Category: Events and Recreation

Are you interested in entrepreneurship? The next Life of an Entrepreneur Startup Speaker Series will take place 6-7 p.m. today in Devlin Hall. The event is free to attend and offers participants a place to hear from speakers on special topics relating to entrepreneurship and ask questions.

Tonight’s event will discuss the topic of dealing with setbacks throughout a startup journey.

Are you interested in entrepreneurship? The next Life of an Entrepreneur Startup Speaker Series will take place 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 in Devlin Hall. The event is free to attend and offers participants a place to hear from speakers on special topics relating to entrepreneurship and ask questions.

Adam Lynch, associate engineering teaching professor, will discuss the topic of dealing with setbacks throughout a startup journey.

Bring your lunch and join us in watching a Ted Talk given by Archie Crowley, a Ph.D. candidate who researches and educates about how language evolves to include gender and sexual identities.The meeting will be at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16 via Zoom.

As a sociolinguist, Crowley will deconstruct three common myths around language, demonstrating how it’s a fluid system that naturally evolves in the direction of inclusion. We will watch the Ted Talk, then have a discussion. Email Angie Paul at angela.paul@wichita.edu for the Zoom link.

Join us for the next Physics Seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 in 128 Jabara Hall. Reed Bowles from Indiana University will speak on “Searching for Neutrino Tridents using the NOvA Near Detector.”

Join Green Group at 3:30 p.m. today, Nov. 9 in RSC 203 to welcome guest speaker John Schmidt, who serves as program manager for the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers.

As the coordinator for the Governors’ and Premiers’ Regional Maritime Initiative, Schmidt analyzes and develops maritime transportation policy in addition to implementing programs focused on green shipping, trade development, and autonomous shipping.

Schmidt will be giving advice to students on the best way to start a career and make an impact in environmentalism.

Come shop for artwork, jewelry, home goods, and clothing at the Maker Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today through Thursday in the RSC. Vendors will take various forms of payment.

Join WSU Democrats in a post-election review and a game of Kahoot! at 7 p.m. Thursday,  Nov. 10 in the RSC 264 (Spencer Room). Light refreshments will be provided. Join our GroupMe for any additional information and future events.

The Department of Women’s, Ethnicity, and Intersectional Studies (WEIS) invites you to join us from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 in 528C Lindquist for our first semi-annual Course Reveal Pizza Party. Learn about our spring 2023 classes, meet and talk with some of our professors, learn about our department, and get some free pizza!

Join us in celebrating International Education Week from Nov. 14-18.

Test your trivia skills at the third annual Global Trivia Competition Nov. 14-16. The top 3 winners will earn an international prize package.

Go on a Shocker World Tour from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the RSC. If you answer a question correctly from at least five tour destinations, you will get a souvenir from your tour.

Enjoy light snacks while listening to stories presented by Intensive English students at the Here’s My Story event from 12:30-2 p.m. in RSC 261. You’re sure to learn and laugh! For a full list of events and event details, visit www.wichita.edu/ieweek.

Are you a faculty, staff, or alumni person of color at Wichita State looking to get involved but unsure where to start? Join the African American Faculty and Staff Association (AAFSA) for the next meeting from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 in RSC 240 (Mayfield Room).

Bi-monthly meetings allow AAFSA to keep up-to-date with current topics important to those the group represents. Participants are encouraged to share their voices and join the group as they strive to make a difference on-and-off campus.