Wright State Headlines
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Apr 20
Wright State student-athletes help build Fairborn home for family seeking homeownership
More than 160 Wright State student-athletes and coaches volunteered to help build parts of a new Habitat for Humanity home during a special event organized by the Athletics Department. Continue reading
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Apr 16
Professional performance begins here
Wright State theatre students Skye Hodgkin and Evelyn Vordtriede are gaining real-world experience with the Human Race Theatre Company, highlighting how the university prepares them for professional performance. Continue reading
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Apr 16
Wright State’s ArtsGala celebrates the power of artistic growth while supporting student scholarships
ArtsGala’s celebrated student work across theatre, dance, film, music and visual arts, while raising scholarship support for Wright State artists. Continue reading
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Apr 15
Wright State’s Model United Nations team wins top honor, continuing 46-year tradition of national recognition
Wright State’s Model United Nations program earned an Outstanding Delegation Award — the highest team honor — at the 2026 National Model U.N. Conference, continuing its tradition of excellence. Continue reading
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Apr 14
Wright State students will compete for startup funds in annual Wright Venture entrepreneurial competition
Five Wright State students will pitch original business ideas to a panel of experts during Wright Venture, the annual entrepreneurial competition hosted by the Raj Soin College of Business. Continue reading
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Academics
Wright State student named national vice president of Student National Medical Association
Charles Grant III is just one of a few recent Boonshoft School of Medicine students who have served in national leadership positions for SNMA. Continue reading
Revolutionary research
Wright State English professor Sharon Lynette Jones's book about famous civil rights activist Angela Davis to be published next May
Sharon Lynette Jones’ new book project will take extensive research and involve visits to archives around the country. Continue reading
Second Wright Leader Academy kicks off with new cohort of emerging university leaders
The second Wright Leader Academy cohort includes 14 participants from across the university. Continue reading
Former Purdue lineman finds new team at Boonshoft School of Medicine
Jason Tretter’s commitment to his teammates illustrates one of the reasons he always wanted to attend medical school. Continue reading
Sungazing
Hundreds of Wright State students, faculty, staff and guests stopped by the Quad for a solar eclipse viewing party on Aug. 21. Continue reading
Cultural interest
Fellowship winner Max Tokarsky develops curriculum to help teen immigrants living between two cultures
Max Tokarsky, student in the School of Professional Psychology, recently completed a national fellowship offered by the American Psychological Association’s Minority Fellowship Program’s Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Continue reading
Wright State’s Lake Campus embraces, impresses Cheryl B. Schrader during her first presidential visit
Cheryl B. Schrader paid her first visit as Wright State University president to the Lake Campus, meeting with faculty, staff and community leaders. Continue reading
First-year students receive free calendars
Sarah Cicora, an academic adviser in the Department of Psychology, helped secure a donation from ACCO brands of 951 calendars for students taking first-year seminars at Wright State this fall. Continue reading
Celebrating Wright State’s 50th: Alphonso Smith
Like many of his peers, Alphonso Smith planned to work at Wright State only a few years, but ended up staying for his entire career at the university that he helped build. Continue reading
Interdisciplinary team awarded grants to transform primary care curriculum and opioid addiction training
The federal grant will help transform the primary care curriculum across faculty and graduate and undergraduate programs in family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics in addition to nurse practitioner and physician assistant programs. Continue reading
