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Extreme skier, acclaimed environmentalist Alison Gannett to speak at Wright State

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Jim Hannah

Alison Gannett, world champion extreme skier, founder of The Save Our Snow Foundation… Continue reading →

Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center marks 40th anniversary

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Jim Hannah
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, pastor emeritus of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, spoke January 19 at the Wright State Nutter Center as part of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center.

1971. The Congressional Black Caucus was organized… Continue reading →

Ground Broken for Wright State Lake Campus apartments

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Wright State Media Team

CELINA, OH – Wright State University–Lake Campus held a groundbreaking ceremony on January 24, 2011… Continue reading →

Reds vice-president of scouting set to visit Wright State

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Seth Bauguess

In between scouting trips across the country and the world, Bill Bavasi is making a pit stop at Wright State. Continue reading →

Wright State’s Jekyll and Hyde to thrill sold-out crowds

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Cory MacPherson
Darian Taschner as Lucy and Blaine Boyd as Jekyll/Hyde in Wright State's winter musical.

Wright State University’s latest musical, Jekyll and Hyde, is already a commercial success. Continue reading →

Funding has been secured for Lake Campus housing

Groundbreaking will be Monday, January 24 at 4 p.m.
Posted on January 21, 2011 by Seth Bauguess
The new Wright State University Lake Campus apartments will be townhouse-style and each apartment will have 4-5 individual bedrooms, a living room, full kitchen, washer/dryer, two bathrooms, and the first building will have a lakeside view.

Wright State University Lake Campus will soon have apartments on campus for students. Continue reading →

Brash with cash, Ke$ha coming to Wright State

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Seth Bauguess
Pop singer Ke$ha will perform at Wright State's Nutter Center April 5, 2011.

Wright State University’s Nutter Center will host pop singer Ke$ha as part of its Spring Concert series in 2011. Continue reading →

International aid worker in war-torn Iraq to speak in Dayton

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Cory MacPherson
Barefoot in Baghdad chronicles Omar's time as an aid worker in war-torn Iraq.

The Dayton Council on World Affairs (DCOWA) will bring Manal Omar, director of Iraqi programs at the United States Institute of Peace, to Dayton for two events on Monday, Jan. 24. Continue reading →

Alumna’s incredible journey the theme for Symposium speech

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Lara Donnelly
Porter-Young says that being a creative entrepreneur allows her to be resourceful, and to save a ton of capital on advertising, and she thinks many people underestimate artists’ abilities to run a business.

Wright State alumna Monaqui Porter-Young is an enthusiastic woman. Get her talking about her company and her products, especially Srina organic green tea, and she becomes a bubbling fount of information on tea farming, equal trade and sustainable farming. Continue reading →

Evans’ Big Day Helps Wright St. Knock off Butler 69-64

N'Gai Evans scored a career-high 26 points for the Raiders
Posted on January 18, 2011 by Wright State Media Team

N’Gai Evans scored a career-high 26 points and Wright State rallied in the final minutes Sunday night to knock off Butler 69-64. Continue reading →