The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence,Kansas,United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side:the university's medical school and hospital in Kansas City,Kansas,the Edwards Campus in Overland Park. There are also educational and research sites in Garden City,Hays,Leavenworth,Parsons,and Topeka,an agricultural education center in rural north Douglas County,and branches of the medical school in Salina and Wichita. The university is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity".
Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita,Kansas,United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in nine colleges. The university's graduate school offers more than 50 master's degrees in more than 100 areas and a specialist in education degree and 13 doctoral degrees. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Charles Koch Arena is a 10,506-seat multi-purpose arena in Wichita,Kansas,United States. It is located on the southeast corner of 21st and Hillside on the campus of Wichita State University in northeast Wichita. The arena is home of the Wichita State Shockers men's basketball,women's basketball,and women's volleyball teams.
Eck Stadium is a baseball stadium in Wichita,Kansas,United States. It is located on the south side of 21st Street between Hillside and Oliver on the campus of Wichita State University in northeast Wichita.
Wichita East High School,known locally as "East",is a public secondary school in Wichita,Kansas,United States. It is operated by Wichita USD 259 school district. The centrally located school's 44-acre (180,000 m2) campus and the building's Collegiate Gothic styling make it an urban landmark. The square footage of the East High campus today is 443,814. East's enrollment for the 2018–19 school year was 2,462,making it the largest high school in Kansas. The school offers the International Baccalaureate program,a magnet program that teaches students at a college level,and which attracts students from across the city. The campus is also home to WSU Tech,a division of Wichita State University which provides technical training and education.
Cessna Stadium is a stadium on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita,Kansas,United States. It opened in 1946 and served as the home of the football team until the program was discontinued in 1986. It is currently home of the Wichita State Shockers track and field team. The Kansas Board of Regents approved demolition of the stadium in April 2020. Only the east stands were demolished. The rest of the stadium is supposed to be demolished after the 2024 track and field season.
The Texas Tech University System is a public university system in Texas with five member universities. Headquartered in Lubbock,Texas,the Texas Tech University System is a nearly $3 billion enterprise focused on advancing higher education,health care,research,and outreach with approximately 21,000 employees,more than 63,000 students,nearly 400,000 alumni and an endowment valued at $1.7 billion. In its short history,the TTU System has grown tremendously with 24 academic locations statewide and internationally.
Mark Leo Turgeon is an American college basketball coach. Turgeon served as the head men's basketball coach at Jacksonville State University from 1998 to 2000,Wichita State University from 2000 to 2007,Texas A&M University from 2007 to 2011,and University of Maryland,College Park from 2011 to 2021.
The University of Kansas Medical Center,commonly referred to as KU Med or KUMC,is a medical campus for the University of Kansas. KU Med houses the university's schools of medicine,nursing,and health professions,with the primary health science campus in Kansas City,Kansas. Other campuses are located in Wichita and Salina,Kansas,and is connected with the University of Kansas Health System.
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is a public community college in Wichita,Kansas,United States. It was known as the Wichita Area Technical College before its affiliation with Wichita State University. WSU Tech is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission,coordinated by the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR),and governed by the Sedgwick County Technical Education and Training Authority Board (SCTETA). WSU Tech operates four different campuses throughout the metropolitan area of Wichita. Its main campus is the National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT).
Kansas City University (KCU) is a private medical school with its main campus in Kansas City,Missouri and an additional campus in Joplin,Missouri. Founded in 1916,KCU is one of the original osteopathic medical schools in the United States. It consists of both a College of Osteopathic Medicine and a College of Biosciences. KCU is one of the largest medical schools in the nation by enrollment.
The Wichita State Shockers are the athletic teams that represent Wichita State University,located in Wichita,Kansas,in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks,primarily competing in the American Athletic Conference since the 2017–18 academic year. The Shockers previously competed in the D-I Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) from 1945–46 to 2016–17;as an Independent from 1940–41 to 1944–45;in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1939–40;and in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1902–03 to 1922–23. As of the 2020s conference realignment,Wichita State is one of two full members of The American to have never been a member of Conference USA,although it became a single-sport member of that conference for bowling in 2024. They are also currently the only non-football-sponsoring institution that is a member of an FBS conference.
The Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I college basketball program representing Wichita State University in Wichita,Kansas.
The Wichita State Shockers football team was the college football program of Wichita State University in Wichita,Kansas. The Shockers fielded a team from 1897 to 1986. They played their home games at Cessna Stadium and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference until the program was discontinued. The team was known as Fairmount Wheatshockers from its first season in 1897 to 1925,and the Wichita Shockers from 1926 through 1963.
The Wichita State Shockers baseball team represents Wichita State University in the sport of baseball. The Wichita State Shockers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and in the American Athletic Conference after 72 seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The University of Kansas School of Medicine is a public medical school located on the University of Kansas Medical Center campuses in Kansas City,Kansas,and also Salina,Kansas,and Wichita,Kansas. The Kansas City campus is co-located with the independent University of Kansas Health System,and they are commonly known collectively as KU Med.
Wichita,Kansas is home to several professional,amateur,and college sports teams.
Wichita State University Libraries are a research library system with holdings of more than 2 million volumes,236 databases and more than 70,000 journal subscriptions. Located on the University's main campus in Wichita,Kansas University Libraries serve the approximately 15,000 enrolled students of Wichita State University (WSU) while also providing services to the surrounding community. University Libraries serves as a regional United States Federal Government Documents Depository,a State of Kansas Government Documents Depository,and is the State of Kansas only Patents and Trademarks Library. University Libraries Special Collections and University Archives contains numerous rare books and incunabula,historical manuscripts collections and maps,photographic archives documenting Kansas history,and hosts the Wichita Photo Archives.
The 1970 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 0–9 record,finished last out of five teams in the MVC,and was outscored by a total of 381 to 99. The team played its home games at Cessna Stadium in Wichita,Kansas.
