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Navy Weeks are the service’s signature outreach program and allow the Navy to build and strengthen ties to the community. Wichita Navy Week, Sept. 9-15, is scheduled to feature a full slate of events, including:
- Senior Navy leadership
- Sailors from the USS Wichita (LCS 13)
- Sailors from the oldest warship afloat, USS Constitution
- Sailors from Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1
- Navy Band performances
- Ceremonial Guard Drill Team performances
- An exhibit by Naval History and Heritage Command
- Local recruiters and U.S. Naval Academy admissions representatives
- Office of Small Business Programs symposium
WSU Navy Week Events
Monday, September 9
PRIVATE EVENT: Meetings with Rear Admiral Nancy S. Lacore
Various campus locations
Tuesday, September 10
Lecture by Rear Admiral Nancy S. Lacore
6 p.m. • Rhatigan Student Center, Beggs Ballroom
Wednesday, September 11
Free Small Business Workshop: Doing Business with the U.S. Navy & Marine Corps
8:30 a.m-noon • Marcus Welcome Center
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Military and Veterans Center Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony
6 p.m. • CAC Theater
Thursday, September 12
PRIVATE EVENT: Pizza Hut Museum Tour for USS Wichita Sailors
9 a.m. • PIzza Hut Museum
USS Wichita Commander Chavius Lewis at the WSU Weekly Briefing
10 a.m. • Marcus Welcome Center, Armstrong Room
Shocker Dining Celebrates Navy Week
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. • Shocker Hall Dining
The culinary specialist from the USS Wichita collaborated with Shocker Dining to offer
appetizers typically served on the ship.
PRIVATE EVENT: Reading at the CDC
4 p.m. • WSU Child Development Center
WSU Alumni Association Navy Tailgate Bus Trip
Time TBD • Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Friday, September 13
PRIVATE EVENT: Reading at the CDC
4 p.m. • WSU Child Development Center
Saturday, September 14
Military and Veteran Student Center Picnic
5-7 p.m. • Shocker Grill and Lanes
See all Wichita Navy Week Events