Wichita State University Virtual Tour

Wichita State University Virtual Tour

Wichita State University is the place where I spent most of life since March 1996. I lived on campus, studies on campus, and worked on campus since I came. Even the school says it is a Metropolitan Advantage some people have never been and have no idea what is Wichita State University is like. Of course for some people it is a place where they spent their academic life as they would never forget. In order to explain things around the campus easily, I have provided pictures of the building. These pictures have been taken a long ago, and may or may not current.

Campus Map
Buildings
Arts
Animals
Wu-Cops
Others

Campus Map:

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Buildings

Ablah Library - Where you check out books, browse internet, get some course references. Photocopiers, Microfiches browser available.
Ahlberg Hall - There is a clinic inside, so when you get sick, this is the place you can go. You can also get some dental care here, too.
Beech Wind Tunnel -
Blake Hall - Radio Station (KMUW?) inside
Brennan Halls - Honor student's residence... There are three buildings, and building I is a kind of administrative office, but both II and III are residential. I have spent.two summers here in 1996 and 1997.
Brennan III
Brennan I, and II on the back
CAC Theater - An on campus theater. You can watch movies, or some events.
Cessna Stadium - We used to have a football program here in WSU, but there was an airplane crash which killed many members of the football team, since then they are not having it anymore. The stadium itself are still used by track team, some meets and also by high school football games.
Child Development Center - For students and faculty members with kids?
Clinton Hall - Business Major, Engineers like me always storm into this building once a year. Hehehe
Corbin Education Center - I don't know which major is using this building, but designed by the famous Frank Lloyd Wright.
Credit Union - A bank on campus.
Devlin Hall - Business Major, there are some fancy rooms. There are some famous people who are graduates of WSU.
Duerksen Fine Arts Center - Music Major? I have been to a music concert here once.
Eck Stadium - Our baseball stadium. WSU has won the NCAA world championship back in 1989. They have spend millions of $ to this new facility in 2001. (Please not that the name is for only the stadium, the name of the filed is called, Tyler Field)
Engineering Building - Home for Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, computer rooms, department offices. This Engineering building and Geology building, are build for temporary purpose to allow folks came back from the war to attend classes.
Elliot Hall - Communication Major? I took my public speaking class here.
Fairmount Towers - Freshman may spend their first year here. I moved into this place in March 1996, spend my 1996 and also 1997 here. There are many memorable stuffs here, food, fire alarms, friends of course... The building complex was initially built around 1960s and was demolished in 2018.
                Fairmount Towers overview from Cessna Stadium
                South Tower
                North Tower
                Basketball Court, and THE FAMOUS cafeteria!
                You walk to school seeing this view, everyday... I hated windy days in winter.
Fiske Hall - I used to go to this building when I have business with International Program Office (but no more. There is a new building called International Student Center). I am not sure which major is using this place.
Gaddis Physical Plant Complex - Physical plant folks work here.
Geology Building - Geology major, I guess. I had my Engineering Ethic and Calculus I and II here.
Grace Memorial Chapel - I have seen people got married. It is a better view during the spring.
Grace Wilkie Hall - Housing and Residence Office, also Job Search, Testing Office, and what else?
Where I sign up for residence and others.
Disability Service
Henrion Hall - Art major, used to be our old basketball gym
This building had a lab for IELC, working on old Macintosh
Heskett Center - Built in 80s, swimming pools, gyms, racquetball courts...

Pool, my workplace for many years.
(R. Dee) Hubberd Hall - A building with many big rooms, took Sociology classes here.
Human Resource Center - Need to go here after you get a job on campus.
Intensive English Language Center (IELC) - I spent my first 15 months going there. It was tough time...
Intensive English Annex - I have never been there

International Student Center - This is the brand new building for international program

Jabara Hall - Science Building, Computer Science, Physics major. Took Physics I, II and Calculus III, Differential Equations, Complex Analysis, Partial Differential Equations here. Computer labs in the first floor.
Jardine Hall - Modern Languages, I have taken my German class here, pay your tuition, register or drop your classes, admission office, cashier, controllers office.
Levitt Arena - Basketball, volleyball...
Before Construction begin
as of December 31, 2002

as of June 16, 2003 Al most done

Photo taken on October 2004, Done.

