Author Archives: Kevin Tucker

Student success-minded

First-generation Wright State alumna supports students like herself at Columbus community college

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

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Education & Leadership, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Honors Program, News, Teacher Education |

Dayton Daily News: Wright State engineering student from Darke County receives prestigious NIH award

First-generation college success stories come from all sorts of student backgrounds. Few who know her are surprised that Morgan Highlander, who hails from a rural community in Darke County, is one of those stories. Continue reading

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Rural route

Wright State engineering Ph.D. student Morgan Highlander receives a prestigious NIH award

Morgan Highlander, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in engineering at Wright State, received a two-year National Institutes of Health diversity award to support her research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Graduate, Home news sidebar, News, Research, Student Profile, Undergraduate, Women in STEMM |

Dayton Daily News: Wright State student expanding international resume, has visited 65 countries on all continents

Through a career in the military and then as a government contractor, Sidney native Brandon Hubley has circumnavigated the globe — visiting 65 countries on all seven continents. But he has always found his way back home and to Wright State University. Continue reading

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World traveler

Wright State graduate student adding MIS degree to international resume

Wright State’s Master of Information Systems provides veteran Brandon Hubley the flexibility to see the world while pursuing a degree. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Business, Graduate, Info. Systems & Supply Chain Management, Military & Veterans, News, Online Education, Student Profile |

Dayton Daily News: Wright State graduate finds sense of purpose, fulfillment

Bolin holds bachelor’s degrees in French, English.

Kaycie Bolin thought she was destined for a life of applying facials and chemical peels working as an esthetician when one evening she experienced a startling moment of clarity. Continue reading

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Finding a sense of purpose

Kaycie Bolin soared to new heights as a nontraditional student at Wright State

2023 alumna Kaycie Bolin found a sense of purpose and fulfillment while studying French and English at Wright State. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Study Abroad |

Boonshoft School of Medicine students organize wellness clinics for local Latino community

Medical students in the Wright State Latino Medical Student Association are staffing wellness clinics for area Latino communities. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Community Service, Home news sidebar, Medical Students, Medicine, News |

Student guardian

Alexis Lewis, a dual English and French major, leads the Wright State Guardian

Under the leadership of editor-in-chief, Alexis Lewis, the Wright State Guardian publishes new content daily and the Nexus Literary Journal and Flight Magazine. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Honors Program, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Student Profile, Study Abroad, Undergraduate |

Lunar gateway

Wright State computer engineering graduate Phuong Marangoni plays key role in NASA’s mission to return to the moon. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, News, Women in STEMM |