Wichita State Open House Weekend: Sept. 28-30
Don't miss out on three days of events, food and fun for the whole community at the Wichita State Open House Weekend, Friday, Sept. 28 to Sunday, Sept. 30. Take a stroll on the Innovation Campus during our “Sip and See Party.” Enjoy action-packed Shocker Athletics, Cornhole tournament, trivia contest, bowling and more.
For a full schedule of events, visit Open House Weekend.
WSU campus expansion update
The WSU Board of Trustees met Friday, Sept. 21, and were given a report on the campus from John Tomblin, vice president of research and technology transfer.
Shocker Store at Braeburn Square Faculty / Staff Open House
Please join the Shocker Store for a faculty and staff private open house at their newest location in Braeburn Square to see the store and shop before they even open! During this event, university faculty and staff, and innovation campus employees can take 20 percent off their purchase with WSU staff ID. Join us from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at our Braeburn Square location, 4521 E. 21st St. N. Suite 104.
How to stand out in a competitive market with a capability statement
WSU's Kansas Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) will conduct a training event in its Wichita, Overland Park and Topeka locations to help businesses develop a capability statement.
A capability statement can be an important element in marketing and promoting a business, and is essential in government contracting. Think of this statement as a business resume that tells existing and potential customers about the capabilities and strengths of the business.
Whether a business is currently involved with government contracting or wants to pursue this option as a way to expand its market, valuable information will be gained about the what, why and how of developing a business capability statement. The topics of discussion will be:
- Key elements of a capability statement for the government sector
- How to develop the target capability statement, and items needed on a website
- How to do research to know how to provide solutions for government agencies
Time and date: 1-4:30 p.m. Thursday, September 27
Wichita State University Old Town Campus, 238 N. Mead, Wichita, Kansas
Fees: None (Fees paid by co-sponsors)
For assistance or more information, call 316-978-6788
RH: Three items to watch this week
Wichita State volleyball gave the 5-1 system a full tryout in Sunday's 3-0 win over Memphis and coach Chris Lamb has a week to evaluate and practice before the Shockers start a three-match road swing. Wichita State (7-6, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) plays at Tulsa (9-4, 2-0) on Saturday (6 p.m.).
Shockers softball opened its fall scrimmages with a 19-1 win over Avila and a 13-2 win over Crowder College. The competition gets
much tougher on Thursday and that's important to coach Kristi Bredbenner for evaluation purposes.
The Shockers play host to Oklahoma State (5 p.m.) at Wilkins Stadium. The Shockers
defeated OSU four times last season, twice in the NCAA regional.
Wichita State's women's tennis team sends its best to the ITA All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif., starting Saturday. Fatima Bizhukova and Marta Bellucco, ranked No. 14 nationally, play doubles. Bizhukova, No. 36 nationally, and No. 94 Sandra Honigova are in the singles draw.
School of Performing Arts / Theatre to perform ‘The Search'
The WSU School of Performing Arts / Theatre will perform “The Search” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, to Saturday, Sept. 29, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29-30, in Welsbacher Theatre, Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 29th and Oliver, Entrance F.
Tickets are $15 general public, $12 military / senior citiznes, faculty and staff and $10 for students. Admission is free for students with a WSU ID. Seating limited. For tickets, go to Fine Arts Box Office or call 978-3233.
“The Search,” by Elizabeth Crino, is a story of three roommates -- Ted, Sarah and Beth who one day realize that their fourth roommate, Ned, has gone missing. However, they come to find that none of them even liked Ned to begin with and feel it would be best to just forget about him. As the story progresses, the three roommates dodge any sort of evidence of his whereabouts and choose to be blissfully ignorant about the situation so they can live a “Ned-less” life.
Crino is the winner of the WSU Theatre National Playwriting Competition. Elizabeth's other plays include “Pen and Paper and the Presentation.”
