Academics

Wright State presents controversial ‘Children’s Hour’

Excerpt Lies encircling an all-girls boarding school fuels the engrossing events within Lillian Hellman’s controversial, rarely produced 1934 drama “The Children’s Hour,” which will be presented by Wright State University beginning Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Festival Playhouse of the … Continue reading →

From Wright State to Hollywood

Emmy Award–winning screenwriter Erik Bork (’89) reflects on his days as a motion pictures student and working with Tom Hanks

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Kim Patton

Even though he’s collaborated with such Hollywood A-listers as Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Brian Grazer, and Ron Howard, Erik Bork didn’t always dream of making movies. “When I was in high school, I started gravitating toward the creative arts of some … Continue reading →

Hanks for the Memories

Academy Award-winning actor and producer Tom Hanks leaves lasting imprint on Dayton, Wright State University

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Jim Hannah

Tom Hanks of Forrest Gump/Saving Private Ryan fame was on campus, and excitement was at a fever pitch. Nearly 2,000 students, faculty, and staff had amassed outside Wright State University’s Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures on April 19 to catch … Continue reading →

Flight Test

Emmanuel Urquieta participates in a NASA mission simulating stresses of deep space exploration

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Bob Mihalek

The chance to participate in an official NASA mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston was a “dream come true” for 2015 Wright State University graduate Emmanuel Urquieta. Urquieta, who earned a master’s degree in aerospace medicine from the Wright … Continue reading →