Dec 19, 2015
Graduating Wright State students were praised as a special group who believe in standing up for others and urged to work for peace during fall commencement at the Nutter Center on Dec. 19.
Dec 18, 2015
Wright State's winter commencement ceremony takes place Saturday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m. in the Wright State Nutter Center.
Dec 18, 2015
Excerpt This year’s “Jeopardy! College Tournament” will include Wright State University student Emily Bingham, a senior who is studying literature and marketing. The Englewood resident will be one of 15 contestants competing Jan. 5-6 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, …
Dec 17, 2015
On Saturday December 12, 2015, the Wright State University department of Modern Languages hosted its 7th Ohio Association of Teachers of Chinese Dayton/Cincinnati regional meeting. Twenty Chinese teachers from Southwest Ohio participated as well as two teachers from Cleveland and Connecticut who joined via Skype. Everybody shared their experience on a range of topics including teaching activities and resources, classroom management tips, how to expand Chinese programs, and how to make Chinese...
Dec 17, 2015
The Communications Department held its inaugural internship fair this past Wednesday in an effort to align students with internships.
The event was organized by Dr. Scott Peterson, the COM 4330 Internship Coordinator, with the primary goal of matching students with prospective companies offering internships in fields varying from sales, marketing, journalism, and social media.
Companies represented were Reynolds and Reynolds, WDTN, Alzheimer’s Association, and Dayton City Paper.
Dr. Peterson...
Dec 15, 2015
Senior Emily Bingham will be among the 15 students competing in the "Jeopardy! College Tournament" in January in Culver City, California.
Dec 14, 2015
For everyone with a hirsute family member, a bearded patriarch, a fuzzy metro-sexual, here’s a great gift, a not-entirely-serious account of why and when men grow facial hair. It’s called “Of Beards And Men,” by Christopher Oldstone-Moore. It’s a history …
Dec 10, 2015
Can tomatoes and cabbages be grown in your front yard? Can edible vegetation exceed the maximum height permitted by your city’s zoning code? Are honey bee boxes welcome in your community?
Ethan Harris, current MPA graduate student and intern for the Clark County Community Development Planning, recently presented with a team of other public administrators from the Miami Valley on how zoning can be used to increase locally-sourced food and combat hunger in the region at the 29th Annual Miami...
Dec 9, 2015
On Friday, November 13, the Chinese Club met for a fun craft making event. Dr. Broadstock and the Club officer, Courtney Crawford, taught the students how to make festive Chinese knotting. The students were at varying levels of progression in the Chinese language, so they were able to teach each other new words and phrases.
The students enjoyed speaking to one another in Chinese while they learned a new and simple way to tie Chinese knots. Each student made one or more holiday-themed...
Dec 8, 2015
Layne Crawford, long time Modern Languages Administrative Support Coordinator, will be retiring on December 31, 2015.