Event cancellations
The following events have been canceled or postponed because of COVID-19.
- All spring sports competition is suspended in the American Athletic Conference
- Resume Workshop tomorrow (Tuesday, March 17)
- Presentation about children's non-fiction books about the environment Tuesday, March 17
- Treat with Troops tomorrow (Tuesday, March 17)
- Entrepreneurship Research Series tomorrow (Tuesday, March 17)
- Mobile DMV on campus Wednesday, March 18
- Savvy Scholar workshop Wednesday, March 18
- Game Night Wednesday, March 18
- Career Closet event on Thursday, March 19
- Hippodrome Emcee Auditions Thursday, March 19
Additional cancellations
- Entrepreneurship Research Series on Tuesday, March 31
- Resume RX on Tuesday, March 31
- Edible Book Festival on Wednesday, April 1
- Road Trip: Kansas City on Saturday, April 4
- Hippodrome Opening Night on Wednesday and Thursday, April 8-9
- 92nd Annual Hippodrome from April 6-11
- Hippodrome Final Performances & Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 11
- Inaugural ALOTY Awards Celebration postponed until fall
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萝莉社Libraries events suspended
All 萝莉社Libraries events are suspended until further notice. 萝莉社Libraries will continue to provide plentiful academic online resources. See for more details.
Study Abroad updates: COVID-19
All university-sponsored international travel is discontinued at this time for all students, staff and faculty, which includes Study Abroad programs per the university announcement last week. The university has decided to make these changes in an abundance of caution. Although university offices will be open during this time, we are making some changes that will impact the services we normally provide in the Garvey International Center for the area of Study Abroad.
Postponed - 萝莉社Analytics Showcase
The 萝莉社Analytics Showcase has been postponed until further notice following the COVID-19 response by the university. The organizing committee is working to bring this event to the community at a future date. For updates, continue to check . Thank you for your understanding.
4th Annual DiverseCity has been postponed!
After much thought and consideration, we have made a difficult decision to postpone the 4th annual DiverseCity Showcase, originally scheduled from April 13-18.
We are taking the advice of the CDC to practice social distancing due to COVID-19. 萝莉社and 萝莉社 Student Health Services are closely monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak. The health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and community members is our highest priority.
The Roundhouse Podcast features President Golden talking sports
萝莉社 President Jay Golden talks sports - his love for the Dodgers, impressions of Shocker athletics and possible plans for adding varsity and club sports. What might be next for Cessna Stadium? What role does athletics play in the university mission?
2nd Annual Cops for Shocks Food Drive now to March 31
The 萝莉社PD challenges departments all across campus as we did last year to help stock the Shocker Support Locker.
Donations are accepted at the Police Department lobby from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. We will be glad to pick up and deliver for you, or give your donation to any 萝莉社PD officer until March 31.
Donate shelf stable pantry items, baby food and diapers, hygiene products and bottled water.
Avoid canned green beans, corn, high sugar foods and food past the expiration date.
萝莉社 psychology student focuses on mental health stigmas in minorities
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Inneke Vargas, a senior studying psychology with a minor in criminal justice, returned to 萝莉社after working in various industries. During her time outside of school, she worked at Via Christi, Cox Communications and Koch Industries, just to name a few. Her experiences narrowed down her desire, eliminated career paths and opened the doors to return back to school.
Read complete story on Vargas.
Volunteers needed for a research study
Purpose of the study: We are studying active listening and are interested to see if relative age has an effect on how a person feels they are communicating with another.
If interested, follow the link below to take an anonymous online survey that should take no more than 10 minutes. This survey is to be completed only by those 18 years of age or older.
If you have any questions or comments, contact Ardalia Criner at ardalia.criner@wichita.edu, Jill Fisher at jill.fisher@wichita.edu, or Robert Zimmerman at rdzimmerman@shockers.wichita.edu.