Wright State Headlines
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Jul 24
Wright State’s Lake Campus ranked as Ohio’s best value in higher education
Wright State’s Lake Campus was ranked as the best value among all Ohio colleges and universities by the financial planning website SmartAsset, thanks to its affordability, student success outcomes and financial aid support. Continue reading
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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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Education & Leadership
Deep roots
Wright State alumna Brooke Solomito provides Madison Township residents with food they love and service they crave
Brooke Solomito uses skills she learned as an organizational leadership student at Wright State to run a successful hot dog stand in Butler County. Continue reading
Wright State faculty, alumni named to Dayton Business Journal’s Forty Under 40
Eight people with Wright State connections, including Matt Sherwood, research associate professor, were named to Dayton Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 list for 2023. Continue reading
Giving back
By passing along experience, Kim Demmings ’15, ’19 helps student-athletes succeed
Former Wright State basketball star Kim Demmings now helps current Raiders as the academic advisor in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Continue reading
Social Justice Fair at Wright State to highlight student accomplishments
The annual Social Justice Fair will highlight the accomplishments of Wright State and secondary students and their teachers and feature a talk by award-winning storyteller Lyn Ford. Continue reading
Internship leads to full-time job for Lake Campus student
Payton Jutte, an organizational leadership major at Wright State’s Lake Campus, received valuable hands-on experience interning with Northwestern Mutual Life. Continue reading
Supporting the whole child focus of annual Learn Local Conference at Wright State
The Learn Local Conference on March 4 will feature workshops on a wide variety of topics geared toward improving educator effectiveness with a focus on supporting the whole child. Continue reading
A love for school
New Wright State graduate Kayla Patterson is pursuing her passion for education as an academic coach at Columbus Promise. Continue reading
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott to give lecture at Wright State on Nov. 14
Andrea Elliott, a journalist and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, will give a lecture on her book “Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City.” Continue reading
Renate Frydman to give online talk on Kristallnacht and Dayton Holocaust Resource Center
“Understand, Educate and Heal: Renate Frydman, Ph.D., and the Dayton Holocaust Resource Center” will be livestreamed on WSU-TV on Thursday, Oct. 20. Continue reading
Wright State, Community College of the Air Force enter into transfer partnership
Graduates of the Community College of the Air Force can pursue an online bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership at Wright State through a new transfer agreement. Continue reading
