Save the Date
12th annual Kansas Gender & Sexuality Conference
will be held on Friday, March 6th, 2026
on the campus of Wichita State University
Registration is Now Open
We are happy to announce that the 2026 conference registration link is now live.
This year we will have 8 traditional presentations and a panel featuring undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty affiliated with WSU, K-State, and KU including applied research emerging from campus-community collaborations - in addition to our keynote featuring Kansas scholar, Dr. Barbara A. Kerr.
Who should register?
We are asking that all conference attendees register in advance, even if you can only attend part day or plan to drop in and out. Pre-registration
helps us with planning refreshments and assessing conference material needs.
Pre-registration will close at midnight on Wednesday, February 25th ,but there will still be an opportunity for on-site registration the day of the conference.
As always, the conference is free and open to all students, faculty, and staff from Kansas colleges & universities as well as to our surrounding communities.
2026 Tentative Agenda Outline
- 8:30-9:00 am: Coffee & Check-in
- 9:00-9:30 am: Welcome & Community Spotlight
- 9:45-11:15 am: Session 1
- 11:30 am-12:30 pm: Session 2: Panel Discussion
- 12:30-1:45 pm: Lunch on your own
- 1:45-3:15 pm:: Session 3
- 3:30-4:30 pm: Keynote talk on Women & Liberty featuring Dr. Barbara A. Kerr, Distinguished Professor Counseling Psychology Emerita, University of Kansas
- 4:30-5:30 pm: Networking Reception
Conference Goals
The primary goals for this free conference are to:
- create interdisciplinary connections and dialogue among gender and sexuality scholars within Kansas,
- promote the dissemination of gender and sexuality related research, evidence-based practice, creative works, and reflection in a safe environment,
- provide students an opportunity to gain experience presenting their work,
- create bridges across the academic/community divide, and
- foster an engaged learning experience for attendees.
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