Category: Events and Recreation

The FAFSA Tour is coming to the Office of Online & Adult Learning from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30 in Grace Wilkie Annex. Visit with your laptop and all needed materials, which can be found on the FAFSA webpage (wichita.edu/fafsa) to get help in your completion of the new 2024-25 FAFSA form.

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, Jan. 26 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 Elliott School of Communication, with the Kansas Professional Chapter of Professional Journalists, will host a screening of the Wichita Eagle documentary “Unwarranted: The Senseless Death of Journalist Joan Meyer” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 in the CAC Theater followed by a panel discussion.

Jeff Jarman, director of the Elliott School, will be the moderator for the panel with guests:

• Jaime Green, visual journalist with the Wichita Eagle
• Travis Heying, visual journalist with the Wichita Eagle
• Eric Meyer, editor and publisher for the Marion County Record
• Emily Bradbury, executive director in the Kansas Press Association

For more information, contact Amy DeVault, assistant professor of communication, at amy.devault@wichita.edu or 316-978-6052

As part of the ongoing Teaching Matters series, the WSU Retention Fellows are excited to invite you to its upcoming session titled “Cultivating Student Relationships in the Virtual Classroom” at noon Friday, Feb. 2 on Teams.

Join the Retention Fellows for an insightful discussion on creating a student-friendly online environment that promotes meaningful connections and enhances the overall learning experience.

The Retention Fellows looks forward to your participation and the opportunity to explore effective ways to navigate the virtual classroom together.

University faculty and staff are invited to attend the Wichita State University Campus Climate Launch at noon Thursday, Feb. 8 in 305/306 Rhatigan Student Center, Beggs Ballroom. During this time a presentation of the findings and themes from the most recent campus climate survey followed by round table discussions will be held.

These discussions will center around how to work together to improve our campus climate. There will be an opportunity towards the end to sign up to continue to participate in this ongoing work. Lunch will be provided.

University Libraries asks faculty to encourage students to explore the transformative impact of AI tools like ChatGPT in the upcoming Savvy Scholar workshop, “How AI Can Help You With Research,” from 3 to 4 p.m. Feb. 6 in the Digital Learning Commons of the Ablah Library and online.

Share with them how AI can enhance writing, inspire research questions and streamline project initiation. Don’t let students miss this opportunity to integrate AI into their academic pursuits.

Explore the transformative impact of AI tools like ChatGPT in the upcoming Savvy Scholar workshop, “How AI Can Help You With Research,” from 3 to 4 p.m. Feb. 6 in the Digital Learning Commons of the Ablah Library and online.

Learn how AI can enhance writing, inspire research questions and streamline project initiation. Don’t miss this opportunity to integrate AI into your academic pursuits.

Come celebrate the service of Detective Jeffery Rider, WSU Police Department, who will retire Friday, Feb. 2 after serving Wichita State for 33 years. A reception is planned from noon to 2 p.m. that same day in 142 Rhatigan Student Center, Harvest Room.

Rider is currently the most senior officer in the WSU PD, has served in law enforcement since 1984 and is a military veteran.

The Office of Instructional Resources (OIR) would like to invite all faculty and staff and all Innovation Campus employees to two short meditation sessions held in-person and online starting Jan. 30. Sessions will be held from 2 to 2:30 p.m. each Tuesday in the Defiance Room on the first floor of the NetApp building, across the cafeteria, and are offered free of charge by a certified workplace mindfulness facilitator.

Can’t join right at 2 p.m.? Each Tuesday there will be two meditations, one starting around 2:05 p.m. and the second starting around 2:20. Come for both or just one.

In-person sessions this spring:

• Jan. 30
• Feb. 6
• Feb. 20
• Feb. 27
• March 5
• March 26

Prefer to attend online? Get the link on the OIR website. The session on March 19 is online only.

Join other Innovation Campus employees in two short meditation sessions held in-person and online starting Jan. 30. Sessions will be held from 2 to 2:30 p.m. each Tuesday in the Defiance Room on the first floor of the NetApp building, across the cafeteria, and are offered free of charge to Innovation Campus partners.

Can’t join right at 2 p.m.? Each Tuesday there will be two meditations, one starting around 2:05 p.m. and the second starting around 2:20. Come for both or just one.

In-person sessions this spring:

• Jan. 30
• Feb. 6
• Feb. 20
• Feb. 27
• March 5
• March 26

Prefer to attend online? Get the link on the OIR website. The session on March 19 is online only.