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October, 2022

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Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022
- 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Good Neighbor Week @ Wichita State University
- 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Suspenders4Hope 5K Run and Memorial Walk Benefitting StopSuicideICT @ Steve Clark YMCA & Student Wellness Center Cost: $40 for 5K, $15 for 1-Mile Memorial Walk
- 9 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. Space Apps Challenge @ National Institute for Aviation Research Cost: Free
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Honors: Exploring Downtown ICT @ Downtown Wichita, start at Muesum of World History Cost: Free
- 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Shocker Store Fall Clearance @ Braeburn Square
- 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center Open House @ Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center
- 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Women's Club Soccer game vs Creighton University @ Hughes Metropolitan Complex
- 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cosmic Bowling @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Shockers Under the Stars: Encanto @ Duerksen Fine Arts Center Amphitheater Cost: Free
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022
- 9 a.m. Memorial 70 Observance Ceremony @ Wichita State University
- 9 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. Space Apps Challenge @ National Institute for Aviation Research Cost: Free
- 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Women's Club Soccer game vs UNL @ Hughes Metropolitan Complex
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
Monday, Oct. 3, 2022
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Before 'Fairmount' College: The Prehistory of College Campuses and Why It Matters @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. National Voter Registration Week: Trivia @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. LGBTQ+ Support Group @ Steve Clark YMCA & Student Wellness Center Cost: Free
- 4 p.m. Baseball: WSU v. Pittsburg State @ Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park Cost: $5
- 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Godly Reading Before Breakfast: Evangelical Magazines in the Shaping of American Life @ Ablah Library Cost: Free
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022
- 10 a.m. - Noon State Tax Webinar for Construction Contractors @ Online Cost: Free
- 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. State Tax Webinar for Small Business Owners @ Online Cost: Free
- 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Intellectual Property Basics @ Ablah Library Cost: Free
- 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Society of Women Engineers Resume Workshop @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 7 p.m. Contemporary Indigenous Arts Festival @ Duerksen Fine Arts Center Amphitheater Cost: Free
- 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Free Outdoor Concert: Frank Waln & The Sampson Brothers @ Duerksen Fine Arts Center Amphitheater Cost: Free
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022
- 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Campus Voter Registration Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contemporary Indigenous Arts Festival @ Ulrich Museum Cost: Free
- Noon - 4 p.m. Pee for Pizza @ Steve Clark YMCA & Student Wellness Center Cost: Free
- Noon - 1 p.m. School of Social Work BSW Orientation @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- Noon - 1 p.m. Startup and Start Right @ Online Cost: Free
- 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Physics Seminar Series: Professor George Gollin, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign @ Jabara Hall Cost: Free
- 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Chemistry Colloquium: Tomas Helikar @ McKinley Hall Cost: Free
- All Day Spring 2023 Schedule of Courses available online (tentative) @ Wichita State University
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022
- 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. RSO Training Session: How to Utilize ShockerSync @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- Noon - 1 p.m. School of Social Work MSW Information session @ Lindquist Hall Cost: Free
- 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Eddie Dominguez: Creative by Nature @ Ulrich Museum Cost: Free
- 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Engineering and I.T. Career Fair 2022 @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Trans/GNC Support Group @ Online Cost: Free
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
Friday, Oct. 7, 2022
- 10 a.m. - Noon Food Bank Friday @ Kansas Food Bank
- 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Teaching Matters Series: Assessment @ Woolsey Hall Cost: Free
- Noon - 1 p.m. Systematic reviews and how they differ from regular lit reviews @ Online Cost: Free
- 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Volunteer at the United Way GIV Warehouse @ United Way GIV Warehouse
- 3 p.m. The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences: Dr. Sean Curry, Oklahoma State University @ Jabara Hall Cost: Free
- 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cosmic Bowling @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 5 p.m. Softball: WSU v. Oklahoma State (Exhibition) @ Wilkins Stadium Cost: Varies
- 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. SmartMapping with ArcGIS Online @ Online Cost: Free
- 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Women's Club Soccer game vs KSU @ Hughes Metropolitan Complex
- 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. Men's Club Soccer game vs KU @ Hughes Metropolitan Complex
- All Day 6 v 6 Indoor Volleyball Intramural League @ Heskett Center
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022
- 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Wu's Big Event @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 10 a.m. - Noon Wichita Clean Streams @ TBD
- 3 p.m. Softball: WSU v. Cowley County (Exhibition) @ Wilkins Stadium Cost: Varies
- 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cosmic Bowling @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022
- 1 p.m. Volleyball: Wichita State vs Southern Methodist @ Charles Koch Arena Cost: Varies
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
Monday, Oct. 10, 2022
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Social Services Fair @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. LGBTQ+ Support Group @ Steve Clark YMCA & Student Wellness Center Cost: Free
