Yearly Archives: 2014

Student-made documentary to generate support for Rwandan communities at March 20 premiere

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Reilly Dixon

Wright State film student Brad Wickham has produced a documentary on how developmental agencies are helping Rwandans recover from genocide. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Arts Scene, Fine and Performing Arts, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News |

Wright State Horizons in Medicine program helps students

Excerpt When she was 4, Huber Heights resident Alayah Keys was diagnosed with Wilms’ tumor, a children’s kidney cancer. She considers her doctors heroes, and decided then that she wanted to be a pediatrician. Her participation in the Horizons in … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Wright State in the News |

Demmings named HL Player of the Year

Excerpt Sitting in a three-hour organizational leadership class Monday afternoon, Kim Demmings felt her phone vibrate and couldn’t resist the urge to take a peek. What she saw was a Twitter notification from Wright State athletic director Bob Grant congratulating … Continue reading →

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‘U.S. News’ ranks Wright State’s online education program No. 31 in nation

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Wright State’s M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction program was ranked No. 31 in the nation among online graduate education programs by “U.S. News & World Report.” Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Education & Leadership, Graduate, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News, Online Education |

Anita Dempsey receives nursing award for mental health efforts at the Dayton VA Medical Center

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Karen Strider-Iiames

Anita Dempsey was honored with the 2014 Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing—RN Expanded Role Category from the Dayton VA Medical Center. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Health and Exercise Sciences, Home news sidebar, News |

Wright State prepares ‘Les Misérables’

Excerpt Do you hear the people sing? Wright State University hopes so to soaring degrees when it delivers the local collegiate premiere of “Les Misérables,” Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg’s 1987 Tony Award-winning pop opera phenomenon adapted from Victor Hugo’s … Continue reading →

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

Talent show: High-scoring Kim Demmings is Horizon League Player of the Year

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Wright State junior point guard Kim Demmings leads the Horizon League in scoring average, helping to lead the Raiders to a first-place tie in the league. Continue reading →

Posted in Around Campus, Education & Leadership, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News |

Men’s basketball to play for Horizon League title, NCAA tournament automatic bid Tuesday

Women's team to open play in Horizon League Tournament Wednesday

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Wright State Media Team

Women’s basketball to open play in the Horizon League Tournament Wednesday. Continue reading →

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Wright State puts Dayton on national stage hosting Horizon finals

Excerpt You’ve gotta admit, the Horizon League has a pretty cool way for determining its men’s basketball champion. The league’s top seed earns rights to host the tournament — from round two through the semifinals — but a few upsets can send … Continue reading →

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Laser gazer: Ultrafast-laser expert Jason Deibel named director of undergraduate research at CoSM