Author Archives: Bob Mihalek

Wright State selects French professor for international award

S. Narayanan, Kirsten Halling and Michelle Streeter-Ferrari

Excerpt Kirsten Halling, an associate French professor at Wright State University, has been selected for the university’s 2014 International Education Award winner. In presenting her the honor, WSU noted that she “helped spur the dramatic growth of Wright State’s French … Continue reading

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$3.1M pedestrian bridge to link Beavercreek, Fairborn

Excerpt Construction of the $3.1 million pedestrian bridge that will span Interstate 675 in the vicinity of Wright State University is underway with bridge piers and abutments now in place after the first month of work. The 467-foot long, 12-foot … Continue reading

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Wright State accountancy programs recognized nationally

The accountancy program in the Raj Soin College of Business named one of the most affordable residential U.S. undergraduate programs for 2014.
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Madrigal Dinner @ Wright State University

Photo of Bill Rickert and a woman dressed in Renaissance garb.

Excerpt Since 1983, the annual Madrigal Dinner, produced each December by the Wright State University Student Union with the Department of Music, has provided the greater Dayton community with a musical and dramatic interpretation of these fabulous medieval ceremonial feasts. … Continue reading

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Collegiate Theatrics: Emma Jordan of Wright State University

Emma Jordan on stage

Excerpt For people who have known her since she was a child, it may seem like Emma Jordan has been fated to live a life onstage. Growing up in her hometown of Dickson, she was acting on stages throughout Middle … Continue reading

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Listen to ‘Holidays in the Heartland’ on Dayton Public Radio this Thanksgiving

“Holidays in the Heartland” holiday stage

Wright State’s popular “Holidays in the Heartland” concert will be rebroadcast on Dayton Public Radio on Thanksgiving. Continue reading

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TV star, transgender advocate Laverne Cox to give Presidential Lecture

Laverne Cox

“Orange Is the New Black” star Laverne Cox will discuss “Ain’t I a Woman: My Journey to Womanhood” as part of the Presidential Lecture Series on Dec. 2. Continue reading

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Time to Ring Again

CELIA project uses music, poetry, art and film to inspire understanding of World War I

World War I had a profound impact on culture, society, and government in the United States, but many Americans neither realize it nor “think of it as their war,” says Wright State history professor Paul Lockhart. Lockhart and other Wright … Continue reading

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Wright State English professor selected as Fulbright Scholar

Sally Lamping in class

Wright State English professor Sally Lamping will research the Australian education system and how it educates immigrants as a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar. Continue reading

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Xtreme BOTS competition returns to Wright State Nov. 22

Xtreme BOTS competition

High school and college students will battle with remote-controlled robots during the Ohio Robotics Xtreme BOTS competition Nov. 22 in the Nutter Center. Continue reading

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