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
Tiffin U introduces new art show
Excerpt Tiffin University’s Diane Kidd Gallery of Art is to open a new exhibition, “Paintings, Drawings and Collages,” by artist Glen Cebulash Thursday. The public is invited to a free reception 5:30-7 p.m. that day. The exhibition is to run … Continue reading
Architect spotlight: Wright State Enrollment Services Center
Excerpt The Wright State University Student Enrollment Center consolidates two related yet distinct functions: a welcome and orientation center for new students and their families, and an advising center for currently enrolled students. While each center required distinct entries, spaces … Continue reading
Ohio colleges get $3.5 million to boost STEM grads
Excerpt Eleven colleges and universities in Ohio will split a $3.5 million grant to help them boost the number of minority graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The funding from the National Science Foundation creates an … Continue reading
Wright State takes deeper look at ‘Oklahoma!’
Excerpt Rodgers and Hammerstein’s legendary “Oklahoma!,” the 1943 tale of romance, jealousy, land and statehood, revolutionized Broadway by taking musical theater to new heights of story, song and dance. It will be presented at Wright State University beginning Thursday. Based … Continue reading
Local man explores hip-hop as form of education
Excerpt Exploring how hip-hop music can be an alternate form of education and how it is both culturally relevant and empowering to urban youth has been the focus of research by a former Middletown resident who was recognized by his … Continue reading
Wright State arts center to get $23M renovation
Excerpt A renovation project for Wright State University’s Creative Arts Center is slated to begin next spring. The $22.75 million project will break ground April 12, the university said, and will be a major upgrade for many of the programs in the … Continue reading
Wright State’s Shafer quick in the class room and on the cross country course
Excerpt Dan Shafer finished his undergraduate degree in accounting in three years at Wright State. He’s just as fast outside the classroom. Shafer was named Horizon League Runner of the Week on Monday after finishing 16th overall and eighth among … Continue reading
Wright State president, former general to lead effort protecting local bases
Excerpt A retired four-star Air Force general and Wright State University’s president will serve as co-chairmen of a Dayton Development Coalition panel with a goal to protect two military installations in the region if another round of base closures happens. … Continue reading
Wright State grad explores educational value of hip-hop
Darius Prier, a double Wright State graduate who is now education professor at Duquesne University, examines how hip-hop is a culturally relevant form of education in a new book. Continue reading
Creative Arts Center renovations to begin next spring
The Creative Arts Center, home of the Departments of Theatre, Dance, and Motion Pictures, Music, and Art and Art History, will undergo renovations and expansion beginning next spring. Continue reading
