Michael Allbright

Community Director
Honors Community
(937) 775-3083
michael.allbright@wright.edu

Hello, my name is Michael Allbright and I am the Community Director for the Honors Residential Complex. This will be my fourth year as the Honors Community Director. I was born in Dayton, but was raised in the bustling metropolis of Eaton, Ohio, which is about forty miles west of Wright State University . My childhood was filled with many adventures exploring the local environment and woods around our house. As a child my family hosted a menagerie of exotic animals including, cats, dogs, horses, ponies, goats, fish, guinea pigs, chickens, hamsters, possums, raccoons, parakeets, a chinchilla, a turkey, and even a Sicilian donkey named Joey.

At Eaton High School I was involved with numerous organizations and served in leadership positions with nearly all of them. I was especially proud of my senior year when I was elected Class president, and selected as Captain of the football team and Prom King. After high school I decided to go to Wilmington College and major in Secondary Education and History, but during my time there I found out that I was really passionate about working with college-aged students, and at the end of my senior year I decided to switch career paths and not be a teacher and coach, but to work in Student Affairs. At Wilmington I had served as a Resident Assistant (similar to Community Advisor) for nearly two years and as a Resident Director during my senior year, while also being active in intramural sports, writing for the campus newspaper and yearbook, participating in service learning opportunities, and serving as a member of the Activities Programming Board and as Class President. I was awarded an assistantship to attend Wright State University, while working for Wilmington College 's Residence Life team. As the assistantship was winding down I was searching for professional jobs in housing and residence services. My number one choice was WSU, and as fate and faith would have it, everything worked out, and I have had the wonderful chance to work here at WSU.

In my spare time I like to travel to and participate in charity events around the country featuring celebrities from reality television, primarily Survivor. I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet 149 former Survivor contestants from the show. I am also very interested in politics and in popular culture. One of my strongest passions is for my faith and I love to be involved in fundraising and serving others. I am really psyched and excited for my fourth year and I am looking forward to getting to know each and every one of you individually who plan to live in the Honors Residential Complex!!!