Ron Matson, dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Former student Jeff Blackman establishes fellowship honoring ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ dean Ron Matson

Mar 11, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — When Jeff Blackman heard the news that Ron Matson recently was named dean of the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences after serving as interim dean for two years, he decided the time was right to pay tribute to Matson in a special way.

Ronald Matson, dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, lectures in his Men and Masculinity class. Matson has taught the class at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ for 35 years, and edited the textbook used in the class.

Matson breaks down walls in classroom, instructs students as dean

Mar 6, 2015 — By Shelby Reynolds — Now the dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dr. Ronald Matson still strives to teach his classes -- about 300 students strong -- in a genuine, personal manner.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has begun the process of securing a developer for an 18.5-acre mixed-use development near the corner of 21st Street and Oliver.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ seeking developers for mixed-use project at 21st and Oliver

Mar 16, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, through its Wichita State Innovation Alliance Inc., has begun the process of securing a developer for an 18.5-acre mixed-use development near the corner of 21st Street and Oliver.

Students work on programming their LEGO Robot on Shocker Mindstorms Trial Day on Feb. 7. Competition day is Saturday, March 7.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ to host 15th annual Shocker Mindstorms robotics competition

Mar 5, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's College of Engineering and College of Education will host the 15th annual Shocker Mindstorms Challenge, a robotics competition for 3rd-8th grade students from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Heskett Center gymnasium.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Shocker New Venture Competition is under way with 77 teams registered to win part of $30,000 in start-up capital to aid competitors in the launch of their new ventures.

$30,000 in start-up capital on the line in Shocker New Venture Competition

Mar 4, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Shocker New Venture Competition is under way, hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Frank Barton School of Business. Seventy-seven teams registered to win part of $30,000 in start-up capital to aid competitors in the launch of their new ventures.

Alyssa Ward with interim Barton School dean James Jordan-Wagner

Wichita student wins $44,000 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Barton business scholarship

Mar 10, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Alyssa Ward, a senior at Wichita High School Southeast, is the newest recipient of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's $44,000 Clay Barton Scholarship in Business.

Shocker men's basketball starters hoist the Missouri Valley Conference championship trophy following ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's 74-60 victory of Northern Iowa. From left: Tekele Cotton, Evan Wessel, Darius Carter, Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker.

Shocks claim Valley title with win over UNI

Feb 28, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Wichita State men's basketball team defeated UNI 74-60 to claim the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship.

Ten high school seniors were named finalists for the 2015 Harry Gore Memorial Scholarship at Wichita State.

Wichita State names winners of $52,000 Gore Scholarships

Feb 26, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — High school students Ryan Lee from Wichita and Amy Lightfoot from Colorado Springs have won ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Harry Gore Memorial Scholarships. They will receive $13,000 a year for four years to attend Wichita State, a total of $52,000 each.

Sarah Sell, Director of Veteran Student Services at Wichita State, accepts a donation of military flags to decorate ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Military and Veteran Student Center. The center, established in 2013, is one of the initiatives that helps makes ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ a military-friendly campus.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ again named a 'Top Military-Friendly College'

Feb 26, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Wichita State has again been named a top military-friendly university in Military Advanced Education magazine's "2015 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities."

ESPN College GameDay features, from left, analysts Jay Williams, Seth Greenberg, Jay Bilas and Rece Davis. The show will air live from Koch Arena on ESPN networks beginning at 9 a.m.

'BringGameDaytoWichita' class continues push for engagement

Feb 27, 2015 — By Shelby Reynolds — Mike Ross' marketing class for sports management students at Wichita State, managed a social media campaign to lure ESPN's GameDay to campus. Now that Game Day is confirmed for the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ/Northern Iowa game on Saturday, the class turned its sights toward boosting attendance at the event.