Wright State Headlines
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Jun 12
SOCHE honors Wright State staff and faculty leaders for excellence
Wright State employees Cassie Guard, Karen Lahm and Patrick Sonner received 2025–26 SOCHE Excellence Awards for their outstanding contributions to student success, teaching and campus impact. Continue reading
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Jun 10
Wright State aviation students to celebrate milestone at Dayton Air Show
Wright State will honor 28 aviation students at the Dayton Air Show for earning their first Federal Aviation Administration pilot certification. Continue reading
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Jun 9
Wright State invites active-duty military artists to exhibit work in inaugural Stein Galleries exhibition
Wright State’s Stein Galleries are seeking submissions from active-duty service members at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for “Active Duty Artists,” an inaugural exhibition dedicated to showcasing artistic talent from the military community. Continue reading
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Jun 9
The perfect pair
Matt Cline ’18 is sharing his experiences through his new children’s book — while helping thousands of children gain confidence through his nonprofit organization, Just a Pair of Shoes. Continue reading
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Jun 8
Every Wright State psychology doctoral student lands competitive clinical internship
All 22 fourth-year doctoral students in Wright State’s School of Professional Psychology matched to a clinical internship this year, a required step before they can earn their doctorates and pursue licensure as psychologists. Continue reading
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Around Campus
Wright State sets bountiful table for third annual Raidersgiving
Students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to attend or volunteer at the annual Raidersgiving dinner on Thanksgiving day, Nov. 27. Continue reading
Raiderthon chalks up second successful fundraiser
Wright State’s annual 15-hour dance marathon raises $61,018
Student-organized Raiderthon dance marathon tops goal, raising more than $61,000 for Dayton Children’s Hospital. Continue reading
Xtreme BOTS competition returns to Wright State Nov. 22
High school and college students will battle with remote-controlled robots during the Ohio Robotics Xtreme BOTS competition Nov. 22 in the Nutter Center. Continue reading
International Education Week at Wright State to kick off Monday
Headlined by a visit from Selingo and his seminar, “A World Unbound: The Changing Nature of Higher Education and Internationalization,” the week’s events promote the benefits of global education. Continue reading
Wright State Theatre presents modern take on ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Wright State Theatre continues its 40th season with a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” Nov. 14–23. Continue reading
Wright State opens Veteran and Military Center
Excerpt A new Veteran and Military Center for students opens Thursday at Wright State University. The 4,500 square foot facility on Wright State’s Dayton campus will feature a lounge and kitchen space, private study areas, and computers. Veteran and Military … Continue reading
Make miracles happen at the Raiderthon dance marathon
Wright State’s largest student-run philanthropy event is back
On Nov. 15, Wright State will host its second dance marathon to raise money for Dayton Children’s Hospital. Continue reading
Bronze beauties
Artist Virginia Hess creating medallions for Wright State’s Veteran and Military Center
Dayton artist Virginia Hess is creating five large bronze medallions to adorn the stone façade of the renovated Veteran and Military Center in Allyn Hall. Continue reading
Defining military friendly: Wright State opens new Veteran and Military Center
Designed to be service friendly and support driven, but provide space that’s hands-off and separate from the general population and VMC administration, the new center has a wow factor that’s off the charts. Continue reading
Computational social scientist
Student researcher Hemant Purohit wins international honor for using social media technology innovation to help disaster relief
Hemant Purohit, a graduate researcher in the Center of Excellence in Knowledge-enabled Computing (Kno.e.sis), was honored for using social media to help disaster relief. Continue reading
