Wright State University community celebrated the tenth annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, Thursday, April 5, a national program that encourages girls and boys to visit a workplace. Wright State employees brought over 100 sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other special children to campus to explore careers and the campus.
The Women’s Center coordinates this event each year with the support from campus units, colleges, and divisions.
Below is a photo gallery from some of the many activities children experiences on their special day on campus.
- Emma Schlake examines a bone during Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day at Wright State.
- Senior engineering and construction project manager Javan Conley and his children Corina and Ethan enjoyed Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day at Wright State.
- Rowdy is always a favorite at Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day at Wright State.
- (L-R) Emily Good, Lauren Clapper and Anibel Glueckert checked the vitals during Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day at Wright State.
- Children got plenty of time on the green screen during Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day at Wright State
- Brooke Farrell and Molly Donohue appeared in their first Wright State Magazine with a little help from the staff in the Office of Communications and Marketing.
- Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day at Wright State helped these two youngsters reach new heights.
- Earth and Environmental Sciences Chair David Dominic and Alexis Sallee examine a model of the human heart.
- Holly Wydman peers into the depths of the laptop screen for an activity during Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day at Wright State.
- Heidi Papay took a closer look at the structure of a bone during one activity.











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