Wright State Headlines
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Apr 15
Healthy competition
A business idea to create healthy snacks that are not overly engineered is the winner of the 2024 Wright Venture competition. Continue reading
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Apr 12
Wright State’s annual Spring Dance Concert showcases region’s vibrant dance community
Wright State’s Spring Dance Concert will feature 26 dance majors performing seven diverse and dynamic pieces April 18–21 in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading
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Apr 12
New Wright State grant to empower local educators, enhance education opportunities for area students
Wright State will partner with the Montgomery County Educational Service Center and Learn to Earn Dayton to train educators to teach College Credit Plus courses to high school students. Continue reading
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Apr 11
Student success-minded
As a first-generation college student, Kelly Hogan believes earning her undergraduate degree from Wright State was no small feat and changed her life forever. Continue reading
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Apr 11
Artwork by graduating Wright State fine arts students graces walls of Stein Galleries
The annual Senior Thesis Exhibition, featuring works by 16 graduating fine arts students, is on display in the Stein Galleries through April 27. Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2019
We are #WrightStateStrong
Raiders step up when tragedy strikes two of their own
In the days following the destruction of the 15 tornadoes that hit the Dayton and Celina areas, Wright State students showed up to help their own. Continue reading
A city of gems
Wright State alumni are leading the charge in the resurgence of downtown Dayton
Wright State alumni are taking leading roles in transforming Dayton back into the spearhead of industry and innovation it once was. Continue reading
MBA student Mandy Shoopman organizing tornado relief run/walk
The Dayton Tornado Relief 5K/10K Run/Walk Benefiting The Foodbank takes place Sept. 15 at Island MetroPark in Dayton. Continue reading
Stuart McDowell honored by Macalester College for lifetime achievement
W. Stuart McDowell, artistic director of the Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures, received Macalester’s 2019 Distinguished Citizen Award. Continue reading
Dayton Daily News: Wright State nearly doubles cash reserves in past two years
Excerpt Wright State University has nearly doubled its cash reserves in the last two years as the school looks to rebound from a financial crisis that came close to draining its savings. The university expects to add around $8.2 million … Continue reading
Lake Campus collaborates in water quality project that draws researchers from around the nation
Wright State–Lake Campus collaborated with other university researchers to study harmful algal bloom activity on Grand Lake St. Marys. Continue reading
Overseas opportunity
2019 Wright State grad Dhanashri Desai completes engineering internship at Ingersoll Rand in India
Dhanashri Desai, who graduated from Wright State in May with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, returned to her native India for a valuable internship. Continue reading
Amidst tragedy, Wright State grad student finds a way to give back
Brooke Evans, a school counseling graduate student, passed out homemade dog treats and offered pets and pictures with her dogs to raise funds for the victims of the Dayton mass shooting. Continue reading
Wright State trustees approve a break-even, no-deficit 2019-20 budget
Wright State University plans to post a break-even, no-deficit budget, according to the proposed 2019-20 budget approved Aug. 15 by the university’s Board of Trustees. Continue reading
Wright State environmental student meets with nation’s top environmental official
Leon Katona, an environmental sciences Ph.D. candidate, conducted research this summer on Lake Erie aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA’s largest research vessel. Continue reading
