Black & Yellow Scrimmage + Sale tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 6)
Combined, the 2018-19 Wichita State men's and women's basketball rosters will feature
21 newcomers. Early next month, fans can begin the process of connecting those names
with faces during a special sneak-peek event.
The Black and Yellow Scrimmage, which replaces the annual Shocker Madness night, is
set for Saturday, Oct. 6, in Charles Koch Arena. The two squads will play an intersquad
doubleheader, beginning at 2 p.m.
Fans are also invited to stop by the athletic department's annual garage sale that
afternoon between Noon and 3 p.m. inside the Aetna Multi-Purpose Gym (enter through
the exterior doors on the east side of Charles Koch Arena).
Items are available on a first-come, first-served basis and include: men's basketball
jerseys and game shorts, practice jerseys and shorts, shoes from various sports, cheerleading
and dance uniforms, tennis racquets and an assortment of shirts.
Prices listed are non-negotiable. Customers are encouraged to pay with cash, however,
credit cards will also be accepted.
Burks named director of Military and Veteran Services
Larry Burks
Marché Fleming-Randle, vice president for Diversity and Community Engagement, proudly welcomes retired Lt. Colonel Larry Burks as the new director of Military and Veteran Services at Wichita State University.
With 20 years of military experience, Burks has demonstrated a passion for serving active military and retired families, and he has keen understanding of their needs. Burks has experience working with students of all ages and has been a mentor to many young people throughout the community.
Burks is widely respected throughout the Wichita community, and his connections to the greater community will be an asset in growing the WSU's programs for military and veteran families. He will serve as the university champion for military and veteran students and their dependents. In addition, he will serve as the liaison for military and veteran services with community groups.
Burks will report to the vice president for Diversity and Community Engagement, and his appointment begins Monday, Oct. 8.
Wu's Big Event IX (Saturday, Oct. 6)
Join Community Service Board in a day of service at Wu's Big Event IX on Saturday, Oct. 6. Wu's Big Event is a bi-annual service event geared toward students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the university passionate about volunteering.
Volunteers will begin the day with a kick-off breakfast and keynote speaker. After opening events, volunteers will be bussed to one of seven service sites and perform three hours of community service with fellow Shockers. Upon return, volunteers will take part in reflection activities and receive a boxed lunch.
Come join Community Service Board in a fun-filled day of service to the Wichita community! Pre-registration is required at Wu's Big Event.
Wichita City Council member Brandon Johnson to be guest speaker
The Student Organization of Social Work invites you to hear guest speaker Brandon Johnson talk about how voting matters, from noon-1 p.m. today (Friday, Oct. 5) in the RSC.
Take a selfie and post it using #WSUNOW
Have you seen all the new selfie spots that were just added to campus? Take a pic and tag @WichitaState on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #WSUNOW so we can share your pics!
2018 Old Town Concert Series: Three free concerts
KMUW and the Old Town Association present the 2018 Old Town Concert Series, featuring three Saturdays of free live music in Old Town Square. Join us on the plaza in front of the Warren Old Town Theatre with your coolers and lawn chairs.
Truckstop Honeymoon and The Cavves, scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, has been canceled because of expected inclement weather.
Jenny Wood and Crisis Casanova, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13
Dustin Arbuckle and The Damnations and Aaron Lee Martin, 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20
Details are at KMUW.org.
University Libraries hosting Statista webinars during October
Have you heard about Statista? University Libraries is hosting several training webinars in October for the new statistical database, Statista, in 217 Ablah Library:
2-3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8
Noon-1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19
10-11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25
This exciting new resource provides immediate access to more than one million statistics and facts from over 22,000 sources on over 80,000 topics, including media, business, politics, society, technology, health and education. Ready-made charts and infographics can be downloaded in multiple formats for presentations and research papers or embedded in web pages.
The webinars are open to all faculty, staff and students. Registration is requested, but not required. For more information about Statista and to sign up for one of the October webinars, go here.
RH: Three items to watch this week
Wichita State women's basketball coach Keitha Adams learns something new about her team almost every day. She is coaching a team with 10 newcomers and a total of nine freshmen.
Wichita State's baseball team plays its second and final 14-inning scrimmage against NCAA Division I competition at 6 p.m. today (Friday, Oct. 5) at Arkansas. The Shockers played at Nebraska last month.
Wichita State's softball team scrimmages Seminole State (5 p.m. Friday) and Emporia State (1 p.m. Sunday) at Wilkins Stadium. The Shockers end fall practices on Oct. 12 with a scrimmage at Kansas.
Free dental screenings on Tuesday, Oct. 9
Get your teeth checked with Free Dental Health Screenings from the Advanced Education General Dentistry Dental Clinic and WSU Dental Hygiene Clinic from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in 256 Rhatigan Student Center. No appointment necessary.
Take a step for your safety with the SGA Campus Safety Walk
The SGA Campus Safety Walk is a crucial chance for WSU community members to survey the area in and around campus, and express their safety concerns and search for improvements to our campus neighborhood. You're invited to meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in 211 Hubbard Hall.
SGA will provide hot cocoa, food and have a raffle for prizes before and after the walk! Join the WSU Police Department and many other campus organizations in the effort to make the WSU community a safe place to learn and grow. All are welcome.
Scholarships available for WSU travel seminars for May 2019
WSU travel seminars for May 2019: 10 to 15 scholarships up to $2,000 each are available, based on financial need. Students must have FAFSA 2018-19 filed through WSU Financial Aid Office and preference will be given to Pell grant recipients.
