Category: Events and Recreation

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wichita State professor of physics Dr. Nick Solomey will speak on dark matter at the next Physics Seminar at 2 p.m. Dec. 7 in 128 Jabara Hall or via Zoom.

We have fun activities happening throughout the week of Dec. 5 as we celebrate De-stress Fest. You deserve to indulge in some fun before we end this semester with final exams and winter break. Activities include cookies, cocoa, self-care crafts, and “Polar Express” movie night. For a complete list of De-Stress Fest activities, visit wichita.edu/destress.

Please join us for a public lecture by Dr. Michasel Jablonski, professor of mathematics at the University of Oklahoma. The lecture, titled “Growing more isometries by improving shape,” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in room 353 Jabara Hall.

WSU’s Freshman Leadership Council is holding Coco Fun Time from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 7. The entire campus community is invited to drink hot chocolate and build a graham cracker house. This is a good opportunity to have some fun and relax before finals.