Following the recent signing of the state budget by Gov. Laura Kelly, Wichita State is moving forward on several priorities impacted by this year’s legislative session.
- The state appropriated a 2.5%, or $1.7 million, pool to help Wichita State University address market-based compensation. These funds will be distributed based on market-based compensation priorities in alignment with ongoing efforts to support and retain employees.
- Wichita State will also receive approximately $3.3 million from the state’s Campus Restoration Fund. This funding, which is part of a $30 million investment shared across all Kansas Board of Regents institutions, will support critical deferred maintenance projects on campus.
- Although the governor vetoed our request to fund a feasibility and programmatic study for a proposed school of dentistry as part of Phase 2 of the Wichita Biomedical Campus, Wichita State will proceed with the study independently. The university remains committed to exploring how a dental school can help meet the critical oral health needs of Kansans, particularly in rural and underserved communities.
Additional details will be shared as plans progress.