Wright State Headlines
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Aug 25
New works and Broadway favorites highlight Wright State’s 2025–26 theatre and dance season
Audiences can expect a season rich with laughter, suspense, heart and history as Wright State University’s 2025–26 theatre and dance lineup showcases both new works and beloved classics. Continue reading
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Aug 22
Ready to lead
Scaling ropes, solving challenges and building action plans, Wright State students spent part of their summer sharpening leadership skills at retreats that prepared them to make a difference on campus. Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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Science & Mathematics
Wright State scientist/alumnus among those honored by President Obama
Greg Pitz, who obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from Wright State University, was among those honored by President Obama as among the nation’s outstanding early career scientists. Continue reading
Raiderthon dance marathon is story of the year
The Top Ten Wright State Newsroom stories for 2013
We begin 2014 with a tip of the hat to the best feel-good story of 2013. Continue reading
Fall 2013 Commencement photo gallery
Wright State University honored more than 1,700 graduates during its Fall 2013 Commencement ceremony Dec. 14 in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading
More than 1,700 graduate at Fall Commencement
Wright State University President David R. Hopkins challenged graduates at the 2013 Fall Commencement to prove themselves “mentally strong” in the future. “We want to prepare you to have not only the intellectual capabilities but the mental strength to deal … Continue reading
Over 1,700 students to graduate at Fall Commencement
Wright State graduates will celebrate their accomplishments, and those of a university that prides itself on extending the ladder of educational opportunity, during the 2013 Fall Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Nutter Center. Continue reading
Dayton Regional STEM School celebrates expansion, fifth anniversary
The homemade, poster-sized, student-produced thank-you card pinned to the wall said it all: “Because of Partners Like You, the Real World Starts Here.” Continue reading
Petkie named chair of Physics Department
Doug Petkie, an associate professor of physics, was named chair of Wright State’s Physics Department. Continue reading
No butts about it—Volunteers will clean Wright State of littered cigarettes
You see them lying in the gutter, spidering their way through sidewalks, strewn about otherwise tidy lawns and even casually sitting in benches… Continue reading
Ahead of the curve
Master of human anatomy instruction program poised to meet growing need
The pending implementation of the controversial healthcare reform law may have shut down federal government, but it stirred Larry Ream to action. Continue reading
Rock Steady: Wright State geology student to present at national conference
As a young girl, Elizabeth Freeman would carve up creekbeds looking for fossils. Continue reading
