Alumni

Just a Pair of Shoes

Young students in need benefit from a nonprofit started by Wright State marketing alum Matt Cline

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Jim Hannah

Marketing graduate Matt Cline runs his own shoe company and a nonprofit organization that provides new shoes to schoolchildren in need. Continue reading →

Investing in the future

Wright State graduate Vercie Lark ’86 and his wife, Lisa, created a scholarship fund for students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Kim Patton

Lisa and Vercie Lark’s scholarship assists students who can easily get overlooked when it comes to needing money for college. Continue reading →

Raidersgiving will offer to-go meals this Thanksgiving

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Bob Mihalek

Students, staff, faculty and alumni can request up to four Thanksgiving meals, which will ready for pick up on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Continue reading →

Wright State theatre grad Joey Monda nominated for two Tony Awards

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Bob Mihalek

2012 graduate Joey Monda received two Tony Awards nominations for Best Play as producer of “Slave Play” and “The Inheritance.” Continue reading →

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 →

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 →