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Find your division's HR Business Partner and contact information on our HR Business Partner by Division page or by emailing the HR Service Center at:

HR.ServiceCenter@wichita.edu

HR Business Partners by Division

HRBP DivisionEach area of the University has an assigned Human Resource Business Partner (HRBP). 

This allows the business partner to become familiar with the operations and issues in the areas they serve. Your HRBP is a subject matter expert on navigating people and relationships.  They have other subject matter experts within HR they can access, if needed (i.e., compensation, benefits, hiring, training)

Find Your HRBP by Division

Select your division below to find your assigned HRBP.  Use the links to find more information about your HRBP.

Division of the President

There is currently one HRBP that is assigned to assist the Division of the President.

Please check the lists by area below to find your assigned HRBP.

HR Business Partner for the following areas: Diana Austin

  • Office of the President
  • General Counsel
  • Civil Rights, Title IX, & ADA Compliance (CTAC)
  • Government Relations
  • Internal Audit
  • Athletics / WSU Intercollegiate Athletics (ICAA)
  • Strategic Communications & Marketing

Division of Administration, Finance, and Operations

There are currently four HR Business Partners that are assigned to assist the Division of Administration, Finance, and Operations 

Please check the lists by area below to find your assigned HR Partner.

HR Business Partner for the following areas: Julisa Khan

  • Financial Operations/Services
  • Facilities Planning
  • Facilities Services
  • Budget
  • University Police Department

HR Business Partner for the following areas: Diana Austin

  • Human Resources

HR Business Partner for the following areas: Lana Anthis

  • Information Technology/Services
  • Information Security

Division of Academic Affairs

There are currently three HRBPs that are assigned to assist Academic Affairs.

Please check the lists by area below to find your assigned HRBP.

HR Business Partner for the following departments: Diana Austin

  • Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Cohen Honors College
  • Graduate School
  • College of Innovation and Design
  • University Libraries
  • Research
  • Academic Administration and Outreach
  • Data Governance
  • Ulrich Museum
  • Military, Veterans, and 1st Responders
    • Veteran Affairs
    • ROTC

HR Business Partner for the following areas: Julisa Khan

  • College of Education
  • College of Fine Arts
  • College of Health Professions
  • Community Centers that do not fall underneath a college
  • College Readiness

HR Business Partner for the following areas: Lana Anthis

  • Barton School of Business
  • College of Engineering
  • Institutional Effectiveness
  • Division of Student Affairs
    • Student Life
    • Auxiliary Services
    • Assessment & Retention
    • Wellness
  • Strategic Enrollment Mgmt. (SEM)
  • Workforce, Professional & Community Education

Division of Research Administration and Industry & Defense Programs

There are currently two (2) HR Business Partners that are assigned to assist the Division of Research Administration and Industry & Defense Programs.

Please check the lists by area below to find your assigned HRBP.

HR Business Partner for the following areas: Courtney Henry
  • Digital Research Transformation Hub
  • Ennovar Technical Services and Solutions
  • FirePoint Innovations
  • GoCreate Maker Space
  • IDP Information Technology Center
  • IDP Program Management Office
  • MidWest Criminal Justice Institute
  • Molecular Diagnostic Lab
  • NIAR - Additive Manufacturing
  • NIAR - Advanced Machining & Prototyping
  • NIAR - Advanced Technology Lab-Aerospace Systems (ATLAS)
  • NIAR - Advanced Virtual Engineering (AVET)
  • NIAR - CAD/CAM
  • NIAR - Calibration and Quality Lab
  • NIAR - Composites & Structures
  • NIAR - Crash Dynamics
  • NIAR - Emerging Technologies Lab
  • NIAR - Environmental Test Lab
  • NIAR - eXtended Reality Laboratory
  • NIAR - Full Scale Structural Test
  • NIAR - Reverse Engineering
  • NIAR – Automation Robotics Center
  • NIAR - Sustainment
  • NIAR - Walter H. Beech Wind Tunnel
  • Office of Research & Technology Transfer; Tech Transfer and Commercialization
  • Office of Research Administration
  • IDP Research Office
  • IDP Strategic Initiatives
  • Training and Technology Team-T3 Lab

HR Business Partner for the following areas: Marcie Holsteen

  • NIAR Engineering Design and Modification Team
  • NIAR Maintenance Repair and Overhaul
  • IDP Administration
  • IDP Communications
  • IDP Compliance Office
  • IDP Human Resources

Not sure which division you are in?  View the Wichita State University Organizational Chart to find your top-level administrative area.

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