- 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Mentoring Mondays @ Boys and Girls Club of South Central Kansas
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Humans V. Zombies: A Campus-Wide Game of Tag @ Wichita State University Cost: Free to Students w/WSU ID
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
- All Day techstarts_ Startup Week Wichita @ Groover Labs Cost: Free
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. National Coming Out Day @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 11 a.m. - Noon National Student Exchange Info Session @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Trademark Basics @ Ablah Library Cost: Free
- 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Engage ICT: Midterm Election Rundown @ Roxy's Downtown Cost: Free
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Humans V. Zombies: A Campus-Wide Game of Tag @ Wichita State University Cost: Free to Students w/WSU ID
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
- All Day techstarts_ Startup Week Wichita @ Groover Labs Cost: Free
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022
- 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Politics and Pizza @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- Noon - 1 p.m. Marketing Your Business Online @ Online Cost: Free
- 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Physics Seminar Series: Dr. Fabio Sauli, CERN @ Jabara Hall Cost: Free
- 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Chemistry Colloquium: Mary E. Anderson @ McKinley Hall
- 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Crafts and Movie Night @ Heskett Center Cost: Free
- 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesdays at the Diner @ The Lord's Diner - Broadway
- 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Washburn Law Schools Director of Admissions visit @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Black Excellence MASTERCLASS Workshop: Intersectionality & Identity Development @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Speaker: Tina VanSteenbergen @ CAC Theater
- 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Society of Women Engineers Game Night @ Partnership 2 Cost: Free
- 7 p.m. Volleyball: Wichita State vs Tulsa @ Charles Koch Arena Cost: Varies
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Fall mid-semester point @ Wichita State University
- All Day Humans V. Zombies: A Campus-Wide Game of Tag @ Wichita State University Cost: Free to Students w/WSU ID
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
- All Day techstarts_ Startup Week Wichita @ Groover Labs Cost: Free
Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022
- 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Campus Voter Registration Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- Noon - 1 p.m. Navy Birthday @ Grace Wilkie Annex Cost: Free
- 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Tornado Alley Press Fall Print Sale @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Prices vary
- 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Trans/GNC Support Group @ Online Cost: Free
- 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Deborah Butterfield: A Lifetime of Horses @ Woolsey Hall Cost: Free
- 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Student Organizations Training Session: Understanding Funding @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 7 p.m. Empty Space Theatre: Spooky Movie Night @ Wilner Auditorium Cost: Free; contributions accepted
- 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Global Village Assembly @ Hubbard Hall Cost: Free
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Humans V. Zombies: A Campus-Wide Game of Tag @ Wichita State University Cost: Free to Students w/WSU ID
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
- All Day techstarts_ Startup Week Wichita @ Groover Labs Cost: Free
Friday, Oct. 14, 2022
- 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Tornado Alley Press Fall Print Sale @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Prices vary
- 3 p.m. Softball: WSU v. Hutchinson Community College (Exhibition) @ Wilkins Stadium Cost: Varies
- 3 p.m. The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences: Taylor Carr and Kristen Hadipour, Emprise Bank @ Jabara Hall Cost: Free
- 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Finding Social Data @ Online Cost: Free
- 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cosmic Bowling @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Graduate Student Social @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 7 p.m. Baseball: Shocker World Series Game 1 @ Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park Cost: Food donation
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
- All Day techstarts_ Startup Week Wichita @ Groover Labs Cost: Free
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022
- 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Senior Saturdays @ Larksfield Place
- 1 p.m. Baseball: Shocker World Series Game 2 @ Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park Cost: Food donation
- 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cosmic Bowling @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Fall Break begins at 2 p.m. @ Wichita State University
- All Day Staff and Faculty Food Drive Challenge @ Wichita State University
Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day NO CLASSES - Fall Break @ Wichita State University
Monday, Oct. 17, 2022
- 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Cohen Honors Advisory Board Meeting @ President's Residence Cost: Free
- 7 p.m. Baseball: Shocker World Series Game 3 @ Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park Cost: Food donation
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day NO CLASSES - Fall Break @ Wichita State University
- All Day WSU Offices OPEN @ Wichita State University
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Competing for Government Contracts: Basic Training @ Online Cost: Free
- 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Society of Public Historians October meeting @ Online Cost: Free
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day NO CLASSES - Fall Break @ Wichita State University
- All Day WSU Offices OPEN @ Wichita State University
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022
- 10 a.m. - Noon Senior Wednesday: Cash Hollistah @ Ulrich Museum Cost: Free
- 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Amazon In-Person Hiring Event @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Politics and Pizza @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- Noon - 1 p.m. Kansas Department of Commerce In-State Business Development Assistance @ Online Cost: Free
