Alumni

Wright State to hold virtual commencement ceremony for spring graduates Oct. 24

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Bob Mihalek

The virtual ceremony will celebrate Dayton Campus spring 2020 graduates and Lake Campus summer 2019 through spring 2020 graduates. Continue reading →

Jennifer Ware and Ashley Hall win Regional Emmy award for PBS children’s science show

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Jim Hannah

Jennifer Ware and Ashley Hall, co-directors of Wright State University’s New Media Incubator, were honored for their work ThinkTV children’s science show “Speakers and Beakers.” Continue reading →

Newly appointed chief medical officer is Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine alum

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Lisa Coffey

Melissa Clark, a 1999 graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine, was appointed chief medical officer for CCI Health & Wellness Services in Silver Spring, Maryland. Continue reading →

Wright State grad Jessica Edwards goes the distance for Edison State

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Bob Mihalek

Jessica Edwards, who is director of distance learning at Edison State, was named the college’s spring 2020 employee of the semester. Continue reading →

Wright Day to Give shatters fundraising records

Annual giving day raises more than $205,000 to help Wright State students
Posted on October 14, 2020 by Kim Patton

25% of the gifts on the Wright Day to Give were directed to student emergency funds within the colleges, the Deedrick Student Support Fund or the Raider Food Pantry. Continue reading →

Migration sensation

Wright State alumna and immigration politics expert Caress Schenk teaches at a university in Kazakhstan
Posted on October 9, 2020 by Jim Hannah

A new book by Caress Schenk, who earned a master’s degree in international and comparative politics from Wright State, examines the strategic uses of migration management in Russia. Continue reading →

Wright State Guardian and Newsroom staff honored in Ohio journalism contest

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Bob Mihalek

The Wright State Guardian Media Group was named the Best Daily College Newspaper in Ohio and staff members in the Offices of Communications and Marketing received three awards in the contest. Continue reading →

Actuarial science students learn the business during internships at CareSource

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Jim Hannah

Computer coding, research, teamwork and critical thinking were among the professional skills sharpened by Wright State students and graduates who interned at CareSource. Continue reading →

Trans Resource Week features online workshops for transgender and nonbinary people and allies

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Bob Mihalek

Transgender students and people in the community can learn about critical resources available to them during a series of online workshops on Oct. 13–16 Continue reading →

Foreign affair

Four Wright State grads picked by French government to teach English to schoolchildren in France
Posted on October 2, 2020 by Jim Hannah

Three French graduates and an English graduate were selected to participate in France’s Teaching Assistant Program. Continue reading →