Around Campus

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

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 →

Army impresses Wright State assistant dean, changing old perceptions

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Seth Bauguess

Lillian Johnson, Wright State University's assistant dean for academic advising and transfer services with University College got some hot shooting tips during her trip to San Antonio.

No fan of firearms, Lillian Johnson last week cradled a 12-gauge shotgun in her hands trying to shoot skeet whizzing across the field at the San Antonio Gun Club. Continue reading →

Wheelchair basketball athletes show skills at Wright State

Local reality TV star James Terpenning talks about sport

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Jim Hannah

It’s a cross between ballet and bumper cars.

Wheelchair basketball athletes dribble, pass and shoot while skillfully steering and spinning their way through defenders, setting picks and boxing out. Continue reading →

Iconic paintings, abstract photography, paper prints highlight 2011 Wright State faculty art exhibition

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Wright State Media Team

Diane Fitch is professor of painting and drawing in the Art and Art History Department. In the exhibited paintings she borrows gestures and configurations from medieval and Renaissance paintings and from Gothic relief sculpture.

From January 23 to March 6, 2011, the Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries will feature the work of Wright State University art faculty Diane Fitch, Tracy Longley-Cook and Danielle Rante. Continue reading →