Author Archives: Bob Mihalek

Wright State to launch new school of public affairs

Excerpt Wright State University is merging some departments into a new school of public and international affairs. The school announced Friday morning it will take elements of its departments of political science, urban affairs and geography under the new unit, … Continue reading

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Wright State to launch School of Public and International Affairs

The School of Public and International Affairs includes programs from the Departments of Political Science and Urban Affairs and Geography. Continue reading

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Soin gift leads to creation of new Wright State business park

Excerpt Wright State University will dedicate five buildings it has assembled near its camps into a new “Innovation Park” thanks to a gift from the Soin family. Termed the “Vishal Soin Innovation Park,” the school has acquired five office buildings … Continue reading

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Wright State to dedicate 5 buildings in honor of Vishal Soin

Excerpt Wright State University will dedicate the Vishal Soin Innovation Park at 11 a.m. Friday. The dedication, in honor of the former chair of the WSU board of trustees, will take place inside the former corporate headquarters of the Wright-Patt … Continue reading

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Dayton Opera creates own sets for Mozart comic opera for first time

Excerpt Pam Knauert Lavarnway, best known for her theater sets at Wright State University, was selected to come up with designs that would complement the comic tale of two women purchased from pirates by a Pasha and their eventual rescue … Continue reading

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Missouri Science and Technology chancellor to visit Wright State Feb. 7-9 for president’s job

Cheryl Schrader, the third finalist for Wright State University’s presidential position, will visit campus Tuesday, Feb. 7, to Thursday, Feb. 9. Continue reading

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Wisconsin-Parkside chancellor to visit Wright State Feb. 5-7 for president’s job

Deborah Ford, the second of three finalists for Wright State University’s presidential position, will visit campus Sunday, Feb. 5, to Tuesday, Feb. 7. Continue reading

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Wright State presents controversial ‘Children’s Hour’

Excerpt Lies encircling an all-girls boarding school fuels the engrossing events within Lillian Hellman’s controversial, rarely produced 1934 drama “The Children’s Hour,” which will be presented by Wright State University beginning Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Festival Playhouse of the … Continue reading

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Flight Test

Emmanuel Urquieta participates in a NASA mission simulating stresses of deep space exploration

The chance to participate in an official NASA mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston was a “dream come true” for 2015 Wright State University graduate Emmanuel Urquieta. Urquieta, who earned a master’s degree in aerospace medicine from the Wright … Continue reading

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Wisconsin-Platteville chancellor to visit Wright State Feb. 2-4 for president’s job

Dennis Shields, the first of three finalists for Wright State University’s presidential position, will visit campus Thursday, Feb. 2, to Saturday, Feb. 4. Continue reading

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