Regents to name new Wichita State president Thursday

Matthew Kelly, Managing Editor|October 29, 2019

Morrison Hall on the campus of Wichita State University.

The Kansas Board of Regents will be on campus Thursday afternoon to name Wichita State’s 14th president, according to a university release.

The Regents will meet at 2 p.m. in the Rhatigan Student Center’s Santa Fe Room, 233. The board will ceremonially choose the president from an unranked list of finalists submitted by the presidential search committee.

The meeting is public, but seating is limited. The announcement will also be streamed live.

A press conference will immediately follow the announcement in RSC, Room 202.

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Steve Clark, chair of WSU's 2019 presidential search committee, speaks in June at a public forum on the presidential search. Four forums were held in the RSC to gather feedback on the presidential search.

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Jay Golden speaks to the presidential announcement attendees about his selection as the new president of Wichita State University on Thursday, Oct. 31 at the Rhatigan Student Center. Golden previously served as the vice chancellor for the Division of Research, Economic Development and Engagement at East Carolina University.

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New President Jay Golden speaks to sophomore Drue Owen, a student studying history at WSU, after his public address on Thursday, Oct. 31 in the RSC.

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Wichita State University students find a place to sit with friends in the packed dining hall.

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Stanley Longhofer, director of the Center for Real Estate (Photo courtesy of Wichita State University).

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Regents to name new Wichita State president Thursday

Wichita State spent roughly $129,000 on presidential search

Clark: No women, at least 1 person of color among presidential finalists

Editorial: We’ve heard the talk. Let’s see the walk.

Meet Jay Golden: Q&A with WSU’s new president

Regents, search committee members react to presidential pick

WSU meal plans will increase in price, housing costs will stay the same

Ever noticed fire trucks outside of the campus YMCA? Meet the fire crew from Station 10

PHOTOS: Fall 2024 Commencement

Longhofer prepares to leave Center for Real Estate, but he won’t be going too far

Game design student creates space for the digital arts community right at home

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