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School of Performing Arts

…Arts Website The School of Performing Arts includes the program areas of acting and theatre, dance, design and technical theatre, and music theatre. The school offers applied collaborative curriculum and extensive training serving students who wish to pursue professional careers in the arts industry as performers, directors, designers,…

https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/fine-arts/performing-arts/

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Student Support Services

OneStop Student Services OneStop Student Services offers student-focused support for questions related to admissions, advising, financial aid, records and registration, as well as student accounts. OneStop offers student services 24/7/365 via the student Self-Help Portal, the OneStop website, chat, and toll-free phone service at 316-978-3909. Additionally,…

https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/wichita-state-resources/academic-resources/student-support-services/

WSU Foundation

Maximum Value

In 1904, F.B. Isely, who graduated in 1899 with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, penned a letter to the student editors of Parnassus, Fairmount College’s yearbook, detailing the formation and varied contributions of the Fairmount Debate League. The school’s first graduating class, for which Isely sat as class president, incepted the debate league …

https://foundation.wichita.edu/maximum-value/

WSU Foundation

Good Karma

The main entrance to the Wichita Biomedical CampusSM downtown isn’t a warm and welcoming space — yet. But you can be sure it will be by opening day in 2027 if Karma Tidemann ’87/94 has anything to say about it. And she does. Amid the WBC’s construction tumult of ladders, plywood, buzz saws, safety cones and other tools of the trade, Tidemann eyes the hard,…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/good-karma/

WSU Foundation

Fairmount Forever

In 1895 when Nathan J. Morrison accepted the appointment as the first president of the fledgling liberal arts college atop the “fair mount” overlooking the Arkansas River Valley, he was well aware of the significant challenges he would face in the undertaking. Resources were sparse. Following the collapse of Wichita’s economy in 1888, the city appeared an…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/fairmount-forever-blog/

WSU Foundation

Donor family establishes humanities makerspace at WSU

Carol, Katie and Chrissy Lanning pose outside the new Robert L. Cattoi Book Technologies Lab, a humanities makerspace dedicated to creating and appreciating the book as a physical object. A traditional humanities education has long consisted of reading the text, writing about the text and discussing the text. Now, thanks to the generosity of Robert L.…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/cattoi-makerspace/

WSU Foundation

Four Shocker alums selected as 2025 NBAA 40 Under 40 awardees

…common a single locus: Wichita State University. And for this year’s National Business Aviation Association 40 Under 40 Awardees, it was their time spent here that prepared them to take their careers to new heights. Aviation has always been a part of Joshua Bell’s story; his grandfather served as an aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps, and his father worked as …

https://foundation.wichita.edu/2025-nbaa-40-under-40/

WSU Foundation

Kansas attorney honors civil rights leader with LEAD program scholarship

By Lily Parker ’23/25 Last October, Wichita State’s student-run newspaper, The Sunflower, reached out to all Wichita-area candidates for the Kansas State Legislature, asking what each aspirant would do to serve Wichita State students, if elected. The question got Mike Snider, candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives District 87, thinking. He…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/snider-lead-program-scholarship/

WSU Foundation

Research at Wichita State thrives across disciplines

Innovation takes flight at Wichita State, where research propels progress across every discipline. Wichita State is thriving as a hub for advanced research across a spectrum of disciplines, and this growth is a testament to our mission of fostering innovation, collaboration and discovery. As we continue to build on our legacy of excellence, it’s clear that…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/presidents-message-spring25/

WSU Foundation

Game-changing Shocker Fly Lab project kicks off with $1 million lead gift

…and Sherry Nichols have given a lead gift of $1 million to Wichita State University to kick off the fundraising campaign for the new, state-of-the-art Shocker Fly Lab, an enclosed flight space to research, design and test unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that will position the university at the forefront of unmanned aerial system (UAS) education and…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-fly-lab-lead-gift/

WSU Foundation

Core Values Scholar speaks to importance of financial aid

The day after she graduated high school Yuki To started a new job. While her classmates enjoyed their last summer before leaving for their respective colleges, she spent her days in a physician’s office, saving paychecks to cover the cost of tuition at Wichita State. Even still, she knew funds for the school year would be tight. “Everyone knows college is…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/core-values-scholar-speaks-to-importance-of-financial-aid/

