Category: Events and Recreation

In honor of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Oct. 20, Student Health Services (SHS) will accept unused or expired medications 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Oct. 5-20 at the Student Wellness Center. The event is part of the national Drug Enforcement Administration Program to prevent drug misuse or abuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications. The event is co-sponsored by the University Police Department.

Learn more about internships and Ph.D. opportunities in health sciences at an even 9-10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at 339 Hubbard Hall. During the event, Dr. Christopher Horton will discuss opportunities at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, including the graduate biomedical Ph.D. program (GPiBS) and undergraduate summer research programs (SURP).  Horton will also provide information on the application process.

The next Savvy Scholar workshop will take place noon-1 p.m. Oct. 7 via Zoom. The workshop will discuss what systematic reviews are and are not, what makes them systematic, how you can read and interpret them, and how you can write them.

Steven Freedman, University of Kansas’ School of Law dean, will provide students with information about the law school application process, admissions and more 6-7 p.m. Nov. 2 at 262 Herman Room. The event is hosted by Wichita State’s Pre-Law Student Association. Food will be provided for this event. An RSVP is required to attend.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the College of Applied Studies (CAS) Diversity Committee is hosting a presentation titled “Liberation and Decolonized Mental Health Practices” noon-1 p.m. today, Sept. 26, via Zoom. Dr. Edil Torres Rivera — professor and Latinx Cluster coordinator and Interventions Service and Leadership in Education (ISLE) — will present during the event.

This event is a part of the CAS Diversity Committee Faculty, Staff and Community of Color Lecture Series. Registration is required to attend. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

For more information, please contact Dr. Valerie Thompson valerie.thompson@wichita.edu.

President Rick Muma will host a town hall for University Libraries 2-3 p.m. today, Sept. 26, via Zoom. The link to the Zoom meeting can be found below.

The Department of Industrial Systems and Manufacturing Engineering (ISME) will host a talk by Sami Alami, senior manager, Deloitte Consutling Industrial Products and Construction 11 a.m.-noon Sept. 30 via Zoom.  His talk is titled “Supply Chain Materials.”

Please contact enkhsaikhan.boldsaikhan@wichita.edu for the Zoom link.

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

The next physics seminar will take place at 2 p.m. Sept. 28 via Zoom. The seminar will feature two speakers, Dr. Saradindu Samanta and Matteo Vincenzi. Samanta will give a talk titled “Spectroscopy of The Nuclei Around Doubly Magic 56NI Core,” while Matteo Vincenzi’s talk is entitled “A GRAIN of SAND for DUNE:  A Novel UV Camera Concept for Liquid Argon.”

The next Student Health Services (SHS) Pee for Pizza event will take place noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Student Wellness Center in the Steve Clark YMCA. During the event, participants can get tested for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia by submitting a urine specimen and then receive a free pizza.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Positive Direction and Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes, Pee for Pizza occurs twice a month through the fall and spring semesters and is by reservation only. No walk-ins will be accepted. Participants must not use the restroom at least one hour before testing.

For more information or to make a reservation, contact SHS at 316-978-4792. Other testing is available upon request.