![]() ![]() He added that the university’s “financial health continues to be stable and steady.” Wright State spokesman Seth Bauguess said staff reductions and expenditures on athletics are not related. The recommendation came as the university has seen a nearly 40% decline in main campus student enrollment since 2010, dropping from 18,354 students in fall 2010 to 11,090 students in fall 2020, according to state data. Last month, Wright State University President Susan Edwards recommended eliminating up to 113 faculty positions over the next several years. Explore Sinclair College to study scrapping sports A report on the question is due in February 2022. Sinclair Community College announced last week it would suspend its athletics program and review whether to eliminate sports at the community college. Wright State is not the only local college considering what to do with athletics. “Certainly, this disruption has given us an opportunity to look at the environment today and see if there are any hidden opportunities that Wright State University could take advantage of,” Grunder said this month. Marty Grunder, a Wright State trustee who is leading the review committee, said the changes forced by COVID-19 restrictions this year give the school a unique chance to assess the role sports play in the university’s student experience. At the committee’s first meeting on March 8, members said they want to better understand how the institution works with its athletics department and how athletes contribute to the school. They say the review is needed in the wake of changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic to colleges across the country. Wright State University trustees this month launched a review of the school’s inter-collegiate athletics programs. One can still find school spirit at the bookstore were women's basketball merchandise is for sale. Since COVID-19 the Wright State campus has had few students walking the halls. ![]()
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