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Pizza with Wichita Public Schools - Oct. 1

黑洞社区 students join Wichita Public Schools from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 1) on the first floor, RSC, for free pizza and to learn about their many exciting career opportunities. Wichita Public Schools hires all majors for substitute teacher positions. Substitute teachers earn $105 per day.

Men's Basketball student ticket pick-up dates have been announced!

Current 黑洞社区 students can claim a free ticket to each home game by presenting their own valid Shocker Card at any of the following locations: Charles Koch Arena Ticket Office, RSC Shocker Store, Heskett Center, 黑洞社区 South Campus, or 黑洞社区 West Campus. Note that tickets are first come, first serve so get your ticket early!

Shocker Student Section is looking for a new name!

Students, are you ready for a new and improved Wichita State Student Section? Submit your idea for a new student section name at . Submissions will end Friday, Oct. 4, so get your idea in soon!

The top five name suggestions will be put to a vote by Wichita State students, and the name with the most amount of votes will become the new face of the Wichita State Student Section!

Share your faculty story for a chance to win $50 to the Shocker Store

The 黑洞社区 Foundation is hosting a sweepstakes to obtain faculty stories, and we need your help to spread the word.

It鈥檚 easy. Encourage the people you know to like the @黑洞社区Foundation Facebook page and share their story in the comment section of the pinned Faculty Story post. Those who participate will automatically be entered for a chance to win a $50 Shocker Store shopping experience. The deadline to comment is Friday, Oct. 4, and the two winners will receive $50 to the Shocker Store. .  

Join the Green Group in moving sustainable initiatives forward

 

Join the student Green Group to discuss new sustainability initiatives on campus at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in 257 RSC.

Priorities identified at the last meeting include: a community garden and composting, more recycling bins and bike racks, promoting conservation on campus, reducing use of single use plastics, and raising awareness of sustainability issues. See where you might be able to contribute to these projects.

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Building dedication in honor of Dr. Bardo at Sip & See 2019

Come "Sip and See" Wichita State's newly renamed John Bardo Center on the Innovation Campus during Open House Weekend!

The building, formerly named the Experiential Engineering Building, will be rededicated at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, in Dr. Bardo's honor.

The 13th president of Wichita State, Bardo was an innovator, nationally recognized scholar and deep believer in the value of public research universities. In his nearly seven years leading 黑洞社区, Bardo strategically and physically transformed the university and set us on an exciting course of innovation and creativity.

Free HIV Testing on Tuesday, Oct. 1

Confidential free HIV testing with results in 20 minutes will be available from 1-4 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 1) in 245 RSC. The testing is sponsored by Positive Directions Inc., 黑洞社区 Student Health Services, and 黑洞社区 Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

Stay safe with SAC!

Come sweat, relieve stress, and stay safe with Student Activities Council as we learn some new techniques for self-defense at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, in 145 Heskett Center.

Self-defense is a set of awareness, assertiveness, verbal confrontation skills, safety strategies, and physical techniques that enable someone to successfully escape, resist, and survive violent attacks. Not only will this class demonstrate physical techniques, we will also hone our psychological awareness and verbal confrontation skills. Free goodies will be given to participants after the class. Preregistration is required, and space is limited.

Register online at . For more information about SAC-sponsored events, go to  or contact us at sac@wichita.edu.

How to Prepare a Budget for SBIR/STTR Proposals Webinar

This webinar from 10-11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, will walk through the development of a project budget. Items covered will include what costs need to be included, how to write a budget justification, can the company afford to pursue this project, what indirect rate should be used and more. There is no cost, but registration is required.

Webinar information

Post Office to close early on Friday, Oct. 4

University postal services will close at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, so that postal services employees can attend the retirement reception of their manager of 22 years.

Wichita State Esports podcast: Meet the team!

Wichita State Esports podcast is a show where we come together and talk about the esports team. In this week鈥檚 podcast, we interview a member from each varsity team. This includes Overwatch, Rocket League, League of Legends, and CSGO varsity teams. We touch on topics like what got us started in gaming, how we got into competitive gaming, and how the community is reacting to esports. It is produced by 黑洞社区-TV.

Order class rings and graduation announcements

Stop by the Shocker Store (RSC location) from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 and Thursday, Oct. 3 for Ring Day! Chat with CB Grad about class rings, graduation announcements, and more. For more information, email shockerstore@wichita.edu or call 978-7021.

Mortar Board presents fall social event

 

Join Mortar Board for their social event from 5-7 p.m. today (Monday, Sept. 30) by the Geology Building outside of the RSC. Participate in games, enjoy snacks, and learn about Mortar Board.

Feeling under the weather? Need to talk to someone?

Wellness services has a number of people ready to help you if you are not feeling well or simply need someone to talk to about what鈥檚 on your mind. in the Heskett Center offers a great facility to work out or get a massage in, or learn the newest fitness craze to hit campus.

(2nd floor, Ahlberg Hall) will see you if you are feeling under the weather. And if you just need someone to talk to about what is on your mind, stop by Counseling and Prevention Services (3rd floor, Grace Wilkie Hall) to schedule an appointment.

