Business

Campus buzzes with volunteers, golf carts, new students during Move-In Day

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Bob Mihalek
Golf cart with pillows and people

With the help of more than 500 campus volunteers and over 100 golf carts, 1,400 first-year students brought their belongings to Wright State during Move-In Day. Continue reading →

English Expression

LEAP program teaching the language to growing international population
Posted on August 28, 2015 by Jim Hannah

The first students came from Chile. They were planning to apply for Wright State’s MBA program, but first needed to master English. So in 1995, the university launched the LEAP Intensive English Program. Founded by associate English professor Chris Hall … Continue reading →

Wright State welcomes 1,400 new students at Move-In Day

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Kris Sproles

Move-in Day on Wright State’s Dayton Campus began at 9 a.m. Aug. 27, as 1,400 new students arrived at their new home. Continue reading →

Interest surges in living on campus; more students expected to populate residence halls

Dayton Campus prepares for Move-in Day
Posted on August 27, 2015 by Jim Hannah

More students are interested in living on campus at Wright State University, with the dorms expected to be nearly full when students arrive for fall semester. Continue reading →

Thomas Sudkamp appointed to serve as provost at Wright State University

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Jim Hannah
Tom Sudkamp in the Student Success Center

Thomas Sudkamp will serve as Wright State’s chief academic officer with the title provost and vice president for curriculum and instruction, and Mark Polatajko has been named chief operating officer and vice president of business and finance. Continue reading →

Local college gears up to tackle national manufacturing workforce problem

Excerpt A new college-led, technology-based initiative to fill the manufacturing worker pipeline is getting closer to launch. The Wright State University Center for Manufacturing Sciences — announced in late 2013 — is shaping up to be a major player in education … Continue reading →

Why can’t adults order off the kids’ menu?

Kendall Goodrich, chair of the Department of Marketing in Wright State’s Raj Soin College of Business, discussed why adults cannot order from the kids’ menu at restaurants on “Marketplace.” Listen to the interview.

Virtual certainty

Wright State’s Small Business Development Center building statewide online toolbox for companies
Posted on July 10, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State’s Small Business Development Center will create a statewide online center to support small business owners in Ohio. Continue reading →