Shocker Blast: Friday, March 22, 2024

Student Organizations

Join Ramadan Iftar banquet March 23

The Muslim Students Association, in collaboration with Pakistani Student Association, invites the campus community to the Ramadan Iftar Banquet of 2024 starting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24 in the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, room 180.

An event where attendees learn about the significance of the month of Ramadan and the Islamic practice of fasting from sunrise to sunset. Michael Barton, principal of Annoor Islamic School, will be the keynote speaker during this event, sharing his insights on Ramadan.

Tickets are $10 per student and $50 for faculty and families.

Bring family and friends and join the event. Everyone is welcome.

Purchase tickets to the event

Threads Club invites Shockers to Fiber Night March 22

Do you want to learn to knit or looking for a community of others who also enjoy fiber arts? Join Threads Club for Fiber Night, a fun evening of learning to knit headbands, from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 22 in 302 Woolsey Hall.

Supplies will be provided, and attendance will be limited to the first 20 people to RSVP.

RSVP to the event

Student Veterans Organization presents bingo night March 26

Join the Student Veterans Organization for an unforgettable evening of excitement, camaraderie and the thrill of the win at Bingo Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 in 240 Rhatigan Student Center, Mayfield Room.

Get your dabbers ready and mark your calendars for an evening filled with anticipation and fun. Food and prizes will also be available while they last.

Paint rocks with the Artist Exploration Association during its March general meeting

Join the Artist Exploration Association to paint rocks during its next meeting from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, March 22 in 314 Rhatigan Student Center, Venters Room.

All majors are welcome to attend and supplies will be provided.

Career Building Opportunities

Come to the Criminal Justice Career Fair March 26

Explore exciting opportunities in corrections, law enforcement, forensic science and more at the Criminal Justice Career Fair from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, March 26 on the third floor of the Rhatigan Student Center.

Network with employers eager to hire interns, co-op students and full-time employees. Don’t miss out on the chance to kickstart your career.

Register for the Virtual Engineering Job Fair March 28

Join the Shocker Career Accelerator for the Virtual Engineering Job Fair from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 28. The fair is for any student interested in the engineering and technology industries. Come chat with employers from the Wichita metro area, Kansas and nationally.

News

Update your contact/emergency/military information in MyWSU

Students are requested to provide updated information to Wichita State anytime there is a change to contact information. This includes mailing address, phone number and emergency contact. It is especially important that you provide and update an emergency contact.

The person you list will only be contacted in the event of a health or safety emergency in which you are personally involved. If you live on campus, this will also be the person contacted should you be reported as missing. You may list a parent, family member, spouse or other trusted individual as your emergency contact. You will find the link to your profile page on the myWSU Home tab, under “Student Tools” and “myContact Info.” A separate link there also provides an opportunity to update self-reported military affiliation.

Please take a few minutes and ensure WSU has your updated information and an emergency contact.

Service-Learning Showcase submissions are now open

The Service-Learning Showcase is a unique opportunity for students who participate in service-learning through applied learning opportunities to showcase their experience through a research or reflective poster about the application of their course work to current community issues. For 2024, the showcase will be held in a digital format and judged by a team of community partner leaders.

The showcase is an open forum for students to interact with faculty/staff, community partners and other students to engage in conversation about Wichita State’s commitment to the public good. Awards are presented in the following categories:

Outstanding Overall Service-Learning Project: $150 scholarship to winning entry
Innovation and Creativity in Problem Solving: $100 scholarship to winning entry
Community Impact/ Community Choice: $100 scholarship to winning entry
Collaboration and Leadership in Service-Learning: $100 scholarship to winning entry

Submissions are due April 5. For more information and to submit, visit the showcase website.

Presentations and Talks

Department of Biomedical Engineering to host postdoctoral fellow for lecture

The Department of Biomedical Engineering within the College of Engineering is hosting Dr. Emi Kiyotake, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oklahoma, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 22 in 134 Woolsey Hall.

Kiyotake will present “Translational biomaterials for cartilage and spinal cord repair” to students, staff, faculty and industry partners. The lecture will be from 2 to 3 p.m., followed by refreshments and networking from 3 to 3:30 p.m.

