| Wichita State University | |
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| Established: | 1895 |
| Type: | Public |
| Endowment: | $189,300,000[1] |
| President: | Donald L. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Beggs |
| Faculty: | 479 full-time 41 part-time |
| Students: | 14,298 |
| Location: | Wichita, Kansas, USA |
| Campus: | Light Metropolitan, 330 acres |
| Athletics: | NCAA Division I |
| Nickname: | Shockers |
| Mascot: | WuShock |
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Wichita State University (WSU) is an American state-supported university located in the city of Wichita, Kansas. A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by The Wichita State Shockers basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The Kansas Board of Regents is a body consisting of nine members which governs six state Universities in the U The current President is Dr. Donald Beggs.
Wichita State University offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in six undergraduate colleges: W. Frank Barton School of Business, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts, College of Health Professions, and Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Graduate School offers an extensive program including 44 master's degrees in more than 100 areas and a specialist in education degree. It offers doctoral degrees in applied mathematics; chemistry; communicative disorders and sciences; psychology (programs in human factors, community, and A. P. A. accredited clinical psychology); educational administration; and aerospace, electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering.
With an enrollment of more than 14,000, the University's students come from almost every state in the United States and 110 foreign countries. 87 percent are from Kansas, representing nearly all counties in the state. Wichita State has 479 full-time faculty and 41 part-time faculty. Of the total, 73 percent have earned the highest degree in their field.
The 330 acre (1. 3 km²) campus has one of the largest outdoor sculpture collections of any U. S. university. Approximately 1000 students live in campus dormitories. The main campus is within short driving distance from Interstate 135 and the K-96 expressway in north Wichita. Interstate 135 (abbreviated I-135) is a 957 mile-long Interstate Highway in central and south-central Kansas, USA. K-96 is a State highway in central and southern Kansas. Its western terminus is at the Colorado state line east of Towner Colorado, where
Wichita State University also hosts classes at two satellite campus locations. Wichita State University West Campus is located in Maize, Kansas. This 9-acre campus hosts 100-150 university classes each academic semester. Wichita State University South Campus first began offering classes in Derby, Kansas, in August 2007 in Derby High School. The university's South Campus began offering Wichita State University coursework at a new facility in Derby in January 2008.
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History
Wichita State University began as Fairmount College, a private Congregational school, in 1886 by the Rev. Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently Joseph Homer Parker. The college continued the preparatory program of Fairmount Institute which started in 1892. Collegiate classes began in 1895. In 1926, by a vote of the citizens of Wichita, the college became a public non-denominational institution named the Municipal University of Wichita (popularly known as "Wichita" or "WU"); it was the first municipal university west of the Mississippi.
After 38 years as a municipal university, WSU again changed its status on July 1, 1964, when it officially entered the state system of higher education. Now, Wichita State University is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, and along with the University of Kansas and Kansas State University, one of the three research institutions in Kansas. The Kansas Board of Regents is a body consisting of nine members which governs six state Universities in the U
Alma Mater
Our alma mater Wichita,
Stands Proudly on the hill;
Our sons and daughters bow to thee,
Our hearts with praise we fill.
Then, hail! Alma Mater!
Hail, thee, Grand and True,
Long wave the Yellow and Black,
O Wichita, Here's to you!
Around our lives are memories
That tenderly entwine; And
Thru the midst of the rolling years,
Of thee we build a shrine.
Then, hail! Alma Mater!
Hail, thee Grand and True,
Long wave the Yellow and the Black,
O Wichita, Here's to you!
Thy call to all that life hold dear
Is a clear and constant guide;
With Love and Truth and Loyalty,
And may they e'er abide.
Then, hail! Alma Mater!
Hail, thee Grand and True,
Long wave the Yellow and the Black,
O Wichita, Here's to you!
(Before basketball games, when the Alma Mater is sung, it is traditional for the entire crowd to shout "BLACK!" along with the song. )
Athletics
- See also: Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
WSU is a NCAA Division I institution, and fields teams in tennis, cross-country, basketball, track, golf, crew, bowling, men's baseball, and women's volleyball and softball. The Wichita State Shockers basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The men's baseball team is college baseball's winningest team for the past 31 years, with numerous conference championships and NCAA tournament appearances. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each College baseball is Baseball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of Higher education, predominantly in the United States. The baseball team won the national championship in 1989, and was runner-up in 1982, 1991, and 1993. The men's basketball team reached the Final Four in 1965, the Elite Eight in 1981 and the Sweet Sixteen in 2006. The Wichita State Shockers basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. The men’s and women’s bowling teams have won numerous USBC Collegiate Bowling Championships, including the men’s 2003 title and the women's 2005 and 2007 title.
