Category: Events and Recreation

Kansas WISE invites faculty and staff to its upcoming May event as well as a series of group mentoring sessions to take place in May and through the summer. Registration is free and open to all State of Kansas Employees.

• May 14: Understanding the Eight Dimensions of Well-Being. During this virtual one-hour course, explore how to become your best self through honest self-reflections and the understanding of well-being.
• May-August: Group Mentoring. A unique professional development experience tailored for women in state employment. Join a group mentoring session where you can support one another in your professional and personal growth through the sharing of experiences, knowledge and resources. Sessions will feature guest mentors.

Go to the HR professional development website (wichita.edu/hrprofessionaldevelopment) to learn more and register.

Are you a graduating senior? Are you a part of the LGBTQIA+ community? Are you a supportive ally? If yes, you are invited to participate in the Lavender Graduation Ceremony from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI).

ODI invites you to its Lavender Graduation that honors graduating LGBTQIA+ students as well as members of the Wichita State community for their work toward inclusive excellence of the LGBTQIA+ community. Lavender Graduation will occur at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail Room.

RSVPs are requested before May 3.

With less than one week left until ignitor 1.0 kicks off, now’s the time to act.

From refining your idea to mastering startup language, the free program has everything one needs to start building their idea into a profitable business.

The eight-week programs occur from 5:45 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays from May 9 to June 27.

TRIO Disability Support Services (DSS) invites the campus community to de-stress with “PAWS & Relax” during finals week. Stop by from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, May 6 and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 on the front lawn of Grace Wilkie Annex for Pups ‘n Pops(icles).

Join Zach Gearhart, chief of staff and executive director of government relations, for updates on the Kansas legislature relevant to Wichita State. The next meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, May 3 in 101 Morrison Hall.

The meeting is open to all faculty, staff and students and is held every other Friday in Morrison Hall following each legislative session.

Join Campus Recreation for its annual 5K Pumpkin Run starting at 9 a.m. Oct. 19 on campus. Early signups receive a discounted rate to register.

Participants will receive a free Pumpkin Run T-shirt, and everyone who crosses the finish line will receive a finisher medal. Registration for the 5K Pumpkin Run is $27 through June 30, so sign up now. Get a personal referral code to sign up your friends, family and/or coworkers, and if five people sign up with the code, you get $15 off your race fee.

Additionally, signups are also open for the Little Pumpkin Fun Run 1K and Virtual 5K events:

• The Little Pumpkin Fun Run 1K, which is from 10:19 to 10:45 a.m. Oct. 19, is designed for children 10 years old or younger. Signups cost $17 through June 30.
• The Virtual 5K registration is $37 and allows participants to run from anywhere.

Come discover unique products from over 30 local vendors just in time for Mother’s Day from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2 in the Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

The pop-up market is hosted by the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Wichita State as part of its day-long celebration of National Small Business Week.

The College of Engineering invites all to attend the Koch Innovation Challenge (KIC) starting at 9 a.m. Friday, May 3 in 305/306 Rhatigan Student Center, Beggs Ballroom. The KIC is an innovation competition that emphasizes multidisciplinary teamwork and entrepreneurship for first-year students in the Shocker Design Experience program.

Between 9 and 11 a.m., 35 teams of students will present elevator pitches to a panel of faculty and industry judges. At 11:15 a.m., there will be an awards ceremony, and the winning team will advance to a national elevator pitch competition.

For the 11th time, the Shocker women’s bowling team brought home a national championship, and freshman Sara Duque of the women’s team also won the singles national championship. Come celebrate with Sara and the women’s team from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 in the east atrium at the Rhatigan Student Center.

The Shockers now have 24 national championships. The teams competed last week in Louisville, Kentucky. This is a come and go celebration and opportunity to congratulate the student athletes. There will be cookies, drinks and a photo booth.

The College of Engineering invites all to attend its annual Engineering Open House from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 3 at Charles Koch Arena.

Between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., senior engineering and computing students will present prototype solutions throughout the concourse.Senior engineering and computing students will present prototype solutions throughout the concourse.

From the end of student presentations until 7 p.m., there will be hors d’oeuvres and refreshments served, as well as an awards ceremony in the south entrance area of the arena.