WSU announces spring commencement schedule, speakers
April 30, 2019
By WSU Strategic Communications
Contact: Bayli Rindels, commencement officer, Office for Workforce, Professional & Community
Education, 316-978-3258 or commencement@wichita.edu.
More than 2,400 students are eligible to participate in the 121st spring commencement
ceremonies Saturday, May 18, at Wichita State University. Ceremonies will be held
in Charles Koch Arena. Undergraduate and graduate degrees will be conferred in college
ceremonies.
The public should be advised that security will be in place and plan additional time
for screening by metal detector to enter the arena. Doors will open at 7 a.m. and
remain open throughout the day.
Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; College of Fine Arts; Institute of
Interdisciplinary Innovation; Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College
More than 810 students are eligible to participate in commencement exercises at 9
a.m. Saturday, May 18. Helen Van Etten will represent the Kansas Board of Regents.
The commencement speaker will be Angela Parrish, singer, songwriter and composer.
College of Applied Studies; College of Health Professions
About 765 students are eligible to participate in commencement exercises at 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 18. Helen Van Etten will represent the Kansas Board of Regents. The
commencement speaker will be Alicia Thompson, superintendent of Wichita Public Schools.
College of Engineering; W. Frank Barton School of Business
Almost 820 students are eligible to graduate in a ceremony at 5 p.m. Saturday, May
18. Helen Van Etten will represent the Kansas Board of Regents. The commencement speaker
will be Leanne Caret, executive vice president of The Boeing Co. and president and
chief executive officer of Defense, Space & Security.
The mission of Wichita State University is to be an essential educational, cultural and economic driver for Kansas and the
greater public good. Wichita State is a doctoral research university enrolling nearly
15,000 students and offering 59 undergraduate degree programs in more than 150 areas
of study in seven undergraduate colleges. The Graduate School offers 45 master's and
12 doctoral degrees that offer study in more than 100 areas. Wichita State's Innovation
Campus is an interconnected community of partnership buildings, laboratories and mixed-use
areas where students, faculty, staff, entrepreneurs and businesses have access to
the university's vast resources and technology. For more information, follow us on
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