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Wright State filmmaker lights up silver screens across the country

Ever since Brittany Shyne can remember, she has been enchanted by the magic of movies. Continue reading

Hazel Rountree stepping into role as university ombudsperson

In a move that signals an even greater commitment to faculty, staff and students at Wright State, educator/administrator/lawyer Hazel Rountree is settling in as the university’s newly created ombudsperson. Continue reading

Positive happenings around downtown Dayton (A recap)

Excerpt 1. Wright State said it’s coming back to downtown Wright State University’s long-vacant building downtown could come back to life in the coming years, and that would mean a lot more traffic downtown. The school received money to clean … Continue reading

Raiderthon dance marathon is story of the year

The Top Ten Wright State Newsroom stories for 2013

We begin 2014 with a tip of the hat to the best feel-good story of 2013. Continue reading

Wright State to host national a cappella camp this summer

The vocal producer of the popular reality TV competition The Sing-Off will lead a contemporary a cappella singing camp at Wright State University this summer. Continue reading

Wright State partners with Saudi university to create medical school modeled on Boonshoft School of Medicine

Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine is expanding its global reach under a recent agreement that enables a new medical school in Saudi Arabia to get started in an innovative way… Continue reading

Joe Deer honored with Trustees’ Award for Faculty Excellence

Joe Deer, head of Wright State’s Musical Theatre program, received the Trustees’ Award for Faculty Excellence during Fall Commencement Dec. 14. Continue reading

Fall 2013 Commencement photo gallery

Wright State University honored more than 1,700 graduates during its Fall 2013 Commencement ceremony Dec. 14 in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading

More than 1,700 graduate at Fall Commencement

Wright State University President David R. Hopkins challenged graduates at the 2013 Fall Commencement to prove themselves “mentally strong” in the future. “We want to prepare you to have not only the intellectual capabilities but the mental strength to deal … Continue reading

Rinzler Student Sports Complex honored by architecture magazine

Wright State University’s Rinzler Student Sports Complex received top honors in an annual publication citing the best of architectural design on school and college campuses. Continue reading