Category: Events and Recreation

Join Monday Melodies 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29 at the Rhatigan Student Center Starbucks Lounge. Monday Melodies is the last Monday of every month and features live music. The Aug. 29 will feature music from Sterling Gray.

Faculty and staff, encourage your students to attend the Career Connection Root Beer Kegger hosted by Shocker Career Accelerator (SCA) 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 31 at the east Hubbard Hall lawn.

Faculty and staff are also invited to come and visit to meet with employers who are building their brand on campus and want to hire Shockers.

While there, students can enjoy a hot dog and an ice-cold root beer while learning valuable information about the SCA. Students will also have the opportunity to network with more than 40 employers and find out what employment opportunities they have available.

Students are invited to enjoy a hot dog and an ice-cold root beer while learning valuable information about Shocker Career Accelerator 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today, Aug. 31, at the east Hubbard Hall lawn. Students will also have an opportunity to network with more than 40 employers and find out what employment opportunities are available. To attend, students must present their WSU student ID. Student attire for the event is casual.

The food is first come first serve, while supplies last. Let others know what’s happening at the Root Beer Kegger by tagging #WSUKegger.

Join Wichita State’s Student Activities Council (SAC) for Big Bingo at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1st at the Koch Arena practice gym. The event includes a line-up of amazing prizes such as a Meta Quest 2 VR Headset, an air fryer and a polaroid camera. Faculty and staff can play but only students are eligible to win.

Wichita State’s Shocker Rowing team is hosting its fall semester rowing interest meeting for new and returning students at 6 p.m. Sept. 1 and 2 at the WSU Boathouse (150 N. Mclean, B2, Wichita, KS). The goal of the meeting is to inform students interested in Shocker Rowing about club activities, responsibilities and future events. 

For more information visit the rowing offices located at 119 Heskett Center, contact head coach Calvin Cupp at Calvin.Cupp@Wichita.edu, or assistant rowing coach Rachel Tuck at Rachel.tuck@wichita.edu.

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) will host their annual Yard Show at 7 p.m. today, Aug. 29 at the Shocker Hall. During the event, members of the NPHC will stroll and represent their groups.

The Multicultural Greek Council will host their annual Yard Show noon-2 p.m. today, Aug. 29 at the Rhatigan Student Center north patio. During the event, members from the six different Greek-lettered organizations will stroll and represent their groups.

Get organized and ready to start the semester off your best. The Offices of Student Success’ First-Year Programs invites students to join its Syllabus Party 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today, Aug. 31, at 142 Rhatigan Student Center. During the event, students can bring their class syllabi and planners, electronic or paper, and First-Year programs transition mentors and success coaches will provide supplies, snacks, organizational help and prizes.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to the fall 2022 Academic Convocation beginning at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 at Wilner Auditorium. Doors will open at 9 a.m. Academic Convocation is the official academic welcome for all first-year students. This event celebrates new Shockers’ entry into higher education and inducts them into a community of learners.

This event is free and open to the entire campus community.

This event will feature director of Engagement Naquela Pack, the speaker pro-tempore of the Student Senate and Underserved Senator Gregory VanDyke Jr., and keynote speaker Kwame Onwuachi, author of the 2022 Common Read book “Notes from a Young Black Chef.”

All 2022 University Faculty Award winners will also be recognized at the event. A reception and book signing will immediately follow at 10:30 a.m. on the second floor of the Ulrich Museum of Art gallery, with an informal question and answer session with Onwuachi at 11:30 a.m. at Shocker Dining Hall.

Space is limited for this event. For additional information and a full list of speakers visit: www.wichita.edu/convocation.

To learn more about Wichita State’s Common Read, visit https://wichita.edu/commonread.

First-Year Programs in Student Success and Campus Activities and Recreation invite you to Clash of the Colleges 4-6 p.m. today between the New Student Athletic Building and Koch Arena. The event will include relay races, team sports and other competitions between academic colleges to determine who rules the school. Participants can join individually or with a group of other students. 

Students who are planning on attending their college pre-party must arrive at the pre-party at the times and locations stated in the RSVP form at wichita.edu/clash. Students must also bring their signed waiver, WSU ID card and wear their college color shirt and comfortable attire. All pre-parties will have shirts for students and the selection of games.

Students who did not RSVP may walk in at their college pre-party or at Cessna Stadium and be placed in a game on a first-come first-serve basis.