Category: Presentations and Talks

Are you pursuing or managing DoD SBIR/STTR contracts? Understanding DFARS clauses is critical for compliance and long-term success.

Join Strategic Initiatives for DFARS Essentials, a webinar designed to give your team the knowledge and confidence to navigate the most important DFARS requirements, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 9.

• Key DFARS clauses every contractor must know
• Practical insights to avoid compliance pitfalls
• Live Q&A (30 minutes) with experts to address your specific questions
• Short break to keep the session engaging and focused

Registration is required.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ fall 2025 Seminar Series begins with the first seminar from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25 in 218 Hubbard Hall with Dr. Clay Prater, University of Arkansas. He will give a public lecture titled, “I get by with a little help from my friends: Collaborative studies in ecological studies in ecological stoichiometry.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

The Barton School of Business is proud to announce Michael Horn as the keynote speaker for its fall 2025 James Schwartz Distinguished Speaker Series. Horn is the author of several influential works, including the national bestseller “Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career.”

His engaging and insightful presentation, “The New Career Playbook: Mastering Job Moves in a Changing World,” will draw from his latest book to provide attendees with a fresh perspective on identifying their personal “quest for progress,” evaluating opportunities and taking ownership of their career paths.

This free public event will be held at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 18 followed by a networking session. The first 75 attendees will receive a complimentary copy of “Job Moves.”

For details and to RSVP, visit wichita.edu/new-career-playbook.

Born in Las Vegas, Justin Favela is renowned for his large-scale installations in cartonería, the traditional Mexican art of piñata making. Favela celebrates his heritage and identity while reflecting on themes of Latinidad, cultural appropriation and art history. By reflecting on the intersections of tradition and contemporary culture, Favela challenges the ways Latine identity is represented, commodified and misunderstood in North American cultural spaces, inviting the viewers to reconsider notions of authenticity, value and artistic ownership.

Favela’s installations create immersive spaces that playfully dismantle institutional hierarchies, making his work just as subversive as it is accessible and fun. Favela will give an artist talk associated with a new site-specific installation at the Ulrich, opening Aug. 4. This free event starts at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 31 in 210 McKnight Art Center. Everyone is welcome.

Multidisciplinary artist Abhidnya Ghuge is known for her immersive site-responsive installations made of thousands of rolled woodblock prints. Her practice engages with themes of belonging and community and is inspired by the ephemeral nature of the human experience. These ideas are quite literally reflected in her means of creating through hands-on community collaboration, wherein different perspectives and patterns naturally emerge and enrich the piece.

In connection with the site-specific installation she has been installing in the Polk/Wilson Gallery at the Ulrich Museum, Ghuge will share her unique practice, her story, and her inspirations. This free event starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 in 210 McKnight Art Center. Everyone is welcome.

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its final seminar series talk of the semester, which will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 in 224 McKinley Hall. The department is honored to host Professor Georgiy Akopov from Rutgers University who will deliver a talk titled “Fire, Lightning, and Water: Synthesis and Optical Properties of Intermetallic Halides.”

Join mathematics and statistics for a public lecture by Dr, Min Wang, professor from University of Texas at San Antonio. The lecture, titled “Double-robust Bayesian variable selection and model prediction with spherically symmetric errors,” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, May 2 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

The College of Health Professions and Delta Gamma are proud to sponsor motivational speaker and Wichita State alumnus Jared Estes for his presentation, “Fire Back,” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 28 at the CAC Theater. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

“Fire Back” is a motivational talk that ignites positive changes in the listeners and equips them to combat life’s toughest challenges.

Jared Estes graduated from Wichita State in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in integrated marketing communication. In 2005, Estes barely survived a devastating car accident caused by a drunk driver, which tragically took the life of his wife after only six months of marriage. Now, Estes travels around the country to share his inspiring story about overcoming tragedy and loss.

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its next seminar, which will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23 in 224 McKinley Hall. The department is honored to host Dr. Douglas Renfrew from Flatiron Institute, who deliver a talk titled, “Modeling and Design of Sequence Defined Heteropolymers and Structure Function Relationships in Microbial Genomes.”

Wichita State is taking bold steps to align campus development with long-term sustainability goals. In this talk, on Earth Day, Eason Bryer, executive director of Facilities Services, will provide an overview of how sustainability is embedded into WSU’s physical infrastructure, daily operations and strategic planning from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center, Lucas Room.

Drawing from the university’s Master Plan, the presentation will highlight key initiatives related to energy efficiency, water conservation, green building standards and landscape ecology. Attendees will gain insight into how WSU is reducing its environmental footprint, improving resilience and fostering a campus culture of sustainability through integrated planning and cross-departmental collaboration.