Social Sciences and International Studies

Middle East, wartime China, musical instruments focus of Wright State authors honored for publications

The College of Liberal Arts will recognize faculty members who published books and albums in 2014. Continue reading →

Boonshoft School of Medicine student will be a guest of the First Lady at tonight’s State of the Union Address

William Elder Jr., a Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine student, will attend the State of the Union Address tonight as a guest of First Lady Michelle Obama. Continue reading →

True grit

Wright State’s Marti Malott battles cancer as she chases long-awaited college degree
Marti Malott with her daughter

Grandmother of five who came to Wright State to pursue a long-sought college dream is working on her degree while battling cancer. Continue reading →

Highly technical

Wright State’s Emma Harmeyer turns technical-writing internship into career start
Emma Harmeyer

Wright State communication major Emma Harmeyer turned a technical-writing internship into a full-time job when she graduates. Continue reading →

Mass Appeal

Cox media project inspires students to learn by doing

Grabbing a box of Bill’s doughnuts and Starbucks coffee, Melissa Spirek, Ph.D., hurried to the Cox Media Center in Dayton for a meeting that would transform the mass communication program at Wright State University. Spirek, chair of Wright State’s Department of … Continue reading →

In Their Words

Communication students capture the moment

Kate Hoover Because of the experienced pro-fessors and array of practical courses the communication department at Wright State University offers, my future is filled with incredible opportunities. As an internal and external communication writer for Woolpert, an architecture and engineering … Continue reading →

A Bronx tale

Newspaper veteran Ray Marcano teaching digital media to Wright State students
Ray Marcano

Newspaper veteran Ray Marcano is helping the next generation of journalists by teaching digital media to Wright State students. Continue reading →

Social media class giving Wright State students an edge

Excerpt A unique class focusing on how to build an Internet brand using different social media websites is proving to be a popular and productive addition to the courses at Wright State University. Social Media and Personal Branding, offered to … Continue reading →

International Education Week at Wright State to kick off Monday

Headlined by a visit from Selingo and his seminar, “A World Unbound: The Changing Nature of Higher Education and Internationalization,” the week’s events promote the benefits of global education. Continue reading →

Flipz trip

Communication students learn digital media skills with news website
DailyFlipz screenshot

Students in an advanced digital media class sharpen their journalism skills by reporting for a news site called DailyFlipz. Continue reading →