Wright State Headlines
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Aug 13
Career Hub: A comfortable, professional center with a new emphasis on early job exploration
Wright State’s new Career Hub will help students and alumni in their journey toward a rewarding future in their field or discipline. Continue reading
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Aug 12
Life at the Lake: Lake Campus celebrates one year of Lowdy
Lowdy Laker, the Lake Campus mascot, is based on the legend of the Hoedag of Grand Lake, which for more than a century, has lurked in Grand Lake St. Marys. Continue reading
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Aug 12
Up, up and away
The potential of students in Wright State University’s aviation science and technology program is limitless. Continue reading
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Aug 8
Over 1,400 families received food assistance at Wright State’s Nutter Center
More than 1,400 households received food assistance at Wright State University’s Nutter Center during a mass distribution organized by The Foodbank. Continue reading
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Aug 8
Family business
This fall, Wright State graduate Dan Young will pass the torch as CEO of Young’s Jersey Dairy to his son, John Young, also a Wright State alum. Continue reading
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Health, Education, & Human Services
Coat collectors
Wright State University social work majors are collecting winter coats for students at Fairborn Primary School. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine program director recognized as a global woman icon
Terry Oroszi, director of graduate programs in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, will receive the Woman Icon award for 2020, part of the third edition of the iWoman Global Awards. Continue reading
Wright State to hold virtual commencement ceremony for spring graduates Oct. 24
The virtual ceremony will celebrate Dayton Campus spring 2020 graduates and Lake Campus summer 2019 through spring 2020 graduates. Continue reading
Wright State’s School of Professional Psychology receives 10-year re-accreditation from the American Psychological Association
With a rich 40-year history, the School of Professional Psychology has nationally acclaimed faculty and a rigorous curriculum to prepare the next generation of psychologists. Continue reading
Wright State grad Jessica Edwards goes the distance for Edison State
Jessica Edwards, who is director of distance learning at Edison State, was named the college’s spring 2020 employee of the semester. Continue reading
Kind mind
Nikki Puckett says her late mother was the driving force in her nursing career
Nikki Puckett is pursuing an online bachelor’s degree in nursing from Wright State after making a promise to her dying mother. Continue reading
Call to action
Wright State students and alumni support scholarships to promote equity and inclusion
Wright State’s George Floyd Memorial Scholarship and Retain the 9 Scholarship help support students from underrepresented populations. Continue reading
On the right path
Jill Kingston ’01 opens nonprofit to care for babies exposed to addictive substances
After fostering two babies born exposed to addictive substances, Wright State grad Jill Kingston realized there had to be a better way to care for these children and their families. Continue reading
Running toward the danger
Two Boonshoft School of Medicine students rush to help communities in New Orleans and New York amid pandemic response
Wright State medical students Juliet Corcillo and Kyle Henneke ’14 found ways to make a difference in the first few months of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Wright State to hold virtual commencement ceremony for spring graduates on Oct. 24
Wright State will hold a virtual commencement ceremony on Oct. 24 to celebrate Dayton Campus spring 2020 graduates and Lake Campus summer 2019 through spring 2020 graduates. Continue reading
