Oct 28, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Dennis Livesay has been named the new Graduate School dean and associate vice president of Research and Technology Transfer at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, effective April 1, 2016, according to Tony Vizzini, provost and senior vice president at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Ashlin Bohl visits Gulf Shores, Alabama, during a break from her classes at Montevallo University. Bohl is attending Montevallo for the academic year as part of her ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ studies through the National Student Exchange Program.

Oct 30, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has 19 students participating in the National Student Exchange, a domestic exchange program allowing students to study at universities across the United States.

Man and Woman of the Year will be announced on Friday, Nov. 6.

Oct 28, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Finalists for the 2015 Man and Woman of the Year competition at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ have been selected by a panel of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ faculty and staff.

Oct 26, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski will co-host their daily "Morning Joe" program live from the campus of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ from 5-8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3.

LaRissa Lawrie, left, Wesley Alexis and Hannah Hund.

Oct 23, 2015 — By Lainie Rusco — A group of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students has created Shocker Startup, an on-campus organization that provides support to entrepreneurial and innovative students.

The 17th Annual Kansas BEST Robotics competition will take place from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in Hartman Arena.

Oct 21, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The 17th Annual Kansas BEST robotics competition, designed to inspire and motivate high school students toward careers in engineering, science and technology, will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in Hartman Arena. Kansas BEST is sponsored by ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's College of Engineering. Thirty schools from all areas of Kansas, one from Arkansas and one from Missouri will comp

Oct 23, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's School of Music and Performing Arts will present "The Light in the Piazza," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 29-31, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in Miller Concert Hall.

Armand Fruge

Oct 16, 2015 — By Emily Mullins — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ alumnus Armand Fruge recently published a children's book focusing on the pursuit of dreams, even the forgotten ones.

Oct 23, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Counseling and Testing Center is offering a workshop from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 14, to help high school students prepare to take the ACT.

Oct 15, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Kansas home sales should rise by more than 8 percent in 2016 according to the 2016 Kansas Housing Markets Forecast series published by the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Center for Real Estate.