Category: Events and Recreation

Good Neighbor Week is Sept. 25-Oct. 1. The week provides Shocker Nation an opportunity to elevate and celebrate good neighboring practices while encouraging a healthy lifestyle. During the week, look here for neighboring tips, benefits and events which will be shared throughout the week.

For more information, contact 316-978-5061 or visit the Office of Engagement website.

Are you interested in starting a Wichita State student organization, but don’t know where to start? Hear from representatives from Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership and Student Government Association to learn steps to become a recognized organization 10-11 a.m. today, Sept. 21, at 313 Rhatigan Student Center.

For more information, contact student.orgs@wichita.edu.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the College of Applied Studies (CAS) Diversity Committee is hosting a presentation titled “Liberation and Decolonized Mental Health Practices” noon-1 p.m. Sept. 26 via Zoom. Dr. Edil Torres Rivera — professor and Latinx Cluster coordinator and Interventions Service and Leadership in Education (ISLE) — will present during the event.

This event is a part of the CAS Diversity Committee Faculty, Staff and Community of Color Lecture Series. Registration is required to attend. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

For more information, please contact Dr. Valerie Thompson valerie.thompson@wichita.edu.

The Office of First-Year Programs in Student Success invites you to join our Western Bingo Night 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 at 265 Rhatigan Student Center.

The event is part of First-Year Programs in Student Success’ Mentor Meetups, where students meet transition Mentors. Transition Mentors help students with any questions they have and can assist students in as they transition into their first semester of college. Free prizes will also be offered at the event.

The next Student Health Services (SHS) Pee for Pizza event will take place noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the Student Wellness Center in the Steve Clark YMCA. During the event, participants can get tested for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia by submitting a urine specimen and then receive a free pizza.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Positive Direction and Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes, Pee for Pizza occurs twice a month through the fall and spring semesters and is by reservation only. No walk-ins will be accepted. Participants must not use the restroom at least one hour before testing.

For more information or to make a reservation, contact SHS at 316-978-4792. Other testing is available upon request.

Join the Shocker Career Accelerator as they wish Jill Pletcher a fond farewell as she retires from Wichita State University after 35 years of service at a come-and-go reception 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at 162 John Bardo Center. For more information, contact SCA@wichita.edu.

The next Entrepreneurship Research Series event will take place 4-5:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at 217 Ablah Library. This event, titled “Intellectual Property Basics,” will cover how inventions, designs, original works of authorship and trade secrets can provide you with economic benefits.

To register, visit University Libraries webpage below.

Faculty artist David Hunsicker, professor of trumpet, will appear as a soloist with the Wichita State University Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at Miller Concert Hall. The concert will be led by Mark Laycock, WSU professor of Music.

During the event, Hunsicker will perform Giuseppe Tartini’s Concerto in D Major. Originally composed for solo violin, the Baroque concerto was arranged for a trumpet solo by David Hickman; it became a favorite showpiece of the French virtuoso Maurice Andre.

The program also includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5., one of the most recognizable classical compositions. The Fifth Symphony was highly innovative in its instrumentation, form, intensity and motivic concentration.

Kevin Day’s “Manhattan Nights” will open the program. Born in Charleston, West Virginia, in 1996, Day has enjoyed a meteoric rise owing to a visceral, wholly accessible compositional style.

Tickets for the event are $12 for general admission, with discounts available, and may be purchased through the Fine Arts Box Office at 316-978-3233.

For more information, contact Dr. Mark Laycock at 316-978-6202 or mark.laycock@wichita.edu.

Alternative Spring Breaks provide students with an opportunity to study and learn about a specific region, its culture, demographics and the unique needs of the area.

For spring 2023, WSU will be taking a trip to Wilmington, North Carolina, March 13-18, 2023, to assist with storm recovery and work on projects related to water and environmental sustainability.

To learn more about how to apply, attend and information session. The information sessions will provide students with details about the seminar and trip logistics. Informational sessions will be held at the following times and dates at 245 Rhatigan Student Center:

• Noon-1p.m. Sept. 26
• 5:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 24
• Noon-1 p.m. Nov. 14

For more information, contact volunteerICT@wichita.edu or visit WSU’s Alternative Breaks webpage.

For this year’s Annual Religion Lecture, the History Department at Wichita State will host University of Kansas lecturer Dr. Rachel Schwaller at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 on the first floor of the Ablah Library C-Space. This lecture is free and open to the public.

Schwaller’s talk, titled “Godly Reading Before Breakfast: Evangelical Magazines in the Shaping of American Life,” Schwaller will speak about Evangelical denominational magazines and how they were written to be read devotionally. These magazines provide a profound avenue to ways that Evangelicals structure their lives and their faith.

Another part of the Annual Religion Lecture will take place earlier the same day and will include the panel discussion “Before Fairmount College: The “prehistory” of college campuses and why it matters” at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 3 at the Harvest Room located in the Rhatigan Student Center.

For more information, please contact Dr. Rannfrid I. Thelle, associate professor and Religion Program coordinator, at rannfrid.thelle@wichita.edu.