Wright State Headlines
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Jun 16
Wright State aviation students celebrate milestone at Dayton Air Show
Wright State University honored 28 aviation students who have earned their first FAA pilot certification. Continue reading
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Jun 15
Western Ohio Educational Foundation celebrates student success at annual scholarship breakfast
Wright State University–Lake Campus recognized 38 scholarship recipients and the donors and WOEF Board members whose support makes those scholarships possible. Continue reading
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Jun 12
SOCHE honors Wright State staff and faculty leaders for excellence
Wright State employees Cassie Guard, Karen Lahm and Patrick Sonner received 2025–26 SOCHE Excellence Awards for their outstanding contributions to student success, teaching and campus impact. Continue reading
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Jun 10
Wright State aviation students to celebrate milestone at Dayton Air Show
Wright State will honor 28 aviation students at the Dayton Air Show for earning their first Federal Aviation Administration pilot certification. Continue reading
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Jun 9
Wright State invites active-duty military artists to exhibit work in inaugural Stein Galleries exhibition
Wright State’s Stein Galleries are seeking submissions from active-duty service members at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for “Active Duty Artists,” an inaugural exhibition dedicated to showcasing artistic talent from the military community. Continue reading
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Social Sciences and International Studies
Scrap value
Wright State alum Sheila Skimmerhorn remembers the university’s beginnings
Sheila Skimmerhorn, the first student to register and complete her degree at what would become Wright State, kept a scrapbook of the university’s early days. Continue reading
Poverty Project
Wright State newswriting students making a big splash with ambitious initiative
Communication students have spent the fall semester putting a human face on the region’s poor and chronicling the causes and effects of being destitute. Continue reading
Declaration of independence
Wright State senior Vicky Lindsey flourishes in the university’s Independent Scholars Network dedicated to the empowerment of foster youth
Vicky Lindsey is set to graduate early from Wright State with a degree in communication studies. Continue reading
Outstanding job in Guinea
Wright State grad Jacob Miller uses his French degree to land a position with the Peace Corps in Guinea. Continue reading
Noted economist Yana van der Meulen Rodgers to make two presentations at Wright State
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers will discuss “The Relationship between LGBT Inclusion and Economic Development” and “Social Disadvantage and Child Health among China’s Rural-Urban Migrant Households.” Continue reading
TEDxDayton features Wright State faculty and alumni
Wright State faculty and alumni shared their expertise on a variety of topics such as experience as an Iraqi refugee, embracing life after menopause and Generation Z at TEDxDayton. Continue reading
Wright State to host Irish novelist Colm Tóibín, winner of Dayton Literary Peace Prize achievement award
“Classical Tragedy and the Modern Imagination: A Conversation with Colm Tóibín” will be held Nov. 6 at 2 3 p.m. in the Stein Galleries. Continue reading
Light might
Wright State alum Chris LeVeck '05 heads one of nation’s fastest-growing lighting and signage companies
2005 Wright State grad Chris LeVeck grew up helping with the family lighting business, then set off to found a success company of his own. Continue reading
Tech terrific
Wright State grad students helped shape strategy for state educational technology agencies
Wright State Master of Public Administration students provide strategic advice to educational technology agencies and public television stations. Continue reading
Wright State to host discussion on U.S.–North Korea relations
Wright State experts in political science, religion, history and international affairs will examine tensions between the United States and North Korea during a panel discussion on Oct. 17. Continue reading
