Category: Events and Recreation

High school students have a lot of choices when it comes to life after graduation. College application season is in full swing, but life after high school could also mean joining the work force, trade school, or even a gap year. Join us for this month’s Digital Democracy on Tap: “Senioritis: What’s Next for Young Wichitans?”

Stream the conversation live starting at 5 p.m. Nov. 9 at engageict.org or on KMUW’s Facebook page. To submit a question, email info@kmuw.org or comment on the live Facebook video.

The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents Dr. Chi-Wang Shu from Brown University.

Please join us for a public lecture titled “High order numerical methods for hyperbolic equations” at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19 in room 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.mm in room 353 Jabara Hall.

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is proud to present the Diversity Lecture Series, featuring Dominique Morgan at 6:30 p.m Wednesday, Nov. 17 at the Rhatigan Student Center’s Beggs Ballroom.

Resilience is not something we are born with. It is something we can be taught and nurtured. Dominique Morgan’s resilience was nurtured through life experience and has evolved out of necessity (homelessness, incarceration and surviving sexual assault). She has dedicated herself to the work that instills the values of resilience and liberation in her community, whether its youth in the classroom during a sexual health lesson, supporting an incarcerated person with advocacy or supporting the leadership of color.

Dominique Morgan (she/her) is an award-winning artist, activist, and TEDx speaker. As the executive director of Black and Pink, she works daily to dismantle the systems that perpetuate violence on LGBTQ/GNC people, and individuals who are living with HIV/AIDS.

In order to attend, you must register for the event.

Join the Society of Women Engineers for a game night 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9 at Partnership 2 (A130). This event offers participants a chance to socialize and unwind. Guests are invited to bring a board game and a friend.

Student Health Services is hosting two Pee for Pizza events noon-4 p.m. Nov. 3 and Nov. 18 at the Student Wellness Center. Come submit a urine sample; and while we test it for any signs of STIs,  enjoy some free pizza. Other free STI testing is available upon request.

Call 316-978-4792 to schedule your appointment. Appointments are required to participate.

The Graduate School will host the fourth annual Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12. at the Santa Fe Trail Room located in the Rhatigan Student Center. During the 3MT competition, each student will summarize the importance and impact of their research in three minutes.

The 3MT is a worldwide competition and the winner of the showcase will go on to represent Wichita State at a regional competition in spring 2022.

Learn the history and traditions of Día de los Muertos by joining the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and collaborating Hispanic and Latinx student organizations 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at the  Rhatigan Student Center (first floor). The event will include traditional sweets and activities during the holiday.

The next “Economics Bites on the Go” will take place at noon Nov. 12 via Zoom. The episode will feature behavioral economist Dr. Edward Timmons will discuss “The Cost of Occupational Licensing in Kansas and Beyond.”

Timmons is the director of the Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation and a service associate professor of economics from West Virginia University.

“Economics Bites on the Go”  was created by Wichita State’s Department of Economics and the Institute for the Study of Economic Growth. The aim is to provide students and faculty members an opportunity to interact with top-tier economists.

Each talk lasts one hour. For the first 20 minutes, Siyu Wang, WSU Economics Department assistant professor, asks students questions that provoke the guest speakers into a deeper examination of their work and how they see the world. The guest speaker then has 20 minutes to summarize their life-long research. The last 20 minutes is Q&A time, with students and professors interacting with the guest speaker and asking any questions they have in mind.

The Zoom meeting ID is 379-883-4810, and the passcode is 200.

Please join us for our next seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3 at Jabara Hall  (Room 126) or via Zoom featuring Dr. Janusz Henkiewicz, professor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Need plans for Halloween? Come to Journey East Asia Grill at Braeburn Square 7-10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31 for a comedy karaoke contest. Members are invited to compete or watch. Food and drinks are available for purchase.