Complete the general WSU study abroad scholarship application process that includes application form, two reference forms with letters and personal statement. More information is available at travel seminar scholarships.
Questions? Contact Ann Burger at ann.burger@wichita.edu or call 978-5374.
Grad School competition announcement
For more information please self-enroll in the (3MT®) Competition, an organization within Blackboard, http://bit.ly/WSU3MT. The video proposal submission deadline is Monday, Oct. 8.
We would greatly appreciate it if you would encourage your graduate students doing research to submit a proposal for this competition.
Building fire alarms to be tested
These tests require the fire alarm in each building to sound up to two minutes. To minimize disruptions, these tests will be conducted between the hours of 5:30-7:30 a.m.
These tests ensure that all components of our fire protection systems are operating as designed to provide maximum safety.
If you have any questions, contact Mike Strickland, director, Environmental, Health and Safety at 978-3347.
Concert Chorale and A Cappella Choir present fall concert
Join the WSU Concert Chorale and A Cappella Choir as they present their fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Wiedemann Concert Hall. This concert, each choir's inaugural performance of the academic year, features a wide variety of exciting literature.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors / military and $6 for students. WSU students
are admitted free with a WSU ID. For tickets, call 978-3233 or go to free ticket.
Concert Chorale will perform a set of music entitled "Night and Day," featuring works
by William Byrd, Samuel Barber, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Cole Porter
and Shawn Kirchner.
A Cappella Choir will perform works by Frank Loesser, Gary Kent Walth, Dan Forrest
and Mark Hayes.
The concert will feature a special guest performance by the Lawrence High School Bellissima
Treble Choir.
Cadman Art Gallery spring 2019 selections
Cadman Art Gallery spring 2019 exhibition accepts submissions from students of all backgrounds. The gallery is seeking applicants to hold their own exhibit for spring 2019. Students may apply for an individual exhibit or may join together with others. Exhibitors are not limited by media or style.
Past artists have exhibited digital media, graphic design, collections, paintings, sculpture, photography and more. Applications must be submitted by Friday, Oct. 26.
The Cadman Art Gallery is located on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center, and serves as a student-centered space focused on education and exposing the WSU community to the arts.
For rules and registration forms, go to Cadman Art Gallery.
Garba Night invitation for Oct. 13
Garba is a traditional Indian dance form performed in the state of Gujarat, India. This dance is performed during the festival of Navratri, a nine-day festival celebrated for praying and thanking the different goddesses in Hindu mythology. This year, from 7-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom, third floor, Rhatigan Student Center, AHINSA is organizing a Garba Night to celebrate the festival of Navratri. Admission is free.
Get your team together and support breast cancer research
Get your team together for this national fundraiser for breast cancer research. The event is a blast and it funds a great cause. This is a one day tournament begins at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the Heskett Center Gymnasium.
Grab your friends, create some costumes (not required) and play volleyball with our four-foot pink volleyballs. Sign up at Big Pink Volleyball
‘The Laramie Project' to be shown Thursday, Oct. 11
“The Laramie Project,” a presentation in recognition of National Coming Out Day and the 20th anniversary of the murder of Matthew Shepard on Oct. 12, 1998, will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the CAC Theater. The presentation features performers from Stage9 Productions in Hutchinson. Admission is free.
Shepard was brutally murdered in Laramie, Wyoming. His only crime was who he loved. This event proved instrumental in the development of hate crime laws throughout the United States. “The Laramie Project” draws on hundreds of interviews conducted by the theatre company with inhabitants of the town, company members' own journal entries and published news reports.
The Road To Change by Emiliano Molina in Cadman Art Gallery – Looking Glass
The Road To Change is an art exhibition presented by student artist Emiliano Molina. His work will be displayed now to Friday, Oct. 12, in the Cadman Art Gallery.
This show is a series of paintings and drawings which reflects the artist relationship with his brothers and their journey in their own lives, leaving him behind and making him acknowledge the changes in his life and isolation.
The Cadman Art Gallery is located on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center. For more information about this exhibit and others, go to Cadman Art Gallery.
Pizza Hut Museum leans on many disciplines to revive memories
Out of a room full of recipes, menus, sneakers and old photos came a museum that tells the story of entrepreneurship, restaurants, relationships and Wichita.
The Pizza Hut Museum opened on Wichita State University's campus in April. The students who helped transform the promotional items and scrapbook artifacts – started by a donation of around 300 items from the Carney family - into a coherent story came from several academic disciplines. Their work continues when they talk to visitors about a date at Pizza Hut, show them the 1957 magazine story that helped inspire Wichita State alums Dan and Frank Carney, catalog new items and rotate displays.
Volunteers needed to help with the Pumpkin Run
It's that time of year again as we prepare for the annual 5K & 1K Pumpkin Run on Saturday, Oct. 20. This event brings close to 1,000 participants to campus for fun, laughter, community and a little exercise.
As you can imagine, an event of this sizes takes considerable planning and teamwork. In efforts to minimize costs, we try to recruit the majority of our on-the-day workforce from volunteers.
A percentage of the funds generated from the event this year will go towards ICTSOS, aiding their efforts in ending human trafficking. So if you know of anyone or groups that would be interested in volunteering for this event, please share this email and the web address bit.ly/volunteerpumpkinrun. This is how all volunteers can see and sign up for the roles available. We are capping volunteers at 100.
If volunteering doesn't sound appealing and you would prefer to run instead, sign up online at bit.ly/PumpkinRun5K.