Biological sciences seminar series continues with Dr. Jaina Agan March 25

The Department of Biological Sciences’ seminar series continues from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 25 with Dr. Jaina Agan, University of Central Oklahoma, with her talk “The Role and Importance of Juvenile Dimorphisms.”

As always, seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit the biological sciences webpage.

Join Fairmount College Student Advisory Council for ‘Beyond the Degree’ panel

The Fairmount College Student Advisory Council will host a “Beyond the Degree” communications panel from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Room.

The purpose of the panel is to build a connection between the students, faculty as well as community members while providing students with various avenues for connections beyond their degree. Lunch will also be provided

Grant Anderson to speak on how to live in space

Join Interstellar Seminar from 2:30 to 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 104 Jabara Hall or online as Grant Anderson, founder and leader of Paragon Space Development Corporation, talks about living in space.

Long-duration crewed missions require closed-loop life support systems to provide breathable air and palatable nutritious food. Everything must be closely recycled since there may be no chance of resupply for decades. Spacecraft architecture must be comfortable and protected from the harsh space environment.

A visionary engineer and entrepreneur, Anderson has worked on crewed missions from the Shuttle program to the International Space Station and is now developing the Gateway station that will orbit the Moon.

Learn more and find the Zoom link

Join Life of an Entrepreneur Speaker Series April 30

Struggling with failure? Conni’s got you covered. Join the College of Innovation and Design for an inspiring event series on turning failures into stepping stones for success at 2 p.m. April 30 in Devlin Hall.

In the journey of entrepreneurship, setbacks are inevitable, but failures can be your greatest teachers. Join an enriching discussion led by Conni Mansaw, founder of CM Consulting and Development Services, as she explores how to transform failures into valuable learning opportunities.

This event is free and open to the public.

About Conni Mansaw: With a passion for leadership development and community empowerment, she is a seasoned communicator and team-building coach. Through her leadership training organization, she has helped individuals and organizations thrive by embracing growth through adversity.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and connect with like-minded entrepreneurs.

Events and Recreation

Campus community invited to biweekly legislative update session

Join Zach Gearhart, chief of staff and executive director of government relations, for updates on the Kansas legislature relevant to Wichita State. The next meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, March 22 in 101 Morrison Hall.

The meeting is open to all faculty, staff and students and is held every other Friday in Morrison Hall following each legislative session.

Elevate your research skills with EndNote at the Savvy Scholar Workshop

Empower yourself with the essential skills of citation management using EndNote. Join the Savvy Scholar Workshop on the EndNote citation management software from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 at Ablah Library in the Digital Learning Commons (in-person and online). There is no cost to attend.

You will learn to upload citation data, create citations in diverse styles, organize references and seamlessly insert citations into Microsoft Word documents. Attend and enhance your research capabilities with EndNote.

Learn more and register

Join University Libraries for its Entrepreneurship Workshop: Market Research for Startups

Join the Market Research for Startups workshop from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, March 22 at Ablah Library in the Digital Learning Commons (in-person and online). Gain valuable skills in deciphering market trends and analyzing competition — skills applicable to your projects and presentations.

Whether you’re a business major crafting strategic plans or an arts student exploring startups, this session will boost your skills. Enhance your class projects, shine in presentations and save the date for the Entrepreneurship Research Lunch and Learn.

Bring your lunch for a productive break! Open to all, with no cost to attend.

Learn more and register

Kudos

MCLL department congratulates winners of Kansas City Japanese Contest

This year, Japanese-language students from Wichita State competed in the annual Heart of America Japan-America Society’s Japanese Contest held March 9 at Johnson County Community College.

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures (MCLL) and Japanese program congratulates the winners:

Caleb Buhler won first prize for the speech competition and second for the JLPT N5 Grammar and Vocabulary Quiz
Quyen Tran placed first and Sheridan Peterson came in second for their Japanese-language tanka poem
Eve Moore placed second in the culture quiz
Julia Gonzalez won first place for her 4-panel manga
Ricardo Castillo took first place and Sean Hall third in the English-language tanka poetry competition

The MCLL department thanks all of the students who entered and the hard work they put into their entries.