Here are your Wichita State University digital signage announcements for Wednesday, November 20, 2024. There are 36 signs for today.
Start your shopping early with the Shocker Store’s Holiday Hustle Sale. Visit the Rhatigan Student Center store Monday, November 18th through 23rd for a different sale each day. Follow along on social media to see the individual day’s sale items.
HUMAN PERFORMANCE STUDIES Chili Cookoff at Heskett Center Lobby at 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday 5th Friday, December 2024. Bring a non-perishable food item or $2 for a donation to a local food bank. For more information contact stacy.johnson@wichita.edu
Want to represent the Shockers while you’re working on your golf game? The Shocker Store has a Shocker golf bag available for $279.99 by special order. Orders placed may take 2-3 weeks to arrive. Visit shockerstore.com to place an order or ask a store associate for details.
Visit us at https://linktr.ee/isuwsu for membership, social media and our group chat.
Join the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., for an enchanted night of dancing, refreshments, and conversation. Epsilon Alpha will provide a silent disco, ballroom dancers, refreshments, and the crowning of a Diamond of the Ball. November 22nd at 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Marcus Welcome Center. Please come dressed in your best attire and bring $5 Dollars or $5 worth of canned foods.
Join TRIO Student Support Services. Limited spots open for the 2024-2025 year so apply now. We offer completely free support to our students through tutoring, advising, scholarships, textbook checkout, workshops, and more. You are eligible if you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident AND you're first-generation, income-eligible, and/or have a documented disability. Go to wichita.edu/sss to apply online. Mention this ad to receive a free 40 oz. Stanley-like tumbler or a smart watch when you're accepted to the program.
The Philosophy Department will be offering two courses in AI this Spring. The first course is PHIL 215, Intro to Ethics of Big Data and AI. Some topics include: mindreading implants, data scraping, and algorithmic bias. The second course is PHIL 355 Minds and Machines. Some topics include: conceiving of intelligent machinery, building intelligent machinery, and recognizing other-than-human intelligence. Minds and Machines is cross listed through the Honors College as HNRS 305J.
Join us for hot chocolate and cookies on Monday, December 2nd from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Enjoy free hot cocoa, cookies, and prizes on the 2nd floor of Hubbard Hall.
Philosophy 355, Minds and Machines, will be offered this Spring. Minds and Machines is cross listed with the Honors College as HNRS 305J. This class will be on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15p.m.. Some of the topics covered include: conceiving of intelligent machines, building intelligent machines, and recognizing other-than-human intelligence.
The Clayton Staples Gallery's second exhibition of the fall semester, "Illustrated Nature," will be on view from Wednesday, October 16th to Friday, November 22nd. Located in McKnight Art Center room 205, "Illustrated Nature" is a collection of artworks by Joanne Price, printmaker and owner of Starpointe Studio. Joanne Price will be presenting an artist talk in conjunction with the exhibition on Thursday, October 24th from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Mcknight Art Center room 210, with a reception to immediately follow until 6:00 p.m. The Clayton Staples Gallery is open to the public 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
TRIO Disability Support Services, DSS, is hosting another edition of PAWS and Relax, this time, during finals week. Join us and teams of therapy dogs on December 10th and December 11th from 10 am to Noon on the first floor of Ablah Library. If you have questions, please email Caitlin Bruner at caitlin.bruner@wichita.edu
Now while supplies last, get a free WSU Bear from the Shocker Store. Spend $75 in store at our RSC or Braeburn Square locations or online at shockerstore.com and get a cuddly, Shocker friend. Limit one bear per customer, per visit. Merchandise sub-total must be $75 or greater.
MUSC 162: The Cultural Study of Music, a course offered in Spring 2025. Course meets in-person from 8 to 9:15 a.m. Learn about various global music styles and issues facing modern musicians while completing General Education requirements. Fine Arts course; Diversity Designation; Zero-Cost textbook. Questions? Contact trevor.nelson@wichita.edu.
Visit the RSC the last Monday of each month for their live music series, Monday Melodies. For Monday, November 25th, come listed to the music of Tom Page Combo from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the RSC Starbucks Lounge.
NSE Info Sessions are being held on the following dates in the following locations. Tuesday, August 27 at 3:00 P.M. in RSC room 257. Monday, September 16 at 11:00 A.M. in RSC room 256. Thursday, October 17 at 1:00 P.M. in RSC room 257. Wednesday, November 20 at 9:30 A.M. in RSC room 256.
Shockers, join us for the Chili Cookoff on December 5th, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Heskett Center Lobby. Bring a non-perishable food item or $2 for the food bank. Vote for the best chili and enter student raffles. HPS students: sign up in Room 107 HC by December 4th. Come for chili, fun, and prizes!
Wichita State Connect will be having their Open House event on Thursday, October 24th from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 pm. The event will be located at the Wichita State Connect Building next to the Wichita State Police Department and Parking Services Building. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be provided. To RSVP visit wichita.edu/connectopenhouse2024. For more information contact contact us at 3169785061 or email at wichitastateconnect@wichita.edu.
