Wright State Headlines
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Feb 24
Adventures await
The Adventure Summit celebrated a 20-year partnership between Five Rivers MetroParks and Wright State, turning the Student Union into a hub of outdoor learning, hands-on challenges and student storytelling. Continue reading
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Feb 20
Wright State to expand nursing facilities to meet workforce needs and prepare more graduates for in-demand careers
Wright State University will invest $6 million to expand and modernize its nursing facilities on the Dayton Campus, nearly doubling enrollment to more than 700 students to enhance training capacity and help meet regional workforce needs. Continue reading
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Feb 18
Wright State student-athletes make a lasting impact on local family with more to come
Over the past year, nearly 200 Wright State University student-athletes and coaches logged close to 1,000 volunteer hours helping to build a home for a local family through Habitat for Humanity. Continue reading
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Feb 13
Wright State names Rajneesh Suri dean of Raj Soin College of Business
Rajneesh Suri joins Wright State from Drexel University, where he was senior vice provost for academic industry partnerships and founding academic director of the Drexel Solutions Institute and the Innovation Engine. Continue reading
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Feb 12
‘Only in New York,’ born at Wright State
On stage Feb. 13–22 in the Herbst Theatre, “Only in New York” allows Wright State theatre students to debut original roles in a new musical created for them. Continue reading
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Wright State in the News
Teacher-training colleges’ effectiveness to be rated
((excerpt)) The plan to give schools letter grades based on 17 criteria is being protested by most college deans throughout the state of Ohio and across the country. “The feeling is they’ve already decided how they want to grade us … Continue reading
Gas Prices Soar
Video Story((excerpt)) Experts said gas prices are typically low this time of year. But because of political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, where most of the world’s oil supply is produced, the price has skyrocketed. “There is an … Continue reading
Chinese company considering Dayton for manufacturing site
((excerpt)) Three of Shantui’s top four executives went through Wright State University’s master’s of business administration program in recent years and are familiar with Dayton, Lightle said. Any U.S. manufacturing operation will be several years away because Shantui must first be … Continue reading
Dance gets intensive at Wright State
((excerpt)) If a building could dance, Wright State University’s Creative Arts Center might be doing that. The campus dance department’s busiest weekend of the year is coming up. Besides the annual winter dance concert on Thursday through Sunday, March 10-13, … Continue reading
Crime lab to review handling of DNA
About 1 percent of samples tainted by mishandling((excerpt)) According to bureau documents obtained by WBNS, however, contamination has caused “inconclusive” results and, on at least one occasion, hurt a case “irreparably.” “Even if it happens only once a year, that’s something that really needs to be remedied,” … Continue reading
Wright State Film Prof on Oscars Winners and Losers
Hollywood handed out the Oscars last night. So did the favorites win and was anyone snubbed? Dr. Nicole Richter is a professor of film studies at Wright State University. She talked with our Meghan Mongillo on Fox 45 In The … Continue reading
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
