Category: Events and Recreation

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

Learn to launch a business at the Shocker New Venture Competition (SNVC). During this three-round competition, students will gain experience pitching, networking and developing a business model while also being provided invaluable feedback.

Applications to compete will be accepted until March 31. The timeline for the competition is as follows:

• March 31: Applications, including a three-minute video, are due and round one commences.
• April 1-7: Judging of business model videos
• April 8: Round one, results announced
• April 13: Required workshop for teams advancing to trade show
• April 19: Reception for teams in trade show (attendance required)
• April 22: Round two, trade show
• April 29: Round three, finals

For more information, visit Wichita State’s SNVC website.

Help your students learn and launch a business while also getting hands-on experience at the Shocker New Venture Competition (SNVC) in April. During this three-round competition, students gain experience pitching, networking and developing a business model while being provided invaluable feedback.

Applications to compete will be accepted until March 31. The timeline for the competition is as follows:

• March 31: Applications, including a three-minute video, are due and round one commences.
• April 1-7: Judging of business model videos
• April 8: Round one, results announced
• April 13: Required workshop for teams advancing to trade show
• April 19: Reception for teams in trade show (attendance required)
• April 22: Round two, trade show
• April 29: Round three, finals

For more information, visit Wichita State’s SNVC website.

The Student Activities Council is hosting the Fairmount Formal at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Rhatigan Student Center Beggs Ballroom (third floor). Please join us for dancing, hors d’oeuvres and celebrate the start of a new Shocker Tradition.

Tickets are free to Wichita State students, $5 for faculty and staff and $8 for the public. For more information, please email sac@wichita.edu.

Student Health Services is hosting a Pee for Pizza event on Thursday, Feb. 17. To participate, students can schedule an appointment through their student health portal or by calling 316-978-4792. Stop by and get tested for various STIs and get free pizza.

The next University Libraries Savvy Scholar Workshop, “Enhancing your research with ArcGIS Online,” will take place noon-1p.m. Feb. 11 via Zoom. This workshop is free of charge.

This workshop will teach participants how to make interactive dynamic maps with ArcGIS Online to enhance their research and career pathway. Dr. Joseph Kerski, renowned geographer and education manager at Environmental Systems Research Institute, will present the fundamental tools of ArcGIS Online, an accessible platform for making digital maps with data from a variety of sources and academic fields.

The Shocker Learning Center (SLC) will host its Valentine’s Day open house 1-3 p.m. Feb. 14 at Lindquist Hall (Room 107). Learn about all the academic support the SLC offers students including supplemental Instruction, tutoring and peer mentoring. These services, and others, can help you and other WSU students succeed in their classes for the spring semester and beyond.

The event will also include a decorate-it-yourself sugar cookie bar, coffee, lemonade and other SLC goodies and swag.

Student Activities Council (SAC) is looking for students to participate in Hippodrome 2022 April 8. To participate, students who enter as a group or individually should produce a skit performing a variety act such as singing or dancing—all talents are welcome. Prizes will be awarded to the winner of the competition.

Established in 1928, Hippodrome began as a variety show featuring the comedic talents of students. The history of the program is not without controversy, and some members consider it exclusionary. The discussion aims to move forward together and create a program that showcases the talents of WSU’s diverse student body with an open dialogue on how to create a more inclusive program that highlights the talent of all Shockers.

For more information, visit SAC website or contact information or contact traditions@wichita.edu.

The Epsilon Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. will host an informational presentation at 6 p.m. today at the Rhatigan Student Center. The fraternity is seeking male students to help to rebuild their undergraduate chapter during the spring 2022 semester.

The Omega Psi Phi is the first international fraternal organization founded on the campus of a historically black college, Howard University. It is a professional organization of college-educated men with similar ideas and attainments. The fraternity’s founders chose Manhood, scholarship, perseverance and uplift as the cardinal principles that every prospective candidate must possess.

There will be a question and answer session as part of the presentation. For more information, contact tylerjbryant43@gmail.com or larry.burks@wichita.edu.