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Wright State alum Sheila Skimmerhorn remembers the university’s beginnings

Sheila Skimmerhorn, the first student to register and complete her degree at what would become Wright State, kept a scrapbook of the university’s early days. Continue reading

Wright State Theatre to present the cult-classic ‘Urinetown: The Musical’

The satirical musical runs Dec. 1 to Dec. 10 in the Herbst Theatre in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading

Stephanie Goodwin to represent Wright State in support of American Council of Education Women’s Network of Ohio

Stephanie Goodwin will provide information to the network about female administrators on campus, including new appointments and vacant leadership opportunities. Continue reading

Synergy search

Wright State nursing educators win research grant to measure and improve teamwork

Wright State nursing educators will measure and improve synergy and teamwork among nursing students in class projects and in the nursing profession. Continue reading

Scholarship recipient at Boonshoft School of Medicine plans to serve in an underserved community

Shanice Robinson, a third-year medical student, plans to go into primary care and serve in an underserved community after residency to fulfill her commitment to the National Health Service Corps. Continue reading

Just dance

Zoe Dell Nutter establishes dance scholarship to benefit Wright State students

Zoe Dell Nutter met with Wright State dance majors to celebrate the creation of an endowed dance scholarship. 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

Poverty Project

Wright State newswriting students making a big splash with ambitious initiative

Communication students have spent the fall semester putting a human face on the region’s poor and chronicling the causes and effects of being destitute. Continue reading

Feathered friends

Wright State students travel to Poland to study bird behavior

The study abroad trip offered psychology and biology majors a chance to study animals in their natural state. Continue reading

Declaration of independence

Wright State senior Vicky Lindsey flourishes in the university’s Independent Scholars Network dedicated to the empowerment of foster youth

Vicky Lindsey is set to graduate early from Wright State with a degree in communication studies. Continue reading