Yearly Archives: 2015

Wright State grad Alexis Gomez advances to top 24 on ‘American Idol’

Alexis Gomez at American Idol audition

After performing in Hollywood, Alexis Gomez, a 2014 Wright State graduate, advanced on “American Idol.” Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Arts Scene, Home news sidebar, International Students, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies |

Wright State offering new studio arts minor

Student painting self-portrait

Department of Art and Art History designs new studio arts minor to help students develop artistic skills and expand understanding of visual literacy. Continue reading

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

Wright State reduces tuition by half for local international residents who want to learn English

LEAP classroom

Wright State makes its intensive English program more attractive to local international students who want to increase their skills in English. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Enrollment Management, Home news sidebar, International Students, Liberal Arts, News |

Boonshoft School of Medicine Public Health Grand Rounds event to focus on public health department accreditation

Public health commissioners will discuss their experiences with the accreditation process at a Public Health Grand Rounds event on Feb. 26 in the Student Union. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Center for Global Health, Home news sidebar, Master of Public Health, Medicine, News |

Subterranean salute

Wright State’s Shannon family witnesses annual Dutch Christmas Eve tribute to World War II liberators
Vaughn Shannon and Mandy Shannon

Wright State’s Shannon family travel to Netherlands to witness an annual Dutch Christmas Eve tribute to World War II liberators. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, Libraries, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Staff |

New Wright State literary mag seeks creative writers

Excerpt Wright State University’s Department of English Language and Literatures is relaunching a literary magazine, Mad River Review, says Dennis Loranger, lecturer in English and music. Dennis will also serve as the relaunched magazine’s editor. “Literary magazines tend to rise … Continue reading

Posted in Faculty, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News, Wright State in the News |

Wright State Physicians adds clinical laboratory for complex testing for rheumatology practice

William Venanzi

Rheumatology patients can now have complex laboratory testing performed at Wright State Physicians Health Center. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Medicine, News, Wright State Physicians |

YSI donates water testing equipment to Wright State education students

Chris Cushman using pH meter

Donated pH meters will help Wright State education students develop skills critical to teaching how to preserve water quality. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Education & Leadership, Graduate, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News, Science & Mathematics, Undergraduate |

Kimberly Barrett: ‘Remembering Selma, Honoring Black History Year-Round’

Kimberly Barrett

In a guest commentary on WYSO Public Radio, Kimberly Barrett, vice president for multicultural affairs and community engagement at Wright State, discusses Black History Month and the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Listen as Barrett explains why “this … Continue reading

Posted in Inclusive Excellence, News, Staff, Wright State in the News |

Wright State Physicians now provides financial counseling to patients

Tory Kirsch

To better meet the needs of patients, Wright State Physicians now offers financial counseling services. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Medicine, News, Staff, Wright State Physicians |