New WSU president announcement set for Thursday, May 6
May 5, 2021
By WSU Strategic Communications
Contact: Lainie Mazzullo-Hart, director of news and media relations, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu.
The Kansas Board of Regents has announced a meeting of the board at 10 a.m. Thursday,
May 6, in the Rhatigan Student Center’s Shirley Beggs Ballroom (third floor).
The board plans to hold a public vote to name the next president of Wichita State
University. Media are invited to attend the meeting, where the president-elect will
make an acceptance speech before moving to RSC Room 319 (McKay Room) to take questions
from the media.
SET-UP AND PARKING
Doors to the Beggs Ballroom will open at 9:30 a.m. for media setup. There will be
a riser available for tripods during the announcement in Beggs Ballroom. An audio
distribution box will be available for both the announcement and the news conference.
We ask that you don’t put your microphone on the podium.
The Rhatigan Student Center is located off of WuShock Drive. A parking garage south
of the RSC will have visitor parking on the second, third and fourth levels. Please
do not park in red reserved spots.
To access the third floor of the RSC from the parking garage, enter through the southeast
doors of the RSC and take an elevator or stairs to the third floor.
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.
