Wellness Center
In January 2020, Student Health Services (SHS) and Counseling and Prevention Services (CAPS) moved into the Student Wellness Center in the new Steve Clark YMCA on the Innovation Campus. Both departments, previously located separately, now share the space for comprehensive student health support.
For SHS, the new location provides almost twice as much treatment space, including additional exam rooms, a larger laboratory, and dedicated triage and procedure rooms. This space and community partnerships is used to provide students with free dental screenings and STI testing. SHS also implement new services for transgender health, hormone replacement, PrEP for HIV prevention, and a hybrid service model for in-person and telehealth appointments.
Polly Basore Wenzl, College of EngineeringNASA in KS
Linda Harl, an aerospace engineering junior, manages the Aerospace Projects and Prototyping Lab in John Bardo Center, paid by the NASA in Kansas Jump Start program. The NASA in Kansas grant awarded $2.8 million to advocate for STEM education and fund internships and scholarships for students.
School of Digital Arts
Wichita State’s newly created School of Digital Arts is serving as a catalyst to launch students’ animation careers.