Category: Events and Recreation

Join the final session of the Mental Health and Movement Class at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 14 in the Steve Clark YMCA Studio B, where participants will explore what makes practicing movement feel so hard, the benefits of moving their bodies and how to use the resources at the YMCA.

The class is open to anyone and sponsored by the YMCA and HOPE Services. Participants will practice using the gym equipment and getting comfortable in the gym space.

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays in November, drop in to the Collection Study Center at the Ulrich Museum of Art to catch documentary films about transformative artists of modern times. A different film will screen on a loop each date. Admission is open to everyone.

On Nov. 16, watch “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” the epic story of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the opioid crisis. Directed by Laura Poitras.

Student Health Services (SHS) is hosting its next Pee for Pizza event. It will take place noon-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, 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 Elliott School of Communication is hosting One Small Step conversations, moderated discussions between students with different political views and from different backgrounds, Dec. 4, 5 and 6 in the podcast studio in Elliott Hall. All are welcome to join the conversations, and to provide a balanced variety of viewpoints, students of all political leanings are encouraged to register for a discussion with their peers. Those who have considered participating in One Small Step before, but haven’t signed up, now is the time. Session times will be available all day on all three dates, so participants can arrange a time that fits their schedule.

Those interested in participating can sign up online through Story Corps. After signing up, email One Small Step Field Manager Mary Bess Ser at bser@storycorps.org, and let her know what days and times participants are available.

What is One Small Step?

One Small Step is a non-profit organization formed under Story Corps. The mission is to bring strangers with different political views together to record 50-minute facilitated conversations, not to debate politics, but to learn more about them as people. One Small Step was created to remind the country of the humanity in everyone, even those with disagreements.

The founder of Story Corps, Dave Isay, is a radio producer who’s won six Peabody awards. He was recently interviewed about One Small Step by President Rick Muma on the Forward Together Podcast. One Small Step has also been covered by The Sunflower.

The Elliott School has partnered with One Small Step because storytelling is what its all about. Sharing stories in a strategic way in order to facilitate connection and community is what the Elliott School does. This is an opportunity for WSU to be involved in a large-scale, strategic, story-telling initiative and hopes everyone joins.

Clash Build Cash is not just about competition, it’s an event that promises to entertain and inspire. Its excited to invite students to be a spectator from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center.

Come and watch as students take on the challenge of developing essential professional skills in a competitive multiplayer game hosted on Venture Valley. Witness the innovation, strategy and excitement on display.

The First-Generation Cord Ceremony is an opportunity to give first-gen students graduating this semester a cord to recognize their accomplishment. The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 in the Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

If you are a first-generation student graduating fall 2023, look out for an email inviting you to the First-Gen Cord Ceremony. RSVP through the link in the email.

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays in November, drop in to the Collection Study Center at the Ulrich Museum of Art any time to catch documentary films about transformative artists of modern times. A different film will screen on a loop each date. Admission is open to everyone.

On Nov. 9, watch “Black Art: In the Absence of Light”, a compelling introduction to the work of some of the foremost African-American visual artists, including Theaster Gates, Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Amy Sherald and Carrie Mae Weems, inspired by the exhibition Two Centuries of Black American Art. Directed by Sam Pollard.

Tickets are now available for the annual Madrigal Dinner, a holiday themed dinner theater and musical production set in Elizabethan England.

The show and dinner begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Doors open at 6 p.m. for the cocktail hour. Advanced tickets are required.

The campus community is invited to join the 2024 Ad Astra Conference Jan. 26-27, 2024.

The Ad Astra Conference brings first-generation students from colleges and universities across Kansas and the surrounding states together for a common experience with a desired outcome of greater persistence to graduation. The featured speaker is Dr. La’Tonya “L.T.” Rease Miles, Ph.D., director of university partnerships at ReUp Education.

WSU students attend at no additional charge. Register for the conference by Jan. 12, 2024.

Join the Office of Student Success, First-Generation Coordinating Council and Tri-Alpha Honor Society as they celebrate National First-Generation Celebration Day at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center, Harvest Room at the second annual First-Generation Celebration Breakfast followed by the induction ceremony for Tri-Alpha Honor Society for first-gen students.

Both events are open to all WSU students, staff and faculty members that identify as first-generation students as well as their supporters.

A breakfast buffet will begin at 9 a.m. with remarks by Provost Shirley Lefever and Magaly Castillo-Benitez, president of the WSU First-Generation Student Organization. Following the remarks, Tri-Alpha Honor Society will induct its newest members into the first-generation student honor society. All are welcome to stay to congratulate the newest members on their accomplishments.