Wright State Headlines
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Jul 22
Wright State University earns Collegiate Purple Star renewal for support of military-connected students, veterans
Wright State University was once again recognized as a Collegiate Purple Star campus by the Ohio Department of Higher Education for its commitment to supporting military-connected students and veterans. Continue reading
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Jul 18
Five friends reunite in Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine
Former College of Science and Mathematics Dean’s Circle leaders Gabbie Ramos, Cassie Poeppelman, Hannah Baumgardner, Hannah Davidson and Rahul Shah will continue their shared journey as classmates at the Boonshoft School of Medicine. Continue reading
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Jul 17
Wright State’s successful baseball season fuels excitement at youth summer camps
Young athletes flocked to Wright State’s baseball, soccer and basketball camps this summer, energized by the university’s athletic success and upgraded facilities. Continue reading
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Jul 14
Neurosurgeon earns Wright State’s Distinguished Alumni Award
Neurosurgeon Nicholas C. Bambakidis received the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the Wright State University Alumni Association. Continue reading
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Jul 9
Wright State Police Department honored for excellence in community policing
The Wright State Police Department was named the July Agency of the Month by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and the Law Enforcement Foundation. Continue reading
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Health, Education, & Human Services
Wright State recognized by White House for community service
Wright State was named to the 2015 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the university’s support of volunteering, student community service, service learning and civic engagement. Continue reading
Wright State offering 20 percent rebate again on cost of undergrad summer classes
Wright State undergraduate students from Ohio can save up to 20 percent on tuition by taking undergraduate classes during the summer semester, under the university’s Summer Tuition Rebate plan. Continue reading
Wright State will become tobacco free on July 1, 2017
All smoking and smokeless tobacco products, as well as nicotine-delivering products like e-cigarettes, will be prohibited from use anywhere on campus. Continue reading
Social nature
Wright State graduate student Eric North hopes to be social worker at hospital where he was treated for leukemia
Eric North feels like he can make the biggest difference by working as a social worker at Dayton Children’s Hospital. Continue reading
Nontraditional nursing student named Presidential Scholar
Pamela Nelson, who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wright State in 2004, returned to study nursing. Continue reading
Wright State professor works to improve health education and drug abuse prevention in Ohio’s schools
Kevin Lorson, director of the Physical Education Licensure Program, is working on health education standards and drug and opioid abuse prevention education in Ohio public schools. Continue reading
Wright State University unveils special scholarship fund for members of Ohio National Guard
The scholarships will pay up to $2,500 in tuition per semester for a full-time graduate student who is also a current member in good standing with the Ohio National Guard. Continue reading
Hands-on disaster
Wright State nursing students were among those who participated in a disaster response training exercise at Wright State’s National Center for Medical Readiness at Calamityville.
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Documentary film exploring Ohio’s key role in presidential elections to have preview screening in Yellow Springs
“As Ohio Goes” will be screened Oct. 16 at the Little Art Theatre in Yellow Springs and will be broadcast on Oct. 17 on ThinkTV in Dayton and CET in Cincinnati. Continue reading
Ann Weisgarber named Wright State Alumna of the Year
Ann Weisgarber, who graduated from Wright State in 1976, is the author of “The Personal History of Rachel DuPree” and “The Promise.” Continue reading
