Wright State Headlines
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Jul 17
Wright State’s successful baseball season fuels excitement at youth summer camps
Young athletes flocked to Wright State’s baseball, soccer and basketball camps this summer, energized by the university’s athletic success and upgraded facilities. Continue reading
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Jul 14
Neurosurgeon earns Wright State’s Distinguished Alumni Award
Neurosurgeon Nicholas C. Bambakidis received the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the Wright State University Alumni Association. Continue reading
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Jul 9
Wright State Police Department honored for excellence in community policing
The Wright State Police Department was named the July Agency of the Month by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and the Law Enforcement Foundation. Continue reading
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Jul 8
Wright State ranked among top universities worldwide for third consecutive year
Wright State University was ranked in the top 6.7% out of 21,462 universities worldwide in the 2025 edition of the outcome-based Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings. Continue reading
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Jul 7
Profitable pitch
Wright State entrepreneurship graduate Peyton Hoff used his $6,000 Wright Venture competition prize money to launch Absolute Roofing Services, which has grown into a thriving business. Continue reading
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Liberal Arts
Random acts of kindness
Kindness has always been one of the central themes in Wright State English graduate Brieanna Wilkoff’s life and in her young adult novel, “I’ll Be There for You.” Continue reading
Community mediator
Wright State alumna Raven Cruz Loaiza leads the Mediation Response Unit for the City of Dayton. Continue reading
Marching toward a dream
Percussion performance major Phil Andrews realized a lifelong dream when he was accepted into the Army Old Guard Drum and Fife Corps. Continue reading
Wright State Theatre to present bluegrass musical ‘Bright Star’ in Herbst Theatre
Wright State Theatre will present the bluegrass musical “Bright Star” on Nov. 18–20 and Dec. 2–4. Continue reading
Protecting and valuing the Wright State woods is focus of Runkle Woods Symposium
The fifth annual Runkle Woods Symposium on Nov. 18 will showcase research and artistic creations inspired by the Wright State campus woods. Continue reading
A touch of Philly comes to Wright State
Pam Lavarnway, professor of theatre design and technology, oversaw the transformation of the Festival Playhouse stage into Philadelphia for Wright State Theatre’s production of “Sister Act.” Continue reading
Sisterhood takes center stage in Wright State Theatre’s ‘Sister Act’
Wright State Theatre’s production of “Sister Act” runs in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center from Nov. 4 to 20. Continue reading
Wright State alumnus Martin Fahrer wins primetime Emmy for ‘Only Murders in the Building’
Wright State theatre alumnus Martin Fahrer served as an assistant art director on “Only Murders in the Building.” Continue reading
Bridge the gap
The Wright State School of Fine and Performing Arts hosted aspiring high school music students at its third annual Fall Strings Festival. Continue reading
Wright State Bands collaborate with Wandering Griffin for fundraiser
A chance encounter led to a collaboration between Shelley Jagow, professor of music, and the Wandering Griffin Brewery & Pub. Continue reading
