TO LOG THIS GEOCACHE: Simply post a picture documenting your visit. The container is a combination lock on the back side of the structure, about knee level. There is no log to sign (the original bison tube securely attached to the lock was stolen only 3 days after the cache was published).
Dr. John William Bardo, 13th president of Wichita State University (WSU), died March 12, 2019. He was 70 years old. In his nearly seven years leading WSU, Dr. Bardo strategically and physically transformed the university and set us on an exciting course of innovation and creativity.
He began his presidency in 2012 with clear priorities that came to be known as The Bardo Five.
The Bardo Five:
- improve overall quality of education,
- increase enrollment,
- enhance basic research,
- pursue technology discovery in partnership with industry and
- improve the quality of student life.
Dr. Bardo was an innovator, nationally recognized scholar and deep believer in the value of public research universities. He transformed the vision of the university, leading it through a period of rapid growth focused on applied learning for students and the economic growth of the region.
From the start of his presidency, Dr. Bardo worked to shape Wichita State as a confident institution, willing to take intelligent risks to help build better lives for its students and a more prosperous future for the region and its residents.
(The above is an edited version of several news releases written by staff in the WSU Office of Strategic Communications, March, 2019)
