Wright State in the News

DDN story: Wright State professor appointed to Ohio Board of Nursing committees

Excerpt A Wright State University nursing professor has been appointed to two state committees. The Ohio Board of Nursing has appointed Kristine Scordo to a committee on prescriptive governance and an advisory committee on advanced practice of registered nursing. Both … Continue reading →

Black America Web features Wright state alum, petroleum CEO

Excerpt Steve Hightower, the current CEO and founder of Hightowers Petroleum of Ohio, worked as a janitor cleaning floors and toilets before becoming one of the nation’s top oil tycoons. Hightower’s secret to success is that he simply believed in himself … Continue reading →

Wright State history grad featured in Atlanta Jewish Times

Excerpt Jeremy Katz is in charge of a crucial piece of Jewish Atlanta history, the ‎archives at the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, where he has worked since 2013. Katz has also been a resident of the Virginia-Highland Moishe House since … Continue reading →

DDN story: New WSU president says ‘work is not done’ on budget problems

Excerpt Wright State University’s president is calling for further measures to be taken to ensure the school’s finances improve. Cheryl Schrader sent an email to campus on Monday, again addressing how the university will strive to move past its recent … Continue reading →

DDN story: As president, Schrader wants to be Wright State’s ‘warrior’

Excerpt On a shelf to the right of Cheryl Schrader’s desk at Wright State University sits a piece of Native American artwork depicting a “warrior woman.” It’s a fitting metaphor for Schrader — Wright State’s first female president — who … Continue reading →

DDN: Wright State’s Schrader lays out agenda for first weeks as president

Excerpt Wright State University’s new president has laid out an agenda for her first three weeks in office, pledging to meet with campus and community leaders and partners. As part of that, a welcome reception for Cheryl Schrader will take … Continue reading →

DDN story: Welcome messages for new Wright State president

Excerpt Wright State University’s seventh president, Cheryl Schrader, officially started her new job on Saturday. On Twitter, Schrader has received several messages from area leaders, students and community members. Below are some of the top welcome messages she received: Official @univofdayton welcome … Continue reading →

Forbes interviews Wright State expert about Erlich Bachman’s facial hair on HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’

Christopher Oldstone-Moore

Excerpt To learn more about Bachman’s facial hair I turned to Christopher R. Oldstone-Moore, author of Of Beards And Men, The Revealing History of Facial Hair and senior lecturer at Wright State University. I asked him if he could discern … Continue reading →

Katherine Myers discusses how Wright State works with students with a range of disabilities

Katherine Leigh Myers is Assistive Technology Specialist for the Office of Disability Services at Wright State University, where she works with students with a wide range of physical and learning disabilities to help them overcome the many challenges they face … Continue reading →

Wright State art students’ work on display at Dayton Art Institute part of DDN feature story

Excerpt Each year, the Dayton Art Institute offers four regional college art majors a chance at something big — to exhibit their artwork as a Yeck College Artist Fellow at the prestigious venue. This year’s scholarship winners were Eva Lewis … Continue reading →