Wright State Headlines
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Oct 4
Wright State celebrates Wright Brothers Day with hands-on learning and networking event
Wright Brothers Day at Wright State University celebrated the 119th anniversary of Wilbur Wright’s 39-minute flight on Huffman Prairie on Oct. 5, 1905. Continue reading
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Oct 3
Active learning
Wright State University students can register for self-defense, Tai Chi, basketball, soccer, weight training, yoga and karate and receive credits toward graduation. Continue reading
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Oct 2
Wright State staff member Jonathan Lu honored with national Military Medic of the Year Award
Jonathan Lu, director of Wright State’s Center for Health Professions and a retired master sergeant in the U.S. Army, was honored by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. Continue reading
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Oct 1
Jane Wildermuth appointed university librarian at Wright State
Jane Wildermuth, who has worked in the Wright State University Libraries for 25 years, had served as interim university librarian since March. Continue reading
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Sep 30
Wright Day to Give scheduled for Oct. 1 and 2
Wright Day to Give donors are encouraged to “Give Back to the Pack” by supporting the area of campus that is most meaningful to them. Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2017
Under the Spotlight
The performing arts and guest speakers
To Phish fans, the band’s concert at Wright State University’s Nutter Center on December 7, 1997, is legendary. Many of the band’s most loyal followers believe that Phish played one of the greatest first sets in their 34-year career on … Continue reading
Brick and Mortar: The Campus(es)
Lake Campus, Alumni Tower, and the NEC Building
The Western Ohio Educational Foundation (WOEF) organized the first courses for what would eventually become the Wright State University–Lake Campus in 1962. Classes were initially held in a local high school, but as interest in the college continued to build, … Continue reading
Rowdy Raider and Wright State Athletics
Mascot history; shocking the Spartans; bowling team on a roll
Rowdy Raider hasn’t always been the gray and white wolf we know today. The Wright State mascot has gone through several iterations since the university started playing varsity basketball in 1970. A 1971 student contest determined that Wright State’s colors … Continue reading
What’s In A Name?
Campus buildings, and who they were named for
Allyn Hall Stanley Charles Allyn Former NCR President Boonshoft School of Medicine Oscar Boonshoft Engineer, philanthropist Brehm Laboratory John E. Brehm Original wright state landowner Matthew O. Diggs III Laboratory for Life Science Research Matthew O. Diggs … Continue reading
Leading Lady
Cheryl B. Schrader takes the helm at Wright State University at the school’s half-century mark
When the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory was built outside Batavia, Illinois, in the 1960s, a river of top scientists from around the world poured into the sleepy, two-stoplight town. The rural town’s transformation into a scientific beehive by the premier … Continue reading
Wright State to host TEDx event for teens
Excerpt The third annual TEDxYouth@Dayton event will take place at Wright State University next spring. The event, which features speakers and performers ages 14 to 19, will be focused around the theme “3D: Dream. Dare Decode.” It is scheduled for … Continue reading
Wright State at 50
University hitting its stride at the half-century mark
Originally founded as a branch campus of The Ohio State University and Miami University, Wright State became an independent institution in 1967. Continue reading
The Guardian’s Front-Row Seat to History
Newspaper memories by Anthony Shoemaker and Alf Butler
In November 1995, the eyes of the world came to Wright State University’s backyard. U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher and chief envoy Richard Holbrooke brought the leaders of Serbia (Slobodan Milosevic), Croatia (Franjo Tudjman), and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Alija … Continue reading
Homecoming Week kicks off with campus celebration
Wright State University’s 50th anniversary celebration culminates this week with more than 35 special Homecoming events. Continue reading
Director from National Academy of Engineering to speak at Wright State on Grand Challenges Scholars Program
B.L. Ramakrishna will lecture on “Grand Challenges in Engineering and the Role of Materials, Manufacturing and Education in Addressing Them” on Sept. 27 in the Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building. Continue reading
