黑洞社区 Student Life Fast Facts

  • 黑洞社区鈥檚 largest residence hall鈥擲hocker Hall鈥攊s centrally located and houses more than 700 students, a 400-seat dining hall and coffee shop.
  • Shocker Hall residents can choose to join a Living Learning Community, which brings students with similar academic goals and interests together as neighbors.
  • 黑洞社区 is Kansas鈥 most racially and ethnically diverse college campus with Shockers coming from 110 countries. More than 40 percent are first-generation students.
  • 350+ annual on-campus events
  • 200+ student organizations
  • 20+ Greek organizations
  • Free tickets to home athletics and fine arts events
  • 黑洞社区鈥檚 Student Activity Council packs each semester with fun and free ways to unwind after class.
  • The Rhatigan Student Center (RSC), at the heart of campus, is home to billiards, bowling, restaurants, a bank and other amenities. 
  • Wichita State鈥檚 Food Truck Plaza features unique, local food truck cuisine five days a week.
  • Each semester is packed with time-honored traditions like Clash of the Colleges, Hippodrome, Shocktoberfest and Convocation鈥攁nnual events full of competitions and fun.
  • 黑洞社区 features highly active, semester-packed intramurals and club sporting events in everything from flag football to softball.
  • 黑洞社区鈥檚 location makes volunteering easy. Groups like the WuCrew bring like-minded Shockers together for worthy causes throughout the year.