Monthly Archives: October 2018

More online courses, a health-focused college and stronger military partnerships proposed in Wright State’s strategic plan

More online courses, a health-focused college and stronger military partnerships proposed in Wright State’s strategic plan Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, News, Strategic Planning, University News |

Raider reach

Students at Fulton Elementary School in Springfield got a chance to shoot, dribble and pass with the Wright State University men’s basketball team. Continue reading

Posted in Community Service, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Videos |

Costume craze

Elizabeth Bourgeois and her Wright State team win prestigious HighBall Halloween fashion competition

Elizabeth Bourgeois, assistant professor of costume design, worked with a team of Wright State students and alums to create the winning costume. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Arts Scene, Fine and Performing Arts, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Liberal Arts, News, Videos |

Raider Open House

High school and transfer students invited to experience Wright State Nov. 3

Raider Open House on Saturday, Nov. 3, gives prospective undergraduate students, transfer students and their families a glimpse of all that Wright State University has to offer. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Enrollment Management, Home news sidebar, News, Student Success, Undergraduate, University News |

Getting physical

Wright State professor Karen Wonders spreads gospel of exercise for cancer patients

Karen Wonders, director of the Wright State Sports Science Program, founded the Maple Tree Cancer Alliance, which provides exercise, nutritional guidance and fellowship to people battling cancer. Continue reading

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

Home sweet health

Wright State nursing student studying to create her “American dream” in health care

Wright State nursing student Rosa Aguilar wants to provide care in the Hispanic community within the greater Dayton area. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Giving, Latino Center, News, Nursing, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences, Student Profile |

Wright State social work professor wins best empirical article in social work journal

James Carter, associate professor of social work, was honored by the Journal of Social Work and Education for his research paper on student debt. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, Research, Social Work & Human Services |

Health care collaboration event on Nov. 4 expected to draw students, faculty from Wright State

Students and faculty members from health and related fields will work together during an exercise aimed at building interdisciplinary awareness and skills. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, News, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences |

Good business

The Wright State University Raj Soin College of Business hosted guidance counselors from 15 high schools from around Raider Country. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Business, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Videos |

Wright State engineering professor Amir Farajian wins $91,000 defense grant for equipment in nanomaterials research

The College of Engineering and Computer Science will use the award to acquire equipment to study atom-thin sheets of carbon for materials that could be used in electronics and aircraft. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, News, Research |