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Wright State University
Wright State University Primary Corporate Mark
TypePublic
Established1967
Endowment$87.5 million[1]
PresidentDavid R. Hopkins
Undergraduates18,786[1]
Postgraduates3,108
Location
Dayton (Fairborn)
,
Ohio
,
U.S.A.
CampusSuburban
Gender Ratio1:1.2 (approx.)
ColorsGreen & Gold    
NicknameWright State Raiders
MascotRowdy Raider
Websitewww.wright.edu

Wright State University is a four-year public university located in Dayton, Ohio. While the university uses Dayton as its postal address, the campus is actually completely within the city limits of Fairborn. The current enrollment is over 20,000 students, of which over 18,000 are undergraduate. The current president is David R. Hopkins

The university is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools at the doctoral degree-granting level.

Mission Statement

"Wright State University will be a catalyst for educational excellence in the Miami Valley, meeting the need for an educated citizenry dedicated to lifelong learning and service. To those ends, as a metropolitan university, Wright State will provide: access to scholarship and learning; economic and technological development; leadership in health, education, and human services; cultural enhancement; and international understanding while fostering collegial involvement and responsibility for continuous improvement of education and research."

History

Founded in 1964, Wright State University was originally the Dayton branch campus of both Miami University and The Ohio State University. At that time it comprised only a single building, Allyn Hall (named for Stanley Allyn, then-president of National Cash Register and one of the university's founders).

A 1965 act of the Ohio General Assembly created the university. Several names were considered, including Dayton State University, Southwest Ohio State University, Shawnee University, Four Rivers University (after the four nearby rivers: the Great Miami, the Mad, the Stillwater, and Wolf Creek), and Mad River University. Wright State University was eventually chosen to honor the Wright Brothers, residents of Dayton. On October 1, 1967, the university met enrollment criteria set by state legislature and Senate Bill 212 passed to actually create a new university. This led to the official charter of Wright State University.

Prior to current president David R. Hopkins appointment, Wright State University held five other presidents. Those previously including in WSU administration have been: Brage Golding (1966-1973); Robert J. Kegerreis (1973-1985); Paige E. Mulhollan (1985-1994); Harley E. Flack (1994-1998); Kim Goldenberg (1998-2006).

In 2007, Wright State University celebrated its 40th Anniversary in connection with the Presidential Inauguration of Dr. David R. Hopkins. In order to mark this milestone in university history, WSU created a 40th Anniversary Web site to highlight the events, history, and vision of its community. More information about the university's history can be seen on this WSU Web site.

Board of Trustees

Each board member serves for a pre-defined number of years. The following board members come from a variety of backgrounds and professions, allowing WSU to ensure a collaborative, community-focused board:

Michael Adams
James Borchers, Student Trustee
Don Graber, Chair
Jamie King
Larry R. Klaben
John Kunesh
Bonnie Langdon
Robert Nevin
Vishal Soin
J. Thomas Young, Secretary

Individual board member profiles, including term expirations and biographies, can be seen on the WSU Board of Trustees Web site.

Campus and community

As of spring 2006 according to statistics published by the university, it had a total enrollment of 17,110 (including 910 at the branch Lake Campus, located in Celina, Ohio). Wright State offers 155 degree programs, including 46 graduate and professional programs (including schools of medicine and professional psychology). Over 20% of freshmen live on campus. In many cases, commuters are considered the students who live in apartments less than one mile from campus, because they do not live in campus housing.

Wright State has a compact campus, with several academic buildings constructed following Allyn Hall. Key buildings on campus include the Founders' Quadrangle (quad) buildings, which are Allyn Hall (home to the College of Education and Human Services and WSU dining option, the Hangar), Millett Hall (named for John Millett, former president of Miami University, and home of the College of Liberal Arts), Fawcett Hall (named after Novice Fawcett, president of Ohio State), and Oelman Hall (named after Robert Oelman, first president of the board of trustees, and the home of the College of Science and Mathematics).