The school discontinued its football program following the 1986 season due to poor attendance, financial red ink, NCAA recruiting violations, and the state of disrepair of Cessna Stadium. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Cessna Stadium, located in Wichita Kansas, is the home of the Wichita State University Shocker Track and field and Soccer teams Legendary NFL coach Bill Parcells was a linebacker at WSU in 1958 and 1959 before serving as a graduate assistant. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Bill Parcells (born Duane Charles Parcells August 22, 1941 in Englewood New Jersey) is the current Executive Vice President of Football
Shockers
The name for WSU's athletic teams is the Shockers and, collectively, students are also referred to as being "Shockers". The name reflects the University's heritage: Early students earned money by shocking, or harvesting, wheat in nearby fields. Early football games were played on a stubbled wheat field. Pep club members were known as Wheaties. Tradition has it that in 1904, football manager and student R. J. Kirk came up with the nickname Wheatshockers. [1] Although the Wheatshockers name was never officially adopted by the university, it caught on and survived until it was later shortened to Shockers. Until 1948, the university used a nameless shock of wheat as its symbol. WuShock came to life when junior Wilbur Elsea won the Kappa Pi honorary society's competition to design a mascot typifying the spirit of the school. Elsea, who had been a Marine during World War II, decided that "the school needed a mascot who gave a tough impression, with a serious, no-nonsense scowl. "
Once Elsea's mascot was adopted by the university, which by that time was known as the Municipal University of Wichita, all that was needed was a name. The Oct. 7, 1948, issue of The Sunflower, the student newspaper, ran an advertisement urging students to submit names for the school's new mascot. It was freshman Jack Kersting who suggested the winning name, "WuShock. "
In 1998, WuShock, also referred to as "Wu," marked his 50th birthday by undergoing a redesign and getting a pumped-up physique and revved-up attitude. The mascot's costume has changed over the years, as well. With the redesign, a new costume was introduced in fall 1998. In fall 1999, the head of the new costume underwent another redesign after a number of supporters suggested the mascot needed a more intimidating look. In 2006 it was decided to once again update the Wu costume. The general consensus was that many wanted the costume to more accurately reflect the depiction of WU in the school's logo. The new WuShock now has the ability to run, jump, and walk up stairs without help. Many officials feel that a more professional and intimidating mascot on the field will certainly bolster WSU's image.
Hand gesture controversy
The Shockers are also known for the hand gesture used by many students and fans, often confused with the popular culture hand gesture known as the shocker. The shocker is a Hand gesture with a sexual connotation The Ring finger and Thumb are curled or bent down while the other fingers are extended This hand gesture is held up during free throws and three point shots at basketball games. The hand gesture referred to as "The Shocker" in popular culture today is actually a different formation all-together from the one used for many years by WSU's cheer squads, players and fans, although this fact is lost on those not associated with WSU athletics. The student body and cheer squad at WSU started dropping the use of the thumb in WSU's hand gesture around the time that the sexually-connotated gesture was gaining popularity, causing many people to draw a correlation between the WSU hand gesture and "The Shocker" sexual hand gesture. Since that time the administration of the school has strongly discouraged the flashing of the hand gesture without the use of the thumb by fans and students. For the most part this has been adhered to, causing the traditional WSU shocker hand gesture to be restored to its previous formation and meaning, which was nothing more than a hand formation in the form of the letter "W".
Football team plane crash
On October 2, 1970, the first, or "gold" plane (the twin plane to the second, or black, plane) carrying players and staff of the WSU football team took off from a Colorado airport after refueling, bound for Logan, Utah for a game against Utah State University. On October 2, 1970 a Martin 4-0-4 aircraft flown by Golden Eagle Aviation crashed near Silver Plume, Colorado. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42670 a substantial increase Utah State University ( USU) is a public Land-grant university whose main campus is located in Logan Utah. It pulled into a mountain valley too narrow to turn back and smashed into a mountainside, killing 31 of the 40 players, administrators and fans near a ski resort 40 miles away from Denver. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States President Richard Nixon sent the president of the university a note which read, "Our thoughts and prayers go out to you in this time of sorrow. "
Faculty Awards
- Wilson Baldridge MCLL, 2006 PEN award for Poetry in translation.
- Albert Goldbarth, 1991 and 2001 National Book Critics Circle awards. Albert Goldbarth is an American poet born January 31 1948 in Chicago The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC is an American non-profit organization of approximately seven hundred active book reviewers
Aerospace Engineering
The most recognized department at Wichita State is Aerospace Engineering. Founded in 1928, the department of aerospace engineering has a long history of academic excellence, scholarship, and commitment to community. Located in the "Air Capital of the World," students and faculty benefit from Wichita's rich aviation heritage and close proximity to major aircraft companies.
The department boasts a strong undergraduate and graduate curriculum, significant student learning opportunities, substantial funded research, and rich collaborative relationships with Airbus North America, Boeing, Bombardier-Learjet, Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft, Spirit Aerosystems, and other Wichita aviation concerns.
The Cooperative Education Program is among the best in the country, facilitating placements for students while they are in school. Outstanding students work as Co-Ops or Interns locally and at NASA (including the Johnson Space and Dryden Flight Research Centers).
