Author Archives: Cory MacPherson

BGSU’s new president has Wright State ties

((excerpt)) Bowling Green State University’s new president has plenty of ties to Ohio, including spending about 17 years at Wright State University. The school announced Tuesday that Auburn University provost and vice president for academic affairs Mary Ellen Mazey will … Continue reading

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Sue Polanka – Change Agents – 2011 Movers & Shakers

((Excerpt)) Driven by zeal to improve service, academic librarian Sue Polanka dove into investigating technologies that would serve library users. Before long, this head of reference and instruction at Wright State University Libraries was blogging about ebooks and had become … Continue reading

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Wright State grads to screen award-winning, Dayton-made film at the Cleveland International Film Festival

Wright State grad Marianne Porter stars in "True Nature."

The Wright State University Alumni Association Cleveland Network will host a special event to celebrate. Continue reading

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Honors Institute explores “Intersections of Memory”

Porter-Young also encouraged students to follow their dreams and not to feel bound by their major.

Presented by the Wright State Honors Program, the symposium included breakout sessions and a luncheon address. Continue reading

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Former U.S. ambassador to speak in Dayton

Ford served as U.S. Ambassador to Honduras from 2005 to 2008.

The luncheon, “Reflections on a Career in the Foreign Commercial Service: Promoting Peace and Prosperity in Latin America and Europe,” is presented by the Dayton Council on World Affairs (DCOWA). Continue reading

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New blog showcases Dayton history

The Beatles emerge from their airplane at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati for a 1964 local concert.

Library staff chronicle their work on the Dayton Daily News archive. Continue reading

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Pre-College Programs to host 10th Annual Miami Valley Camp Fair

The event will allow parents to collect summer program information about the many opportunities that are available in and around the Miami Valley. Continue reading

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Dance Ensemble presents winter concert

The Wright State University Dance Ensemble will present its 2011 Winter Dance Concert March 10-13.

Audiences will experience a variety of dance styles… Continue reading

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International Women’s Day celebration planned

March 8 is the 100th annual International Women’s Day and Wright State will commemorate the day with a roundtable presentation and discussion featuring three of its female professors. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, Social Sciences and International Studies |

Bestselling author to speak for Women’s History Month

Bestselling author Jennifer Finney Boylan will give a keynote address for Women's History Month.

Bestselling author Jennifer Finney Boylan will give a keynote address, “Gender and Imagination: An Afternoon with Jennifer Finney Boylan,” for Women’s History Month. Continue reading

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