Category: Events and Recreation

Join Campus Recreation for glow-in-the-dark yoga at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Heskett Center. Participants are invited to stay and join Fright Night beginning at 8 p.m. at the Heskett Center. This free event will include a haunted house, glow yoga, movies, games, snacks and more.

Come reverse dye or tie-dye with Shocker Strengths 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Rhatigan Student Center east courtyard. Students who wish to participate are asked to arrive early as supplies are limited.

Wichita State’s Modern Language Department will host informal Spanish conversation sessions 1-2 p.m. every Thursday via Zoom. These sessions are open to anyone connected with Wichita State who wishes to speak Spanish at any level in a non-judgmental, relaxed environment.

To join the group, please contact julie.henderson@wichita.edu for the Zoom link.

This fun one-day tournament begins at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Koch Arena. Participants can form teams, create some costumes (not required) and play volleyball with the arenas 4-foot pink volleyballs. The ticket prices range from $5-25. All the money raised goes to breast cancer research and care.

Participants can earn points for Shocker Homecoming by participating in this event.

The members of Sigma Lambda Beta will host its eighth annual Chasqui Manos Andinas event 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday Oct. 18-22 at the Rhatigan Student Center north patio. The group will sell Chasqui sweaters, gloves, scarfs, masks and other garments. All products are made from alpaca wool and are 100% fair trade and sustainable.

Chasqui is a family-owned fair trade business that works with and supports many indigenous communities throughout Bolivia and Peru. They are part of a commercial exchange based on transparency and mutual respect that was created to sustain the wonderful talent of Andean artisans.

Wichita State transfer students and one guest are invited to a dinner with President Rick Muma at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 at the Rhatigan Student Center. The event is part of  National Transfer Student Week Oct.18-22.

Reservations are required as space is limited for this event.

Wichita State’s Community Psychology Ph.D. program invites you to an open house 1-2 p.m. Oct. 20 via Zoom. The event will help participants learn more about the field and the  educational opportunities WSU offers for  undergraduate and graduate students.

Current students, program graduates and faculty will also speak about how the program can prepare students to make a difference in communities around the world.

Wichita State’s Student and Veteran Center will honor the U.S. Navy’s 246th birthday day with a ceremonial cake cutting 3-5 p.m. Oct. 13 at Grace Wilke Hall (Room 105). A memento will be provided to the in attendance.

The U.S. Navy began in the early days of the American Revolution on Oct. 13, 1775, when the Continental Congress established a naval force, hoping that a small fleet of privateers could attack British commerce and offset British sea power.

Tom Gentile — president and chief executive officer of Spirit AeroSystems and executive-in-residence at the W. Frank Barton School of Business — will provide a keynote presentation titled “Positioning for Growth Post-Pandemic” at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 at the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) Beggs Ballroom. The event is part of the James Schwartz Speaker Series.

The event will also be available via Zoom. To attend, participants must RSVP by Oct. 18. Parking will be available on the third floor of the RSC parking garage.

Are you interested in a dental hygiene career? Join Wichita State’s Department of Dental Hygiene  3:30 p.m. today at Ahlberg Hall (Room 110A).

The event will offer participants information about WSU’s dental hygiene program, admission requirements and career opportunities.