Wright State Headlines
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Oct 28
Wright State students, first responders team up for Halloween event
Wright State’s Department of Public Safety partnered with Mini University for the annual Trunk or Treat event, bringing together students, first responders and hundreds of preschoolers for a fun and safe Halloween celebration. Continue reading
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Oct 24
Explore Wright State Day welcomes hundreds of future Raiders
Hundreds of future students and their families visited Wright State University’s Dayton Campus for Explore Wright State Day. Continue reading
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Oct 23
Four Wright State nursing programs receive accreditations, including new doctorate degree
Wright State University’s School of Nursing has reinforced its reputation as a premier nursing education destination by securing renewed — and in one case, new — accreditations across its comprehensive program offerings. Continue reading
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Oct 22
Wall Street Journal ranks Wright State top public university in Ohio for student experience
Wright State University was ranked the top public university in Ohio for student experience in the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2026 America’s Best Colleges rankings. Continue reading
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Oct 20
Wright State’s Raj Soin College of Business to launch Sandler Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Wright State University’s Raj Soin College of Business will launch the Sandler Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, made possible by a gift from the Sandler family to support student entrepreneurs and strengthen the region’s innovation ecosystem. Continue reading
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Faculty & Staff
Wright State chemistry researchers awarded $462,000 from NIH for cancer-fighting project
The award from the National Institutes of Health is designed in part to help expose undergraduate students to research. Continue reading
Raiders, Wright State is calling you home Oct. 1-6
Wright State’s Homecoming Week features Wright Day to Give, annual chili cook-off, golf cart parade, casino night, alumni awards, social media vending machines and Raider athletics. Continue reading
Inventor and Wright State medical school visionary to be inducted into Dayton Region Walk of Fame
Richard A. DeWall, a pioneer heart surgeon and prolific inventor, played a critical role in founding the medical school at Wright State University Continue reading
True lies
Retrospective by Wright State art professor emeritus Ron Geibert features Orwellian themes
“Four Decades,” a retrospective of the work of Wright State art professor emeritus Ron Geibert, is on display in the Stein Galleries through Oct. 21. Continue reading
Wright State officially welcomes new Provost Susan Edwards with reception
Faculty, staff, students and community members gathered in the Student Union Atrium on Sept. 18 to hear and meet Provost Susan Edwards. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine Surgery Grand Rounds event to focus on surgical metamorphosis
Jeffrey Ponsky is the first speaker of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine’s Richard DeWall, M.D., Lecture Series. Continue reading
Wright State’s Cheryl Meyer featured as expert in ABC’s ‘The Last Defense’
Cheryl Meyer, associate dean of the School of Professional Psychology, was interviewed as an expert in forensic psychology for “The Last Defense.” Continue reading
Strategic planning process enters critical phase
Wright State University will put the finishing touches on the university’s next strategic plan over the next two months. Continue reading
Wright Leader Academy to kick off with new cohort of emerging university leaders
The Wright Leader Academy is designed to help faculty and administrators grow their leadership skills, enhance their internal networks and advance the mission, vision and values of Wright State. Continue reading
Wright State professor Sherry Farra selected for prestigious award from American Association of Colleges of Nursing
The award recognizes faculty members who systematically investigates questions related to student learning and the conditions under which it occurs to improve outcomes. Continue reading
