Wright State Headlines
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Apr 22
Thousands celebrate the end of Spring Semester with food, fun and friendship
Wright State University’s annual April Craze is a time to play carnival games, socialize with classmates and learn about student organizations and clubs Continue reading
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Apr 22
Nearly 1,500 students to graduate at Wright State’s spring commencement ceremonies
Wright State will hold its spring 2024 graduate ceremony on Friday, April 26, at 7 p.m. and its undergraduate ceremony on Saturday, April 27, at 10 a.m. in the Wright State University Nutter Center. Continue reading
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Apr 19
Difficult conversations
An interactive exhibit at Wright State has encouraged students to answer the question: What do you want to do before you die? Continue reading
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Apr 19
Celebrated Wright State alum serving his community as surgeon
Wright State University alum TJ Hufford is blazing trails in bariatric surgery research at One Brooklyn Health in New York City. Continue reading
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Apr 18
Wright State University Foundation awards Students First Fund grants
The nine projects that received Students First funding will have far-reaching impacts on the Dayton and Lake Campuses. Continue reading
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Social Work
Prevent defense
Tylar O’Neal-White heads up Wright State’s Power Based Violence Program
Tylar O’Neal-White provides support and resources for students who experience power-based violence. Continue reading
A family committed to Wright State
From Mom Pamela to her kids David, Anna and Andy, the Baugham family has deep roots at Wright State. Continue reading
Friend in need
Wright State percussion student Tyler Ohlemacher honored with a donation from grateful alum Jacob Huff
Wright State University students Jacob Huff and Tyler Ohlemacher built a deep and lasting friendship. Continue reading
Special care
Wright State researchers use gaming app to study burnout among caregivers of dementia patients
The study, led by Wright State computer science and social work researchers, uses word games, apps and skin sensors. Continue reading
Wright State course gives students from Switzerland up-close look at U.S. social work system
A comparative exchange course involves Swiss students coming to Wright State one year and Wright State students traveling to Switzerland the next. Continue reading
Good works
Wright State students do creek, library and garden work in Appalachia as part of honors sustainability course
Through an interdisciplinary sustainability course in Wright State’s Honors Program, students spent a week performing community service in southeast Ohio. 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
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
Social life
Wright State’s Melanie West uses social work training in Washington, D.C., immigration internship
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
Cleveland catch
Wright State’s Diamond Williams links social work with mental health, community activism
Diamond Williams links social work with mental health, community activism. Her early knowledge of Wright State and her father’s connection drew her to the university. Continue reading
