Category: Events and Recreation

Join Shocker Career Accelerator (SCA) for an open house at its office from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today, Sept. 21, at 162 John Bardo Center. This is a come-and-go event for students, faculty and staff to view the SCA office and learn about the services the staff provides. Light refreshments and the SCA team will be available for meet and greets during the event.

The Shocker Learning Center is having its annual Fall Open House 11 a..m.-1 p.m. today, Sept. 21 at 107 Lindquist Hall Room.

Come visit us to learn about the services the center offers, including tutoring, supplemental instruction, study space, Thursday study hall and peer mentoring.

The event will also feature goodies and giveaways as long as supplies last. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to stop by.

President Rick Muma will host three town halls at three separate times today, Sept. 21, via Zoom. The times and groups include the following:

• W. Frank Barton School of Business — 1-2 p.m.
• Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences — 2-3 p.m.
• Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College — 3-4 p.m.

Good Neighbor Week is Sept. 25-Oct. 1. The week provides Shocker Nation an opportunity to elevate and celebrate good neighboring practices while encouraging a healthy lifestyle. During the week, look here for neighboring tips, benefits and events which will be shared throughout the week.

In celebration of Good Neighbor Week and Latinx Heritage Month, Shocker Under the Stars will feature a screening of “Encanto” beginning at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Duerksen Fine Arts Center Amphitheater. The event will also feature a variety of vendors, food trucks and a preview of a short film from Mama.Film.

The event is free and open to the public. Learn more at the Shockers Under the Stars Facebook page.

The Staff Senate has once again challenged Faculty Senate to a friendly contest to Stock the Shocker Support Locker now until Oct. 14. Collection sites will be at the following locations:

• 400 Ahlberg (Dean’s Office)
• OneStop front desk
• Morrison Hall Post Office/Central Services
• Shocker Career Accelerator (162 John Bardo Center)
• Rhatigan Student Center
• Duerksen Fine Arts Center east lobby entrance
• Office of International Education reception desk
• Ablah Library circulation desk
• Business Student Success Center (129 Woolsey Hall)

All staff and faculty are invited to participate in this important effort to ensure Wichita State students and colleagues have a full pantry of food and supplies to choose from at the Shocker Support Locker. Member of the University Police Department are pitching in by helping pick up and drop off items.

Learn more at the Staff/Faculty Food Drive challenge Facebook page.

Good Neighbor Week is Sept. 25-Oct. 1. The week provides Shocker Nation an opportunity to elevate and celebrate good neighboring practices while encouraging a healthy lifestyle. During the week, look here for neighboring tips, benefits and events which will be shared throughout the week.

To kick off Wichita State’s second annual Good Neighbor Week, the Office of Engagement and Shocker Neighborhood Coalition has partnered with 3 Keys Fitness, Wichita Habitat for Humanity, Facts Not Fear, and Atwater Resource Center to bring neighborhood businesses, organizations, student groups, and residents together for a three-mile neighborhood walk along the Redbud Trail beginning at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 beginning at the trailhead at 17th and Oliver.

Participants can park their vehicles at the John Bardo Center parking lot. Water will be provided. After the walk, a health literacy presentation discussing healthy habits will talk place and giveaways will be offered at John Bardo Center.

Please register at the link below.

Good Neighbor Week is Sept. 25-Oct. 1. The week provides Shocker Nation an opportunity to elevate and celebrate good neighboring practices while encouraging a healthy lifestyle. During the week, look here for neighboring tips, benefits and events which will be shared throughout the week.

For more information, contact 316-978-5061 or visit the Office of Engagement website.

Are you interested in starting a Wichita State student organization, but don’t know where to start? Hear from representatives from Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership and Student Government Association to learn steps to become a recognized organization 10-11 a.m. today, Sept. 21, at 313 Rhatigan Student Center.

For more information, contact student.orgs@wichita.edu.

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. 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.

The Office of First-Year Programs in Student Success invites you to join our Western Bingo Night 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 at 265 Rhatigan Student Center.

The event is part of First-Year Programs in Student Success’ Mentor Meetups, where students meet transition Mentors. Transition Mentors help students with any questions they have and can assist students in as they transition into their first semester of college. Free prizes will also be offered at the event.