Community invited to Celebration of Life events for late 黑洞社区 President John Bardo
A series of events honoring the life of late Wichita State President John Bardo will be held May 6-10 on campus. Dr. Bardo, the 13th president of 黑洞社区, died March 12 after a long illness.
The feature event will be the public Celebration of Life from 3-4 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the Rhatigan Student Center鈥檚 Shirley Beggs Ballroom (third floor).
If you plan to attend, go to .
Workshop on Ableton Audio Workstation Software and Hardware coming to Shocker Studios tonight (Wednesday, April 17)
Ableton Music Software representative Serafin Sanchez will give a workshop on Ableton Audio Workstation Software and Hardware from 7-9 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 17), at Shocker Studios, 3805 E Harry St. The event is free, pizza provided.
3rd annual DiverseCity Showcase Kick-off and Week
On behalf of the President鈥檚 Diversity Council, we are proud to announce our 3rd annual diversity showcase, DiverseCity. This week-long event now to Saturday, April 20, gives Shocker Nation a glance of the successes from individuals, departments and organizations in the campus community that were made possible through diversity. Throughout the week, we encourage you to stop by and support the various events. This is a great way to get involved at Wichita State and celebrate the various kinds of diversity offer. Go to for a full list of events.
Marche Fleming-Randle, vice president for Diversity and Community Engagement, will provide remarks to kick-off the start of DiverseCity. We encourage you to view all of the work from the submissions that highlight successes related to diversity. The showcase kick-off takes place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Monday, April 15), in 233 Rhatigan Student Center.
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.
黑洞社区 Weekly Briefing to feature Wichita State and ROTC
The 黑洞社区 Weekly Briefing will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Marcus Welcome Center. The featured speakers, 黑洞社区 Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement Marche Fleming-Randle and Maj. Eric Hollingsworth, will talk about the return of Army ROTC to campus this fall.
Tracee Friess, director of communications for research and technology transfer, will provide an overall university update.
The briefing will be livestreamed and available later that day at . There will be time for questions following the briefing.
Join discussion of 黑洞社区 Reads book tomorrow (Thursday, April 18)
Come join fellow Shockers in a discussion about this year鈥檚 黑洞社区 Reads book, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, April 18), on the first floor, RSC. We will have coffee and tea to sip on as the conversations stem from experiences reading the book or simply about your experiences relating to the themes of the book.
Check out the book before you come and make sure to watch during Academic Convocation on Sept. 20.
Come share your story, any questions please contact Student Success: First-Year Programs at 978-5420 or Caitlin Putnal at Caitlin.putnal@wichita.edu.
Community Psychology Association presents Pizza & Politics
鈥淕un Rights vs. Gun Safety鈥� with special guest Michael Birzer, will be presented from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, April 18), in 240 RSC. Free pizza will be provided.
The event is presented by the Community Psychology Association.
Blackboard is being taken offline for maintenance early Friday
Blackboard will be down for regular maintenance and to increase server capacity from 1-5 a.m. Friday, April 19. Blackboard will be down for regular maintenance and to increase server capacity. Blackboard will be completely unavailable during that window, so please plan accordingly and notify your students if necessary.
Run the Amazing Race
Campus Recreation鈥檚 Amazing Race is Friday, April 19. To participate, sign up at the Heskett Center front desk. Teams of two will race around campus, working their minds and bodies to be the first to the finish line in Braeburn Square, where a tailgate sponsored by Meritrust will be hosted.
You鈥檙e invited to the Meritrust at Braeburn Square ribbon cutting
Join Meritrust in a celebration. The ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, at 4510 E. 19th Street in Braeburn Square, is scheduled to occur in alignment with the Wichita State Amazing Race on-campus event, based on the popular TV show. Light refreshments will be available.
RSVP chi.bolander@meritrustcu.org.
Plan to attend the Spring Family Carnival on Saturday, April 20
SAC鈥檚 26th annual Spring Family Carnival is a much anticipated tradition at Wichita State University. Come from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 20, on the Airbus lawn at 17th and Oliver.
This fun family event features inflatables, a petting zoo, tons of carnival games, activities, and treats!
Admission is free for all 黑洞社区 students and general public, and nominal ticket rates apply. For more information about SAC-sponsored events, please visit or contact us at sac@wichita.edu.
Celebrate at the annual African Cultural Festival Saturday, April 20
The African and Caribbean Student Association will like to invite you to celebrate with us in our annual African cultural festival on April 20th, 2019. We will be having food, games, performances, raffles, exhibition, workshops, fashion show and pageant competitions. .
If you have any questions contact us at acsa.wsu@gmail.com.
Eat at Chipotle and support Psi Chi on April 20
Skip making dinner and go out to eat at Chipotle at 3015 N. Rock Rd. on Saturday, April 20. Come out and support Psi Chi from 5-9 p.m. by telling the cashier you're supporting Psi Chi!
