Category: Events and Recreation

The Department of Women’s, Ethnicity and Intersectional Studies invites you to its 2024 Words By Women lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 in 209 Hubbard Hall. Dr. Breanne Fahs, professor of women’s and gender studies at Arizona State University, will lecture on “Hairy Subjects: Resistance and Revolution in Women’s Body Hair Politics.” The lecture is free and open to the public.

From Sept 23 through Sept 27, the Zeta Beta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will host a virtual popcorn fundraiser. Everything is online, all you need to do is order and the popcorn will be sent straight to your door.

Join Campus Recreation for its annual 5K Pumpkin Run Oct. 19 on campus. The 5K will be held from 9 to 10:30 p.m.

Participants will receive a free Pumpkin Run T-shirt, and everyone who crosses the finish line will receive a finisher medal. Registration for the 5K Pumpkin Run is $37 through Oct. 17, so sign up now. Get a personal referral code to sign up your friends, family and/or coworkers, and if five people sign up with the code, you get $15 off your race fee.

Additionally, signups are also open for the Little Pumpkin Fun Run 1K and Virtual 5K events:

• The Little Pumpkin Fun Run 1K, which is from 10:19 to 10:45 a.m. Oct. 19, is designed for children 10 years old or younger. Signups cost $19 through Oct. 17.
• The Virtual 5K registration is $40 and allows participants to run from anywhere. Registration ends Oct. 2.

Join the Shockers Vote coalition for National Voter Registration Day. This year’s celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 at north patio of the Rhatigan Student Center.

While you are there, find information about voting and celebrate with your fellow Shockers. Food, games and prizes will be available as supplies last.

For questions, email civicengagement@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7016.

The Shocker Store is headed to WSU West for a garage sale from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18. The Shocker Store will be set up in the main lobby of WSU West with Shocker gear priced 30-70% off.

Get ready for an evening full of live music and good vibes at the SAC Mini Music Festival starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 at the Duerksen Amphitheatre.

Featuring a mix of sounds from three of Wichita’s local bands and DJ Magnum, this event promises to be a celebration of music and community. Featuring musical acts Kimberly Paige Quintet, Tall Glass of Root Beer and The Petals. Event Includes Funky Monkey Munches, popcorn, snow cones and vendor market. Students get in at no additional charge with their Shocker ID.

The event is organized by the Student Activities Council.

Join your fellow shockers for an Alternative Spring Break trip in 2025 to Chicago. The next informational meetings about the Alternative Spring Break trip will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 in 245 Rhatigan Student Center, CUW Room.

The next informational meetings will be Sept. 27; Oct. 10 and 23; and Nov. 6, also from noon to 1 p.m. in 245 RSC.

At the meetings, you will receive information about trip including cost, logistics and travel information. Email civicengagement@wichita.edu for more questions and information.

Students interested in studying abroad in 2025 or beyond should plan to attend a session from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room, to learn more about the Gilman Scholarship and the application process.

There will be past Gilman Scholarship recipient, Tais Solis, presenting and sharing tips from her experience. During the session, students will learn more about the application process and have the opportunity to ask questions and get feedback on their essays for the Gilman application. Gilman study abroad scholarship amounts are up to $5,000 each for eligible students (must be receiving a Pell grant).

Learn more about the Gilman Scholarship. For questions, contact Study Abroad at studyabroad@wichita.edu.

The annual remembrance of Memorial ’70 will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the memorial sculpture at the university entrance at Memorial Drive and Hillside. A reception will be held immediately following the ceremony in the lobby of Duerksen Fine Arts Center across from the memorial. The Shocker ’70 Room in 202 Rhatigan Student Center will also be open for visitors.

The ceremony will honor the 31 people — WSU football players, administrators, supporters and flight crew — who died in the crash in Colorado.

Those interested in making a tax-deductible contribution in memory of the crash victims can give to the Football ’70 Memorial Scholarship, the only endowed scholarship at WSU dedicated in collective memory to those who died in the tragedy. The scholarship is awarded each year to a student of any major with at least a 3.00 GPA who demonstrates financial need. Contributions can be made through the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement, 1845 Fairmount St., Wichita, KS 67260-0002, for the Football ’70 Memorial Scholarship. Contributions also may be made online.

Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO) and Ambassadors for Diversity and Inclusion (ADI) are coming together to host Hispanic Heritage Celebration with local performances and catering.

Join the “Nuestra Cultura” celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, starting in the CAC Theatre on campus. Admission is free for WSU students; $5 for staff, faculty and students outside of Wichita State; and $10 for community members. Performers consist of WSU students and groups from all over Wichita, and catering comes from small businesses around town.

For any questions or concerns, contact HALO at wsuhalo@gmail.com.