Category: Events and Recreation

Learn the history and traditions of Día de los Muertos by joining the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and collaborating Hispanic and Latinx student organizations 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at the  Rhatigan Student Center (first floor). The event will include traditional sweets and activities during the holiday.

The Center for International Business Advancement (CIBA) and the World Trade Council of Wichita (WTCouncil) will host a virtual presentation at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (IFIT), a leading think tank in Washington, D.C., at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28.

Panelists for this event will include Usha Haley, W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business, and director of the Center for International Business Advancement; Scott Kennedy, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Peter Cowhey, former dean at University of California San Diego. 

Haley will speak on preliminary results from her National Science Foundation-funded research and forthcoming authored book for the Oxford University Press. China is now on the front-burner for policy with various federal government agencies and the U.S. Congress is giving it focused attention. Technology and patent protection has emerged as a top issue for the U.S. and many other countries and companies worldwide that deal with China either as trading partner or as investor. The panel will contribute to this discussion.

In celebration of World Kindness Day, Counseling and Prevention Services will be tabling to engage with students and give away some free snacks. Stop by for a snack between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12 in the Rhatigan Student Center.

Please pass this information onto students you believe may be interested and thrive in the Cohen Honors College.

The Honors College is hosting an event for current WSU students who want to experience what it’s like being an honors student at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5 at Shocker Hall. The event will It will include an overview of the Honors College, a mock class taught by an honors faculty member and a question and answer panel with honors students.

The Ulrich Museum of Art on the Wichita State University campus invites you to a special presentation at 3:30 p.m. today with Dr. Alice Boyle, associate professor of biology at Kansas State University, who will deliver a  Citizen Science in Action talk titled “A prairie bird’s love-hate relationship with humans.”

The talk connects her ongoing research with the Ulrich’s current bird-human-themed art exhibition, Look it’s daybreak, dear, time to sing: Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens, which is on display at the museum through Dec. 4. The talk is free and open to the public. If you are unable to attend the talk in person, click here to view a livestream of the program.

Join Wichita State University curator and archivist Jessica Cerri on this in-person, no-cost tour of University Archives at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26 on the lower level of Ablah Library.

Guy Schroeder of Wichita State’s Police Department (WSUPD) will be available to speak with Wichita Students 10 a.m.-noon today at the Rhatigan Student Center. The event will allow WSUPD to have an open dialogue with the students they serve.

The Honors College is hosting an event at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5 at Shocker Hall. The event is for current Wichita State students who want to experience what it’s like to be an honors student. It will include an overview of the Honors College, a mock class taught by an honors faculty member and a question and answer panel with honors students.

To attend, please RSVP. For more information, please contact honorsoutreach@wichita.edu.

Head over to the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 25 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 Oct. 25 event,  enjoy live music from the Randy Fields Combo at the RSC Starbucks Lounge.

Members who attend the next Phi Sigma Pi informational meeting will be entered into a drawing to join the fraternity at the Wichita Thunder hockey game Oct. 30. Phi Sigma Pi has reserved a glass suite for the game. Perks of the suite include a private viewing area on the glass, personal suite attendant, private bathroom use, access to Cox Lounge and an exclusive catering menu. The meetings are scheduled for the following time and dates:

• 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26 at the Rhatigan Student Center (Room 258) and via Zoom (password: 389095)
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27 via Zoom (password: 272036)

Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity is a gender- and major-inclusive organization dedicated to promoting lifelong learning, inspiring members to lead and cultivating lasting fraternal bonds, while always conducting our lives with honor. We commit ourselves to a life of social service with the goal of improving humanity through our principles: Scholarship, leadership and fellowship.