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.

Nearly 1,900 students to graduate at Wright State’s fall commencement ceremony

Wright State University’s 2017 fall commencement ceremony takes place Saturday, Dec. 16, beginning at 10 a.m. in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Around Campus, Business, Commencement, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty & Staff, Graduate, Health and Exercise Sciences, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Honors Program, Lake Campus, Liberal Arts, News, Science & Mathematics, Student Success, Undergraduate |

Let’s make a deal

Wright State business students conduct mock negotiations with major manufacturer

When Wright State University supply chain management students were paired with manufacturing executives and told to think on their feet and craft a high-stakes business deal… Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Business, Home news sidebar, News, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Management |

Economic powerhouse

Wright State has $1 billion-plus economic impact on the region, new study shows

Conducted by SOCHE, The study shows that Wright State University is a leading driver of the Dayton region’s economy. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Business, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty & Staff, Graduate, Health and Exercise Sciences, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, President, Research, Science & Mathematics, Student Success |

Symphonic streak

Wright State’s Herb Dregalla poised to conduct 'Nutcracker Ballet' in Nebraska for 23rd consecutive year

Music educator Herb Dregalla will conduct three “Nutcracker” performances with the Nebraska Symphony Chamber Orchestra on Dec. 16 and 17. Continue reading

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

Nursing natural

Wright State nursing professor Rosemary Eustace completes prestigious Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship in her native Tanzania

Fellowship in Tanzania helps Wright State nursing professor Rosemary Eustace to strengthen the relationships she had developed in previous trips to the African country. Continue reading

Posted in Alumni, Faculty, Health and Exercise Sciences, Home news sidebar, News |

Scrap value

Wright State alum Sheila Skimmerhorn remembers the university’s beginnings

Sheila Skimmerhorn, the first student to register and complete her degree at what would become Wright State, kept a scrapbook of the university’s early days. Continue reading

Posted in 50th, Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies |

Synergy search

Wright State nursing educators win research grant to measure and improve teamwork

Wright State nursing educators will measure and improve synergy and teamwork among nursing students in class projects and in the nursing profession. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Health and Exercise Sciences, Home news sidebar, News, Research |

Just dance

Zoe Dell Nutter establishes dance scholarship to benefit Wright State students

Zoe Dell Nutter met with Wright State dance majors to celebrate the creation of an endowed dance scholarship. Continue reading

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

Teaching of English propels budding partnership between Wright State and University of Babylon

The University of Babylon wants to model teaching at its English-language center after that of Wright State’s Learning English for Academic and Professional Purposes (LEAP) Intensive English Program. Continue reading

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

Poverty Project

Wright State newswriting students making a big splash with ambitious initiative

Communication students have spent the fall semester putting a human face on the region’s poor and chronicling the causes and effects of being destitute. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies |