Wright State Headlines
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Feb 9
Wright State joins selective U.S. Space Command Academic Engagement Enterprise
Wright State University joins a select group of institutions nationwide in U.S. Space Command’s Academic Engagement Enterprise, creating new opportunities for student involvement in space research and workforce development. Continue reading
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Feb 4
Glowing grad
Alumna Erin Holland is using her Wright State education to help share advertising history as director of education and engagement at the American Sign Museum. Continue reading
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Jan 29
Wright State’s Homecoming Week features block party-inspired events Feb. 4–7 on the Dayton Campus
Basketball games, the Alumni Achievement Awards, Trivia Night, a chili cookoff and salsa dancing will highlight Wright State’s packed Homecoming Week on the Dayton Campus Feb. 4–7. Continue reading
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Jan 29
Wright State music professor honored with Ohio’s top music education service award
Shelley Jagow, professor of music and director of bands, will receive the Ohio Music Education Association’s Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her long-standing service and leadership in music education. Continue reading
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Jan 28
Wright State’s Industrial and Human Factors Engineering program named one of top online graduate programs by U.S. News
Wright State’s master’s degree in industrial and human factors engineering is ranked No. 2 in Ohio and No. 33 nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs rankings. Continue reading
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Liberal Arts
Wright State University Theatre proudly presents the Tony Award–winning hit musical Oklahoma!
Wright State University Theatre continues its 39th season in the festival playhouse with the award-winning musical Oklahoma! Oct. 24—Nov. 10… Continue reading
Wright State professor warns Dr. Phil, viewers, of romance scams
One of Mary Leal’s students recently asked her a question about internet romance scams. Sore subject. Continue reading
Wright State grad explores educational value of hip-hop
Darius Prier, a double Wright State graduate who is now education professor at Duquesne University, examines how hip-hop is a culturally relevant form of education in a new book. Continue reading
Creative Arts Center renovations to begin next spring
The Creative Arts Center, home of the Departments of Theatre, Dance, and Motion Pictures, Music, and Art and Art History, will undergo renovations and expansion beginning next spring. Continue reading
2013 ArtsGala sets fundraising record
The 2013 ArtsGala was the most successful in the event’s 14-year history, with record attendance and $174,000 raised for scholarships. Continue reading
Wright State reaches out to surge of international students
Wright State is poised to reap huge benefits from its popularity with international students, whose numbers have increased by 40 percent this fall to 1,489. Continue reading
Sundance alumna and Wright State grad launches Kickstarter campaign for her new documentary
With A Single Bullet, the new documentary from Sundance alumna and Wright State motion picture graduate Selena Burks-Rentschler… Continue reading
Social activist Paul Loeb to give talk on “Community Service and Change”
Social and political activist Paul Loeb will give a talk on “Community Service and Change” in the Wright State Student Union on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Continue reading
Globetrotters
Wright State’s growing international education program is leading students around the world
On the same day Fabrice Shema, a senior finance major from Paris, France, finished his last bit of coursework in Rike Hall, senior Jordon Coffman from Mercer County helped build and program a robot in Jena, Germany. Separated by an … Continue reading
Musical Theatre/Acting Preparatory Program to hold auditions for new play
Actors ages 12 to 18 may audition on Sept. 28 for the Midwest premiere of “Gossip,” a new play that will be performed at Wright State University in December. Continue reading
