Category: Events

Wichita State’s Public Policy and Management Center has scheduled its Women in Public Service (WPS) Conference beginning at 9:15 a.m. April 28 at the Marcus Welcome Center. Cost for the conference is $50 for members and $75 for nonmembers. The registration deadline is 5 p.m. April 22.

Conference breakouts:

• “Overcoming Strategic Communication Challenges” — Shelly Coleman-Martins, Wichita State University’s vice president of strategic communications and marketing
• “The Person You Mean to Be” — Alicia Sanchez, Wichita State’s assistant dean of students and director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
• “How to Be Innovative Within Confinement” — Sally Stang from the City of Wichita
• “Telling Stories and Sharing Space” — Claudia Amaro, community journalist

The lunch keynote will be “Activating Your Network” with Christina Long, from the CML Collective, and the closing session will be “Peer Coaching: What Will We Take Forward” with Teresa Schwab.

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion invites students who identify as Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) to attend our upcoming listening sessions.

We are interested in learning more about your thoughts and experiences as a student at Wichita State University. If you decide to participate, you will be helping to improve the university climate for you and for future students.

There will be two sessions taking place:

• 12:30-2 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 in 142 of the Rhatigan Student Center
• 3:30-5 p.m. Monday, April 25 in 265 of the  Rhatigan Student Center

In order to attend, you must register for the event at the link below.

Learn more about what you can do with a Master’s in Public Administration. The Hugo Wall Society and the Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs are hosting an informational nonprofit panel to talk about types of nonprofit employment and involvement.

Meet established professionals and ask questions about their careers in public service. All students are welcome and encouraged to attend. We will meet over 5:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, April 1 via Zoom.

Most of the panelists are graduates of the MPA program at Wichita State and represent the following organizations:

• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Guadalupe Clinic
• WSU Environmental Finance Center
• Great Plains Nature Center

Discover the difference between a trademark, service mark, and registered mark. Then learn how to search for existing marks and logos and walk through the online trademark application process.

Part of the Entrepreneurship Research Series by University Libraries, “Trademark Basics: Protect Your Business Name,” takes place 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 in Ablah Library 217 (second floor).

The Office of Diversity and inclusion is hosting a series of listening sessions on behalf of ADCI and is interested in learning more about the thoughts and experiences of students in the School of Art, Design, and Creative Industries.

If you decide to participate, you will be helping to improve the School of Art, Design, and Creative Industries for you and for future students. If you have already participated in a session, you do not need to attend this one.

We will hold our final listening session at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 31 in 113 McKnight. Coffee and donuts will be offered. 

The School of Nursing is hosting virtual info sessions during the spring 2022 semester to help prospective students learn more about Wichita States’ Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in nursing program. The following dates are available:

• 9 a.m. April 5
• 4 p.m. April 8
• 9 a.m. May 3
• 4 p.m. May 6

On Friday, April 22, the Office of Admissions will host Black and Yellow Day, when they invite high school juniors, seniors and college transfer students to experience Shocker Nation. Encourage prospective students you know to register at the Visit Wichita State website and click on “Admissions Events.”

Prospective students in attendance will have several opportunities:

• Explore academic and student life opportunities.
• Hear from current Wichita State students.
• Take a walking tour of campus.
• Check out on-campus housing options.

The event is $15 per student and $5 per guest and includes lunch in Shocker Hall Dining.

For more information, contact Sarah Brill, Event Manager, and SAS Advisor, at 978-3638 or Sarah.Brill@wichita.edu.

Stop by the plaza for lunch with Brazita Bites food truck. Get your meal to go, or spread out on our socially distanced picnic tables or beautiful green space. The truck will be parked at Food Truck Plaza from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 1.

The Student Activities Council is excited to announce Wale in concert at 8 p.m. Friday, April 15 at the Charles Koch Arena.

Following the release of his seventh studio album, Folarin II Wale has been touring across the country and performing popular tracks like “Lotus Flower Bomb,” “Matrimony,” “LoveHate Thing,” and his latest release, “Poke It Out.” The Grammy-nominated rap artist has accolades beyond his popular tracks and made history as the first rapper to open the State of the Union, gracing the stage with an unforgettable performance before President Obama’s final State of the Union Address. A regular guest of the First Family, he participated in First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Reach Higher” initiative for higher education.

Ticket prices range from $10 to $25 and can be purchased at the Koch Arena Box Office or online at the link below. wichita.edu/concert.

This event is coordinated by the Student Activities Council through the support of the Division of Student Affairs and Alumni Association.