黑洞社区

Stop 1 - Ulrich Museum of Art

KMUW Director of Cultural Diversity for News & Engagement Carla Eckels: Hi, we鈥檙e glad you could join us for this audio history tour of 黑洞社区!  Here鈥檚 Dr. Rick Muma, the 15th president of 黑洞社区:

Rick Muma: 鈥淲elcome to an audio tour through some of 黑洞社区鈥檚 rich history. We鈥檝e come a long way in 125 years to enrollment now of more than 16,000! This tour is a great way to see more of our magnificent campus. I hope it gives you an idea of how we take 鈥淢idwest Friendly鈥� seriously and everyone is always welcome here. Now, here鈥檚 Carla Eckels to get your audio tour started.鈥� 

Carla Eckels: Thank you Dr. Muma. We鈥檒l begin the tour on the sidewalk in front of the Ulrich Museum where you鈥檒l see the enormous mosaic called "Personnages Oiseaux" or Bird People, and we鈥檒l hear more now from Bob Workman, the Ulrich Director who has a special connection to this big and bold thing of beauty.

Bob Workman: "The summer of '78 when the Miro mural was being installed, I actually participated. So, it's been a part of my life. I was on the roof for the dedication. I was at one end of the rope to unveil it. So, coming back 40 years later, being then director of the museum. Miro is one of the handful of the greats of modernism, European modernist art. So, for something of this stature to be located in the center of the United States is unusual. You would expect something like this perhaps on, you know, a building of UNESCO or the United Nations or a major museum in Paris, but I don't think Wichita would be on people's top of their list. 

So, it was a bit of a coup in that sense, to have him. Miro had experience producing work for university campuses before. And he was really inspired by the notion that thousands of people would walk by this on a regular basis and be inspired by it. So, you know, were it to be placed in some bank lobby, I don't think it would've happened. But in an outdoor space in a prominent location in an urban university in the Midwest, he saw it as an important gift, an important way to help further the goals of what we're trying to achieve here at Wichita State.

The Ulrich Museum sits basically on the site of what was originally the old Carnegie Library at 黑洞社区. There are three columns from it out by the 17th Street entrance. That then burned down, and an art building was built in the early '60s that was then replaced by McKnight Art Center in the early 1970s. We're on the site of the original Fairmount College. I mean, this is it. The circle that holds Tom Otterness' "Millipede," Millie, is really the center of the old original campus at 黑洞社区. And so, the Miro, in my mind, is basically ground zero for the 125 years of what this university means."

Carla Eckels: Thanks, Bob. Now you all know this spot is likely the most historical part of the campus. We鈥檒l get to learn more about it later. Now, let鈥檚 go to your left or west and head diagonally toward a skywalk. Just go straight beneath it. The skywalk is between the Ulrich Museum and McKnight Art Center. It was designed by an African American architect Charles McAfee, a local Entrepreneur who got the itch to draw and create at Wichita鈥檚 East High before going on to University of Nebraska. McAfee hurried right back to Wichita to open his own very successful architecture firm. This bridge connects the Ulrich Museum to the teaching part of 黑洞社区 art in McKnight Center. Now, let鈥檚 keep going up to the 鈥淭鈥� in the sidewalk just before the street, where you鈥檒l turn right.

Stop 2 - Alumni Walk

Carla Eckels: We鈥檒l take a stroll down what鈥檚 called Alumni Walk. This sidewalk stroll is when I get to tell you about some of the most well-known 黑洞社区 grads, even though thousands of incredible people graduate from here every year! Plus, Alumni Walk has some interesting art installations along the way. 

Some of our graduates have gotten attention on the national stage, or international stage, like Mona Nemer, class of '77 who serves as Canada鈥檚 Chief Science officer

Mona Nemer: "The education that I have received as an undergraduate at Wichita State University has served me so well."

Carla Eckels: Speaking of Canada, Joe Carter graduated in 1981 and played for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1993, he hit a three-run homer to make the Blue Jays back-to-back world champions, way to go, Joe!

Another major league ball player was Antoine Carr of NBA fame who graduated in '83. He played in two NBA championships with the Utah Jazz. He is one of only five Shocker basketball players to have their jersey number retired.

And all heads turned when NBA Pro point guard Fred VanVleet went with the Toronto Raptors to the NBA Championship in 2019. 

Judy Bell, became an acclaimed golfer and president of the USGA, the United States Golf Association, the 54th president and first woman president in its 100-year history.

