Wright State in the News

Gifts to Dayton take on new significance

((Excerpt)) And philanthropist John N. Taylor Jr., former owner and retired CEO of Kurz-Kasch, just gave $1 million to help jump start the Montgomery County Ohio College Promise that targets needy eighth-graders with promises of college scholarships. The initiative’s partners … Continue reading →

Get Motivated Business Seminar Expected to Cause Traffic Jams

((Excerpt)) DAYTON — Wright State University’s Nutter Center will host the Get Motivated! Business Seminar on Wednesday, May 18th from 8:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Traffic will be congested on roadways surrounding the venue between 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. … Continue reading →

DPO recruited a village to stage Leonard Bernstein’s epic production

((Excerpt)) Stage director Greg Hellems said the spark actually goes back “four or five years. That’s when Neal and Stuart (WSU Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures chair W. Stuart McDowell) started talking about doing it. I was brought on board … Continue reading →

Aid frozen for Libyan students at area colleges

((Excerpt)) WSU is taking a multi-pronged approach to helping the Libyan students, Lyons said, including reaching out to community resources such as food banks. The university also is checking to see if students can get special permission to double up … Continue reading →

First Responders Participate In Calamityville Training

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN, Ohio — Being prepared in the case of a disaster is the mission of Calamityville, and on Wednesday first responders were put to the test.The National Center for Medical Readiness at Wright State University, better known as Calamityville, … Continue reading →

Bernstein’s Mass to be performed by Wright State and Dayton Philharmonic

((Excerpt)) The joint production between the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra (DPO) and Wright State University (WSU) blends the talents of the Orchestra’s instrumental forces under DPO Music Director Maestro Neal Gittleman with dancers, actors and stage designers from the WSU Department … Continue reading →

Prescription drug abuse costs lives, money

((Excerpt)) To combat this growing problem, Public Health — Dayton & Montgomery County is working with Wright State University. An Ohio Department of Health-sponsored study — Unintentional Prescription Drug Poisoning Project — is being completed by The Center for Interventions, … Continue reading →

Google, Facebook battle for top Web site

((Excerpt)) Kendall Goodrich, assistant professor at the Wright State University Raj Soin College of Business, recently told the Dayton Business Journal that companies taking advantage of Facebook should see rewards. As companies — both large and small — look to … Continue reading →

People can receive free skin cancer screening on Tuesday

((Excerpt)) Atrium Medical Center is offering free skin cancer screenings twice during May. The first session will be 1 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, provided by physicians from the Wright State University Department of Dermatology. Registration is required by calling (866) … Continue reading →

Schools save by sharing services

((Excerpt)) Officials involved in the initiative are also reaching out to Montgomery County superintendents. “The big hope is we will identify a couple of means by which school districts can save money and it will start to organically grow from … Continue reading →