Week of April 27th

InspirAsian Chinese Calligraphy Lecturer: Hsiao-Yu-Chao
RSC 142
Monday, April 27th
3 - 5pm 

WSU Impulse Percussion Group
Miller Concert Hall
Monday, April 27th
7:30pm

Lieurance Woodwind Quintet
Wiedemann Recital Hall
Tuesday, April 28th
1:30pm

Film Screening: The Hunting Ground
Hubbard Hall 208
Tuesday, April 28th
5:30pm

Honors After-Hours
Honors College
Tuesday, April 28th
7 - 9pm

Faculty Artist Series presents David Hunsicker, Trumpet
Wiedemann Recital Hall
Tuesday, April 28th
7:30pm

InspirAsian Asian Market
Shocker Hall Plaza
Wednesday, April 29th
11am - 1pm

Speaker : Model Minority Sophistry: How Can Critical Race Theory Help Us Understand Anti-Asian Racism?
Jabara Hall 127
Thursday, April 30th
7pm


Mainstage Musical presents "Into the Woods"
Wilner Auditorium
Thursday, April 30th - Sunday, May 3rd
7:30pm, 2pm

Jorge Arana Trio and Zsa Zsa Ketzner
WSU Shiftspace at 416 South Commerces, Wichita, KS
Friday, May 1st
7 - 9pm

Wu's Big Event II
Beggs Ballroom, RSC 3rd Floor
Saturday, May 2nd
8:30am - 2pm
http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/calendar/itemview.asp?VIEW=main&ITEM=50126&DATE=5/2/2015

Review of URCAF - Stephanie Rogers

     On April 7, 2015, 35 undergraduate students from across 5 academic colleges at WSU set up posters, prepared PowerPoint presentations, and cleared their throats for a day of sharing the results of their faculty-mentored undergraduate inquiries with faculty, staff, administrators and peers at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Forum (URCAF).

     Every year, a group of faculty in the URCA faculty senate host URCAF in the spring, and it grows each year.  Students submit posters, oral and performance presentations under the categories of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Social and Behavioral Sciences, or Creative Activity and Performance. Faculty judges circulate the poster room and listen to competitive oral presentations to determine winners based on quality of scholarship and presentation. Winners receive cash prizes.

Elaine Bernstorf and Lauren Berry (Photo by Chelsea Nemeth)

     Lauren Berry, an Honors College senior in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), completed a project for her department Honors track under the mentorship of Dr. Douglas Parham in CSD and Dr. Elaine Bernstorf in the Department of Music Education. Lauren investigated the differences in speech output when students are exposed to various music curricula in the preschool; her project was titled, “Characteristics of Child Utterances During Teacher-Led Music Experiences in a Speech-Language Preschool.”

Lauren Berry (Photo by Elaine Bernstorf)

     Berry’s project led her to present at URCAF. Her experience with the forum was a great way to end her project. “At URCAF, I’m able to interact with faculty who normally wouldn’t see the project, and it’s a good way for me to learn about what else is going on in undergraduate research across campus,” Berry said.
     Furthermore, Berry’s project investigated a subject that crossed two different disciplines – Speech-Language Pathology and Music Education. This interdisciplinary experience exemplified the types of questions that can be asked when Honors students are able to inquire outside of their own discipline and reach new conclusions that have not yet been discovered. Berry’s results could open new doors to investigating best practices in speech-language preschools across the state.
     Look out, fellow scholars, researchers, and performers, for next year’s URCAF submission call in early- to mid-March! If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity or about the research experiences open to undergraduates, email undergraduateresearch@wichita.edu.

Week of April 20th

Brown Bag Diversity Discussion: Pink and Blue Syndrome

RSC 142
Tuesday, April 21st
11:30am - 1pm

Honors After-Hours
Honors College
Tuesday, April 21st
7 - 9pm

Plant Nation
Wednesday, April 22nd
RSC North Patio
11am - 1pm

St. Petersburg Suprima Chamber Orchestra
Wiedemann Recital Hall
Thursday, April 23rd
7:30pm

Research Symposium: GRASP (Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects) Symposium
RSC Beggs Ballroom
Friday, April 24th
TBA

Week of April 13th

Community Awareness: Wu Goes Blue
RSC First Floor
Monday, April 13th - Friday, April 17th
11am - 1pm

WSU Jazz Combos
Miller Concert Hall
Monday, April 13th
7:30pm

Rie Bloomfield Organ Series Presents Tate Addis, Organ
Wiedemann Hall
Tuesday, April 14th
7:30pm

National Day of Silence
RSC North Entrance
Friday, April 17th
Contact Office of Diversity and Inclusion for more information

Wearable Art Event: Project RunAway
McKnight Art Center Atrium
Friday, April 17th
6 - 10pm

Bubble Soccer
Cessna Stadium
Friday, April 17th
6 - 10pm

Brave New World: Wichita Contemporary Dance Theatre Spring Dance Concert
Begins at Heskett Swimming Pool
Friday, April 17th and Saturday, April 18th
7:30pm

Koch Scholars - Inaugarual Class

This is the first year of the Koch Scholars: a new scholarship that unites the Honors College with Business and Engineering.

For more information, please read http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/stories/story.asp?si=2779

To celebrate this exciting class of students, WSU hosted a luncheon on March 27th. Below are some pictures taken by the WSU Foundation. To learn more about them, please visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wsufoundation?fref=ts

Week of April 6th

Words for Wellness: Mindfulness and How It Can Help You

RSC 142
Monday, April 6th
12 - 1pm

Chamber Music Series: St. Petersburg String Quartet
Wiedemann Hall

Tuesday, April 7th
7:30pm

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum
Metropolitan Complex
Tuesday, April 7
9:30 am -12:15 pm Oral Sessions
10:00 am -12:00 pm Poster Viewing
9:30 am -12:00 pm Performances/Creative Activity Presentations
12:00-1:00 pm Lunch
1:30-2:00 pm Awards Presentation

Workshop: Technology Transfer & Intellectual Property: WSU Ventures
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Thursday, April 9th
1:30 - 3pm 

Cold Sassy Tree
Miller Concert Hall
Thursday, April 9th - Sunday, April 12th
7:30pm, 2pm

Astronomy: Lake Afton Observatory Presents: Big, Bigger, Biggest!
Lake Afton Observatory
Friday, April 10th and Saturday, April 11th
8:30 - 10pm

Astronomy: Jupiter Photography
Lake Afton Observatory
Saturday, April 11th
10:30 - 11:45pm