During a game in old arena

Lindquest Hall - English, Psychology... Writing center, which can help you writing paper!
McKinley Hall - Chemistry Majors study here.
McKnight Art Center - I have never been inside.
Media Resource Center - Campus TV station, some AV communication rooms.
Memorial '70 - built to honor the WSU football players who died in a plane crash in the 70s
(Hughes) Metropolitan Complex (MetroPlex) - WSU bought this ex-church building. COE (Education) and COE (Engineering) held LEGO mindstorm here in 2002.

They have a plenty of room to play soccer
Morrison Hall - Post office, campus communications, Sunflower publishing
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Neff Hall - Anthropology?
NIAR (National Institute of Aviation Research) - Where you can do CATIA drawing, and other experiments
Original Pizza Hut - This one was supposed to be the first Pizza Hut, relocated here since the founder is WSU almuni.
Police Station - Where you get your parking stickers, lost and found
Printing Building -
Rhatigan Student Center (formerly Campus Activity Center) - Named after long working vice president, I think he did not have enough money to also rename the CAC theater. This is a place I pay money to buy lunch, I used a lot when I did not have time back to dorm, I enjoyed Taco Bell meals here, and had bookstore to buy textbooks.
Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex - They have some courts to play, but not generally for students.
Ulrich Museum of Art - a museum on campus
Visual Communications - Something going on here...
Wallace Hall - Aerospace, Electrical Engineering major. Our Engineering Dean's room, record office, and bunch of Labs.
Welcome Center - The old building is being demolished starting from 2004/01/22
Wheatshocker Apartments - Where sophomore and above can live on campus, there are about 400 rooms here. Staying here since Summer 1998. When I came here in 1996, it had only basic structure. This was used to be a private owned apartment, some says... The building was demolished in 2014.

                Hallway side
                Window side
Wiedemann Hall - Music Hall.
Wilkins Stadium - a softball stadium.
Wilner Auditorium - I have never been to this building before.
Woodman Alumni Center - Where you can donate money and stuff

Animals:

There are some small animals reside on campus, I have seen squirrels, rabbits and some ducks.

Squirrels: some people feed them so if you whistle, they come. My friend got bitten by one of them.
Rabbits - They are quick and always hide behind of trees and bushes. I see them in the night too.
Ducks: (No Picture available) - This one is seasonal.

WSU Police (Wu-Cop):

People simply don't like cops because they fine you for anything doing wrong, speeding, parking on faculty parking lots, staying residence hall while the fire alarm is set off, underage drinking, stealing someone's stuff, drugs, DUI, breaking university's properties... Well, of course, those people are doing something WRONG! Some say they like Wu-Cops, and some don't. I personally like cops on bicycles, but not on these cars.

Oh, by the way, they are REAL cops, so they can get you arrested. In addition, they will not give you ride even the outside is storming or too cold..

Neon take care of your parking behavior, escorting VIPs, blocking parking lots when those lots are reserved. Most of parking ticket you get are from the officers who drive this one. Be sure to put your VALID parking stickers up, please! (I think many students have better cars than this.)

Neon

Blazer will be coming to the building with fire alarms on. (They sometimes don't come, too...) Anyway, I see them running on sidewalks (and lawn sometimes). They used to use Jeep Cherokees.

Blazer

You will get this...

or might ended up like this...

Others:

A aircraft which never been build, due to... well, handling at near landing speed.

This is a Daihatsu Hi Jet, Physical Plant people use them, they also have another kind which is Cushman.

Sign

Stone Henge - some say this is the place where our president performs secret ritual(?)

Golf Course - You will see many retired folks playing in here (The course was demoslished in 20??)

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