Author Archives: Kris Sproles

Shopping spree

New Wright State alumni receive school supplies to kick off their teaching careers

More than 50 recent Wright State graduates who secured teaching positions at area schools received free classroom supplies at a special event at Crayons to Classrooms on July 30. Continue reading

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Exposing biotechnology

Wright State partnerships help local high school students learn about biomanufacturing

Local high school students learned about biotechnology research and careers at the Dayton bioManufacturing Awareness and Discovery Experience (DaytonMADE) camp at Wright State this summer. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Enrollment Management, Home news sidebar, Medicine, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |

Ready to soar

Wright State’s new aviation program will take flight this fall

Students can now prepare for careers as flight instructors or airline pilots through a new aviation degree at Wright State University. Continue reading

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College-bound

Incoming first-year students take advantage of Wright State’s new student orientation sessions

Orientation is designed to connect first-year and transfer students with resources and tools to be successful and help them feel at home at Wright State. Continue reading

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Wright State emergency medicine residents practice search and rescue techniques to understand patient experiences

About two dozen emergency medicine residents from Wright State University and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base participated in a hands-on outdoor learning experience. Continue reading

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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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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

Posted in Academics, Air Force ROTC, Alumni, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Liberal Arts, Military & Veterans, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Videos |

Reaching new heights

Wrights State students use indoor climbing wall to prepare for exciting outdoor adventures

What started as two Wright State students wanting to try something new has blossomed into almost two dozen Raiders training several days per week and traveling the country for thrills and adventures. Continue reading

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Keep climbing

Wright State alumnus’ Air Force ROTC experience prepared him to excite and inspire

For the past two years, Maj. Jake “Primo” Impellizzeri has performed dangerous and gravity-defying maneuvers in over 80 airshows per year as a pilot for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Continue reading

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Students in Field School in Archaeology excavate campus woods hope to find evidence of Wright State’s past

Wright State’s Field School in Archaeology hopes to scrape the surface to learn more about the people who lived in the woods before the university was built. Continue reading

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