Category: Presentations and Talks

Jennifer Miranda, junior electrical engineering major, is completing her internship with NASA this semester and will be featured on NASA’s “Launch Your Future” internship webinar at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17.

Experts from the Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs and Fairmount College will discuss how this election affects you, the nation at-large and answer your questions during a panel at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 in 207 Lindquist Hall.

Panelists include:

• Brian Amos, political science
• Tonya Bronleewe, director, Environmental Finance Center
• Mark Glaser, Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs
• Robin Henry, chair, women’s, ethnicity and intersectional studies
• Alex Middlewood, chair, political science
• Stephanie Newbold, director, Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs

Pizza and refreshments will be provided while supplies last. RSVP to Beth Kennedy at bethany.kennedy@wichita.edu

The next physics seminar will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 in 226 Jabara Hall. There will also be cookies and coffee at 1:30 p.m. in 030 Jabara Hall prior to the seminar. The talk features Dr. Jason Newby from Oakridge National Lab, physics division.

Dr. Newby is an accomplished physicist with a distinguished career at Oak Ridge National Lab, physics division, heading both the Neutrino Alley low energy neutrino program and the HFIR reactor anti-neutrino program experimental area.

The physics seminar series brings several speakers to campus each semester and is sponsored by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund, Wichita.

Mark your calendars now: At 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, Byron Knight — president of Koch Disruptive Technologies — will serve as a distinguished keynote speaker as part of the prestigious James Schwartz Distinguished Speaker Series. In a fireside chat with Tom Gentile, CEO of Hexcel Corporation, Byron will present “Harnessing Disruption: Pioneering the Future of Innovation and Growth in the Business World.”

Join the keynote at 9:30 a.m. in 110 Woolsey Hall, Frank A. Boettger Auditorium. Doors open at 9 a.m. Stick around after the keynote for networking and reception in the Woolsey Hall Atrium. This is free and open to the public — share with your students, colleagues and networks. RSVP now to secure your spot.

The Department of History’s fall 2024 lecture will feature Dr. Jason Lantzer, assistant director of the University Honors Program at Butler University, who will talk about his current book, “What we are fighting against: Dwight Eisenhower and the American discovery of the concentration camps.” Lantzer’s lecture, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 in 200 Ahlberg Hall.

Join the Graduate School for a special session with award-winning faculty members from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center, Harvest Room.

Gain valuable tips from experienced professionals that will help you enhance your teaching skills and classroom effectiveness.

Join the Graduate School for a special session with award-winning faculty members from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center, Harvest Room.

Whether you’re a teaching assistant or an aspiring educator, gain valuable tips from experienced professionals that will help you enhance your teaching skills and classroom effectiveness.

The School of Art, Design and Creative Industries will be hosting Shani Avni, Ismar David Visiting Assistant Curator at the Cary Graphic Arts Collection, RIT, in conjunction with MIDPOINT, a two-day event of typography workshops and lectures. Shani Anvi will share her expertise at a free, open to the public lecture from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in 210 McKnight Art Center.

The School of Art, Design and Creative Industries will host Dave Crossland, project manager at Google Fonts, from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 in 113B McKnight Art Center in conjunction with MIDPOINT, a two-day event of typography workshops and lectures. Crossland will be sharing his expertise at the free and open lecture.

Come join the School of Education Fall Colloquium at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 in 110B Woolsey Hall with guest speaker Dr. Priya V. Prasad, associate professor of mathematics at the University of Texas to speak about humanizing grading practices.

Humanizing grading practices have become more popular lately, especially at the college level and in STEM courses. However, many faculty struggle to find ways to incorporate humanizing grading practices into courses with many students or that are governed by strict institutional guidelines. In this discussion, the speaker hopes to connect humanizing grading practices with other pedagogical commitments (such as the Rights of the Learner) to help faculty create their own roadmaps into humanizing their grading practices.