Category: Events and Recreation

The Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) presents award-winning historian and author Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in 110 Woolsey Hall, Frank A. Boettger Auditorium. A reception will be held from 6 to 7 p.m.

In partnership with the University of Kansas Hall Center for the Humanities. Cooper Owens is the author of “Medical Bondage: Race, Gender and the Origins of American Gynecology”

Mark your calendars for the School of Digital Arts’ open house from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2 at Shocker Studios, 3803 E. Harry St., Suite 121. Enjoy food and refreshments while you tour the newly renovated space and mingle with others. There will be a lot of activities to see, so don’t miss out on the fun.

The Purple Mile Annual Domestic Violence Memorial and Awareness Walk and Social Service Fair is from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 on campus starting at the north side of the Rhatigan Student Center. For the 10th anniversary, join organizers in remembering those impacted by dating/domestic violence in the community over the last decade, learn about resources and connect with others over light refreshments and art.

For those who wish to participate, a one mile walk on campus follows this year’s guest speakers. You can also join afterwards at Social Tap Drinkery in Braeburn Square, where Social Tap is donating 5% of their proceeds to Wichita Family Crisis Center and Harbor House.

The event is hosted by the Midwest Criminal Justice Institute, WSU HOPE Services, Wichita Family Crisis Center and Harbor House.

The Global Village Assembly is an annual open mic event hosted by Women’s, Ethnicity, and Intersectional Studies (WEIS). Each year, it centers on a theme relevant and related to current conversations on gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, class and the intersectional experience at WSU.

The event, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in 211 Hubbard Hall, is open to all students, faculty and staff across the university and the broader Wichita-area community. It is a unique opportunity to share about life at WSU and consider changes that we can all do to provide a more equitable space of belonging.

Visit the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes at 2 p.m. every Friday for a pool tournament. Tournaments will alternate between 8-ball and 9-ball and have a $3 entry fee per week. The winner each week will win a pre-paid pool card and earn points to qualify for the semester championship. For questions, email SSGL@wichita.edu.

Join the Community Service Board for a morning of volunteering with neighbors in the Shocker Neighborhood. Help those in the Shocker community keep their neighborhoods clean and beautiful. Volunteers will help clean up trash and debris. The next clean-up will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27.

For more information, email CSB@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7016.

Shockers, come to the Mini-Wellness and Social Services Fair any time from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Sept. 17 in the Rhatigan Student Center to learn about local resources and to enter to win a variety of prizes.

The event celebrates and promotes health, wellness and social service resources within the campus and community. Learn about the unique service providers the are available to you and gain a better understanding about their role in the community.

The event is sponsored by HOPE Services, Student Engagement and Belonging, and Student Health Services.

Join the Office of First-Year Programs and Dining Services from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26 at the Rhatigan Student Center for an evening full of fun and free entertainment at the second annual Shocker State Fair. Enjoy inflatables, games, rides, live music and local food trucks. The event is free for WSU students, and the first 100 students who check in will receive a free Shocker State Fair T-shirt.

For questions contact Kaelyn Hannah at kaelyn.hannah@wichita.edu.

Shockers, come to the Mini-Wellness and Social Services Fair any time from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Sept. 17 in the Rhatigan Student Center to learn about local resources and to enter to win a variety of prizes.

The event celebrates and promotes health, wellness and social service resources within the campus and community. Learn about the unique service providers the are available to you and gain a better understanding about their role in the community.

The event is sponsored by HOPE Services, Student Engagement and Belonging, and Student Health Services.

Students, join Student Success and University Libraries for “The Case of the Missing Grades,” an interactive study skills workshop. You will interview Study Skills Suspects (played by WSU faculty and staff), solve mini puzzles, collect clues and work together to crack the case.

You can drop in anytime between 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 at Ablah Library. The event combines mystery-solving fun with practical academic success strategies.