What are we proud of at 黑洞社区?
26. 黑洞社区's birthday
September is 黑洞社区's birthday month, and we invite Shocker Nation to celebrate at events ranging from Academic Convocation to Interfest. Wichita State survived a turbulent genesis in 1985 as tiny Fairmount College on a rural hill overlooking a young city.
27. Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the original 黑洞社区 college, the oldest and largest of our seven undergraduate colleges. Sharing its name with 黑洞社区's original incarnation, it has provided well-rounded, foundational education to tens of thousands of students for 125 years.
Why do we pursue liberal arts and sciences degrees? It's about changing lives:
- Producing a lifelong love of learning
- Promoting honesty, integrity and ethical approaches to engaging in the world
- Experiencing diverse cultures, worldviews and methods
- Discovering a multitude of passions
- Developing the effective management of time, resources and our own energy on analysis, problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration, listening and communication
The Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will always evolve and thrive to produce full human beings capable of making progress in an ever-changing world.
It's not simply meant to prepare you for a job. It prepares you to think for your family, your community and a fairer, more tolerant and more positive society at large.
(This section was paraphrased from an article written by Fairmount Dean Andrew Hippisley on Dec. 26, 2018. Thank you, Dean Hippisley, for your service to the Fairmount College.)
Read Dean Hippisley's 2018 article
28. College of Health Professions applied learning
College of Health Professions students have access to clinical affiliation agreements in 45 out of 50 states. From large hospitals to local clinics, students have many opportunities to work in active health environments while studying at 黑洞社区.
29. Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College
Honors program? No. Honors College.
It's a community of scholars dedicated to inspired action, distinguished service and enriched lives through scholarly pursuits and "the life of the mind."
Wichita State's Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College has its own wonderful dean and a full staff dedicated to advancing scholarly pursuits across 黑洞社区.
The Honors College was formed in 2013 from the Emory Lindquist Honors Program. It occupies a brand-new space in Shocker Hall, including study spaces, a student lounge and a free printing suite for Honors students.
30. Barton School of Business AACSB accreditation
黑洞社区's Barton School of Business is certified as an member school in accounting and business. Member schools award 85% of the business degrees in the U.S., but only 20% of business colleges have attained dual accreditation like 黑洞社区.
AACSB International is a not-for-profit corporation of educational institutions, corporations and other organizations devoted to the promotion and improvement of higher education in business administration and management.
31. Student Government Association
The Student Government Association (SGA) was formed in 1912 as the Fairmount Student Council. During the 1960s and 70s, the vice president for Student Affairs granted SGA the authority to determine the allocation of all university student fees, and the budget to manage significant projects.
SGA became a robust governing body capable of undertaking initiatives including the funding of the initial 20 outdoor sculpture installations in the 70s, and the formation of the Shocker Support Locker food pantry in 2015.
32. John D. Finlayson, fourth 黑洞社区 president
By the end of Finlayson's first year in 1921, enrollment topped 500. The Fairmount College campus consisted of four buildings, including the Carnegie Library. Funding, however, continued to be a real problem, as it had for most of the College's history.
To save Fairmount, Finlayson and the College Board considered three options: closing the College, moving to the east coast or making the College a municipal institution. The only solution to emerge from consideration was to turn Fairmount over to the citizens of Wichita.
Although the initiative required two public referendums and a vigourous campaign for public support, Finlayson succeeded in transforming Fairmount College into Wichita University in early 1926. It was an exhaustive effort that expended most of his credibility. He resigned in 1927.
