Category: Events and Recreation

Join the next Economist Anonymous event 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 23 at the Starbucks located in Braeburn Square. During the event, Brady Ashton, an alumnus of both Wichita State’s Economic Department and Economist Anonymous, will discuss his current role at Koch. The event offers participants an opportunity to learn how to job search while a student, while also allowing members to network.

To celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Month, the Office of Disability Services will provide a dyslexia awareness information table 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 28 on the first floor of Rhatigan Student Center.

Dyslexia is considered a learning disability. The following information describes what would be considered a person with a disability: an individual, who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, has a record of such a disability or is regarded as having a disability. These life activities include but are not limited to learning, working, walking, breathing, hearing and seeing, in addition to many other physical and sensory functions.

If a student, faculty or staff member would like classroom or workplace accommodations, contact the HR Total Rewards Team at totalrewards@wichita.edu.

Join the League of Women Voters and the Wichita Public Library discussion about general codes of ethics and for the Wichita City Council Code of Ethics at noon Oct. 26 a via Zoom. Dr. Neal Allen, the chairman of the Political Science Department at Wichita State, will present on the topic of “Codes of Ethics for Government Bodies.”

Registration is required for this event. For more information or to register, contact 316-261-8500 or visit the Wichita Public Library events calendar. A link to the program will be sent to a registered member’s inbox the day before and of the program.

Wichita State’s Green Group will host a thrifted costume competition at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Rhatigan Student Center (Room 319). Participants can also enter virtually by posting a picture of their costume to their Instagram story and tagging @green_wsu.

There will be two winners chosen for the in-person competition and the virtual competition. The winners of the competition will receive a $50 gift card to Grate Fill, The Hereafter or Dead Center Vintage.

Spend an afternoon with Wichita State President Rick Muma and first gentleman Rick Case at Pizza with the President 4-5 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Rhatigan Student Center courtyard. The event will feature music from DJ Magnum, the Lampy Camper Photo Booth by Lamphouse, games and Homecoming giveaways. The pizza is free to all Wichita State students while supplies last.

Pizza with the President is a Wichita State Homecoming (Oct. 23-30) event. For a full schedule of events and activities please visit the official WSU 2021 Homecoming website.

The Student Health Services is hosting another Pee for Pizza event from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 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.

Wichita State’s Office of Research will host a virtual W.M. Keck Foundation workshop at 10 a.m. Oct. 29. During the workshop, Dr. Coleen Pugh, vice provost for Research and dean of the Graduate School, will present on the topic of applying to the W.M. Keck Foundation.

The W.M. Keck Foundation research program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting projects in two specific areas: Medical research and science and engineering. The medical research and science and engineering projects must be distinctive and novel in their approach. They must also question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field. 

Faculty interested in attending can sign up via myTraining or email proposals@wichita.edu.

The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents Dr. Souparno Ghosh, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Please join us for a public lecture by Ghosh, titled “Deep learning with multi-type data: representation of features as images with neighborhood dependencies” at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 at Jabara Hall (Room 372). Refreshments will be available at 2:30pm in Room 353.

In honor of the 2021 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Bring Oct. 23, the campus community is invited to drop off their unused and expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medications 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 18-22 at the Student Wellness Center located in the campus YMCA The University Police Department later dispose of these items.

The campus community is invited to join the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for the induction ceremony of its hall of fame honorees 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22 at Wiedemann Auditorium. Induction into the Fairmount College Hall of Fame is the highest recognition of outstanding alumni who have had a significant impact on the region, nation and world.

The inductees are:

• Quincalee Brown, 1961, BA-English; BA-speech. Brown served the Water Environment Federation as its executive director and was a founding member of the Water Environment Research Foundation. She also worked as an independent water quality and association management consultant. Prior to her work with water quality, Brown held several positions in organizations that served the needs of women in the Washington, D.C., area. She is also the former Wichita State debate coach.
• Vincent L. Gott, 1951, BS-biological sciences. Over the course of his career, Gott assisted in developing the earliest pacemaker and artificial heart valves. During his time at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he performed the first heart transplant operation, and perfected operational procedures for correcting congenital heart defects in patients with Marfan syndrome. He also trained and mentored more than 50 thoracic surgery residents and fellows. Gott will be inducted posthumously.
• Alfonso Lenhardt, 1976, MS-administration of justice. The former U.S. ambassador to Tanzania, Lenhardt has also served the U.S. Senate as Sergeant at Arms, as U.S. representative to the East African Community, and in high leadership positions for the U.S. Agency of International Development. Before holding these government positions, he had a long career with the U.S. Army, retiring as Major General.