Campus Connection: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024

Campus Safety

Annual fire alarm testing will be conducted through the remainder of September

WSU Fire Safety and its vendor will conduct required annual fire alarm inspections and testing starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15. Testing will continue through the remainder of September or until all the fire alarm systems have been tested. Testing for most buildings will be done during the evening and overnight hours. There is no schedule of when a building will be tested.

Every effort will be made to not disrupt any business or classes however the fire alarm system could go off. Unless told otherwise by Fire Safety, follow your evacuation procedures and do not re-enter the building until you are told you can do so.

Any questions can be emailed to Scott Murray at scott.murray@wichita.edu and Dennis Moore at dennis.moore@wichita.edu.

News

WSU Math Circle for middle school students resumes regular meetings for fall semester

WSU Math Circle resumes its weekly meetings, with the first starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 in 372 Jabara Hall. Math Circle is a program for middle school students.

Math Circles are education enrichment and outreach groups that bring mathematicians and mathematical scientists into direct contact with pre-college students. These students meet with math professionals in an informal setting, after school or on weekends, to work on interesting problems or topics in mathematics. The goal is to get the students excited and passionate about mathematics.

Students should bring with them a completed registration form from the website.

WSU Child Development Center has Pre-K openings

The WSU Child Development Center has Pre-K openings for the year. Children must be going to kindergarten in the fall of 2025 to be eligible. Call 316-978-3109 or email amy.mease@wichita.edu with questions.

Presentations and Talks

Don’t miss Chris Wright, Liberty Energy CEO, live Sept. 25

Mark your calendars now: At 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, Chris Wright — founder, CEO and chairman of Liberty Energy, and the fall 2024 entrepreneur-in-residence at the Barton School of Business — will deliver a keynote presentation, “Empowering Global Communities: The Transformative Role of Energy in Bettering Human Lives,” as part of the prestigious James Schwartz Lecture Series.

Join the keynote at 3:30 p.m. in 110 Woolsey Hall, Frank A. Boettger Auditorium. Doors open at 3 p.m. Stick around after the keynote for a signing and reception in the Woolsey Hall Atrium. This is an event for anyone looking to gain insights from a leader revolutionizing the global energy industry — and share with your students, colleagues and networks. The upcoming keynote event is free and open to public. RSVP now to secure your spot.

RSVP to the keynote

Performances

The Rie Bloomfield Organ Series welcomes its first guest artist

The Rie Bloomfield Organ Series welcomes its first distinguished guest artist, Jens Korndörfer, to perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 in Wiedemann Hall.

Dr. Korndörfer is the associate professor of organ at Baylor University in Texas, with a full schedule as guest recitalist in North America and Europe. His program on the great Marcussen organ at WSU will have a wide variety of organ repertoire from the 16th to the 21st century. The “Conversation with the Artist” following intermission will give a chance for the audience to get to know the person behind the recitalist.

Tickets are available at the Fine Arts Box Office. Students can attend at no additional charge with their Shocker ID, thanks to the Student Government Association

Events and Recreation

Visiting lecturer to speak about women’s body hair politics

The Department of Women’s, Ethnicity and Intersectional Studies invites you to its 2024 Words By Women lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 in 209 Hubbard Hall. Dr. Breanne Fahs, professor of women’s and gender studies at Arizona State University, will lecture on “Hairy Subjects: Resistance and Revolution in Women’s Body Hair Politics.” The lecture is free and open to the public.

Fill your mug at KMUW listener appreciation party

Join KMUW for a listener appreciation event at Brickyard from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 from at the Brickyard for free ice cream from Hiland Dairy Foods and live music from Charlie Wilks. The event is free and open to the public. It’s KMUW’s way of saying, “Thanks for listening.”

CIBA-WTCouncil dinner program features P&G exec

Welcome back to the Center for International Business Advancement (CIBA), International Business Studies Association (IBSA) and World Trade Council of Wichita (WTCouncil) monthly dinner programs, where town meets gown. The next program featuring Tadd Fowler, SVP – Treasurer, Global Taxes of The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), will be held on Thursday, September 26th. Fowler will present “P&G: Global Strategic Challenges and Opportunities”

The program will begin at 6 p.m. at the venerable Wichita Country Club.

The World Trade Council of Wichita subsidizes students’ attendance at 50% below our cost. International Business Studies Association (IBSA) officers attend for free. Besides networking opportunities, attendance will earn you points toward the Dharma de Silva study abroad scholarship.

All reservations and menu selections are due by 2 p.m. Sept. 23. Reservations for the marinated beef short rib (a specialty of the Wichita Country Club) are due by 5 p.m. Sept. 19.

For more information, please send an email to wtcouncil@wichita.edu. Reservations are currently open.

Registration is open for 2024 Pumpkin Run

Join Campus Recreation for its annual 5K Pumpkin Run Oct. 19 on campus. The 5K will be held from 9 to 10:30 p.m.

Participants will receive a free Pumpkin Run T-shirt, and everyone who crosses the finish line will receive a finisher medal. Registration for the 5K Pumpkin Run is $37 through Oct. 17, so sign up now. Get a personal referral code to sign up your friends, family and/or coworkers, and if five people sign up with the code, you get $15 off your race fee.

Additionally, signups are also open for the Little Pumpkin Fun Run 1K and Virtual 5K events:

The Little Pumpkin Fun Run 1K, which is from 10:19 to 10:45 a.m. Oct. 19, is designed for children 10 years old or younger. Signups cost $19 through Oct. 17.
The Virtual 5K registration is $40 and allows participants to run from anywhere. Registration ends Oct. 2.

Learn more and sign up for Pumpkin Run

Join Class Races and Learn 2 Row with Shocker Rowing

Come down to the Arkansas River from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at the River Vista Boathouse, 150 N. McLean Boulevard, and watch the Shocker Rowing team battle it out in the Class Races and join Learn 2 Row immediately afterward.

The Class Races will start off the event with a competition between the freshmen and seniors battling it out for victory. Learn 2 Row will follow shortly after at approximately 3:30 p.m. where participants can learn with a current rower and have a chance to experience what rowing on the water is like.

Purchase tickets for the event

KMUW’s September Literary Feast book is ‘The History of Sound’ by Ben Shattuck

KMUW’s monthly book club, Literary Feast, features selections made by KMUW staff. For September, members are reading “The History of Sound” by Ben Shattuck.

Members meet at KMUW for a group discussion over dinner from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25. Dinner is provided by Public, but guests are invited to bring a beverage to share with the group.

Purchase a ticket to the event Listen to Beth Golay's interview with Shattuck