WSU to hold presidential inauguration ceremony for Dr. Richard Muma
Oct. 26, 2021
By WSU Strategic Communications
Contact: Lainie Mazzullo-Hart, director of news and media relations, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu.
Wichita State University will be celebrating the inauguration of Dr. Richard Muma,
15th president of Wichita State University, at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29 at the Eugene
Hughes Metropolitan Complex’s Lowe Auditorium.
Media are invited to attend.
Several local and state diplomats will be in attendance, including Kansas Gov. Laura
Kelly, who will be presenting the Presidential Medallion to Muma. Also in attendance
will be several Wichita State leaders, student organizations and delegates from several
other educational institutions.
Masks are required for all those in attendance.
Doors to the Metropolitan Complex will open at 1:30 p.m. for media setup. An audio
distribution box will be available. We ask that you don’t put your microphone on the
podium. We will have reserved seats for media, but no power outlets will be available.
The Metropolitan Complex is located at 5015 E. 29th Street North, at the corner of
29th Street North and Oliver. Media parking is available in the parking lot adjacent
to 29th Street. Use entrance A.
Wichita State University serves as the Kansas urban-based research university, enrolling
more than 16,000 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.
