The EdUp Experience Student Centered, Innovation Driven - with Dr. Rick Muma, President of Wichita State University
Jan 13, 2026
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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?
- 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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