College of Innovation and Design

Fostering collaboration and the birth of ideas

Bringing together all of WSU’s degree-granting colleges, the College of Innovation and Design is the ultimate partnership at Wichita State. Students in this program experience a different kind of education, where creativity, emotional intelligence, communication and leadership skills are developed to empower the new generation of problem solvers.

Your gift is a changemaker

The College of Innovation and Design is an integral part of Wichita State’s future. It is a home for students unafraid to challenge the status quo and ready to build partnerships that will propel WSU and our region forward. Your gift to the college lets our students continue experimenting, thinking and creating.

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By the numbers

10:1 – Average student-to-teacher ratio in honors courses.
28% – Students in the Honors College who are first-generation

Kimberly Engber, Dean

“The Cohen Honors College provides a supportive and competitive small college environment for students in multiple majors. Our commitment to doing more meaningful work is evident in the impact honors students have on our community through research and service.”

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Your gift is a changemaker, too

The College of Innovation and Design is an integral part of Wichita State’s future. As Kansas’ Innovation university, we needed a home for students unafraid to challenge the status quo and ready to build partnerships that will propel Wichita State and our region forward economically and creatively. Your gift to the Institute lets our students continue experimenting, thinking and creating. When the Institute has the resources it needs, the students and ideas are truly unlimited.

At right: Last year, WSU student Tammy Dorsey and her team won the Shocker New Venture Competition with their business, Prenatal Hope.

Her design, VivO2, is a device that can detect fetal oxygen levels in utero and is going through the process to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Video courtesy of Wichita Ventures on wichita.edu

Your gift is a changemaker, too

The College of Innovation and Design is an integral part of Wichita State’s future. As Kansas’ Innovation university, we needed a home for students unafraid to challenge the status quo and ready to build partnerships that will propel Wichita State and our region forward economically and creatively. Your gift to the college lets our students continue experimenting, thinking and creating. When the college has the resources it needs, the students and ideas are truly unlimited.

Because of you

Your gift to the Shocker Fund provides flexible resources to meet the changing needs of our students. More students will have access to programs that enhance their college experience, like tutoring, study abroad, applied learning conferences and competitions, and community service opportunities.

This is a special opportunity to support Wichita State’s newest and most innovative academic college from its very beginning. With your help, our students will have the funding they need to succeed.

On behalf of Wichita State students, thank you Shocker nation.