Yearly Archives: 2017

Wright State President Cheryl B. Schrader to facilitate campus conversations in first week

As Wright State reaches the half-century mark, incoming President Cheryl B. Schrader is at the controls, pledging to help take the university to the next level. Continue reading

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Proud to be tobacco free

Wright State became a tobacco-free campus July 1

New tobacco-free policy, which took effect July 1, will help promote a healthy environment in which students, staff, faculty and others can learn, work, live and visit. Continue reading

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#SMDay: Spot on social

About 250 university professionals and students use Wright State’s social media channels to support recruitment, retention, alumni engagement, donor support and reputation management. Continue reading

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Wright State swimming and diving group meets fundraising goal

Successful fundraising efforts by former swimmers and friends mean the Wright State swimming and diving teams will compete during the 2017-18 season. Continue reading

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Lifeguarding job leads to medical school

Justin Kelley is pursuing a M.D./M.P.H. dual degree at the Boonshoft School of Medicine to prepare for a medical career in health policy and management. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Biology, Home news sidebar, Honors Program, Medical Students, Medicine, News, Physician Leadership Development Program, Science & Mathematics, Student Profile |

Wright State Honors students researching year-round

Megan Neumann, a junior biological sciences major, is one of numerous Wright State Honors students spending the summer conducting research. Continue reading

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Travel scholarship helped medical school graduate aid refugees

Christopher Champlin traveled to Greece to work with Emergency Response Centre International, a NGO that provides assistance to refugees from Turkey. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, BSOM alumni, Community Service, Giving, Home news sidebar, Medical Students, Medicine, News |

Wright State’s Tunnel of Oppression honored by Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education

The Tunnel of Oppression is an eye-opening experience designed to help first-year students at Wright State University appreciate diversity and fight discrimination. Continue reading

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Forbes interviews Wright State expert about Erlich Bachman’s facial hair on HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’

Christopher Oldstone-Moore

Excerpt To learn more about Bachman’s facial hair I turned to Christopher R. Oldstone-Moore, author of Of Beards And Men, The Revealing History of Facial Hair and senior lecturer at Wright State University. I asked him if he could discern … Continue reading

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Katherine Myers discusses how Wright State works with students with a range of disabilities

Katherine Leigh Myers is Assistive Technology Specialist for the Office of Disability Services at Wright State University, where she works with students with a wide range of physical and learning disabilities to help them overcome the many challenges they face … Continue reading

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