Category: Events and Recreation

Wichita State’s First-Year Programs in Student Success and Campus Recreation invite you to join us for Clash of the Colleges on Friday, Aug. 20. Registration will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18.  

This event will include relay races, team sports and other competitions between academic colleges to determine who rules the school. Come by yourself or with a group of other new students. All students are required to sign up on the RSVP form before the event.

Please note that registration is first-come, first-served. Virtual Games are also available. Participate in these games from the comfort of your home to win points for your college. Virtual games will go live on the Clash of the Colleges website Aug. 20-27.

Help support mental wellness and suicide prevention in our local community and register for the first Suspenders4Hope 5K Run for Hope and One-Mile Walk to Remember 8 a.m. Sept. 11 beginning at the Rhatigan Student Center.

This campus event will take place during National Suicide Prevention Week. All proceeds will go to StopSuicideICT, a local collaborative and non-profit.

Face Stuffers Food Wagon is joining the lineup at Wichita State’s food Truck Plaza 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. today, Aug. 11. You can get your meal to go or spread out on socially distanced picnic tables or green space.

All staff, instructors, and campus partners are invited to attend the August Academic Resources Conference which begins today, Aug. 9 through Aug. 12. The events are free, online and open to the campus community. One event each day this week will be offered in a HyFlex format so you can participate online or in-person 2-2:50 p.m. at Devlin Hall (room 010). Please email the Office of Instructional Resources  at OIR@wichita.edu if you require an accommodation to participate. The schedule for Aug. 9 is as follows:

• Meet Ultra! — 9:00-9:50 a.m.: This session covers what Ultra is, the timeline for rollout and the support available to instructors.  Hosted by Brad Katz from Blackboard.
  • Add Meet Ultra to calendar.
  • Join Meet Ultra directly.
• Curriculum Mapping at the Program Level — 10-10:50 a.m.: This session is designed for department chairs and program directors. The basics of curriculum mapping at the program level will be covered, and there will be a discussion about the ways OIR can assist with the process and an explanation about how the Blackboard Goals tool can help. Presented by Carolyn Speer.
  •  Add Curriculum Mapping to calendar.
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• Meet the OIR Website — 11-11:50 a.m.: This session will show you what OIR offers and how to locate it. Presented by Carolyn Speer and John Hammer.
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  • Join Meet OIR Website directly.
• Adjunct and other Part-time Instructor Special Session —Noon-12:50 p.m.: Are you an adjunct, part-time instructor or graduate teaching assistant (GTA) at Wichita State? Join us for a conversation about the resources available to you. There will be a question and answer session as well. Presented by Carolyn Speer.
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• Getting Started with OER — 1-1:50 p.m.: Are you an instructor who would like to reduce costs for your students but are unsure about how to accomplish this? This session will show you how University Libraries can help you locate and use open educational resources (OER). Presented by Maria Sclafani and Victoria Koger.
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  • Join OER directly.
• HyFlex Session — 2-2:50 p.m.: HyFlex? Hybrid? F2F? What are the Options? What are the Reasons? What is the difference between HyFlex and Hybrid? Would you like to think about ways you can structure your classes for maximum flexibility? This session is for you. You are welcome to join us in person on campus in Devlin Hall  (room 010) or join the session online. The session will also be live-streamed via Zoom. Presented by Carolyn Speer.
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• The State of the Alternative Assessment Conversation in Higher E — 3:00-3:50 p.m.: Alternative assessment is a hot topic in higher education, but what is it, and what is its purpose? Come to this session to find out! Presented by Mark Porcaro.
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• A Conversation About Student Retention — 4-4:50 p.m.: What can instructors do to help students persist toward their degrees? Join this conversation with Lisa Garcia and Sarah Taylor.
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The Kansas Department of Education will host an Education Advocate Workshops from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 16 at the WSU Eugene Hughes Metropolitan Complex. This free training is sponsored by the Wichita State Special Education faculty and is for individuals who are interested in becoming an education advocate. 

Monday Markets will continue 2:30-3:30 p.m. today at the Paradise Baptist Church parking lot located 17th and Oliver streets. Buy fresh and local produce, connect to community resources, get your blood pressure checked and more.

Upcoming Monday Market dates:

• Sept. 13: Braeburn Square, 21st and Oliver
• Oct. 11: Paradise Baptist Church, 17th and Oliver

The sixth annual EcoFest Wichita, featuring food, music, eco-activities, vendors, advocates and environmental art from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 19 at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 7202 E. 21st Street North.

Ecofest Wichita is a family-friendly celebration designed to inspire and empower people to make a difference for the environment and promote eco-stewardship. This year will include Betty’s Place, an outdoor space for kids of all ages that explores the environment, and art, with a certified butterfly waystation and bee-friendly flower garden, stage, totems and more. The event will also include more than 40 exhibits, speakers, social action groups and vendors.

Admission is $3 ($2 if you bring a reusable water bottle or ride your bike to the event). Admission is free for children younger than 12. For more information, call 316-213-9719 or email wichitaecofest@gmail.com. 

Join KMUW’s Democracy on Tap at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10 for a virtual discussion about navigating back-to-school in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The panel will also discuss the challenges teachers face and how students and families can cope 

You can view the discussion on KMUW’s Facebook page or at the EngageICT.org website. To submit a question email info@kmuw.org, or comment on the live Facebook video.

Wichita State’s Military and Veteran Services will host a celebration in honor of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 231st anniversary 3-4 p.m. Aug. 6 in Grace Wilke Hall (room 105).

The U.S. Coast Guard, founded Aug. 4, 1790, is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the country’s eight uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the U.S. military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its duties.

All students, faculty and staff are invited to share in the celebration.

Join Student Involvement for the 2021 Involvement Fair 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 26 outside of the Rhatigan Student Center. All campus resources, student organizations and volunteer entities are invited to participate. 

For more information, email getinvolved@wichita.edu or call 316-978-3022.