Representatives from Wichita State University, the University of Kansas and the State of Kansas commemorated the placement of the final steel beam on Phase 1 of the Wichita Biomedical Campus Aug. 26.
Jeff Fluhr with the Greater Wichita Partnership emceed the event, with remarks from President Rick Muma; Doug Girod, chancellor of KU; Sen. Jerry Moran; Ty Masterson, president of the Kansas Senate; and Alex Breitenbach, Wichita office lead at JE Dunn Construction.
Phase 1 of the location is a $222 million, 350,000-square-foot joint health sciences center, in downtown Wichita. Once complete, the Wichita Biomedical Campus will combine WSU’s College of Health Professions programs, WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology’s health care program, and the Wichita campuses of KU School of Medicine and KU School of Pharmacy.