Monthly Archives: June 2024

Wright State athletics sees a record increase in youth basketball and soccer camp participation

Wright State University youth athletic camps are seeing a huge increase in participants this year. Continue reading

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WYSO Public Radio: Intel sponsors summer camp at Wright State ahead of plans for massive Ohio hiring spree

Thirty college students and five high schoolers are at Wright State University learning about the semiconductor career field. They are part of the Intel-sponsored summer internship program. The company is building two massive chip production plants east of Columbus. In … Continue reading

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Dayton Daily News: Wright State grad Tilly Evans-Krueger takes Broadway by storm

Wright State University dance alumna Alexis “Tilly” Evans-Krueger has taken Broadway by storm. In addition to serving as associate choreographer of and portraying tomboy Ace in the Broadway musical adaptation of “The Outsiders,” the recipient of four 2024 Tony Awards … Continue reading

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Wright State University Foundation welcomes new trustees

Doug Hull, a three-time Wright State graduate, and Julie Jacobs were appointed to the Wright State University Foundation board. Continue reading

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Wright State psychiatrist talks to Dayton Daily News about call for social media warning labels

Ryan Mast, D.O., a child and adolescent psychiatrist and assistant professor of psychiatry at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, talked to the Dayton Daily News about calls by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to place warning labels … Continue reading

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Wright State staff leaders, faculty member honored for excellence by SOCHE

Kurt Holden, Josh Ricker and Amanda Spencer were honored by the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education with 2023-2024 Excellence Awards. Continue reading

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Wright State lighting design graduate earns prestigious fellowship

Jessica Ann Drayton, who earned a B.F.A. in Theatre Design and Technology from Wright State, received a prestigious entertainment lighting design fellowship. Continue reading

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Go big and go home

Wright State University alumna has navigated a military career on one of the Air Force’s largest and most historic planes

Elizabeth Bergh, a captain in the Air Force and a Wright State alum, is stationed at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and works as an instructor radar navigator on the B-52 Stratofortress. Continue reading

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Yahoo News: Wright State announced a new aviation program for people interested in becoming pilots

Wright State University is launching an aviation degree aimed at people who want to become pilots, the university announced this week. Students can earn a bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree or minor in aviation, the university said. The program will admit … Continue reading

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Wright State’s graduate engineering programs ranked as among the best in nation by U.S. News for 2024

Seven graduate engineering programs offered by Wright State’s College of Engineering and Computer Science are ranked by U.S. News and World Report as among the best in the nation for 2024. Continue reading

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