Monthly Archives: September 2011

“Changing Lives, Changing Communities” announced as university theme at convocation honoring faculty

Photo of President Hopkins speaking at convocation.

Faculty Awards for Excellence were also presented. Continue reading

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5K through campus will kick off Air Force Marathon weekend

Photo of the 2010 5K start line

Numerous parking lots and roads on campus will close Friday beginning at 6:00 p.m. Continue reading

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Honors panel to discuss Sept. 11 impact

Graphic that says "University Honors Program Presents 9-11: Ten Years Later, A Panel Discussion"

On Thursday, Sept. 15, the University Honors Program will present “9/11: Ten Years Later” at 3 p.m. in the Millett Hall Atrium. Continue reading

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Remembering Sept. 11: Fairborn Ceremony held at Calamityville

Photo of the World Trade Center steel.

The ceremony also featured a display of the World Trade Center steel artifact recently acquired by Fairborn. Continue reading

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Wright State celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Photo of three female dances in Mexican dresses.

Dance lessons, film screenings and lectures will take place across campus. Continue reading

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Whites of Their Eyes

Wright State professor pens historical account of Battle of Bunker Hill

A school library book on the Civil War whetted his appetite at age 6. A painting he saw at age 7 in a Boston museum depicting a Revolutionary War battle clinched it. Paul Lockhart was hooked on American history. Today, … Continue reading

Posted in Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, Magazine, News |

The Honors System

Flourishing Wright State program approaches 40th year

They’re overachievers in the classroom. They’re leaders in extracurricular activities. They’re creative, curious, ambitious, dedicated. They’re honors students. As it nears its fourth decade, the University Honors Program has grown to more than 1,000 students. The current group includes 182 … Continue reading

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Learning the Ropes

Internships equal real-world thrills, experience

College internships evoke images of brewing coffee, making copies, and performing other trivial tasks. For interns from Wright State University, not so much. Raiders across the country are participating in exciting internships such as working in Congress, feeding sharks, or … Continue reading

Posted in Liberal Arts, Magazine, News, Social Sciences and International Studies |

MASSive Undertaking

Wright State collaborates with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

Last spring, audiences got a once-in-a lifetime chance to see the most complex and controversial work of composer Leonard Bernstein in a production that boasted nearly 200 of Dayton’s most talented performers, including more than 100 Wright State students and … Continue reading

Posted in Fine and Performing Arts, Liberal Arts, Magazine, News |

Shark Tale

Wright State shark scientist tapped for prehistoric task

It’s a shark tale that’s been told around the world. And a Wright State scientist and student were right in the middle of it… Following one of the largest finds ever made of an Edestus fossil, a jawbone from a … Continue reading

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