Other buildings include Rike Hall (named after the founder of the Rike Kumler company, since merged into Federated Department Stores, home of the Raj Soin College of Business), University Hall (administrative offices and the College of Nursing and Health), the Creative Arts Center, the Mathematical and Microbiological Sciences Building (M&M), the Fritz and Dolores Russ Engineering Center (home of the College of Engineering and Computer Science), the Medical Sciences Building, Biological Sciences Building, Health Sciences Building (home of the School of Professional Psychology), Joshi Research Center, and the Student Union (which was created by combining the former gymnasium and University Center). The main university library is the Paul Laurence Dunbar library.

Turning Points (B.A.R.T)

Across from the Mathematics and Microbiology building is an abstract sculpture titled "Turning Points", designed by David Black. This piece was created in 1998, as part of the Ohio Arts Council Percent for Arts Program and the addition of University Hall. It has been nicknamed B.A.R.T. (Big Ass Red Thing).[citation needed] The statue has been criticized for appearing very similar to many of Black's other works, most of which are displayed in public universities or public spaces.[2]

The entire campus is handicap accessible, and it has a national reputation for being an extremely welcoming and accommodating campus.[citation needed] A distinctive feature of Wright State is that one can travel around the main campus both by sidewalks outside, and a tunnel network that connects almost all the buildings at the basement level. Out of WSU's nineteen buildings, only two are inaccessible from the tunnels: Hamilton Hall (a dormitory building) and White Hall (school of medicine, including human anatomy labs).

The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine utilizes the main campus for pre-clinical training and seven area hospitals for clinical and residency training opportunities. In 2005, the school changed its name to the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in recognition of the Oscar Boonshoft family, which gave Wright State's largest philanthropic gift to the medical school.

Greek Life

Wright State University currently hosts 5 North-American Interfraternity Conference fraternities and 5 National Panhellenic Conference sororities as well as some of the National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternities and sororities.

NIC Fraternities NPC Sororities
Beta Phi Omega (local)Not recognized by the University Alpha Xi Delta
Delta Tau Delta Delta Zeta
Sigma Phi Epsilon Zeta Tau Alpha
Phi Kappa Tau Theta Phi Alpha
Phi Sigma Phi Kappa Delta

Undergraduate Programs

Wright State offers baccalaureate degrees in the following colleges:

Raj Soin College of Business

Accountancy (B.S.B.), Business Economics (B.S.B.), Finance (B.S.B.), Financial Services (B.S.B.), Human Resource Management (B.S.B.), International Business (B.S.B.), Management (B.S.B.), Management Information Systems (B.S.B.), Marketing (B.S.B.), and Operations Management (B.S.B.)

College of Education and Human Services

Athletic Training (B.S.Ed.), Early Childhood Education (Pre-K-3, Ages 0–8) (B.S.Ed.), Health Education and Physical Education (Multi-Age, Pre-K-12, Ages 3–21) (B.S.Ed.), Integrated Business Education (B.S.Ed.), Marketing Education (B.S.Ed.), Middle Childhood Education, (Grades 4-9, Ages 8–14; licensure requires completion of a graduate level program) (B.S.Ed.), Organizational Leadership (B.S.), Rehabilitation Services (B.S.), Sign Language Interpreter (B.S.), and Career and Technical Education (B.S.Ed.)

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Biomedical Engineering (B.S.B.E.), Computer Engineering (B.S.C.E.), Computer Science (B.S.C.S.), Computer Science (B.A.C.S.), Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.), Engineering Physics (B.S.E.P.), Industrial and Systems Engineering (B.S.I.S.E.), Materials Science and Engineering (B.S.M.S.E.), and Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.)

