Around Campus

A heart for service

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Sarah Olsen

Wright State marketing major Holley Mapel keeps a busy college schedule and active lifestyle, getting involved on and off campus. Continue reading →

Eight compete for Mr. WSU crown

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Kris Sproles

Wright State junior Justin Bretz was crowned Mr. WSU, during the annual competition on March 13. Continue reading →

Office of LGBTQA Affairs making difference at Wright State

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Sarah Olsen

The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Ally Affairs and its first director, Petey Peterson, are expanding activities at Wright State. Continue reading →

Wright State to host Air Camp for middle school students

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Wright State Media Team

Summer sessions for middle school students will be held June 12-17, June 19-24 and July 17-22. Continue reading →

Hundreds turn out for Career Fair Spring 2016

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Kris Sproles

Hundreds of Wright State students and alumni attended Career Fair Spring 2016 in the Student Union March 9, eager to meet business recruiters looking to hire them. Continue reading →

Model citizen

Wright State alum and videographer Lee Furry making international splash with his Star Wars models
Posted on March 10, 2016 by Jim Hannah

Lee Furry, a Wright State motion pictures graduate and local news videographer, turned his interest in Star Wars models into a thriving business. Continue reading →

Comedian Maysoon Zayid will headline Wright State’s Honors Institute

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Bob Mihalek

Maysoon Zayid will deliver the Honors Institute’s keynote address on March 22, while disability rights attorney Laura Osseck will give the institute’s luncheon address on March 23. Continue reading →

Actor Tom Hanks to dedicate the Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures at Wright State University

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Jim Hannah

Tom Hanks will help dedicate the newly renovated Center for Motion Pictures and celebrate the success of the university’s $150 million Rise. Shine. campaign. Continue reading →

Wright State honors Sharon Rab

Excerpt “Peace has been an important theme to me since my childhood,” says Sharon Rab, founder and co-chair of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. “I grew up in Fairborn, a military town. I remember hearing military airplanes taking off, and … Continue reading →

Wright State to host acclaimed financial services professionals at regional conference

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Bob Mihalek

LIFT2 Symposium on March 18 will feature keynote addresses by LaVaughn Henry, vice president and senior regional officer of the Cincinnati Branch of the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank, and David Grau Sr., an attorney and succession planning expert. Continue reading →