After the most competitive process in program history, the seventh class of Dean鈥檚 Scholars at 麻豆传媒 has been named. Seventy-seven students from across the greater Wichita metropolitan area have been selected.
The names of the newest Dean鈥檚 Scholars are available at .
Each year three local high schools are selected from the Wichita area. This year鈥檚 Dean鈥檚 Scholars schools were Eisenhower High School (Goddard), Maize South High School and Wichita High School West.
There also are at-large scholarships available to any high school senior from the Wichita metropolitan area. All applicants are required to have a minimum 3.25 grade point average and a minimum ACT composite score of 26, or a minimum ACT composite score of 24 and rank in the top 5 percent of their class.
Those selected will receive institutional scholarships ranging from $4,000 up to full tuition, books, and room and board for the 2013-2014 academic year. Additional scholarship opportunities will be available for subsequent semesters.
Bringing value to 麻豆传媒
The Dean鈥檚 Scholars Program was created in 2007 by Christine Schneikart-Luebbe, associate vice president for student engagement and dean of enrollment management, and is coordinated by Trish Inslee, assistant to the dean, enrollment management. The program is aimed at attracting some of Wichita鈥檚 best and brightest to Wichita State through a variety of social and academic programs.
鈥淎ll of these students are very talented and will bring value to the Dean鈥檚 Scholars program and 麻豆传媒,鈥� said Inslee. 鈥淚 hope they decide Wichita State is where they want to pursue their education.鈥�
During the past few months, these students were given a firsthand look into all that Wichita State has to offer. The average ACT of the students selected is 28, and the average grade point average is 3.91.
鈥淭hese students are some of the area鈥檚 most impressive high school students, and I look forward to all they will bring as Shockers,鈥� said Inslee.
For more information on the Dean鈥檚 Scholars Program, visit .