“The Search” is part of the theatre program's student produced Second Stage series. In this series, students are responsible for all aspects of the production including show choice, design work, technical direction, construction, direction, acting and promotion. Through this applied learning experience, students pursuing careers in the fields of art and entertainment have the opportunity to learn hands on how to take a show from conception to completion.
WSU Cops challenge you to support Shocker Support Locker
Between now and Halloween, the WSU Police Department challenges students, faculty and staff to donate canned food and non-perishables for the Shocker Support Locker. The Shocker Support Locker is running low fairly often, and there is a need now for some students than ever before.
If you want to make a difference, give your donation to any uniform officer on campus or bring donations to the University Police Department.
If you want an opportunity to win a WSU mug or WSU Police Department challenge coin as part of a raffle at the end of the drive, just leave your name and phone number with the officer or at the University Police Department when making a donation of any size.
WSU Cops support Shocks and they challenge you to do the same!
Donation Wish List
- PROTEINS: peanut butter, canned chicken/tuna, beans, canned chili, nuts
- FRUITS: canned fruits, applesauce, tomato juice, raisins, dried fruit
- GRAINS: pasta, rice, cereal, noodles, oatmeal
- MEALS & MIXES: baking mixes, soups, instant potatoes, mac and cheese, hamburger helper, spaghetti sauce
- SNACKS: granola bars, crackers, popcorn, pudding
Students, faculty and staff are welcome at the Shocker Support Locker
The Shocker Support Locker was founded in 2015 by the WSU Student Government Association to relieve food insecurity among WSU community members. Today, the locker provides both nonperishable and fresh food items, as well as hygiene products, professional clothing and textbooks.
Individuals who would like to use the Shocker Support Locker must be currently enrolled at Wichita State as students or currently employed faculty or staff. If you fit this criterion, you are welcome to use the pantry once per week and may take up to 10 items per visit.
For more information or questions about the Shocker Support Locker call 978-3480 or visit Shocker Support Locker.
Physical Therapy students seek volunteers for neck pain study
Do you have neck pain? See if you qualify for a free neck massage! We are conducting a research study to determine the effects of traditional massage vs traditional massage augmented by paraffin heat pack on neck pain. As part of this study, we will collect data about cervical strength, pain, range of motion and disability score based on the Neck Disability Index scale.
The study will take place at the WSU Old Town Center and participation will require about one hour of your time. We will then need you to return two to three days later to take final measurements, which will take approximately 20 minutes. If you are interested in participating or learning more about this study, go to neck pain study.
Discounted tickets available to see ‘Safety Last'
“Safety Last,” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Exhibition Hall of Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center.
Save $3 on a $20 general admission ticket by using the discount code WSU. Tickets are available at WichitaTix.com.
Harold Lloyd stars in “Safety Last,” which is the story of an industrious fellow who climbed a skyscraper to win his girls. It is the ultimate thrill comedy. Lloyd performed the hair-raising comedic student all by himself with only one complete hand. There were no fake backgrounds or computer graphics in 1923.
Clark Wilson will accompany “Safety Last” on the Wichita Wurlitzer.
A fully restored, digital copy of the film will be shown Oct. 2, by arrangement with Harold Lloyd Entertainment Inc.
Reserve space in the Heskett Center
Did you know that if you want to reserve a space in the Heskett Center you can do that through the website wichita.edu/rentals? It allows you to see which rooms are available at what time.
You can still make a reservation by calling Karolina Mosa at 978-5870, or by email at karolina.mosa@wichita.edu.
We strongly encourage you to use the link to reserve spaces. Reservations will be reviewed and read between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Plan now to attend Data Fair 2018
Join University Libraries for ICPSR's Data Fair 2018 - “Data: Powered By You.” In this webinar series, you can learn about current trends and best practices in data transparency, data activism, what to do with data and more!
The series will take place Monday, Oct. 1 to Friday, Oct. 5, at various times. The webinar series is entirely virtual and free to the public. For times and webinar descriptions, go to ICPSR.
‘Graphic Design Tools for Your Small Business' on Oct. 2
University Libraries is holding the workshop “Graphic Design Tools for Your Small Business” from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, in 217 Ablah Library.
