Wright State Headlines
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Jun 20
Wright State University launches Strategic Plan 2030 to advance student success, enhance role as regional economic driver
Wright State launched a new five-year Strategic Plan that advances student success, strengthens collaborative partnerships and enhances its role as a driver of economic vitality in the region. Continue reading
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Jun 20
Pete and Pam Julian create scholarships to help current and future generations of Wright State students
Pete and Pam Julian included Wright State in their estate plan, creating endowed scholarships in athletics, business, nursing and fine and performing arts. Continue reading
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Jun 10
Wright State University launches new undergraduate scholarship for active-duty military
Active-duty military members, activated Guard members and reservists can pursue a bachelor’s degree at Wright State with support from the university’s new Active Duty Military Undergraduate Scholarship. Continue reading
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Jun 9
Wright State alum Nicole Scherzinger wins first Tony Award for starring role in ‘Sunset Boulevard’
Nicole Scherzinger, who studied musical theatre and acting at Wright State, received the Tony Award for best leading actress in a musical for “Sunset Boulevard.” Continue reading
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Jun 6
Wright State media highlights, June 1–6
Wright State made headlines this week with national and regional media coverage highlighting a historic NCAA upset, expert insight on consumer behavior, a new academic partnership in health care and an internship program preparing students for Ohio’s semiconductor industry. Continue reading
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Fine and Performing Arts
Dance Ensemble to demonstrate program’s versatility in Spring Concert
Wright State Dance Ensemble will hold its Spring Dance Concert and offer its annual Dance Intensive Workshop for high school students. Continue reading
Senior Thesis Exhibition now open to art lovers
Art students celebrate the culmination of their Wright State education during the annual Senior Thesis Exhibition through May 4 in the Stein Galleries. Continue reading
Over 700 attend 2014 ArtsGala
Wright State University’s annual ArtsGala offered patrons a night of unparalleled entertainment. Continue reading
Wright State breaks ground on Creative Arts Center renovation project
The Creative Arts Center project include new gallery space, art and performance studios, motion picture production studio, classrooms and an iconic, accessible entrance. Continue reading
New show at Stein Galleries features works by high school art teachers and their students
Works by area art teachers and their students are on display March 19–30 in a unique exhibition at Wright State’s Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries. Continue reading
Theatre students storm barricades with premiere of ‘Les Miserables’
Wright State University Theatre continues its 39th season in the Festival Playhouse with the Tony Award-winning “Les Misérables” March 20 through April 6. Continue reading
Student-made documentary to generate support for Rwandan communities at March 20 premiere
Wright State film student Brad Wickham has produced a documentary on how developmental agencies are helping Rwandans recover from genocide. Continue reading
Wright State prepares ‘Les Misérables’
Excerpt Do you hear the people sing? Wright State University hopes so to soaring degrees when it delivers the local collegiate premiere of “Les Misérables,” Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg’s 1987 Tony Award-winning pop opera phenomenon adapted from Victor Hugo’s … Continue reading
Film preservationist, Wright State alum to give keynote at Public History Symposium
Scheduled for March 14, the annual Public History Graduate Symposium will focus on “The Future is Our History” and include presentations by public history graduate students. Continue reading
CUPA study finds arts responsible for 18,000 jobs, almost $800 million in income in Dayton region
Wright State’s liberal arts programs bolster region's creative community, have significant impact on economy
An analysis by Wright State’s Center for Urban and Public Affairs estimates that the creative industries in the Greater Dayton region accounted for 18,000 jobs and $799 million in labor income last year. Continue reading
