Category: Events and Recreation

Join the Society of Women Engineers for a Game Night 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12 in Partnership 2 building, Room A131. Feel free to bring games to share, and come connect with fellow students. Please email swe@wichita.edu with any questions.

Join the Student Government Association and Student Body President John Kirk for a meet-and-greet event for his nominee to be the next student body vice president, Sen. Mary Elizabeth Thornton, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. today and 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oc.t 11 in the SGA Office, RSC 219.

The next Student Health Services (SHS) Pee for Pizza event will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 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 get 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 lease one hour before testing.

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

In honor of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 20, Student Health Services (SHS) will accept unused or expired medications from 8 a.m. to 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 and is co-sponsored by the Wichita State University Police Department.

WSU’s Public Relations Student Society of America will be hosting its Semester Kickoff. Come and go from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Oct. 5 in 225 Elliott Hall.

Guests can enjoy free sandwiches, salad and cookies while learning about PRSSA and mingling with staff and other students. Any questions can be directed to eric.wilson@wichita.edu or bbguy@shockers.wichita.edu.

Join Wichita State’s Prevention Ambassadors for a Notes of Purple concert at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 at the CAC Theater. Notes of Purple features Borvh and Hunter Gromala. Join your fellow Shockers for music, games, and resources.

The Tornado Alley Press is having a fall print sale 1-4 p.m. Oct. 13-14 in the RSC. There will be multiple prints by different artists. If you are interested in meeting guild members and getting more information, check out our table. Cash and card purchases will be accepted.

Don’t be scared. It’s just Fright Night! Join Campus Activities & Recreation (CAR) for a spooktacular time as we turn the Heskett Center into a house of haunts from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28. If fright is not your kind of fun, enjoy snacks, games, and activities throughout the evening.

A glow yoga class starts at 7 p.m., and the remainder of the activities begin at 8 p.m.

For more information about this event and others sponsored by Campus Activities & Recreation, call 316-978-3082, email car@wichita.edu, or visit us online at https://wichita.edu/car.

Humans vs. Zombies is a game of tag played on campuses and in communities worldwide. Human players must remain vigilant and defend themselves with socks to avoid being tagged by a growing zombie horde.

Participants must register to play. All players must attend a rules and fair play meeting at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10. At the meeting, players will receive a game card and orange bandanas. These items are essential to gameplay. During the meeting, two or three zombies will be introduced, all other players remain human until they fall prey to the zombies.

Gameplay will take place beginning at 6 a.m. on Tuesday and will conclude with a campus mission at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13. Visit the registration link for full rules and information concerning gameplay. Registration will close at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5.

HVZ is sponsored by the Student Activities Council, to register and learn about other SAC events visit wichita.edu/sacevents .

The upcoming Savvy Scholars workshop focuses on finding social data and is meant to unlock a wealth of social data to better understand demographic groups, large populations, and pressing social issues.

The workshop will be from noon to 1 p.m. on Oct. 14 via Zoom. For more information and to register, click the button below.