Category: Presentations and Talks

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.

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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.

Bring a sack lunch or purchase a treat from the Shawarma Ur’s food truck and join the Ulrich Museum of Art for an artist talk with members of Sip & Stitch, a group of fiber artist friends who enjoy getting together for wine and creative time, from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3.

Known for their recent “yarn bombing” of the Tom Otterness bronze sculpture “Millipede” (Millie), as well as a campus-wide yarn bombing in 2014, this group of 16 artists worked for eight months using approximately 25,000 to 30,000 yards of yarn to create 24 sections of handwork — knitting, crochet, cross-stitch and crewel embroidery — which they installed on Aug. 27.

Visit Millie in the garden south of the Ulrich Museum to hear about the artists’ process at this free event.

In conjunction with Empty Bowls Wichita, Wichita Ceramic National’s featured artist, Lisa Orr, will give an artist lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 in the Beren Gallery of the Ulrich Museum of Arts on her softly formed ceramic artworks for the table inspired by the playful and abundant qualities of Mexican earthenware. Orr is an American potter and a teacher of ceramics who has work in both public and private collections and shows her work nationally as well as internationally.

Learn about Lisa’s inspiration and process using gestural animals, stamps, slips, sprigs and multi-hued glazes. Join a reception at 3:30 p.m. with the program following at 4 p.m.

Ohio-based multimedia American artist, J.C. Fontanive, will discuss his kinetic sculpture practice at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in the Beren Gallery, Ulrich Museum of Art.

His work imaginatively explores physical machines and moving images, and his talk will emphasize his works that are included in the current Ulrich Museum exhibition, “Dream Machine: Fantasy, Surreality and Play.” Join the reception at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome at this free event.

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its weekly colloquium series, which takes place every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in 224 McKinley Hall. This week, the department is honored to host Li Yang, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, who will present his seminar, titled “Second-Order Light-Matter Interactions in Emerging Quantum Materials.”

The Barton School of Business is thrilled to welcome Byron Knight, president of Koch Disruptive Technologies, as its distinguished keynote speaker. This exciting fireside chat, titled “Harnessing Disruption: Pioneering the Future of Innovation and Growth in the Business World,” will take place from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 in 110 Woolsey Hall, Frank A. Boettger Auditorium. The event is open to the public and will include a networking opportunity for attendees afterward.

“Under Byron Knight’s visionary leadership, Koch Disruptive Technologies is at the forefront of investing in groundbreaking innovations that are reshaping industries globally,” said Dr. Larisa Genin, dean of the Barton School of Business. “Hearing Byron share his insights on current investments and future industry trends will provide invaluable knowledge for anyone interested in business and the evolving landscape of innovation.”