For the Media

English Department collaborates with others to bring National Poetry Month to Wright State

Excerpt Wright State’s English Department, is partnering with the Department of Modern Languages, Department of Music, the Women’s Center, LEAP Intensive English Program and Books & Co. at the Greene, to host numerous events across the university and community focusing … Continue reading

Wright State students trek to New York Stock Exchange

Excerpt A group of Wright State University students’ annual trip to the New York Stock Exchange became a chance to help New York rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Ten Wright State students traveled to the exchange as part … Continue reading

Video—Wright State takes part in cancer study

Excerpt Wright State University is taking part in a cancer prevention study. An information campaign kicked off Wednesday at the Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek. Wright State University’s soccer and basketball coaches pushed for community involvement. Watch the video at … Continue reading

What graduate students should know about the sequester

Excerpt Research universities and graduate assistants across the nation are starting to feel the sequester’s impact. The across-the-board, $85 billion in discretionary spending cuts began just one month ago. “My NIH grant has already been affected. Our budget has been … Continue reading

Wright State student group aids House of Bread

Excerpt The Catholic Order of Foresters and Wright State University’s Social Work Club sponsored the 8th annual House of Bread Awareness Dinner on March 22. The House of Bread, 9 Orth Ave., serves 200 people a day. Social worker Carl … Continue reading

Wright State receives grant to improve wheelchair sports

Excerpt Wright State University has received a $13,000 grant to enhance its adaptive recreation program. The grant, from the Christopher & Diana Reeve Foundation, will go towards 15 new wheelchairs to be used in wheelchair sports. “Our students with disabilities … Continue reading

Wright State gets $13K for new sports wheelchairs

Excerpt In a friendly round of basketball at Wright State University, William Howard rolled under the hoop and took a shot. The sophomore from Dayton does not require a wheelchair, but every week he joins other students, both able-bodied and … Continue reading

Wright State’s Grant: CBI “one of the best things we have ever done”

Excerpt Bob Grant didn’t mince any words when it came to Wright State playing in the College Basketball Invitational – the post-season tournament simply known as the CBI and a pay-as-you-go distant cousin of the much-trumpeted NCAA tournament. “It’s one … Continue reading

Wright State students compete in international fuel efficiency competition

Excerpt Wright State University students will travel to Houston in April to take part in Shell’s Eco-marathon, an international student competition focused on vehicle efficiency. Three teams composed of students from Wright State’s college of engineering and computer science will … Continue reading

On Stage Dayton Review: Grand Hotel: The Musical (Wright State University) — Dazzling Display

Excerpt Forget London, Paris or Rome. Berlin beckons for the remainder of March, but a passport isn’t required. Just head to Fairborn where Wright State University brilliantly showcases its musical theater department to the hilt with a chorally sublime, stunningly … Continue reading