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
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
Pioneer, friend of RSCOB, awarded honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
You could see the genuine appreciation on the students’ faces as they graciously thanked Doreen Mogavero at an informal after-graduation gathering at Rike Hall in June. Mogavero had just been named an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at Wright State … Continue reading
Alumni Profile: Sweet Charity
St. Vincent de Paul a career highlight for Leigh Sempeles
It pulls at her heart. A family walks into a homeless shelter and for the first time must spend the night with strangers under a strange roof, thinking darkly about the future. Their faces are rouged with the look of … Continue reading
Alumni Profile: Gary McCullough
From the bunker to the boardroom
It was a never-to-be-forgotten life lesson for Gary McCullough. Plummeting to earth after having just jumped from a plane during Army training, McCullough’s parachute failed to open. The chute came out, but never caught air—a frightening phenomenon known as a … Continue reading
Mastering the Art of Learning
The word “retire” is simply not in Anna Gee Blackwell’s vocabulary. Blackwell graduated from Wright State in 2005 at age 76 with a master’s degree in piano performance. While at Wright State, she served as an accompanist for the Paul … Continue reading
Marathoning Match
Wright State couple training for shot at 2012 Olympics
“We love living and running here in Dayton,” Becki says. “We’re really blessed here to have the trail systems and the Five Rivers MetroParks system, and you can get hills anywhere you want.” Continue reading
