Author Archives: Jim Hannah

About Jim Hannah

Born in San Diego, Calif., and raised in Troy, OH. Graduated in journalism from Ohio State University. Worked at the Rome Daily American in Italy, the Indianapolis Star and The Associated Press, where I spent 30 years working in Columbus, Dayton and Washington D.C. Currently assistant director of public relations at Wright State University. Married, with three children.

Bear hugs

Wright State marketing student Callista Hess is the driving force behind Bears4Children’s

Wright State marketing major Callista Hess and her family run an organization that delivers personalized teddy bears to sick children. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Biology, Business, Community Service, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Marketing, News, Science & Mathematics, Videos |

Getting down to business

Alumna Andrea Kunk supports Wright State while steering a high-tech, 500-plus employee company

Wright State University has a friend in two-time graduate Andrea Kunk. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Business, Giving, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Info. Systems & Supply Chain Management, MBA, News, Undergraduate |

‘Raider Nights in the City’ holds promise for increased student engagement

The Student Government Association organized Raider Nights in the City as a way to get more students involved in campus life. Continue reading

Posted in Home news sidebar, News |

Wright State Fine Arts Technician Landon Crowell completes sculpture installation at University of Dayton

Landon Crowell created an unusual optical illusion-like wall sculpture now on display in a hallway at the University of Dayton. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Fine and Performing Arts, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News |

Wright State historian Paul Lockhart elected to The Royal Society for Danish History

Paul Lockhart, professor of history, had been hoping to be elected to the society for at least the past 25 years. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News |

Historic photo collection of Rike’s holiday window displays housed in Wright State’s Special Collections and Archives

Rike’s donated the photos to the Special Collections and Archives in 1988. Continue reading

Posted in Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Libraries, News, Photos, Special Collections and Archives |

Nearly 1,200 students to graduate at Wright State’s fall commencement

Wright State will hold commencement ceremonies in the Wright State Nutter Center for its Graduate School on Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. and for undergraduate students on Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Around Campus, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Business, Commencement, Engineering & Computer Science, Fine and Performing Arts, Graduate, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Honors Program, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Info. Systems & Supply Chain Management, International Students, Lake Campus, Liberal Arts, Master of Public Health, Medicine, News, Science & Mathematics, Social Sciences and International Studies, Student Success, Undergraduate |

Barbara Fowler named to American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Diversity Leadership Institute

The Diversity Leadership Institute features an intensive mentoring program in which participants develop diversity plans designed to drive excellence in their organizations. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News, Nursing, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences |

Wright State School of Nursing celebrates Cameos of Caring recipient from Dayton Children’s Hospital

The Cameos of Caring celebrate exceptional nurses and raise funds for nursing scholarships at Wright State. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News, Nursing, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences |

Computer science grad Medha Karri applauds Wright Venture competition, urges widespread participation

Medha Karri created an app that enabled small businesses to do their administrative work and more accurately for Wright Venture. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Business, Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Marketing, News |