Author Archives: Wright State Media Team

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Donald McKinney Wallace, WWI, and the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918

When Donald McKinney Wallace enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1918, he did not expect to spend most of his term of service in the hospital quarantined in his barracks with the Spanish flu. Continue reading

Posted in Alumni, Alumni Association, Home news sidebar, Libraries, Magazine, News, Special Collections and Archives |

Double major doctor-in-training

Brittany Urwin is one of hundreds of Wright State students who have benefited from a scholarship funded by a local business or corporation. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Engineering & Computer Science, Giving, Home news sidebar, Magazine, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, News |

Dunbar Library reopens for Fall Semester

University Library staff members are ready to assist students, faculty, staff and community users with individual study, materials retrieval, computing and research. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Coronavirus, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Libraries, News |

Horizon League postpones fall season

A decision on whether fall sport competition can take place in the spring will be determined at a later date. Continue reading

Posted in Athletics, Coronavirus, Home news sidebar, News |

Valerie Weber of Drexel University appointed dean of the Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine

Valerie Weber is professor of medicine and the Deborah J. Tuttle, M.D., and John P. Piper, M.D., senior vice dean for educational affairs at Drexel University College of Medicine. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Medicine, News |

Jane Wildermuth named head of Special Collections and Archives

Since 2006, Jane Wildermuth has served as head of the Digital Initiatives and Repository Services Department. Continue reading

Posted in Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Libraries, News, Special Collections and Archives, Staff |

Wright State board solidifies a multiyear plan to right size the university with approval of 2020-21 budget

Existing university operations will continue to undergo review and be re-aligned in a way to successfully meet the needs of a smaller enrollment. Continue reading

Posted in Coronavirus, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, News |

Wright State announces involuntary position eliminations

The pandemic has accelerated the timeframe around which we must resize the university and ensure that we continue to serve the needs of our region. Continue reading

Posted in Coronavirus, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, News |

Wright State Athletics announces program changes

Softball and men’s and women’s tennis programs to be discontinued

Today’s announcement is part of a plan for a $2 million reduction in the operating budget of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Continue reading

Posted in Athletics, Coronavirus, Home news sidebar, News |

Wright State considers reorganizing academic units

This effort reinvigorates our university and will provide stability and a foundation upon which to prosper. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Business, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty & Staff, Health and Exercise Sciences, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, Professional Psychology, Science & Mathematics |