Monthly Archives: December 2013

Wright State named a top college for teacher education

Wright State has been named a top college for teacher education by a national organization that has become a leader in providing educational information to libraries, high schools and career centers across the country. Continue reading

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Professor Damaris Serrano wins national literary award from Panama

Spanish professor Damaris Serrano received the most prestigious literary award from her native Panama for an essay she wrote on the construction of the first transcontinental railroad and the Panama Canal. Continue reading

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Wright State, STEM school collaboration focuses on resume writing

Students at Wright State University and the Dayton Regional STEM School helped one another develop their professional writing skills in a unique collaborative project. Continue reading

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STEM School teacher elected to Xenia School Board

Arch Grieve wanted to impact public education in his hometown by becoming a teacher there. When that didn’t work out, however, Grieve found another way to accomplish his goal. Continue reading

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Raiderthon dance marathon is story of the year

The Top Ten Wright State Newsroom stories for 2013

We begin 2014 with a tip of the hat to the best feel-good story of 2013. Continue reading

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Wright State to host national a cappella camp this summer

The vocal producer of the popular reality TV competition The Sing-Off will lead a contemporary a cappella singing camp at Wright State University this summer. Continue reading

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Wright State partners with Saudi university to create medical school modeled on Boonshoft School of Medicine

Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine is expanding its global reach under a recent agreement that enables a new medical school in Saudi Arabia to get started in an innovative way… Continue reading

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C-SPAN to air story on Wright State’s priceless Wright brothers collection

Did you know that the Special Collections and Archives in the Wright State University Dunbar Library has the largest collection of authentic Wright brothers materials in the world? Continue reading

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Brilliance lost

An essay by David A. Petreman, professor of Spanish language and Latin American literature

On Stefan Pugh’s office door is a plaque that reads “Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research,” a declaration not only of this professor’s remarkable accomplishments… Continue reading

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Joe Deer honored with Trustees’ Award for Faculty Excellence

Joe Deer, head of Wright State’s Musical Theatre program, received the Trustees’ Award for Faculty Excellence during Fall Commencement Dec. 14. Continue reading

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