Category: Events and Recreation

Take a break from the rush of coming back from spring break and join TRIO Pop-Out: Spring Social from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 26 at Grace Wilkie Hall, featuring free popsicles, games like cornhole and Just Dance, bingo prizes and six TRIO/GEAR UP programs supporting student success at Wichita State.

The event brings together McNair Scholars, TRIO STEM, Disability Support Services, Student Support Services, Veterans’ Student Support Services, Haysville GEAR UP and Kansas Kids GEAR UP. Explore resources, meet staff and students, and discover support opportunities.

Whether you’re already involved in TRIO or would like to find out more, this is a fun and relaxing way to connect with support services as you take on the final quarter.

Effective collaboration doesn’t just happen — it’s built through clear communication and shared accountability. This session, hosted by the Community Engagement Institute from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 at the Wichita Public Library Westlink Branch, 8515 Bekemeyer St., helps leaders create environments where ideas flow freely and teamwork thrives.

Check in is at 12:45 p.m. and registration is $100.

Student Engagement and Belonging invites everyone to a Women’s History Month lunch and learn on medieval witchcraft and wellness, with Dr. Cheryl Golden, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center, Lucas Room.

Explore how women shaped and healed practices, medical knowledge and witchcraft beliefs throughout medieval history. Lunch will be provided.

For Women’s History Month, everyone is invited to join HOPE Services and Student Engagement & Belonging for a trivia night at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center, Lucas Room. Prizes will be awarded for the top three teams, and snacks are included.

The event is an opportunity to test your knowledge on famous women, women’s history month and famous historical moments.

Wichita State faculty and staff are invited to join the Recruitment Faculty Fellows for a guided campus tour and a brief lunch-and-learn conversation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 24 starting in 142 Rhatigan Student Center, Harvest Room. This is an opportunity to learn more about the prospective student experience, connect with colleagues and discover meaningful ways to get involved. Lunch is provided.

Register by April 17. For questions, contact Kayla Klein, director of communications in Undergraduate Admissions, at kayla.klein@wichita.edu.

Get ready to hunt, snap and win during Shock & Seek, happening Monday, March 23 through Friday, March 27. All 34 Shocker Strength themes have been hidden across campus, with 8-9 strength squirrels placed in new locations each day for students to find.

If you discover one, follow the instructions on the back to claim your prize. Be sure to keep an eye out for the golden squirrel. It may be trickier to find, but the reward will be even bigger. Prizes include a mini Kodak printer, Apple Watch, Razor scooter, AirPods, 43″ TV and more. New day, new hiding spots and new chances to Shock & Seek.

Shock & Seek is hosted by Student Engagement & Belonging. For more information about the event or other SE&B programs, call 316-978-3022 or email SEB@wichita.edu.

The Kansas Higher Education Professionals (KHEP) association is a statewide professional organization that brings together educators/staff from universities across Kansas to support learning, collaboration and professional growth in higher education.

The annual KHEP Conference will take place on Wednesday, May 27 at the Rhatigan Student Center. Registration is now open and is only $40.

This year’s conference theme, “Caring Through Connection,” reflects a shared reality across our institutions: the work of student affairs is deeply relational, increasingly complex and best strengthened through intentional connection with one another.

The conference will feature:

• Opportunities for cross-institutional connection
• Keynote speaker Christopher Leonard, Psy.D., LP and director of Counseling and Psychological Services on “Leadership is Love: A Practical Guide for a Radical Idea”
• Breakout sessions on relevant topics

This conference is sponsored by Counseling and Psychological Services.

Join Zach Gearhart, chief of staff and executive director of government relations, for updates on the legislature relevant to Wichita State. The next meeting for the legislative session is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, March 20 in 101 Morrison Hall. The meeting is open to all faculty, staff and students.

The human factors program at Wichita State welcomes students, faculty, staff and community members to come tour its laboratories (including flight and driving simulators) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 3 on the fourth floor of Jabara Hall. A light lunch will be provided.

Learn more about the research projects going on in several of the human factors labs and meet graduate students and faculty. Also learn about the undergraduate Human Factors certificate, Ph.D. program and how you can get involved.

The Kansas African American Museum, in partnership at the Ulrich Museum of Art, will celebrate the Roots to Rise Photography Competition, currently on display at the Ulrich through March 28, at event from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14 at the Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water St.

Parking is available along Water Street and in the parking garage. Student photographers will share insights into their selected works.