Category: Events and Recreation

The 62nd annual Candlelight Concert returns to Wiedemann Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 and 4 p.m. Dec. 7, offering audiences a cherished moment of reflection during a busy season. Tickets range from $6 to $12, and seating is assigned.

This year’s program honors centuries of musical tradition while celebrating the shared hope and connection that define this event. Selections highlight voices from many eras and cultures, including the groundbreaking work of Renaissance composer Maddalena Casulana, the warmth of English and Scandinavian carols, and contemporary reflections from Alex Gartner, Elizabeth Alexander and Brian Tate. Together, the combined choirs of Wichita State University create a tapestry of sound that invites listeners to pause, breathe and experience community.

Everyone is invited to join this beloved tradition. Be sure to get your tickets today through the College of Fine Arts Box Office at wichita.edu/boxoffice or 316-978-3233.

Success Teams invite Shockers to stomp into finals week with Prehistoric Pep Rally. Stop by any time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2 on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center and take a quick study break with inflatable dinosaurs, their trusty human wranglers and DJ Chompy C playing T-Rex Trax. It’s the perfect pause before your big exams.

Student Success and University Libraries are hosting PAWS & Relax, featuring therapy dogs from Love on a Leash, from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Dec. 3 on the first floor of the Ablah Library. Come say hi to Clara and her friends.

Join in honoring Dr. Teri Hall, vice president for Student Affairs, and celebrate her well deserved retirement at a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail Room. Remarks will begin at 3:30 p.m.

This week, the Office of Online and Adult Learning (OAL) is taking time to recognize and celebrate the hardworking online and adult learners at WSU. Take some time to come in and pick up free Shocker swag while supplies last from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday/Friday this week in 302 Shocker Success Center.

The Barton School of Business invites the campus community to celebrate the retirement of Dotty Harpool, executive director of engagement and prominence and senior marketing educator, who has served Wichita State with dedication and distinction for over 39 years.

A come-and-go reception will be held between 3 and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 in 141 Woolsey Hall, Fidelity Bank Ballroom. Remarks will begin at 3:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided.

The Barton School hopes you will join in honoring Dotty’s years of service and celebrating her many contributions to Wichita State and the Barton School community.

November is a month of celebration as it marks National Distance Learning Week and National Non-Traditional Week. The Office Online & Adult Learning (OAL) takes great pride in recognizing Shockers making great strides in their academic studies.

How to join the celebration:

• Follow OAL on social media as it spotlights student success stories all week (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn).
• Reconnect with OAL from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 during a Live Shocker Comeback Q&A, open to all current and former Shockers.
• Stop by the office any time Thursday, Nov. 20 in 302 Shocker Success Center a social, happening both on campus and virtually.

Students are invited to enjoy cookies, cocoa and conversation any time from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17 in 200 Lindquist Hall with the Fairmount College Student Advisory Council, the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean’s office personnel, faculty, staff, students or anyone who supports student success as a Shocker.

For Native American Heritage Month, Student Engagement and Belonging invites everyone on campus to a screening of the documentary “The Exiles” (1961), presented by Daniel Pewewardy (Comanche) from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room.

The Exiles is a film on early urban Native life. Following will be a brief discussion of Pewewardy’s Urban Native History Walk project that explores Wichita’s Indigenous stories and landmarks shaped by the Urban Indian Relocation era. Snacks and finger food will be served.

The new Scholars Walk on campus, located between the Plaza of Heroines and Heskett Center, celebrates faculty excellence in research and classroom accomplishments. The campus community is invited to attend a ribbon cutting event at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Scholars Walk is a series of banners along the northeast walkway from the Plaza of Heroines highlighting faculty from the academic colleges. Each banner includes a QR code that links to a short biography and additional information on their scholarly work.

Attendees will meet at the Plaza of Heroines, and the ribbon cutting will feature remarks from Dr. Monica Lounsbery, senior executive vice president and provost, and deans of the colleges will also be present.  Refreshments will be served.