Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita,Kansas,United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in nine colleges. The university's graduate school offers more than 50 master's degrees in more than 100 areas and a specialist in education degree and 13 doctoral degrees. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Richard Andrew Pitino is an American basketball coach who is the men's head coach for St. John's Red Storm. He was also the head coach of Greece's senior national team. He has been the head coach of several teams in NCAA Division I and in the NBA,including Boston University (1978–1983),Providence College (1985–1987),the New York Knicks (1987–1989),the University of Kentucky (1989–1997),the Boston Celtics (1997–2001),the University of Louisville (2001–2017),Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and EuroLeague (2018–2020),and Iona University (2020–2023).
A Physician Assistant or Physician Associate (PA) is a type of healthcare professional. While these job titles are used internationally,there is significant variation in training and scope of practice from country to country,and sometimes between smaller jurisdictions such as states or provinces. Depending on location,PAs practice semi-autonomously under the supervision of a physician,or autonomously performing a subset of medical services classically provided by physicians.
The Wichita Thunder are a minor league hockey team based in Wichita,Kansas. The team played in the Central Hockey League from 1992 until 2014,and then in the ECHL since the 2014–15 season. From 1992 until December 2009,the Thunder played in the Britt Brown Arena located in the northern Wichita suburb of Park City. In January 2010,the team began playing its home games at the newly built Intrust Bank Arena. The Thunder are currently the ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks.
Newman University is a private Roman Catholic university in Wichita,Kansas. It is named for John Henry Newman and was founded by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ in 1933.
Mark Leo Turgeon is an American college basketball coach. Turgeon served as the head men's basketball coach at Jacksonville State University from 1998 to 2000,Wichita State University from 2000 to 2007,Texas A&M University from 2007 to 2011 and University of Maryland,College Park from 2011 to 2021.
Michael Gregg Marshall is an American college basketball coach whose most recent position was head coach at Wichita State University. Marshall has coached his teams to appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 14 of 22 years as a head coach. He is the winningest head coach in Wichita State and Winthrop history with 331 and 194 wins,respectively. He resigned on November 17,2020,after an internal investigation following allegations by multiple former players detailing physical and verbal abuse at the hands of Marshall. Marshall was paid a settlement of $7,750,000 by Wichita State for his resignation.
In clear and calm weather in Colorado at 1:14 p.m. MDT on Friday,October 2,1970,a chartered Martin 4-0-4 airliner crashed into a mountain eight miles (13 km) west of Silver Plume. Operated by Golden Eagle Aviation,the twin-engined propliner carried 37 passengers and a crew of three;29 were killed at the scene and two later died of their injuries while under medical care.
William Joseph Kennedy Jr. is an American basketball coach who last served as an assistant coach for Wichita State University men's basketball team. Previously,Kennedy was the head coach of the Texas A&M University men's basketball team. He took over the position vacated by Mark Turgeon in May 2011. Prior to this,he held the same position at Murray State University for five seasons. Kennedy previously held the same position at Centenary and Southeastern Louisiana. He has served 13 seasons as a collegiate head coach and 13 as an assistant.
Willie E. Jeffries is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at South Carolina State University for 19 seasons in two stints,five seasons at Wichita State University,and five seasons at Howard University. Jeffries was the first African American head coach of an NCAA Division I-A football program at a predominantly white college when he coached Wichita State. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
Richard William Pitino is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the New Mexico Lobos men's team. From 2013 to 2021,he was head coach of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team.
The Wichita State Shockers baseball team represents Wichita State University in the sport of baseball. The Wichita State Shockers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and in the American Athletic Conference after 72 seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represents East Tennessee State University (ETSU),located in Johnson City,Tennessee,in men's college basketball. East Tennessee State is coached by Brooks Savage and currently competes in the Southern Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2017. In March 2020 the Buccaneers won the SoCon championship.
The 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Kansas.
Jéan-Edúard Prioleau is an American college basketball coach. He is currently assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin State University. Previously,he was head men's basketball coach at San Jose State from 2017 to 2021.
The 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the mayor of Los Angeles,California. A top-two primary was held on June 7,2022. Candidates could win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote,but no candidate received a majority. More than forty candidates formed committees to run. Twenty-seven filed their declaration of intention to collect signatures for the ballot,and of these twelve qualified.
Rick Duckett is an American college basketball coach who last served as the associate head coach for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's team. He has served as the head coach of the Fayetteville State Broncos,Winston-Salem State Rams and Grambling State Tigers and compiled a 156–98 overall record.
The 2020–21 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks,led by first-year head coach Brad Korn,played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau,Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Chad Muma is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wyoming and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
