Monthly Archives: January 2013

Wright State Baseball holds First Pitch Banquet

The Wright State baseball team held its ninth annual First Pitch Banquet Tuesday night at Wright State University’s Nutter Center… Continue reading

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

Former student part of historical desegregation case to speak at WSU

((Excerpt)) Fairborn — A civil rights leader who was one of nine students in 1957 to integrate an all-white Arkansas high school will appear Thursday at Wright State University. Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of the Little Rock Nine, will speak … Continue reading

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

Men’s basketball holds on for 64-62 win at Detroit

Photo of sophomore guard Kendall Griffin during Wright State's game against Detroit.

The Wright State men’s basketball team broke a 55-all tie with a 9-2 run and then held on down the stretch for a 64-62 Horizon League win at Detroit Jan. 21. Continue reading

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

Governor appoints two new Wright State trustees

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed two new trustees to the nine-member Wright State University Board of Trustees. Continue reading

Posted in Home news sidebar, News, Special Categories |

Falling for skydiving—Golden Knight style

Photo of Wright State's Herb Dregalla (in yellow suit) skydiving with an Army Golden Knight

He felt the speed and the wind in his face. But he didn’t feel like he was falling. He was—from 14,000 feet at 120 miles an hour. Herb Dregalla, Ph.D., interim associate provost for Undergraduate Studies, dropped from the Texas … Continue reading

Posted in Army ROTC, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Military & Veterans, News, Special Categories, Staff, Videos |

Wright State University video

A Carnegie-classified research university, Wright State University’s main campus is 12 miles northeast of downtown Dayton, Ohio, near the historic landmarks where the Wright brothers taught the world to fly. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Special Categories, Videos |

A Q &A with Wright State alum Stephan Lubbers (Sensory Innovation)

((Excerpt)) NAN: Where are you located? Stephan Lubbers in his workspace STEVE: I live in Dayton, OH. NAN: Where did you go to school and what did you study? STEVE: My formal education is a BS in Computer Science from … Continue reading

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

Wright State Student Government president, Sigma Phi Epsilon member spent winter break volunteering at homeless shelter

((Excerpt)) Instead of enjoying a winter break of rest and leisure, Wright State Student Government President Joseph Gibbons spent his time volunteering at a homeless shelter in Dayton. Gibbons said that he volunteered because he has a passion for community … Continue reading

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

Wright State students join the community to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

((Excerpt)) The Bolinga Center encourages students to join in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a unity march across campus. The Bolinga Center is working with student organizations to make this event possible. This is the second annual march … Continue reading

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