Category: Events and Recreation

The university community is invited to attend a rountable with Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development (EDA) Alejandra Castillo at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the John Bardo Center lobby.

The roundtable, hosted by Wichita STate Strategic Initiatives, will focus on South Kansas’s Driving Adoption: Smart Manufacturing program, which was awarded $51 million by the EDA last month. It will be comprised of program managers, industry participants and local government leaders.

The discussion will be an opportunity for the EDA to collect further information from coalition members and other regional stakeholders on the goals of the Smart Manufacturing projects, and to hear how regional industry and community members will be impacted by the EDA investment. The discussion will center around project needs, regional strengths in assets and coalition partners, equity in project implementation, anticipated impact of the project on the region and lessons learned in proposal development.

Participants must RSVP to attend. To RSVP, please contact smartmanufacturing@wichita.edu.

Join the Society of Women Engineers collegiate and professional sections for a resume Workshop 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 314 Rhatigan Student Center. For the event, participants should bring copies of their resume and come ready to learn helpful tips that will improve their resume before the next career fair.

Register your team for Big Pink Volleyball by Oct. 14. The match will take place at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the Heskett Center.

Big Pink Volleyball is a fundraiser hosted by Campus Activities and Recreation. Teams competing in Shocktoberfest will receive points for top three finishes. This event is open to all students, faculty, staff and the public. Register at the link below.

NetApp will host an E-waste and shredding event 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 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 informaiton, contact chris.hepner@netapp.com.

The Shocker Neighborhood Coalition has partnered with Bike Walk Wichita and its neighbors in Fairmount Neighborhood to meet every Saturday morning at 8 a.m. for a 1.5- to 2-mile walk on the Redbud Trail beginning at Fairmount Park located at the corner of 15th and Gentry streets.

Dogs are welcome if they are on a leash and can walk alongside people and other dogs without any issue. Dog owners must also clean up any waste from their pets.

To volunteer as a walking assistant, sign up at the Bike/Walk Connector Fairmount page below.

The next physics seminar will take place at 2 p.m. Oct. 5 at 128 Jabara Hall and via Zoom. The seminar will feature George Gollin, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor, who will give a talk titled “When It’s Time for a Late-Career Pivot: Now it’s My Circus, Now they’re My Monkeys.”

WSU faculty and staff are invited to the Grand Opening Celebration of Woolsey Hall at 2:30 p.m. today, Sept. 30 at Woolsey Hall.

During the event, special remarks from President Rick Muma, WSU Foundation President Elizabeth King, Barton School of Business Dean Larisa Genin and other notable speakers will be broadcast via a YouTube livestream.

Following the remarks, an open house will take place until 4 p.m.

Wichita State’s Pre-Law Student Association will host Washburn Law School’s Director of Admissions Priscilla Samarripa 5:30-630 p.m. Oct. 12 at 258 Rhatigan Student Center. During the vent, Samarripa will share important information on law school applications, resumes and more. To attend, please RSVP through ShockerSync.

Wichita State Dining Services will participate in the Joyful Fall Festiful 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at Shocker Dining. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.

During the event, Reverie Roasters, WSU Catering and other vendors will be featured. The event will also include fall favorite foods and drinks like hot cider and cocoa. Activities will include pumpkin tic-tac-toe, pumpkin ring toss and a mini pumpkin patch.

For more information, visit the WSU Dining website.

Please join the staff of the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) for a retirement party for Kay Doubrava 3-5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, at 266 RSC. Doubrava is retiring after 28 years of service to the RSC’s Finance Office.

To attend, please RSVP to laura.schaar@wichita.edu by Oct. 17.