College of Liberal Arts

Acting (B.F.A.), Acting-Musical Theatre (B.F.A.), African and African American Studies (B.A.), Anthropology (B.A.), Art (B.A., B.F.A.), Art Education (B.F.A.), Art History (B.A.), Classical Humanities (B.A.), Communication Studies (B.A.), Criminal Justice (B.A.), Dance (B.F.A.), Economics (B.A.), English (B.A.), English: Integrated Language Arts (B.A.), French (B.A.), Geography (B.A., B.S.), German (B.A.), Greek (B.A.), History (B.A.), International Studies (B.A.), Latin (B.A.), Liberal Studies (B.A.), Mass Communication (B.A.), Modern Languages (B.A.), Motion Picture History, Theory, and Criticism (B.A.), Motion Picture Production (B.F.A.), Music (B.A.), Music Education (B.M.), Music History and Literature (B.M.), Music Performance (B.M.), Organizational Communication (B.A.), Philosophy (B.A.), Political Science (B.A.), Religion (B.A.), Selected Studies (B.A., B.F.A.), Social Science Education (B.A.), Social Work (B.A.), Sociology (B.A.), Spanish (B.A.), Theatre Design/Technology/Stage Management (B.F.A.), Theatre Studies (B.A.), Urban Affairs (B.A., B.S.), and Women's Studies (B.A.)

College of Nursing and Health

Baccalaureate Program in Nursing (B.S.N.)

College of Science and Mathematics

Biological Sciences (B.S., B.A.), Biological Sciences Education (B.S., B.A.), Chemistry (B.S., B.A.), Chemistry Education (B.S.), Clinical Laboratory Science (B.S.C.L.S.), Earth and Environmental Sciences (B.S., B.A.), Earth and Environmental Sciences Education (B.A.), Environmental Health Sciences (B.S.), Integrated Science Education (B.S.), Mathematics (B.S., B.A.), Mathematics Education (B.S.), Physics (B.S., B.A.), Physics Education (B.A.), and Psychology (B.S., B.A.)

Accreditation

University Accreditation Information Wright State University is accredited at the doctoral degree-granting level by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Also, the following programs are professionally accredited:

Boonshoft School of Medicine Accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education

College of Education and Human Services Education programs, including school counseling, are approved by the Ohio Department of Education and accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Human services/counseling programs (i.e. counseling in community and other agency settings and school counseling) are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs Rehabilitation counseling is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education.

College of Engineering & Computer Science Bachelor of Science programs in biomedical engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, engineering physics, industrial and systems engineering, materials science and engineering, and mechanical engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, telephone: (410) 347-7700. The Bachelor of Science in computer science is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.

College of Liberal Arts Master of Public Administration program is accredited by the National Association of Schools in Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music Social work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education

College of Nursing and Health Accredited by the Ohio Board of Nursing and the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education

School of Professional Psychology Clinical psychology and internship programs are accredited by the American Psychological Association Committee on Accreditation

Raj Soin College of Business Business programs are accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

College of Science and Mathematics Environmental health is accredited by the National Environmental Health and Protection Accreditation Council Medical technology is accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation and by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences Baccalaurate program in chemistry is certified by the American Chemical Society, Geological sciences is accredited by the American Institute of Professional Geologists

Wright State University Lake Campus Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools at the associate degree-granting level

Athletics

Main article: Wright State Raiders

The athletic program at Wright State University is recognized as an integral part of the total educational process. The athletics program is designed to contribute to the development of the student-athlete's health, fitness, leadership skill, and respect for others.

WSU's intercollegiate athletics are student-athletes who are instructed on and dedicated to the principles of fair play and amateur competition as defined by the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association It is the responsibility of the athletics administration and coaches to ensure that the entire program is in full compliance with all pertinent rules and regulations.

The most successful sports on the campus have been men's basketball, baseball, and swimming. The Raiders' men's basketball team captured the 1983 Division II national championship and made the NCAA Division I Tournament in 1993 and 2007. The current head coach is Brad Brownell. Under his direction, the Raiders have blossomed into one of the top teams of the Horizon League with great recruiting classes. He collected his 100th win against Milwaukee, beaten nationally-ranked Butler three times and has led the Raiders to the most road wins as a Division I team. After his team won the 2006-07 Horizon League regular season and tournament titles, he was named the NABC District 10 Coach of the Year which covers all Division I schools in Ohio and Indiana.

