Category: Presentations and Talks

In conjunction with “Where We Belong: Refugee Stories from Wichita,” Hong Tien Vu, associate professor in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Kansas and collaborator on research being conducted at WSU’s Center for Educational Technologies to Assist Refugee Learners, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 in the Beren Gallery at the Ulrich Museum of Art.

He will discuss his research and practical efforts to help refugees gain greater digital literacy. A reception will be held starting at 5:30 p.m.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ fall 2023 seminar series continues from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6 in 218 Hubbard Hall. Join Dr. Leland Russell, Ph.D., Wichita State, for his talk, “Deer herbivory, light availability and tree regeneration in the Kansas Cross Timbers.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend.

The Barton School’s Department of Marketing is pleased to host Dr. Greg Marshall, the Charles Harwood Chair in Marketing and Strategy from Rollins College and the current editor-in-chief of the European Journal of Marketing. He will conduct two informative sessions Nov. 3 in 134 Woolsey Hall.

The first session, “Building a Successful Academic Career…Over the Long Haul,” is specially tailored for Ph.D. students and junior faculty members. The session is scheduled to take place at 11 a.m.

In the afternoon, the second session, “Navigating the Waters of the New Academic Environment,” is open to all faculty and administrators. It is scheduled for 3 p.m.

The Barton School also invites the campus community to join a networking session, which will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., which is an excellent opportunity to connect and engage with fellow professionals. 

Sarah Hart is a mathematician, author and professor of geometry at Gresham College, London. She is the third featured speaker in the Watkins Visiting Professor series and will present two public lectures examining the intersections of mathematics, literature and art: 

• “A Mathematical Journey Through Literature,” at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in 211 Hubbard Hall 
• “The Mathematics of Perspective in Art,” 3:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in 211 Hubbard Hall.

The Watkins Visiting Professorship was created in 1974 by the Watkins Foundation. The grant is now provided through the Watkins fund, a part of the Wichita State Foundation and Alumni Engagement’s endowment. For more information about the lecture series, contact Dr. David Eichhorn at 316-978-6659.

Join the Department of Physics for its next physics seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1 in 226 Jabara Hall and on Zoom. The seminar features Daniel Gopman from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host Dr. Federico Rabuffetti from the Wayne State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at its next colloquium from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1 in 224 McKinley.

Dr. Rabuffetti will talk about “Using Light to Probe Temperature.”

Colloquiums are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend.

Join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for a public lecture by Dr. Dmitri Pavlov from Texas Tech University.

The lecture, titled “Locality of quantum field theories and the Stolz-Teichner program,” will start at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ fall 2023 seminar series continues from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30 in 218 Hubbard Hall. Join Dr. Fabio Machado, Ph.D., from Oklahoma State University, for his talk, “From Micro to Macroevolution in Morphological Studies.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend.

Emporia-based printmaker/engraver, James Ehlers, will deliver a talk from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 in 210 McKnight Art Center, with a reception following.

Clayton Staples Gallery in 205 McKnight Art Center is currently showing a series of works from Ehlers entitled “The Thing I Feared Came Upon Me” that draws from contemporary cultural references, including memes and emojis as well as darker themes such as memento-mori.

James Ehlers was born and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He earned his MFA from the University of Florida and is currently the Don and Mary Glaser Distinguished Professor of Engraving Arts at Emporia State. Since 2007, he has given numerous engraving workshops at various events including the Frogman’s Printmaking Workshop in South Dakota, IMPACT Printmaking Conferences at Dundee, Scotland and Bristol, England, MAPC in Minnesota), and universities around the country.

Join the Department of Physics for its next physics seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 in 226 Jabara Hall.

The seminar features Dr. Isaac Rutel from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and his talk, “Medical Physics as a Career Path for Researchers:  Some Work Peri and Post Clinic.” There will also be a discussion in 042 Jabara Hall for students following the seminar.