Oct 21, 2013 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Symphony Orchestra will present a Halloween Family Concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, in Miller Concert Hall. Tickets are available from the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Fine Arts Box Office for $7. Discount prices are available, and students can get a free ticket with a current мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø ID at the box office. Children in costume will also be admitted free.

The yearly Kansas BEST robotics competition, normally held at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Koch Arena, will be held at Hartman Arena on Saturday, Nov. 2.

Oct 21, 2013 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The 15th Annual Kansas BEST robotics competition, designed to inspire and motivate high school students toward careers in engineering, science and technology, will be held from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in Hartman Arena. Kansas BEST is sponsored by мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's College of Engineering.

The new residence hall, slated for completion in August 2014, will be named Shocker Hall.

Nov 8, 2013 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The new residence hall under construction at Wichita State will be called Shocker Hall. Construction is still on schedule with plans for the building to be open on Aug. 6, 2014, in time for next year's fall semester.

мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Ana Lazarin has been nominated for the GEDC Airbus Diversity Award.

Oct 18, 2013 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Wichita State's director of Programs to Broaden Participation in Engineering, Ana Lazarin, has been nominated for the GEDC Airbus Diversity Award.

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Oct 18, 2013 — By Travis Gillespie — Veterans Upward Bound, one of мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's federally funded TRIO programs, has helped veteran Brandon Orebaugh realize his dreams as a мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø student.

Under a new agreement, students who choose the

Oct 23, 2013 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — A dual-degree agreement signed today by leaders of мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø and Emporia State University creates a pathway of success for students of both institutions.

Oct 18, 2013 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø has refocused and resized its scholarship program to expand opportunities for prospective and academically qualified students. Scholarships for the new Freshmen Merit Program -- with awards of up to $12,000 over four years -- will begin with the 2014-15 academic year.

Oct 14, 2013 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø will host up to 100 middle school girls for the Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conference at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in the CAC Theater.

Oct 7, 2013 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — KMUW is giving the community the opportunity to get their questions answered about the Affordable Care Act with a call- ­in show, 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9.

Oct 3, 2013 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Wichita State's Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic is offering free hearing screenings Monday, Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28.