If you were unable to watch the spring 2025 student town hall live, you can catch the livestream recording and hear from your student and university leaders.
President Rick Muma; Monica Lounsbery, senior executive vice president and provost; and Teri Hall, vice president for Student Affairs, answered a number of questions from students on topics including:
Challenges facing universities in Kansas, including enrollment, budget and legislation
Projects happening around campus, including the 10-year Master Plan
Policies at Wichita State, including on inclement weather, accessibility and parking
Stay tuned in Shocker Blast for information on the fall 2025 student town hall.
Do you want to hear more from your student and university leaders about what has been happening this year? Do you want to share your thoughts or concerns on your education and student experience? Attend the virtual Student Government Association (SGA) town hall featuring university administration at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, April 10 virtually via YouTube.
Here, you’ll get a chance to not only hear from the Student Government Association and the university administration, you’ll also have a chance to ask questions over the course of the town hall.
Staff and faculty who were unable to watch the spring 2025 town hall can now watch the livestream archive on Wichita State’s YouTube channel.
University leaders discussed a number of recent topics relevant to WSU and answered questions from the audience, including, but not limited to:
Recent state and federal actions and their impact on the university
Updates on WSU’s master plan, including current construction
Progress on budget and compensation goals
Current enrollment forecasts and how WSU is tackling the expected enrollment cliff
Status on Wichita State’s aspirations of being an R1 university
University leaders look forward to meeting with university constituents throughout the remaining year and beyond as these developments continue to evolve.
Be on the lookout in WSU Today next semester for information on the fall 2025 town hall.
Faculty and staff are invited to a virtual town hall with university leaders from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27.
You can access the streamed town hall on YouTube. Staff and faculty interested in submitting questions for consideration can email townhall@wichita.edu before the town hall, or questions can be asked in the YouTube chat during the town hall.
Shockers can hear directly from Wichita State leaders at a town hall from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 5 via Student Government Association’s YouTube. President Rick Muma; Shirley Lefever, provost and executive vice president; Teri Hall, vice president of Student Affairs; Student Body President Iris Okere; and Student Body Vice President Sophie Martins will lead the town hall and answer questions from Shockers.
Jolynn Dowling, Faculty Senate president and Kennedy Rogers, Staff Senate president, invite faculty and staff to watch the virtual spring 2024 university town hall with university leadership at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 1 via YouTube.
President Rick Muma and Shirley Lefever, provost and executive vice president, are conducting a town hall for Honors College and College of Innovation and Design faculty and staff at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 29 via Zoom.
President Rick Muma and Shirley Lefever, provost and executive vice president, are conducting a town hall for Barton School of Business faculty and staff at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 via Zoom.