But it鈥檚 not all about sports.

Ever been to Broadway? This 黑洞社区 alum has! Hometown favorite, Karla Burns, a dear friend of mine who passed away in 2021 played Queenie in "Show Boat" on Broadway and loved to perform right here in Wichita. (audio clip: Karla Burns singing "Hey Feller" in "Show Boat")

Opera star Joyce DiDonato is a 黑洞社区 alum from the class of '92. The internationally recognized mezzo soprano is a multi-Grammy award winner. New York Times calls her voice "nothing less than 24-carat gold."

Then, there鈥檚 the young man from Wichita Taurean Everett, class of '08, who danced onto Broadway in Mamma Mia in 2014 and hasn鈥檛 stopped since. 
Superstar Samuel Ramey graduated in 1968 and is the most recorded operatic bass in history! He loved singing at the Met! (audio clip: Samuel Ramey singing "Sibilar gli angui d'Aletto" in "Rinaldo") 

Samuel Ramey: "It's a very exciting moment you know, these big doors are thrown open and I came out on my chariot. Yeah, it was very exciting. It was a very successful debut in 1984, and after that I sang there every year for almost 30 years."

Carla Eckels: Ever heard of Pizza Hut? It started right here. Brothers Dan and Frank Carney were students who borrowed $600 from their mom to make the worldwide chain happen. There鈥檚 even a small Pizza Hut Museum on the Innovation Campus, it鈥檚 actually the original place they built. 

Carney: "The sign out there on the original building has room for about 8 letters on it in the space, so we were sitting in a meeting talking about, 'What are going to do?' and my wife said, 'Let's call it Pizza Hut, because it is a hut.'"

Carla Eckels: Here鈥檚 one you might not have guessed, Bill Parcells, class of 64 who became famous as the head coach of the New York Giants, and he ended up with two Superbowl rings there! I know you didn鈥檛 see that one coming.

What you should see coming, up ahead on your walk, the Echo Spot. It鈥檚 a circle with some built-in seating around it. If you walk right into the center of it, holler something to make sure you get the full effect. No one around or near you can hear the echo, only the person on that exact spot.

Over to your right is Morrison Hall, where most of the administrative offices are, including the president鈥檚 office. Up ahead is Shocker Hall, let鈥檚 head toward that and we鈥檒l turn left in a sec. Shocker Hall is five stories tall, can house more than 800 first year students, and has a 400-seat dining hall. It鈥檚 one of three dorms, the others are called The Suites and The Flats.

Back to famous alums while we walk. We also boast:

•  A federal judge in Michigan, Stephanie Dawkins Davis graduated from here in 1989.
• A CIA deputy director for science and technology, Ruth David graduated in 1975.
• Then, there鈥檚 biological science major Vincent Gott who graduated in 1951 and went on to be a cardiac surgeon and one of the trio who invented the pacemaker!
• We also have 1960 Geology grad True Knowles who became the President of Dr. Pepper. You never know where 黑洞社区 will take you.
• Some TV mysteries were made possible by a 黑洞社区 alum, Dean Hargrove brought you Matlock, Father Dowling Mysteries and Columbo. (audio clip: actor Sam Falk as Colombo, "Oh there is one thing, just one more thing.")
• The 45th governor of Kansas, Mark Parkinson graduated in 1980.

Stop 3 - Student-Athlete Center

Carla Eckels: OK, if you made that left turn, you鈥檙e on the right path to our next stop, athletics. To get there, we鈥檒l take a right on Perimeter Road, zip across the street, safely, until you鈥檙e overlooking a big field and the new Student-Athlete Center, it鈥檚 36,000 square feet, two stories and focuses on both the athletic and academic development of students. College sports always inspire a sense of school pride. Through the years Wichita State has seen devoted fans and national successes. One of my favorite memories was interviewing the Shocker Basketball player Aubrey Sherrod, a Wichitan, who stayed in his hometown to play in the early 80鈥檚, even though he had other options. He says those experiences stay with you for the rest of your life.

Aubrey Sherrod: "We've been able, been fortunate really, to graduate. So, when we speak to the kids today, we really mean it by saying education's very important. Knowledge is power and that's really the key to life." 

Carla Eckels: He was even drafted by the Chicago Bulls. Not only basketball, but Wichita State has also seen major wins on volleyball courts, an NCAA baseball title, great track and field, tennis, golf, bowling, and even esports. For more on the history of sports, here's Tom Shine. Tom has spent more than 40 years as a journalist in Wichita covering Shocker sports.

