Wright State Headlines
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Mar 14
Student art takes center stage at Wright State’s ArtsGala Auction
Artwork by two Wright State fine arts students will be up for auction at ArtsGala on April 5 to help raise funds for scholarships for fine and performing arts students. Continue reading
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Mar 13
Wright State’s annual Campus Scholarship and Innovation Campaign takes flight on March 17
Wright State faculty, staff and retirees change the lives of students by participating in the annual Campus Scholarship and Innovation Campaign from March 17 to April 25. Continue reading
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Mar 12
Wright State to host Project Blackbird, a live event promoting mental health, with special guest Anthony Muñoz
The March 19 event will feature a screening of “Blackbird” and a panel discussion on the complexities of mental health challenges, particularly eating disorders. Continue reading
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Mar 11
Centerville middle school student Aurora Spisak repeats as champ of Wright State Regional Spelling Bee, qualifying for national competition
Aurora Spisak, an eighth grader at Watts Middle School, will return to the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee after winning Wright State’s Regional Spelling Bee. Continue reading
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Mar 10
Students can win scholarships to Wright State at Big Hoopla’s STEM Challenge on March 16
Wright State University will award full in-state tuition scholarships to 12 students who participate in the Big Hoopla STEM Challenge on March 16 in Wright State’s Student Union. Continue reading
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Author Archives: Seth Bauguess
DDN story: Wright State boosts number of valedictorians, salutatorians taking classes this fall
Excerpt The number of valedictorians and salutatorians attending Wright State University has increased dramatically over the last five years. Valedictorians and salutatorians enrolled at Wright State has increase by more than 78 percent since 2013, according to the school. There … Continue reading
DDN story on Wright State: From one-building branch campus to 50 years of service
Excerpt The community, anticipating a need for an increasingly educated workforce, rallied together in the early 1960s to set Wright State University on a path from one-building branch campus to 50 years of service as an independent university. Leaders raised … Continue reading
Columbus Underground story: Wright State prof’s Pens to Pictures to screen at Wexner
Excerpt Chinonye Chukwu has basically always wanted to make movies. “I’ve wanted to be a filmmaker since I was 13 years old,” says the assistant professor of motion pictures at Wright State University. “I just saw the world through scenes, … Continue reading
DDN story: Wright State president encourages students to counter hate speech
Excerpt Wright State University is encouraging students to report incidents of campus ‘violence and hatred’ anonymously. WSU president Cheryl Schrader sent a message to counter “negative speech” and “hateful action” on campus, while also being willing to engage in “difficult … Continue reading
DDN story: Wright State adds rules sign to rock that caused controversy last fall
Excerpt Wright State University has added a sign to a rock that caused some campus controversy last fall. In September, the rock was painted by students to say “Black Lives Matter.” Shortly after, the word “black” was changed to “white” … Continue reading
DDN story: New Wright State president feels like a freshman on move-in day
Excerpt As new Wright State University students moved in for the first time on campus Thursday, they were welcomed by a president who’s just arriving as well. Cheryl Schrader, who started at Wright State in July, joked that she felt … Continue reading
Wright State alumna named Daytonian of the Week
Excerpt If the pups and kittens of Dayton were able to cast their vote for who they want to see chosen as Daytonian of the Week, we think this is who they would’ve picked. Nora Vondrell, Executive Director of SICSA Pet … Continue reading
Second Wright Leader Academy kicks off with new cohort of emerging university leaders
The second Wright Leader Academy cohort includes 14 participants from across the university. Continue reading
Wright State to welcome more than 1,300 new residential students on Move-in Day
Another 1,200 residential students to move back to campus Saturday, Aug. 26
More than 1,300 new students are set to move in on the Dayton Campus during Wright State University’s annual Move-In Day on Thursday, Aug. 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Continue reading
DBJ story: Wright State Boonshoft School of medicine receives grant to fight opioid crisis
Excerpt Wright State University has received a grant in part to improve the treatment of opioid addiction. The Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine a one-year … Continue reading
