Category: Events and Recreation

This panelist event is focusing on artificial intelligence in P-12 Education: opportunities and challenges. It will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Wichita State Connect. The event is free and dinner will be provided.

The panelists are Rae Niles, Rob Dickson, Dyane Smokorowski and Carolyn Speer. This event is presented by Credit Union of America

Feeling the pressure as deadlines pile up? The Procrastination Prevention Night is your chance to stay on track and finish strong. Join University Libraries from 6 p.m. to midnight Oct. 23 at Ablah Library for a night of personalized support, including workshops, tutoring sessions, arts and crafts, games and more.

Whether you’re juggling papers, projects or assignments — or stuck in a class because of academic requirements — the late-night study session is here to help. This is an opportunity to jumpstart your work, tackle your to-do list and ease the stress of the semester. Costumes for the season are welcome.

Sponsored by the Shocker Learning Center and University Libraries.

Calling all Wichita entrepreneurs and supporters: The Martin Pringle #WichitaWins Small Business and Startup Trade Show from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4 in Groover Labs — 334 St. Francis — hosted in collaboration with the Kansas Small Business Development Center, is a chance to discover local businesses, network with like-minded individuals and help shape the future of Wichita’s entrepreneurial scene.

Here’s how you can be a part of the action:

• Be inspired: The event will kick off in the morning with a presentation by Startup Grind, a global community that connects startups and fosters innovation.
• Connect: Browse the trade show floor to learn about twenty innovative businesses and startups.
• Vote: Cast your vote for the most promising venture. Your vote helps determine who competes in the pitch competition for a $2,500 prize.

Wichita Startup Week, in collaboration with Techstars, offers a week of panel discussions, sessions and workshops across programming designed to transform a business idea into reality.

Calling all aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders: Get ready to take your pitch to the next level at the 1 Million Cups Wichita event starting at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 in the Hughes Metropolitan Complex during Wichita Startup Week.

Instead of listening to pitches, you’re invited to be the star of the show. Grab a cup of coffee, get some quick pitch pointers and take the stage to practice your 90-second elevator pitch in a supportive and fun environment. After the pitch practice, stick around for networking, festivities and a few surprises (think popcorn and cotton candy).

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hone your pitch and network with fellow entrepreneurs. No registration required but RSVPing is encouraged.

Visit the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes every Friday for a Friday Escape. Each week from noon to 2 p.m., enjoy a fun activity to start your weekend. Activities will vary each week. For Oct. 4, come sing your heart out with some karaoke.

Plan to attend the Wellness Retreat for WSU faculty and staff at noon Friday, Oct. 18 in the Rhatigan Student Center. In addition to a delicious lunch and nurturing program, the retreat will highlight wellness resources available on campus and provost and executive vice president, Dr. Shirley Lefever’s farewell-ness address. Participants will also celebrate two Shockers who have played a key role in developing a wellness-focused culture on campus with the 2024 Suspenders4Hope Champion award.

Connect with colleagues and engage in a variety of wellness activities including a community service project helping to build HOPE kits to be distributed to people in times of crisis at the Student Wellness Center and Comcare Crisis Services.

Join the Rhatigan Student Center at the Starbucks Lounge for its live music series, Monday Melodies, hosted on the last Monday of every month.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, enjoy live music from JMichael.

Join the Hugo Wall School at its annual Hugo Wall Day 2024 starting at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18 at the Marcus Welcome Center. Registration is $20.24 and includes a light breakfast and lunch, and students can attend for free.

The occasion presents a unique learning opportunity, bringing Hugo Wall School’s constituencies together to glean insights from public administration leaders in academia and practice. Participants will reflect on some of the monumental challenges affecting public confidence in government, the public service delivery of vital programs and resources, and fiscal barriers to meeting the responsibilities of a myriad of public organizations at all levels of government.

The day will be filled with networking and public administration research insights, and don’t miss the chance to meet and hear from the new school director, Dr. Stephanie Newbold.

Shockers are invited to attend the annual Ad Astra Technology Summit, featuring Bill Nye the Science Guy, Wednesday, Oct. 2. And WSU students can use code UN-BILL-EIVABLYSMART at checkout and get nearly 70% off their tickets.

Wichita State is a sponsor for this year’s Ad Astra Technology Summit, a yearly event that showcases, promotes and has break-out sessions for technology entrepreneurship and innovation in the state. And this year, WSU’s very own Troy Tabor, director of innovation intelligence in the College of Innovation and Design, will chat on stage with Bill Nye the Science Guy as the keynote.

The Shocker Store is headed to WSU Old Town with Shocker gear priced 30-70% off for a garage sale from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2.