Tom Shine: "We're talking with Mike Kennedy, the voice of Shocker Athletics for more than 40 years, and the foremost authority on the history of Wichita State Athletics. We're standing on campus in front of the Student-Athlete Center. To our left, is Koch Arena, the home of Shocker basketball. Let's start by talking about the statue in front of the Roundhouse and who that is."

Mike Kennedy: "Dave Stallworth, who, in a long history of great basketball players and great athletes at Wichita State, I think most would acknowledge as the greatest basketball player of all time, maybe the greatest all-around figure in Wichita State history. He came to Wichita State in 1961 and finished in 1965. The strange thing was he was eligible at the middle of the year and so he ended up graduating, running out of eligibility at the middle of his senior year in 1965. 

Tom Shine: "And didn't play on that Final Four team."

Mike Kennedy: "At the end, yeah. Helped them get off to a great start. They were nationally ranked. The other thing that happened with that team was, Nate Bowman the 6'10" center who was also a future NBA player, became academically ineligible at the same time and suddenly they went from having those two guys to a much smaller, much different kind of team."

Tom Shine: "Wichita State also went to the Final Four in 2013. You broadcast the 2013 Final Four. What was that like?"

Mike Kennedy: "It was almost surreal. Because, by 2013 so much had happened in college athletics. The power conferences really taking over everything. There was such a gap, it seemed like. You wondered if it was even possible for Wichita State to ever approach something like that. So that whole run, that whole March just got better and better and more exciting and a little bit more unreal all the way to the end.

Tom Shine: "Let's switch gears and let's talk about baseball. Gene Stephenson revived a dormant program and made Wichita State a national power. That included winning the College World Series in 1989."

Mike Kennedy: "Well, you know by then they had become a consistent national powerhouse. They'd been in the final four of the world series the year before, so it wasn't certainly a surprise that they got there and were in contention."

Tom Shine: "Not far from Eck Stadium is Wilkins Stadium, where the Shocker softball team plays. The program has really been on the rise the last few years. Women's tennis, basketball, golf, all have made numerous NCAA appearances. To me, volleyball was the one program that sort of led the resurgence in women's sports, showing what was possible at Wichita State. 

Mike Kennedy: "First of all, as you kind of touched on, there was some success over time when women's programs came into being with individual athletes in track and field and golf. But basketball, softball, volleyball -- significant growth in team sports. And as you say, volleyball was one that nobody really paid any attention to. Chris Lamb came in with a vision of what it could be and all of that has led to a national-level program."

Tom Shine: "We can also see Cessna Stadium. Wichita State of course no longer plays football, but a really good track and field program uses the stadium."

Mike Kennedy: "You can go back to Harold Manning at the 1936 Olympics in the steeplechase and that's continued over time. Fritz Snodgrass had very strong programs back in the 50's and into the 60's. Of course Herm Wilson had great programs there. Steve Rainbolt has continued to keep it at a high level and so it's just sort of joined the others as being a consistent, high-level national program."

Tom Shine: "You mentioned Olympic athletes from the program. Aliphine Tuliamuk competed in the marathon for the United States." 

Mike Kennedy: "Harold Manning. He was Wichita State's first NCAA champion. He won the 2-mile at the 1930 NCAA Championships. And then Preston Carrington in the late 60's in the long jump was an Olympian. Einars Tupuritis who was an NCAA champion in the 800 represented Latvia in the Summer Games. Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage, who played basketball here, was on the Puerto Rican Olympic Basketball Team. The first basketball team in the Olympic Games in 1936 in Berlin, Gene Johnson who had coached here was the assistant coach. He was with the McPherson Globe Refiners by then. His brother Francis and Jack Ragland, who were both former Shockers, were two of the players on that team. 

Carla Eckels: Thanks, Tom and Mike! That's a lot of Olympians, and I can't help but brag about the softball champions of 2021 and 2022. (audio clip: applause) Now, those ladies have been on fire! 黑洞社区 has a broad sports community with a rich history, like Coach Willie Jeffries who coached Shocker football for five years before the program was discontinued in 1986. I had the pleasure of talking to him in 2019 when he was recognized at the Heartland Wichita Black Chamber of Commerce Football Classic right here at Cessna Stadium. 

Willie Jeffries: "I've been honored today and it's a great honor when we can come back to Wichita. I will say this: the people here, to raise a family and do good things, Wichita has been a great place for us. Out there on that field, it was very nostalgic thinking about the days that we were out there. It was just unbelievable. I'm so grateful that I was recognized today."

