Monthly Archives: August 2017

President Schrader launches face-to-face meetings with department chairs

The meeting will help President Cheryl B. Schrader better understand the work of the university’s academic programs and faculty, staff and students. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Faculty & Staff, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, President |

Medical student helps indigenous Mayan population in Guatemala

Brianna Williamson, a Boonshoft School of Medicine student, took a year off from medical school to immerse herself in rural Guatemala and care for patients. Continue reading

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

Helping others

Over 500 families filed into the Wright State University Nutter Center parking lot as trunks of their cars were filled with fruits and vegetables. Continue reading

Posted in Alumni, Around Campus, Community Service, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Videos |

Wright State professor Julie Williams receives prestigious national award for advancement of disability issues

Julie Williams, a professor in the School of Professional Psychology, received the Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of Disability Issues Award from the American Psychological Association. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Disability Services, Faculty, Faculty Profile, Home news sidebar, News, Professional Psychology |

Wright State in the 1960s

Founded as a branch campus of The Ohio State University and Miami University, Wright State University became an independent institution in 1967. Continue reading

Posted in 50th, Academics, Campus Growth, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Photos |

Journal-News Q&A: New Wright State president looks toward the future, new era

Excerpt Q: What’s your first month on the job been like? Schrader: The first month brought some amazing facts every day – on how integral Wright State is to this community, on the educational opportunities and access it provides, and on … Continue reading

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Dayton Daily News reports on new leader of Wright State’s clinical trials alliance

Excerpt Robert L. Mott Jr. has been named medical director of the Wright State University and Premier Health Clinical Trials Research Alliance. Mott is a board-certified preventive medicine physician and retired U.S. Army colonel with 22 years of experience in … Continue reading

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Wright choice

Wright State orientation sessions help new and transfer students feel that Wright State is their right choice for college. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Enrollment Management, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Videos |

Medical student competes in elite 100-mile ultramarathons

For Teddy Bross, a fourth-year medical student at the School of Medicine, ultramarathon running helps him prepare for a career as a doctor. Continue reading

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

Dayton Business Journal: Wright State names new budget architect

Excerpt Wright State University’s new president is bringing aboard a top financial officer from her former Missouri school. The school has hired Walter Branson as its new vice president for finance and operations and chief business officer, overseeing all of … Continue reading

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