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
13 Wright State faculty, staff and alumni named to Dayton Business Journal Forty Under 40 list
The honorees include Amir Zadeh, associate professor of management information systems, and Brooke Johnson Leppla, associate director of alumni and donor marketing and communication. Continue reading
Herd instinct
Farmer Matthew Keener, a former Wright State music student, starts a nonprofit to donate beef to the needy
Matthew Keener, a former Wright State music student, took a 10-year detour to ranch in Montana before returning to Ohio to raise cattle and launching a nonprofit organization to donate beef to food banks. Continue reading
Wright State theatre graduate Joey Monda nominated for another Tony Award
Joey Monda is nominated for a Tony Award as a producer of “A Strange Loop,” which is vying for the Best New Musical award. Continue reading
Fourth time’s the charm
After years of hard work, Reginald Gibson finally marched in a graduation ceremony as a member of the class of 2022
Reginald Gibson endured a multitude of trials and tribulations on his way to earning a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from Wright State. Continue reading
Raider spirit is brewing
Wright State grads bond over their love of beer and grow a hobby into a successful business
A passion for beer brought together alumni from different disciplines to craft the perfect brew. Continue reading
Spring 2022 class notes
Meet three outstanding alumni who are featured in the spring 2022 issue of the Wright State University Magazine. Continue reading
Prolific purveyor
The art of selling through storytelling
Wright State alumnus James Pearson is well known for helping emerging companies build successful global public relations plans. Continue reading
Keeping family first
The two longest donors in Wright State’s history share stories of 45 years of giving back
Bill and Cynthia King, both faculty members in the Department of Classics, and John Fortman, in chemistry, made their first donations to the university in 1975 Continue reading
Civil conversations
Political science major Austin Leist wants to make a career out of having civil arguments as a lawyer and possibly a prosecuting attorney. Continue reading
Back to Broadway
Wright State alumni reflect on the return of live theatre and share stories about the innovative ways they kept creativity alive during the pandemic
Wright State alumni talk about the pandemic, how it has impacted Broadway, and how shows are finally reopening. Continue reading
