Wright State Headlines
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Apr 17
Wright State revives student-faculty collaborative writing journal
The Best Integrated Writing journal showcases Wright State students’ scholarly papers from a wide range of disciplines. Continue reading
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Apr 17
Fulfilling dreams
The family of the late Wright State alum Patrick Daniels helped create an endowment to ensure the personal attendant station can continue to provide essential services to students. Continue reading
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Apr 16
Wright State alumna Nicole Scherzinger wins top British theatre award as star of ‘Sunset Boulevard’
Nicole Scherzinger, who studied musical theatre and acting at Wright State from 1996 to 1999, received the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard.” Continue reading
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Apr 15
Healthy competition
A business idea to produce healthy snacks that are not overly engineered is the winner of the 2024 Wright Venture competition. Continue reading
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Apr 12
Wright State’s annual Spring Dance Concert showcases region’s vibrant dance community
Wright State’s Spring Dance Concert will feature 26 dance majors performing seven diverse and dynamic pieces April 18–21 in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading
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Faculty Profile
Suicide watch
Wright State psychology professor Cheryl Meyer co-authors book exploring motivation for suicide and those who leave notes
New book co-authored by Wright State psychology professor Cheryl Meyer provides suggestions on how to prevent suicide by building resiliency among potential victims. Continue reading
Country conscious
Azadeh Jahanbegloo, senior lecturer at Wright State, says her native Iran has become an unfamiliar land
Azadeh Jahanbegloo, a senior lecturer of sociology, is now a U.S. citizen who calls America home, but never got to say goodbye to her past. Continue reading
Workplace violations
Wright State psychology professor Nathan Bowling releases book on workplace aggression
“Research and Theory on Workplace Aggression,” co-edited by Nathan Bowling, examines research on aggression in the workplace. Continue reading
Symphony scribe
Wright State lecturer Dennis Loranger turns program prose for Dayton Philharmonic into art form
Wright State music historian Dennis Loranger likely knows more about the music and the composer than anyone else. Continue reading
Language lion
Wright State English professor John Haught helps Honduran university with English curriculum as part of Fulbright scholarship
John Haught returned to Honduras, where spent 10 years of his life, to develop a new curriculum and strategies that focus on communicative language teaching. Continue reading
First string
Wright State guitar instructor and graduate Jim McCutcheon wins Governor’s Award for arts education
Jim McCutcheon teaches classical guitar at Wright State, where he earned degrees in guitar performance and music education. Continue reading
Inside job
Wright State’s Chinonye Chukwu launches pioneering film project with incarcerated women
Watch films written by incarcerated women as part of the “Pens to Pictures” project in the Creative Arts Center at noon on Dec 4. Continue reading
Wright State faculty member honored for efforts in Latino community
Jim Dunne, associate professor of teacher education, was recognized by the Ohio Latino Affairs Commission for his work at El Puente Learning Center in Dayton. Continue reading
Wright State professor works to improve health education and drug abuse prevention in Ohio’s schools
Kevin Lorson, director of the Physical Education Licensure Program, is working on health education standards and drug and opioid abuse prevention education in Ohio public schools. Continue reading
Wright State’s Allen Hunt develops new tool to measure soil production that offers promise in predicting global warming
Being able to predict soil production also helps with soil conservation, protecting crops, preventing landslides and forecasting changes in the landscape. Continue reading
