Yearly Archives: 2017

GROWing a STEM community at Wright State

Learning opportunities through gardening projects leverage technology
Posted on July 13, 2017 by Jim Hannah

Faculty members use technology to increase student engagement in courses focused on health, gardening, food, community and sustainability. Continue reading →

Posted in 50th, Academics, Around Campus, Biology, Education & Leadership, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Research, Science & Mathematics, Videos |

Black America Web features Wright state alum, petroleum CEO

Excerpt Steve Hightower, the current CEO and founder of Hightowers Petroleum of Ohio, worked as a janitor cleaning floors and toilets before becoming one of the nation’s top oil tycoons. Hightower’s secret to success is that he simply believed in himself … Continue reading →

Posted in Wright State in the News |

Wright State history grad featured in Atlanta Jewish Times

Excerpt Jeremy Katz is in charge of a crucial piece of Jewish Atlanta history, the ‎archives at the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, where he has worked since 2013. Katz has also been a resident of the Virginia-Highland Moishe House since … Continue reading →

Posted in Wright State in the News |

New member appointed to Wright State Board of Trustees

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Seth Bauguess

Stephanie E. Green of Columbus is senior vice president and director of Fifth Third Private Banking – Central Ohio Region. Continue reading →

Posted in Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, News |

Nursing professor appointed to two Ohio advisory committees

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Micah Karr

Kristine Scordo joins the the Committee of Prescriptive Governance and the Advisory Committee on Advanced Practice Registered Nursing. Continue reading →

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

DDN story: New WSU president says ‘work is not done’ on budget problems

Excerpt Wright State University’s president is calling for further measures to be taken to ensure the school’s finances improve. Cheryl Schrader sent an email to campus on Monday, again addressing how the university will strive to move past its recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Wright State in the News |

Wright State students to hold living history encampment during World War I commemoration

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Bob Mihalek

Graduate students in the War and Society program and their professor will participate in a ceremony marking the gathering of 200 Dayton men at Camp Triangle. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News |

Medical students learn about treating refugee populations

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Heather Maurer

Boonshoft School of Medicine students presented research about refugee patient communities and their health concerns at the North American Refugee Health Conference in Toronto. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Center for Global Health, Family Medicine, Home news sidebar, Medical Research, Medical Students, Medicine, News, Research |

Summer sages

Wright State’s Summer Partnership Institute helps region’s schoolteachers master new lessons
Posted on July 10, 2017 by Jim Hannah

Hosted by the College of Education and Human Services, the Summer Partnership Institute offers an array of professional development sessions for the region’s P-12 teachers. Continue reading →

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

Sea change

Wright State student Saundra-Anne Morrell brings 23-year Navy career to pursuit of doctorate at School of Professional Psychology
Posted on July 10, 2017 by Jim Hannah

Saundra-Anne Morrell is pursuing a doctoral degree in psychology at Wright State to prepare for a career counseling children and their parents. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Graduate, Military & Veterans, News, Professional Psychology, Student Profile |