Wright State Headlines
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Aug 16
Amidst tragedy, Wright State grad student finds a way to give back
Brooke Evans, a school counseling graduate student, passed out homemade dog treats and offered pets and pictures with her dogs to raise funds for the victims of the Dayton mass shooting. Continue reading
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Aug 15
Wright State trustees approve a break-even, no-deficit 2019-20 budget
Wright State University plans to post a break-even, no-deficit budget, according to the proposed 2019-20 budget approved Aug. 15 by the university’s Board of Trustees. Continue reading
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Aug 15
Wright State environmental student meets with nation’s top environmental official
Leon Katona, an environmental sciences Ph.D. candidate, conducted research this summer on Lake Erie aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA’s largest research vessel. Continue reading
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Aug 14
Kunal Swani joins editorial board of Journal of Business Research
Kunal Swani, associate professor of marketing, was appointed an associate editor of business-to-business research track for the Journal of Business Research. Continue reading
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Aug 14
Flight school
Wright State faculty, staff and administrators were part of a delegation of higher education representatives who toured Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Continue reading
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Learning English for Academic and Professional Purposes (LEAP)
Boonshoft Scholars scholarship recipient committed to serving others
Julia Hitchcock, who graduated with a degree in biology from Wright State in 2017, is the recipient of the four-year Boonshoft Scholars scholarship. Continue reading
International and Honors students gather to share holiday traditions
University Honors and LEAP Program students got together to discuss holiday traditions in the United States and around the world. Continue reading
Teaching of English propels budding partnership between Wright State and University of Babylon
The University of Babylon wants to model teaching at its English-language center after that of Wright State’s Learning English for Academic and Professional Purposes (LEAP) Intensive English Program. Continue reading
Speaking terms
Wright State to offer pronunciation improvement course for international students, faculty and professionals in the community
The Learning English for Academic and Professional Purposes Intensive English program will offer a Pronunciation Improvement course this fall. Continue reading
Life is sweet
Wright State’s LEAP students try their hand at international bake-off
The event enabled LEAP students to experience something that is very much a part of American culture while featuring dishes from around the world. Continue reading
Wright State creates Pre-College Residential International English Institute
Wright State will offer summer program to teach English to international high school students and give them a U.S. college experience. Continue reading
Three brothers graduate from LEAP Intensive English Program
For brothers Mohammed Alkhiari, Faisal Alkhiari and Naif Alkhiari, English was a challenge, but one they all worked hard to overcome. Continue reading
Acculturation modules big hit at College of Engineering and Computer Science
When they first arrive at Wright State’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, many international students face challenges other students usually never encounter. Continue reading
Wright State international students share insights from their homelands
Wright State students from China, Germany and Iran share insights and memories of their homelands. Continue reading
English Expression
LEAP program teaching the language to growing international population
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
