Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs and ResearchWichita State is the only Urban Serving Research University in the State of Kansas. Through our academic and research programs we work in collaboration with the government, business, non-profit and educational sectors in the greater Wichita area to develop human capital for the global economy, support educational innovation at all levels, promote public health and sustain communities.
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Academic Issues & Ideas newsletter: Renewing our commitment to mission
Fall Semester always brings great promise, and usually delivers. New and returning students and refreshed faculty bring a sense of renewal to our mission as the state’s only urban-serving research university.
Even as we continue to deal with challenging budget issues, there are exciting projects underway in each of our colleges to expand WSU’s classroom excellence, research resources and impact...
Latest version of the Provost's Academic Issues & Ideas Newsletter is here
Wichita State & The World - Student Success
Student Success will be the topic of Wichita State & The World broadcasts beginning in October. Provost Gary L. Miller (right) interviews guests Keith Pickus, (left) associate provost, and William Vanderburgh, (center) director of the Office for Faculty Development and Student Success. The show will be broadcast on WSU TV, Channel 13 on Cox Cable. WSU is a Carnegie High Research University.The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies 103 doctorate-granting universities as High Research institutions. Wichita State's counterparts include University of Oklahoma (Norman), Oklahoma State, Georgia State, George Mason, Texas Tech and University of Oregon. Find the complete list at the Carnegie Foundation here. WSU breaks ground on Advanced Education in General Dentistry site
Wichita State University Foundation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for WSU's Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) facility on Thursday, July 22, south of the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex. Read more on Wichita State breaks ground on Advanced Education in General Dentistry. |
News&Updates
Academic Issues & Ideas: WSU to combine department of physics with mathematics and statistics. Read WSU article here. Creation of Office for Faculty Development and Student Success.Read memo from Dr. Beggs here. Wichita State awarded more than $880,000 by National Science Foundation. Read WSU news article here Grant will transform Wichita State's teacher education for urban schools Read WSU news article here Wichita State gets $6.6 million grant for fertility research WSU researcher studies renewable energy |