Category: Special Projects

Marie Bukowski, dean, College of Fine Arts, showcased her artwork at Art Basel Miami for Miami Art Week Dec. 3-7.

Description: This significant invitation placed Bukowski alongside leading contemporary artists in one of the world’s most celebrated art events. ​Bukowski’s selection for Art Basel Miami acknowledges her invaluable contribution to contemporary art. Her work, featured in museum collections spanning Europe, Asia and the Americas, is recognized for its technical mastery and emotional depth.

​Art Basel Miami is North America’s foremost art fair, drawing over 80,000 visitors, including artists, dealers and collectors, for a week of exhibitions and events that shape global trends. Bukowski’s participation at Art Basel Miami raises her visibility in the global art market and connects her Wichita State leadership with the international contemporary scene. It affirms her status as an artist-scholar whose creativity and advocacy continue to elevate printmaking and arts education.

Sheldon Mba, Assistant Professor of Performing Arts, Acting and Theatre Studies, in the School of Performing Arts, was featured in the Music Theatre Heritage performance of “Rent” Oct. 2-26.

Jacob McGlaun, Assistant Professor of Performing Arts, Musical Theatre, in the School of Performing Arts, was featured in Music Theatre Wichita performance of “Holiday Extravaganza” Dec. 5-7.

Kate Compton, Assistant Professor of Performing Arts, Acting, in the School of Performing Arts, was featured in the Wichita Community Theatre performance of “Almost Maine” Dec. 4-14.

Kimberly Engber, dean, Cohen Honors College and associate professor, English, will serve as an external expert for the project “A Glossary of Transatlantic Literature in the Long Nineteenth Century” led by a research team at the University of Zagreb. Their project was awarded funding from the NextGenerationEU Republic of Croatia National Recovery and Resilience Plan.

Dr. Heather Henderson — Associate Dean for Research, Compliance and Accreditation in the College of Health Professions Dean’s Office and Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences — taught the introductory course on teaching in higher education for Association of University Programs in Health Administration’s (AUPHA) Art of Teaching Institute that Henderson helped design.

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