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Local grad makes national best of 2013 list

Excerpt Dayton native Angelle Haney Gullett has a voice that is getting attention. The Colonel White High School and Wright State University graduate has been recognized by Books on Tape’s website for her narration and voice work on the audio book for … Continue reading →

Wright State selected as a top military-friendly school by Military Advanced Education for fifth consecutive year

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Seth Bauguess

Photo froma veterans meet and greet at Wright State University

Military Advanced Education (MAE) has awarded Wright State University the designation of a Top Military-Friendly University in its 2014 Guide… Continue reading →

Wright State’s Healthy Steps program returns

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Photo of the Wright State University Nutter Center

Nearly 11 million steps. That’s how many were taken last winter in Wright State’s Healthy Steps program, an effort to help faculty, staff and members of the public stay fit and heart healthy over the winter by walking. Continue reading →

Wright State filmmaker lights up silver screens across the country

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Reilly Dixon

Ever since Brittany Shyne can remember, she has been enchanted by the magic of movies. Continue reading →

Q&A: Michael Bridges talks his first job, working out and wearing polyester suits

Excerpt Michael Bridges fits that traditional definition of a go-getter and a family man. The president of Fairborn-based Peerless Technologies Corp. — who was born in Cincinnati and whose family moved to the Dayton area when he was in first grade — still … Continue reading →

Wright State-Lake Campus student honored with award

Excerpt Tiffany Bienz, a student at Wright State University-Lake Campus, received the 2013 Outstanding Business Student in the Nation award. This is the 14th year that a Lake Campus student has been honored with this award. Bienz is pursuing a … Continue reading →

Wright State named a top college for teacher education

Excerpt Wright State has been named a top college for teacher education by a national organization that has become a leader in providing educational information to libraries, high schools and career centers across the country. The online College Database ranked … Continue reading →

Hazel Rountree stepping into role as university ombudsperson

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Jim Hannah

In a move that signals an even greater commitment to faculty, staff and students at Wright State, educator/administrator/lawyer Hazel Rountree is settling in as the university’s newly created ombudsperson. Continue reading →

Positive happenings around downtown Dayton (A recap)

Excerpt 1. Wright State said it’s coming back to downtown Wright State University’s long-vacant building downtown could come back to life in the coming years, and that would mean a lot more traffic downtown. The school received money to clean … Continue reading →

Ohio school helps create med program in Saudi Arabia

Excerpt DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – A southwest Ohio university is helping develop a medical program in Saudi Arabia. Wright State University in Dayton is being given a $5.5 million grant from Qassim University to help create Saudi Arabia’s first Doctor … Continue reading →