Category: Presentations and Talks

Brazilian multimedia artist, Dinorá Justice, will give an artist talk at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 in the Beren Gallery of the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Justice creates colorful, highly textural and conceptually rich works that combine interpretations of the natural world with exploration of cultural and social identity, and human rights advocacy. She will share her inspirations, creative processes, and larger body of work, in connection with the Ulrich’s fall exhibition, “[RE]POSE: Leisure Bodies and Empowered Postures.” Join a reception starting at 5:30 p.m.

In collaboration with the Department of Anthropology’s archaeology faculty and students, sculptor Randy Regier will give an artist’s talk at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 in the form of a staged field demo, beside his outdoor sculpture, The Celestial Mechanic (2018), near the Geology Building.

Regier will open the clear dome that encases the partially excavated figure, for a rare close look at the work, discussing his process as it connects to archeological procedures and theories. Everyone is welcome to a free 5:30 p.m. reception.

The School of Art, Design and Creative Industries will host Clayton Staples Visiting Artists Jessica “JB” Burke and Kariann Fuqua for a panel discussion in conjunction with their collaborative exhibition “A World Away” Thursday, Sept. 12. The panel, facilitated by Robert Bubp, will run from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in 210 McKnight Art Center, with a reception to immediately follow until 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

This project has been supported by a grant from the Wichita Arts Council.

This event has been canceled due to unforeseen illness. Please stay tuned for information on colloquiums in the future.

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its first in-person colloquium series talk of the fall 2024 semester at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 in 224 McKinley Hall.

The department is honored to host Alexey Ladokhin from the University of Kansas, who will present his seminar titled “Successes and Challenges in Sequence-Based Thermodynamic Predictions of Protein-Membrane Interactions.”

Join the Department of Physics for its first physics seminar of the fall 2024 semester at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 in 226 Jabara Hall. The talk features Joseph Haley from Oklahoma State University, and the title of the talk will be “Searching for Naturalness: Quest for Vector-Like Quarks.” Cookies and coffee will be available in 030 Jabara Hall preceding the seminar at 1:30 p.m.

Haley’s research since joining OSU has been based on the ATLAS experiment at CERN where his team is searching for signs of new fundamental particles. He primary focus is searching for vector-like quarks — hypothetical particles that appear in many extensions to the Standard Model that could provide answers some of the open questions in particle physics.

Join The Sunflower for a free panel discussion about renters’ rights from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 in the Beggs Ballroom of the Rhatigan Student Center. Bring questions and enjoy free snacks.

Professor Emeritus Dr. Marcel Danesi, University of Toronto — world renown anthropologist, linguist, semiotician and scholar of popular and political culture — is giving a public lecture at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 in 100 Lindquist Hall on “Dangerous Rhetoric: How Putin and Trump Strategize Discourse.”

Aside from being a prolific speaker and author of more than 30 academic books, Danesi tackles the most difficult issues of political discourse in intricate ways.

Some of his books include “Signs of Crime: Introduction to Forensic Semiotics” (2013); “Made Men: Mafia Culture and the Power of Symbols and Ritual” (2013); “The Semiotics of Emoji” (2020); “The Art of the Lie: How the Manipulation of Language Affects our Minds” (2020); “Comedic Nightmare: The Trump Effect on American Comedy” (2023); and “Pseudology: The Science of Lying” (2024).

The event is organized by the Department of Anthropology and the Global Learning Center of Wichita. Light refreshments will be served.

Are you interested in studying abroad? The first step would be to attend one of the informational sessions, the first one this semester will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center, Lucas Room.

See the Study Abroad website for the complete list of information sessions or for video options and to register to attend.

The Office of Student Accommodations and Testing will offer a new resource for all students this fall semester. Join a virtual presentation from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 10 on how Kurzweil 3000 can help increase student success. Participants will need to sign up online, and a training link will be sent to them.

Kurzweil 3000 is an accessibility software designed to help students learn course materials in school. With functions such as text-to-speech, highlighting and integrated notetaking and brainstorming, this assistive technology enables students with learning difficulties to fully engage in what they are learning and to focus on the tasks at hand.

Register to attend a Zoom webinar from Hispanic Serving Initiatives related to supporting undocumented students and mixed status families from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday May 8.

The presenters will be Raymond Rico, an immigration attorney; Alex Perez, Hispanic Development Fund Greater Kansas City; and Dr. Melisa Jimenez, Johnson County Community College. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Sara Mata, executive director of Hispanic Serving Initiatives.

The informational session will provide a better understanding of the unique struggles and ways to support undocumented students and mixed status families.