Monthly Archives: November 2012

Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner Adam Hochschild to speak at Wright State

Photo of author Adam Hochschild.

Author and journalist Adam Hochschild, whose account of World War I as experienced by Great Britain won the 2012 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for best nonfiction, will speak at Wright State… Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, News, Special Categories |

Wright State medical students bring relief to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Photo of Dr. Sylvia Gleason (yellow shirt) and the students and professor who traveled with her to help.

The ravaging violence and civil strife that plague eastern Africa have created a humanitarian crisis that is consuming the African continent. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, News, Special Categories |

Wright State celebrates Native American culture

Photo of Ernie LaPointe, great-grandson of Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota chief

Wright State will celebrate the colorful and extensive heritage of those native to our land as a part of Native American Heritage Month. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Home news sidebar, News, Special Categories |

California defense contractor opens Beavercreek office

((Excerpt)) Wright State University’s “Calamityville” site has lured a California defense contractor to the area. Cubic Defense Applications, the defense systems business of Cubic Corp., has opened an office in Beavercreek to pursue business at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the … Continue reading

Posted in For the Media, Wright State in the News |

WSU raises $25M toward upgrades

((Excerpt)) Wright State University has raised $25 million through a recent bond issuance. Proceeds from the sale will help construct two buildings and renovate a former storage facility at the main campus in Fairborn. Following a $58.5 million bond issuance … Continue reading

Posted in For the Media, Wright State in the News |

Funny Girl Review – Wright State University – Hello, Gorgeous

((Excerpt)) Wright State University supplies an entertaining production of the rarely attempted but incredibly tuneful 1964 musical comedy “Funny Girl,” the Jule Style, Bob Merrill and Isobel Lennart classic chronicling the rise of legendary vaudeville comedienne-turned-Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice. … Continue reading

Posted in For the Media, Wright State in the News |

Veterans Day observances, activities on campus

Veterans Day, a day to honor and thank all who served in the United States armed forces, is Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Home news sidebar, Military & Veterans, News, Special Categories |

Wright State Research Institute moves to new headquarters in Beavercreek

Wright State Research Institute Logo

The Wright State Research Institute has moved to its new headquarters at 4035 Colonel Glenn Highway in Beavercreek, in the Signal Hill Technecenter complex, effective November 1. Continue reading

Posted in Home news sidebar, News, Research, Special Categories |

Wright State investing $3 million in new scholarship program

Wright State University has unveiled a new, expanded scholarship program designed to make a college education more affordable… Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, News, Special Categories |

Kinesiology and Health: Classes for the mind, body and soul

Photo of two people competing in a fencining tournament at Wright State University's Nutter Center.

After a tense week of study, Wright State University liberal arts student Tom Satterfield says there’s nothing better than immersing himself in his judo class. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Health and Exercise Sciences, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Photos, Special Categories |