In the face of the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, Wichita State University's first priority is the health, safety and well-being of our entire Shocker community. Below you'll find the latest information and answers about the university's wide-ranging response to the pandemic.
NOTE: This is a complex, challenging, and fluid situation which continues to evolve rapidly. All information on these pages is subject to change as deemed necessary by University leadership in accordance with guidance and recommendations issued by federal, state, and local public health and government officials.
LATEST NEWS
July 2: Spring 2021 Semester Update
Dear Shockers:
I hope this finds you well and enjoying your summer. While somewhat hard to believe, we are now less than two months away from welcoming all of you back to campus. Plans for fall 2020 are well underway, and university faculty and staff are diligently working to preparing for, among other things, facility use, hybrid instruction, campus events, and, perhaps most importantly, campus health and safety.
In late May, we let you know of adjustments to the fall semester. Today I want to let you know of similar modifications to our spring 2021 schedule. In an effort to keep all of us safe from possible infection spikes of COVID-19 and the complication of seasonal flu peaking in the winter months, we will make the following adjustments.
May 28: Fall update
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Assisting in the fight against COVID-19
PPE Initiative
Wichita State University is serving as a central community repository for donations of personal protective equipment.
COVID-19 Research
Wichita State University researchers from multiple disciplines are hard at work addressing the COVID-19 outbreak. Take a look at COVID-19 research efforts under way.
Other ways to help
Shockers Up
Help us support our students in this unprecedented time of stress and need, by giving to the COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Students.
Innovation Forward
Donations to this fund will be used to buy raw materials to make thousands of face masks, disposable medical gowns and disposable stethoscopes.
Ad Astra Coalition
A coalition of businesses and government partners working to answer the challenges being created by the COVID-19 pandemic.