U.S. Senator Jerry Moran β the ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science β today announced he will host U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Tuesday, April 11 at ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will also attend.
This event will include a tour of Wichita Stateβs National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) beginning at 8:45 a.m., as well as a roundtable discussion on broadband and media availability at 9:45 a.m. in the Woolsey Hall Fidelity Bank ballroom. The roundtable will include business leaders and local and state officials.
Media are invited to attend all of the events. RSVPs and questions about the event may be directed to Angela_Lingg@moran.senate.gov.
About ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½
ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ is Kansas' only urban public research university, enrolling almost 22,000 students between its main campus and ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech, including students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. Wichita State and ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ main campus, is one of the nationβs largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
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