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Intensive English Language Center

…following skill areas: Reading; Writing; Speaking and listening; Structure (English grammar); and Learning Laboratory -- a laboratory utilizing computers and other audio-visual aids. Students use specialized ESL software, receive individualized attention and are given customized internet assignments. The program also provides weekly conversation practice …

https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/wichita-state-resources/academic-resources/intensive-english-language-center/

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Student Success Resources

…Rhatigan Student Center, the Shocker Success Center serves as an all-inclusive facility that supports students throughout their academic journeys. The building houses 18 offices aimed at student success such as OneStop, Office of International Education, Shocker Learning Center, Office of Student Accommodations and Testing, Military and Veterans Services, …

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

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Centers and Institutes

Wichita State maintains a focus on research in all of its colleges. Much of that work, as well as other academic pursuits, takes place in our many centers and institutes. Here is a comprehensive listing of these vital entities. 3DExperience Center Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities Advanced Technologies Lab for Aerospace Systems Aircraft…

https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/wichita-state-resources/campus-resources/centers-institutes/

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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

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

Lynn 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

Aerospace engineering grad’s startup targets electrifying private air travel

Akim Niyonzima ’22 has never been accused of thinking small, and he’s certainly not starting now with the launch of his and his business partner’s startup Nimbus Aerospace. As he explains, their long-term mission is nothing short of “reshaping business aviation with sustainable solutions.” Niyonzima and Adrian Goos, a University of Wisconsin-Madison…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/aerospace-engineering-grads-startup-targets-electrifying-private-air-travel/

WSU Foundation

Campus support empowers Shocker student to succeed

…she found that she had created her own barrier to success. “In high school, I just wanted to pass my classes. I didn’t care about being the best student,” she said. “But in college, I’ve realized that it’s okay to want to do good—to not only succeed, but excel.” Her switch in mentality stemmed from the campus’s most important resource: the people. …

https://foundation.wichita.edu/campus-support-empowers-shocker-student-to-succeed/

WSU Foundation

Wichita State student finds support for her career ambitions

Kyla Gordon knew her ambitions didn’t fit the typical 9-to-5. While her peers aim for corporate offices, her culinary passion led her on a different route: an aspiring restaurant owner. She decided to pursue management at Wichita State to turn this dream into reality. But as a first-generation student, she worried about the uncertainties of college.…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/wichita-state-student-finds-support-for-her-career-ambitions/