Category: Events and Recreation

Dr. Yongtao Zhang, University of Notre Dame professor, will present a public lecture titled “High order WENO fast sweeping schemes for solving steady state problems of hyperbolic PDEs” at 3 p.m. Friday, April 29 via Zoom. The event is part of Wichita State’s spring 2022 lecture series.

The next “Voices from the Vault: The 1990s” series discussion will feature artist Jos Sances at 6 p.m. today, April 26 at the Ulrich Museum of Art. The event will also be available via live stream. There will be a reception before at 5:30 p.m.

Sances, a narrative artist, will deliver a talk titled “Printing on the Edge of the World,” which will discuss the contradictions of making politically engaged art in a privileged society obsessed with consumption.

During the talk, Sances will share his excitement for printmaking, the joys of survival within the art community, and the practice of examining, accepting and creating while facing a challenging future. The “Voices from the Vault: The 1990s” series is made possible by funding from Humanities Kansas, a nonprofit cultural organization that connects communities with history, traditions, and ideas to strengthen civic life.

Wichita State’s Dining’s last JoyFul event of 2022 will take place 11 a.m. today, April 27 at Shocker Hall and the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC). Head to Shocker Dining for a Plantiful menu and activities. Then head to the RSC and build a bag to donate to the Lord’s Diner Pantry. For more information, contact samantha.halfmann@compass-usa.com.

Shocker Career Accelerator is hosting an on-campus job fair 1-3 p.m. Friday, July 22 at the Rhatigan Student Center Beggs Ballroom. The event offers an opportunity for Wichita State offices and departments to connect with students interested in applying for their open student and graduate assistant positions.

For more information, contact lori.godderz@wichita.edu.

Join the next Physics Seminar at 2 p.m. April 27 at via Zoom at Clinton Hall 126. This talk features Dr. Anthony Affolder, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, assistant professor, who will discuss and the “Phase II ATLAS Upgrade.”

The Japanese Culture Association will host it’s annual Japan Festival begins at 12:30 p.m. today, April 29 at the Rhatigan Student Center 233. Festivities will include a study abroad presentation, games, karaoke, arts, crafts, giveaways, Japanese baked goods, and a traditional Samurai-style martial arts performance.

The research and creative works of faculty in Fairmount College’s 18 departments will be featured at an open house 1-3 p.m. today, April 22 at Ablah Library.

“Research is one of the strengths of our college,” Andrew Hippisley, Fairmount College dean, said. “Last year all 18 departments participated in external grant proposals, and our publication output is high. The showcase provides an opportunity to tell our story and engage with the campus community and beyond.”

Visitors may come and go during the event, which is set up next to the Circulation Desk at the Ablah Library. Poster presentations will include information about research and creative activity, grant procurement, awards and publications. Representatives from each area will answer questions about their department.

For more information, contact David Eichhorn, associate dean for faculty research and development at 316-978-7367 or david.eichhorn@wichita.edu.

The next Industrial, Systems, and Manufacturing Engineering (ISME) Colloquium will feature Courtney Allen, Spirit AeroSystems operations engineering manager at 11 a.m. Friday April 22 via Zoom. Allen’s presentation is titled “The Journey of an Industrial Engineer.”

Allen has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, with an emphasis in data analytics, from WSU. Allen joined Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. in 2019, and has since supported Lean and Root Cause and Corrective Action activities across the fabrication business unit. In 2020, she moved to the Core Industrial Engineering team. This team supports global industrial engineering initiatives across all Spirit sites.

Allen is an active member of the Society of Women Engineers and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. She has also served in several leadership positions for the internal Spirit Women in Engineering Professions and Technology organization.

The Graduate School invites you to view the innovative, state-of-the-art research and scholarly projects being conducted by graduate students and their faculty advisors at the Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium 9 a.m.-noon Friday, April 29 at the Rhatigan Student Center (Beggs Ballroom).

The event will begin with poster viewings and presentations. Closing remarks and winners will be announced at noon. For more information about the annual GRASP Symposium, visit our the Grasp website.

Wichita State University Theatre’s feature film, “Popcorn Movie,” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. April 29-30 at the Welsbacher Theatre. Admission is $10. The show was written by Acting for Digital Arts at WSU theatre professor and program Bret Jones.

“Popcorn Movie” is a comedy and drama about a senior filmmaking student who desperately needs to complete her final project so she can graduate. The production is a feature film and is approximately one hour long.

WSU Theatre has been making a film project as part of its annual season for the past few years. The film’s cast includes WSU Theatre students Katy Reko, Carson Ediger, Emily Redfield, Zachary Richardson, Molly Strickler, and Hagan Simmons.

“The training for the actors working in front of the camera is a valued part of our performers’ training,” Jones said. “It’s been nice as recently WSU Theatre has had several of its film projects accepted and shown in film festivals around the country,” said Jones.”

Students cast in the film project learn what is required to act on camera, what the expectations are on a set and other aspects of performing in a film. The training complements the students’ work in theatrical productions, as well as audio work, which the students are exposed to while participating in the theatre program at WSU.