Wright State Headlines
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Jun 18
Wright State surgery professor Priti Parikh inspired by prestigious academic medicine leadership fellowship
After spending a year learning alongside some of the most accomplished leaders in academic medicine, Priti Parikh, returned to Wright State with a broader perspective on leadership and a renewed focus on creating opportunities for students. Continue reading
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Jun 17
Wright State resident, medical student land competitive ENT placements, reflecting strength of Premier Health partnership
The Boonshoft School of Medicine’s partnership with Premier Health produced a general surgery resident bound for a Harvard fellowship and a graduating medical student headed to Case Western Reserve University — both in one of medicine’s most competitive specialties. Continue reading
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Jun 16
Wright State aviation students celebrate milestone at Dayton Air Show
Wright State University honored 28 aviation students who have earned their first FAA pilot certification. Continue reading
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Jun 15
Western Ohio Educational Foundation celebrates student success at annual scholarship breakfast
Wright State University–Lake Campus recognized 38 scholarship recipients and the donors and WOEF Board members whose support makes those scholarships possible. Continue reading
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Jun 12
SOCHE honors Wright State staff and faculty leaders for excellence
Wright State employees Cassie Guard, Karen Lahm and Patrick Sonner received 2025–26 SOCHE Excellence Awards for their outstanding contributions to student success, teaching and campus impact. Continue reading
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Liberal Arts
Wright State Theatre presents controversial drama ‘The Children’s Hour’
Wright State Theatre’s production of Lillian Hellman’s “The Children’s Hour” runs from Feb. 2 to Feb. 12 in the Festival Playhouse. Continue reading
Wright State’s Black History Month to feature DCDC, ‘Hidden Figures’
The Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center will host events celebrating Black History Month Feb. 1 to Feb. 22. Continue reading
Wright State professor giving inmates a voice through film
A Wright State University professor is giving a group of five women inmates a voice. The project is called Pens to Pictures, and its creator, Chinonye Chukwu, assistant professor of motion pictures at Wright State, says the stories are hard to … Continue reading
Wright State’s Stephen Hightower featured on CNBC-TV’s “Blue Collar Millionaires”
A former Wright State University student who has built a petroleum-distribution empire will be featured on CNBC-TV’s “Blue Collar Millionaires.” Continue reading
Quilt stories
“Celebrating quilt stories” was the theme of the quilt show held Jan. 19 to Jan. 21 in the Apollo Room of the Student Union at Wright State University. Continue reading
Chain reaction
Wright State junior David Baugham hopes to marry supply chain major with nonprofit management
Wright State junior David Baugham is active in student leadership, currently serving as speaker of the House of the Student Government Association. Continue reading
‘Quilts of Hospice’ will be exhibited at Wright State’s fourth annual Quilt Show
“Quilt Show: Celebrating Quilt Stories” takes place in the Wright State Student Union Jan. 19 to Jan. 21. Continue reading
Wright State Honors Institute to feature Dan Rather, New York Times journalist
Dan Rather will give a lecture on Jan. 31, followed by the Honors Institute luncheon with reporter John Herrman on Feb. 1. Continue reading
Wright State to pay tribute to Modern Art with dazzling array of drawing, percussion and dance events
“MODERN: Reimagining the New. A window into the making of the Modern Art movement” takes place at Wright State from Jan. 19 and through Sept. 28. Continue reading
Wright State’s 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. celebration to feature discussions, poetry and acclaimed documentary film
Wright State’s 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. program takes place on campus and in Dayton from Jan. 16 to Jan. 25. Continue reading
