Wright State Headlines
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Jun 12
SOCHE honors Wright State staff and faculty leaders for excellence
Wright State employees Cassie Guard, Karen Lahm and Patrick Sonner received 2025–26 SOCHE Excellence Awards for their outstanding contributions to student success, teaching and campus impact. Continue reading
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Jun 10
Wright State aviation students to celebrate milestone at Dayton Air Show
Wright State will honor 28 aviation students at the Dayton Air Show for earning their first Federal Aviation Administration pilot certification. Continue reading
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Jun 9
Wright State invites active-duty military artists to exhibit work in inaugural Stein Galleries exhibition
Wright State’s Stein Galleries are seeking submissions from active-duty service members at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for “Active Duty Artists,” an inaugural exhibition dedicated to showcasing artistic talent from the military community. Continue reading
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Jun 9
The perfect pair
Matt Cline ’18 is sharing his experiences through his new children’s book — while helping thousands of children gain confidence through his nonprofit organization, Just a Pair of Shoes. Continue reading
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Jun 8
Every Wright State psychology doctoral student lands competitive clinical internship
All 22 fourth-year doctoral students in Wright State’s School of Professional Psychology matched to a clinical internship this year, a required step before they can earn their doctorates and pursue licensure as psychologists. Continue reading
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Wright State breaks ground on Creative Arts Center renovation project
The Creative Arts Center project include new gallery space, art and performance studios, motion picture production studio, classrooms and an iconic, accessible entrance. Continue reading
Technical and Professional Writing program receives donated software
Wright State technical writing students work with state-of-the-art computer programs thanks to donations from two leading software companies. Continue reading
‘Mad Men’ focus of Wright State course
Excerpt Dapper Don Draper has made his way into a local college classroom. Andrew Strombeck, a Wright State associate English professor, created “Mad Men and Literature 1965-70” to show the impact literature has on pop culture, according to an article … Continue reading
Afghan who translated for U.S. troops finds new life at Wright State
Excerpt Ziaullah Anwari had never ordered a hamburger at a Sonic drive-in or shopped at Wal-Mart. Anwari, 22, counts those everyday experiences among his first-ever in America since he moved to Fairborn from his home country, Afghanistan. The Wright State … Continue reading
Calamityville allows simulation of trauma
Excerpt Two SUVs overturned off East Xenia Drive Thursday, ejecting their occupants. One passenger had a severed limb; another suffered a collapsed lung. All needed immediate medical care. Para-military first-responders were soon scrambling on the grounds of the nearby former … Continue reading
World War I artifacts sought for local exhibit
Excerpt It’s the everyday items that will help show how Daytonians and the world were changed by the “war to end all wars” said Paul Lockhart, a Wright State University history professor. “The problem is a lot of diaries, letters … Continue reading
Video—Boy goes from helping troops in Afghanistan to attending Wright State
After risking his life as an interpreter for U.S. military forces in Afghanistan, Zia Anwari is now a first-year student at Wright State University. He was featured in an interview with WHIO-TV. Watch the report from WHIO News Center 7.
A $1 million home for drone testing
Excerpt Where drones go, so does Wright State University’s Vigilant Spirit Mobile Test and Evaluation Center. There’s nothing quite like the 35-foot truck-and-trailer anywhere else, said David Gross, chief engineer for Wright State Research Institute. Gross hesitates to say the … Continue reading
ArtsGala planned for Wright State
Excerpt If you ask folks in our region to name their favorite community fundraising gala, chances are many will pick Wright State University’s annual ArtsGala. What makes this event so special are the 250 talented students who entertain guests with … Continue reading
Wright State medical students learn where they will train as residents
Excerpt More than 100 graduating medical students at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and their families and friends celebrated the announcements Friday of where they will complete their medical residencies. Match Day, which is celebrated nationally, is … Continue reading
