Wright State in the News

Wright State international student enjoys sharing native cuisine

Excerpt Thanks to Wright State University’s LEAP program, students from throughout the world are sharing their cultures — and their cuisine — with others in the Miami Valley. LEAP stands for Learning English for Academic and Professional Purposes. One of … Continue reading →

Madrigal Dinner set

Excerpt Wright State University’s Student Union Apollo Room will once again be transformed into an English manor of the Renaissance era for the 31st annual Madrigal Dinner from Thursday, Dec. 12, through Sunday, Dec. 15. The Madrigal Dinner invites attendees … Continue reading →

Wright State Giving Tuesday event scheduled for Dec. 3

Excerpt First came Black Friday. Then there was Cyber Monday. Even Small Business Saturday. Have you heard of Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday is a national day of giving driven through social media channels by nonprofits, for-profits and individuals that takes … Continue reading →

Colleges reach out to foster youth

Excerpt Kurt Holden enrolled at Wright State University just to have a place to live after he aged out of the foster care system. The statistics were against him — more than one in five emancipated foster care youth will … Continue reading →

Ohio University-Chillicothe features photographic exhibit

Excerpt A distinctive photographic approach to insects, “Militainment and Insects,” is on display in the Patricia Scott Gallery at Ohio University-Chillicothe’s Bennett Hall. The exhibit by Benjamin Montague, a faculty member at Wright State University, will be on display through … Continue reading →

Wright State holds free Thanksgiving dinner for students

Excerpt Wright State University will hold a Thanksgiving dinner today for its students who can’t travel home for the holiday. The university hosted the free meal for the first time last year, when the switch to a semester calendar shortened … Continue reading →

Wright State inks partnership with British university

Excerpt Wright State University is hoping to take some of its research opportunities across the pond. The school signed a memorandum of understanding with Anglia Ruskin University Wednesday following a three-day visit to Wright State by officials from the Cambridge, England … Continue reading →

‘The Wild Party’ Review – Wright State University – Love and War

Excerpt The excellent local premiere of Andrew Lippa’s 2000 off-Broadway musical “The Wild Party,” adapted from Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 narrative poem of the same name, intimately electrifies at Wright State University. Presented inside the black box Herbst Theatre, “Wild … Continue reading →

University forum: Speaker shares merits of ‘insult pacifism’

Excerpt William B. Irvine has a “five-second rule” that has nothing to do with eating just-dropped food off a floor. But it has a lot to do with a person’s ability to brush off an insult, the Wright State University philosophy … Continue reading →

Reynolds and Reynolds gives $400K for Wright State scholarships

Excerpt Reynolds and Reynolds has committed to another $400,000 in scholarships to train students in engineering and computer science at Wright State University. The grant is expected to help 40 students over five years, and ups the commitment Reynolds and Reynolds has … Continue reading →