Category: Events and Recreation

Join the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) and student organization Shelf Care in celebrating the women who wrote history from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, March 8 in 266 Rhatigan Student Center, Pike Room, for Women’s History Month.

Honor women authors from various genres, eras and nationalities with an interactive display and bookmark making. The presentation by Shelf Care is at 4 p.m. with free snacks and a chance to win a prize.

Stay tuned for more Women’s History Month events from ODI.

On March 21, 22 and 23, the Elliott School of Communication is hosting One Small Step conversations in the podcast studio in Elliott Hall. All faculty, staff and students are invited to sign-up and participate in a recorded/facilitated conversation. If you’ve considered participating in One Small Step before but haven’t signed up, now is the time. The session times will be available all day on all three dates so you can arrange a time that fits your schedule.

If you’d like to participate, sign up online. Then, once you’ve signed up, you can email One Small Step field manager, Mary Bess Ser at bser@storycorps.org, and let her know what days and times you are available to get scheduled.

One Small Step is a non-profit organization formed under Story Corps. The mission is to brings strangers with different political views together to record 50-minute facilitated conversations, not to debate politics, but to learn more about who we are as people. One Small Step was created to remind the country of the humanity in all of us, even those with whom we disagree. 

The founder of Story Corps, Dave Isay is a radio producer and he’s won six Peabody awards. He was recently interviewed about One Small Step by WSU President, Rick Muma, on the Forward Together Podcast. One Small Step has also been covered by The Sunflower, WSU’s independent student newspaper.

Why has the Elliott School chosen to partner with One Small Step? Because storytelling is what its all about. Sharing stories in a strategic way in order to facilitate connection and community is what it does. This is an opportunity for WSU to be involved in a large-scale, strategic, story-telling initiative and the Elliott School is hopeful that the campus community will join.

For those who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the field of education and becoming an advanced professional, Wichita State offers a Master of Education in learning and instructional design. The program is designed to be innovative, dynamic and flexible, catering to the diverse needs and goals of individuals seeking to advance their careers in teaching, learning and program design.

Those interested in learning more about the program can attend virtual information sessions that are held at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month during the fall and spring semesters. The next session is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5.

To obtain the link for the sessions or any further information, contact Dr. Jay, associate professor and program chair for Master of Education in learning and instructional design, at jaehwan.byun@wichita.edu.

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 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26 in 101 Morrison Hall.

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

Join the Graduate School and Kendra Christman of BioKansas for a virtual professional development session from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 7 via Zoom.

Have a copy of your schedule and projects ready to learn about different ways to manage your time. BioKansas is teaching a lesson highlighting time management methods, strategies on how to prioritize tasks and how to set and meet professional goals.

This is a great opportunity not to just learn about the process, but also work on plans with peers and the speaker.

Learn more and find the Zoom link under “Featured Events.”

Swing by the Rhatigan Student Center at noon Tuesday, Feb. 27 in 266 RSC, Pike Room to gather with other first-gen students and gab about life on and off campus.

The event hosted by SASE is meant to bring together first-gen students on their own time.

The Rhatigan Student Center presents Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day. All day Friday, March 1, Wichita State faculty, staff and campus affiliate/partner staff can enjoy deals and freebies exclusively for them.

Faculty and staff must show their Shocker ID to be eligible.

Shockers, it’s time to put your skills to the test and dive into a dynamic multiplayer game and vie for $6,000 in prizes.

Don’t miss out on the chance to win big as you sharpen essential professional skills like strategic decision-making, adaptability and innovative thinking.

Mark your calendars for noon to 5 p.m. March 21 and register to compete.

Before diving in the competition, don’t forget to explore the Venture Valley tutorials. The tutorials aren’t just about learning the basics; they’re a way to master game mechanics, strategic card usage and avoiding costly mistakes.

Join the Rhatigan Student Center for its live music series, Monday Melodies. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, enjoy live music from the Tom Page Combo at the Starbucks Lounge in the Rhatigan Student Center.

The last Monday of every month, the RSC will host live music in the building.

Visiting Author Brian Turner will present a reading from his memoir, “My Life as a Foreign Country,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29 at the Dr. Sam & Jacqui Kouri Collection Study Center in the Ulrich Museum.

Turner is the editor of The Kiss and co-edited “The Strangest of Theatres.” He lives in Florida with his dog, Dene.

Writing Now Reading Now is cosponsored by the Department of English, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Watermark Books & Café and the Ulrich Museum of Art.