- 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Physics Seminar Series: Dr. Joshua Isaacson, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory @ Jabara Hall Cost: Free
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wu's Birthday Bash @ Shocker Hall
- Noon - 4 p.m. Pee for Pizza @ Steve Clark YMCA & Student Wellness Center Cost: Free
- 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Trans/GNC Support Group @ Online Cost: Free
- 3 p.m. Baseball: Shocker World Series Game 4 @ Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park Cost: Food donation
- 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Cheryl Pope: Variations on a Love Theme @ Ulrich Museum Cost: Free
- 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Guys Night In @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Startup Speaker Series - Life of an Entrepreneur @ Devlin Hall Cost: Free
- 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. National Pan-Hellenic Council Salon Talk @ Hubbard Hall
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
Friday, Oct. 21, 2022
- Noon - 1 p.m. Master of Social Work Informational Session - Open to All Majors @ Online Cost: Free
- 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Speak for Success @ Elliott Hall
- 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Volunteer at the United Way GIV Warehouse @ United Way GIV Warehouse
- 2:40 p.m. - 3 p.m. WU Reads @ Online
- 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cosmic Bowling @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. National Pan-Hellenic Chartering Ceremony @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022
- 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 10th Annual Expanding Your Horizons STEM Workshop for Middle School Girls @ Hubbard Hall Cost: $15
- 9 a.m. Pumpkin Run 5K and 1K Little Run @ Shocker Hall Cost: $30 5K, $17 1K, $40 virtual
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Empty Bowls: Chili Cook-Off @ Woolsey Hall Cost: $10 for students, $25 for adults
- 1 p.m. Baseball: Shocker World Series Game 5 @ Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park Cost: Food donation
- 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cosmic Bowling @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Brush UP! Shocker Neighborhood @ Shocker Neighborhood
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Shocktoberfest: Wu's Birthday Bash @ Rhatigan Student Center
Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022
- 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Women's Club Soccer game vs KU @ Hughes Metropolitan Complex
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
Monday, Oct. 24, 2022
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Shocktoberfest: Dine with the Deans @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. LGBTQ+ Support Group @ Steve Clark YMCA & Student Wellness Center Cost: Free
- 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Alternative Break Information Meeting @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Spooktacular Clearance Sale @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Market Research: Who is your Customer? @ Ablah Library Cost: Free
- 6 p.m. Diversity Lecture Series: A Conversation with Alfredo Corchado @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022
- 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Politics and Pizza @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Chemistry Colloquium: Hao Yan @ McKinley Hall Cost: Free
- 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Online Event: Careers at Lockheed Martin @ Online
- 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesdays at the Diner @ The Lord's Diner - Broadway
- 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Society of Women Engineers General Meeting @ Partnership 2 Cost: Free
- All Day Domestic Violence Month Drive @ Rhatigan Student Center
Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022
- 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. How to start a student organization @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Throwback Thursday @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Trans/GNC Support Group @ Online Cost: Free
- 6:30 p.m. Basketball: Shocker Madness @ Charles Koch Arena Cost: Free
Friday, Oct. 28, 2022
- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Vote Early Day @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- Noon - 1 p.m. Online Event: WSU DRAC Seminar Series: Deniz Karakoc on community resilience @ Online Cost: Free
- 2:40 p.m. - 3 p.m. WU Reads @ Online
- 3 p.m. The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences: Dr. Bahman Angoshtari, University of Miami @ Jabara Hall Cost: Free
- 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cosmic Bowling @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 7 p.m. Volleyball: Wichita State vs South Florida @ Charles Koch Arena Cost: Varies
- 8 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Fright Night @ Heskett Center
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022
- 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Shocktoberfest: Trunk or Treat @ Braeburn Square
- 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Trunk or Treat @ Braeburn Square Cost: Free
- 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cosmic Bowling @ Rhatigan Student Center
- 6 p.m. Murder Mystery Dinner: Bullets in the Bathtub @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: $8 for WSU students w/ ID
Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022
- 1 p.m. Volleyball: Wichita State vs Central Florida @ Charles Koch Arena Cost: Varies
Monday, Oct. 31, 2022
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday Melodies @ Rhatigan Student Center
- Noon - 1 p.m. Internal Motivation: Why You Need an Adult Learner in Your Life @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Halloween Comicfest in Ablah Library @ Ablah Library
- 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Navigating as a First-Gen in Higher Ed @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Rewording our World: Implications of Language @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Creepy Cosmic Bowling @ Rhatigan Student Center
- All Day Diversity Map @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- All Day SGA Diversity Week @ Wichita State University Cost: Free
- All Day The Unity Project @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free
- All Day The Unity Quilt @ Rhatigan Student Center Cost: Free

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