Category: Events and Recreation

If you are a mother or adult female role model to a third through eighth grade girl, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) student organization invites you to attend Mother Daughter Day from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 13 in the John Bardo Center lobby.

Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in four activities that will introduce the girls to different types of engineering (aerospace, mechanical, electrical and biomedical).

Join Zach Gearhart, chief of staff and executive director of government relations, for updates on the Kansas legislature relevant to Wichita State. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 12 in 101 Morrison Hall.

The meeting is open to all faculty, staff and students and is held every other Friday in Morrison Hall following each legislative session.

Tadd Fowler — senior vice president at the Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) and Executive-In-Residence at the W. Frank Barton School of Business — will provide a  keynote presentation titled “Procter & Gamble: How a 187-Year Old Company Stays Relevant in a Changing World” at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 11 in the Woolsey Hall Auditorium. During the event, Fowler will present the captivating narrative of P&G’s recent transformational journey, showcasing resiliency, strategic reinvention, and an unwavering commitment to delivering superior products to delight consumers around the world. Admission to the event is free to the public.

Join Wichita State University’s Office of Research and WSU Foundation & Alumni Engagement from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 19 in the NetApp building to learn how industry and academia can work together to advance fundamental and applied research.

This event includes presentations on the basics of establishing and benefiting from industry-sponsored research projects and SBIR/STTR grants, including current examples of such collaborations from seven WSU faculty members. Two WSU faculty members will also describe start-up businesses that they established while employed at WSU. WSU’s Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host poster presentations about the research taking place within the departments of Fairmount College and additional academic colleges.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. RSVPs are due Friday, April 12.  More information and the agenda may be found at:  https://www.wichita.edu/research/ResearchWorkshops.php.

Wichita State University and Dassault Systèmes will present “Engaging with 3DEXPERIENCE: Expanding beyond 3D modeling and design and manufacturing simulations” on Thursday, April 11.

This session offers an engaging introduction to various facets of product development within an environment supporting product virtual twin technology, utilizing the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. It delves into how core skills of engineering may be built by extending 3D modeling, integrating design simulations, manufacturing programming and planning, and product architecture and multidisciplinary development, all within a unified data environment that can used to foster collaboration and combine competencies. The aim is to showcase emerging technological trends in the product development domain and illustrate how they can align with engineering training. This 90-minute presentation is open to professors, researchers, students, and industry professionals. Join us to explore how these cutting-edge technologies are shaping the future of product development.

A welcome reception begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Harvest Room (room 142) of the RSC. The seminar and a presentation by Dassault Systèmes’ Florent Salako will follow from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Florent Salako, Dassault Systèmes’ (3DS) North American Lead Consultative Academic Advisor, collaborates with higher educational institutions to prepare the workforce of the future. 3DS, a global provider of 3D-based solutions for product development, manufacturing industries, construction and cities and life sciences, emphasizes sustainable innovation using Virtual Twins for workforce development. 3DS underscores the importance of developing skills that eliminate barriers from numerical silos and leverage collaboration with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform using products like CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, SIMULIA, DELMIA, and ENOVIA in degree-granting curricula and research. With more than 30 years in PLM, including seven at 3DS, Mr. Salako has diverse experiences in sectors like education, aerospace, and transportation and mobility. He previously served as a faculty member in engineering at École Polytechnique de Montréal and holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from HEC Montreal.

Join SigEp for a week of events raising awareness for the Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center (WASAC).

• Tuesday, April 16: Visit the north patio of the RSC beginning at 9 p.m. Monday to 9 p.m. Tuesday to learn more about upcoming events at WASAC and enter a raffle for a chance to win a Target gift card.
• Wednesday, April 17: Grab a bite to eat at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in Braeburn Square location, and 30% of all proceeds will be donated to WASAC.
• Thursday, April 18: Come play sand volleyball at the SigEp House wearing the color teal.

Visit @sigepwichitastate on Instagram for more information.

Please join Academic Affairs for an active discussion about the “Grand Challenges in Assessment: Guiding Innovations, Improving Pedagogy, and Increasing Equity” webinar from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18 in the AGH classroom (room 134) in Woolsey Hall. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to karla.jordan@wichita.edu.

An art market inspired by the artists of the Ulrich Museum’s “Urban Canvas: Exploring Muralism in Wichita” exhibition will pop up in the circle drive just south of the Ulrich from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14 at Open Streets ICT on 17th Street between Hillside and Grove. 

Seven featured artists, each of whom has work represented in the “Urban Canvas” show, will be the focus of the market: GLeo, Connie Fiorella, Domesick Creationz, Del Norte, Quintis Pinkston, Ric Dunwoody, and Heather Byers. An additional 45 local and regional artists will set up booths, some offering their work for sale and some doing demonstrations. Our inaugural Urban Canvas Art Market is free and open to the public.

Open Streets gives Wichitans a chance to enjoy entertainment, explore businesses and organizations, and check out fun vendors and food trucks. The street will be blocked off so get ready to walk, bike, jog, or skateboard, and bring out the strollers and wagons.

Join a community discussion with Colombian muralist Nathalia Gallego, or GLeo; and Armando Minjarez, artist, designer, and community organizer on Thursday, April 11 at 210 McKnight Art Center. GLeo and Minjarez will speak about their experiences working collaboratively to create the “Horizontes Project” on Wichita’s north end, as well as the “Adelante Juntos/Forward Together,” which GLeo will create at the Duerksen Amphitheater project.

Spanish to English translation will be available. A reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the discussion beginning at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event.

In 2018, WSU students and alums contributed research and volunteer time to the Horizontes Project. “El Sueño Original – The Original Dream,” located at 519 E. 20th St. N. on the Beachner Grain Elevator, was a major part of that project. GLeo painted this massive mural, which was the largest of its kind in the United States at the time of its creation. The artist returned to Wichita in late March and has been designing a mural for the WSU campus, “Adelante Juntos /Forward Together,” which she will begin painting on the walls of Duerksen Amphitheater this week.

Local artist Armando Minjárez originally brought GLeo to Wichita as a Knight Cities Challenge winner with the Horizontes Project. He is also producing this new amphitheater mural for the Ulrich Museum of Art with support from Wichita State University’s Office of Hispanic Initiatives; Student Government Association; Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO); Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives; the Office of Diversity and Inclusion; the Office of the President; and the Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing. A public unveiling of the mural is scheduled for May 3.

The Kansas Small Business Development Center at Wichita State is celebrating National Small Business Week in a big way.

On Thursday, May 2, the Kansas SBDC at WSU is hosting a conference designed to help established small businesses grow sustainably, a pop-up market to support local vendors and an awards ceremony honoring the success of local small business leaders.

For more than 60 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated National Small Business Week (NSBW), a time set aside to acknowledge the critical contributions of America’s small businesses. This year, NSBW takes place April 28 through May 4. The SBDC joins SBA and SCORE to officially recognize the hard work, ingenuity, and dedication of entrepreneurs and small business owners, including their contributions to the economy.

The Kansas Small Business Development Center at Wichita State University is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.