Category: Events and Recreation

Gov. Laura Kelly has declared March 22 as Graduate Student Research Day. To celebrate the day, eight Wichita State graduate students will travel to Topeka to share their findings with legislators, the Kansas Board of Regents, industry representatives and other attendees.

In total, 45 graduate students from six Kansas public universities will showcase their research, compete for prizes and share how their research contributes to the economic development of the state. The 20th annual Graduate Research Summit is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, in the Capitol Rotunda in Topeka. The summit is free and open to the public and campus community is invited to attend.

The Philosophy Department’s Distinguished Speaker presents Dr. Deborah Boyle, professor of philosophy at the College of Charleston. Boyle will host two talks on 19th century Scottish women philosophers:

• 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, March 23 in 100 Lindquist Hall: “Mary Shepherd’s Causal Principles and Divine Causation.”
• 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, March 24 in 100 Lindquist Hall: “Sympathetic Curiosity: Joanna Baillie’s Account and Elizabeth Hamilton’s Critique.”

On Friday, April 21, the Office of Admissions will host the last Black & Yellow Day of the semester. Each semester, it invites high school juniors, seniors and college transfer students to this all-day event on campus where they have the chance to participate in sessions hosted by each academic college, tour campus and explore the hands-on learning opportunities available at WSU.

The event is $15 per student and $5 per guest and includes lunch in Shocker Dining. The campus community is welcome to invite any students they think should attend the event. For questions, contact Quinn Munk at 316-978-5453 or quinn.munk@wichita.edu.

Counseling and Prevention Services (CAPS) at Wichita State is introducing a “Healthy Relationships and Bystander Intervention” training for international students for the first time at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 in 240 Rhatigan Student Center. All international students are welcome to attend.

The discussion session of the training will be in English and will help attendees increase their knowledge and sharpen their skills that will help them become a WSU active bystander to keep the campus community safe and healthy.

Participants’ voices are important to the discussion, and they will get the exclusive chance to improve their professional development skills by giving CAPS their feedback, which will be used in its finalized training that will be presented in a larger scale to students who come to WSU from all over the world.

Quantity of food and number of seats will be based on RSVP responses. For more information, contact axabeywickramaarachchilage@shockers.wichita.edu or cora.olson@wichita.edu.

Join the First-Generation Student Organization and the First-Generation Coordinating Council as they engage in small group discussions about being a first-generation student at Wichita State at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 in 266 Rhatigan Student Center.

A first-generation college student is a student whose parents or legal guardians have not completed a bachelor’s degree. By attending the event, attendees will meet other first-generation faculty, staff and students. Attendees will be provided lunch and a T-shirt while supplies last.

Is forming a startup is a good idea? The answer is research. Any business can thrive by understanding industry trends, identifying competitors and determining its target market.

Join WSU Libraries from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 in 217 Ablah Library for its next workshop in the Entrepreneurship Research Series, “Market Research for Startups.”

The Institute for the Study of Economic Growth is hosting a workshop and hackathon event open to the campus community from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 8 in Woolsey Hall. Agent-based modeling is a way to answer questions and do science by conducting computer-based simulations.

With the workshop training, participants can code their own simulations using free software from NetLogo.

This event focuses on a hands-on approach no matter the person’s experience. Beginners are not only welcome but are encouraged to attend. In the afternoon, attendees will compete for prizes using the skills they have learned. The workshop is a useful resume builder.

Join the Office of Research for its research-related workshops. Topics include an introduction to the Office of Research with resources and contacts, WSU policies and procedures related to research, finding funding utilizing Pivot, project budgeting, and general grant-writing tips.

Join the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics for Dr. Atri Dutta’s talk, “How to fly a spacecraft” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 in 301 Rhatigan Student Center.

The determination of the optimal trajectory of a spacecraft can be complex, especially when the spacecraft uses a low-thrust propulsion system or when it operates in a challenging dynamical environment. The talk will provide an overview of astrodynamics research being conducted at WSU’s Astronautics Laboratory to address some of those challenges. Specific examples of research conducted will include all-electric spacecraft, hurricane monitoring constellations, NuSol probe and the CubeSat being developed to validate a neutrino detector in space. 

Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ next Perspectives series will focus on pedagogy, sharing the best practices that faculty and GTAs have adopted in their instruction, teaching theories, feedback and assessments while delivering curriculum in the classroom. Dr. Andrew Hippisley, dean of the Fairmount College, will host the series.

Each episode will be presented at 2 p.m. Tuesdays, from March 21 to April 11 via Zoom. Recordings will be made available afterwards on the Fairmount College YouTube channel.

• March 21 – Supporting and Coaching GTAs in the Classroom
• March 28 – Being an Ally in the Classroom
• April 4 – Active Learning
• April 11 – Student Perspectives on Teaching and Learning