Click below to find the most updated line up of events!
8:00am - 5:00pm Grab Your Shocker ID! @ RSC 1st Floor (Hosted by: Shocker Card Center)
8:00am - 5:00pm Navigate Download Day - Get your Socks!
8:30am - 11:00am WSU Transit 101 @ TBA (Hosted by: HOPE Services & College of Health Professions)
11:00am - 1:00pm The First-Year Lunch (SHOCKFEST Official Kick-Off) @ Hubbard Lawn (Hosted by: Student Success: Shocker Learning Center)
Concurrent Options
1:00pm start time Academic College Welcome(s) @ Various Locations (Hosted by: Academic College)
1:00pm - 3:00pm International Student Services Meet & Greet @ TBA (Hosted by: International Education)
2:30pm - 3:30pm Honors College Open House @ TBA (Hosted by: Dorothy & Bill Cohen Honors College)
3:00pm - 6:00pm Concurrent Affinity Spaces
Hosted by Various Student Organizations/Departments. More information will be released August 1st.
4:00pm-5:00pm Concurrent Educational Sessions:
First-Year Finances Workshop @ Olive Room/RSC 266 (Hosted by: Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships)
Tote Bags Printmaking @ TBA (Hosted by: ShockerStrengths)
WSU Transit Informational @ TBA (Hosted by: HOPE Services)
GRWM (Get Ready With Me): First Day of Class Edition @ TBA (Hosted by Office of Student Success)
4:30pm - 6:00pm Dinner on your own (Shocker Dining Hall & Braeburn Square Restaurants)
6:00pm - 8:00pm Meet the Greeks @ Shocker Hall Plaza (Hosted by: Fraternity & Sorority Life)
7:30pm - 9:00pm First-Year Bash @ Beggs Ballroom (Hosted by: First-Year Programs)
9:00pm - 11:30pm Outdoor Movie @ Duerksen Amphitheater (Hosted by: Student Activities Council)
Concurrent Fitness Classes @ Steve Clark YMCA
8:30am - 9:15am PowerKick @ Steve Clark YMCA Studio A (Hosted by: Steve Clark YMCA)
9:00am - 10:00am Zumba @ Steve Clark YMCA Studio A (Hosted by: Steve Clark YMCA)
9:15am - 10:00am Flow Fusion @ Steve Clark YMCA Studio B (Hosted by: Steve Clark YMCA)
9:00am - 10:00 am Saturday Morning Cartoons and Donuts with Adult Learning @ Shocker Success Center, Room 302 (Hosted by: Office of Online and Adult Learning)
10:00am - 11:00am Commuter Coffee, Conversations, and Car Goodies! @ TBA (Hosted by: First-Year Programs)
10:00am - 11:00am First-Generation Student Connect @ Hubbard Lawn (Hosted by: First-Generation Coordinating Council)
12:00pm - 2:00pm RecFest @ Hubbard Lawn & Heskett Center (Hosted by: Campus Recreation)
Tailgate Food, Games, and Pool Party
Intramurals Sports & E-Sports Informational
Pick-Up Basketball, Volleyball, and Pickeball
2:00pm - 4:00pm Concurrent Options:
Free Bowling, Billiards, and Darts @ Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes (Hosted by: First-Year Programs)
Paint the Towne @ TBA (Hosted by: First-Year Programs)
Rootbeer Floats with CRU Campus Ministries @ Grace Memorial Chapel (Hosted by: CRU Campus Ministries)
4:00pm - 7:00pm Dinner on your own (Shocker Dining Hall & Braeburn Square Restaurants)
7:00pm - 9:00pm Concurrent Options:
Lock-In Your Love for WSU @ TBA (Hosted by: First-Year Programs)
Karaoke & Board Games @ TBA (Hosted by: First-Year Programs)
9:00pm - 11:00pm 4th Annual NXT LVL Garage Party @ Parking Garage G1 (Hosted by: Student Affairs)
Various Times: Residence Halls Floor Meetings @ Various Locations (The Suites, Shocker Hall, and The Flats)
11:00am - 1:00pm WSU Satellite Open House @ Various Locations (Hosted by: WSU Old Town, WSU South, WSU Haysville)
11:00am - 4:00pm CLASH of Colleges Scavenger Hunt & Mini Games
12:30pm - 1:30pm TACO-bout Transfers! @ Rhatigan Student Center, room 142: Harvest Room (Hosted by: Transfer Student Committee)
1:00pm - 3:00pm Concurrent Options:
Shocker Success Center Open House @ Shocker Success Center (Hosted by: Shocker Success Center)
University Libraries Open House @ Ablah Library (Hosted by: University Libraries)
Classroom CRAWL @ Shocker Success Center (Hosted by: First-Year Programs)
3:30pm Shocker Send-Off: PLANTing The Seeds To Your Success @ Shocker Success Center (Hosted by: First-Year Programs)
First Year Programs has reserved a number of rooms and outdoor spaces across campus that can be used to host SHOCKFEST Events! Use of these rooms is free for SHOCKFEST event hosts. To ask about available spaces, please email eiran.saucedo-rodarte@wichita.edu
First Year Programs' room reservations are made several months in advance, and unfortunately cannot be adjusted to accommodate all events. You may be able to reserve a room directly through the Rhatigan Student Center or University Events & Meeting Spaces; however, First Year Programs cannot cover the cost of additional reservations/resources needed by event hosts. If you have any additional questions about room reservations, email eiran.saucedo-rodarte@wichita.edu
Directly interact with New Shockers, establishing early connections and building relationships that extend past students First-Year at WSU.
Showcase Services, resources, and support your area offers to New Shockers.
SHOCKFEST Events can be hosted by campus departments, registered student organizations, and community sponsors. If your organization is not affiliated with the Wichita State University, please reach out to eiran.saucedo-rodarte@wichita.edu for information on event hosting and sponsorship.
All programming events and sponsorship opportunities should align with the mission and guiding principles of Student Success: First-Year Programs at Wichita State University.
Our goal is to guide students through their transition to Shocker life and to develop skills and processes which will help them to graduate while successfully achieving their academic and personal goals. We are passionate about empowering students, fostering belonging, and encouraging them to work intentionally and efficiently to be successful.
If you have any questions about SHOCKFEST or any other components of Orientation, contact Assistant Director of First-Year Programs, Eiran Saucedo-Rodarte at eiran.saucedo-rodarte@wichita.edu.