Wright State Headlines
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Nov 27
Hundreds enjoy holiday feast at Raidersgiving
Wright State University students, staff, faculty and alumni enjoyed a Thanksgiving meal together at the 13th annual Raidersgiving. Continue reading
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Nov 25
New entrepreneurship center opens at Wright State to help veterans, spouses start, expand businesses
The Veterans Business Outreach Center at Wright State provides support and resources to veterans and their spouses who want to start a business. Continue reading
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Nov 25
Wright State grad Deah Lieurance to discuss invasive species during Wayne Carmichael Lecture in Environmental Sciences
Deah Lieurance, an assistant professor of invasive species biology and management at Penn State, will discuss “Expanding the predictive ‘toolbox’ to stop invasive species dead in their tracks” on Dec. 2 at Wright State. Continue reading
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Nov 22
Wright State’s Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures adds director, plans to grow
New director and faculty have big plans for Wright State University’s Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures. Continue reading
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Nov 21
Wright State departments create powerful collaboration researching threats to expectant mothers, babies
A collaboration between Wright State’s departments of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology connects scientific research and clinical practice with patients. Continue reading
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Magazine
Mastering Clean Energy
Wright State offers rare degree program
Like many students, Kyle Hughes (above right) entered college wanting to change the world. Hughes has been able to transform that vague desire into a career plan as an early graduate of an innovative Wright State University master’s degree program. … Continue reading
Riding the Wave
A student’s journey on the board and in the classroom
The thrills of water sports have been part of Cole Robinson’s life since he was five years old. Growing up in Jamestown, Ohio, with a lake in his backyard, he began waterskiing and barefooting, and eventually moved into wakeboarding, which … Continue reading
Connecting Classroom and Community
A creek in Appalachian Ohio… an urban elementary school… a garden plot… a hot attic in New Orleans… What do these have in common? They all can be a college “classroom.”
At Wright State University, faculty and students are joining forces in innovative curricula that improve teaching effectiveness by providing hands-on learning. “Service-learning engages students, faculty, and community members in a partnership to achieve academic learning objectives, meet community needs, and … Continue reading
Whites of Their Eyes
Wright State professor pens historical account of Battle of Bunker Hill
A school library book on the Civil War whetted his appetite at age 6. A painting he saw at age 7 in a Boston museum depicting a Revolutionary War battle clinched it. Paul Lockhart was hooked on American history. Today, … Continue reading
The Honors System
Flourishing Wright State program approaches 40th year
They’re overachievers in the classroom. They’re leaders in extracurricular activities. They’re creative, curious, ambitious, dedicated. They’re honors students. As it nears its fourth decade, the University Honors Program has grown to more than 1,000 students. The current group includes 182 … Continue reading
Learning the Ropes
Internships equal real-world thrills, experience
College internships evoke images of brewing coffee, making copies, and performing other trivial tasks. For interns from Wright State University, not so much. Raiders across the country are participating in exciting internships such as working in Congress, feeding sharks, or … Continue reading
MASSive Undertaking
Wright State collaborates with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Last spring, audiences got a once-in-a lifetime chance to see the most complex and controversial work of composer Leonard Bernstein in a production that boasted nearly 200 of Dayton’s most talented performers, including more than 100 Wright State students and … Continue reading
Shark Tale
Wright State shark scientist tapped for prehistoric task
It’s a shark tale that’s been told around the world. And a Wright State scientist and student were right in the middle of it… Following one of the largest finds ever made of an Edestus fossil, a jawbone from a … Continue reading
Stormy Childhoods, Sunny Futures
Wright State opens its doors and heart to foster students
Growing up was a rocky road for Adrian McLemore. His mother and father divorced. He fought with his parents and teachers. He ran away from home a lot. And then there was the string of foster homes… By the time … Continue reading
Enlisting in Education
Office of Veterans Affairs welcomes military students
After retiring from the United States Marine Corps, a 20-year career that took him to 32 countries and into combat operations Desert Storm in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, John Bowers has once again charged forth into unfamiliar … Continue reading
