Wright State Headlines
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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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Jan 28
Student-run ReyRey Café celebrates decade of entrepreneurship at Wright State
Wright State University celebrated the 10th anniversary of the student-run ReyRey Café and the official opening of its new location in Dunbar Library. Continue reading
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Jan 23
Wright State faculty member Damaris Serrano wins Panamanian literary award
Damaris Serrano, professor of Spanish, received the prestigious Pedro Correa Vázquez Literary Criticism Essay Award from Panama’s Ministry of Culture for her book “Voices in Global Times.” Continue reading
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Liberal Arts
Energizing entrepreneurs
Wright State helps position aspiring entrepreneurs for success
Meet several alumni and students making their mark as successful entrepreneurs. Continue reading
Wright State Theatre opens the 2022-23 season with Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’
Wright State University Theatre’s production of Agatha Christie’s iconic murder mystery “The Mousetrap” runs in the Creative Arts Center’s Festival Playhouse from Sept. 23 to Oct. 2. Continue reading
Wright State alumnus, composer Steven Winteregg wins third place in American Prize competition
Steven Winteregg was honored for his composition “The City,” which was recorded by trumpet player Daniel Zehringer, chair of the Wright State School of Fine and Performing Arts. Continue reading
Wright State faculty members teaching at internationally renowned summer arts camp
Wright State School of Fine and Performing Arts faculty members Christopher Chaffee and Matthew Benjamin teach at the world-renowned Interlochen Arts Camp. Continue reading
Wright State alumni open ‘old-school’ sandwich shop in Dayton’s Fire Blocks
Wright State alumni Justin Simmons and Kathleen Roll opened Tony and Pete’s Grocery and Coldcuts in honor of their dads for whom the shop is named. Continue reading
Studying society cup by cup
Graduate student Bethany Lamb explores people and history through the study of ceramic cups
As a student in Wright State’s Master of Humanities Program, Bethany Lamb produced her own ceramic cups for an exhibition in the Stein Galleries. Continue reading
Wright State music grad wins position in prestigious Army band
William Kan, a Wright State music performance graduate, earned a position as a percussionist in the prestigious U.S. Army band Pershing’s Own. Continue reading
New school structure will facilitate interdisciplinary learning and teaching in College of Liberal Arts
The College of Liberal Arts has reorganized into the schools of Fine and Performing Arts, Humanities and Cultural Studies, and Social Sciences and International Studies. Continue reading
Dear D’Kaylah Unique Whitley
Wright State musical theatre major D’Kaylah Unique Whitley has spent the summer on Broadway as an understudy in “Dear Evan Hansen.” Continue reading
Wright State joins semiconductor and microelectronic network for enabling cutting-edge research and technology development
Wright State is prepared to address the research and educational needs of the semiconductor and microelectronic industries and help students prepare for new career opportunities with those industries. Continue reading
