Category: Events and Recreation

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 3 p.m. Friday, March 8 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.

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion welcomes Latasha N. Eley Kelly, Ph.D., who will host a workshop titled “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Overturning Impostor Syndrome” from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 21 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail Room.

The workshop is designed to engage students with an innovative, high-level legal framework for re-evaluating competence, reducing self-doubt and scrutinizing the evidence against self-perceived fraudulence.

Only 30 seats are available for the event.

Learn about best practices and strategies to help you craft a compelling National Science Foundation (NSF) project pitch from 10 to 11 a.m. March 27 via Zoom.

The workshop will include tips to help you meet requirements of the project pitch’s four key elements: Technology innovation, technical objectives and challenges, market opportunity, and the company and team.

For questions, reach out to WSU Strategic Initiatives at 316-978-5363 or email strategicinitiatives@wichita.edu.

Join University Press of Kansas (UPK) staff — including Tim Paulson, director; Kelly Chrisman Jacques, assistant director; and Joyce Harrison, editor in chief — from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 in 266 Rhatigan Student Center, Pike Room, to answer common questions like:

• How do I revise my dissertation into a book?
• How do I find the right publisher?
• What does a job in publishing look like?

The event is open to the entire campus community at no additional charge, and light refreshments will be provided.

UPK is one of more than 150 worldwide university presses who publish books that contribute to important scholarly and public debates. Founded in 1946, UPK represents all six state universities: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University, the University of Kansas and Wichita State University.

The Shocker Store is headed to WSU West for a pop-up shop from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6.

The Shocker Store will be set up in the main lobby of WSU West so guests can shop for some great Shocker gear and enter to win some fabulous Shocker prizes.

No purchase necessary for prize giveaway. Credit and debit cards only. The next pop-up shop will be on April 24.

Visit the Shocker Financial Wellness team as it goes over “Spring Break on a Budget” from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center. Enjoy spring break without breaking the bank.

Come join the Student Government Association (SGA) and the International Student Union for a night full of fun at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes in the Rhatigan Student Center.

They will provide food, bowling, pool and games at no additional charge, and there is going to be a fun competition for a chance to win an Apple Watch and a $50 Shocker Store gift card.

Don’t let the mid-semester blues get your students down. Encourage them to join the Shocker Learning Center and University Libraries for a night of support at the late-night study event, tailored just for them, happening from 6 p.m. to midnight, March 27 at Ablah Library.

Featuring workshops, tutoring sessions, arts and crafts, mindfulness activities, and more. They’ll have all the tools they need to conquer the rest of the semester.

Plus, they’re covered with coffee and snacks to keep them fueled and focused throughout the night. More information to come.

Don’t let the mid-semester blues get you down. Join the Shocker Learning Center and University Libraries for a night of support at its late-night study event, designed for students, from 6 p.m. to midnight March 27 in Ablah Library.

Featuring workshops, tutoring sessions, arts and crafts, mindfulness activities and more. Students will have all the tools they need to conquer the rest of the semester.

Plus, enjoy coffee and snacks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the night. Stay tuned for more information.

Political science alumni, located in Japan, Switzerland, Qatar, and Taiwan, talk about their international careers, at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 via Zoom.

The event is co-sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha and the Department of Political Science.