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Move-in Day set for Aug. 21

About 70% of first-year class to move on campus
Photo of former Wright Stste employee Mike Schulze helping parents and students move on to campus during Move-in Day.

Move-In Day will last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will involve 110 golf carts, a fleet of luggage rollers and about 440 student, staff and faculty volunteers. Continue reading

Economic development, aerospace, immigration highlight Wright State’s annual Regional Summit

Wright State President David R. Hopkins, State Sen. Chris Widener and Provost S. Narayanan

Business leaders, educators, government officials and others discussed developing initiatives in workforce development and globalization during Wright State’s annual Regional Summit. Continue reading

Boonshoft School of Medicine students named to Student National Medical Association board

Medical student Topaz Sampson

Boonshoft School of Medicine students were named to the board of the nation’s oldest and largest independent, student-run organization for medical students of color. Continue reading

Former Wright-Patt commander to lead Wright State’s Aerospace Professional Development Center

Cassie Barlow and Dennis Andersh

Former Air Force Base Commander Cassie Barlow will join the Aerospace Professional Development Center in September. Continue reading

Spanish scene

Latino children at El Puente reap benefits of tutoring from Wright State education students
Lauren Hummel tutoring

Wright State graduate students tutor Latino children while improving their teaching skills at El Puente, a Wright State tutoring program. Continue reading

Masters of disasters

College of Nursing and Health develops National Disaster Health Consortium
Dan Kirkpatrick and Sharon Stanley

College of Nursing and Health launches the National Disaster Health Consortium, a disaster preparedness training program for nurses and other professionals. Continue reading

Workforce development, globalization to highlight Wright State University’s Regional Summit on Aug. 15

Wright State President David R. Hopkins

Annual Regional Summit is expected to draw business leaders, educators, government officials and others to the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading

Wright State Physicians to offer educational session about forefoot injuries

Foot X-ray

Wright State Physicians podiatrist Gregory L. Barbour will discuss “Forefoot Injuries” during a free educational session on Aug. 19. Continue reading

Summer-at-the-Edge open house to showcase students’ high-tech, high-flying achievements

Discover Lab students

The Summer-at-the-Edge program offers highly sought-after internships that give undergraduate engineering students the freedom to solve problems or meet challenges facing the military. Continue reading

Support for Wright-Patt, other federal sites in Ohio at critical juncture

Photo of Dr. Hopkins

Excerpt The Dayton region is getting traction in aerospace and people across the country are starting to pay attention to what is happening here. “But we have to be relentless,” says Wright State University President David Hopkins, a co-chair of the Wright-Patt 2020 committee. … Continue reading