WSU Foundation

Shock Talk

…interesting to say. Take this sampling as a Shock Talk example: “This day meant so much to me personally because I didn’t attend my own graduation ceremony when I graduated from WSU. I was overwhelmed with emotion realizing that I had come full circle in my life. I was so blessed to experience this moment with Gene.” YOLANDA CAMARENA ’80, describing…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/24027-2/

WSU Foundation

Bloomfield Foundation commits $1.1 million pledge to Wichita State

The Sam and Rie Bloomfield Foundation, established in 1953, has played a significant role in supporting the arts and engineering programs at Wichita State University for more than 40 years. A recent pledge of $1.1 million dollars from the foundation will continue advancing the Bloomfield’s legacy, increasing funding for the Rie Bloomfield Organ Series and…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/bloomfield-foundation-commits-1-1-million-pledge-to-wichita-state/

WSU Foundation

Fairmount College alumni give generously to help students take flight

Mark, ’76, and Laurie, ’75, Finucane take pride in their well-rounded liberal arts education. Laurie, a Wichita native, studied journalism at Wichita State and worked as an editor on The Sunflower. “It was a great experience,” said Laurie. “Working with a group of people and meeting deadlines and seeing the paper being read by students all over the …

https://foundation.wichita.edu/fairmount-college-alumni-help-students-take-flight/

WSU Foundation

Importance of Small Wins

By James J. Rhatigan, WSU Senior Vice President Emeritus Karl Weick, a professor at the University of Michigan, introduced in a 1984 article the idea of small wins in organizational theory, in our ordinary days at work. Through my years here at Wichita State, I’ve come to see the great importance of small wins, in the workplace and in our personal lives.…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/importance-of-small-wins/

WSU Foundation

Shocker alumnus supports the next generation of speech language pathologists

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) at Wichita State has a history dating back to 1934, and over the years it has played a critical role in educating and supporting the Wichita community. Nancy Crandall has seen many of the department’s changes first-hand, and is now helping create opportunities for future generations of Speech…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-alumnus-supports-the-next-generation-of-speech-language-pathologists/

WSU Foundation

Commencement: From eight graduates to 3,700

It was a Wednesday morning in June 1899 when eight graduating seniors gathered atop Fairmount Hill for Fairmount College’s first commencement ceremony. Fairmount College’s first graduating class, 1899. Since then, our university has not only changed names twice, but has grown to graduate thousands of students a year, with more than 3,700 in 2022. Through the…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/commencement-from-eight-graduates-to-3700/

WSU Foundation

Notable Donor News

Major Gift Highlights The WSU Foundation received outright gifts or pledges of $50,000 or more at one time from these individuals, corporations, foundations and estates between July 1 and November 30, 2022. Areas of giving are listed with their names. We appreciate their contributions. Ed (’70) Sue (’65) JonesScholarship – Education Nancy K. Crandall…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/notable-donor-news-2022-12-20/

WSU Foundation

Patterson Family Foundation awards grant for Kansas County Scholarships at WSU

The WSU College of Health Professions (CHP) was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Patterson Family Foundation to support scholarships for health professions students from rural Kansas counties. The scholarship will be awarded to 10 students during the 2022-23 academic year, helping close the gap of unmet financial needs. This grant will advance the work of…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/patterson-family-foundation-awards-grant-for-kansas-county-scholarships-at-wsu/

WSU Foundation

Pamela and Alex Ammar honored with Fairmount Founders’ Award for their support of Wichita State

Pamela Clancy Ammar and Alex Ammar were named recipients of the 2022 Fairmount Founders’ Award at the annual Fairmount Society dinner held on May 5 at Mark Arts. The WSU Foundation gives the award out annually to recognize those who provide outstanding service and generosity to Wichita State University. “I have a soft place in my heart for Wichita State,”…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/pamela-and-alex-ammar-honored-with-fairmount-founders-award-for-their-support-of-wichita-state/