Author Archives: Seth Bauguess

About Seth Bauguess

Born in Lexington, KY and raised in Cincinnati, OH Seth Bauguess graduated from the University's of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music in 2001 with a BA in electronic media. In 2013 he earned his MBA from Wright State University's Raj Soin College of Business. Currently Wright State's director of Communications, Bauguess has worked in public relations at Wright State since 2010. Before joining the university, Bauguess worked for ten years as a general assignment television news reporter at WKEF and WRGT in Dayton, OH, WMGT in Macon, GA and WKAG in Hopkinsville, KY.

Dayton Daily News: Wright State starts coronavirus relief campaign to help students

Excerpt To help students facing financial, health and safety issues during the coronavirus outbreak, Wright State University started the Student Emergency Relief Campaign. Created through the Wright State University Foundation, the campaign aims to help students struggling with food, housing, … Continue reading

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New York Times quotes Wright State biologist in Staten Island wildlife management story

Photo of professor Thomas Rooney holding a book in front of a book case.

Across the country, there are an estimated 30 million deer that eat the equivalent of 15 million metric tons of vegetation every year — greater than the combined weight of all the aircraft carriers in the Navy, according to Tom Rooney, a biological sciences professor at Wright State University in Ohio. Continue reading

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Dayton Daily News: Wright State grad hunts for historic audio at nation’s historically black schools

Excerpt They are the echoes of history, voices that defined the Civil Rights and Vietnam War eras. Martin Luther King Jr. Ralph David Abernathy. Clyde Bellecourt. César Chávez. Stokely Carmichael. Susan Sontag. Even members of the radical militant Weather Underground. … Continue reading

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Wright State sociology professor quoted in Ohio Underground Railroad mystery article

Excerpt When Donald Altstaetter was growing up, not far from Middletown, Ohio, he overheard a mysterious conversation between a local landowner and a hunter. The landowner was willing to allow the hunter onto his property, but only if he stayed … Continue reading

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Emerging DNA tech: Interim Lake Campus Dean quoted in NBC news story

Dan Krane

Excerpt Nearly a decade into his life sentence for murder, Lydell Grant was escorted out of a Texas prison in November with his hands held high, free on bail, all thanks to DNA re-examined by a software program. “The last nine years, … Continue reading

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DBJ: Wright State lands more than $2M to fund student scholarships

Excerpt One of the largest universities in Dayton now has more funding to assist students who wish to pursue careers in engineering and computer science. Wright State University announced Thursday it recently liquidated a trust valued at nearly $2.5 million to … Continue reading

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DBJ: Ohio universities land more than $5M — here’s how much Wright State, others got

Excerpt Two Dayton-area universities will receive more than $700,000 this year from a state-sponsored funding pool designed to advance collaborative research in several areas. Wright State University and the University of Dayton were among nine universities and one hospital that will each receive … Continue reading

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Xenia Daily Gazette: Wright State highlighting Black History Month

Excerpt Throughout February, Wright State University’s Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center will host a series of lectures to celebrate Black History Month. The events are open to all Wright State students, faculty and staff and the public. Black History Month … Continue reading

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DBJ: Wright State president named to list of national execs to watch

Excerpt The leaders of Wright State University, CareSource, and OneFifteen have been selected to a national list of executives to watch for 2020. Influencers: People We’re Watching in 2020 offers a list of executives poised to be in the headlines … Continue reading

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DBJ: Wright State business school dean shares which industries should grow in 2020

Excerpt Tom Traynor is a leader in Dayton’s business education scene. Traynor, dean of the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University, has been with Wright State since 1988 and was named a professor of economics in 2003. He … Continue reading

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