Category: Events and Recreation

Gathering data, creating and testing hypotheses, and making data-based decisions are all things students learn in their programs of study; but these habits can have value well beyond the classroom and laboratory. In fact, these scientific habits of mind can support each of us in our personal lives as well.

Join the Graduate School with presenter Dr. Carolyn Speer at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13 in the Pike Room (266) of the RSC for “Thinking Like a Researcher in your Daily Life,” a practical session that will introduce the idea of applying the scientific method to life’s daily questions and provide you with some practical advice about how to think like a researcher to improve your own life.

Attend the Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 to learn about our programs, scholarships and options for 2022 and beyond. Students in attendance will be entered into a drawing for a $1,000 scholarship toward a study abroad program, as well as free swag and prizes.

For more information, contact us at studyabroad@wichita.edu.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host Dr. Matthew Tucker from the University of Nevada-Reno at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 13 in McKinley Hall (room 224). The event will also be available via Zoom.

Dr. Tucker will present research results in a talk titled “Mapping Structure and Dynamics with Site-Specific Vibrational Probe Pairs via 2D IR Spectroscopy.”

Are you looking at graduate school for 2022? Get ready to start your plan now by attending an upcoming informational session via Zoom. Students of any major are eligible to apply for our Master of Social Work program. This degree is versatile and creative and provides pathways for students to enter a variety of fields of practice. Our graduates work as therapists, hospital social workers, advocates, policy analysts, researchers, and program directors.

MSW information sessions are scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 8, and noon Dec. 8.

Attending one of these sessions will introduce you to our program, allow you to meet faculty members, and walk you through the application process. No GRE is required, and all majors are welcome.

If you would like to attend, send an email to MSW director shaunna.millar@wichita.edu with your WSU ID, and she will make sure the Zoom link is sent to you ahead of the session.

The priority deadline for MSW applications to enter the program for the 2022-23 school year is Jan. 14, 2022. The time is now to change the world, and it starts with you. A degree in social work gives you the chance to do the work that matter.

On Saturday, Oct. 16, the WSU Tech Foundation and B-29 Doc are partnering to bring you Wichita’s first ever Pull a Plane event, a fundraiser featuring the ultimate tug-of-war competition — people against a plane. The challenge is to see which team of 25 people can pull Doc (a restored B-29 weighing in at almost 80,000 pounds) 25 feet by rope in the fastest amount of time.

Pull a Plane is a family friendly event that’s open to the public. Anyone is welcome to attend to witness the event firsthand while cheering on their friends and family. Public admission will be $10 per person or $25 for a family (up to six people). The admission fee grants access to the Pull a Plane event, as well as to the Doc Hangar.

Pull a Plane begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 at the B-29 Doc Hangar at 1788 S. Airport Road in Wichita.

Join us to see who will be the first to pull Doc to victory!

The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents Dr. Farhan Abedin from the University of Utah.

Please join us for a public lecture by Dr. Farhan Abedin titled “Inverse Iteration for the Monge-Ampère Eigenvalue Problem” at 3:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 Jabara Hall (room 372). Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in room 353 Jabara Hall.

Come submit a urine sample at the Student Health Services; and while we test it for any signs of STIs, you can enjoy some free pizza. Call (316)-978-4792 to schedule your appointment.

Listen to poetry and drums, share your thought, and read your creative pieces at t an evening of cultural sharing at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at 209 Hubbard Hall.

The theme of teh event is ethnic studies:

• What does ethnic studies mean to you?
• Is your ethnic or cultural identify important?
• Should we study ethnic studies at WSU?

For those who prefer to partcipate virtually, a Zoom option is available: meeting ID, 916 2168 2753; passcode, 072896.

On Friday, Oct. 22, the Office of Admissions will host Black and Yellow Day. Each semester, we invite high school juniors, seniors and college transfer students to experience Shocker Nation. Prospective students in attendance will:

• Explore academic and student life opportunities
• Hear from current Wichita State students
• Take a walking tour of campus
• Check out on-campus housing options

The event is $15 per student and $5 per guest and includes lunch in Shocker Hall Dining.

Encourage prospective students you know to register at wichita.edu/visit and click on “Admissions Events.” For questions, contact Sarah Brill, Event Manager and SAS Advisor, at 978-3638 or Sarah.Brill@wichita.edu.

Please join us for our next seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 via Zoom, featuring Agnieszka Mucha, professor at AGH University in Krakow, Poland.