Category: Events

Join introductory Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop hosted by geographer Dr. Joseph Kerski — a geographer who works for Esri, the global market leader in GIS technology — noon-1 p.m. Friday Sept. 10 via Zoom. Getting Started with GIS is a no-cost, online workshop hosted by University Libraries.

GIS is a framework to gather and analyze geospatial data that uses maps and 3D models, enabling users to visualize geospatial data in fields such as geology, meteorology, political science and history. During the workshop, Kerski will introduce the fundamentals of and tools of GIS including ArcGIS Online.

Need help with Ultra? There is another “Please Help Me With Ultra!” workshop 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 2 via Zoom. The class is hosted by Mary Morriss Media Resources Center Learning Management System specialist and Dr. Freh Wuhib, MRC Science, Technology, Engineering and Math senior instructional designer.

The Student Government Association (SGA) will host two events providing students coffee, donuts and Kona Ice leading up to the annual State of the Student Body address (SOTSB) Sept. 1 at the Rhatigan Student Center patio. The day of events include the following:

• Free Donuts and Coffee with SGA 7:30-9:30 a.m.
• Free Kona Ice Truck 3-4 p.m.
• SOTSB Address 7-8 p.m.

The SOTSB will also include refreshments and end with a gathering for students to meet their student representatives and discover SGA’s role in the student body.

You are cordially invited to attend the first of the 2021-2022 edition of Wednesdays in Wiedemann with Lynne Davis, WSU CFA School of Music associate professor of organ, which will take place at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 8 at Wiedemann Hall. Davis will play the great Marcussen organ at Wiedemann during these performances. These events are free and open to the campus community.

The concert will also be live-streamed on the Wichita State University School of Music Facebook page. More information can be found at the link below.

Wichita State’s College of Fine Arts School of Music is excited to announce the 2021-2022 season of the Rie Bloomfield Organ Series beginning with distinguished organist Nathan Laube 7:30 pm Tuesday, Sept. 21 at Wiedemann Hall. For tickets, please call the Fine Arts Box Office at 316-978-3233 or visit the CFA Box Office. For more information about the series, click the button below.

Wednesdays in Wiedemann with Lynne Davis — WSU CFA School of Music associate professor of organ — will also continue beginning at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 8. These events are free and open to the campus community.

All performances will be conducted on the great Marcussen organ at Wiedemann Hall. 

Please join us for our next Physics Seminar at 2 p.m.  Wednesday, Sept. 1 at Jabara Hall (room 126), This talk features Aditya Sharma, Wichita State University Physics department graduate teaching assistant and Hall-Schneider Fellow. The title of the seminar is “Effect of Low-Temperature Opacities on Stellar Isochrones.”

Head over to the Rhatigan Student Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 30 for Monday Melodies, a new live music series free to the campus community.

Monday Melodies will happen on the last Monday of each month. During the Aug. 20 event, Miguel Antonio will sing and play guitar at the RSC Starbucks Lounge.

Join Andy Sykes — Wichita State Campus Recreation Fitness and Health Education program specialist — on Facebook live at noon Oct. 8 for this month’s Lifting Clinic as he discusses proper stretching techniques.

Join classmates, faculty and staff for this year’s Academic Convocation at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 2 at Wilner Auditorium. Wichita State’s Academic Convocation is an event that blends Wichita State University’s Common Read program with other student learning and engagement opportunities.

At this year’s event, winners of the 2021 University Faculty Awards will be recognized. It will also feature presentations from Dr. Richard Muma, WSU president; Rija Khan, WSU Student Government president; and Dr. Nikki Keene Woods, WSU Department of Public Health Services assistant professor.

This year’s guest speaker is Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of “What the Eyes Don’t See,” who will join virtually.

Doors will open at Wilner Auditorium at 9 a.m. Please note: Seats are first-come, first-served.

Wichita State’s Ulrich Museum of Art will host a celebration for its fall 2021 exhibitions 5-8 p.m., today, Aug. 26.

The two new exhibitions — “Love in the Time of the Anthropocene” and “Look, it’s daybreak, dear, time to sing” — both address pressing environmental themes.

The celebration is free and open to the public. Masks are strongly recommended. For more information, contact 316-978-3664 or ulrich@wichita.edu.