Wright State Headlines
-
Aug 20
Wright State Magazine: 2025 class notes
Meet two outstanding alumni who are featured in the 2025 issue of the Wright State University Magazine. Continue reading
-
Aug 19
2,400 Wright State students move in to on-campus housing for start of Fall Semester
Wright State University welcomed nearly 2,400 new and returning residential students to its Dayton Campus for the start of the 2025 Fall Semester Continue reading
-
Aug 19
From the Stacks: Reimagining the Libraries into a hub of student engagement
University Libraries’ staff introduced activities to help students foster a sense of belonging at Wright State. Continue reading
-
Aug 18
Brewing success: Wright State Athletics breaks barriers and builds a lasting legacy
The 2024-25 academic year was a busy one for Wright State Athletics, both on the fields of competition for current Raiders as well as alumni continuing to do great things. Continue reading
-
Aug 15
Just getting started
From innovative partnerships to cutting-edge programs, Wright State University is constantly evolving to serve both its students and the region. Continue reading
-
Liberal Arts
Foundation find
Students in Wright State anthropology course unearth historic settlement structure
During a six-week dig, students in Wright State’s Field School in Archaeology uncovered a limestone foundation of a structure occupied by frontier settlers outside of Springfield, Ohio. Continue reading
Photography for a cause
Briana Snyder, a Wright State international and comparative politics graduate student, is interviewing and photographing Dayton immigrants as part of her master’s program. Continue reading
Dayton Daily News profiles debut poetry collection by Wright State grad
Excerpt “Poetry is a mystical thing to me,” explains Rita Coleman, a local poet who lives in rural Greene County. Rita’s debut collection of poetry, “And Yet,” will be published in August by Finishing Line Press. “The title of the … Continue reading
Great ferment
Wright State history alum Jeff Fortney '08 putting FigLeaf Brewing Co. on the map
Jeff Fortney parlays a degree in history and the study of theatre set design at Wright State into a growing brewing business. Continue reading
Former Wright State theatre student directs sensory-friendly performances
Ryan Scarlata designs performances for people with sensory sensitivities at the Columbus Children’s Theatre, where he is the associate artistic director. Continue reading
Good works
Wright State students do creek, library and garden work in Appalachia as part of honors sustainability course
Through an interdisciplinary sustainability course in Wright State’s Honors Program, students spent a week performing community service in southeast Ohio. Continue reading
Scientific American interviews Wright State autism expert
Excerpt Society teaches people with autism from a young age that they are incapable of love, says Jessica Penwell Barnett, assistant professor of sexuality studies in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Barnett … Continue reading
Dayton Daily News highlights ‘fat letter’ film project by Wright State student, father
Excerpt What started as a Springboro High School student’s summer project is now an award-winning documentary now available on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon and other video streaming services. “It is amazing and it is all thanks to my dad with his … Continue reading
Wright State Model UN team honored by Ohio House
For the last 38th years, Wright State’s Model United Nations team has earned a delegation award at the annual national conference in New York City. Continue reading
Dog days
Wright State’s Sarah and Ash McGinley give Marco the pit bull new ‘leash’ on life
Wright State couple Ash and Sarah McGinleys rescued Marco, a pit bull, from an adoption center in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Continue reading
