Category: Events and Recreation

Please join the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) for a come-and-go event featuring hors d’oeuvres and speakers celebrating Dr. Raymond (Ray) Hull at 4:30 p.m. March 22 at the Rhatigan Student Center (Room 233). During the event, Students and colleagues will be present to share stories of his time at WSU.

Hull served as a professor in the CSD department at Wichita State for 27 years before retiring in 2020. Before coming to WSU, Hull was a professor and chair of the Communication Disorders Department at Northern Colorado University. Since retiring, he continues to write books and contribute to newspaper columns.

All participants must RSVP by March 15 to attend. Click the registration link to RSVP by March 15. Please include total number of attendees, so we have an accurate count for catering purposes.

For more information (or if you encounter online form issues), contact csd@wichita.edu.

The Ulrich Museum of Art is hosting artist Lesley Dill at 6 p.m. tonight, Feb. 15 via Zoom. The talk is part of the Ulrich’s “Voices from the Vault: The 1990s” series. Registration is free and open to the public.

Dill will deliver a visual exploration of her artistic practice, and the American visionaries, writers, artists and abolitionists who inspired her current exhibition, “Wilderness: Light Sizzles Around Me.” The “Voices from the Vault: The 1990s” series is made possible by funding from Humanities Kansas, a nonprofit cultural organization that connects communities with history, traditions and ideas to strengthen civic life.

Are you a Wichita State student in search of an audience? Consider signing up for Pass the Mic, a new open mic night at the Ulrich Museum of Art 7-9 p.m. Feb. 24. All WSU undergraduate and graduate students are invited to take the stage with performances in poetry, music, dance, stand-up, theatre and art.

For more information, contact Jana Erwin.

Join the Student Engagement, Advocacy, and Leadership group for a free coffee and donut 9:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 16 at the Rhatigan Student Center (first floor). The offer is in honor of Random Acts of Kindness Day. This offer is while supplies last.

Wichita State’s Mu Delta Alpha (MDA) time is hosting its rush week Feb. 14-19. To be considered for membership in the sorority, students must attend at least one informational and one social. The following information and social events are available during rush week:

• Sisterly Love: Learn more about MDA at an informational session 10-11 a.m. or 5-6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14 at the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) (Room 313).
• Match Making: Find out if MDA is for you 10-11 a.m. or 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15 at the RSC (Room 313).
• Sweetheart Trivia: Play trivia games with MDA and win  prizes 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16 at the RSC (Room 313).
• You’re a Charcutie: Build your own charcuterie board and get to know the sisters of MDA 2-3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 at the RSC (Room 313).
• It’s a Date: Join Interviews with the MDA executive Friday, Feb. 18 (by appointment only).
•  Secret Admirer: Join MDA for brunch 10-11 a.m. Feb. 19 (by invite only).
  10am-11am

For more information, contact wichitamda@mudeltaalpha.org or direct message MDA on their social media accounts.

Come by the Food Truck Plaza and grab lunch from Funky Monkey Munchies 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. today, Feb. 15. The menu for Funky Monkey Munchies is available online. Grab a meal to go and enjoy it on the patio and green space.

Join KMUW’s next Engage ICT virtual event at 5 p.m. today, Feb. 15. This edition will feature a discussion about mental health and homelessness in Wichita.

The number of people experiencing homelessness in the Wichita area has increased during the last few years. This challenging issue affects many parts of the community. A panel of experts will discuss the problems and possible solutions. The panelists include:

• Lacey Cruse, Sedgwick County Commissioner
• Brenda Dietzman, Wayfinder Consulting
• Regina Hafner, Comcare
• More to be announced

Due to the snow day, the Office of Research has rescheduled its NASA  Funding Workshop to 1 p.m. Feb. 17 via Zoom.

Dr. Nick Solomey, WSU professor of physics, and Dr. Stephanie Vivod, chemical engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center, will discuss how to successfully apply for funding and funding opportunities at NASA.

For more information or to receive the Zoom link, contact proposals@wichita.edu.

The keynote speech for the seventh annual Diverse Women’s Summit (DWS) will take place on International Women’s Day 7-8:30 p.m. via Zoom (Zoom ID is 978 0604 0268, Passcode is 417067). The event is free and open to the public.

DWS is a meeting of individuals and groups from different backgrounds on local, regional, national and global issues affecting women. The theme of the 2022 DWS will be Intersectionality at Wichita State University. The event is sponsored by the Center for Women’s Studies, Dr. Chinyere Okafor, professor and director, the Office of Diversity Inclusion (ODI), the League of Women Voters of Wichita, the  Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). The planning committee for this event includes Okafor; Dr. Debbie Gordon; associate professor of Women’s Studies, Dr. Robin Henry; associate professor of Legal, Gender and Sexuality, American West, and Graduate Program coordinator.

The speech will include award-winning Wichita State professors who will speak about Intersectionality at the university. The following professors are scheduled to speak:

• Dr.  Susan Castro, Fairmont College of Liberal Arts and Sciences associate professor of Philosophy and department chair, will speak on the topic of “Intersectional Ethics and Epistemology.”
• Dr. Voncella McCleary-Jones, College of Health Professions associate dean for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs, will speak on the topic of “The Intersection of Health, Race and Gender: Standing on the Precipice.”
• Dr. Edil Torres Rivera, Latinx Studies and Counseling and Interventions Service and Leadership in Education (ISLE) professor, will speak on the topic of “The intersectionality of the colonial matrix of power: Gender, race, ethnicity, and power in education.”

The keynote speech will be followed by comments, questions and answers. For more information, contact 316-978-6659 or joyce.dalporto-ward@wichita.edu