Here are your Wichita State University Digital Signage Announcements for Wednesday, November 9, 2022. There are 21 signs for today. Sign number 1: SSGL Wed Pool Visit the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes every Wednesday for their $4/hour pool special! Plus, free popcorn for pool players on Wednesdays, too! Sign number 2: International Education Week International Education Week is November 14-18. Visit www.wichita.edu/ieweek for event details. Sign number 3: Women for Women Innovation Fund Applications Open Supporting female WSU students, the Women for Women Innovation Fund offers up to $5,000 to aid in building and growing their startup. Applications close November 18th. Apply before it is too late! wichita.edu/w4w Sign number 4: Gamefest Gamefest is back-to-back tournaments for a variety of gamers that will take place on November 17 from 5-10pm. The current lineup of games includes Smash Bros. Ultimate, Madden NFL, NBA2k, Rocket League, and Chess. Registration is required and must be completed by 8 a.m. on Wednesday, November 16. Sign number 5: SSGL Cosmic Bowling Turn the lights down and the music up for some cosmic bowling at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes! From 5-10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, enjoy cosmic bowling for just $2.50 per person, per game. Shoe rental not included. Open to the public! Sign number 6: I want a pizza that! Looking for pizza on campus? Visit the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes to try their house-made pizza! Pizzas are available in 7” personal, 12” small and 16” large sizes. They even take call-ahead orders for dine-in or carry out! Just call 316-978-3479. Sign number 7: Open Executive Positions with the Student Activities Council The Student Activities Council is on the search for Exec Board Members for Spring 2023. Applications are now open, and will close on November 11 by 11:59 PM. To apply and find more information, visit us at wichita.edu/sac. Sign number 8: 3MT Competition Join the Graduate School for the 5th Annual Three Minute Thesis Competition on November 11th at 3:30 PM in the Santa Fe Trail Room (233) of the RSC. During the showcase, competing students will summarize the importance and impact of their research in three minutes. The winner of this showcase will go on to represent WSU at a regional competition in the spring. Sign number 9: Undergraduate Research Showcas On November 10th the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will be hosting the second annual Chemistry and Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Showcase, highlighting undergraduate research in chemistry, biochemistry, biology and bioengineering. This year the featured speaker will be former WSU undergrad Dr. James Blakemore, who will present a talk entitled Looking “Under the Hood” of Adventures in Chemistry & Energy. Food and refreshments will be provided. Opening remarks and oral presentations will be 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the RSC Lucas Room. Blakemore will speak from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Lucas Room. The poster presentations and award ceremony will be in the RSC's Beggs Ballroom from 4:45 to 6 p.m. Sign number 10: First Gen. Cord Ceremony Make sure to RSVP First Generation Graduates to get your cords at the First Gen Cord Ceremony! This will be held at the Marcus Welcome Center. The event starts at 10:00 AM on November 19th. Please RSVP through Shocker Sync. Sign number 11: SSGL Poker Friday poker is back at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes! Join their FREE Texas Hold ‘Em Tournaments at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. every Friday. $10 cash prize for every weekly tournament and earn points to be eligible for the semester championship which pays $100 to the winner. For more information, call 316-978-3479. Sign number 12: Karaoke at Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes Come sing your heart out at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes! From 6-8:30 p.m. on Thursdays, stop by for Karaoke! $2 Bud Light Draws. $1 any size fountain beverage. Start the weekend early! Availability by vary due to group reservations and special events. Sign number 13: Shocker Store Vet Day The Shocker Store appreciates the service and sacrifices of our veterans and active duty military! In honor of Veterans Day, on Friday, November 11 at our Rhatigan Student Center and Braeburn Square locations, veterans and active duty military can take 20% off one regular priced WSU imprinted item with military ID. Some exclusions apply. Thank you for your service! Sign number 14: Funding Available to Student Startups Do you have a good start-up business idea? Searching for funding? Check out wichita.edu/cfe-funding for the full list of funds available to you. Sign number 15: SSGL Gameday Special Shocker men’s basketball is back and the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes is the perfect place to catch any nationally televised games or to celebrate pre-game for all home games! On Shocker men’s basketball home game days, buy a pitcher of beer and get a free basket of pizza rolls! Sign number 16: SSGL Nov Pizza Visit the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes in November to try their Pizza of the Month, the Taco Supreme! It’s a 14” thick crust pizza with ancho pepper taco sauce, choice of fajita grilled chicken or machaca seasoned ground beef, green peppers, jalapenos, red onions, olives, mozzarella, cheddar and cojita Mexican cheese. Sign number 17: Education Career Day Network with school districts at the career fair from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 11 at the John Bardo Center. Teacher education majors interviews are 1pm to 5pm. This is an excellent opportunity to meet with employers that may have co-op, substitute, or full-time positions available for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. This also includes non-teaching positions. Learn more and register at wichita.edu/ECD. Sign number 18: Alternative Spring Break Join your fellow Shockers for an Alternative Spring Break, March 13th-18th, 2023 in Wilmington, N.C. Go to wichita.edu/altbreak to learn more about the trip application and logistics. For questions call 316-978-7016. Sign number 19: Pee for Pizza Get tested for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia by submitting a urine specimen and you will get FREE PIZZA! Testing will be from noon to 4pm on Nov. 17 at Student Wellness Center. Do not use the restroom at least one hour prior to testing. By reservation only; call 316-978-4792 to reserve your spot. Sign number 20: Preventing Suicide Training Counseling and Prevention Services is hosting the #WSUWeSupportU Preventing Suicide Training in-person on October 28th and November 18th at 1pm. Students can register at wichita.edu/SuicidePrevention and staff/faculty can register on myTraining. Sign number 21: Moral Family Fund for Innovation Building a business can be challenging and costly. Luckily, WSU students have access to seed money from the Moral Family Fund for Innovation, which you can use to build and grow your startup. Applications close Nov 18th. Apply before it is too late! wichita.edu/moral-funding That’s all of the Digital Signage Announcements for Wednesday, November 9, 2022.