Wichita State launches COVID-19 Voluntary Asymptomatic Surveillance Testing Program
Oct. 12, 2020
By WSU Strategic Communications
Contact: Lainie Mazzullo, co-director of news and media relations, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu.
Wichita State University is offering a new line of defense against COVID-19 with the
launch of its COVID-19 Voluntary Asymptomatic Surveillance Testing Program.
Voluntary surveillance testing is part of the university’s multi-pronged strategy
to monitor and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on campus.
This voluntary testing program allows the university to monitor and address real-time
trends and burden of the disease to make timely decisions for intervention and response.
While this testing is not mandatory, WSU is asking students to consider taking part
in this voluntary testing program to help protect our campus community.
Wichita State University serves as the Kansas urban-based research university, enrolling
more than 15,000 students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries.
Wichita State and WSU Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation
driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in
the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM),
Wichita State University provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of
applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the Wichita State University main campus, is one
of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing
over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