Get an overview of freely available graphic design software programs and their application to small businesses including promotional flyers, brochures and mailers, business cards, professional presentations and social media posts. Basic design principles and branding considerations will also be discussed. This is the first in the Entrepreneurship Research Series to be held this semester. These workshops are open to the public.
For more information about this workshop and others in the series, go here. Seats are limited, so sign up today. RSVP
Sale on professional attire in the Shocker Store
The Shocker Store (RSC location) has a great sale this week on clothing you might need for the office! All men's and women's professional attire is 20 percent off through Saturday, Sept. 29. Sale is in-store only.
Kanbee art invites curious to Innovation Campus
The figures are made of recycled political signs. The artist is anonymous. The figures, planted in the dirt to decorate entrances to Wichita State's Innovation Campus, are otherwise open to the imagination and meant as an invitation.
“The idea is they can be anything,” said Wichita painter Charles Baughman, spokesman for the anonymous artist. “He wants to give something that could make people smile or laugh or pause.”
The anonymous artist uses the moniker “Kanbee” as a nod to Kansas and the open-ended possibilities for what the art can be. Some of the figures resemble the outline of humans. Some are shapes.
Cybersecurity Conference coming Oct. 12-13
Wichita is hosting its first Cybersecurity Conference on Friday, Oct. 12 and Saturday, Oct. 13. Join other area professionals, students and avid leaners for two days of content. The conference will be at the WSU Experimental Engineering building on Friday, Oct. 12.
Tracks include interactive panels with local business leaders, experts and academics, Threat Hunting workshop with RiskIQ, hands-on hacking courses, TED Talk-style security snapshots, industry and business leader technical sessions, and career growth discussions.
Day two will be the Purple Scramble, a red team-blue team style hands-on hacking event hosted by Friends University at their state-of-the-art cyber lab. Be sure to also come Friday night for an after party at Headshots Bar and Grill, sponsored by Optiv Security. Use the student discount code "STU" for $10 off your ticket purchase. Sign up soon while tickets still available!
Sign up at Cybersecurity Conference.
Volunteer or host a trunk at SAC's annual Trunk or Treat!
Trunk or Treat is a family-orientated event welcoming Shockers of all ages from the Wichita and WSU community to campus for a safe alternative to traditional trick-or-treating, and Student Activities Council needs your help!
Register your department or student organization to volunteer at the event or to host a festively decorated trunk!
Trunk or Treat will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, on the south lawn of Duerksen Fine Arts Center. Registration closes on Thursday, Oct. 18.
Contact Randi Beggs at randi.beggs@wichita.edu with any questions about how to get involved with the event.
New Shocker Store to hold grand opening event
The newest Shocker Store location in Wichita State University's retail area, Braeburn Square, will have its grand opening from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. The first 50 guests through the door will receive a Shocker Store gift card with a random dollar amount on it. The next 50 guests through the door will receive a Shocker Store T-shirt.
There will also be a ribbon cutting from noon-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, with the actual ceremony occurring at 12:15 p.m. Guests will be able to tour and shop the new store.
This new location will be a 2,840-square-foot store with Shocker merchandise geared toward sports fans, alumni and the WSU community. It will feature an extended line of Shocker apparel, different from the merchandise carried in the Rhatigan Student Center's Shocker Store.
Hours of operation will be 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday.
Stay informed with updates from the Shocker Store! Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shockerstore; Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/wsu_rsc; Visit us www.shockerstore.com; Sign up for RSC Happenings newsletter by emailing rsc.marketing@wichita.edu.
Soccer club to host home games Sept. 28 & 30
The WSU soccer club will host Emporia at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, and NW Missouri at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex field at 29th and Oliver. Admission is free.
Celebrate National Coffee Day
Celebrate National Coffee Day at Starbucks in the RSC and Reverie in Groundhouse by taking $1 off any brewed coffee. Offer valid Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28-29, on hot or iced brewed coffees.