Wright State Headlines
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Jun 6
Wright State offering training sessions for education professionals and students this summer
The Summer Partnership Institute and Summer Equity Institute include 20 education-focused learning opportunities. Continue reading
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Jun 5
Raiders’ season ends in Terre Haute NCAA Regional
The Wright State baseball program’s season came to an end in the Terre Haute NCAA Regional after the Raiders lost 5–0 to North Carolina and 6–5 to Indiana State. Continue reading
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Jun 2
Wright State professor helping to develop AI learning environments
Noah Schroeder, professor of educational technology and instructional design, will receive a grant to design AI-driven pedagogical agents to help support students’ noncognitive skills. Continue reading
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Jun 1
Wright State marketing professor presents new book at Kenyan embassy
“Doing Business in Kenya: Opportunities and Challenges,” by Wakiuru Wamwara, professor of marketing, provides a comprehensive analysis of the business environment in Kenya. Continue reading
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May 31
Deep roots
Brooke Solomito uses skills she learned as an organizational leadership student at Wright State to run a successful hot dog stand in Butler County. Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Michael Bridges joins Wright State University trustees
((Excerpt)) Michael Bridges, president and CEO of Peerless Technologies Corp., has been appointed to the Wright State University Board of Trustees. Bridges, a 1981 Wright State alumnus, founded Peerless Technologies in 2000. Read more at bizjournals.com
Jobless rate in region falls
((Excerpt)) Unemployment was down in most major cities and counties in the Miami Valley last month, continuing a steady decline in unemployment in the local area since the beginning of the year. Unemployment declined for the fifth consecutive month in … Continue reading
2012 Yellow Springs Cost of Living update
((Excerpt)) Who lives in Yellow Springs, and what are they paying to be here? The answers to those questions can be found in the 2012 Yellow Springs Cost of Living Report, completed this spring by Wright State University’s Center for … Continue reading
Wright State, Wright-Dunbar win $1.8M tax credit for project
((Excerpt)) Wright State University and Wright-Dunbar Inc. have been awarded a $1.8 million tax credit from the Ohio Department of Development for the renovation and reuse of two historic buildings. The university’s School of Professional Psychology and Wright-Dunbar are teaming … Continue reading
Wright State University appoints Vice President – Multicultural Affairs and Community Engagement
Kimberly Barrett, Ph.D., will have a hands-on role in continuing to promote and nourish diversity, multiculturalism and community engagement. Continue reading
Serenity Now: Garden for the Senses in full bloom
Is there an escape from the ringing phones, rattling printers and other office noise at Wright State? Continue reading
Colleges struggle to cash in on research
((Excerpt)) COLUMBUS — Ohio lags among other states when it comes to turning the $2 billion spent in research at the state’s public universities into successful commercial products. A new report released Wednesday by the Ohio Board of Regents aims … Continue reading
Fairborn business executive Michael Bridges appointed to Wright State University Board of Trustees
Bridges is the president of Peerless Technologies Corp. and a Wright State graduate. Continue reading
A Safe Space
A collaborative training program seeks to improve campus support for GLBTQ students, faculty and staff. Continue reading
Public universities face funding, academic challenges
((Excerpt)) The presidents of Ohio’s 14 public universities are developing a “progressive agenda” to address funding and academic challenges facing higher education with an innovative spirit instead of fear, according to Wright State University President David Hopkins. University presidents have … Continue reading
