Category: Events and Recreation

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will host a scavenger hunt beginning at 6 p.m. today, Aug. 31 at the John Bardo Center Courtyard. The scavenger hunt will include other activities around campus and prizes. Come meet other students and learn more about SWE.

Stop by the food truck plaza for lunch with The Flying Stove food truck 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. today, Aug. 26. Since 2011, The Flying Stove has been serving gourmet street cuisine in Wichita, Kansas. The food truck specializes in organic, seasonal and local street food. To order ahead, visit The Flying Stove’s website.

The annual Workforce Innovation Conference, hosted by the Kansas Department of Commerce and the Kansas Board of Regents, will take place Oct. 3-4 at the Double Tree by Hilton, Lawrence, Kansas, location.

The cost of the conference is $100. The following times are available:

• 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 3, conference
• 5-6:30 p.m. Oct. 3, vendor reception
• 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 4, conference

The Workforce Innovation Conference will feature a series of presentations and workshops aimed at enhancing and improving workforce solutions in the State of Kansas. The event will also feature local area discussion groups that provide an opportunity for each local area to discuss takeaways from the conference and share ideas that can be implemented in their area.

Please join us for a public lecture by Yang Yang, professor Michigan Technological University titled “A reinterpreted discrete fracture model for fracture and barrier networks,” at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 at 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. at 353 Jabara Hall.

Wichita State’s Association of Hindu Students in America (AHINSA) will host a Bollywood Night at 8 p.m. tonight, Sept. 2 at the Beggs Ballroom located in the Rhatigan Student Center. The night will offers students a chance to socialize, dance and listen to the latest Bollywood songs.

The dress code is casual or smart casual for both men and women. Closed-toe shoes are requested for men.

Nick Elam, educator and inventor of the Elam Ending for basketball, will speak at Wichita State at 5:15 p.m. tonight, Aug. 23 at 231 Hubbard Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

The Elam Ending has gained acclaim as an exciting format to end basketball games, and is currently employed by The Basketball Tournament (TBT), including the TBT regional played in Wichita. The story of the Elam Ending is about more than basketball and statistics, it’s about persistence and positive thinking. Elam’s speech will explore the personal side of a 15-year journey to bring a vision to life on the court. The speech will also offer takeaways for future leaders, innovators and risk-takers.

The Ulrich Museum of Art will host an event to celebrate its fall exhibitions 5-8 p.m. Aug. 25.

The new exhibitions include “Myths of the West: Stories of the Land and People from Wichita Art Collections,” which introduces viewers to diverse narratives of the history of the American West, focusing on the history of the Great Plains and the perspectives of past and present Native American artists. In addition to this “Cheryl Pope | Variations on a Love Theme” is featured and includes richly textured and colorful pieces that respond to the Western tradition of large-scale easel painting.

Ulrich receptions are free and open to the public. For more information, contact 316-978-3664 or ulrich@wichita.edu.

Join Wichita State’s Student Government Association (SGA) at its first campus farmers market event on 4-8 p.m. Aug. 27 at Eck Stadium. The event will feature local vendors selling fresh produce, homemade jams, baked goods and local food trucks. For more information, please contact sga.wellness@wichita.edu. 

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join an X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Seminar 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 26 at the National Center for Aviation Training C101 (4004 N. Webb Rd, Wichita, KS 67226).The seminar will provide an introduction to using XPS and other surface analysis techniques for solving materials problems. Other topics of discussion include the following:

• Introduction to surface analysis techniques for high performance material
• Metals and oxides – Corrosion, contamination, segregation in alloys, tribology and additive manufacturing
• Polymers – Delamination and adhesion failure
• Coatings and thin films – glasses and screens
• Novel materials – Battery, nanomaterials (graphene, nanotubes, etc.) and electronics

Registration is required to attend.

Come join Wichita State’s Ambassadors for Diversity and Inclusion at a fundraising event 4-8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Chipotle (29th and Rock).

Ambassadors for Diversity and Inclusion are change agents at WSU dedicated to serving and representing the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Ambassadors assist in developing diversity program initiatives, as well as being liaisons to various university committees and student organizations.

Participants can support by ordering online for pickup using the code ETTZYVK. They can use the flyer for the event.