Contact: Lainie Mazzullo, co-director of news and media relations, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu.
The following statement from WSU President Dr. Jay Golden was sent to Wichita State
students and families Thursday afternoon.
Dear Shocker Nation,
Together with Wichita State University’s Office of International Education, I’m encouraged
at the federal government’s decision to rescind last week’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) guidelines regarding international
students and the requirement to participate in hybrid or in-person courses in order
to remain in the U.S. As a result of this rescission, the guidance issued by SEVP
on March 9, 2020, and March 13, 2020, will be extended for the fall 2020 semester.
All of our students, including those from other countries and backgrounds, are valued
at Wichita State. We greatly celebrate the diversity of thought, culture and traditions
that our international students bring to the Shocker community.
International students should expect an email from Vince Altum, director of the Office
of International Education, in the coming days. The office is also in the process
of creating a new set of FAQs that will be shared with students soon.
We will continue to get through these complex and ever-changing times together, as
one campus community. In the meantime, should you have questions or concerns, please
don’t hesitate to reach out to the Office of International Education at iss@wichita.edu.
Sincerely, Dr. Jay Golden, President
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and career opportunities, alongside unsurpassed classroom, laboratory and online education.
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prepare for fulfilling lives and careers. Students enjoy a wide selection of day,
evening and summer courses in more than 200 areas of study at the main campus and
other locations throughout the metro area and online. WSU's approximately 16,000 students
come from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 other countries. 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
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