Invitation to SGA Administration Inauguration and Installation Ceremony
Please join the Student Government Association for the 62nd Administration Inauguration and Installation Ceremony from 12:30-1:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, April 25) at the Grace Memorial Chapel. Light refreshments will be served.
Tulip giveaway continues
It's time to dig and give away our spring tulip bulbs and start planting floral beds to make campus beautiful for commencement! Giving the tulips to the WSU community is a longstanding tradition, so you can have a piece of WSU in your yard.
The tulip giveaway continues today (Wednesday, April 24). Landscape services will start digging around 8 a.m. in the area of Ablah Library before moving to the Beggs Hall south planter.
A lot of the flower beds were dug yesterday (Tuesday, April 23) near the Fairmount entrance, and there may still be some tulips at that location because of the rainy morning.
And like last year, if anyone wants to donate canned goods when picking up tulips, we will provide blue containers and deliver to the Food Locker which supports WSU students, faculty and staff.
Student Loan Repayment Workshop is today (Wednesday, April 24)
Are you graduating this May and have questions about your next steps in the student loan process? Join us from noon-1 pm. or 6-7 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 24), in 264 Rhatigan Student Center, to be in the know on the following topics and so much more.
- Repayment Plans
- Consolidation
- Grace Periods
- Deferment and Forbearance
- Loan Forgiveness Programs
We look forward to seeing you!
Gain access to your VA Healthcare
Let Military and Veteran Services help you get the healthcare and service that you deserve from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. today ( Wednesday, April 24), in the Rhatigan Student Center, first floor near the food court. This event is open to all veterans, dependents, family members using GI Bill benefits and anyone at WSU who would like to know more about the VA, including volunteer opportunities, applying for federal positions on USA Jobs and more.
Experts from various departments within the VA will be on hand to address your questions (Social Work, Human Resources, Patient Benefits, Veterans Experience Office, Public Affairs and Business Development).
Stressed? Keep Calm and Breathe On
Join the Counseling and Testing Center again for Keep Calm and Breathe On. Drop in to build structured relaxation time into your life and learn techniques to do relaxation on your own. You will be led in meditation, mindfulness and relaxation practices. The meetings are from 12:15-12:45 p.m. every Wednesday in 257 RSC. Drop in or contact the Counseling and Testing Center for more information at 978-3440.
Japanese Festival to be held today (Wednesday, April 24) in RSC
If you would like a taste of Japanese culture, both literally and figuratively, the
Japanese Culture Association will hold its annual Japanese Festival beginning at 11
a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, April 24), on the second floor, RSC.
Along with food and games, come by to learn origami and traditional Japanese calligraphy, try on a kimono, sing some karaoke, and watch presentations including a martial arts demonstration, presentations by current Japanese students, and information about studying abroad or working in Japan.
Double Star Day today at Starbucks in the RSC
Today (Wednesday, April 24) is Double Star Day at Starbucks in the RSC! Double Stars on almost all your purchases means getting to free drinks and food extra quick. Grab an extra shot or a bite to eat, and watch the stars roll in.
RSC Unplugged: Poke Salad Orchestra
Stop by the Rhatigan Student Center every Wednesday for the live music series, RSC Unplugged. Poke Salad Orchestra will be featured from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 24) in the RSC’s Starbucks Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee and relax with some great music!
Prenatal Hope accepted into national grant program
Congratulations to student team Prenatal Hope, which has been accepted into VentureWell's E-Team Grant Program. The national program provides grants and training to help move early-stage innovations forward.
WSU’s team is one of only 21 in the country. The WSU team also completed last summer in the Shocker I-Corps program, which nurtures and supports WSU entrepreneurial teams interested in transitioning their ideas to the marketplace. Read more about Prenatal Hope.
Service-Learning Showcase is today (Wednesday, April 24)
The Service-Learning Showcase will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 24), in 233 RSC. It is a unique opportunity for students who participate in service-learning through applied learning opportunities to showcase their experience through a research or reflective poster about the application of their course work to current community issues.
The showcase is an open forum for students to interact with faculty, staff, community partners and other students to engage in conversation about WSU’s commitment to the public good. Awards are presented in the following categories: Overall Service-Learning, Community Impact, Innovation and Creativity (i.e., problem solving), and Collaboration/Leadership.
Panel to discuss ‘Food Insecurity in Wichita’
You are cordially invited to an open panel on “Food Insecurity in Wichita” from 10:30-11:20 a.m. today (Wednesday, April 24), in 210 Neff Hall. We are happy to have three community leaders from the Shocker Support Locker, Kansas Food Bank, and the Lord’s Diner to talk about food insecurity in our communities. This will be an interactive presentation and open to all students and staff! The panel is being hosted by the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition course.
Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium coming April 26
Come support students at the opening remarks and poster session from 9 a.m.-noon. Submit your “People’s Choice” vote for best poster. Judges will review posters and listen to presenters. Cash prizes will be awarded to winners at the closing general session from 1-1:30 p.m.
For more detail on the event visit GRASP.
Sixteen teams to advance to Shocker New Venture Competition Trade Show
The Center for Entrepreneurship’s Shocker New Venture Competition (SNVC) is underway and will award start-up capital to aid competitors in the launch of their new ventures.
The Trade Show will take place from 2-6 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Charles Koch Arena, where these teams will set up displays and pitch their business concepts to more than 100 business leaders. The public is welcome and encouraged to come out and witness this next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators.
Sponsors of this year’s competition include Foulston Siefkin, High Touch Technologies, IMA Financial Group, INTRUST Bank, Lubrication Engineers, NetWork Kansas, Riverside Health Foundation, Jeff & Kelley DeGraffenreid.
This week wrapped up the judging of the 10-page business plan round. The result is the movement of 16 teams into the trade show round of the competition. Selection was based upon market viability, the likelihood to launch and financial projections.
The 16 teams advancing to the Trade Show are:
- Bionic6
- Boost Hoop
- DUO Health
- ERC
- HandiLift
- Liberty Limbs Prosthetics
- Nuria
- PARROT
- Phantom Technologies
- Safety Headphones
- Senior Design Spirit
- Shiver
- Smart Warehouse Advanced Technologies
- TableTop
- Team Ascenseur
- TechHead
The six teams with the most “investments” by the judges will advance to the final round which takes place on May 3. The final round will take place from 1-4 p.m. in 107 Devlin Hall. An awards ceremony will follow at 5 p.m. in Devlin Hall. The public is encouraged to attend the final round presentations and the award ceremony.
Volunteer at a park clean-up on Friday, April 26
Join Community Service Board to clean up Dr. Glen Dey Park and make our community a better place from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, (Arbor Day). Gloves, bags, rakes and sunscreen will be provided. Be sure to wear closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothes to work in. Register here.
SI and MGC announce ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 26
Student Involvement (SI), in conjunction with the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC), will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Multicultural Greek Council Quad at 11 a.m. Friday, April 26, on the RSC east patio. The rain location will be the RSC east atrium.
The idea for an MGC Quad was first discussed in spring 2013. The Multicultural Greek Council, Student Involvement and university entities were in support of this idea, however, it took several years to bring the quad to fruition. Over a six-year period, the quad went through several redesigns, and monies were secured to pay for the landscaping, pillars and banners incorporated into the space.
The location of the quad, at the crossroads of the Rhatigan Student Center, Clinton Hall, Neff Hall and the Geology Building, was chosen by the MGC Council and Facilities Planning. Feedback from students within the MGC Council was gathered on the landscaping, pillars and banners.
The purpose of the quad is to provide our culturally based and National Pan-Hellenic Council Greek chapters a visible space on campus. These chapters traditionally do not have chapter facilities. Providing them a space on campus increases their visibility and affords them a gathering space.
The quad currently hosts active chapters on campus. As more culturally based and National Pan-Hellenic Council Greek chapters are brought to Wichita State, banners will be added to represent these groups.
The chapters currently on campus include, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Inc., Kappa Delta Chi Sorority Inc., Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority Inc., Chi Sigma Tau Fraternity Inc.
Two more chapters will be added to the quad over the next year; they include Lambda Pi Upsilon Sorority, Latinas Poderosas Unidas Inc. and Mu Delta Alpha.
A special thanks to those who donated to the project, including Sean and Melissa Conley, WSU Student Affairs and WSU Panhellenic Council.
For more information about this event or the MGC Quad, go to Greek Life or call 978-3022.
WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Shocker New Venture Competition
The WSU Weekly Briefing will begin at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, April 25), in the Marcus Welcome Center. The featured speaker will be Nancy Kersenbrock talking about the Shocker New Venture Competition.
Kevin Harrison, community engagement coordinator, Diversity and Community Engagement, 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 following the briefing.
‘Improving Strategies Through Storytelling’ presentation
GoCreate, WSU Strategic Initiatives and the U.S. Small Business Administration will present a workshop “Improving Strategies Through Storytelling” by Whitney Proctor, from noon-1:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the Experiential Engineering Building.
Registration required, but no fee charged. Sign up here.
