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
‘Veterans Voices’ story featuring Wright State students wins national public radio award
The story by Cody Stevens, Cole Hamilton and Will Davis aired on WYSO Public Radio. Continue reading
Grand slam
Wright State practice room named for alum Marilee King, stickler for making sons hone piano skills on baby grand
Practice room in the Creative Arts Center honors Marilee King, who graduated from Wright State University in 1969 and who instilled a strong work ethic in her three sons. Continue reading
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
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
Japanese yen
Wright State alum Tyler Chilton living a dream teaching English in Japan
After earning a Teaching English as a Foreign Language certificate, Tyler Chilton now teaches English to schoolchildren in Japan. Continue reading
Wright State alumna publishes thriller romance novel
Lara Donnelly’s debut novel, “Amberlough,” was published by Tor in February. Continue reading
Linda Caron named dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Linda Caron has a wealth of experience and has been instrumental in the growth of the College of Liberal Arts — in facilities, events and programs. Continue reading
Wright State grads create digital marketing company
After taking several communication classes together at Wright State, 2016 graduates Jesse Schrote and Blake Stuck decided to launch 937 Digital. Continue reading
