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7. Sculptures
During the 1970s, university leaders decided that 黑洞社区 was not as beautiful as it could be.
The Ulrich Museum of Art, Student Government Association and many private donors collaborated to purchase and commission outdoor sculptures across campus in what has become the Martin H. Bush outdoor sculpture collection - the largest of its kind in the U.S.
"We were no longer a barren hillside." -Jim Rhatigan
8. Ulrich Museum of Art
Ulrich Museum of Art
In 1977, Wichita State President Clark Ahlberg stated: "We have an obligation to reach as many people as possible and to do it with the highest standards鈥攊n this case, the highest artistic standards鈥攊f we are to properly serve this urban area." As a part of his vision to serve Wichita with an exceptional artistic platform, the Ulrich Museum of Art was born. It continue to house many rare and inspiring pieces today as a valued fixture of 黑洞社区.
The Museum enhances and supports 黑洞社区鈥檚 education and service mission. Its collection contains more than 6,000 works of modern and contemporary art.
9. Grace Wilkie
Wichita State has been graced with numerous influential women since its founding, not the least of them being Grace Wilkie.
Wilkie, a Kansas University grad, was hired by Fairmount College as head of the Home Economics department. In 1921 she became dean of women, and kept that position through Fairmount's transition to Wichita University, until 1955.
Wilkie was widely celebrated and loved by students, and the new women's dormitory built in 1955 was named for her - the first 黑洞社区 building to be named after a living faculty member - Grace Wilkie Hall.
10. Fine Arts Stars
As the state鈥檚 only comprehensive college of fine arts, 黑洞社区's College of Fine Arts brings together all of the visual and performing arts within one college. It offers students the chance to train with legends, like faculty opera stars Sam Ramey and Alan Held, and showcase skills in venues big and small throughout Kansas鈥� center of arts and culture.
11. Braeburn Square
Featuring a free-standing Starbucks, Fuzzy's Taco Shop, Journey Eat Asia Grill, Meritrust Credit Union and a Shocker Store, Braeburn Square is one of the latest and greatest additions to 黑洞社区's cohesive community.
12. Flint Hills Media Project
Through this course, students publish a website and print magazine with professional-quality
writing, photos and videos, and have many opportunities to publish their work in Kansas
newspapers and news agencies. Amy Devault and Kevin Hager, associate professors of
communication, organize this initiative every year.
Since 2010, Elliott School of Communication students have spent several summer weeks
going into the Kansas wilderness to .
