Latino Center

Wright State’s Robert Sweeney honored by state commission for Latino affairs

Robert Sweeney and Veronica Sweeney

Robert Sweeney, executive vice president for planning at Wright State, honored for supporting and advancing the interests of the Hispanic community. Continue reading

TEDxDayton2014 to have Wright State flavor

Five people with links to Wright State will be those speaking or performing at TEDxDayton2014 Oct. 17. Continue reading

Presidential Lecture Series to bring new perspectives, fresh ideas to Wright State

Steve Wozniak

Wright State’s Presidential Lecture Series kicks off with Nairoby Otero, a renowned actress, writer, producer, speaker and first-generation Cuban-American, on Sept. 30. Continue reading

Wright State celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Dancing

Wright State’s Asian/Hispanic/Native American Center to host events across campus from Sept. 9 to Oct. 17. Continue reading

Economic development, aerospace, immigration highlight Wright State’s annual Regional Summit

Wright State President David R. Hopkins, State Sen. Chris Widener and Provost S. Narayanan

Business leaders, educators, government officials and others discussed developing initiatives in workforce development and globalization during Wright State’s annual Regional Summit. Continue reading

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Latino children at El Puente reap benefits of tutoring from Wright State education students
Lauren Hummel tutoring

Wright State graduate students tutor Latino children while improving their teaching skills at El Puente, a Wright State tutoring program. Continue reading

Building bridges

Tony Ortiz helps Wright State connect with the Latino community
Tony Ortiz

As Wright State’s associate vice president for Latino affairs, Tony Ortiz is building bridges between the university and the area’s growing Latino community. Continue reading

Amigos Latinos Gala raises thousands for Latino students in the Dayton area

Logo for the Wright State Alumni Association

Wright State is quickly building a Latino community following that’s stepping up to help students. Continue reading

Amigos Latinos Alumni Gala to raise money for Latino Wright State students

Logo for the Wright State Alumni Association

The inaugural Amigos Latinos Alumni Gala is set for Saturday, May 10, from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Wright State University Nutter Center. Continue reading

Workshop focuses on supporting immigrant entrepreneurs in Dayton

Richard Herman

Supporting Dayton’s immigrant entrepreneurs and preparing young people to compete in the global economy focus of the Immigrant, Inc. workshop at Wright State. Continue reading