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Body copy Body copy Body copyBody copy There has been concern about the funding for this project. The actual amount paid to the YMCA yearly is $2.5 million to fund the turnkey operational costs of the new building, which will house Student Health Services, the Counseling Center and the YMCA fitness facilities. It also, as stated above, provides every student paying the services fee access to other area YMCA locations.

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Body copy Body copy Body copyBody copy There has been concern about the funding for this project. The actual amount paid to the YMCA yearly is $2.5 million to fund the turnkey operational costs of the new building, which will house Student Health Services, the Counseling Center and the YMCA fitness facilities. It also, as stated above, provides every student paying the services fee access to other area YMCA locations.

• Greatly expanded physical and mental health services, located all in one facility.
• Access to drop-in daycare through the YMCA, a service that has been unavailable to the campus commuity. WSU's Childhood Development Center will continue to operate its traditional childcare services.
• WSU students receive a membership to the new WSU facility as well as full access to all nine full-service YMCAs located in Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey counties.
• Membership to all of the YMCA's nine Wichita-area locations during construction of the campus facility.

There has been concern about the funding for this project. The actual amount paid to the YMCA yearly is $2.5 million to fund the turnkey operational costs of the new building, which will house Student Health Services, the Counseling Center and the YMCA fitness facilities. It also, as stated above, provides every student paying the services fee access to other area YMCA locations.

No student fees are being used for construction of the building itself. The annual costs paid from student fees, subject to inflationary increases, will cover operating costs. Student fees are always required to support such an enhancement of student health services, regardless of where these services are located on campus.

The YMCA has taken financial responsibility for construction and is conducting a fundraising campaign to do so. The WSU Board of Trustees has agreed to donate $5 million to the project. The university, through the Wichita State Innovation Alliance, is leasing the land to the YMCA for 50 years.

The information on this page is accurate as of July 9, 2018.  Comment on this topic.