Monthly Archives: April 2015

Entrepreneur wins Wright State business plan competition

Excerpt A Wright State Student with a bright idea for moving yard equipment has taken a loan in the school’s business plan competition. Wright State University announced the winner of its first Wright Venture competition, which pitted several business ideas … Continue reading

Posted in Business, News, Wright State in the News |

Throwing pains

Longtime judo instructor Mark Curry making champions out of Wright State students
Mark Curry demonstrating a throw

Longtime judo instructor Mark Curry is making champions out of Wright State students through the Raider Active judo class. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Faculty Profile, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences, Staff |

Local dermatologists to offer free skin cancer screenings May 11-15

The Boonshoft School of Medicine and Wright State Physicians are among those offering screenings during Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Community Service, Dermatology, Home news sidebar, Medicine, News, Wright State Physicians |

Wright Stage stages ‘Sondheim on Sondheim’

Sondheim on Sondheim cast

Excerpt Sondheim, considered the greatest living composer of American musical theater, takes the spotlight in the multimedia musical revue “Sondheim on Sondheim.” The regional premiere of this entertaining and captivating showcase continues through next Sunday inside Wright State University’s intimate … Continue reading

Posted in Fine and Performing Arts, News, Wright State in the News |

One Man EZ-Load System wins first Wright Venture competition

Wright Venture winner with Wright State administrators

M.B.A. student Sean Donohue received loan money to put into his company after winning the first Wright Venture “Face the Wolves” business competition. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Accountancy, Business, Economics, Finance and Financial Services, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Info. Systems & Supply Chain Management, Management & International Business, Marketing, MBA, News, Social & Applied Economics |

Wright State staff and alumni make ‘Forty Under 40’ list

Once again Wright State University was well represented in the Dayton Business Journal’s 2015 Forty Under 40 Awards. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Accountancy, Alumni, Business, Graduate, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Info. Systems & Supply Chain Management, Liberal Arts, Management & International Business, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Social Work & Human Services, Staff |

Radar dominance

Wright State’s Brian Rigling named top radar engineer
Brian Rigling in lab

Wright State engineering professor Brian Rigling honored as top radar engineer by world’s largest association of technical professionals. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Awards, Electrical Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty, Home news sidebar, News, WSRI |

New Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Applied Science and Mathematics approved by the state

Interdisciplinary Applied Science and Mathematics logo

New College of Science and Mathematics program is designed for students possessing a B.S. or M.S. degree in mathematics, physics or other related disciplines. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Enrollment Management, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Mathematics & Statistics, News, Physics, Science & Mathematics |

Second Amigos Latinos Gala to raise scholarship funds

Amigos Latinos Gala logo

Hosted by the Office of Latino Affairs, the second annual Amigos Latinos Gala takes place April 24 at 5 p.m. in the Wright State Nutter Center Arena. Continue reading

Posted in Alumni, Around Campus, Home news sidebar, Latino Center, News |