Category: Events and Recreation

The 2022 Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol event will take place March 1-3, 2022. The event is an opportunity for your students to present their research experiences virtually to Kansas state lawmakers, the Kansas Board of Regents and the Wichita State community.

Up to 40 students can participate each year and will represent each of the state’s eight public four-year institutions. Projects from a broad range of disciplines are encouraged–especially those that relate to the state of Kansas and issues important to the State Legislature (e.g. education, health, agriculture, aviation, biotechnology, energy, transportation, manufacturing, environment and social services).

Up to five projects will be selected from each institution, and students working on the same research project are encouraged to apply as a group.

Applications will be accepted until Feb. 2. Students who wish to apply should visit the WSU Undergraduate Research website for more information.

Dr. Nick Solomey, WSU professor of physics, and Dr. Stephanie Vivod, chemical engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center, will discuss how to successfully apply for funding and funding opportunities at 10 a.m. Feb. 2 via Zoom. The event is hosted by the Office of Research.

For more information or to receive the Zoom link, contact proposals@wichita.edu.

Wichita State’s Green Group will meet at 4 p.m. today at the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) (Room 007). The meeting will be an unstructured social with free snacks and drinks. Stop by and learn more about student sustainability efforts on our campus.

Learn the basics of intellectual property protection with the Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) at a virtual workshop 3-4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31 via Zoom.

The workshop is part of the Entrepreneurship Research Series presented by Wichita State University Libraries to help inventors and entrepreneurs learn how to protect their intellectual property and support their businesses through research.

Registration is required. Participants can register for free at the University Libraries website.

Are you a transfer student? The members of Wichita State Transfer Working Group want to hear about your experience as a Shocker at a virtual Transfer Student Feedback Meeting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10. For more information or attend, please contact student.success@wichita.edu.

Due to the recent spike in Omicron variant cases, the Ulrich Museum of Art is rescheduling its upcoming Spring 2022 Exhibition Celebration to 5-8 p.m. Feb. 25. The event was originally scheduled to take place Jan. 27. The event is free and open to the public. 

In addition to this schedule change, the museum will shift all in-person programming scheduled between now and late February to online-only. Registration is required for all virtual Ulrich programs.

For more information, visit the museum’s programs webpage.

Dust off your moves or learn some new ones at the Student Activities Council (SAC) dance class featuring two professionally instructed sessions 6-8 p.m. Feb. 8 and 9 at the Heskett Center. The class will train participants on Rumba and Single Time East Coast Swing. 

To attend, please register no later than Feb. 3. For more information, contact sac@wichita.edu.

The Shocker Sprints 2022 indoor rowing race will take place 9 a.m.-noon Feb. 12 at the Heskett Center. This event is hosted by the Wichita State Rowing Team and is open to all students, faculty staff and innovation partners. Registration is required to attend. 

For more information about prices or to register, visit the official Shocker Sprints 2022 website.

Join KMUW’s next Engage ICT virtual event at 5 p.m. Jan. 25. This edition will include a discussion about the pandemic and how it is affecting the Wichita area today. We’ll hear from local doctors, healthcare providers and community leaders, including:

• Dr. Sam Antonios, Ascension Via Christi
• Adrienne Byrne, Sedgwick County Health director
• Dr. Thomas Moore, Infectious Disease Consultants of Kansas

Tune in to the live conversation here and ask questions at the Engage ICT website and on KMUW’s Facebook page.

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) and Media Resources Center (MRC) will promote National Braille Literacy Awareness Month by offering information to students, faculty and staff members at table 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today, Jan. 24 on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center (first floor).

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.

If you are a student with a disability that is interested in receiving possible accommodations, fill out the  Disability Servcies Intake Form. If you are a student with a disability and are needing tutoring, academic advising, career development, study skills assistance, and financial literacy assistance please contact Trio DSS.

If you are a staff or faculty member interested in receiving possible workplace accommodations, contact the HR Total Rewards Team at totalrewards@wichita.edu.