Campus Connection: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Shocker Athletics

Men’s basketball earns NIT bid, set to host Wyoming in first round March 17

Postseason basketball is coming back to Wichita State, as the Shocker men’s basketball team earned a bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and will host Wyoming in a first round matchup at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 in Charles Koch Arena.

Wichita State (22-11) will be a No. 3 seed in the 32-team field with the winner to face either No. 2 seed Oklahoma State or Davidson. Wichita State last hosted an NIT game in 2011 when the Shockers rattled off five wins to win the NIT championship.

The Shockers are making its second straight appearance in the NIT and 15th in program history. Wichita State is 11-13 all time in the NIT with a 2011 championship. Out of the Mountain West Conference, Wyoming is 18-14 this season. Wichita State is 10-3 all time against Wyoming, with the most recent matchup coming in 2007.

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Events and Recreation

"Campus Wide - Not open to public. Bi-annual e-waste & shredding event. Friday, April 17th | 11 AM - 1 PM | NetApp SE Parking Lot. Sponsored by: The NetApp Green Team. Hosted by:" and logos for NetApp and WSU. Clip art of different electronics accepted to bring, including phones, batteries, printers, computers, keyboards, stereos, tablets, routers.

Save the date for NetApp’s spring e-waste and shredding event for campus April 17

Faculty, staff, students and campus partners at Wichita State can visit NetApp on the Innovation Campus for its semesterly campus e-waste and shredding event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 17 in the NetApp parking lot, Lot 44S. This event is exclusive to WSU faculty, staff, students and campus partners and not open to the public.

The following are items that can be disposed of during the event:

Personal documents accepted for secure shredding
Personal electronics accepted, including appliances. No TVs accepted
- Note: For recycling old TVs, refer to Sedgwick County’s recycling guide
Secure data destruction for e-waste (hard drive shredder)
On-site assistance available for larger loads

The event is sponsored by the NetApp Green Team.

Learn more about the human factors program and lab during tour April 3

The human factors program at Wichita State welcomes students, faculty, staff and community members to come tour its laboratories (including flight and driving simulators) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 3 on the fourth floor of Jabara Hall. A light lunch will be provided.

Learn more about the research projects going on in several of the human factors labs and meet graduate students and faculty. Also learn about the undergraduate Human Factors certificate, Ph.D. program and how you can get involved.

Entrepreneurship Research - Lunch and Learn, Naming Your Trademark, Thursday, April 2nd, 12:00-1:00PM, Ablah Library, In-person and Online.

Begin your entrepreneurial journey over lunch with ‘Naming Your Trademark’

Learn search strategies for existing marks and logos with discussion of what the application process looks like at the Entrepreneurship Research Lunch and Learn from noon to 1 p.m. April 2 at Ablah Library (in-person and online).

Feel free to bring your own lunch and make it a productive break. This session is free and open to all.

Learn more and register

Presentations and Talks

Aerospace engineering assistant teaching professor to give talk on vortex induced vibrations

Dr. Vijay Matheswaran, an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering within the College of Engineering, will be giving a talk on vortex induced vibrations from 10:50 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 17 in 209 Wallace Hall.

Matheswaran will present “Vortex Induced Vibrations: further contributions and using experimental aerodynamics in interdisciplinary research” to students, staff, faculty and industry partners.

Department of Aerospace Engineering to host assistant teaching professor from North Carolina State University for talk

The Department of Aerospace Engineering within the College of Engineering is hosting Dr. Mingtai Chen, an assistant teaching professor from North Carolina State University, from 10:50 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 18 in 209 Wallace Hall.

Chen will present “Understanding Aerodynamics from Rotor-Wing Interaction to Wind Energy Harvester” to students, staff, faculty and industry partners.

Join the next HealthHum and KBHCoE talk on ‘Prevention’

Join the next event in this series on mental and behavioral health, “Prevention” with Marci Young from HOPE Services and Chris Leonard from Counseling and Psychological Services, at 2 p.m. Friday, March 27 in 226 Jabara Hall.

Sponsored by HealthHum and the Kansas Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (KBHCoE). For questions, contact Dr. C. Brendan Clark at c.brendan.clark@wichita.edu.

Learn more about upcoming events

Professional Development

Join time management professional development session March 25

Learn to protect your time while supporting your team’s priorities at the session “Time is a Boundary and a Resource” with the Public Policy and Management Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 at the Wichita Public Library, presented by Percy Turner with the WSU Community Engagement Institute.

Check in is at 12:45 p.m. and registration is $100. Participants will explore techniques for setting healthy boundaries, managing workload and using time intentionally as a leadership tool.

Learn more and register

Take a suspenders4hope mental wellness & preventing suicide training, Friday, March 27th, 9:30am - 11:30am, Woolsey Hall 226

Attend the upcoming free Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide Training

Join a Suspenders4Hope Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide Training from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 27 in 226 Woolsey Hall, Commerce Bank and William T. Kemper Foundation Room.

Learn about the tools to support the community and assist someone in need. Students, staff, faculty and community members are welcome to sign up for the training. Space for this training is limited, so reserve your seat today.

Staff and faculty: Sign up via myTraining on myWSU
Students and community members: Sign up on the registration site

All participants will receive a free Suspenders4Hope #WSUWeSupportU T-shirt.