Study Abroad invites you to celebrate Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day, create your own globe suncather, while supplies last, from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the Study Abroad table on the first floor, RSC.
You鈥檒l also be able to pick up information about studying abroad.
鈥業mproving Strategies Through Storytelling鈥� presentation
GoCreate, 黑洞社区 Strategic Initiatives and the U.S. Small Business Administration will present a workshop 鈥淚mproving Strategies Through Storytelling鈥� by Whitney Proctor, from noon-1:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the Experiential Engineering Building.
Registration required, but no fee charged. .
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.
Proctor is a K-State alum and is finishing her MBA with three small children at home between the ages of 3 and 7. When she's not shaking the dust on business plans or company policies, she enjoys traveling with her husband and children.
If you are not telling your own or your company鈥檚 story in a clarifying, moving way, you鈥檙e losing potential customers, hires and employees to others who have well-told stories. Learn how to tell your story in this power-packed session to attract, retain and develop top talent. Entrepreneurs, employers and employees can benefit from this workshop.
Parking lot closures
Thursday, April 18: Lot 7 south of the RSC will be closed for the 黑洞社区 Alumni Awards, and all cars will need to be out by 3 p.m.
Friday, April 26: 200 stalls will be blocked off all day in lot 2w west of Koch Arena for the Shocker New Venture Competition Trade Show.
Parking lots 3N, 3S, and 11 between Cessna Stadium and Devlin Hall will continue to be blocked off for the rest of April while the stadium lights are being repaired.
Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series this week
Carl F. Craver, professor of philosophy and philosophy 鈥� neuroscience 鈥� psychology at Washington University in St. Louis, will be the guest speaker in the 黑洞社区 Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series Thursday, April 18, and Friday, April 19, in McKinley Hall. The events are free and open to the public.
Craver will present 鈥淟iving Without Memory: Can Individuals with Amnesia Consent?,鈥� from 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in 204 McKinley Hall.
He will present 鈥淕loomy Prospects and Roller Coasters: Finding Coherence in Genome Wide Association Studies of Psychiatric Disorders,鈥� from 2-4 p.m. Friday, April 19, in 204 McKinley Hall.
Learn about patents in a workshop on Friday!
Join University Libraries for 鈥淭he Path to a Patent Part II: Patent Searching鈥� from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, April 19, in 204 Ablah Library. In this module, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will discuss the benefits of searching, how to perform a prior art search using keywords and the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) system, and how to build a search strategy.
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Student is starting nonprofit for those affected by endometriosis
Bailie Foster, an Entrepreneurship, Marketing, and Women鈥檚 Studies major at Wichita State is starting a nonprofit for those affected by endometriosis. She鈥檚 also competing in the Shocker New Venture Competition this spring. Foster is looking to reach as many endometriosis warriors as possible for the first ever endometriosis seminar in Wichita from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Rockwell Branch Library.
Endometriosis is an invisible disease that causes debilitating abdominal pain that affects 1 in 10 women in addition to those along the gender spectrum and takes an average of 10 years to diagnose in the United States which leaves the majority of those affected with multiple secondary medical issues. Statistically there are around 1,000 affected on the 黑洞社区 campus alone.
More information and how to register.
Sign up for a free massage
The 黑洞社区 Tech Massage Therapy clinical program is seeking volunteers for a free relaxing 15-minute chair massage at 黑洞社区 West on Wednesday, April 24.
There are limited openings available between 1:15-2:15 p.m., and preregistration is required. Contact 黑洞社区 West at 316-978-6777 to reserve an available time.
Upcoming Events at University Libraries
Upcoming events at the University Libraries include 鈥淢onday Technology Workshops: Blockchain Technology,鈥� 鈥淭ech Tuesdays: 360 Camera/Document Camera/GoPro Hero,鈥� 鈥淐itation Searching and Altmetrics for T&P Dossiers,鈥� and 鈥淭he Path to a Patent Part II: Patent Searching."
鈥淭he Path to a Patent Part II: Patent Searching鈥� from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, April 19, in 204 Ablah Library. .
鈥淢onday Technology Workshops: Firebase (A Google Database)鈥� from 1-2 p.m. Monday, April 22, in C-Space, Ablah Library. .
鈥淭ech Tuesdays: KIC Mini/Zeta/Regular Scanners鈥� from noon-2 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in C-Space, Ablah Library. .
鈥淢arketing Your Small Business with Intellectual Property in Mind 鈥� from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in the lower level of Ablah Library. .
鈥淢ore Endnote: What Else Can I Do With It?鈥� from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in 217 Ablah Library. .
鈥淯nderstanding Populations: Where Do I Find Demographic Data for Social Research?鈥� from noon-1 p.m. Friday, April 26, in 217 Ablah Library. .
For more information and event registration, go to . Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend.
