Wright State Headlines
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Oct 2
Undergraduate enrollment rises nearly 5% at Wright State University
Undergraduate enrollment at Wright State rose to 7,963 students this fall, driving the university’s third consecutive year of overall enrollment growth to a total of 11,924 students. Continue reading
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Oct 2
Wright State partners with Coursera to expand career readiness opportunities
Through a new partnership with Coursera’s Career Academy, Wright State students can explore career paths, develop high-demand skills and earn micro-credentials and professional certificates that prove job readiness to employers. Continue reading
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Sep 30
Nearly 1,000 Wright State students and alumni attend fall Career Fair
Hundreds of students and alumni connected with potential employers and explored career and internship opportunities at Wright State University’s Fall 2025 Career and Internship Fair. Continue reading
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Sep 29
Wright State’s Kurt Holden recognized as rising leader by International Association of Chiefs of Police
Kurt Holden, chief of police and director of public safety at Wright State University, was named to the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s prestigious 2025 40 Under 40 list. Continue reading
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Sep 26
Study by Wright State University, Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association finds untreated mental illness costs Dayton region $30 billion annually
The Economic Impact Study of Behavioral Health in the Greater Dayton Region found that a 10% reduction in mental illness could boost the region’s economy by more than $1.27 billion a year. Continue reading
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Magazine
Tuned In
Cramming in college … pulling all-nighters. Sound familiar? It’s not always a bad thing. In fact, it helped prepare award-winning composer Stephen Hampton for the tight deadlines he would encounter in the high-pressure music industry. “You begin to trust your … Continue reading
History Floods the Stage
See newsroom story and photo gallery here One hundred years after the natural disaster that changed Dayton, Ohio, forever, Wright State University restaged its celebrated original play 1913: The Great Dayton Flood. Billed as an “epic parable with gospel blues,” … Continue reading
Talent Show
Stars of the future to shine at Wright State University in 2013 Science Olympiad National Tournament
Talented teens from middle and high schools around the nation are coming to Wright State University to compete in a ballet of fiercely competitive science and engineering projects. For the best young minds in the land, the prestigious 2013 National … Continue reading
Saving Face
When Jennifer Whitestone used her education and research experience to treat a burn victim, it changed her life as well
Total Contact Inc. is more than a business to founder Jennifer Whitestone: it’s a mission. Whitestone made the leap from federal employee with job security to startup business owner after using her biomedical engineering skills to help someone who had … Continue reading
Earth Angels
These three alumni work to create a culture of environmental responsibility–on campus and beyond
green machinist A year after the Cuyahoga River caught fire, Earth Day was born. 1970. It was the first wave of the environmental movement, and high school senior Linda Ramey was riding it. Since then, Ramey has made a colorful … Continue reading
Fuel Efficient
Stephen Hightower builds petroleum-distribution business into a national powerhouse
When Stephen Hightower applied for a sales position at Armco Steel after graduating from high school, he had good reason to think he would get the job. After all, he had been heavily involved in his family’s cleaning business—interfacing with … Continue reading
The New Recruits
Students answer the call for next generation of air force scientists
Justin Estepp describes himself as “just a bench engineer.” But with a small army of student research assistants at his side in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing complex at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Estepp is grinding … Continue reading
A Greentree Grows on Campus
Entrepreneur, alumnus gives back in the classroom
On the first day of class, adjunct instructor Travis Greenwood reveals details of each student’s personal life. He knows that one student has three dogs. He knows that another spent last summer traveling through Europe. He also knows that a … Continue reading
Furniture and Philanthropy
Larry Klaben has grown his company from a mom-and-pop shop to a vast furniture empire that emphasizes giving back to the dayton region
The sofas and recliners he sells may be perfect for relaxing on a Sunday afternoon, but Larry Klaben rarely rests. Since taking over a hometown furniture store in Dayton 14 years ago, Klaben has never stopped working to grow Morris … Continue reading
The Human Factor
Three mile island sparks grad’s business
Dave Strobhar was still a student at Wright State University when the worst nuclear power accident in American history shut down the Three Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania. He had no idea that he would soon be working there. Strobhar, … Continue reading