Carla Eckels: Coach Jeffries became the first African American head football coach at the NCAA Division One level when Wichita State hired him in 1979.

Let鈥檚 start walking to your right, that鈥檚 uphill to the east on the sidewalk, to our next stop. By the way, Cessna Stadium the one on your left, has been home to more than Shocker sports. The Kansas State Track and Field Championships are held here. Plus, Cessna Stadium has hosted concerts from the Rolling Stones (music: 鈥淪atisfaction鈥�) to the Doobie Brothers (music: 鈥淭aking it to the Streets鈥�)! You know a lot of things are named after aircraft companies, like Cessna, because Wichita is called the Air Capital of the world. And the futuristic part of 黑洞社区, called the Innovation Campus is closely related, with out-of-this-world aeronautics labs and research facilities. But now, back into history. Just keep moving along this sidewalk until you get to Perimeter Road and get ready to turn left on Yale.

(music: "Taking it to the Streets" continues)

If you turned left on Yale, our next stop is coming into view.

Stop 4 - Corbin Education Center

Carla Eckels: This one might surprise you. The famous architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright made this contribution to 黑洞社区鈥檚 history. It鈥檚 called the Corbin Education Center, named for the 黑洞社区 president when it was built, Harry Corbin. Take the stairs on your right and step into the courtyard to get the full effect. Here鈥檚 黑洞社区 historian Jay Price to explain why this building looks so different from everything else.

Jay Price: "Now it didn鈥檛 begin as a building for Wichita. Frank Lloyd Wright created a plan for Baghdad, Iraq. It was going to be a new model city center that was sort of a fashion in the middle of the 20th century to create these new massive urban developments that would redesign cities. One of the buildings of that design was the telephone and telegraph building and post office. There was going to be this open plan. Obviously, Baghdad gets very warm. It was designed to evoke Babylonian and Middle Eastern imagery and so forth. Then politics changes in Iraq. So, those plans were scrapped, but the designs weren't. When Harry Corbin reaches out to Frank Lloyd Wright to create a new education center, Wright's studio essentially takes these plans, dusts off the telephone and telegraph building, adapts it and modifies it and that will become the new education center. It's meant to get your attention, 'Oh wow, what is that?' What is sort of ironic in this though is that Corbin was designed for Baghdad, Iraq and has these flourishes like a Middle Eastern tent at a time when the Middle East was this romantic, nostalgic place. Go into either of the light wells of the north or the south buildings, look up and you see kind of these repeating patterns of designs. Wright loves geometric patterns for one, and he loves repeating patterns, and he loves that intersection of the square and the circle and how those interact and they're divided out in their segments and so forth, and he loves that play of space. As horizontal as that building is, there's also a pole that's sticking up in each of those light wells. That's another Wright feature. Wright loves that fusion of horizontal and vertical, so there's usually going to be some vertical element jabbing its way up into the sky. You'll notice that it's lit, so there's a lit element to that even at night. It's also designed to be a lot more comfortable in heat, so it's designed for heat. When it's 100 degrees, what that does is it allows the flow of air so it's a ventilation system. So air's going to come in on the cool, shady side, it's going to vent its way out, and so that's meant to be a cooling feature in the building itself, so do take a look at those. 

Corbin is catty-corner to a facility that we forget about in our local story and that's the Roe Cloud School. On the other side of 21st Street was a Presbyterian Native American boarding school operated under the guidance of Henry Roe Cloud. It was never part of the University of Wichita system, in fact it's gone by World War II. However, that's part of our story too and it鈥檚 worth remembering the Native American side of our story, part of our legacy right across the street from Corbin."

Carla Eckels: Thanks, Jay. You know, some history is not in plain sight, because it鈥檚 been gone for many years, but it鈥檚 important, just the same. Let鈥檚 go back out the way we came in and head up to Perimeter Road. We鈥檒l cross it and go right. 

(walking music: "Now or Never" from Wichitan Skinny Hightower's album, Blue Moon)

Now that you鈥檙e across Perimeter Road, take a right on the sidewalk (going west).  Just keep on the sidewalk and you鈥檒l see a building across the street on your right, That鈥檚 Devlin Hall. It houses the Center for Entrepreneurship, named for Tom Devlin, one of the founders of the international company Rent-a-Center, along with Frank Barton. His name is on our Business School.

