Author: Laura Manning

Faculty and staff are invited to participate in Commencement Cruise at 3 p.m. Friday, May 12 beginning in the parking lot on the west side of campus, Lot 1, to support their graduates.

Commencement Cruise is pre-commencement celebratory walk featuring decorated vehicles and groups of graduates following behind on foot from each college.

RSVP to walk with your college’s graduates at the Commencement Cruise by Wednesday, May 10. All are welcome to stand along the parade route to cheer on the graduates.

Any questions can be directed to the Academics Affairs Office at 316-978-3010.

All graduating students are invited to take part in Commencement Cruise at 3 p.m. Friday, May 12 beginning in the parking lot on the west side of campus, Lot 1, to represent their college.

Commencement Cruise is pre-commencement celebratory walk featuring decorated vehicles and groups of graduates following behind on foot from each college. Colleges will decorate their cars at 2 p.m. and line up at 2:30 p.m.

The order of colleges:

• College of Applied Studies
• Barton School of Business
• College of Engineering
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Health Professions
• Cohen Honors College
• College of Innovation and Design
• Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• WSU Libraries

Graduates should RSVP to walk during the Commencement Cruise by Wednesday, May 10. Graduates can also invite friends and family to cheer them on during the walk.

Following the Commencement Cruise, graduates can attend The Toast at 5 p.m. on the Hubbard Hall east lawn. Registration is required to attend.

Any questions can be directed to the Academics Affairs Office at 316-978-3010.

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Wichita State’s Office of Academic Affairs will interview four dean candidates for the College of Applied Studies. The fourth candidate, Dr. Joan Brewer, Emporia State University The Teachers College professor and dean, will be on campus on Oct. 6 and 7.

Students faculty and staff are invited to attend a public forum at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at 209 Hubbard Hall.

Wichita State’s Office of Academic Affairs will interview four dean candidates for the College of Applied Studies. The second candidate, Dr. Jennifer Friend, Rockhurst University associate provost, will be on campus on Oct. 3-4.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a public forum at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at 209 Hubbard Hall.

Additional information regarding the candidate can be found on the Academic Affairs website.

Wichita State’s Office of Academic Affairs will interview four dean candidates for the College of Applied Studies. The first candidate, Dr. Michael Miller, University of Arkansas professor and David and Jane Gearhart faculty fellow, will be on campus Sept. 29 and 30.

All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a public forum at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at 265 Rhatigan Student Center.

Additional information regarding the candidate can be found at the Academic Affairs website below.

The 2022-2023 Academic and Tenure and Promotion calendars have been posted to the Academic Affairs webpage. The electronic forms are in printable PDF format for your convenience. There are also other calendars and forms available to download on this website.

The Office of Academic Affairs will interview two director candidates for the Ulrich Museum. Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a public presentation featuring the second candidate, Joseph Yates, at 2:30 p.m. June 27 at the Ulrich Museum, Beren Gallery.  The presentation will also be streamed live on YouTube.

Joseph Yates is the curatorial director at the KMAC Museum located in Louisville, Kentucky. He will be on campus June 27 and 28.

For more information, visit the Academic Affairs website.

The Office of Academic Affairs will interview two director candidates for the Ulrich Museum. Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a public presentation featuring the first candidate, Vivian Zavataro, at 2:30 p.m. June 23 at the Ulrich Museum Beren Gallery. The presentation will also be streamed live on YouTube.

Zavataro is the director and chief curator at the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art, located in Reno, Nevada. She will be on campus on June 23 and 24.

For more information, visit the Academic Affairs website.

The Office of Academic Affairs will interview three dean candidates for the College of Engineering.

The third candidate, Dr. Sunderesh Heragu, Donald and Cathey Humphreys chair, and regents professor and head, Industrial Engineering and Management, College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, Oklahoma State University, will be on campus on June 3 and June 4.

Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a public forum at 4 p.m. June 3 at the Rhatigan Student Center in Room 266. The forum will also be streamed live on YouTube. 

Additional information regarding the candidate can be found on the Academic Affairs website.