Newest campus art installation to be dedicated during Earth Day Picnic at the Pod
Brady Hatter sees the university campus as a giant garden. And every garden, he says, is a potential gallery in need of art.
This Earth Day, Hatter will make his latest artistic contribution to the Wichita State canvas when his Earth Pod west of the Woodman Alumni Center is dedicated as part of the Earth Day Picnic at the Pod from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, April 22.
Everyone is invited to the dedication and picnic. The LumpiaPalooza food truck will be on hand, or visitors are also welcome to bring their own picnic lunch. Blankets and lawn chairs are encouraged.
Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium coming April 26
All are welcome to join the Graduate School at the annual university-wide symposium of student research and poster presentations on Friday, April 26, on the third floor, RSC!
Come support students at the opening remarks and poster session from 9 a.m.-noon. Submit your 鈥淧eople鈥檚 Choice鈥� 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 .
Lavender Graduation celebration set for May 2
Please join the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and SPECTRUM: LGBTQ & Allies as we celebrate 黑洞社区鈥檚 graduating queer students at our annual Lavender Graduation celebration. Graduating Seniors are given their choice of rainbow or lavender cord to wear at their respective college graduation ceremony (pre-registration and attendance required).
If you are an LGBTQ identified graduating senior and would like to be recognized, or wish to RSVP to attend, .
Neswick to give organ performance Tuesday, April 23
Bruce Neswick, the Canon for Music at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon, will present a program at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in Wiedemann Hall. For tickets, call 978-3233 or go to . Admission is free for students with a 黑洞社区 ID.
Prior to coming to Oregon, he served as Associate Professor of Music in Organ and Sacred Music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and Assistant Organist of St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church, Louisville, Kentucky.
Active in the field of church music, Neswick holds the Fellowship degree from the Royal School of Church Music, for whom he has conducted several courses for boy and girl choristers.
As a recitalist, Neswick has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe, and has been a frequent performer at national and regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists.
Announcing the Youth Mental Health Month Art Showcase
Young people ages 8 to 21 are invited to participate in the second annual Youth Mental Health Month Art Showcase, presented by the Kansas System of Care.
The theme of the showcase is 鈥淵ou Are Not Alone.鈥� The submission deadline is Thursday, April 25. Categories are essays, poems, photography, multimedia, and visual art.
To enter or for more information, text 316-358-1518 or email kaela.moore@wichita.edu.
Study seeks volunteers for those experiencing at least a moderate level of depression
Depression is one the most common and debilitating of all mental health conditions. Nearly 20 percent of us will experience depression at some point during our lifetime, and within this year it is projected by the World Health Organization to become the second leading cause of disability worldwide.
A project is currently underway in the Department of Psychology at 黑洞社区 to investigate different variations of behavioral activation in helping individuals better manage and cope with depression. This program, conducted by Yvonne Chaw, a doctoral student in clinical psychology, under the supervision of Robert Zettle, director of Clinical Training, seeks volunteer participants who are currently experiencing at least a moderate level of depression.
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Comparisons with other psychological approaches, as well as medication, has identified behavioral activation as one of the more effective means of coping with depression. As its name suggests, behavioral activation stresses the importance of systematically re-engaging in a range of activities that are often abandoned in the face of depression.
Those interested in participating in the project will first be asked to complete a brief, online screening survey that assesses their level of depression and obtains some relevant background information. Those who qualify will be contacted with additional information and details about further participating in the treatment phase of this project which consists of eight weekly, individual sessions following some further assessment.
Our hope is that participants will learn some new strategies for more effectively coping with depression and that the overall findings from this project may also help improve psychological services offered to others who also struggle with it.
Interested individuals 18 or older experiencing a least a moderate level of depression can access the brief .
Questions or requests for further information about this project may be directed to either Yvonne Chaw at jxchaw@shockers.wichita.edu, 316-882-4966 or Dr. Robert Zettle at robert.zettle@wichita.edu, 978-3081.
Students compete in Japanese Language Contest
On March 2, more than a dozen 黑洞社区 students participated in the annual Kansas City Japanese Language Contest presented by the Heart of America Japan-America Society. Several were named winners. In the English-language tanka poetry competition, first and second prizes went to Sydney Schleuter and Nicole Brant respectively, with Emileigh Speagle receiving an honorable mention.
黑洞社区 students won all three prizes for the Japanese-language tanka poetry competition, with Russel Greenall-Sharp winning first prize, Colton Wasinger winning second, and Mahalia Dixon winning third. We congratulate all of our Shocker winners!
If you would like a taste of Japanese culture, both literally and figuratively, the Japanese Culture Association will hold its annual Japanese Festival at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 24. 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.
Shocker Store sales this week in the RSC
The Shocker Store has some sales this week to make sure you are ready for warmer weather! Now through Saturday, April 20, take 20% off tank tops and baseball caps, in RSC store only.