Wright State Headlines
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Jan 9
Nichole Rustad named associate vice president for university communications and marketing at Wright State
Nichole Rustad is responsible for providing vision, strategy and oversight for all communications and marketing functions at Wright State. Continue reading
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Dec 20 2024
Wright State to launch mobile street medicine project for underserved patients in Dayton
Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine will collaborate with Premier Health to provide health care services to people with substance use disorders through a mobile community-based health care, or street medicine, model. Continue reading
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Dec 19 2024
Top 10 Wright State Newsroom videos of 2024
The Wright State Newsroom shared once-in-a-lifetime moments with students, faculty and staff while making joyful connections with alumni during 2024. Continue reading
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Dec 18 2024
2025 Alumni Achievement Awards celebrate distinguished Wright State community members
The Wright State University Alumni Association recognized the accomplishments of Wright State alumni and friends with its 2025 Alumni Achievement Awards. Continue reading
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Dec 17 2024
Wright State alum partners with alma mater to brew a Raider-branded beer
Fans can now enjoy Wright State University-branded beer while cheering on the Raiders. Continue reading
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Author Archives: Wright State Media Team
Students can explore career opportunities at Path to Health Professions Day
High school and college students can learn more about careers as doctors, nurses and veterinarians during Path to Health Professions Day on Feb. 19. Continue reading
Seton Hall’s Allie Matters named head volleyball coach at Wright State
Allie Matters played at Seton Hall from 2006 to 2009 and served as the volleyball team’s first assistant coach for the last seven years. Continue reading
Wright State biology student dives deep into campus opportunities
Megan Reed stays active through the university scuba program, conducting research in an earth and environmental sciences lab and serving in the Ohio Air National Guard. Continue reading
Graduation success rates of Wright State student-athletes maintain sky-high level
Wright State University’s men’s basketball team has it. So does the women’s tennis team – a 100 percent graduation success rate. Continue reading
2017 Alumni Achievement Awards honor Wright State’s finest
The Alumni Association recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of Wright State alumni each year at the event. Continue reading
The Birth of Wright State
Snippets from the early years
Ohio Gov. James Rhodes’s efforts in the early 1960s to place public higher education facilities within 30 miles of every Ohioan led to the birth of Wright State University. At the time, Dayton was a high-technology center with a special … Continue reading
Proud to Wear the Green and Gold
By Susan (Barr) Gayle
My grandfather was born “on campus” on June 29, 1895, in the original Rockafield House, which his parents rented from Mr. Rockafield. My grandfather owned land on both sides of Airway Road (now Colonel Glenn Highway), mostly on the south … Continue reading
Difference Makers
Significant contributions to Wright State and humanity
In 1970, Wright State was one of the first schools to create an Office of Disability Services. That was three years before Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act required any university receiving federal money to make its programs accessible to persons … Continue reading
Opportunities in the Forest
By Gary Leroy
“Trees, lots of trees.” That was my first impression of Wright State University. On a Sunday afternoon in the spring of 1973, my mother took me for a ride to see the little university I had only heard about from … Continue reading
It’s Hard to Beat a Life in the Academy
By Mary Kenton
As I often say, I was on campus the first day Wright State held classes, but I did not become a student myself until 1969. I didn’t want to quit my quite good day job at Dayton Power and Light … Continue reading