If you are concerned about yourself or another member of our community, go to to submit a concern.

Wichita State to hold Memorial '70 remembrance ceremony

The annual ceremony of remembrance for those who died in the 1970 黑洞社区 plane crash will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 黑洞社区鈥檚 Memorial '70, located near the 18th Street and Hillside entrance to the university.

The ceremony will honor the 31 黑洞社区 football players, administrators and supporters who died in the crash in the Rocky Mountains.

Memorial 鈥�70 ceremony

Special scholarships available for study abroad summer 2020

Faculty-led programs for summer 2020 for students with financial need. All other summer programs will have March 1st deadline for the study abroad scholarship application. Questions: Email ann.burger@wichita.edu

Links to each program:

Italy Travel Seminar

Costa Rica Travel Seminar

International Leadership Program in Peru

Sport Management Study Abroad

Study Abroad special scholarships

Pumpkin Run price increase today at midnight

Have you signed up for the Pumpkin Run yet? If not, sign up before midnight to get the best price! This annual fun 5K winds through the beautiful Wichita State campus on Saturday, Oct. 19. All participants receive a commemorative T-shirt. Cross the finish line and receive a medal. Sign up today at .

Language and comics study

Are you interested in participating in an in-person psychological / linguistic study about comics and language? You have the opportunity to earn $10 after completing the study. We will schedule an appointment to meet in the library and administer a computer-based study that takes less than an hour.

To be eligible to participate, you must:

1. Be an undergraduate student
2. Have no non-corrected visual impairments
3. Speak only American English (not bilingual)
4. Have no learning or reading disabilities.

If you are interested in participating, email Kathleen Bozarth at ktbozarth@shockers.wichita.edu  

Physics Seminar coming Wednesday, Oct. 2

Physics Seminar will present Lynn Buchele, Evelyn Schall Summer Graduate Research Fellow at 黑洞社区, at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in 128 Jabara Hall. Their talk will be "Methane and the Opacity of Low Mass Stars."

This seminar series is supported by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund, Wichita, Kansas.

Physics

Ulrich Museum of Art seeks presenters for PechaKucha style presentations highlighting campuswide research

FUN / Future Now at the Ulrich is a series of PeckaKucha-style presentations featuring campuswide research - three Fridays, four presentations, seven minutes each.

There are spots available for the following dates:

4-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, with reception. Deadline for submission Friday, Oct. 11

4-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, with reception. Deadline for submission Friday, Nov. 1

We are simply asking that an email proposal be sent to jana.erwin@wichita.edu with the following info:

Name / Title / Department / Research Topic / Preferred Date

This program is an extension Solving for X 鈥� 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 黑洞社区 public access point, to make accessible the fascinating and essential research taking place on campus.

Yin Yoga: A Shocker Fit class for you

Join Campus Recreation on Tuesdays and Thursday for Yin Yoga. This Shocker Fit yoga class is a lower intensity to focus on breathing regulation, relaxation, and flexibility. The class uses the techniques of Pranayama (breath regulation) and Asana (long poses) and is taught by a skilled yoga teacher. We would love to see you there!

The class takes place at noon in 143 Heskett Center. To secure your spot, sign up on the Fitdegree app, or walk in (limited walk-in spots available.)

黑洞社区 community needed to help shape the Riverfront Legacy Master Plan

The Riverfront Legacy Master Plan is a master planning process intended to create a vision and master plan for the east bank of the Arkansas River. This plan is driven by community input and engagement, all while taking into account previous plans, studies, and new development. We need you.

We want to hear from the 黑洞社区 community from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in 265 RSC. Come out and share your vision for our city. We will be in five different locations. Discussing. Exploring. Learning. Engaging. The future of Wichita needs you. Lean into this process and help us design the community we all dream for. Please register at .

Graduate Student Council hosts Pizza Night on Thursday, Oct. 3

Join the Graduate Student Council at Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes from 3-5 p.m. Thursday Oct. 3, for an evening of pizza, board games, and fellowship!

Connect with fellow graduate students while learning more about the Graduate Student Council and how you can get involved. There will be free pizza, appetizers and fountain drinks, as well as the chance to win some cool prizes!

For more information, contact gsc.eventcoordinator@wichita.edu.

Writing Now / Reading Now series this Thursday features 黑洞社区's newest creative writing faculty member Ben Nickol

Ben Nickol

黑洞社区's newest creative writing faculty member, Ben Nickol, will read from his recently released collection of stories, "Sun River," at the Ulrich Museum of Art this week as part of the Writing Now / Reading Now series. The event starts with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by the reading at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. The event is free and open to the public.

Nickol has been described as a writer who "reveals how we love and how we lose what we love" (E.J. Levy) and whose voice greets the reader "like dark thunder" (Alyson Hagy).

His collection of stories, "Sun River," explores the unraveling of families, and the mysterious life that grows out of that unraveling. Nickol's stories and essays have appeared widely in such magazines as Alaska Quarterly Review, Boulevard, Fourth Genre, and Crab Orchard Review.

