Wright State University received 13.6 million dollars in Capital funding for the 2019-20 fiscal year. The money will go toward nine maintenance projects across campus. The impetus behind the projects is “to look at our highest campus needs and to look very broadly,” said Walt Branson, Chief Business Officer at Wright State. “We might have […]
The contract negotiation process between faculty and university administration has been delayed. The fact-finding report, a review of the contract from an impartial party, was originally due on Sept 11. It is now scheduled for release on Oct. 29., according to a public email from the Wright State Office of Communications. The Fact-Finder cited “personal […]
An official strike date has yet to be finalized despite announcements from the Wright State faculty union that the date had been set for Oct. 1. The planned strike date is tentative, according to Martin Kich, president of the Wright State chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-WSU). The possibility of a strike […]
The Board of Trustees meeting opened with President Cheryl Schrader announcing to the campus community that they would be able to avoid fiscal watch at the end of June with $7 million surplus . According to Schrader this is the first time the university has ended the fiscal year with a surplus since 2012. “Our […]
After the most recent Board of Trustees meeting, the possibility of Wright State entering fiscal watch appears to be a feasible possibility. According to Board of Trustees Member Sean Fitzpatrick, the university’s finances are sending it into a trajectory for fiscal watch. With less than three months left of the fiscal year, the university has […]
