Wright State Headlines
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Mar 23
Wright State’s record-setting season ends in first round of NCAA tournament
The Raiders end their season with 27 wins, the most ever by a Wright State women’s basketball team. Continue reading
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Mar 22
Top detective
Soon Jye Kho, a computer science Ph.D. student in Wright State’s Kno.e.sis Center, was recognized at the precisionFDA Mislabeling Correction Subchallenge. Continue reading
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Mar 22
Peer Instruction workshop to teach lecture-free learning method
For educators interested in learning about Peer Instruction, the Office of Medical Education at the Boonshoft School of Medicine will offer a workshop on May 15. Continue reading
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Mar 21
Work ready
Hundreds of Wright State students and alumni attended Career Fair 2019 Spring Semester in the Student Union March 19, eager to meet business recruiters looking to hire them. Continue reading
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Mar 21
Philosophy of science expert Lydia Patton to speak at Wright State on data visualization March 26
The Erik C. Banks Memorial Lecture in Philosophy will feature a talk on “Picturing Democracy: How Data Visualization Promoted the Free Exchange of Ideas.” Continue reading
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Faculty & Staff
Wright State celebrates its employees with appreciation week March 4-8
As a thank-you, the university has organized Employee Appreciation Week during spring break, March 4 to 8. Continue reading
Petey Peterson, director of LGBTQA affairs, to receive national honor
Petey Peterson will be recognized for inclusive efforts that include helping create a preferred-name change process, gender-inclusive housing and all-gender restrooms on campus. Continue reading
Social work grad returns to Wright State to advocate for student survivors
Corrie Pleska, a licensed social worker, provides support and resources to student survivors of power-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. Continue reading
Show time
CBS-TV’s ‘48 Hours,’ including correspondent Erin Moriarty, come to Wright State to interview Dan Krane
Dan Krane, professor of biological science, will discuss DNA evidence on an episode of “48 Hours” examining an old murder case on Jan. 26. Continue reading
Wright State University Foundation launches Students First Fund
New grants program will support student success initiatives
All Wright State students, faculty and staff with a creative concept to promote student success are welcome to apply for a Students First Fund grant. Continue reading
Wright State students pay 100th birthday piano tribute to Irene Romanowski, longtime university music librarian
Irene Romanowski, retired music librarian at Wright State, established a scholarship for piano students. Continue reading
Top Newsroom stories of 2018
From a new provost to NCAA tournament appearances by the men’s basketball and baseball teams to funding to expand undergrad research, 2018 was an eventful year at Wright State. Continue reading
Fall 2018 commencement ceremony in photos
Wright State University honored nearly 1,700 graduating students at its fall commencement ceremony Dec. 15 in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading
President Schrader tells graduating students that touching lives will be their legacy
Wright State University President Cheryl B. Schrader told graduating students at fall commencement that acts of kindness can be a powerful world-changing force. Continue reading
Literary lioness
Wright State’s Damaris Serrano again wins highest literary honor awarded by her native Panama
Damaris Serrano, associate professor of Spanish at Wright State, received Panama’s Ricardo Miró National Award for her essay on the evolution of Panamanian poetry and literature. Continue reading
