Category: Events and Recreation

Stop by and join the Kansas Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the Holiday Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 at the Hughes Metropolitan Sports Complex for some one-stop shopping.

Browse gift items from over 50 local small businesses all under one roof, hosted by the SBDC. “We really wanted to give local small businesses an extra chance to connect with holiday shoppers,” said Brandi Willet, SBDC regional director.

A wide variety of gift items or gift cards for services such as massages, pet sitting and cleaning will be available for purchase. Cash purchases are appreciated, as payment goes directly into the entrepreneur’s pocket without delays or added processing fees.

This is the perfect lunch hour outing as Taters N Toppings and Want Bierocks, two local food trucks, will be on-site. In conjunction with a Very Merry Metroplex, 1 Million Cups is moving to the Metropolitan Complex and will kick off with networking at 8:30 a.m. There is ample free parking, or grab a ride Wichita State transit.

Stop by and join the Kansas Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the Holiday Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 at the Hughes Metropolitan Sports Complex for some one-stop shopping.

Browse gift items from over 50 local small businesses all under one roof, hosted by the SBDC. “We really wanted to give local small businesses an extra chance to connect with holiday shoppers,” said Brandi Willet, SBDC regional director.

A wide variety of gift items or gift cards for services such as massages, pet sitting and cleaning will be available for purchase. Cash purchases are appreciated, as payment goes directly into the entrepreneur’s pocket without delays or added processing fees.

This is the perfect lunch hour outing as Taters N Toppings and Want Bierocks, two local food trucks, will be on-site. In conjunction with a Very Merry Metroplex, 1 Million Cups is moving to the Metropolitan Complex and will kick off with networking at 8:30 a.m.

From 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, the School of Art, Design and Creative Industries will host a public reception for “What’s Up Doc? (feat. Umentary)” in 204 McKnight Art Center, ProjectSpace gallery.

“What’s Up Doc? (feat. Umentary)” features the semester-long projects of Jennifer Ray’s interdisciplinary Documentary Media and Social Strategies students. Their work crosses media, and includes filmmaking, spoken word performance, photography, sculpture and web-based projects. Taking an expansive approach to documentary, students have mined their own family histories, worldviews and life experiences to develop these projects. A spoken word piece by Kenna Green will be performed at 5 p.m.

The Women of WSU (WWSU) invite the campus community to play bingo Feb. 13. Registration opens in January.

Join the Women of WSU as it offers three games. Participants will select one to three cards per game at $5 per card and play for great prizes. All money raised will go towards the scholarships WWSU presents annually.

Choose from a variety of lunch choices, $14 each, or bring your own.

Join the Department of Human Performance Studies as its faculty and staff salutes students from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 in the Heskett Center lobby.

Sample some great chili, vote for the overall favorite and see which student and which faculty/staff wins the Judges’ Choice Award. Bring a minimum of one non-perishable food item for a local food bank or a $2 donation and join for a great treat.

Door prizes will also be given away.

De-stress with the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6 on the second floor of Jardine Hall. Stop by for hot cocoa, games and coloring.

While there, learn financial tips and about the new 2024-25 FAFSA that is opening by the end of the year.

Come see the vision for the new Wichita State Connect space and enjoy drinks and light appetizers from 4:15 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 at the former Wonder School building, soon to be Wichita State Connect, west of Woolsey Hall.

Wichita State Connect, located in the heart of campus, will provide a gathering space and launchpad for WSU academic colleges and programs to engage with schools, industry and community partners. Wichita State Connect will serve the campus as a hub for preK-12 student field trips to campus, mixers and events, professional development for educators, and an interdisciplinary array of programs and services designed to activate the potential of campus-based experiences at WSU.

RSVP to Karla Jordan at 316-978-3987 or karla.jordan@wichita.edu.

The Mentorship 360 team is inviting any faculty, staff and administrators to attend the Mentorship 360 Lunch and Learn Closing Symposium at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11 in 266 Rhatigan Student Center, Pike Room. The event will feature seven College of Engineering faculty members, including Samantha Corcoran, Dr. Yimesker Yihun, Dr. Cindi Mason, Dr. Lindsey Ott, Dr. Rajeev Nair, Dr. Ehsan Salari and Dr. Yang-Seon Kim.

The Mentorship 360 team within the College of Engineering at WSU is composed of Dr. Yimesker Yihun, Dr. Wei Wei, Dr. Yang-Seon Kim and Dr. Rajeev Nair. The focus of Mentorship 360 teams is to facilitate engineering faculty success, and the Mentorship 360 program was born from the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) and the KEEN Engineering Unleashed community. The community includes more than 5,000 engineering faculty, staff and administrators who are dedicated to instilling an entrepreneurial mindset within undergraduate engineering students.

Those planning to attend the event should RSVP to wei.wei@wichita.edu by Thursday, Dec. 7.

Student Health Services (SHS) is hosting its next Pee for Pizza event. It will take place noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Student Wellness Center in the Steve Clark YMCA.

Pee for Pizza is a sexual health awareness event that allows participants to test for sexually transmitted illnesses such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV and hepatitis C and know their status at no additional charge. Pizza is also provided to participants.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Positive Direction and Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes, Pee for Pizza is by reservation only. No walk-ins will be accepted. Participants must not use the restroom at least one hour before testing.

For more information or to make a reservation, contact SHS at 316-978-4792. Other testing is available upon request.

The eighth annual Strategic Communications marketing and communications seminar for faculty and staff will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Jan. 25 on the third floor of the Rhatigan Student Center.

Attendees may choose to attend up to two sessions. Gain additional insights, tools and tips to help you improve your marketing and communication efforts.

RSVP information coming soon.