Proctor is an experienced business development and HR consultant with a passion for connecting people to what matters to them. She is an advocate for businesses in Kansas and hopes to one day see the Greater Wichita Area listed as the #1 place to work in the country. She thinks that we can get there by telling a story that matters and being consistent to live out that story every day in our organizations.
Wichita State Theatre film project showing this week
Wichita State University Theatre students and faculty members produced a feature-length film, “A Long Story Short,” as part of the WSU Theatre season this year. The movie is written and directed by Director of Media Arts at WSU, Bret Jones.
The film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, in The Welsbacher Theatre, Hughes Metropolitan Complex. For tickets, call 978-3233 or click on Fine Arts Box Office. Admission is free for students with a WSU ID.
“A Long Story Short” is a mystery / suspense film following a small town book club who find messages crying out for help written in library books. The group decides to investigate to see if it’s a hoax, or if there is someone out there needing saving.
Jones penned the script last year planning it for the production season. “The idea for the story had been running around in my mind for a while,” Jones said, “and it just seemed like a natural fit with our WSU Theatre film / theatre season.”
Although Jones’ background and focus is in theatre, in recent years he has turned his attention to film as another medium for his students to study. He has written and directed a 16-episode web series, “The Opposite of People,” which starred Wichita State University Theatre students, as well as other film projects, “After Midnight,” “Redux,” “Dramedy,” and last year’s “Sidekicks!”
“There is a big difference in acting on stage and in front of a camera,” Jones said. “I wanted to explore film as a possibility for students. The 21st century actor is one who performs in a multitude of mediums: film, television, commercials, theatre, voice-overs, and the Internet.
The theatre faculty wants to expose our students to different areas of performance to help prepare them for the profession. That’s the purpose for producing these films, educate our students.”
In addition to WSU School of Performing Arts students being involved in the project, WSU Media Arts students focusing on filmmaking provided technical support for the film. “This has been one of best filmmaking experiences we’ve had,” Jones said. “It was great to get Media Arts and Theatre students together collaborating on a film project.
“A Long Story Short” cast and crew: WSU Theatre students—Sydney Alder, Trevor Brauser, Beth Roth, TJ Wade, Madysen Baker, and Allison Miller. Producers: Austin Steffens and Robert Thomas. Production Sound Mixer: Sydney Jordan. Director of Photography: Max Frish. Gaffer: James Marlowe. First Assistant Camera: Quinlan Roth. Grips: Michael Flores, Dylan Legleiter, and Luke Ewertz. Editor: Laban Massey. Music Composer: Devin Harbin.
Future Now at the Ulrich this Friday, April 26
FUN/Future Now at the Ulrich is a series of pechakucha-style presentations featuring campus-wide research. The next event will be from 4-5 p.m. Friday, April 26, at the Ulrich Museum, with a reception to follow. Admission is free.
The program is an extension of Solving for X – a series of exhibitions organized by the Ulrich Museum of Art in collaboration with university scholars across campus. The objective is to explore the potential for the museum, as a WSU public access point for the community, to make accessible the fascinating and essential research taking place on campus.
KMUW: Celebrating 70 years of broadcasting on April 26
KMUW, Wichita’s NPR station, is celebrating 70 years. KMUW began broadcasting from the campus of Wichita State University on April 26, 1949, as the first 10-watt noncommercial FM station in the United States. We've come a long way since our days as a student-run station.
We are proud to be licensed by Wichita State University and strive to honor our WSU roots by providing student interns experience with our award-winning news department through the KMUW News Lab program.
In honor of this milestone anniversary, we are celebrating with a limited-edition tote bag, featuring KMUW logos from throughout the decades.
Learn more about KMUW’s history.
The last Study Abroad information session until summer is Friday, April 26
The last Study Abroad information session of the spring will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 26, in 245 RSC.
Sign up for the Cardboard Boat Regatta
To float or not to float, that is the question. Put your building skills to the test and create a boat using cardboard and duct tape. Then name it, climb in and race it to the finish line! The Cardboard Boat Regatta will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Heskett Center.
Awards are given for creativity, team spirit, people's choice, and race winner. Sign up today at Cardboard Regatta.
Shock the Yard Step Show coming Saturday, April 27
Tickets for the 10th Annual Shock the Yard Step Show are on sale. Tickets are $10 until Friday, April 26, and $15 day of the show, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in Charles Koch Arena.
Tickets can be purchased at the Student Involvement Office, at the Koch Arena Ticket office or online at Step Show Tickets. Questions? Please contact greeklife@wichita.edu.