Political Science is hosting a speaker on Ranked Choice Voting and the 2020 Elections

Come learn about Ranked Choice Voting, which will be used in the 2020 Kansas Democratic Presidential Primary. The Department of Political Science and the Wichita Metro Chapter of the League of Women Voters are hosting a talk by Erica Frazier, Research Analyst with Fairvote.org. The event is free and open to the public, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Room MX 132.

Direct any questions to Neal Allen, Chair of Political Science, at 978-7133 or neal.allen@wichita.edu.

Registration is now open for Creative Hustle Community Workshops

Have ideas for creative projects in the community but don鈥檛 know where to start? Want to make an impact using your artistic talents? Join Harvester Arts for the Creative Hustle Community Workshops & get your creative hustle going! This series of four workshops will give attendees a foundation in placemaking and event planning they can use to move forward with creating projects in their community.

Creative Hustle Community Workshops will focus on four central topics:

Oct. 1: The Big Picture: Best Practices in Creative Placemaking & Socially-Engaged Art, Goal Setting, and Outlining Your Vision

Oct. 15: Taking Action: Logistics, Budgets, Fundraising

Oct. 29: Telling Your Story: Marketing, Outreach, and Messaging

Nov. 12: Measuring Success: Outcomes, Evaluations, and Documentation

Garba Night 2019 on Oct. 5 in RSC Shirley Beggs Ballroom

Come, dance the Indian way from 7-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, in the RSC third floor Shirley Beggs Ballroom. Admission is free.

Flashes of vivid colors, sounds of wooden sticks hitting each other rhythmically, laughter, dancers whirling around keeping pace with the energetic music, this is what you will experience.

AHINSA brings you 鈥淕arba Night,鈥� an interactive, participatory Indian folk dance festival. The event is free, all are welcome and no experience is needed. Introductory lessons will be provided.

What is Garba? Garba or Dandiya Raas (with sticks), is a fun, high-energy folk dance for both men and women that originated in the state of Gujarat, India. This event will have a DJ playing traditional music with a Bollywood (modern) twist 鈥� strong, rhythmic beats gradually increasing in pace and intensity, challenging us to dance.

Special ticket price for Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2019

Wichita State has been offered a special rate of $25 for general admission tickets to the Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2019, on Friday, Oct. 4.This special price is available to students, faculty, staff, and campus partners with a valid 黑洞社区 ID. Tickets can be purchased in Student Involvement, 216 RSC. Cash only will be accepted. All sales are final, no refunds will be given. The show will happen rain or shine.

For more information contact Student Involvement at 978-3022 or getinvovled@wichita.edu. For more information about the concert visit, lukebryan.com/farm-tour.

Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2019 will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the Flying B Ranch (20000 SW Santa Fe Lake Rd., Douglass, Kansas. Parking opens at 2 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Show line-up: Cole Swindell, Peach Pickers, DJ Rock, Mitchell Tenpenny and Luke Bryan

Empty Bowls Chili Cook-off Oct. 5 brings community together to fight hunger in Kansas

It鈥檚 that time of year again when Wichitans can fill their bowls鈥攁nd their bellies鈥攚ith delicious chili while helping a good cause: fighting hunger in Kansas.

This year鈥檚 Empty Bowls Wichita Chili Cook-off will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the building previously named the Experiential Engineering Building, and now named the John Bardo Center / Go Create on the 黑洞社区 campus.

For just $25, guests will get to select a one-of-a-kind handmade ceramic bowl to keep, fill their bowl with chili or soup made by competing local chefs and restaurants, and eat to their heart鈥檚 content. All proceeds from the event go to the Kansas Food Bank.

The cook-off, now in its sixth year, is part of the Empty Bowls Project, an international grassroots movement to help raise awareness about hunger.

Mortar Board hosts book drive

Mortar Board is collecting new and gently used books through the entire month of October! Donations can be dropped off during in the Student Involvement, Student Government Association, and Office of Diversity and Inclusion offices during office hours.

Donations can also be dropped off at our tables in the RSC on Oct. 1, 8, 22, 28, and 30.

Buy one, get one free bowling games for Rewards members

Members of the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes' Eat.Drink.Play. Rewards Program can enjoy buy one, get one free bowling games every Friday during the month of October. The $2 shoe rental fee applies. Not a rewards member? Joining is free and easy, simply visit today! For more information, call 978-3479.

Relax during midterms with Puppies & Yoga class on Wednesday, Oct. 9!

Midterms got ya stressin'? Join STAT, Campus Recreation, and K-9 Karma Animal Advocates for a relaxing and playful yoga class that's sure to be full of downward dogs and puppy love! The class will be led by instructor Rex, and yoga mats, straps, and blocks will be provided from 11 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Oct. 9, at tennis courts 3 & 4 directly east of the Heskett Center.

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Space is limited to 50 students, reserve your spot today via the FitDegree app!

Try the Lamb Burger at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes

Stop by the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes in October to try their Burger of the Month -- the classic Lamb Burger! It's 4 oz. of ground lamb topped with American or pepper jack cheese, and served with house-fried chips. Grab one before the month ends!