The men's swim team has won the horizon league conference over five times in the past ten years. Currently, Wright State's Mens Swim and Dive hold the record for the most conference championships. The baseball team went to the 1987 NCAA Div II. tournament, while moving to Division I they made the NCAA tournament in 1994, 2006, and 2009. The 1994 team is the only of the three to win an NCAA tournament game with a 14-12 victory over North Carolina State. In 1995, the team lost in a NCAA Play-In Series with Troy State University.

There have been numerous baseball players in professional baseball from WSU, but the most notable of all professionals was Brian Anderson. He was a 1993 NCAA Div. I All-American while leading the nation in E.R.A. He was selected as the #3 pick of the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft selected behind Alex Rodriguez and Darren Dreifort (Wichita State). Brian played in the 1997 World Series with the Cleveland Indians and won the 2001 World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Relief Pitcher Joe Smith (2006) is currently on the roster of the Cleveland Indians.

In men's basketball, Bill Edwards (1993) and Vitaly Potapenko (1996) have played in the NBA. Potapenko was a first round draft pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Frank Lickliter (1992) is on the PGA Tour.

Fine and Performing Arts

The Wright State University Creative Arts Center lobby, joining the Departments of Art, Music, and Theatre, Dance & Motion Pictures. 2007.

Wright State University has distinguished programs in fine and performing arts programs, from an acclaimed[citation needed] Art Department, an exceptional[citation needed] Music Program, to its renowned[citation needed] training programs in Theatre, Dance, and Motion Pictures. The faculty of these departments are well known for their excellence and dedication;[citation needed] many are working professionals in their respective fields. Graduates of these programs have become recognized as some of the leaders in the field of art, music, theatre, dance and motion pictures.[citation needed]

The three Departments of Art, Music, and Theatre, Dance & Motion Pictures are located in an interconnected Creative Arts Center with multiple theatres, concert halls, art galleries, and numerous classrooms. Each department has a distinguished track record of accomplishments, from international tours to national awards and honors.

The WSU Department of Art & Art History, headed by Dr. Linda Caron, has recently[when?] received a major art collection and the pledge of one million dollars to create a state of the art gallery to present the work of students, faculty, and leading artists. Every year the WSU Department of Music, under the leadership of Dr. Herbert Dregalla, produces hundreds of concerts and performances both in its two performing facilities, in the region, and on tours throughout the world.[citation needed] In the WSU Department of Theatre, Dance & Motion Pictures, headed by Dr. W. Stuart McDowell, students and faculty - and leading professional guest artists - work on numerous productions, dance concerts and film projects, gaining a unique reputation among training programs in America.[citation needed]

The ArtsGala

Each year - on an evening in early spring - the Wright State Departments of Art, Music and Theatre, Dance & Motion Pictures collaborate in a unique celebration of the arts to raise scholarship funds through the creativity of hundreds of artists, musicians, actors and dancers. A unique expression of the collaborative spirit between these three distinguished departments, the ArtsGala has become an event which has drawn thousands of patrons in its first decade, who have given over a million dollars to support students in the fine and performing arts.[3] The evening combines fine dining with non-stop entertainment. Faculty and students work and perform side by side in what has become a full evening of art, music, theater, dance and motion pictures.

The ArtsGala, which will celebrate it's 11th year in April of 2010, is but one expression of the commitment of Wright State University to support its students through scholarships, and through exceptional training in the arts, just as in all of its educational programs.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b [1]
  2. ^ http://www.rjrosenthal.com/articles_public_art.html Robert J. Rosenthal Article retrieved 8/28/2009
  3. ^ Larsen, Dave, "Wright State to cross $1 million mark with ArtsGala," Dayton Daily News, Friday, April 3, 2009

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