Category: Events and Recreation

Join the Shocker Career Accelerator for the JCPenney Suit Up event from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15 at the JCPenney in Towne East Square, 7700 E. Kellogg Dr.

Wichita State students, faculty and staff can save up to 30% on select career wear, shoes, and accessories, and receive a $25 off $100 purchase coupon with a valid Shocker ID. Shopping is available both in store and online.

Shopping online? Text SHOCKS to 67292 to receive 30% off your online purchase.

The event offers an affordable opportunity for faculty, staff and students to build or refresh a professional wardrobe for work, interviews, internships and career events.

Join Zach Gearhart, chief of staff and executive director of government relations, for updates on the legislature relevant to Wichita State. The next meeting for the legislative session is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room. The meeting is open to all faculty, staff and students.

Leadership luncheons provide students with an opportunity to connect, reflect and grow as leaders over lunch. Participants will engage in guided discussion, build meaningful connections with peers and hear from experienced leaders across the Wichita State campus.

The next luncheon is from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center, Harvest Room and is open to students at all stages of their leadership journey who are interested in strengthening self-awareness, exploring leadership in practice and learning from others’ experiences.

Free lunch will be provided. Space is limited and advance registration is required.

Share the love by swinging by the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center starting at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 to grab some Valentine’s goodies to share with family, a friend, loved one or yourself while supplies last. Sponsored by the RSC.

Join Shocker rowing from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Heskett Center gymnasium for a competitive and fun indoor rowing experience with the 2026 Shocker Sprints. This event is free for all students.

Join the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA) Hub in celebrating TRIO Day at a lunch and learn from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail Room, Together, participants will hear about the success of TRIO. TRIO programs will be present, so make sure to check them out. Lunch will be provided.

WSU students are invited to the philosophy department’s spring 2026 welcome event and Chinese New Year celebration from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, beginning in 110 Fiske Hall. Stop by and enjoy a fresh, delicious Chinese New Year dumpling and other foods, pick up a map and visit the different philosophy spaces in Fiske Hall, and learn more about the philosophy department and events.

Games and activities will also be available, including “Year of the Horse” stickers, “Can You Find…in Fiske Hall?” game, temporary tattoos and a “Paint a Wooden Horse Ornament” activity.

Love Data Week is an annual celebration of data, taking place every year during the week of Valentine’s Day. Organized by ICPSR, the theme this year is “Where’s the Data?” — a way to get people thinking about data’s journey from collection through storage and preservation.

University Libraries invites students, faculty and staff to attend, online or in-person at Ablah Library. Join the livestreamed interactive webinars from the presenting institutions and make binary code bracelets. Love Data Week 2026 will take place Feb. 9-13.

Let’s build a high-energy Shocker Zone designed to spark curiosity, celebrate innovation and connect thousands of visitors with the incredible people and programs across WSU at this year’s FutureFest. All colleges, departments and divisions are invited to host an engagement footprint in the Shocker Zone.

For questions or more information, you are invited to attend an upcoming virtual information meeting at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6 via Microsoft Teams.

Juniors, seniors and graduate students are invited to a pizza party from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5 at the President’s Residence. This come-and-go event is sponsored by the Office of the President, Student Success and the Shocker Career Accelerator. Meet in front of the Ulrich Museum if you’d like to walk over with a group.