Author Archives: Micah Karr

Wright State shifts Homecoming to winter

Homecoming to feature basketball as the centerpiece for its celebration

In 2023, Wright State will move Homecoming Week to the Spring Semester and spotlight Wright State’s basketball teams. Continue reading

Posted in Alumni, Alumni Association, Around Campus, Athletics, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Magazine, News, Photos |

A great environment

For electrical engineering major and resident assistant Emma Porter, Wright State feels like home. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Business, Electrical Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Giving, Magazine, Mathematics & Statistics, News, Residence Life & Housing, Science & Mathematics, Student Profile, Undergraduate |

Wright State faculty members teaching at internationally renowned summer arts camp

Wright State School of Fine and Performing Arts faculty members Christopher Chaffee and Matthew Benjamin teach at the world-renowned Interlochen Arts Camp. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Arts Scene, Faculty, Fine and Performing Arts, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News |

Wright State physics graduate James Serna hooked on quantum mechanics

James Serna wants to be a professor and research ways to merge quantum mechanics, chemistry and biology in biomedical research. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Home news sidebar, News, Physics, Science & Mathematics |

Laser-focused learning

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Wright State in April, Jacen Urbaniak will pursue a Ph.D. in physics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Home news sidebar, News, Physics, Research, Science & Mathematics |

Startup internship leads to metaverse career for Wright State graduate

Computer science graduate Showri Chitti secured a full-time job after interning with Veera Engineering. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Career Services, Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, News, Research |

Wright State alumna honored with Excellence in Teaching Award

Beth Patterson, a first-grade teacher at Clark-Shawnee Elementary School, was honored by the Springfield Rotary Club. Continue reading

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

Building new wings

Wright State mechanical engineering students created a system to automate a transonic dual-plane wing, a design that could enable aircraft to fly higher and faster. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, News, Research, Undergraduate |

Learning and growing

Wright State education and medical students are learning through discovery alongside school students at Westwood Elementary School’s garden. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Education & Leadership, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Master of Public Health, Medical Students, Medicine, News, Teacher Education |

Prolific purveyor

The art of selling through storytelling

Wright State alumnus James Pearson is well known for helping emerging companies build successful global public relations plans. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Fine and Performing Arts, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, Magazine, News |