Shocker Resource Fair today (Wednesday, Aug. 22) – Moved to RSC first floor
Feeling like you don't quite know all the resources available to you as a Shocker? Student Activities Council invites you to come and visit with more than 40 departments from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 22) in the RSC, first floor, and learn more about the services they offer to you as a student. Visit 10 tables for a chance to win some awesome prizes! For more information, go to www.wichita.edu/sac or email SAC@wichita.edu.
Keeping up with Kenon
Join SGA President Kenon Brinkley at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, in a Facebook Live discussion about issues around WSU. Leave your questions in the comments section for Kenon to answer during the livestream.
Campus invited to Airbus + WSU Innovation Fair
Airbus invites the WSU community to the first Airbus + WSU Innovation Fair, located
at Airbus (1855 Innovation Blvd.), from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Aug.
23).
Meet with representatives from Airbus, NIAR, FirePoint, Shocker Startup and many others to learn about the innovation resources and organizations on campus.
Enjoy some snacks, enter to win Airbus giveaways and learn how to turn your big ideas into reality. For more information, contact samantha.stinson@airbus.com.
Looking for three hours of course credit for the fall semester?
If you're looking for three hours of course credit, have you considered mentoring?
The INSPYRE research lab, directed by Samantha Gregus, is currently recruiting undergraduate mentors for the fall 2018 semester. Mentors eat lunch with an elementary school student twice each week. In return, mentors receive three hours of course credit and many great experiences.
Mentors are required to undergo background checks, have reliable transportation to and from the elementary school, and should have lunch availability for at least 90 minutes twice a week, which can be anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
We do not meet regularly like a traditional class, time mentoring takes the place of class time. We do, however, have a course syllabus, class readings and paper assignments.
Mentors will receive a grade at the end of the semester based on attendance and completion of assignments. We are interested in recruiting mentors from any college and major. For more information, contact Elissa Failes at elissa.failes@wichita.edu.
Graduate Student Association plans welcome dinner
New graduate students and interested others are invited to attend the Graduate Student Association welcome dinner and community resources event from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, in 266 RSC.
Meet your Graduate Student Association leadership team for information, food and fellowship. Graduate School Dean Dennis Livesay and Wichita community members will be present. Learn invaluable tips about navigating graduate school in Wichita.
WSU Weekly Briefing to feature exciting partnership
An exciting partnership will be announced at the WSU Weekly Briefing at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, in the Marcus Welcome Center.
Zach Gearhart, director of governmental relations, will give the overall university update.
The briefing will be livestreamed and available later that day at WSU Weekly Briefing. There will be time for questions at the end of the briefing.
RSC Unplugged today (Wednesday, Aug. 22)
Stop by the Rhatigan Student Center every Wednesday for the live music series, RSC Unplugged. RSC Unplugged features Adam Capps from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 22) in the RSC's Starbucks Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee and relax with some great music!
Earn a certificate in Higher Education Leadership
Did you know The Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, Educational and School Psychology (CLES) offers a graduate certificate in Higher Education Leadership?
This 15-hour graduate certificate program is now eligible for employee tuition assistance. It enables working professionals in higher education to increase their skills, knowledge and abilities to compete for professional positions of increasing responsibility and scope. Completing the certificate also makes a student eligible to apply for the EdD in Educational Leadership.
For more information, go to leadership certificate and / or contact jody.fiorini@wichita.edu.
It's time for a Beach Party!
Join Student Activities Council for its annual Beach Party! In addition to our mechanical surf board and inflatable slip n slide, you are welcome to take a swim in the Heskett pool! Grab your friends, sunglasses and swimsuits and head down to the Hubbard Lawn and Heskett Center from 7-9 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 23).
Walk A Mile event coming Tuesday, Aug. 28
Student Activities Council and Interfraternity Council present Walk A Mile, an event geared to bring awareness to, and action against sexual assault, rape and gender violence. Men will wear heels while women wear tennis shoes to walk a mile in each other's shoes. There will be speakers from the community before the walk, along with food provided by the Wichita WagonMasters. Preregistration is open until 11:45 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at Walk A Mile. For more information, go to wichita.edu/sac.
Cuban artist to give public lecture tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 23)
Cuban artist Nestor Siré will deliver a public lecture at 4 p.m. tomorrow, (Thursday, Aug. 23), in 210 McKnight Art Center West. Siré's exhibition “Bien_Común Commons” opens from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, for a preview and gallery remarks at ShiftSpace, 416 S. Commerce St., Suite 102.
The exhibition explores Cuba's informal economy by documenting two illicit information-sharing operations. Millions of Cubans use a “sneakernet” called El Paquete Semanal (“the weekly package”), a collection of digital material that substitutes for broadband Internet. Another illegal information service known as the Street Net connects gamers and other community members through a hybrid mesh network supported by homemade routers.
“Bien_Común Commons” is curated in collaboration with Claudia Pederson, assistant professor of art history in new media & technology. The exhibition will also be open from 6-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, for a Final Friday reception at ShiftSpace, a downtown student gallery funded by the WSU Student Government Association.
Navigating University Libraries: A Welcomefest event!
Want to learn more about University Libraries? Attend one of our “Navigating University Libraries” tours during Welcomefest! One will be held from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, and noon-1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. The tour begins by the Circulation Desk on the main floor of Ablah Library, followed by an orientation to online services and collections in 217 Ablah. Services include wireless network, 3D scanning and printing, and other technology.
Learn about finding scholarly articles and off-campus access. New and returning students, teaching assistants, faculty and staff are all welcome. For more information, go to Navigating University Libraries.
Don't miss the SGA Open House on Tuesday, Aug. 28
You're invited to the SGA Open House from noon-2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, in 219 RSC.
Grab some refreshments and goodies, and join the Student Body President for a round of Nintendo video games in the SGA office. Anyone who can answer three selected questions about SGA by the time they leave the event will be entered to win one of several assorted gift cards!
Student Government Association empowers students to voice their opinions through campus committees and weekly public senate meetings. SGA is governed by students and committed to student issues and concerns.
Syllabus Party planned in RSC
Office of Student Success, First-Year Programs invites you to come to the Syllabus Party from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, in 142 RSC, to pick up free planner goodies and organize class projects, papers and exams. Success Coaches will be available to give time management strategies and organizational tips. Students can bring their own planners or phone calendars if that is what they prefer to use. For more information, call 978-5420 or email first.year@wichita.edu.
‘Me Me Me' by Tyleciea Zachry in Cadman Art Gallery – Looking Glass
“Me Me Me” is an art exhibition presented by student artist Tyleciea Zachry. Her work will be display from now to Friday, Aug. 31 in the Cadman Art Gallery, first floor, Rhatigan Student Center. This show is an interactive experiment in which the audience can use their phones to engage with the artwork.
Visitors to the exhibit are encouraged to use the Snapchat app to access links in the snapcodes and use the facial recognition software on exhibited distorted self-portraits.
The artist asks, “Could something as simple as phone applications remain as devices of leisure or could they be something more?”
For more information about this exhibit and others visit Cadman Gallery.