Category: Events and Recreation

KMUW’s monthly book club, Literary Feast, features selections made by KMUW staff. For September, members are reading “The History of Sound” by Ben Shattuck.

Members meet at KMUW for a group discussion over dinner from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25. Dinner is provided by Public, but guests are invited to bring a beverage to share with the group.

Join the Ulrich Museum of Art for the next edition of Writing Now Reading Now with Adam Scheffler, assistant professor of poetry, for a poetry reading at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 in the Dr. Sam & Jacque Kouri Collection Study Center of the Ulrich Museum.

A reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. Scheffler is the author of two books of poetry, “Heartworm,” which won the 2021 Moon City Press prize, and “A Dog’s Life,” which won the 2016 Jacer Press Book contest. He holds a doctorate in English from Harvard.

Everyone is welcome to join in watching the Presidential Debate from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail Room. Food and drink will be provided.

This is a non-partisan event co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, Shocker Vote Coalition and Student Engagement & Belonging,

Join the Rhatigan Student Center for a day of discounts and freebies for campus during the RSC Open House all day Tuesday, Sept. 10. Students, faculty, staff and campus affiliates/partners can enjoy deals and freebies from the many different RSC departments. Must show a Shocker ID.

Join the Rhatigan Student Center for a day of discounts and freebies for campus during the RSC Open House all day Tuesday, Sept. 10. Students, faculty, staff and campus affiliates/partners can enjoy deals and freebies from the many different RSC departments. Must show a Shocker ID.

Student Engagement & Belonging invites students to join its Open House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 in 216 Rhatigan Student Center.

You’ll have the chance to meet with students and staff to learn how to get connected with events, leadership workshops, support groups, volunteer activities, Fraternity & Sorority Life, Community Service Board, Student Government Association Student Senate and so much more.

Stop by for snacks, activities and a chance to win a red parking spot.

Join Wichita State as the campus celebrates National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week from Sept. 9 to Sept. 16.

Hispanic enrollment in higher education is expected to exceed 4.3 million students by 2026, far surpassing the growth rate of any other racial-ethnic group by over 10%. As an Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), WSU invites the community to the following programs:

• Monday, Sept. 9: HSI leaders will provide an overview of the HSI Strategic Plan and the progress over the past year at 2 p.m. in 261 Rhatigan Student Center, Olive Room.
• Tuesday Sept. 10: Attend a showcase of Latine faculty, student and staff research pertaining to supporting the Hispanic community at 2 p.m. in 265 RSC, Lucas Room.
• Thursday, Sept. 12: Join a Teams presentation by Dr. Mara Lopez, director of HSI Research Center at the University of Arizona, about bridging HSI to research funding opportunities at 2 p.m. RSVP to the session.
• Monday, Sept. 16: To end the week celebration, WSU will host a Statewide Hispanic America Leadership Organization Conference for high school, college and teacher and advisors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in 305/306 RSC, Beggs Ballroom.

Stop by the Rhatigan Student Center to DIY your own Shocker-themed best friend plush at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17. Pick out your bear plush, give it a little stuffing and top it off with a perfectly petite WSU T-shirt.

This event is exclusive to students with a Shocker ID, with a limit of one per student. Available while supplies last.

Join the School of Art, Design and Creative Industries from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6 at the LUX Ballroom, 120 E. 1st St. N, for the opening reception of “It’s Been a While.”

The exhibition features artwork by ADCI MFA Studio Art students: Brookelle Peterson, Megan Messer, Abby Ausherman, Sloane Dyer, Branden Lawless, Madison Mullen, Maryam Farahani Parsa, Carlos Palmer, Jessica Lada, Cody Riedy, Aaron Maldonado and Farzaneh Hajighasemi.

The School of Digital Arts, in partnership with Justin McClure Creative, is hosting an open house to showcase Synthetic Scenes. The event is from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 at Shocker Studios.

Synthetic Scenes is the name of the LED Volume room used for virtual production. It is a direct, applied learning partnership which utilizes new and emerging technology. The partnership has been years in the making, and the School of Digital Arts is excited to see it come to life. Everyone will also be able to see all the updates and additions that have evolved in Shocker Studios.

The event is come and go, with comments around 4:45 p.m. There will be additional corporate entities and partners in attendance. The School of Digital Arts is already partnering with a WSU alum on a film project out of Burbank, California, and have begun conversations with several others about how this technology can be used for commercial production along with narrative production.