Sen. Moran to host U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at Wichita State University
April 10, 2023
By WSU Strategic Communications
Contact for News Reporters:Tracee Friess, director of communication and special programs for NIAR, at 316-978-5597
or tracee.friess@wichita.edu.
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran – the ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Commerce, Justice and Science – today announced he will host U.S. Secretary of
Commerce Gina Raimondo on Tuesday, April 11 at Wichita State University.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will also attend.
This event will include a tour of Wichita State’s National Institute for Aviation
Research (NIAR) beginning at 8:45 a.m., as well as a roundtable discussion on broadband
and media availability at 9:45 a.m. in the Woolsey Hall Fidelity Bank ballroom. The
roundtable will include business leaders and local and state officials.
Media are invited to attend all of the events. RSVPs and questions about the event
may be directed to Angela_Lingg@moran.senate.gov.
About Wichita State University
Wichita State University is Kansas' only urban public research university, enrolling
almost 22,000 students between its main campus and WSU Tech, including 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.
