Category: Events and Recreation

The ninth annual Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) event at Wichita State is planned for April 23. EYH is a one-day event primarily for girls in middle school.

This ninth annual event will include hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM.) Attendees will meet STEM role models and learn more about careers in those fields. The ultimate goal of EYH is to motivate young women to consider careers in STEM.

Join Wichita State Campus Recreation at 1 p.m. Monday, April 25 on Facebook Live for the final nutrition discussion of the spring semester. For this months nutrition discussion, Andy Sykes will cover pre-, during, and post-exercise nutrition recommendations.

Join Wichita State Campus Recreation on Facebook Live at 1 p.m. Friday, April 8 for the last lifting clinic of the spring semester. During this clinic, Andy Sykes will cover the stretch shortening cycle (SSC).

The Ulrich Museum of Art on the Wichita State University campus invites you to join for a discussion today on the impact of the arts on our resilience and mental wellbeing.

The community forum takes place 6 p.m. today, with a reception at 5:30 p.m. The panel will feature Dr. Christopher Leonard, director of WSU Counseling Services; Rachel Amerson, doctoral student in psychology; and Ellamonique Baccus, executive director of Arts Partners Wichita.

This program is free and open to all. If you can’t attend the forum in person, you can view a livestream of it by clicking here.

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use, and powerful tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research. In this workshop, librarians will demonstrate how reference management systems can make your life much easier in writing, citing, and keeping track of your resources and research projects.

The workshop, which is part of University Librarie’s Savvy Scholars series, is from 4 to 5 p.m. March 29 in Ablah Library Room 217.

Literary Feast is KMUW’s monthly book club, featuring selections made by KMUW staff. For April, we’re reading and discussing “The Swimmers” by Julie Otsuka.

“From the best-selling, award-winning author of ‘The Buddha in the Attic’ and ‘When the Emperor Was Divine’ comes a novel about what happens to a group of obsessed recreational swimmers when a crack appears at the bottom of their local pool. This searing, intimate story of mothers and daughters — and the sorrows of implacable loss — is the most commanding and unforgettable work yet from a modern master.” — Penguin Random House

Please join us virtually via Zoom from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20. Reserve your free spot below, and we’ll email you the Zoom link.

WSU College Democrats will host Kelli Grant, Sedgwick County Commission candidate, for a Women’s History Month presentation. Join in engaging dialogue centered around women’s history with a Wichita community leader. Meeting starts at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 24 in RSC room 266. The Donut Whole donuts will be provided.

Join us at the Rhatigan Student Center east courtyard on from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23 for a day of carnival games, a petting zoo, inflatables, food trucks, face painting, cotton candy, and balloon art. 

Admission is free. Carnival game and attraction tickets available for purchase upon arrival. Cash only.

Nicole Werner, Ph.D., will present “Transforming the Care Partner Journey through Human-centered Sociotechnical System Design” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 via Zoom.

Werner is an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Healthcare Systems Engineering, and care research technology and small business liaison leader in the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

Trained in Human Factors and Applied Cognitive Psychology, she is a systems thinker and human-centered design evangelist committed to revolutionizing the patient journey through human-centered sociotechnical system design. Her research has advanced foundational knowledge of the patient journey and informed the design of technology-based behavioral interventions to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities, particularly among older and vulnerable populations and their care partners.

Join us for the final day of Women’s History Month at 3 p.m. March 31 for a free movie screening of “Picture of a Scientist” in Hubbard Hall, room 231.

All students, faculty, staff and guests are welcome.

PICTURE A SCIENTIST chronicles the surge of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. This inspiring documentary features social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all. 

This event is brought to you by WSU’s NSF ADVANCE Project, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and the Graduate School.