Oct 11, 2016
On October 7, 2016, Wright State University hosted its third Arabic Immersion Day and welcomed 16 students, parents, teachers and the principal from the Islamic Sunday School in Dayton to celebrate the Hijri New Year 1438 known as the Islamic New Year (Arabic: " Ra's al-Sanah al-Hijriya"). The first Islamic year begins in 622 AD with the emigration of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, known as Hijra. Students pledged to speak only Arabic throughout the activities. The students toured the...
Oct 11, 2016
David Lee Garrison taught Spanish, Portuguese and comparative literature and chaired the Department of Modern Languages before retiring in 2009.
Oct 11, 2016
Wright State-affiliated speakers will address a variety of topics including the re-development of musical theatre, fitness, modern library transformation and LGBTQ advocacy.
Oct 10, 2016
An urban affairs major, Wright State senior Katie Rossman plans to pursue a career working for the government or in nonprofit management.
Oct 7, 2016
French Professors Pascale Abadie and Karine Daddah hosted an hour conversation in their Service Learning Conversation classrooms
with WSU francophone students on Thursday, September 29 and Friday, September 30, 2016. Students from Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mauritania,
Rwanda, Togo, Quebec, France, Kuwait, and Switzlerland shared their country, lifestyle and culture with WSU students, all in the target language!
Oct 7, 2016
Ann Weisgarber, who graduated from Wright State in 1976, is the author of “The Personal History of Rachel DuPree" and “The Promise.”
Oct 7, 2016
Peer mentors have been positively identified by faculty and staff as a student in great standing and possessing great leadership skills. Mentors possess knowledge regarding campus and community resources which can be articulated and shared with the new students. Peer mentors are distinguished voluntary positions that are designed to provide support to new/incoming students throughout their graduate school experience. The goal of the program is to foster academic excellence through peer-to-peer...
Oct 5, 2016
Interest by freshmen in themed housing options motivated Residence Life and Housing to restructure and expand its themed housing communities.
Oct 5, 2016
The Applied Behavioral Sciences Program is pleased to highlight Major Wendy Stiver. Major Stiver has worked as an adjunct faculty member with the ABS program for a number of years. Students have benefited from her experiences in law enforcement, by taking her ABS7600 classes in criminal justice, participating in internships and most recently by working with Major Stiver in the completion of research projects. The ABS program congratulates major Stiver on her on recent promotion to major within...
Sep 30, 2016
Preston J. Eberlyn, a second year MPA and MAICP student, is set to play Perchik (the student) in Dayton Playhouse’s production of Fiddler on the Roof. The performance will be at the Dayton Masonic Center from October 28-30, and it is being performed with the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra. The production has a cast of 80+ ranging from ages 5 to 80.
Preston, who received his BA in theatre and political science from The University of Findlay, has become active in the Greater Dayton performing...