Category: Events and Recreation

All WSU faculty and staff are invited to attend the upcoming Adelante Juntos Faculty and Staff Association general meeting from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2 in 258 Rhatigan Student Center, Smoky Hills Room. Get to know your colleagues, develop community and indulge in comfort foods like conchas and abuelita. Participants will discuss Adelante Juntos bylaws, Founders’ Day and the Hispanic Alumni Network at the general meeting.

Have a bite, enjoy free bowling, billiards and darts, and take the opportunity to connect with fellow graduate students at an upcoming social from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3 at Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes on the lower level of the Rhatigan Student Center.

This year’s Common Read, “Eat Like a Fish” by Bren Smith, challenges readers to think about the future of food, the environment and sustainability. Common Read invites all members of the campus to participate in a series of events that bring these themes to life.

Upcoming events:

Save Water by Drinking More Water: Counter-Intuitive Sustainability Tips: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center, Lucas Room – As Water Year starts, join a discussion about surprising, counterintuitive actions you can take to help ensure the sustainability of water resources. Led by Dr. Andrew Swindle.

Seas, Soil and Sustainability 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2 at the President’s Residence. Maximum capacity is 50 and prior RSVP is required – Dive into a conversation that connects the health of oceans to the heart of the farmlands. Hear from a local agricultural specialist about sustainable farming practices and create your own wheat weaving with a local artist. Hosted by First Gentleman Rick Case.

Ocean to Table: Designing a Resilient Food Future 12:30-1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center, Lucas Room. Maximum capacity is 30 and prior RSVP is required – Explore the critical connections between marine ecosystems and global food security in this interactive design-thinking session. Work with facilitators Sam Corcoran and Janelle Birkner to design creative, user-centered solutions that make the plates — and the planet — more sustainable.

Additional events and RSVPs for all limited-capacity events can be found at wichita.edu/commonread.

Shocker Athletics is hosting its annual garage sale from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 inside the Aetna Multi-Purpose Facility, located on the east side of Charles Koch Arena. Score exclusive Shocker gear at unbeatable prices.

Items available include game-worn jerseys and uniforms, shoes (including big sizes), assorted apparel and bags, coolers and equipment, and more. Everything is first-come, first-served — so arrive early for the best finds. Cash is preferred, but cards are accepted.

Join the Rhatigan Student Center for a fun Throwback Thursday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2 at the east atrium. Celebrate various decades with throwback freebies, snacks, a photo booth and more.

First-Year Seminar students this year will read “Eat Like a Fish” by Bren Smith for Wichita State’s Common Read at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 in 141 Woolsey Hall, Fidelity Bank Ballroom. Join Sean Lynott, regional fisheries supervisor with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to learn more about fisheries management in Kansas with an eye to the future.

An overview will be provided of current fisheries practices and how they ensure sustainable use of fish and their environments. The general WSU community is welcome. A drawing for students will be held for a beginner fishing rod and gear (must be present to win).

The 55th anniversary remembrance ceremony of Memorial ’70 will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2 at the memorial sculpture at the university entrance at Memorial Drive (18th Street) and Hillside. A reception will be held immediately following the ceremony in the lobby of Duerksen Fine Arts Center across from the memorial.

The ceremony will honor the 31 people – WSU football players, administrators, supporters and flight crew – who died in the crash in Colorado.

Other Memorial 70 tribute locations on campus include:

• 202 Rhatigan Student Center, Shocker 70, has Shocker memorabilia. There will be floral tribute and looping PowerPoint featuring those who died because of the plane crash.
• The Memorial ’70 display case on the Koch Arena concourse has pictures of the deceased and the certificate for the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame.

Those interested in making a tax-deductible contribution in memory of the crash victims can give to the Football ’70 Memorial Scholarship, the only endowed scholarship at WSU dedicated in collective memory to those who died in the tragedy.

The scholarship is awarded each year to a student of any major with at least a 3.0 GPA who demonstrates financial need. Contributions can be made through the WSU Foundation, 1845 Fairmount St., Wichita, KS 67260-0002, for the Football ’70 Memorial Scholarship. Contributions also may be made online.

The Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) presents award-winning historian and author Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in 110 Woolsey Hall, Frank A. Boettger Auditorium. A reception will be held from 6 to 7 p.m.

In partnership with the University of Kansas Hall Center for the Humanities. Cooper Owens is the author of “Medical Bondage: Race, Gender and the Origins of American Gynecology”

Mark your calendars for the School of Digital Arts’ open house from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2 at Shocker Studios, 3803 E. Harry St., Suite 121. Enjoy food and refreshments while you tour the newly renovated space and mingle with others. There will be a lot of activities to see, so don’t miss out on the fun.

The Purple Mile Annual Domestic Violence Memorial and Awareness Walk and Social Service Fair is from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 on campus starting at the north side of the Rhatigan Student Center. For the 10th anniversary, join organizers in remembering those impacted by dating/domestic violence in the community over the last decade, learn about resources and connect with others over light refreshments and art.

For those who wish to participate, a one mile walk on campus follows this year’s guest speakers. You can also join afterwards at Social Tap Drinkery in Braeburn Square, where Social Tap is donating 5% of their proceeds to Wichita Family Crisis Center and Harbor House.

The event is hosted by the Midwest Criminal Justice Institute, WSU HOPE Services, Wichita Family Crisis Center and Harbor House.