Wright State Headlines
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Oct 14
Weeks of Welcome helps Wright State students find place on campus
Wright State helped new and transfer students transition to college life at the start of Fall Semester with Weeks of Welcome. Continue reading
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Oct 13
Federally funded conservation treatment helps preserve Wright brothers’ family history
Housed in the largest archival collection of Wright family material in the world, the preserved items will continue to serve as a resource for generations to come. Continue reading
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Oct 12
Lake Campus expands recreation and engagement opportunities on campus
Lake Campus is creating spaces dedicated to students while encouraging community engagement through a self-service kayak station, pickleball courts and a renovated on-campus space for students to connect. Continue reading
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Oct 9
Dream, innovate and soar
Wright Brothers Day at Wright State University showcased how modern innovators are building on the legacy of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Continue reading
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Oct 8
Make the argument that changes you
Wright State’s Model United Nations team has earned awards for 46 consecutive years while helping students build confidence, communication skills and lasting friendships. Continue reading
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Author Archives: Bob Mihalek
Take 5 with Tess Cortes
Excerpt “Materialize,” opening at Purdue Galleries Jan. 15, is a fascinating exploration into 3-D and digital printing. Tess Cortes, the gallery coordinator at Wright State University, is helping to bring this show to Lafayette. She talked to the Journal & Courier … Continue reading
Broadway star Leslie Uggams to visit Wright State musical theatre program
Actress and singer Leslie Uggams will work with Wright State students and perform in concert as a visiting artist of the university’s Musical Theatre Initiative. Continue reading
Health care advances tested at Wright State
Excerpt When it comes to medicines and medical treatments that change lives, clinical trials are meant to be trailblazers. In Dayton, an alliance of three organizations — Premier Health, the area’s largest hospital system, and the Wright State University Boonshoft … Continue reading
Wright State University official named to CareSource trustees
Excerpt A Wright State University associate dean has been named to the CareSource Ohio Board of Trustees. Dr. Gary LeRoy, who is associate dean of student affairs and admissions at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, will join the Medicaid managed … Continue reading
Audio—Ecologists take on tiny green beetles that infest ash trees
The emerald ash borer is spreading across the U.S. and destroying ash trees. The pests usually only bothered ash trees, but an Ohio scientist has made a distressing discovery. Listen to the report from National Public Radio.
Dare to Defy prepares compelling ‘Last Five Years’
Excerpt Wright State University senior musical theater majors Ian Benjamin and Kelsey Pohl star in Dare to Defy Productions’ staging of Jason Robert Brown’s humorous, romantic and heartbreaking 2002 musical “The Last Five Years,” scheduled for Friday, Jan. 2, and … Continue reading
Wright State names new CIO
Excerpt Wright State University has named a new chief information officer. Craig Woolley will assume the post January 5. He is currently assistant vice president for information technology at the University of South Florida. Woolley will oversee information technology policy, … Continue reading
Fall Commencement in photos
Wright State honored nearly 1,200 graduating students at its Fall 2014 Commencement ceremony Dec. 13 in the Nutter Center. Continue reading
Wright State grad creates sets for television, film
Excerpt When his fourth-grade teacher told him his drawings were “just scribbles,” Martin Fahrer stopped making art. But when his Wright State University professor, Joe Tilford, insisted he learn to draw if he wanted to become a stage designer, he reconsidered … Continue reading
From Wright State to House Speaker
Excerpt In 2012, Rosenberger graduated Wright State University with a degree in public administration/urban affairs. His framed degree hangs in his office that overlooks the Ohio Statehouse. “I’m so proud of that bad boy, it’s right there,” he said. WSU … Continue reading
