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Wright State University to explore baseball, jazz in Sultans of Swing conference

When you hear the word swing, do you think of baseball or jazz? This week Wright State University will host the first national conference to explore the connections: “The Sultans of Swing: 100 Years of Baseball, Jazz and Short Fiction.” … Continue reading

Local dermatologists to offer free skin cancer screenings May 9-13

The Boonshoft School of Medicine and Wright State Physicians are among those offering screenings during Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. Continue reading

ArtsGala sets attendance record

More than 900 patrons attended ArtsGala to support student scholarships in theatre, dance, art, music and motion pictures. Continue reading

Wright State course examines connections between Great Books and Bad Weather

Crystal B. Lake asks her students to create something inspired by readings examining the role of weather in literature in a new course, Great Books and Bad Weather. Continue reading

Wright State’s ArtsGala breaks records

Excerpt We’ve both been to ArtsGala many times, and this time it was truly different. For the past 17 years, Wright State University’s College of Liberal Arts has hosted the event to raise money for scholarships in visual arts, film, … Continue reading

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Wright State graduate student Shelby Dixon '14 helps produce pictorial timeline for Dayton’s Victoria Theatre

Shelby Dixon, a graduate public history student at Wright State, helped create pictorial timeline at Dayton’s historic Victoria Theatre to mark its 150th anniversary. Continue reading

Wright State to host third annual Amigos Latinos Gala

Funds raised at the Amigos Latinos Gala on April 22 will support Latino-based scholarships at Wright State and El Puente Learning Center in Dayton. Continue reading

Wright State offers 20 percent rebate on cost of undergrad summer classes

The 20 percent rebate will be applied for up to three undergraduate credit hours during the summer semester. Continue reading

Former Family Medicine Chair Mark E. Clasen dies at 68

Mark E. Clasen joined the Wright State University School of Medicine in 1992, serving as chair of the Department of Family Medicine until he retired in 2010. Continue reading

Immigration, foreign affairs likely focus of Wright State’s international students as presidential debate approaches

Wright State’s University Center for International Education plan to hold numerous presidential debate-related events, including panel discussions on the platforms of the political parties and the U.S. election process. Continue reading