Wright State in the News

Models for efficiency

A new report highlights practical, and less wrenching, ways for Ohio schools to save money and improve quality

((excerpt)) The report offers models of cost-effective, regionalized operations. Greene County, working with Wright State University, has identified several areas in which a regional agency can foster efficiencies. These include such financial and business administration functions as payroll, banking and … Continue reading →

Area has several local ties to Academy Awards

((excerpt)) DAYTON — The Dayton area has a vote in this year’s Academy Awards, but no nominees to match 2010’s best documentary short contender “The Last Truck.” One of that film’s co-directors, Julia Reichert, is a first-year member of the … Continue reading →

Wright St. archivists bring history to life for students

((excerpt)) XENIA — History came to life at McKinley Elementary on Wednesday, Feb. 23, when the students of Bill Phillips’ fifth grade social studies class welcomed archivists from the Wright State University Library’s Special Collections and Archives. XeniaGazzette.com

10 area black men honored

((excerpt)) DAYTON — For William Gillispie, the 20th annual Top 10 African American Male Luncheon hosted by Parity Inc. is more than a recognition program. “This is one opportunity for media, our citizens, our young people to see the great … Continue reading →

WSU graduate students suggest savings for Air Force

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Three Wright State University graduate students have proposed a change in the Air Force’s supply-chain program that they claim could save the service tens of millions of dollars in costs annually. The students in the university’s master’s … Continue reading →

Duggins never swam at Donlon’s pool, but guard became one of WSU’s greats

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN — We were at the Wright State athletics pavilion on Tuesday afternoon to talk Senior Night. During the rotation of coach Billy Donlon and the team’s four seniors — Vaughn Duggins, Troy Tabler, N’Gai Evans and Cooper Land … Continue reading →

Raiders women’s basketball coach golden in 1st season

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Ten months ago, if you had heard him talking Wright State women’s basketball, you might have dismissed him as a guy peddling nothing but fool’s gold. Last April, when Mike Bradbury was named the new WSU coach, … Continue reading →

Donlon tours WSU campus with megaphone to raise game attendance

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Billy Donlon, the Wright State men’s basketball coach, pulled a chair from a corner table, stepped onto it and raised the megaphone he had been carrying through campus. “I’m really sorry to bother you while you all … Continue reading →

Getting H.Y.P.E.: Stone Mountain Counselor Incorporates Hip-Hop Into Teen Therapy

((excerpt)) While working on her doctorate degree in clinical psychology at Wright State University in Dayton Ohio, Winfrey developed H.Y.P.E. primarily as a tool to help young black males open up in therapy sessions. The music, she says, is a … Continue reading →

As private pay plummets, public pay in Ohio increases

((excerpt)) A plunge in spending by state and local governments will slow the growth rate of the economy, but is unlikely to stop it in this instance, said Tom Traynor, professor and chairman of Wright State University’s economics department. This … Continue reading →