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
The Elephant in the Living Room
Wright State alumnus takes on exotic animals in documentary film
John Adkins came to Wright State with a vague idea that he would like a career in film or video. He didn’t realize he would graduate with an enduring passion for documentary filmmaking. Or that he would go on to … Continue reading
Everyday Miracles
In a country ravaged by HIV and AIDS, The Luke Commission brings health care and hope to the people of Swaziland
On a dark and foggy night in the Swaziland bush, The Luke Commission is on a quest—a quest to find a young mother and her two children, ages 5 and 6. The family had been at The Luke Commission’s clinic earlier in the day, where all three had tested positive for HIV. Continue reading
Family Affair
Booming high-tech research company a Wright State family affair
A plaque celebrating a hole-in-one sits on the bookshelf in the office of Michael Bridges, president of Peerless Technologies Corporation. The 51-year-old Bridges says the ace occurred “way back when” during one of the first rounds of golf he ever … Continue reading
Tale of Two Careers
Wright State couple combines medicine and finance
Like many graduates of medical school, Michele Torres-Winburn set out to practice family medicine. But somewhere along the way, the Wright State University alumna discovered a different passion. Torres-Winburn, M.D., gravitated with laser-beam intensity to hospital medicine, drawn by the … Continue reading
For the Love of Art
Wright State graduate combines her passions for photography and teaching
When Sally Struthers came to Wright State University in 1977 as a first-year student, she had never even heard of the field of art history. “I had no idea what I was going to major in,” Struthers recalled. She thought … Continue reading
Educator for Life
The phone rang one day and M. Alice Callier was shocked by the voice on the other end of the line—a student she had taught 47 years earlier. The former student called to see how Callier was doing and to … Continue reading
Secret Agent Man
Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer ’86 shares his personal story of the war on terror from the front lines of Afghanistan
Tony Shaffer’s journey from Wright State University has been one filled with top-secret missions, bureaucratic roadblocks, and the honor of serving his country. “Wright State prepared me very well to go forth and do things,” said Shaffer, who graduated in … Continue reading
Consulting, Scrappy Style
With her own unique approach and dogged determination, Kimberly Wiefling ’84 helps people and corporations achieve what they once thought was impossible.
In one of her many speaking engagements, Kimberly Wiefling ’84 holds a rubber chicken at shoulder height, releases it, and lets it drop to the floor. “What caused the chicken to drop?” she asks the audience. Some say gravity. Others … Continue reading
In the Ring
Wright State graduate Brian Garry among world’s most famous boxing referees
Brian Garry loves to talk about boxing. The Wright State graduate took interest in the sport as a youngster tagging along with his father to a union hall gym in Springfield, Ohio, in the 1950s. Little did he know then … Continue reading
The Fruit of the Vine
More than 35 years after their first meeting in a Wright State geology lab, Julia Staigers and Gerard Koschal are staying busy in their retirement, owning and operating their own winery
When Julia Staigers ’76 and Gerard “Gerry” Koschal ’75 decided they wanted a vineyard, they moved to the Dundee Hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, approximately 30 miles southwest of Portland. That was in 1987. Today, they not only have their … Continue reading
