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President Series · #437

Student Centered, Innovation Driven - with Dr. Rick Muma, President of Wichita State University

Dr. Rick Muma · President of Wichita State University

Jan 13, 2026 53 min
Student Centered, Innovation Driven - with Dr. Rick Muma, President of Wichita State University

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  • 01

    How does a president build an Innovation Campus with over 50 companies like Airbus, Deloitte Smart Factory & NetApp where 12,000 students make nearly $40 million per year while gaining real world experience in public private partnerships?

  • 02

    What happens when a university surpasses $600 million in research awards, achieves the highest enrollment in its 130 year history & hyper focuses on affordability, access & feeding the talent pipeline for economic prosperity?

  • 03

    How does a president document the transformation of a 130 year old university into a $600 million research powerhouse & innovation campus model in a book ( Student Centered, Innovation Driven: A Guide to Transforming Higher Education ) that other institutions can learn from?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Rick Muma, President, Wichita State University

In this episode, President Series #437, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR co-host is Page Keller, VP of Academic Relations, Knack

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How does a president build an Innovation Campus with over 50 companies like Airbus, Deloitte Smart Factory & NetApp where 12,000 students make nearly $40 million per year while gaining real world experience in public private partnerships?
  • What happens when a university surpasses $600 million in research awards, achieves the highest enrollment in its 130 year history & hyper focuses on affordability, access & feeding the talent pipeline for economic prosperity?

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