The National Institute for Aviation Research is hiring. Paid training for thinkers, doers, movers and Shockers. Jobs open to all majors, all students ages 16 and up, undergraduate or graduate students and U.S. Citizens, qualified foreign nationals. Pay starting out at $12-15/hour. Apply today at wichita.edu/niarappliedlearning
You're invited to A Very Merry Metroplex, Holiday Market on Wednesday, December 13, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Wichita State Metroplex, Oliver and 29th North. Join us in support of 50 local small businesses! Pick up list-minute gift items or cards, enjoy lunch from local food trucks, and ample free parking. Learn more at www.facebook.com/ksbdc.wsu/events or www.wichita.edu/ksbdcmarkets. In conjunction with a Very Merry Metroplex, the Kansas Small Business Development Center will host 1 Million Cups beginning at 8:30 AM.
The WSU Ceramics Guild is having their yearly holiday sale. It's happening from November 19th to 22nd at the McKnight Art Center's first floor atrium. Here's the schedule:
Opening night with refreshments and entertainment will be Tuesday, November 19th, 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Regular sale hours are Wednesday, November 20th and Thursday, November 21st, 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
The final day is Friday, November 22nd, 9:00 A.M. to Noon
Come check out handmade ceramics and support local artists!
Don't Let a Lack of Benefits Hold Back Your Entrepreneurial Dreams. Join us at the Benefits Fair for Small Businesses to discover essential health and financial benefits tailored for entrepreneurs. Connect with local experts and plan providers specializing in small businesses and startups. Explore opportunities in health insurance, retirement plans, and more. The event is free and takes place on Thursday, October 24th, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the WSU Hughes Metropolitan Complex. Hosted by the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Wichita State University. Register at wichita.edu/ksbdc/benefitsfair2024
Philosophy 315, Late Modern Philosophy, will be offered this Spring. There is also an Honors section. This class will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Some of the topics covered will include: the Scientific Revolution, perception, human nature, and rationalism. Some of the philosophers covered will include: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emilie du Chatelet, and Immanuel Kant.
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Shockers, do you have textbooks that you don't need anymore? Are you looking for an inexpensive option for next semester's books? Check out the Shocker Book Swap. A student-to-student way to buy and sell textbooks. Check it out here: https://shockerstore.com/store1/postlist
Visit the Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes every Friday for a Friday Escape. Each Friday from noon to 2 p.m. enjoy a fun activity to start your weekend. Activities will vary each week.
Apply now for the 2025 Alternative Spring Break in Chicago, March 16th through 21st. Students volunteer with youth, education, poverty, and homelessness organizations. Alternative Spring Breaks give students an opportunity to gain experience about the unique needs of an area and travel that that location to volunteer for a week. Students volunteer with youth, education, poverty, and homelessness organizations. The trip cost is $175 per person and includes transportation, lodging and food. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 22nd. For questions email CivicEngagement@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7016.
Join us for a Celebration of Knowledge on Monday, December 2nd, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Hubbard Hall, 2nd Floor. Discover what Core 1 Early Childhood Unified students have been learning in this museum-style, come-and-go event with Instructor Cindy Malcolm.
De-stress Fest is organized by the Student Activities Council and takes place each semester the week before finals. For a full schedule, visit wichita.edu/destress. You Got This Shockers!
Light of Christ presents Ecumenical Praise and Worship Night Under the Stars on Friday, December 6, 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., at the WSU Grace Memorial Chapel. Enjoy a night of ecumenical prayer and worship with the Christian community of Wichita.
Join the Shockers Vote coalition for Vote Early Day. October 29th at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Starbucks lounge in the RSC atrium. We will be making plans to vote early, playing trivia and even a little bingo. Prizes and food will be available as supplies last. For questions email CivicEngagement@wichita.edu.
Visit this Shocker Financial Wellness table anytime between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 4th at Woolsey Hall, or on Thursday, December 5th at the Rhatigan Student Center Starbucks. For more information, visit us in Jardine Hall 203 or at wichita.edu/financialaid. Follow us on Instagram @wichitastatefinaid.
Showing from Monday, Oct. 28 to Saturday, Nov. 2, a scary pop-up exhibition in the Dr. Sam and Jacqui Kouri Collection Study Center by Registrar and Collections Manager, Taryn Trapani, featuring spooky works from the Ulrich permanent collection — and free candy.
Visit the Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes in November to try the Pizza of the Month, the Pickle Pizza Pie. It’s topped with alfredo sauce, ranch seasoning, cheese, pickles and ranch dressing.
Philosophy 215, Intro to Ethics of Big Data and AI, will be offered this Spring. The class will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 p.m.to 1:45 p.m. This is an entry level course for non-professionals. Some of the topics covered will include: algorithmic bias, automated hiring, deep fakes, medical avatars, and privacy.
Trouble with your finances? Invest in your future with us. For more information visit us at Jardine Hall, Room 203 or at our website at wichita.edu/shockerfinancial
Dance in the Gallery, a group project for Choreography 2, is a free event and everyone is welcome. It takes place in the Ulrich Museum's Beren Gallery, starting at 2:30 p.m., Monday, November 25th.
That’s all of the digital signage announcements for Wednesday, November 20, 2024.