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Faculty Senate meeting held on Oct. 9, 2017.

Faculty Senate votes against ‘involuntary separation’ policy

Jenna Farhat, Managing Editor November 28, 2017

The Faculty Senate voted against a policy that would allow Wichita State employees to be terminated for being charged with a crime. The proposed university policy, known as “involuntary separation,”...

What are campus free speech zones?

What are campus free speech zones?

Daniel Caudill, Reporter November 27, 2017

On Wichita State’s main campus, there are five free speech zones available for “First Amendment activities.” Free speech zones are a method of designating First Amendment activities such as protests...

A Faculty Senate meeting held in October. The senate meets twice a month in Clinton Hall 126.

Faculty Senate to address involuntary employee separation Monday

Jenna Farhat, Managing Editor November 26, 2017

The Faculty Senate is expected to discuss proposed policy changes regarding Wichita State’s employee separation terms and promotions for non-tenure-eligible faculty at Monday’s meeting. Proposed...

Former Provost and Senior Vice President Tony Vizzini in his office in fall 2017. This year Vizzini is being paid $243,288 to teach aerospace engineering.

Vizzini named Washington State Tri-Cities chancellor search finalist

Chance Swaim, Editor in Chief November 26, 2017

Provost and Senior Vice President Tony Vizzini could soon be in charge of his own university. According to a news release on the Washington State University Tri-Cities (WSUTC) website, Vizzini made...

Fairmount Towers, formerly student housing.

40 percent of WSU buildings are in same or worse condition than Fairmount Towers

Jenna Farhat, Managing Editor November 26, 2017

Thirty-four of 84 Wichita State buildings are in the same or poorer condition than Fairmount Towers, according to a Kansas Board of Regents report on building conditions at state institutions. This...

Bob Workman stands in front of the Ulrich Museum of Art, which he directs.

Ulrich director Bob Workman to retire

Jenna Farhat, Managing Editor November 20, 2017

Bob Workman, director of the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State, has announced his plan to retire at the end of the school year. Workman has been in his position at WSU since 2013. His last day at...

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Students’ Advisory Committee address multicultural students’ issues with WSU

Matthew Kelly, Copy Chief November 16, 2017

Regents university student body presidents and vice presidents assessed how Wichita State is meeting multicultural students’ needs at Wednesday’s Student’s Advisory Committee meeting. Ryan Kelly,...

Matt Forney, left, with Wichita State and Mershard Frierson, right, with Cyber Research Group.

WSU partners with cyber security firm

Angela Lingg, Student Contributor November 16, 2017

Wichita​ ​State​ ​students​ ​will​ ​soon​ ​have​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​work​ ​for​ ​a​ ​cyber​ ​security​ ​company serving​ ​federal​ ​clients. Ennovar​...

Shocker Hall courtyard August 2017

WSU requests housing rate increase

Chance Swaim, Editor in Chief November 16, 2017

UPDATE: The rates reported by The Sunflower in an earlier version of this story reflected the rates posted on the university housing website that did not include the 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom rates paid...

John Bardo makes opening statements to The Kansas Board of Regents meeting in the Beggs Ballroom in the Rhatigan Student Center.

WSU finalizes merger with WATC, will move closer to enrollment goal

Matthew Kelly and Ray Strunk November 16, 2017

More than two years after the process began, Wichita State and Wichita Area Technical College announced Wednesday that a merger between the two institutions has officially been approved. WATC will be...

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Wichita State requests state-owned land on Innovation Campus

Jenna Farhat, Managing Editor November 16, 2017

Wichita State requested that the state-owned property on Innovation Campus be transferred to WSU during the Kansas Board of Regents meeting Wednesday. Approximately 120 acres of land — formerly Braeburn...

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