Category: Events and Recreation

Hippodrome is a celebration of the arts and features the creative talents of Shockers.

Students interested in participating in Hippodrome can do so by either creating a skit, showcasing a talent or emceeing the show. This year, Hippodrome will feature these performances in the skit and talent competition at 7 p.m. on March 31 in the CAC Theater. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 6.

Groups participating in the skit competition will perform a 15 to 20 minute scripted performance with the use of this year’s theme: Superheroes. The top three winners of the skit competition will receive awards for first, second and third place, as well as individual awards for best actor, best use of mystery item and spirit.

The talent competition will be hosted in conjunction with the skit competition. Performers will take the stage between skit performances, and first, second and third place winners will take home cash prizes up to $150.

Hippodrome competitors and performers must be current WSU students.

Tanvir Arfi, founder, chairman and CEO of Banyan Technologies Group, will provide a keynote presentation, “Future of Human Mobility: Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles and Emerging Technologies,” as part of the James Schwartz Lecture Series.

The keynote event will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 in the Woolsey Hall auditorium.

Doors open at 10:45 a.m. All are welcome to attend the event.

The African American Faculty and Staff Association (AAFSA) calls on all faculty and staff of color at Wichita State looking to get connected on campus to join its next meeting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center.

Its bi-monthly meetings allow AAFSA to keep up-to-date with current topics important to those the group represents. Participants are encouraged to share their voices and join the group as it strives to make a difference on- and off-campus.

Wichita State’s Math Circle resumes meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 at 372 Jabara Hall. Math Circle is a program for middle school students that helps keep young people interested in mathematics and lets them explore and enjoy new topics. Fifth- through ninth-graders of WSU faculty and staff are invited to attend.

The group will not meet during Spring Break. The last meeting of the spring semester will take place April 23.

View Math Circle’s schedule: https://www.math.wichita.edu/MathCircle/schedule.html

Students are invited to join a meeting of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 in 331 John Bardo Center. At the meeting, participants can learn more about the organization and participate in a fun toothpick tower building competition to win prizes.

All majors are welcome and do not need to be current members of the organization to come.

Abstract submissions for the Capitol Graduate Research Summit in Topeka closes on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Graduate students have the opportunity to showcase their research with other students from all around the state.

Find important deadlines for WSU participants here or go straight to the submission form to submit an abstract.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to find everything they need for their next interview, career fair or new job, including suits, dresses, sport coats, dress pants, shoes and accessories.

The event will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 at JCPenney in Towne East Square. Show a Shocker ID and receive up to 50% off select professional dress apparel.

Want to shop online? Text SHOCKS to 67292 to get a coupon.

Come with a partner or individually and learn the basics of ballroom dancing. Piper Herrington, a WSU alum, will guide the class in styles such as waltz and Latin rumba at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 in the Heskett Center.

Get ready for the Fairmount Formal and have some new moves to show off. Spots are limited. The Ballroom Dance Workshop is sponsored by the Student Activities Council (SAC). For more information email sac@wichita.edu or call 316-978-3022.

The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) provides an opportunity for undergraduate students at WSU to present their scholarly and creative activity to faculty, student and community audiences while competing for cash awards.

This year’s URCAF will be held on April 7 in the Rhatigan Student Center. The deadline to submit an abstract is March 17.

KMUW’s monthly book club features selections made by KMUW staff. For February, they’re reading The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley.

Participants will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at KMUW for a group discussion over dinner and drinks. Dinner is provided by Public.

To learn more about Cauley and her debut novel, check out her interview with NPR.