Wright State Headlines
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May 7
Small Business Farmer’s Market celebrates spirit of entrepreneurship at Wright State
Held in Rike Hall during April Craze, the Small Business Farmer’s Market allowed Wright State students and recent graduates to promote their businesses and sell their wares. Continue reading
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May 6
Inaugural May Daze Craft Beer Fest at Wright State to showcase local breweries, alumni
Wright State’s inaugural May Daze Craft Beer Fest on May 18 will feature 14 local breweries and will raise funds for student scholarships. Continue reading
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May 3
Wright State nursing, social work students experience challenges of poverty in simulation
Nursing and social work students played roles to help them better understand the challenges their future patients or clients may experience during the Community Action Poverty Simulation. Continue reading
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May 2
Immortal exhibition
Students in the Studies in Literary Theory course created a Vampire Exhibition as their final project and culminating experience for the class. Continue reading
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May 2
Wright State golf team headed to San Diego Regional in NCAA tournament
The Wright State University men’s golf team is headed to the NCAA Championship for the seventh time in program history after earning a spot in the San Diego Regional. Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Vietnamese refugee Caroline Cao boosts Wright State’s expertise in medical imaging and human-factors engineering
It was post-war Saigon—deep in the night. Ten-year-old Caroline Cao and her family quietly slipped out of their home and made for the coast. Continue reading
Honoring Tom Archdeacon—Video from event
((Excerpt)) On Friday, May 11, 2012, Dayton Daily News columnist Tom Archdeacon was honored as a “Living Legend” at Wright State University. Watch this video to hear Archdeacon speak about his time in the media. Read more at DaytonDailyNews.com
New WSU scholarship positions students for full-time jobs
((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Wright State University has a new scholarship program that will position engineering and computer science students for a full-time job after graduation. The College of Engineering and Computer Science will offer 30 Ohio students $6,000 annual scholarships … Continue reading
Students With Physical Disabilities: 4 Tips For Applying To College
((Excerpt)) While this figure represents about 5.9 percent of all students, most colleges and universities aren’t meeting their needs. This is particularly true if the students’ physical disabilities are so serious that they drastically impact daily living, according Chris Wise … Continue reading
Wright State’s Thaddeus Tarpey honored nationally for statistics work
Odds are that Wright State professor Thaddeus Tarpey would land in the statistics hall of fame sooner or later. Looks like sooner. Continue reading
College of Engineering and Computer Science, AFRL launch assistantship program
NEWS RELEASE May 11, 2012 The Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science has created 30 scholarships and internships for Ohio undergraduate students that also provide a guaranteed internship with a regional employer, the university announced Friday, May … Continue reading
Area campuses scramble to handle Wi-Fi demands
((Excerpt)) A spike in the number of college students using mobile devices to access the Internet has area schools scrambling to handle the increased load on their wireless networks. Wright State University, Miami University and the University of Dayton are … Continue reading
Students spruce up WWII widow’s home
((Excerpt)) RIVERSIDE, Ohio (WDTN) – A group of students from Wright State University worked to revitalize the home of a widow of a WWII veteran on Saturday. Wright State’s Project Management class paid a visit to the home of 92-year-old … Continue reading
Consortium hopes $5M outlay lures more Air Force UAV work
((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — A Dayton region consortium will invest $5 million on UAV test equipment in a bid to win more lucrative Air Force Research Laboratory deals which last year awarded $2.1 billion in contracts, officials said. The newly renamed … Continue reading
Wright State providing 30 AFRL-related scholarships
((Excerpt)) program will provide 30 scholarships and guarantee an internship with a regional employer, the school announced Friday. The program — the Dean’s AFRL-Industry Experiential Learning Assistantship — is geared toward recruiting and retaining high-quality Ohio high school students to … Continue reading
