Wichita State Poised For Massive Growth

[SHOCKvalue]

Study finds WSU has the demand for more student housing.

B&D recommends phasing out Wichita State's Fairmount Towers because of "operational inefficiencies" associated with location and utilization of that property.

Well... that's one way to put it, certainly. I've been saying Fairmount should go bye-bye for a multitude of reasons, but I'm not a savant, and more importantly WSU could probably care less about my opinion.

[RoyalShock]

The question I have, is the 400-bed demand in addition to Fairmount, or after their recommendation to get rid of it?

[Ta town]

http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/2016/01/13/wichita-state-promoting-shocker-city-partnership.html

Will be interesting to see how much of an impact or any on enrollment this will have. The population of the Oklahoma counties where students qualify for in state tuition comes out to 2,490,474. Kansas currently has a total population of 2,904,000. So WSU basically increased available in state tuition pool of students by 86%. Obviously WSU isn't going to increase by 86% of their Kansas kids enrolled at WSU but even increasing that amount by 20% would equate to a few thousand I would think. Not sure how many Kansas kids make up WSU's enrollment.

[Kung Wu]

http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/n...rtnership.html

Will be interesting to see how much of an impact or any on enrollment this will have. The population of the Oklahoma counties where students qualify for in state tuition comes out to 2,490,474. Kansas currently has a total population of 2,904,000. So WSU basically increased available in state tuition pool of students by 86%. Obviously WSU isn't going to increase by 86% of their Kansas kids enrolled at WSU but even increasing that amount by 20% would equate to a few thousand I would think. Not sure how many Kansas kids make up WSU's enrollment.

Yeah, but the IQ on campus is going to plummet.

[WstateU]

“With yearly funding topping $50 million, research at Wichita State University ranges from bioscience, chemistry and engineering to mathematics, physics and ancient civilization. WSU ranks third among all U.S. universities in aeronautical R&D expenditures and first in industry funding for aeronautical R&D.”

(Updated - Thursday, January 14, 2016)

http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/home/?u=wsuresearchadmin

(modified on Monday, June 08, 2015)

http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=wsuresearchadmin&p=/researchatwsu/

[RoyalShock]

Computer-maker Cybertron pledges gift valued at $2.5 million for Wichita State University

[WstateU]

Computer-maker Cybertron pledges gift valued at $2.5 million for Wichita State University

Here they come...

[WstateU]

“With yearly funding topping $50 million, research at Wichita State University ranges from bioscience, chemistry and engineering to mathematics, physics and ancient civilization. WSU ranks third among all U.S. universities in aeronautical R&D expenditures and first in industry funding for aeronautical R&D.”

(Updated - Thursday, January 14, 2016)

http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/home/?u=wsuresearchadmin

(modified on Monday, June 08, 2015)
http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=wsuresear...researchatwsu/

Updated information...

Wichita State top in the nation in aerospace R&D funding (Tuesday, January 26, 2016)

http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/stories/story.asp?si=3084

[WstateU]

Parking garage planned near Rhatigan Student Center

"The request to the Board of Regents assumes a maximum average construction cost per space of $18,000. The project, estimated at $7.2 million, would be financed through parking fees and bond proceeds."

http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/stories/story.asp?si=3088

[calfan]

Really happy about what is starting to happen and the new direction.

[KC Shox]

Bed bugs? How disgusting. They better get control of that infestation or those little buggers will spread like wild fire.

[Shocker-maniac]

Wichita State plays key role in city's future

http://www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article57135298.html

[ShockTalk]

Wichita State plays key role in city's future

http://www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-co...e57135298.html

Posting this had nothing to do with some of your other posts regarding a certain "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" idea does it? :)

I thought of that this morning as soon as I saw the headline.

[Shocker-maniac]

Posting this had nothing to do with some of your other posts regarding a certain "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" idea does it? :)

I thought of that this morning as soon as I saw the headline.

Undoubtedly what's good for Wichita State is good for all of Wichita and this region.

A competitive and well funded (does not draw resources from basketball) football program would benefit all of Wichita State. Not only the the athletic department, but academically, as well. This in turn benefits Wichita and this region economically. I truly believe that there is a real case for funding the "football endowment" with a three or four year sales tax plan.

Good catch @ShockTalk: and great point!

[1979Shocker]

Wichita State plays key role in city's future

http://www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-co...e57135298.html

This is off topic, but Robert Litan is married to the former Margaret Langston. I know people like to talk about what she did in the past, but she is a Shocker fan.