Wright State in the News

WPCU CEO lands on Wright State Board of Trustees

Excerpt The president and CEO of the region’s largest credit union has been appointed to the board of Wright State University. Doug Fecher, president and CEO of Wright-Patt Credit Union, has been appointed to an eight-year term on Wright State’s board of … Continue reading →

Saluting Dayton’s 2013-14 theater season

Excerpt Looking back on Dayton’s commendable 2013–14 theater season, appealing stories reflecting cries of revolution, love and forgiveness, identity and family, and rewarding memories. Wright State University certainly triumphed with an exceptional “Les Misérables” which catapulted its musical theater component to astonishing … Continue reading →

Living Legends Lecture to feature Dale Huffman

Newspaper columnist Dale Huffman

Excerpt Longtime columnist Dale Huffman will speak on Friday, July 18, as part of the 5th Annual Living Legends of the Dayton Daily News Archive lecture series. The series is co-hosted by Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, and … Continue reading →

Rethinking classrooms

Excerpt It’s hard to walk through Wright State’s campus these days. Half of campus seems like a construction zone. In fact, several major building projects are underway, including a $23 million redo of its Creative Arts Center, a new $14 … Continue reading →

New alliance will strengthen area, patient care

Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration

Excerpt Leaders of the Wright State University-Premier Health Neuroscience Institute and Dayton Children’s Hospital believe a new affiliation announced Thursday will help patients and strengthen Dayton as a home to neuro-trauma research. The alliance means a nearly $2 million investment … Continue reading →

Video — “SAM” project could change the future of driving

Wright State graduate Benjamin-Ausdenmoore

Benjamin Ausdenmoore, a Wright State graduate who now works at Ball Aerospace, played a key role in outfitting a simulator that allows a disabled person to drive. Ausdenmoore and his colleagues at Ball developed technology that allowed a disabled race car driver to get … Continue reading →

Premier Health growing neurology assets

Excerpt With a growing partnership with Wright State University and more presence in Dayton’s suburbs, Premier Health is building neurology assets. The hospital group, the largest private employer in the region, is hiring for several key physicians in its neurology unit as it grows … Continue reading →

Q&A with Wright State basketball coach Billy Donlon

Excerpt With the start of college basketball season less than 100 days away, Wright State men’s coach Billy Donlon took a break from summer workouts earlier last week week to sit down and talk about vacationing, scheduling and parenting, among … Continue reading →

Courtney Boyd: Wright State’s own ‘Blind Side’ story

Excerpt She said she hears it all the time. “People say, ‘Your life is like a movie.’ They compare it to The Blind Side,” said Courtney Boyd. The reference is to the 2009 movie about Michael Oher, the massive offensive … Continue reading →

Sing-Off winners cap week at Camp Acappella with Friday concert

Excerpt When Home Free formed in Minnesota 14 years ago, a cappella music was not a certain pathway to network television appearances or the top of the Billboard charts. Most active groups had university or high school affiliations. The limited … Continue reading →