Monthly Archives: December 2017

International and Honors students gather to share holiday traditions

University Honors and LEAP Program students got together to discuss holiday traditions in the United States and around the world. Continue reading

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Watch: Game knights

A Wright State alumnus’ lifelong dream is now a reality. Continue reading

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Nursing natural

Wright State nursing professor Rosemary Eustace completes prestigious Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship in her native Tanzania

Fellowship in Tanzania helps Wright State nursing professor Rosemary Eustace to strengthen the relationships she had developed in previous trips to the African country. Continue reading

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Scrap value

Wright State alum Sheila Skimmerhorn remembers the university’s beginnings

Sheila Skimmerhorn, the first student to register and complete her degree at what would become Wright State, kept a scrapbook of the university’s early days. Continue reading

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Los Angeles Times story: Wright State seeks federal funds for archives center

Excerpt Wright State University has applied for federal funds for a new center to house its archives, including a Wright Brothers collection and first-edition works by poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. The Dayton Daily News reports that the university has filed … Continue reading

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Washington Post details Wright State professor’s letter about Confederate memorials

Descendants of Rebel sculptor: Remove Confederate Memorial from Arlington National Cemetery

Excerpt Various descendants of Confederate generals — including those who claim Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson as their ancestors — have called for Rebel monuments and statues to be removed in the aftermath of violence in Charlottesville. Now a … Continue reading

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Wright State Theatre to present the cult-classic ‘Urinetown: The Musical’

The satirical musical runs Dec. 1 to Dec. 10 in the Herbst Theatre in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading

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Stephanie Goodwin to represent Wright State in support of American Council of Education Women’s Network of Ohio

Stephanie Goodwin will provide information to the network about female administrators on campus, including new appointments and vacant leadership opportunities. Continue reading

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