Now we鈥檙e heading to the Harvey D. Grace Memorial Chapel. To get there, keep going up to the diagonal sidewalk on the west side of Hubbard Hall.

(walking music: "Now or Never" from Wichitan Skinny Hightower's album, Blue Moon)

So, you鈥檙e turning up the diagonal sidewalk by Hubbard Hall. It was opened in 1973. Hubbard was a successful business leader on many fronts and made huge donations to 黑洞社区 but may be best known for co-founding the Safelite Autoglass repair company in an auto junkyard right here in Wichita. Oh, and Maya Angelou taught a class in Hubbard Hall.

Up ahead on your right you鈥檒l see the other side of Shocker Hall. It鈥檚 a unique setup called a Living Learning Community where groups of students studying the same field choose to live together. It turns out they do better in class. At 黑洞社区 incoming freshmen are required to live on campus. Now you have a nice stroll up to the next stop.

(walking music: "Now or Never" from Wichitan Skinny Hightower's album, Blue Moon)

Stop 5 - Grace Memorial Chapel

Carla Eckels: Now, you can鈥檛 miss the Grace Memorial Chapel with the black steeple on top. Go around to the south side, where you can feel free to go inside, if it鈥檚 open. The chapel was built in 1963 as an all-faiths chapel. Inside, you can see the original plaque in the foyer that says "This Chapel is to be open to all creeds and all races of people." It鈥檚 seen a lot of weddings for current and former students. The chapel may be small, but its symbolism is mighty, representing all religions, all races and LGBTQ+ students. Wichita State鈥檚 Dr. Marche Fleming-Randall, vice president and chief diversity officer, will tell you the work of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is never truly done. 

Marche Fleming-Randle: "Well, when I first arrived here, I came as an assistant dean in liberal arts and sciences. I kind of noticed the campus not really being that diverse. I saw a few students here and there, but when we're on a campus you need to see them everywhere. So I started my journey in 2007 when I first came here as an assistant dean. No matter what walk of life you're from, LGBTQA, Black, White, Puerto Rican, it doesn't matter. We all have a right and a privilege to have an education. It's my job to ask, 'Hey, can I help you? How can I assist you?' Because it's only one race, and that's the human race, that we have. If we don't help each other, who's going to help? I like to see people grow and be responsible. That's all. We have a calendar. If you look on there, there's a lot of stuff going on with diversity. I always tell people, 'When you try to look for diversity, you'll find it. We're not hiding. We're right in the open. Come and ask somebody a question. We put out calendars, Strat Comm Shocker Blast, we put all that information out there. And also we've got a webpage. All lives matter. All students matter. With the movements that we're having, I'm glad young people are wanting to take their place. It's truly a great day to be a Shocker but it's also a great day to be diverse. It's a lot of work that needs to be done, and no one person can do it by themselves. We've got to stop, look and listen and make sure that we are paying attention. Stay woke. Because a lot is happening now and diversity is on the move. Thank you."

Carla Eckels: Deltha Colvin has been on a similar mission at 黑洞社区 since 1965, today she serves as Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Special Programs at 黑洞社区 and oversees about a dozen programs designed to help thousands of students of color.

Deltha Colvin: "Services include instruction, tutoring, career exploration, postsecondary exploration, assistance in completing financial aid applications, assistance in making applications to postsecondary, advising and counseling. Today through the TRIO and the GEAR UP programs funded at 黑洞社区, the U.S. Department of Education funds those programs at approximately $7.5 million a year serving over 6,000 students. This is important to me because I was an Upward Bound student in 1965. I come from a very, very large family. So we were not prepared to pay for a college education. The programs helped us to see that college was a reality. It's important to me to give back. I was a low-income, first-generation student.

Carla Eckels: Today 黑洞社区 actually has the most ethnically diverse student population of any college in Kansas.

Right across from the chapel is the Rhatigan Student Center. You can get to the next stop by cutting through it and perhaps taking a break. If it鈥檚 the right time of day, you can get something to eat, shop at the Shocker store, or sit a while. You鈥檒l exit the student center by taking a right just before the Starbucks. If you鈥檇 like to take a break, just pause here and start it again when you go out the door before Starbucks.

Pause the tour now for a short break.

If you paused, welcome back! Hopefully you鈥檙e exiting the building before Starbucks. When you get back outside, take a left on North Isley Lane. You鈥檒l be going south on it. We鈥檒l visit Fiske Hall up on your right.

