Category: Events and Recreation

Wichita State’s Department of Human Performance Studies will host another HPSeries-Mental Health and Human Performance at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20 at Lindquist Hall (Room 100) or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 95722177028 Passcode: 072032).

Featured guests include Dr. Briana Ward, WSU Athlete Mental Health coordinator, Dr. Jessica Grossnicklaus, WSU Outreach coordinator, and Raquel Rios-Reed, 3x Olympic Trials Marathon qualifier and co-owner of First Gear Running Company.

Please join us for our next seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20 via Zoom. at Jabara Hall featuring Dr. Tapio Schneider, professor at the California Institute of Technology.

The American Chemical Society Student Chapter at Wichita State University (ACS-WSU) will host a member meeting at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 at McKinley Hall (Room 108).

The meeting will cover future ACS-WSU events and volunteer opportunities. For more information, contact wsu.acs@wichita.edu.

The Live Well with Diabetes event will take place 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Wichita State Metropolitan Complex (5015 E 29th St N). The event is hosted by Wichita’s Great Plains Diabetes, with support from Health ICT—Kansas Business, the KU School of Pharmacy, Dillons and the Wichita State University Physician Assistant Department.

The event will offer including the following:

• free diabetes screenings
• free lipid tests
• free foot checks
• free medication and supplements reviews
• free blood pressure checks
• COVID and flu vaccinations

There will also be ask-the-experts presentations, healthcare company representatives available for questions and a diabetes support walk beginning at 10 a.m.

For more information, contact 316-440-2802.

Come test your luck on the roulette wheels and the blackjack tables at the Student Activities Council’s (SAC) Casino Night 7-9 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Rhatigan Student Center (first floor). Win big in craps or on the slot machines.

Prizes will be awarded to top-performing Wichita State student players and include AirPods, mini projectors, Shocker gear and more. Chips can also be cashed in for prizes. Admission is free to the campus community, however, prizes are limited to WSU students.

For more information about SAC-sponsored events, please visit the SAC website or contact us at sac@wichita.edu.

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.