Category: Events

Stop by the food truck plaza near NIAR for Wheat Street Dogs food truck from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. You can get your meal to go or spread out on socially distanced picnic tables or green space.

How’s your sleep hygiene?

For the next Tuesday Talks May 11, join Lisa Wiebe, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Heather Stafford, Student Health Services associate director, and Max Karst and Caitlin Nolen, Wichita State University students, for a conversation about sleep via Youtube.

The President’s Innovation Advisory Council is inviting Wichita State University students, faculty, and staff to attend a panel on Digital Transformation from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday, May 13 via Zoom.  This panel will highlight current Wichita State University Digital Transformation initiatives in applied learning, curriculum, program delivery, research, and industry relations. In addition, panelists will share their vision for the future of Digital Transformation at Wichita State University.

The event has a distinguished panel: President Rick Muma, Shirley Lefever (Interim Executive Vice President and Provost), Kathy Downes (Dean of Libraries), Kimberly Engber (Dean of Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College),  Larisa Genin (Dean of W. Frank Barton School of Business), Gregory Hand (Dean of College of Health Professions),  Andrew Hippisley (Dean of Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences), Rodney Miller (Dean of College of Fine Arts), Jeremy Patterson (Dean of College of Innovation and Design), Coleen Pugh (Associate Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate School), Steven Skinner (Interim Dean of College of  Engineering),   Clay Stoldt (Interim Dean of College of Applied Studies) and Tonya Witherspoon (Associate Vice President for Industry Engagement & Applied Learning).

The agenda for the event is as follows:

• Welcome
• Digital Transformation at WSU, President Rick Muma
• Panel on Digital Transformation
• Q&As from audience
• Closing remarks from Shirley Lefever

For any questions or comments, please feel free to email Dr. Bayram Yildirim (bayram.yildirim@wichita.edu). Questions for the panelists are welcome. To attend, please register here.

The Honors College Faculty Council invites the campus community to a virtual event to learn more about faculty work in the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College 3:30-5 p.m. May 13 via Zoom.

This year’s Honors Faculty Fellows will present updates on their projects. There will be an opportunity for questions, to share ideas, and a discussion of potential members for future faculty fellows.

If you have any questions, please contact Carla Mann at 316-978-3370.

This Saturday is your last chance to view the current exhibitions at the Ulrich Museum of Art on the Wichita State University campus. From the Civil Rights-era photographs of Gordon Parks, to the latest works by faculty artists, an exhibition based on memories from the Shocker community, and one inspired by Haitian voodoo culture, the current shows have something for everyone. But you’ll have to see them soon because they’re gone after Saturday. The Ulrich Museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is free.

Wichita State’s School of Performing Arts will host a virtual event featuring a playlist of projects created by students during the pandemic 8 a.m. to midnight May 15-16 via YouTube. The projects will include dance, musical theater and theater. The event will also include the premiere of the dance film “She Moved the Prairie.”

You can also donate to the school online or via text to help plan for next year’s season and to support student opportunities. To donate online visit the following link, click “College” then choose “Fine Arts” and select the “School of Performing Arts Patrons Fund.”  To donate via text, text to 52014: @shockers #WSUSPA $50. You will receive a link to follow to submit your payment information to complete the gift.

The Academic Resources Conference will host four panel discussions noon to 12:50 May 17-20 via Zoom.

• May 17: “What will you keep from your COVID Remote Experience?” a faculty panel. Speakers include Jay Price, Cynorra Jackson, David MacDonald, and Jacie Green. Add to calendar or access directly.
• May 18: “What Students Want Professors to Know,” moderated by Carolyn Shaw with student panelists. Come hear from students across the spectrum about their experiences in class and what they would like their instructors to know. Add to calendar  or access directly.
• May 19: “Meet Your Ultra Pilots!,” a panel discussion with Ultra instructor pilots. Want to know the real story? Come ask and participate! Speakers include Rhonda Williams, Carrie Dickison, Angela Paul, and Patricia Morriss. Add to calendar or access directly.
• May 20: “Educational Technology at Wichita State,” with Ryan Corcoran, John Jones, and Carolyn Speer. Do you have questions about how decisions are made, technologies are chosen and classrooms are designed for tech? This is the panel discussion for you. Come with questions. Links coming soon. Add to calendar or access directly.

Henry Ford famously said, “Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you’re right.” Ford’s adage highlights the power of positive thinking, warns of the danger of negative thinking, and reminds us how much mindset matters.

While we may think that success leads to happiness, studies consistently demonstrate that the reverse is actually true: happiness leads to success. Happiness promotes success in health, work, and relationships.

• Check out LinkedIn Learning’s May Challenge, kicking off May 11. The focus for this challenge is the power of positive thinking and how to foster a growth mindset.
• Challenge yourself to participate every day — it takes five minutes or less. Try keeping a journal or print the calendar and initial each day when you’ve completed it to stay on track. Happy learning!
• Start the May LIL Challenge. 
• Get started with LIL. 

Literary Feast is KMUW’s monthly book club featuring selections made by the KMUW staff. National Public Radio turns 50 years old this month, and KMUW is celebrating with a special Literary Feast selection and in-person gathering at 6 p.m. May 19 at Public at the Brickyard. May’s selection is “Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers” of NPR by Lisa Napoli. Tickets are $15 and include a buffet dinner. Space is limited to 20 attendees.

Join KMUW’s Democracy on Tap at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 11 to discuss the status of energy in Kansas. We’ll address energy-related bills that went to the Kansas Statehouse this session, along with Evergy’s newly released Integrated Resource Plan and its projections for the next 10-15 years. Panelists include Brian Grimmett, energy and environment reporter for KMUW and Kansas News Service; Ashok Gupta, senior energy economist for the Climate and Clean Energy Program of the Natural Resources Defense Council; and Rep. Mike Schreiber, Kansas Legislature vicechair of the Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee. Stream the live conversation at EngageICT.org or on KMUW’s Facebook page. Email info@kmuw.org to submit a question in advance, or comment on the live Facebook video.