John Bardo takes oath as Wichita State president

 

The following is an excerpt from a story about the inauguration of Wichita State President John Bardo in the Oct. 12 issue of .

John Bardo used his formal inauguration as president of 黑洞社区 on Friday to describe 鈥渟torm clouds鈥 in Wichita鈥檚 future and outline his plans for moving the university and the regional economy forward.

At 黑洞社区鈥檚 Hughes Metropolitan Complex at 29th North and Oliver, Bardo took the formal oath as 黑洞社区鈥檚 13th president, three months after he unofficially took over, and reminded hundreds of listeners that Wichita has prided itself for decades on past achievements in entrepreneurship. Pizza Hut was founded here, as was Rent-A-Center, but 鈥渢hat entrepreneurial spirit is not what it once was,鈥 he said.