Recent National Science Foundation statistics, for fiscal year 2004, ranked Wichita State University fourth among all U. S. universities in money spent on aerospace research and development, with more than $20 million in expenditures. WSU faculty, staff, and, most importantly, students participate in this research. Again, here is a great chance to "learn by doing. "
The department is very strong in the areas of composites, structures, engineering mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, applied aerodynamics, and flight simulation. Related facilities, in the Aerospace Engineering department and the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), are among the best in the nation. Students get a chance to use these labs either through research, class assignments, or projects.
The aerospace engineering curriculum is designed to develop skills in these five areas, as well as in math, physical science, general engineering, digital computation, and written and oral communication. When you're a senior, you'll be ready for courses in aerospace design. The aerospace engineering department has well-equipped laboratory facilities for required courses and student projects. You'll have access to laboratory facilities that are among the finest found in academic institutions nationwide - five wind tunnels, a water tunnel, and a structural testing lab. College of engineering students also have access to computer laboratories and a campus-wide wireless network.
You may want to participate in cooperative education, a voluntary program in which you'll have the opportunity to integrate formal course work with periods of relevant off-campus employment. Our co-op students have worked at such facilities as the NASA Johnson Space Center, Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. , Boeing, Cessna, Bombardier Learjet, Hawker Beechcraft, and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Notable alumni
- Chris Barnes - PBA professional bowler and official USBC spokesperson
- Casey Blake - Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians
- Karla Burns- Drama Desk Award and Laurence Olivier Award winning Actress and operatic mezzo-soprano. Chris Barnes (born February 25 1970 is an American professional bowler currently on the Denny's PBA Tour ( Professional Bowlers Association) The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA –- currently known as the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour for sponsorship reasons -– was founded in Syracuse New York and The United States Bowling Congress is a sports membership organization dedicated to Ten-pin bowling in the United States of America The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Karla Burns is an award winning African-American operatic Mezzo-soprano and actress who has performed nationally and internationally in Opera houses theatres and The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type.
- Gary Burrell - Founder and CEO of Garmin
- Dan and Frank Carney - co-founders of Pizza Hut
- Antoine Carr - retired National Basketball Association player
- Joe Carter - retired Major League Baseball player
- Joyce DiDonato - Opera Star
- Darren Dreifort - retired Major League Baseball player with the Los Angeles Dodgers
- P.J. Forbes - retired Major League Baseball player
- Patrick Healey Jr - professional bowler
- Koyie Hill - Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs
- Jessica Hughbanks - Castmember on Big Brother 8
- Randy Jackson (football player) - (AKA Coach Jackson) A survivor of the football team plane crash. Gary Burrell (1937 -) is an American billionaire co-founder and chairman emeritus of Garmin, makers of popular Global Positioning System devices Garmin Ltd ( incorporated in George Town, Cayman Islands, is the parent company of a group of companies founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Dan (born 1931 and Frank Carney (born 1938 are the founders of Pizza Hut. Antoine Labotte Carr (born July 23, 1961) is a retired 16-year National Basketball Association journeyman player well known for the sunglass Joseph Christopher Carter (born March 7 1960 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball who played Joyce DiDonato (b 1969 is an award winning American operatic Mezzo-soprano particularly admired for her interpretations of the works of Handel, Mozart Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Darren James Dreifort (born May 3, 1972 in Wichita Kansas) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher whose career was cut short by The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Patrick Joseph Forbes (born September 22, 1967 in Pittsburg Kansas) was a Major League Baseball infielder who played from 1998-2001 Koyie Dolan Hill (pronounced 'Koy' (born March 9, 1979 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is a Major League Baseball Catcher in the Chicago The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Now a PE coach in Robinson Middle School in Wichita, Kansas.
- Shirley Knight - Oscar nominated actress
- Mike Lansing - retired Major League Baseball player
- Cliff Levingston - retired National Basketball Association player
- Braden Looper - Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Scot McCloughan - General Manager of the San Francisco 49ers
- Xavier McDaniel - retired National Basketball Association player
- Pat Meares - retired Major League Baseball player
- Doug Mirabelli - Major League Baseball player with the Boston Red Sox
- Bill Parcells - Former Head Coach in the National Football League
- Femi Pedro - Deputy Governor of Lagos State,Nigeria
- Michael Pelfrey - Major League Baseball player for the New York Mets
- Roy Phillips - Cessna Engineer, Athletics Supporter
- Dennis Rader - serial killer known as BTK
- Samuel Ramey - Opera star
- Sean Rash - professional bowler
- Nate Robertson - Major League Baseball player for the Detroit Tigers
- Tom Sawyer (Kansas politician) - member of the Kansas House of Representatives, former House Majority Leader, 1998 Kansas Democratic Party nominee for Governor
- Dave Stallworth - retired National Basketball Association player
- Nicole Stockdale - newspaper copy editor, blogger
- Eric Wedge - Manager of Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians
- Paul Wight - professional wrestler known as "The Big Show"
- Earl G. Yarbrough - current president of Savannah State University
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