Author Archives: Bob Mihalek

Excerpt First came Black Friday. Then there was Cyber Monday. Even Small Business Saturday. Have you heard of Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday is a national day of giving driven through social media channels by nonprofits, for-profits and individuals that takes … Continue reading →

Excerpt Kurt Holden enrolled at Wright State University just to have a place to live after he aged out of the foster care system. The statistics were against him — more than one in five emancipated foster care youth will … Continue reading →

Excerpt A distinctive photographic approach to insects, “Militainment and Insects,” is on display in the Patricia Scott Gallery at Ohio University-Chillicothe’s Bennett Hall. The exhibit by Benjamin Montague, a faculty member at Wright State University, will be on display through … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University will hold a Thanksgiving dinner today for its students who can’t travel home for the holiday. The university hosted the free meal for the first time last year, when the switch to a semester calendar shortened … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University is hoping to take some of its research opportunities across the pond. The school signed a memorandum of understanding with Anglia Ruskin University Wednesday following a three-day visit to Wright State by officials from the Cambridge, England … Continue reading →

Excerpt The excellent local premiere of Andrew Lippa’s 2000 off-Broadway musical “The Wild Party,” adapted from Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 narrative poem of the same name, intimately electrifies at Wright State University. Presented inside the black box Herbst Theatre, “Wild … Continue reading →

Excerpt William B. Irvine has a “five-second rule” that has nothing to do with eating just-dropped food off a floor. But it has a lot to do with a person’s ability to brush off an insult, the Wright State University philosophy … Continue reading →

Excerpt Reynolds and Reynolds has committed to another $400,000 in scholarships to train students in engineering and computer science at Wright State University. The grant is expected to help 40 students over five years, and ups the commitment Reynolds and Reynolds has … Continue reading →

Some college students cut a rug to make a difference. Wright State’s Dance Marathon took place all day Saturday. Students danced for 15 hours straight  to raise money for Dayton Children’s Hospital. “We have over 617 students registered and it’s … Continue reading →