Check out opportunities with VISTA
Anyone wanting to get involved with Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA) can now apply at my.Americorps.gov. AmeriCorps VISTA members have a mission to bring individuals and communities out of poverty. Members make a year-long, full-time commitment to serve on a specific project at a nonprofit agency.
For more information, contact WSU VISTA Leader, email shyla.thompson@wichita.edu.
Judo Club invites you to see tournament on April 27
The Judo Club invites you to the 2019 Wichita Open Judo Tournament on Saturday, April 27. Admission is free for spectators.
The tournament is sanctioned by USA Judo as an Open Tournament.
WSU South announces two new classes for fall 2019
WSU South is now offering a brand new, exciting history class, McConnell Through the Ages, and a foreign language class, Elementary Arabic I, for the Fall 2019 semester. These classes will be offered only at WSU South for the fall ’19 session. Simply enroll as you do with other classes online, and search for those classes.
The McConnell Through the Ages history class will meet from 7:05-9:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The Arabic class will meet from 2:30-4:50 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Holmes Museum of Anthropology to host spring 2019 exhibit openings on April 29
The Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology will host the spring 2019 exhibit openings from 2-5 p.m. Monday, April 29. The Museum Exhibition class has transformed the Jackman Gallery into “Journey Around the World,” featuring 11 different exhibit areas highlighting various artifacts, textiles and clothing from cultures around the world.
Associate Professor of Anthropology Jens Kreinath will give a talk about the Aleppo Exhibit at 5 p.m. in 117 Neff Hall.
On the second floor of Neff Hall will be the photo exhibit "Reimagining Aleppo through Peace and Pain." The photo exhibit was created by Associate Professor of Anthropology Jens Kreinath and museum director Rachelle Meinecke.
Kreinath created a photograph journal on a visit to Aleppo in 2010 during a time of peace. These photos starkly contrast the photos of photojournalist, Narciso Contreras's work of the bombings during the war for Aleppo in 2013-16.
There will also be a smaller accompanying exhibit entitled "Remembrance from Antakya to Aleppo." This exhibit displays photographs by Kreinath that capture moments of brief encounters with Boulos Yazigi, the Metropolitan Bishop of Aleppo, at the 2010 and 2012 celebrations of the St. Peter and Paul Festival in Antakya.
On April 23, 2013, Yazigi and his companion, Bishop John Ibrahim of the Syriac Orthodox Church, were abducted on a return trip from Antakya by an Aleppo-based battalion—with the driver reportedly killed. With his location still being unknown, the Greek Orthodox community in Antakya continues to commemorate its charismatic and cherished leader.
Celebrate Public Service Recognition Week
Celebrated the first week of May, Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) is a national week-long celebration to honor those who serve our communities as federal, state, county and local government employees.
As part of PSRW, WSU’s Public Policy & Management Center invites you to a free event at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, at the Experiential Engineering Building, as we explore ways to build, grow and enhance talent retention, advancement and diversity. The evening will feature recognition of outstanding public servants, networking opportunities, the chance to connect with professional organizations, and a panel discussion with local public and private sector leaders. For more information, go to wichita.edu/psrw.
Free donuts at Ablah Library for "'Donut' Stress Out @ your Library" event Monday, May 6
Do not stress over finals! Stop by Ablah Library foyer starting at 10 a.m. Monday, May 6, for a free donut and coffee while supplies last! Also come inside to enjoy our De-Stress @ your Library tables that include Play-Doh, coloring books, puzzles, and more.
For more information, go to University Library events.
De-stress @ your Library during Finals Week!
Don’t stress out over finals! Take a break Saturday May 4-Friday, May 10, with Play-Doh, origami, coloring books, Sudoku, crosswords, table games, jigsaw puzzles and other activities during all library hours at several locations throughout Ablah Library.
For more information, go to De-stress@yourLibrary.
Bag Toss competition on Monday, May 6
Intramural Sports will have a 2v2 bag toss event on Monday, May 6. Bag toss is also known as cornhole, and it’s a fun lawn game that anyone can play.
Sign up at IMleagues.com/wichita.
Are you up to the Fortnite Challenge?
A new eSports event hosted by Intramural Sports is coming soon! Register now at imleagues.com/wichita to participate in the Tuesday, May 7 Fortnite Challenge.
Campus Credit Union invites members and interested persons to lunch
Take a break and enjoy a free hot dog at Campus Credit Union, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, May 14. We are located next to the WSU Police Station and Wilkins Stadium, across the road from the new YMCA construction, as a thank you to all our members and a warm welcome to anyone who wishes to join. Available while supplies last.