Shocker Blast: Friday, Sept. 16, 2022

Events

Get coffee, lunch at Food Truck Plaza today

Stop by the Food Truck Plaza for coffee from Sunflower Espresso from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today, Sept. 16.

You can also get lunch with The Flying Stove, Brazita Bites, and Wheat Street Dogs food truck from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Feel free to enjoy your meal at the plaza picnic tables or the beautiful green space.

Get information on D.C. and Topeka internships

The Department of Political Science is hosting two information sessions for students interested in interning in Washington, D.C., or Topeka during the spring 2023 semester. The sessions will take place at the following times and dates:

12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 266 Rhatigan Student Center. Free pizza will be available for attendees.
4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 via Zoom.

The program is open to all undergraduate students interested in government or public affairs. Funding is available for housing and transportation. For more information, contact program director and department chair Dr. Neal Allen at neal.allen@wichita.edu.

Attend an information session

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force

Wichita State’s Military and Veterans Services will celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the United States Air Force during a come-and-go event 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 19 at 105 Grace Wilkie Hall. All students, faculty, staff, veterans and the Shocker Community are invited to join the celebration.

Win prizes at Campus Feud Sept. 24

Shockers, Wichita State’s Student Acitivites Council will host its Campus Feud event at 7 p.m. Sept. 24, starting at 7 pm at the Campus Activies Center Theater. Bring your friends andd answer survey questions for a chance to win prizes.

Physics Seminar features discusses ‘Astrophysical, Cosmic Ray and Beyond’

The next physics seminar will take place at 2 p.m. Sept. 21st at 128 Jabara Hall and also via Zoom. the talk features Matthew Strait, from the University of Minnesota, who will discuss “Astrophysical, Cosmic Ray and Beyond.”

View fall 2022 Physics Seminar Schedule

Join KMUW’s September Literary Feast

The next KMUW Literary Feast will take place 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 at KMUW. Dinner will be provided by Public. Literary Feast is KMUW’s monthly book club, featuring selections made by KMUW staff. For September, the staff has selected “The Last White Man” by Mohsin Hamid.

Purchase $10 ticket for September Literary Feast Learn more about Mohsin Hamid

Visit with Shocker Career Accelerator at open house Sept. 21

Join Shocker Career Accelerator (SCA) for an open house at its office from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 162 John Bardo Center. This is a come-and-go event is for students, faculty and staff to view the SCA office and learn about the services the staff provides. Light refreshments and the SCA team will be available for meet and greets during the event.

News

OneStop closing temporarily for staff development

OneStop Student Services’ in-person operations will be closed 8-11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19. While 112 Jardine Hall will be closed during this time, students, faculty and staff can still access OneStop services by calling 866-978-1781 or by visiting WSU’s OneStop website.

Visit OneStop website

Watch video of fall 2022 Academic Convocation

The fall 2022 Academic Convocation provided the official academic welcome for all first-year students on Sept. 8. A video of the event will be available now until Sept. 18. The event included more than 675 guests representing students, faculty, staff and campus innovation partners.

The event also featured presentations from the dean of Fine Arts Dr. Rodney Miller, director of Engagement Naquela Pack, speaker pro-tempore of the Student Senate and Underserved Senator Gregory VanDyke Jr., and a special keynote address by Kwame Onwuachi, author of the 2022 Common Read, “Notes From a Young Black Chef.”

A book-signing and reception were hosted at the Ulrich Museum following Convocation, with a question and answer session by Kwame Onwuachi at Shocker Dining Hall.

For more information, visit the fall 2022 Academic Convocation website.

Mental Health

Find support through CAPS therapy groups

Counseling and Prevention Services (CAPS) provides a variety of group counseling services to students in multiple areas of focus or concern.

Group therapy is offered due to its effectiveness in addressing multiple challenges individuals face in their lives as well as the unique experience it provides. CAPS runs various groups per semester to address the ever-changing needs of the WSU campus and group therapy is always free. CAPS services are available in a variety of modalities at this time.

Read more of Find support through CAPS therapy groups

Training Opportunities and Workshops

Attend Introduction to Library Research

Are you new to WSU and in a program that requires researching? LASI 170 Introduction to Library Research is an eight-week course beginning Oct. 13. It focuses on each step in the research process, with an emphasis on identifying appropriate sources and critically analyzing information in order to apply it to a research topic.

For more information, contact angela.paul@wichita.edu.

Attend free Zotero Citation Management Software workshop

Students are invited to learn how to use Zotero at a workshop at 4 p.m. Sept. 20 at 217 Ablah Library. The title of the workshop is Zotero Citation Management Software.

Zotero is a free and open software tool used to capture and keep track of research resources, create citations and reference lists while writing papers, share resources with teams and to efficiently organize research processes.