Health, Education, & Human Services

Social life

Wright State’s Melanie West uses social work training in Washington, D.C., immigration internship
Melanie West in Millett Hall

Working in Washington, D.C., as an advocacy intern on immigration issues was an eye-opening experience for social work major Melanie West. Continue reading

Bedside manner

Wright State alumna's nonprofit helps children get a good night's sleep
Trisha Baxter

Wright State alumna and teacher Trisha Baxter runs Snuggled Up, a nonprofit organization that provides beds for local children. Continue reading

Breaking the ice

Wright State alum Molly Eaton '08 launches shaved-ice business
Molly Eaton in her Tropical Kona Shaved Ice truck

Molly Eaton, a 2008 Wright State graduate, brings a vacation state of mind wherever she goes in her Tropical Kona Shaved Ice truck. Continue reading

Boonshoft School of Medicine Center for Healthy Communities marks 25th anniversary with yearlong celebration

Wright State’s Center for Healthy Communities works in partnership with numerous Greater Dayton organizations to improve the health of the community. Continue reading

Heavy build

Flurry of construction projects gives Wright State’s campus a new look
Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building exterior

A flurry of construction projects, including the new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building and the Student Success Center, gives Wright State’s Dayton Campus a new look. Continue reading

Presidential Lecture Series kicks off with professor and autism activist Temple Grandin

Wright State’s 2015-16 Presidential Lecture Series will focus on the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Continue reading

Wright State University welcomes over 5,000 new students to fall semester

Wright State welcomes 5,066 new students on the first day of fall semester, swelling total enrollment to 17,842, the fourth highest total in school history. Continue reading

Campus buzzes with volunteers, golf carts, new students during Move-In Day

Golf cart with pillows and people

With the help of more than 500 campus volunteers and over 100 golf carts, 1,400 first-year students brought their belongings to Wright State during Move-In Day. Continue reading

Wright State welcomes 1,400 new students at Move-In Day

Move-in Day on Wright State’s Dayton Campus began at 9 a.m. Aug. 27, as 1,400 new students arrived at their new home. Continue reading

Interest surges in living on campus; more students expected to populate residence halls

Dayton Campus prepares for Move-in Day

More students are interested in living on campus at Wright State University, with the dorms expected to be nearly full when students arrive for fall semester. Continue reading