Category: Presentations and Talks

The SMART Lab in the Department of Sport & Leadership Studies invites you to an engaging conversation with Jocelyn Monroe, vice president of marketing at Kansas City Current from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29 in 266 Rhatigan Student Center, Pike Room.

Don’t miss this chance to learn firsthand from a leader shaping the future of women’s professional sports. Contact Dr. Wonyoung Kim at wonyoung.kim@wichita.edu for more details. RSVP by Thursday, Sept. 25.

Join the physics seminar from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 in 127 Jabara Hall. The seminar features Austin Nelson who will present “The Neutron Laboratory: Using Neutron Beta Decay to Study Beyond the Standard Model Physics.”

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

Dr Terrance Figy, associate professor of physics, has arranged an informational Zoom at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept 22 over NSF resources and funding for researchers and educators with Dr. Amy Apon, a program officer at the National Science Foundation. She is a rotator from Clemson University and has a long history of leadership in the HPC/Cyberinfrastructure community.

Apon will discuss funding opportunities and resources for computations available for researchers via the NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC).

Contact terrance.figy@wichita.edu for the Zoom link or check your email for the FARE Faculty Events Newsletter from Sept. 15.

The WSU Department of Women’s, Ethnicity and Intersectional Studies transitioned into a program housed in the Department of English. To celebrate this new partnership, the annual lecture series, Words by Women, will focus on Midwestern women writers and will be co-presented by Writing Now Reading Now.

Karen Lee Boren writes fiction and non-fiction and earned a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin and an MFA from Wichita State. She will be reading from her new book, which published Sept. 9. Join the reading starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 at the Ulrich Museum of Art, and stop by starting at 5:30 p.m. for the reception. Everyone is welcome at the free event.

Writing Now Reading Now | Words by Women is presented by Fairmount College of Liberal Arts, Watermark Books & Cafe, the Department of English and the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Join the physics seminar from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 in 127 Jabara Hall. The seminar features Allen Angus, who will present “Emmy Noether’s Two Theorems and the Standard Model.“

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

The Department of Biological Sciences’ fall 2025 seminar series continues from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15 in 218 Hubbard Hall with Sarah Nickel, MS, MLS(ASPCP)CM, of the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory. She will give a public lecture titled, “Lessons Learned: My Path to Lab Director.”

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

Join mathematics and statistics for a public lecture by Dr. Justin Cole, associate professor from University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. The lecture, titled “Topological insulators in electromagnetic systems,” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 371 Jabara Hall.

Maggie Topping, senior vice president of Human Resources & Communications at Textron Aviation and the Barton School of Business fall 2025 J. Robert Young Executive-in-Residence, will lead a keynote fireside chat alongside Luke Pankey, chief information officer at Textron Aviation, as part of the James Schwartz Distinguished Speaker Series.

Their presentation, “Driving Innovation Forward: Textron Aviation’s Balanced Approach to AI, Talent, and the Transformation of Work,” will explore how the company is navigating workforce, technology and organizational change at a global scale.

The keynote event is at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7 in 110 Woolsey Hall, Frank A. Boettger Auditorium.

Doors open at 9 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP at wichita.edu/executive-in-residence-keynote.

In this talk sponsored by the Ulrich Museum, Dr. Emmanuel Ortega, from the University of Illinois-Chicago, will provide an art historical overview of artist Justin Favela’s career at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12 in 210 McKnight Art Center, highlighting the key moments that led to the creation of the installation currently on display: “Everything Must Go! Justin Favela’s Close Out, Blow Out, Re-Grand Opening.”

As Favela’s longtime friend and collaborator, Ortega brings a deep understanding of the artist’s work and offers unique insights into the hidden layers of meaning within the artist’s paper-based sculptures and installations. Everyone is welcome.

Join the Department of History for an evening with renowned historian Dr. Scott Ellsworth of the University of Michigan at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 in 211 Hubbard Hall. He will discuss his powerful new book, “Midnight on the Potomac,” which uncovers a myth-shattering account of the Civil War’s final year, the Lincoln assassination and the nation’s fragile rebirth.

Discover the untold stories of those who navigated this critical moment in American history.

Book information:

• Purchase at the event: A limited number of copies will be available.
• Purchase online: Get your copy from Watermark Books and Café at this link: “Midnight on the Potomac“

This event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.