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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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Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Engineering for a cause

Sam Salchak ’17 uses his engineering degree from Wright State to design a life-sustaining washing machine for a hospital in Malawi, Africa. Continue reading
Tall talent

Wright State senior Tony Carpenetti was drawn to mechanical engineering because it includes the design and manufacturing of machines. Continue reading