Category: Events and Recreation

Join the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Student Advisory Committee for a special alumni panel discussion, “Science and Society,” about career paths and career options for science graduates from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center.

The panel will be moderated by Dr. David Eichhorn, associate dean for faculty development and research in the Fairmount College, and will feature Wichita State alumni sharing their personal stories and experiences in career paths in chemistry and biology. There will also be a light Italian buffet for those in attendance to enjoy. Don’t miss out on this invaluable opportunity to gain insight into the career paths of WSU alumni and get advice on how to succeed in your career journey!

The guest panelists at the event:

• Mahreen Ahsan: Received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at WSU and is at KU Medical School.
• George Elkouri: Received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at WSU. He is a validation chemist III at Pfizer.
• Bryan Lickteig: Received a Master of Science in Chemistry at WSU and is currently in process development at Ventria Bioscience.
• Dr. Sarah Wallace: Received her degree from WSU in the Biological Sciences. Dr. Wallace is the NASA microbiologist and principal investigator for the Genes in Space-3 project aboard the International Space Station.

For questions, contact Brien Bolin, associate dean for student success, at brien.bolin@wichita.edu.

Join the Rhatigan Student Center for its music series, Monday Melodies, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, March 27 at the Starbucks Lounge. The event will feature live music from Whitnie.

The RSC hosts Monday Melodies the last Monday of every month.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled.

Join the Women of Wichita State University (WWSU) for a bingo and lunch fundraiser event at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 4 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center. Every year, WWSU provides scholarships to female-identifying students to help support academic goals.

Participants will play bingo for prizes, eat lunch, bid on silent auction items and have fun. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join the event. Participants don’t have to be a member of WWSU or Wichita State to join and support the scholarship.

Bingo entry is $15, and lunch is available for $12 from WSU catering or participants can bring their own lunch.

Enter the “Spring at the Cadman” photography contest and submit an original photo that showcases the beauty of spring by Friday, March 31.

Photos can be captured using a phone or traditional camera. The top 15 submissions will be displayed in the Cadman Art Gallery in the Rhatigan Student Center, and the top three will win Shocker Store gift cards worth $100, $50 and $25 respectively.

Attend the next part of the Writing Now/Reading Now series for a reading by WSU’s visiting emerging poet, Cindy Juyoung Ok, at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23 in the Beren Gallery of the Ulrich Museum of Art. A reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. Writing Now/Reading Now is cosponsored by the Department of English, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Watermark Books & Café and the Ulrich Museum.

Cindy is a book reviewer at the Poetry Foundation’s Harriet, poetry editor at Guernica magazine, a translator of Korean poetry and teaches creative writing at the University of California. A MacDowell Fellow and Lambda Literary Fellow, her first full-length manuscript recently received the Yale Younger Poets Prize. She is the author of the chapbook House Work and has recent work in Poetry, The Nation and the Massachusetts Review. Her poems utilize intelligence and disciplined music to write about being conscious within complex histories.

The Office of Strategic Communications will offer headshot photos to WSU faculty and staff at no additional charge. These opportunities are quick and walk-in only without needing to schedule an appointment.

The next headshot photo event is from 10:30 am. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room.

Additional dates will be announced in the future.

Zach Gearhart, chief of staff, will update faculty and staff on legislative issues raised related to Wichita State from the Kansas state government.

The meeting is open to all faculty and staff every other Friday in the Morrison Hall board room. The next meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, March 24.

All are welcome to come and hear about a few of the ways a degree in industrial engineering or product design and manufacturing engineering can translate to a career.

An Industry Professional Panel will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 24 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center, Lucas Room, hosted by the Department of Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering. Five industry professionals working in diverse specializations within the field of industrial or manufacturing engineering will share their experiences and answer questions:

• Joyce Chiam, industrial engineer with Great Plains Industries.
• Kim Patterson, owner of Empire Management Group.
• Ridge Towner, industrial engineer with Spirit AeroSystems.
• Neal Schmeidler, managing consultant with Guidehouse.
• Marki Huston, head of North American manufacturing with Viega.

All are welcome to come and hear about a few of the ways a degree in industrial engineering or product design and manufacturing engineering can translate to a career.

An Industry Professional Panel will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 24 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center, Lucas Room, hosted by the Department of Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering. Five industry professionals working in diverse specializations within the field of industrial or manufacturing engineering will share their experiences and answer questions:

• Joyce Chiam, industrial engineer with Great Plains Industries.
• Kim Patterson, owner of Empire Management Group.
• Ridge Towner, industrial engineer with Spirit AeroSystems.
• Neal Schmeidler, managing consultant with Guidehouse.
• Marki Huston, head of North American manufacturing with Viega.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host Elyssia Gallagher, associate professor of chemistry from Baylor University, at its next colloquium at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 in 224 McKinley Hall. Refreshments will be provided.