Category: Events and Recreation

Join Wichita State’s English Department for the release party of the 67th volume of Mikrokosmos beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 at the McKnight Atrium. Mikrokosmos is the literary journal for the English Department’s Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing.

All students, faculty and members of the community are invited. The  party will feature readings from our contributing authors.

Mikrokosmos accepts submissions from all students and alumni at WSU. Join us to learn more about Mikrokosmos and celebrate our newest volume.

The College of Health Professions is pleased to host Dr. Timothy Church, M.D., M.P.H., and Ph.D., and Wondr Health chief medical officer (formerly Naturally Slim) for the presentation Five Graphs that will Change Everything You Thought You Knew About Exercise and Health at 3 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Campus Activities Center Theater. The event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Church, MD, MPH, PhD, is one of the country’s clinical leaders in exercise and weight management and is quoted frequently in major national media outlets including U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time Magazine and CNN.  Dr. Church has been instrumental in the development of the Wondr curriculum, which is inspired by his medical expertise and has been adopted by 30 states, including the State of Kansas.

As the author of more than 300 published clinical articles, Dr. Church has received numerous awards for his research in preventive health and is recognized internationally for his presentations. He also served as the vice president of medical and laboratory research at The Cooper Institute located in Dallas, Texas. The institution is recognized for its comprehensive studies on human performance and disease prevention. He also served as professor of preventive medicine at Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University.

Join introductory Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop hosted by geographer Dr. Joseph Kerski — a geographer who works for Esri, the global market leader in GIS technology — noon-1 p.m. Friday Sept. 10 via Zoom. Getting Started with GIS is a no-cost, online workshop hosted by University Libraries.

GIS is a framework to gather and analyze geospatial data that uses maps and 3D models, enabling users to visualize geospatial data in fields such as geology, meteorology, political science and history. During the workshop, Kerski will introduce the fundamentals of and tools of GIS including ArcGIS Online.

Need help with Ultra? There is another “Please Help Me With Ultra!” workshop 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 2 via Zoom. The class is hosted by Mary Morriss Media Resources Center Learning Management System specialist and Dr. Freh Wuhib, MRC Science, Technology, Engineering and Math senior instructional designer.

The Student Government Association (SGA) will host two events providing students coffee, donuts and Kona Ice leading up to the annual State of the Student Body address (SOTSB) Sept. 1 at the Rhatigan Student Center patio. The day of events include the following:

• Free Donuts and Coffee with SGA 7:30-9:30 a.m.
• Free Kona Ice Truck 3-4 p.m.
• SOTSB Address 7-8 p.m.

The SOTSB will also include refreshments and end with a gathering for students to meet their student representatives and discover SGA’s role in the student body.

You are cordially invited to attend the first of the 2021-2022 edition of Wednesdays in Wiedemann with Lynne Davis, WSU CFA School of Music associate professor of organ, which will take place at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 8 at Wiedemann Hall. Davis will play the great Marcussen organ at Wiedemann during these performances. These events are free and open to the campus community.

The concert will also be live-streamed on the Wichita State University School of Music Facebook page. More information can be found at the link below.

Wichita State’s College of Fine Arts School of Music is excited to announce the 2021-2022 season of the Rie Bloomfield Organ Series beginning with distinguished organist Nathan Laube 7:30 pm Tuesday, Sept. 21 at Wiedemann Hall. For tickets, please call the Fine Arts Box Office at 316-978-3233 or visit the CFA Box Office. For more information about the series, click the button below.

Wednesdays in Wiedemann with Lynne Davis — WSU CFA School of Music associate professor of organ — will also continue beginning at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 8. These events are free and open to the campus community.

All performances will be conducted on the great Marcussen organ at Wiedemann Hall. 

Please join us for our next Physics Seminar at 2 p.m.  Wednesday, Sept. 1 at Jabara Hall (room 126), This talk features Aditya Sharma, Wichita State University Physics department graduate teaching assistant and Hall-Schneider Fellow. The title of the seminar is “Effect of Low-Temperature Opacities on Stellar Isochrones.”

Head over to the Rhatigan Student Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 30 for Monday Melodies, a new live music series free to the campus community.

Monday Melodies will happen on the last Monday of each month. During the Aug. 20 event, Miguel Antonio will sing and play guitar at the RSC Starbucks Lounge.

Join Andy Sykes — Wichita State Campus Recreation Fitness and Health Education program specialist — on Facebook live at noon Oct. 8 for this month’s Lifting Clinic as he discusses proper stretching techniques.