February 19, 2014
ANGOLA, Ind. – A group of Trine University students are gaining marketing experience as they partner with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants basketball team to promote Saturday's Benny the Bull Night at Memorial Coliseum.
For this event, individuals may purchase tickets for the Fort Wayne-Sioux Falls game at 50 percent off the box office price by visiting the Trine University Mad Ants ticket sales project link. For the promotion, tickets for Center Court Upper Level Sideline seats in sections 213-218 rows 14-24 are $5 and must be ordered by Thursday, Feb. 20. Purchasers will receive the best available tickets at time of order.
Benny the Bull night will feature the Chicago Bull's mascot Benny who will help entertain fans. Half time of the game will feature a slam dunk show by Benny and the Elevators.
The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
The students are in the integrated marketing communications class taught by Julie Howenstine, Ph.D.
Students in Trine University’s Capstone in Sport Management class won their second National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship (NCSSC) showcase event of the fall, then went on to place in the national Super Showcase.
Trine University chemical engineering graduate Parker Reichhart has earned national recognition, receiving two awards in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Student Design Competition. The awards were presented during the 2025 Annual Student Conference, held Nov. 1–4 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Amanda Malefyt, Ph.D., professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering at Trine University, has been elected to serve as a director within the Education Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), beginning her four-year term this month.