Author: Emily Mullins

A new article in the winter/spring edition of The Shocker magazine explores the sight lines the Wichita Biomedical Campus project will bring to downtown Wichita. The move downtown will centralize health education, collaboration and research from Wichita State’s College of Health Professions, WSU Tech’s healthcare programs and KU’s Wichita schools of medicine and pharmacy.

Elizabeth King, president and CEO of the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement, will be retiring from the university after nearly 33 years of service. Join WSUFAE for a reception in her honor on Monday, Feb. 12, in the Marcus Welcome Center. The campus community is encouraged to drop by between 3-4 p.m., with the reception opening to the many donors, alumni and university friends King has worked with from 4-6 p.m. Special remarks will take place at 5:15 p.m.

Elizabeth King, president and CEO of the Wichita State University Foundation and Alumni Engagement (WSUFAE), has been approved by the Kansas State Senate for reappointment to the University of Kansas Hospital Authority (KUHA) board of directors. The board, of which 13 members are appointed by the governor, is designated by geographic districts and assists the KUHA in its oversite of operations at the University of Kansas Medical Center hospital.

King, who is retiring from her position at the WSUFAE on March 1, has been on the board since 2013 and has been renewed for a three year term.

Mark, 1976, and Laurie, 1975, Finucane believe that traveling is crucial to a complete liberal arts education, and they recently established a scholarship to help students do exactly that. The Mark and Laurie Finucane Travel Seminar Scholarship helps fund students as they attend conferences and participate in abridged study-abroad programs throughout the semester.

“If you’re going to have a liberal arts education, a logical extension of that education is to experience other cultures and nations and parts of the world,” Mark said. “It teaches you something that you can’t read.”

Wayne Woolsey may not have graduated from Wichita State, but he left a lasting legacy at the university and for the thousands of students who will walk its campus. In his lifetime, he and his wife, Kay, gave more than $13 million to support the university, and his generosity has laid a foundation for countless dreams to flourish here at WSU.

They WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement office will be closed from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, while the staff attends a Thanksgiving celebration.

Office hours will resume after that time.

The WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement team is excited to invite the community to the inaugural Heritage Gala, a combination of the past Alumni Awards and President’s Club events, at 6:45 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Wichita Marriott, 9100 E. Corporate Hills Dr.

WSUFAE will recognized its 2023 alumni award winners Roy Moye III, 2015, who will receive the Young Alumni Award; Jessica Provines, 2001/04/06, who is receiving the Social Impact Award; and Alicia Thompson, 2015, receiving the Alumni Achievement Award.

Join WSUFAE for an evening of celebration as it honors the changemakers who inspire past, present and future generations of Shockers.

Thank you to all who supported Wichita State on Founders’ Day of Giving. With your help, WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement raised more than $125,000 from 300+ donors to support the programs, departments, activities and organizations that make a difference in the lives of Shockers year after year.

Your commitment to the university helps ensure the student experience at WSU goes beyond the classroom, helping Shockers succeed through applied learning activities and extracurricular support.

WSUFAE thanks everyone for helping advance Shocker Nation.

WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement’s annual day of giving is nearly here. Thursday, Sept. 14, join thousands of Shocker alumni, students, employees, parents and friends to celebrate our history and invest in our future.

It’s all possible at Wichita State; but it’s only possible through your support. Join WSUFAE this Founders’ Day to support what you love at WSU.

Join WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement Thursday, Sept. 14 to celebrate Founders’ Day of Giving and help make the university all that it can be.

It’s a day for all of Shocker Nation to come together to lift Shockers up by supporting the program, team or department that means the most to you.

Help spread the word to make this Founders’ Day of Giving the best yet.