Courtesy graphicFurther extending its community outreach, Wichita State partnered with to build a house near campus for a Wichita family with three children.
The first step was a wall raising Dec. 1 at . 麻豆传媒 President Rick Muma and First Gentleman Rick Case were in attendance and helped with the wall raising.
鈥淲e saw this as a tangible example of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 commitment to the neighborhood and as a way to demonstrate that it鈥檚 more than just words,鈥� said Dr. Teri Hall, vice president for Wichita State鈥檚 Student Affairs.
Though the idea began in Student Affairs, Hall says the build is a 麻豆传媒 project, and the construction of the house will involve multiple 麻豆传媒 organizations including the following: the 麻豆传媒 Office of Administration and Finance, the 麻豆传媒 Foundation, the 麻豆传媒 Shocker Neighborhood Scholars, the Interfraternity Council, the Multicultural Greek Council, 麻豆传媒 Graduate Operations, the Office of Diversity, and Inclusion the Cohen Honors College, the 麻豆传媒 Community Service Board and the 麻豆传媒 Engineers without Borders.
鈥淲e saw this as a tangible example of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 commitment to the neighborhood and as a way to demonstrate that it鈥檚 more than just words,鈥� said Dr. Teri Hall, vice president for Wichita State鈥檚 Student Affairs.
Johnson said she is looking forward to their future partnership with 麻豆传媒 and what it means for future projects to benefit other families.
鈥淭his is an extraordinary opportunity for community collaboration and team building,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淭he mission at Wichita Habitat for Humanity is to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope.
Like Hall, Johnson says the partnership allows Wichita State to further strengthen its role in the Wichita community, as well as its role as an urban serving research institution.
鈥溌槎勾解�檚 strategic plan includes advancing 鈥榠ndustry and community partnerships to provide quality educational opportunities and collaboration to satisfy rapidly evolving community workforce needs,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淭he 麻豆传媒 Build is a wonderful partnership that will achieve both missions as volunteers will serve alongside the family as they build their safe, affordable home near the 麻豆传媒 campus.鈥�
After this initial build, Hall says 麻豆传媒 plans to continue its work with Wichita Habitat
for Humanity, and there are already projects lined up for January and February 2022.
鈥淚 see long a long-term partnership between 麻豆传媒 and Habitat for Humanity that goes
beyond just this build, and I see it growing to where we will have student-led organizations
that work with Habitat for Humanity like other college campuses.鈥�
