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[[File=General:LaRissaLawrie2.jpg|thumb|200x300px]]&nbsp;=<div><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Serving as a UIF Since:&nbsp;'''Fall 2016</span>

LaRissa&nbsp<span style="font-size:medium;Lawrie earned a B.A. in Strategic Communication from ">'''School: '''Wichita State University in 2017. She is currently pursuing a Masters of Arts in Communication from Wichita State and is set to graduate in 2019.</span>

She was born and raised in Wichita Kansas. Her background is in technical communications and working with engineers to create technical white papers. LaRissa&nbsp;is a lifestyle photographer, graphic designer, and copy<span style="font-editor. In 2017, LaRissa started her own design agency called Modberry Market which serves small businesses,&nbspsize:medium;startups, and entrepreneurs.">'''Status: '''Alumni</span><br />

She is a founding member of Shocker Startup and in the past served as Vice President. Shocker Startup has organized multiple large speaking events at Wichita State<span style="font-size:medium;">'''What she does now: '''marketing, is creating an alumni network of mentors to support student entrepreneurs&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: medium;">strategic branding consultant, and is giving away grant money to fund prototypes for interdisciplinary student teamsphotographer</span>

As part of her UIF&nbsp<span style="font-size:medium;work, LaRissa&nbsp;gives pop-up classes/seminars on design-thinking, rapid prototyping, and creative confidence skills. This has served as a way to involve non-technical students in ">'''What that means:''' She helps people craft the innovation eco-system and get them involvedbest narratives possible.&nbsp;LaRissa&nbsp;is a past President of Lambda Pi Eta at Wichita State University </span><br /><span style="font- a national communications honor society. She also was awarded a one-year&nbspsize: medium;[http">'''What she's passionate about:''' Accessibility<//www.salon.com/2017/07/26/introducing-salons-young-americans-project-reporting-from-the-red-states/ writing fellowship with Salon]. She is active in the entrepreneurship and communications communities in Wichita, she is also a member of the Wichita Professional Communicators and the National Federation of Press Women.span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Contact her about:'''</span> <span style="font-size: medium;">Teaching Design Thinking classes, navigating higher education systems, starting university innovation and entrepreneurship clubs, unconferences, hosting design competitions, I&E curriculum, and communication-related items like social media marketing.</span><br /> <span style="font-size:medium;">'''Email: '''larissa@lawriecreative.com</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">[[File:LaRissa Lawrie.jpg|border|center|LaRissa Lawrie.jpg]]</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size:large;">LaRissa&nbsp;Lawrie has a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Communication and a&nbsp;Master of Arts in Communication from Wichita State University.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: large;">She was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas.</span> <span style="font-size:large;">She is currently working on a Ph.D. in Journalism from the University of Missouri.</span>   <span style="font-size: large;">Her background is in technical communication and working with engineers to create technical white papers. In graduate school, she worked as a freelance journalist, strategic branding consultant, and public speaking instructor</span><span style="font-size:large;">.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">LaRissa&nbsp;is a past President of Lambda Pi Eta at Wichita State University, a national communication honor society. She also was awarded a journalism fellowship with Salon Media Group. LaRissa is very active in community building and entrepreneurship. She was a Venture for America Fellow and now regularly volunteers as a Venture for America Alumni. She is also a past member of the Wichita Professional Communicators and the National Federation of Press Women.&nbsp;</span><div><br />[[File:Larissa speaking2.jpg|border|Larissa speaking2.jpg|link=Special:FilePath/Larissa_speaking2.jpg]]<br /><br /></div> ='''Some highlights of her UIF work include:'''&nbsp;=

*<span style="font-size:medium;">Helping found Shocker Startup (Wichita State’s first innovation and entrepreneurship student organization) and in the past served as Vice President. Shocker Startup has organized multiple large speaking events at Wichita State, hosted pitch competitions, created an alumni network of mentors to support student entrepreneurs, and given away grant money to interdisciplinary student teams to fund prototypes.&nbsp;<br /><br /></span>*<span style= "font-size:medium;">Giving pop-up classes and guest lectures on design-thinking, rapid prototyping, and creative confidence skills. This has served as a way to involve non-technical students in the innovation ecosystem and get them involved. </span><span style="font-size:medium;">LaRissa&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:medium;">has helped facilitate design thinking activities at the November Silicon Valley Meetup in 2017 and several academic conferences. </span><span style="font-size:medium;">LaRissa&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:medium;">has taught</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">thousands</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">of</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">people</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">lessons on</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">design thinking</span><span style="font-size:medium;">, creativity confidence, and empathy.</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">&nbsp;[[File:Larissa hannah.jpg|frame|Larissa hannah.jpg]]</span><div></div>*<span style="font-size:medium;">LaRissa&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:medium;">and Hannah Hund participated in an Aggies Invent design competition at Texas A&M during the summer of 2016. Their team took third place. Both </span><span style="font-size:medium;">LaRissa&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:medium;">and Hannah decided to work to bring that style of </span><span style="font-size:medium;">design&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:medium;">competition to Wichita State. In 2017, They helped organize “Mars or Bust”</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">–</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">a 24</span><span style="font-size:medium;">/hour</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">design competition around space sustainability at Wichita State. In 2018, they helped bring “Invent for the Planet” to Wichita State, a global design competition in coordination with Texas A&M</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">that tackled the society'''Contact Information''' s biggest challenges including environmental</span><span style="font-size:medium;">/clim</span><span style="font-size:medium;">a</span><span style="font-size:medium;">te a</span><span style="font-size:medium;">ffairs,</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">sustainability,</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">energy solutions, social issues, improving developing nations and resource equity</span><span style="font-size:medium;">.&nbsp;</span><br /><div><span style="font-size:medium;">LaRissa&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:medium;">learned about University Innovation Fellows when she co-founded Shocker Startup with Wesley Alexis and Hannah Hund. UIF has given her the opportunity to explore how innovation and entrepreneurship can empower students. </span><span style="font-size:medium;">LaRissa’s&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:medium;">passion is at the intersection of communication and technology.</span> <br /></div>

If you would like to get in touch with&nbsp;LaRissa, feel free to email her at larissa@lawriecreative.com, call her at (316) 734-9212 and/or reach out on social media. Her website is larissalawrie.com.<br/><br/>Feel free to contact her about any or all of the following: Teaching Design Thinking classes, navigating higher education systems, starting university innovation and entrepreneurship clubs, unconferences, hosting design competitions, I&E curriculum, and communication-related items like social media marketing.--

= Related Links =

<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Wichita State University|Wichita State University]]</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Wichita State University Student Priorities|Wichita State University Student Priorites]]</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">University Innovation Fellows</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">Spring 2016:</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Jocelyn Galicia|Jocelyn Galicia]]</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Jesus Gomes|Jesus Gomez]]</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">'''LaRissa Lawrie'''</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Michael Schlesinger|Michael Schlesinger]]</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Caylin Wiley|Caylin Wiley]]</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">Fall 2015:</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Wesley Alexis|Wesley Alexis]]</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Austin Crane|Austin Crane]]</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Hannah Hund|Hannah Hund]]</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Kevin Kraus|Kevin Kraus]]</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Saad Syed|Saad Syed]]</span>