Monthly Archives: January 2011

Student building on degree

((excerpt)) Hurley, a nursing major, and a Pennington, an accounting and finance major, are students at Wright State University. They are to graduate a week before they leave for California to start the trip in June. They said they thought … Continue reading

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Time right for Ohio county reform?

((excerpt)) “I think we need to recognize that the number one group who are against this are officials who are elected or appointed who risk losing their job or having their job prospects diminished,” Myron Levine, professor of urban affairs … Continue reading

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Iconic paintings, abstract photography, paper prints highlight 2011 Wright State faculty art exhibition

Diane Fitch is professor of painting and drawing in the Art and Art History Department. In the exhibited paintings she borrows gestures and configurations from medieval and Renaissance paintings and from Gothic relief sculpture.

From January 23 to March 6, 2011, the Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries will feature the work of Wright State University art faculty Diane Fitch, Tracy Longley-Cook and Danielle Rante. Continue reading

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Taxing times for non-traditional student

Kleismit interned with the IRS for 15 weeks in northern Kentucky, commuting home on the weekends to make it happen.

French fries and rose petals.

Bridget Kleismit found them under the chair in her $30/night hotel room–her on-again, off-again home as an out-of-state intern.
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Debt, defaults and unemployment among grads on the rise

((excerpt)) When Chris Salley earns his business degree from Wright State University next year debt free he’ll be in increasingly limited company. Salley is on track to finish a double major in management information systems and supply chain management paying … Continue reading

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Jobs likely to return as service industries grow again

((excerpt)) Robert Premus, an economist with Wright State University, said the results show that the economy continues to grow, a trend that should accelerate and continue at least through the next few months. “I think we’re poised to see some … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Wright State University Newsroom

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Welcome to Wright State University’s multimedia online newsroom, your official source for news, stories and videos about the exciting things happening at the university. Continue reading

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Wright State ecologist probes mystery of nutrient-poor, fish-rich African lake

Lake Tanganyika in east Africa

  Lake Tanganyika in east Africa is the second deepest lake in the world. Most of the lake’s massive volume of water sits in its dark depths, where a lack of oxygen makes it impossible for fish and other animals … Continue reading

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Online trailblazer created Arts & Letters Daily site

((excerpt)) Modeled on a Victorian-era broadsheet, Arts & Letters Daily consists of three columns of witty teasers – written mainly by Dr. Dutton – about articles and essays on topics that provoked him and Managing Editor Tran Huu Dung, an … Continue reading

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County health survey yields results

((excerpt)) LOGAN — The results of a community health assessment conducted by Wright State University are in, and some of the findings come as no surprise, according to director of nursing Kelly Taulbee at the Hocking County Health Department. “A … Continue reading

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