Wright State Headlines
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Feb 9
Wright State joins selective U.S. Space Command Academic Engagement Enterprise
Wright State University joins a select group of institutions nationwide in U.S. Space Command’s Academic Engagement Enterprise, creating new opportunities for student involvement in space research and workforce development. Continue reading
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Feb 4
Glowing grad
Alumna Erin Holland is using her Wright State education to help share advertising history as director of education and engagement at the American Sign Museum. Continue reading
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Jan 29
Wright State’s Homecoming Week features block party-inspired events Feb. 4–7 on the Dayton Campus
Basketball games, the Alumni Achievement Awards, Trivia Night, a chili cookoff and salsa dancing will highlight Wright State’s packed Homecoming Week on the Dayton Campus Feb. 4–7. Continue reading
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Jan 29
Wright State music professor honored with Ohio’s top music education service award
Shelley Jagow, professor of music and director of bands, will receive the Ohio Music Education Association’s Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her long-standing service and leadership in music education. Continue reading
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Jan 28
Wright State’s Industrial and Human Factors Engineering program named one of top online graduate programs by U.S. News
Wright State’s master’s degree in industrial and human factors engineering is ranked No. 2 in Ohio and No. 33 nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs rankings. Continue reading
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Faculty
2022–2023 Presidential Award for Outstanding NTE Faculty: Teaching
Dan NoelPart of the series: Faculty Awards for Excellence 2022–2023
Well-respected as a gifted, caring and effective teacher by his peers, Dan Noel, a senior lecturer of leadership studies in education, is also a standout student favorite. Continue reading
2022–2023 Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence: Community Engagement
Sara PatonPart of the series: Faculty Awards for Excellence 2022–2023
Sara Paton, associate professor of epidemiology and director of the Master of Public Health Program, has firmly rooted her teaching and scholarship in community-mindedness and engagement. Continue reading
Wright State Theatre’s Joe Deer to direct ‘Guys and Dolls’ during residency in Italy
Joe Deer, distinguished professor of musical theatre in the School of Fine and Performing Arts, is participating in a residency at a musical theatre school in Italy. Continue reading
Remembering Julia Reichert
Filmmaker, pioneering feminist, friend
Julia Reichert’s focused commitment to her students’ careers paved uncharted paths to national and international success for Wright State graduates. Continue reading
Wright State to host American Association of Colleges and Universities educator, author for student success symposium
The Teaching for Student Success Symposium will provide information, motivation and new ways to think about teaching students as faculty and staff prepare for a new semester. Continue reading
Wright State physicist Allen Hunt reveals new hydrology model in research paper
Allen Hunt, professor of physics at Wright State, has published a new research paper in the journal AGU Advances. Continue reading
Wright State alumnus, private investigator wins La Mega Hispanic Business Award
Francisco Marques, who earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a Master of Humanities from Wright State, was honored for his work as a professional private investigator. Continue reading
Wright State nursing faculty receive research grant to study community healthy teaching practices
Ann M. Stalter and Deborah L. Ulrich received funding from the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators to study community health nursing faculty teaching practices specific to environmental health. Continue reading
Let’s roll
Wright State faculty member Megan Faragher finds connections between the classroom and roller derby rink
Megan Faragher, an associate professor of English at Wright State’s Lake Campus, is co-captain of the nationally ranked Gem City Roller Derby team. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine psychiatrist Brian Merrill receives national education award
Brian Merrill, associate professor of psychiatry at the Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine, received the Roeske Teaching Award from the American Psychiatric Association. Continue reading
