Category: Events and Recreation

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion invites Shockers to a personal branding workshop from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday, March 22 in 256 Rhatigan Student Center, Edmiston Room.

Crafting Your Narrative is an empowering program dedicated to guiding black college students in shaping their personal brands and establishing a professional presence on social platforms.

Join Student Activities Council (SAC) for a showing of the 2016 movie, “Trolls,” at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 23 in the CAC Theater.

There will be popcorn, cotton candy and a troll’s headband craft. Participate in the trivia game starting at 6 p.m. where the winner will receive a prize basket with a mini popcorn maker, weighted blanket, Bluetooth speaker and candy.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. where crafts will be available, and the movie will start at 6:30 p.m. Bring a friend and have a fun evening.

Wichita State students can get in at no additional charge with a Shocker ID, faculty/staff are $5, kids 12 and under are $5, and the general public is $8.

For more information, visit the SAC homepage or follow SAC on Instagram.

Equip your students with the skills to create impactful research posters for conferences, competitions and presentations, especially if they’re participating in URCAF or GRASP.

Encourage your students to join University Libraries for its Savvy Scholar Workshop, “Creating a Stunning Research Poster,” from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 at Ablah Library in the Digital Learning Commons (in-person and online). There is no cost to attend.

The 2024 inaugural Staff Trainings Resources Initiatives Values and Engagement (STRIVE) conference Friday, March 22 was created as an opportunity for all WSU staff to participate in a free professional development opportunity and to network with other Shockers within the Wichita State University community.

Visit the conference webpage to find the conference schedule and to get registered. Make sure to register by March 15.

Bring your families and join the Student Activities Council (SAC) for a showing of the movie, “Trolls,” at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 23 in the CAC Theater.

With admission there will be popcorn, cotton candy, bingo and a fun Trolls headband craft for the whole family to enjoy. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the movie will start around 6:15 p.m.

Wichita State students can get in at no additional charge with a Shocker ID, faculty/staff are $5, kids 12 and under are $5, and the general public is $8. For more information, visit the SAC homepage.

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, March 8 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.

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion welcomes Latasha N. Eley Kelly, Ph.D., who will host a workshop titled “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Overturning Impostor Syndrome” from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 21 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail Room.

The workshop is designed to engage students with an innovative, high-level legal framework for re-evaluating competence, reducing self-doubt and scrutinizing the evidence against self-perceived fraudulence.

Only 30 seats are available for the event.

Learn about best practices and strategies to help you craft a compelling National Science Foundation (NSF) project pitch from 10 to 11 a.m. March 27 via Zoom.

The workshop will include tips to help you meet requirements of the project pitch’s four key elements: Technology innovation, technical objectives and challenges, market opportunity, and the company and team.

For questions, reach out to WSU Strategic Initiatives at 316-978-5363 or email strategicinitiatives@wichita.edu.

Join University Press of Kansas (UPK) staff — including Tim Paulson, director; Kelly Chrisman Jacques, assistant director; and Joyce Harrison, editor in chief — from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 in 266 Rhatigan Student Center, Pike Room, to answer common questions like:

• How do I revise my dissertation into a book?
• How do I find the right publisher?
• What does a job in publishing look like?

The event is open to the entire campus community at no additional charge, and light refreshments will be provided.

UPK is one of more than 150 worldwide university presses who publish books that contribute to important scholarly and public debates. Founded in 1946, UPK represents all six state universities: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University, the University of Kansas and Wichita State University.

The Shocker Store is headed to WSU West for a pop-up shop from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6.

The Shocker Store will be set up in the main lobby of WSU West so guests can shop for some great Shocker gear and enter to win some fabulous Shocker prizes.

No purchase necessary for prize giveaway. Credit and debit cards only. The next pop-up shop will be on April 24.