Honors Program

Raiderthon dance marathon is story of the year

The Top Ten Wright State Newsroom stories for 2013

We begin 2014 with a tip of the hat to the best feel-good story of 2013. Continue reading

Fall 2013 Commencement photo gallery

Wright State University honored more than 1,700 graduates during its Fall 2013 Commencement ceremony Dec. 14 in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading

More than 1,700 graduate at Fall Commencement

Wright State University President David R. Hopkins challenged graduates at the 2013 Fall Commencement to prove themselves “mentally strong” in the future. “We want to prepare you to have not only the intellectual capabilities but the mental strength to deal … Continue reading

Over 1,700 students to graduate at Fall Commencement

Wright State graduates will celebrate their accomplishments, and those of a university that prides itself on extending the ladder of educational opportunity, during the 2013 Fall Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Nutter Center. Continue reading

Spring Commencement photo gallery

Wright State University honored more than 2,000 graduates during its spring 2013 commencement ceremony April 27 in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading

Wright State alumna Lara Donnelly wins prestigious fantasy writing award

Photo of Lara Donnelly writing.

Lara Donnelly, a 2012 Wright State University graduate, is the winner of the Dell Magazine Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Sci Fi and Fantasy Writing. Continue reading

Honors Institute to explore “Mysteries of the Universe” with ‘academic rock star’

Photo of Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History.

The astrophysicist who erased Pluto from the planetary bodies—a star expert with star power—is coming to Wright State University. Continue reading

History professor Jacob Dorn calls it a career, leaving his mark on Wright State from the school’s start

Photo of Wrigfht State history professor Jacob Dorn

A Peterson pipe from Ireland dozes on his desk next to a pouch of tobacco. Continue reading

Honors program draws crowds for Titanic speaker

Photo of Ballard with a young boy holding a Titanic book.

The speaker was none other than Robert Ballard, Ph.D., the deep-sea explorer famous for his 1985 discovery of the R.M.S. Titanic’s wreckage. Continue reading