Wichita State University

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The Wichita State University is a state university in Wichita in the US state of Kansas . There are currently around 14,000 students enrolled.

history

First Pizza Hut

The college was founded in 1886 as a private Fairmont College . The first students were enrolled in 1895, which is also the official founding year of the university. In 1926 it was nationalized and renamed the Municipal University of Wichita . It received its current name in 1964.

Course offer

The range of courses includes, among other things

• Humanities and natural sciences
• Health professions
• Engineering
• pedagogy
• Fine arts
• Economics (Barton School)

Sports

The sports teams at Wichita State University are the Shockers . The university is a member of the American Athletic Conference . There is no football team, however, as it was completely killed in a plane crash in the 1970s and it was decided not to build a new team.

Personalities

• Antoine Carr - basketball player
• Jerry Hahn - fusion guitarist
• Xavier McDaniel - basketball player
• Samuel Ramey - opera singer
• Dennis Rader - Serial Killer (BTK Killer)
• Landry Shamet - basketball player
• Fred VanVleet - basketball player
• Nick Wiggins - Canadian basketball player
• Paul Wight, aka Big Show Wrestler

Web links

Commons : Wichita State University  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Official website

Coordinates: 37 ° 43 ′ 9 ″  N , 97 ° 17 ′ 35 ″  W.