Wichita State University Retiree Association

09/13/2026

Here’s an upcoming event you might be interested in, coming up on Wednesday, Sept 16th at 4 pm.

The WSU Book Technologies Lab will be hosting their first annual Print the Past event! This event combines an academic panel with a printing workshop to explore a historical document. This year, in honor of its 250th anniversary, they will feature the Declaration of Independence. Hear from an interdisciplinary panel of professors about the significance of this text and then try your hand at printing your own copy on our press! This event is free and open to the public in the Book Lab (Lindquist 601) on Wednesday at 4pm.

08/19/2026

Break from your routine this week. Stop by the Panera at 3337 E Central for Coffee and Conversation at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 20. Who will be there? No one knows! Reconnect with former colleagues. Meet new people. Try it. You might like it.

08/08/2026

Hello, WSURA members!

Wichita State University Retiree Association members are cordially invited to attend WSU President Rick Muma's 2026 Fall Address to faculty and staff.

The 2026 Fall Address will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 12 at the Duerksen Fine Arts Center's Miller Concert Hall. A reception will follow in the Beggs Ballroom in the Rhatigan Student Center.

To attend, please complete the RSVP form on the Fall Address website by 8/10, linked below.

https://www.wichita.edu/administration/president/fall_address.php

If you cannot attend in person, you may watch a livestream of the event on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/live/hZBlHUz4W3o

The president's annual fall address outlines key focus areas for the coming year.

07/23/2026

New Friday Coffee and Conversation!
We understand that not everyone is available on Thursdays, so we will try an additional coffee in July. Catch up with some of your fellow retirees over a cup of coffee. Meet at the Panera on Central at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 24. We hope to see you there!

07/09/2026

Join fellow retirees for the July Brown Bag Lunch 12:00-1:00 on Monday, July 13 at the Metropolitan Complex, Room 138.

Managing Director of Music Theatre Wichita Angela Cassette will talk about new developments. She will also share information about summer programs that include Elf (July 8-12), Fiddler on the Roof (July 29-August 2), and Hairspray (August 19–23).

06/22/2026

Book Club on July 27th - here’s the next book on our agenda, come join us at Panera (Central and Hillside) at 2:00 pm.

“BOOK AND DAGGER” - The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the war

At the start of WWII, the U.S. found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor to today’s CIA, was quickly formed—and, in an effort to fill its ranks with experts, the OSS turned to academia for recruits. Suddenly, literature professors, librarians, and historians were training to perform undercover operations and investigative work as part of a new WWII intelligence effort—and these surprising spies would go on to profoundly shape both the course of the war and our cultural institutions.

06/17/2026

COFFEE AND CONVERSATION
Stop by the Panera at 3337 E Central at 10:00 AM on Thursday, June 18 for Coffee and Conversation. This is an informal gathering, so come and go as you have time. Catch up with fellow retirees and connect with other WSU retirees.

06/08/2026

Learn about mushrooms at our next brown bag lunch, 12:00-1:00 on Monday, June 8 at the Metropolitan Complex, Room 138.

Eric Myers, Air Force veteran and leading figure in the regional mycology scene, will share his passion for mushrooms and his efforts to help others grow mushrooms for themselves.

Eric has produced gourmet shiitake, oyster, elm, and lion’s mane mushrooms since 2015. His business, Myers Mushrooms, is more than a mushroom farm and Myers is more than a mushroom farmer. In addition to growing mushrooms, Eric created specialized equipment for mushroom farming and educates others in growing mushrooms.

05/20/2026

COFFEE AND CONVERSATION
Stop by the Panera at 3337 E Central at 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 21 for Coffee and Conversation. This is an informal gathering, so come and go as you have time. Catch up with fellow retirees and connect with other WSU retirees.

05/10/2026

BASEBALL! Join us at the next WSURA Brown Bag Lunch Monday.

From Revelers and Spitballers to Piker's Peak: A History of Baseball at Fairmount College and WSU

Noon-1 p.m., Monday, May 11
Metropolitan Complex, Room 138

WSU Professor Emeritus of History John Dreifort will provide an insider’s view of the history of WSU baseball. Recently retired, John Dreifort taught for 55 years at WSU as Professor of Modern European History and Diplomacy and the History of Baseball. He is the author of three books and numerous articles published in scholarly professional journals. He taught a course in the history of baseball for more than 25 years. Both of his sons played for WSU and won All-American honors during the Gene Stephenson era.