Overview
To manage the ongoing fiscal health of Wichita State University, we continue to explore a wide variety of measures to help reduce costs into the future. On February 25, 2026, one of those measures was established: the 2026 Voluntary Separation Incentive Program for Retirement (VSIP). The VSIP is designed to provide certain separation benefits to eligible WSU tenured faculty who voluntarily elect, and are approved, to separate employment from WSU on June 20, 2026. This voluntary program is an effort to provide tenured faculty an opportunity to fast track their retirement while providing university leaders budget flexibility.
Additional information on this program, including guidelines and timelines, benefits information for separating tenured faclty, and all forms and documents involved in the administration of the VSIP can be found in the sidebar on a desktop browser, or in the menu at the bottom of this page on a mobile browser.
Who to Contact
VSIP Team
VSIP2026@wichita.edu
Published: 2/25/2026 NH