Yearly Archives: 2012

Human Performance Consortium changes name

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — The Human Performance Consortium has rebranded itself AHEAD — Alliance for Human Effectiveness and Advancement — to better define what it does and expand its ranks to compete for contracts with the 711th Human Performance Wing at … Continue reading

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Raider pup!

Wright State Service Dog program growing with puppy-fueled exuberance

Aerosmith has arrived on campus. So have Etta, Draconis and Chevy too. Continue reading

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Tom Archdeacon to discuss Dayton sports during “Legends” lecture

Photo of Tom Archdeacon

Dayton Daily News columnist Tom Archdeacon will present “Dayton Sports Through the Arch” on May 11. Continue reading

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Wright State community enjoys first April Craze

Photo of Wright State football players and cheerleaders hamming it up at April Craze.

Replacing May Daze due to the transition from quarters to semesters, April Craze continues the tradition… Continue reading

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Earth Day at Wright State photo gallery

Whether you took a walk in the Wright State Woods, pitched in during the Army ROTC Campus cleanup or did something green on your own… Continue reading

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Wright State students serve Katrina survivors on Spring Break

When hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans, thousands of people were killed, injured or displaced. Continue reading

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For kids, natural disasters can whip up worries

((Excerpt)) Kids who have grown up in today’s media-saturated environment are more prone to be affected by news of disaster, said Todd Walker, a psychologist in private practice in Cincinnati and a member of the clinical faculty of the Wright … Continue reading

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Experts say graduation rate data flawed

((Excerpt)) While Sinclair has consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top community colleges, it has a graduation rate of 9 percent. Ohio’s four-year schools have a graduation rate of about 60 percent, and for two-year schools it’s 9 percent. … Continue reading

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How to Build a Better Operator

((Excerpt)) Driven by operating companies, which are primarily in petroleum, the center also counts among its members three of the major control system suppliers: ABB, Emerson and Yokogawa. The group was founded at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, which … Continue reading

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Wright State’s president “jailed,” “bailed” for charity

Hopkins trades pinstripes for prison stripes to support March for Babies
Photo of President Hopkins in fake prison garb for a March of Dimes fundraiser

Wright State President David Hopkins briefly traded pinstripes for prison stripes on Friday, April 27—all in the name of healthier babies. Continue reading

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