Wichita State University
Wichita State helps Kansas businesses thrive
Wichita State University prides itself on doing the right things for the right reasons, and everything we do is driven to help grow the communities we serve.
One of those communities is our Kansas business community, the people who hire our graduates; and we’ve made it a priority to build our partnerships with them across the state to help them prosper. We have several ways of doing that.
First, we develop robust curriculum and degree programs to prepare students for the careers of tomorrow. Some examples of initiatives that have grown from employer demands include:
- The College of Engineering’s School of Computing, where students work in machine learning, robotics and computer architecture.
- The School of Digital Arts in the College of Fine Arts prepares our students for careers in animation, film, audio production and other creative industries.
- The National Institute for Research and Digital Transformation at Wichita State was established to accelerate the benefits of digital transformation for education, business and society.
Another way we help Kansas businesses is through applied learning.
Each of our degree programs has an applied learning requirement — whether that be research, internships or co-ops. Through applied learning,
students train side by side with professionals so when they enter the job market,
they’re ready to hit the ground running to help businesses succeed.
Finally, there are partnerships and research.
Much of Wichita State’s research is driven by the needs of our partners, and we’ made remarkable breakthroughs that give them a competitive edge, or help industries create the products of tomorrow.
These are just a sampling of our efforts to empower Kansas’ businesses and industries. It’s a priority for us because when Kansas businesses succeed, so does all of Wichita State University.
The information on this page is accurate as of April 5, 2022. Comment on this topic.