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• Wichita State University is a public four year institution offering both undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1895
  2. Location: Wichita, Kansas
  3. President: Donald L. Beggs
  4. Faculty: 520
  5. Nickname: Shockers
  6. Weather: Wichita
  7. Noted programs: Arts, Engineering

• History

  Witchita State University was founded in 1895 by Rev. Joseph Homer Parker. The institution was originally known as Fairmount College. The name was changed in 1963 to Wichita State University. Wichita.edu: History

  The institution has a student population of approximately 14, 298.Wichita.edu: Wichita Fast Facts The university features 60 undergraduate degree programs,26 graduate certificate programs, 54 masters, and 11 doctoral degrees. Wichita.edu: Academics

• Notable Alumni

  • Bill Parcells
  • Doug Mirabelli
  • Eric Wedge
  • Casey Blake
  • Dennis Rader
  • Paul Wight
  • Joe Carter
  • Shirley Knight

• Mission Statement

  "Wichita State University is committed to providing comprehensive educational opportunities in an urban setting. Through teaching, scholarship, and public service, the University seeks to equip both students and the larger community with the educational and cultural tools they need to thrive in a complex world, and to achieve both individual responsibility in their own lives and effective citizenship in the local, national, and global community." University Mission Statement: Mission

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