Category: Events and Recreation

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.

Are you interested in a dental hygiene career? Join Wichita State’s Department of Dental Hygiene  3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15 at Ahlberg Hall (Room 110A).

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

Join the LGBTQ+ Shocker Ambassadors 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 at the Rhatigan Student Center (Room 238). This event is part of a series of meet-ups to build community and create visibility for queer, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) members at Wichita State University. Light refreshments will be served.

University Libraries Savvy Scholar Workshop series continues from 4 to 5 p.m. today at the C-Space (Ablah Library main level) for a Citation Management Drop-in.

EndNote and Zotero are both easy-to-use, powerful tools to help users collect, organize, cite and share research that informs their writing. Drop in to learn how these citation-management systems can make your life easier. Registration for this event is free.

Wondering what it’s like to speak to a counselor? Connect with Margarita Baez, Wichita State Counseling and Prevention Services counselor, at WSU’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion on the following dates:

• 11 a.m.-noon Thursday, Oct. 14
• 11 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Nov. 16
• 11 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Dec. 7

The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents Dr. Robert Fraser, assistant professor in analysis at Wichita State University.

Please join us for a public lecture by Fraser, titled “Oscillatory integral operators and three-point configurations” at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22 Jabara Hall (Room 372). Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in Room 353.

The Wichita State Future Health Care Professionals (FHCP) Spooktacular will take place 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 27 at Ahlberg Hall (second floor lobby). Games, snacks and prizes will be available.

For more information, message the FHCP Facebook or Instagram.

Please join us for our next seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13 at Jabara Hall (Room 126) featuring Wichita State’s Dr. Terrance Figy, Department of Physics, Mathematics, and Statistics assistant professor.