Category: Events and Recreation

This year’s International Education Week runs from Nov. 18 to Nov. 22 with events ranging from trivia, info sessions and more. Check out the list of events on the Office of International Education website to join in celebrating the diverse population of international students at Wichita State.

Come to learn about the Literature Nobel Prize and Korean author, Han Kang during a Brown Bag Lunch with Dr. Seungjoo Lee, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, and Dr. T.J. Boynton, English, at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18 in 203 Rhatigan Student Center, Lancelot Room.

For information, email Dr. Francis Connor, francis.connor@wichita.edu, or Dr. Rocío Del Águila, rocio.delaguila@wichita.edu.

Visit the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes from noon to 2 p.m. every Friday for a Friday Escape and enjoy a fun activity to start your weekend. Activities will vary each week. For Friday, Nov. 15, swing by for $2 cosmic bowling games with free rental shoes.

The Shocker Store is headed over to Shocker Hall for a garage sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 in the Shocker Hall multipurpose room with Shocker gear priced 30-70% off.

The annual Engineering Research Symposium will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at the Digital Research and Transformation Hub. Hosted by the College of Engineering Graduate Ambassadors, this poster competition is an opportunity for the WSU community to explore innovative engineering ideas.

The event is open to all WSU students, faculty, staff and anyone interested in engineering. Participants can connect with fellow engineering scholars, faculty and industry professionals, providing a forum to share findings, engage in insightful discussions and gain constructive feedback on their research.

For more information or questions, contact Adithya Melagoda, president of College of Engineering Graduate Ambassadors, at aumelagoda@shockers.wichita.edu.

WSU’s Latine Faculty and Staff Association (LFSA) will host a Friendsgiving Party 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Wichita State Connect.

LFSA encourages attendees to bring a dish that reminds them of home and a non-perishable item. All donations will go towards the Shocker Support Locker.

First-generation students are invited to coffee, cocoa and conversation with the Fairmount College Student Advisory Council, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean’s office personnel, faculty, staff, students or anyone who supports student success as a Shocker is welcome.

The come-and-go event is from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 15 in 200 Lindquist Hall, Fairmount College boardroom. Stay, chat or grab a cookie or two before heading to class.

Everyone on campus is invited to a chili feed with Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, Nov. 15 and from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter facility, south of the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex. All proceeds benefit Zach’s Wishes for Miracles.

Enjoy unlimited chili, chili dogs and cinnamon rolls. Visit SigEp’s Instagram or visit its table from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 in the Rhatigan Student Center for more information

The Graduate School will host the sixth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15 on the second floor of Rhatigan Student Center. During 3MT, each student competing will summarize the importance and impact of their research in three minutes.

The 3MT is a worldwide competition and the winner of the showcase will go on to represent Wichita State at a regional competition.

Join the Light of Christ student organization for a community ecumenical Praise and Worship Night from 9 to 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 at Grace Memorial Chapel.

The evening is open to the entire Christian community in Wichita (so bring your family and friends) and will feature live music, delicious treats and a time for fellowship. Come together to celebrate and uplift one another in faith.