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October, November and December 1998

Wright State University Gift Certificates Great Gift Idea. Holiday gift giving has become a little easier with Wright State University's gift certificates. Available in denominations of $25, $50, and $100, the certificates can be purchased by phone or at the cashier windows at Wright State's Dayton and Lake campus Bursar's Offices. The certificates can be applied to tuition, fees and toward the purchase of any item in the bookstores at both campuses. (12/3/98)

Cambodian Concentration Camp Survivor Graduates From Wright State on Saturday. It is not surprising that Nye Arnold is the first in her family to graduate from college. For years, all of her family's energies were focused on basic survival, not on luxuries like education. Nye fled Cambodia at the age of nine with her mother and sister. Her natural father, older brother, and grandparents were dead of starvation or had been executed by the Khmer Rouge. This Saturday, Nye's mother, Yan Ing Me, will watch as Nye graduates from Wright State University with a bachelor's degree in management information systems. (12/3/98)

Kim Goldenberg Inaugurated as Fifth President of Wright State. Kim Goldenberg was inaugurated as Wright State University's fifth president Friday, in a ceremony held in the Ervin J. Nutter Center. The theme of the inauguration was "Wright State University--The Spirit of Innovation for the 21st Century." (11/20/98)

Wright State, Neighborhood Organizations Hold Revitalization Kickoff Event. A three-year, $1.6 million partnership to revitalize four Dayton inner core neighborhoods was launched today by representatives of Wright State University, the city of Dayton, the office of Congressman Tony Hall and several Dayton neighborhood development organizations. The Dayton Community Outreach Partnership (DCOP) will aid the development of the Old Dayton View, Southern Dayton View, Wolf Creek and Twin Towers/Newcom Plain neighborhoods. It will create long-term partnerships between the university and its urban neighbors. (10/20/98)

Zusmans Endow Chair at Wright State. Through the years, Larry and Leonore Zusman, co-founders of the Price Stores, have been quiet benefactors of education in Dayton, nationally and internationally. In October, they endowed a scholarly chair in the Department of Religion--the Zusman Chair of Judaic Studies. (11/13/98)

Madrigal Dinners Bring Ancient Christmas Traditions to Life. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round table meet dinner theatre--that's how Hank Dahlman, a choral director at Wright State University--describes a madrigal dinner. The Christmas time events, sometimes known as 12th Night Dinners or Boar's Head Feasts, are increasingly popular events on college campuses since their rebirth in the 1970s, according to Dahlman. (11/3/98)

Wright State Professor to Study Mission Control During Glenn Flight.Wright State University assistant professor of psychology, Valerie Shalin, Ph.D., will be on hand at the NASA Flight Control Center in Houston when Senator John Glenn returns to space this week on shuttle mission STS-95. For the duration of the mission, set to run from Oct. 29 to Nov. 7, Shalin and three Wright State graduate students will be observing workplace activities at mission control as part of a research project to help NASA improve the design of its software tools. (10/28/98)

WSU Ensembles Invited to Perform at OMEA Conference. Four WSU Department of Music performing ensembles have been selected to perform at the 1999 Annual Conference of the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) in Cincinnati in February. Almost 400 ensembles from eight states competed for the opportunity to perform. (10/7/98)

Wright State Professor Edits Food Poems, Whets Your Appetite For More. Words are nutrients that nurture the soul in Food Poems, a pocket-sized anthology of poetry about food edited by WSU Professor David Lee Garrison and Ohio State University Professor Terry Hermsen. (10/5/98)