Wright State in the News

Fairborn Daily Herald: Students commit to Wright State at signing day

Excerpt Future Wright State University students were greeted with smiles, handshakes, back pats and congratulatory fist bumps. There were snacks, music, balloons and souvenir photos. And the students walked away with gold-stickered certificates making them official Raiders. Hundreds of incoming … Continue reading →

Fairborn Daily Herald: Student helped found Dayton Indivisible for All

Excerpt Activism came early to Eleanor Tripp, a student in Wright State University’s School of Professional Psychology and a co-founder of Dayton Indivisible for All, which fights intolerance, racism and authoritarianism. When she was growing up in the village of … Continue reading →

Xenia Daily Gazette: Students get up-close look at coffee farms

Excerpt She usually takes her coffee with cream and a little sugar. But a three-day tour of coffee farms in Costa Rica as part of the Wright State Raj Soin College of Business’ partnership with the Boston Stoker company may … Continue reading →

DDN: Social media reaction at Wright State graduation

More than 2,000 students graduated during the spring commencement ceremony at the Nutter Center. The class of 2018 includes graduates with 1,429 bachelor’s degrees and 602 master’s degrees as well as those awarded associate degrees and post-master’s certificates. Here’s what … Continue reading →

DDN story: Wright State bowling second at National Collegiate Club championships

Excerpt The Wright State Raiders proved something to themselves and the rest of the field at the 2018 National Collegiate Club Bowling Championships. The men’s team posted their best-ever finish at the national event, placing second to William Paterson University … Continue reading →

Washington Post: Opioid deaths prompt Ohio to reimagine classroom lessons, starting with kindergarten

Excerpt Ohio, a state where 4,329 people died of drug overdoses in 2016, a death rate second only to neighboring West Virginia, is taking the fight against the opioid epidemic into the classroom with a new style of drug-abuse-prevention education. Ohio’s … Continue reading →

DDN story: Ohio higher ed chief: ‘I have faith’ in Wright State administration

Excerpt The chancellor of Ohio’s Department of Higher Education said he thinks Wright State University will succeed in dealing with its financial problems. Just a few weeks ago, Wright State president Cheryl Schrader asked university departments to slash 66 percent … Continue reading →

DDN: WSU professor wins state award for efforts in fighting opioid crisis

A professor at Wright State University was honored with a statewide award this week for his work to prevent opioid addiction. Kevin Lorson, director of WSU’s physical education license program, received the award from Ohio Higher Education chancellor John Carey … Continue reading →

DDN: Wright State to offer 4-year degree at area community college

Excerpt Wright State University will begin offering a bachelor’s degree program at a Dayton-area community college. Edison State Community College students will soon be able to earn a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership without leaving the school’s main campus in … Continue reading →

Xenia Daily Gazette: Wright State Theatre presenting ‘The Memory of Water’

Wright State University Theatre is wrapping up its theatrical season with the dark comedy “The Memory of Water,” running April 20-22 in the Herbst Theatre. “An insane comedy about tragic misfits,” — that’s what critics called this knockabout family drama, … Continue reading →