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Sports and Recreation

…as independent sports. There is also an extensive campus recreation program. Club sports include eSports, cheer team, dance team, racquetball, soccer, men’s volleyball, wheelchair athletics, ice hockey, aikido and more. Intramural sports include flag football, basketball, table tennis, badminton, soccer, softball, bowling, swimming, racquetball and more.…

https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/wichita-state-resources/campus-resources/sports-recreation/

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University Facilities

…The childcare center is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for children 6 weeks to 6 years old. Enrollment is limited so it is recommended to get on the waiting list as soon as possible. There is an $80, nonrefundable fee to be added to the waitlist. Tuition is based on income and is in a tier system. The tuition model can be found on…

https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/wichita-state-resources/campus-resources/university-facilities/

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University Libraries

University Libraries includes the main Ablah Library, the Thurlow Lieurance Memorial Music Library, and the Special Collections and University Archives Unit. These libraries connect students, faculty and staff to the information, technology and other resources essential to teaching, learning and research at WSU. University Libraries supports the academic…

https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/wichita-state-resources/campus-resources/university-libraries/

WSU Foundation

35 Under 35: Meet Wichita State’s rising leaders

…Campus. ANGELICA CLARK ’17/21, adult mental health team supervisor at COMCARE of Sedgwick County, serves individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental illness while maintaining a private therapy practice. A licensed clinician and advocate for mental health awareness, she volunteers with the Sedgwick County Suicide Prevention Coalition and co-hosts …

https://foundation.wichita.edu/35-under-35-2026/

WSU Foundation

Inspired by her sister, Emely Alvarado is building a future in social work

…work student, Alvarado is working toward a career supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities and advocating for people whose voices are often overlooked. “My main goal is to give back in the same way people have helped my sister,” she said. Although she always knew she wanted to help others, finding the right path took time. Alvarado…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/emely-alvarado/

WSU Foundation

We Are 100

By Connie Kachel White A century ago, Fairmount College (1895-1926) made the jump from private college to municipal university, becoming the University of Wichita (1926-1964). Today, three of Wichita State’s most lauded centers of learning track their beginnings back to that institutional leap and are celebrating centennial anniversaries all year long: the…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/we-are-100/

WSU Foundation

Grants open doors to learning: Mellon Foundation’s $2.5M grant aids humanities students

For students drawn to history, philosophy, languages, culture and fine arts, finding meaningful paid work connected to their studies has not always been easy. That challenge — shared quietly across departments for years — helped pave the way for a new initiative at Wichita State. In spring 2026, a $2.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation launched…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/mellon-foundation-grant/

WSU Foundation

Viewpoints – Shocker Rockers

…Katie | 2019, general business; 2023, special education | Hearts in Bondage (lead vocals) Arpad, Chris | fs ’89 | Stainless Steel (steel pan, band manager, solo steel pan artist); as a member of Stainless Steel opened for such national touring acts as Santana, Tower of Power, Bonnie Raitt, and Head East B Baker, Brody | current student | Brody Baker…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-rockers/

WSU Foundation

In Memoriam – Spring 2026

CHRISTOPHER S. SHANK ’69, Shank took on many roles during his long-standing and far-ranging history of service to his alma mater — including that of astronaut when he co-chaired 2000FUN: A Shocker Odyssey, a benefit auction to raise funds for scholarships and alumni programming. A political science graduate, Shank hailed from a premier university family. His…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/in-memoriam-spring-2026/

WSU Foundation

Shocker News – Spring 2026

… of Engineering Ali P. Gordon will step in as the next dean of the College of Engineering, effective June 7. Currently serving as a professor and the associate dean of graduate affairs at the University of Central Florida’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, where he oversees more than 30 graduate programs and 2,500 graduate students, Gordon holds …

https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-news-spring-2026/

WSU Foundation

Our Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Education Center

…office and laboratory space for the college. The renowned architect used his plan for a complex of cultural centers in Baghdad, Iraq, commissioned by King Faisal II but never built, as the foundation for his master blueprint for the education center, completing his plans in 1958, a year before his death. After funding delays, construction began in …

https://foundation.wichita.edu/frank-lloyd-wright-education-center/

WSU Foundation

A Shocker love story: 65 years in the making

…date that would lead to a 65-year marriage. Henrietta came to Wichita University following in her father’s footsteps. After visiting several Kansas colleges, she made a straightforward decision. “Something about it felt right,” she said. Nelson’s path was less certain. He had planned to attend the Air Force Academy and had been accepted, but just before…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/65-years-shocker-love/

WSU Foundation

Remembering Shocker golf legend, Judy Bell ’61

…It was during her tenure, for example, that the USGA’s Grants and Fellowship program, based in Colorado Springs, came online with the aim of connecting promising young people with the game of golf. The program ran from 1997 to 2009 and awarded more than $60 million in grants to junior golf programs across the country. Throughout the years of her…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/remembering-judy-bell/

WSU Foundation

Donor family establishes humanities makerspace at WSU

…family, students in the humanities at Wichita State have a makerspace to create the text for themselves. This makerspace, the Robert L. Cattoi Book Technologies Lab, is the brainchild of Fran Connor and Katie Lanning, associate professors of English, both of whom are book historians and co-directors to the lab. Although located on the sixth floor of…

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

WSU Foundation

Four Shocker alums selected as 2025 NBAA 40 Under 40 awardees

…story; his grandfather served as an aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps, and his father worked as a technician for Yingling Aviation and Cessna. After graduating from Maize South High School, Bell chose to continue in the family tradition by pursuing an electrical engineering degree at Wichita State. “In aviation, innovation and precision go hand-in-hand,”…

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

WSU Foundation

Good Trouble

…running tally of greats with whom he has performed — far, far too many to begin to identify by name — reveal his undeniable musicianship, a trait obvious from each of the projects in his ever-growing catalogue. Wilson’s charm as a drummer lies as much in his talent as in his ability to entertain an audience, a responsibility he never takes lightly. “Some…

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

WSU Foundation

History & Hope

Lily Parker ’23/25 Dollar in, dollar out: It’s a lifestyle every public radio professional knows well, and Debra Fraser at KMUW is no exception. A veteran of the airwaves, Fraser spent 25 years at KUHF Houston Public Media, a service of the University of Houston. She worked her way up to manager before joining KMUW as general manager in 2014. After nearly…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/kmuw-history-hope/

WSU Foundation

Shockers never stop learning

…and, in some cases, stack toward a degree. Shocker Comeback: This program helps former students return to WSU, offering support to re-enroll, access financial aid and complete an unfinished undergraduate degree. Graduate school: From business and engineering to health professions and fine arts, Wichita State offers more than 50 master’s degrees …

https://foundation.wichita.edu/shockers-never-stop-learning/

WSU Foundation

Shocker art exhibition, “Atesorando el momento,” opens in Lima, Peru

…traveled to Peru, where one of her scheduled stops was for the installation and opening of “Atesorando el momento,” her solo exhibition at the Galeria de arte Ryochi Jinnai in the Centro Cultural Peruano Japonés in Lima. The exhibition, whose title means “treasuring the moment,” featured both installation art and paintings. Her first stop in Peru had been…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/class-notes-06/

WSU Foundation

Justice and joy

From an early age, Kiah Duggins ’17 was reminded almost daily by her parents that “to whom much is given, much is required.” As anyone who knew her can tell you, Kiah upheld her end of that duty—and then some. A Clay Barton Scholar and proud alumna of the Barton School of Business, holding degrees in international business, economics and Spanish, Kiah was a…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/kiah-duggins/