Monthly Archives: September 2017

Under the Spotlight

The performing arts and guest speakers

To Phish fans, the band’s concert at Wright State University’s Nutter Center on December 7, 1997, is legendary. Many of the band’s most loyal followers believe that Phish played one of the greatest first sets in their 34-year career on … Continue reading

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Brick and Mortar: The Campus(es)

Lake Campus, Alumni Tower, and the NEC Building

The Western Ohio Educational Foundation (WOEF) organized the first courses for what would eventually become the Wright State University–Lake Campus in 1962. Classes were initially held in a local high school, but as interest in the college continued to build, … Continue reading

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Rowdy Raider and Wright State Athletics

Mascot history; shocking the Spartans; bowling team on a roll

Rowdy Raider hasn’t always been the gray and white wolf we know today. The Wright State mascot has gone through several iterations since the university started playing varsity basketball in 1970. A 1971 student contest determined that Wright State’s colors … Continue reading

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What’s In A Name?

Campus buildings, and who they were named for

Allyn Hall Stanley Charles Allyn Former NCR President     Boonshoft School of Medicine Oscar Boonshoft Engineer, philanthropist   Brehm Laboratory John E. Brehm Original wright state landowner   Matthew O. Diggs III Laboratory for Life Science Research Matthew O. Diggs … Continue reading

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Leading Lady

Cheryl B. Schrader takes the helm at Wright State University at the school’s half-century mark

When the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory was built outside Batavia, Illinois, in the 1960s, a river of top scientists from around the world poured into the sleepy, two-stoplight town. The rural town’s transformation into a scientific beehive by the premier … Continue reading

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Wright State to host TEDx event for teens

Excerpt The third annual TEDxYouth@Dayton event will take place at Wright State University next spring. The event, which features speakers and performers ages 14 to 19, will be focused around the theme “3D: Dream. Dare Decode.” It is scheduled for … Continue reading

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Wright State at 50

University hitting its stride at the half-century mark

Originally founded as a branch campus of The Ohio State University and Miami University, Wright State became an independent institution in 1967. Continue reading

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The Guardian’s Front-Row Seat to History

Newspaper memories by Anthony Shoemaker and Alf Butler

In November 1995, the eyes of the world came to Wright State University’s backyard. U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher and chief envoy Richard Holbrooke brought the leaders of Serbia (Slobodan Milosevic), Croatia (Franjo Tudjman), and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Alija … Continue reading

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Homecoming Week kicks off with campus celebration

Wright State University’s 50th anniversary celebration culminates this week with more than 35 special Homecoming events. Continue reading

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Director from National Academy of Engineering to speak at Wright State on Grand Challenges Scholars Program

B.L. Ramakrishna will lecture on “Grand Challenges in Engineering and the Role of Materials, Manufacturing and Education in Addressing Them” on Sept. 27 in the Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building. Continue reading

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