Author: Emily Mullins

Each year, Wichita State’s graduating class leaves behind their days as Shocker students to begin their journey as Shocker alumni. Giving a graduating class gift of $20.25 marks this occasion with an exclusive zipper pull for commencement regalia in recognition of your generosity. Gifts can be made toward whatever program, scholarship or initiative inspires you.

Together, your class will make a lasting impact on Wichita State and the lives of students just like you for years to come.

Join Shocker alumni and friends for an afternoon of knowledge and networking at Wichita State Foundation and Alumni Engagement’s first event in the Elevate Speaker Series. The event runs from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 at Social Tap at Braeburn Square, with the panel discussion beginning at 4 p.m.

Host Troy Tabor, director of innovation intelligence in the College of Innovation and Design, will be joined by a panel of professionals from different industries as they discuss the future of artificial intelligence and what it means for your career.

Featured panelists include Mandy Fouse, executive director of public affairs and executive communications for WSU Tech; Dyane Smokorowski, coordinator of digital literacy for Wichita Public Schools; and John Jones, executive director of the Media Resources Center.

Today is Wichita State’s annual Founders’ Day of Giving, and we want to invite you to participate in supporting student success alongside all of Shocker Nation. With more than 80 programs seeking support this year, there are many ways your gift can make a difference. 

Join us today and help create even more opportunities for the students who need it most. There are several matching gifts committed today that will make your generosity go even further. 

Every gift, no matter the size, helps shape the future of Wichita State.  

We hope you’ll be a part of this year’s success story! 

WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement’s third annual Founders’ Day of Giving is nearly here, and WSUFAE can’t wait to see how all of Shocker Nation shows their support. Since it began this tradition in 2022, more than 700 individual donors have given to the colleges, departments, teams and programs they love, and everyone on campus plays an important role in growing impact.

In the next two weeks, explore the giving opportunities on the Founders’ Day homepage, spread the word on social media and consider making a matching gift. Your support makes all the difference.

Join the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement for Founders’ Day of Giving 2024 to support the programs that mean the most to you at Wichita State. Sign up to be an ambassador for your organization or program to help encourage donations for the 24-hour giving marathon.

Getting started is as easy as filling out the ambassador registration form.

For questions, reach out to Samantha Anderson at samantha.anderson@wichita.edu.

Founders’ Day of Giving will be held on Sept. 17, and it’s time to register your organization to participate. The giving day is open to any campus organization with a fund held at the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement. This one, 24-hour push to support the campus community brought in more than $130,000 last year, and WSUFAE can’t wait to see what it’s able to accomplish in 2024.  

If you have questions regarding registration, reach out to Samantha Anderson at samantha.anderson@wichita.edu.  

The WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement offices will be closed Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5. The office will resume regular hours on Monday, July 8.

Elizabeth King, Wichita State Foundation and Alumni Engagement (WSUFAE) president and CEO emeritus, was inducted into the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame as one of the 2024 honorees.

The recognition honors members of the Wichita business community who have shown an ability to be successful not only in business, but in their commitment to the local community and state as a whole.

Wichita State’s Ulrich Museum of Art won’t officially turn 50-years-old until Dec. 7, but the birthday celebration has already begun. First on the museum’s slate of special anniversary exhibitions, programs, events and unveilings is “Fully Dimensional: Artists of the Outdoor Sculpture Collection.”

Elizabeth King arrived on campus as WSU’s youngest vice president in 1991, and she’ll take her leave from the university this year as a Shocker Forever. Working with six WSU presidents throughout her career, she has helped Wichita State attain many achievements that are now part of our institutional history.