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Wright State University
Contributor(s): Mulholland, Rebekkah (Author)
ISBN: 1467124850     ISBN-13: 9781467124850
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi
- Education | Organizations & Institutions
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials)
LCCN: 2016952051
Series: Campus History
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages
 
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Plans to establish the first public institution of higher education in the Dayton region were laid in 1961. At the time, Dayton was the second largest metropolitan city in Ohio. The need for a public higher-education institution became critical as Dayton emerged as a center of high technology that needed an educated workforce. In 1962, many key business leaders throughout the community led a community-wide fundraising effort to secure the necessary seed money for the branch campus of Ohio State University and Miami University. In the fall of 1964, with the completion of Allyn Hall, the "campus within a building," the Dayton campus of Ohio State University and Miami University opened its doors to 3,203 enrolled students. It became an independent institution in 1967 and was named Wright State University to honor Dayton natives and aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright. Under the leadership of its sixth president, David Hopkins, Wright State University continued to expand its campus while building lasting relationships with the community.

Contributor Bio(s): Mulholland, Rebekkah: - Rebekkah Mulholland holds a master of arts in public history, master of humanities, and bachelor's degree in liberal studies, all from Wright State. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in history at the University of Memphis. Images in this volume appear courtesy of the archives at Wright State University Libraries.