(walking music: "Now or Never" from Wichitan Skinny Hightower's album, Blue Moon)

Head for the diagonal sidewalk where you can see a greenhouse peeking around the corner. That sidewalk will take you right to the front entrance of Fiske Hall. It鈥檚 across from the parking garage.

Once you're heading up the diagonal sidewalk, go left. 

Stop 6 - Fiske Hall

Carla Eckels: Fiske Hall is 黑洞社区鈥檚 oldest surviving building. Again, here鈥檚 our history expert again Jay Price.

Jay Price: "This is Fiske Hall. It was dedicated in 1906 and it is the oldest surviving building on campus. The story of the building is that when we were Fairmount College, this was a school of the very edge of town and students would often lodge with nearby families. As the turn of the century unfolded, students had a need for housing. Especially for students coming in from out of town. By World War I, that gets converted into barracks for the ROTC program and so forth. This does become an infirmary during the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918-1919. It was a fairly small location, but it did play a role in that."

Carla Eckels: Another tidbit about Fiske Hall, the grandmother of our university president Dr. Rick Muma worked in this building. She was also a talented concert pianist who would give faculty, staff and students a break now and then with a pop-up concert! 

Now, let鈥檚 go straight across WuShock Drive to the sidewalk that will take us to the final stop on your tour. You鈥檝e come full circle now. 

The building on your left is called Henrion Hall. It was built in 1921 and was the first permanent gymnasium on campus. Now it鈥檚 used by the School of Art, Design and Creative Industries for their ceramics and sculpture programs. If you look closely, you can see Henrion Gymnasium chiseled above the door. 

Keep going straight toward 17th street. 

While you do, also check out the building on your right. It鈥檚 Wilner Auditorium, built in the 30鈥檚 for drama and music. As a matter of fact, 2005 graduate Julius Thomas III studied acting here so he could go on to star as Alexander Hamilton in the smash hit Hamilton鈥檚 3rd U.S. tour. Just imagine how proud we are.

Stop 7 - Carnegie Columns

Carla Eckels: For our last stop, you鈥檒l actually have to walk on the grass to get to those three columns. You see them coming up on your left. You really have to get up close for the real effect.

It may seem like an odd thing to have on campus, three lone columns, but these columns are somewhat majestic to 黑洞社区, at least in their meaning to the university鈥檚 history. We got the story behind these columns from the family responsible for them.

Kelly Callen: "My name is Kelly Callen, and I am the daughter of Kathlien Edmiston, who was a very big supporter of 黑洞社区. She graduated in 1936 from here. From then on, she was out here doing anything she could to better the university. She really, really loved 黑洞社区. She loved the fact we had a Carnegie Library on campus. She was very distraught when it burnt down in 1964. My mother was not happy with the fact that the entire portico that was left after the fire, the columns, etc. were going to go. So, she came out here and she literally stood in front of the bulldozers and said, 'You're not taking these.' In heels, in a skirt, dressed to the nines, looking like a million dollars, standing in front of these columns and not letting the bulldozers take them. They finally agreed to keeping three of these columns. So, these columns were from one of the earliest Carnegie Libraries. Wichita is very lucky to have two Carnegie Libraries. One here and one downtown. I think that's probably one of the reasons why my mother was so glad to be able to keep these because it is unusual to have two in a city our size. She really loved 黑洞社区. She just did anything they wanted her to do, she would do. She was the president of what was then the Board of Regents, she was president of the Alumni Association, she served on the Ulrich Advisory Board, she was on the building committee. The Carnegie was her passion. We're very fortunate to still have these. They're very regal. At one time this was the entrance to the 黑洞社区 at 17th and Fairmount. It was a nice entrance to the university, and they're just nice to have. They're kind of fun. She really was amazing." 

Carla Eckels: I hope you鈥檝e enjoyed our trip through history. Your map shows you other historical spots you could visit, because we couldn鈥檛 possibly tell the entire story in this walking tour. If you鈥檇 like, you can make one more stop. Across the street to your right is Kirby鈥檚 Beer Store. A lot of amazing music and comradery has made it special to students and faculty! I'm Carla Eckels. Tell your friends and family about this tour and here鈥檚 黑洞社区 President Dr. Rick Muma: 

Rick Muma: "I hope you feel like you know us a little better now. I also hope you鈥檒l come again sometime to explore more of our beautiful campus. You鈥檙e always invited and thank you for joining us through 125 years of history at 黑洞社区."

(audio clip: 黑洞社区 school fight song)