is serving the interests of the university, to provide student scholarship, and to promoting social interaction and a sense of community among its members.