Monthly Archives: December 2014

Interview with Wright State alumnus and author James Brubaker

James Brubaker

Wright State alumnus James Brubaker, who teaches creative writing at Southwest Missouri State University, is the author of several books. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Arts Scene, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News |

Interview with Wright State grad and author Ryan Ireland

Ryan Ireland

Ryan Ireland, who earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Wright State, will publish “Beyond the Horizon” in March. Continue reading

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Wright State 2014 Holiday Gift Program most successful ever

Forty-five families, including 97 children, were adopted for the holidays through the university’s Holiday Gift Program. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Business, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty & Staff, Giving, Graduate, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Inclusive Excellence, Liberal Arts, Libraries, News, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences, Science & Mathematics, Special Categories, Undergraduate, University Center for International Education |

Wright State grad Cedric Alexander named to presidential panel on community policing

Cedric Alexander speaking at Wright State

School of Professional Psychology graduate Cedric Alexander selected to serve on a White House task force to study ways to improve community policing. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Home news sidebar, News, Professional Psychology |

Dare to Defy prepares compelling ‘Last Five Years’

​Excerpt Wright State University senior musical theater majors Ian Benjamin and Kelsey Pohl star in Dare to Defy Productions’ staging of Jason Robert Brown’s humorous, romantic and heartbreaking 2002 musical “The Last Five Years,” scheduled for Friday, Jan. 2, and … Continue reading

Posted in Fine and Performing Arts, News, Wright State in the News |

Wright State names new CIO

Craig Woolley

Excerpt Wright State University has named a new chief information officer. Craig Woolley will assume the post January 5. He is currently assistant vice president for information technology at the University of South Florida. Woolley will oversee information technology policy, … Continue reading

Posted in Staff, Wright State in the News |

Wright State police sergeants boost their leadership skills

James Facemire, Chad Oleyar and Chief Dave Finnie

Wright State police sergeants sharpened their leadership skills through a state Supervisor Training and Education Program. Continue reading

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Eight medical students receive Choose Ohio First Primary Care Scholarships

Bonnshoft School of Medicine White Hall

Eight students from the Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine were selected to receive a Choose Ohio First Primary Care Scholarship. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Family Medicine, Home news sidebar, Medical Students, Medicine, News |

Physics phenom

High school student excels in Wright State's sensors physics research lab
Shivam Sarodia at computer

Centerville high school student is excelling in math and physics classes and in the sensors physics research lab at Wright State. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Home news sidebar, News, Physics, Research, Science & Mathematics |

HAPI lab: Wright State to offer unique anatomy lab experience to high school students

The Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology will offer an anatomy and physiology lab for high school students starting in January. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Anatomy, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, News, Science & Mathematics |