Wright State Headlines
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Feb 13
Wright State names Rajneesh Suri dean of Raj Soin College of Business
Rajneesh Suri joins Wright State from Drexel University, where he was senior vice provost for academic industry partnerships and founding academic director of the Drexel Solutions Institute and the Innovation Engine. Continue reading
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Feb 12
‘Only in New York,’ born at Wright State
On stage Feb. 13–22 in the Herbst Theatre, “Only in New York” allows Wright State theatre students to debut original roles in a new musical created for them. Continue reading
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Feb 12
Wright State president, Horizon League leaders welcome new commissioner
The Horizon League Board of Directors named Jill Bodensteiner, vice president and director of athletics at Saint Joseph’s University, the league’s next commissioner. Continue reading
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Feb 11
Wright State celebrates homecoming with week-long block party
Homecoming Week transported alumni, students, faculty and staff back to the sights and sounds of the 1980s and ’90s with its “Block Party” theme. Continue reading
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Feb 10
Wright State baseball to take on Dayton Flyers at Day Air Ballpark April 15
The Wright State University baseball team will face the University of Dayton on April 15 at Day Air Ballpark, the home of the High-A Dayton Dragons. Continue reading
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Alumni
Right on the money
Wright State alumna Kristy Epperson makes short work of her $14,000 student loan debt
Kristy Epperson, who graduated from Wright State with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, paid off her student debt in a year-and-a-half. Continue reading
Two students elected to Wright State Foundation Board of Trustees
Sonja Wolf is a 2018 business graduate who is now pursuing her MBA and Aaron Brautigam is a junior human resources management major. Continue reading
Force of nature
Wright State alum David Nolin pens award-winning book following conservation career
David Nolin, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biology from Wright State, details the natural and human history of Huffman Prairie in his new book. Continue reading
Wakeup call
Wright State grad student Sarah Fryman presents smartphone addiction research at a national seminar
Research by Sarah Fryman, a Wright State biology graduate and current Master of Public Health student, found that one’s fear of not being able to use their smartphone can be magnified by personality traits. Continue reading
Medical student joins Wright State University Board of Trustees
Olivia Sneary, a first-year student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, has been appointed to the Wright State University Board of Trustees. Continue reading
Public interest
Wright State nursing graduate Christina Norman is a strong advocate of public health
Christina Norman, who has three degrees from Wright State, including a 2019 bachelor’s in nursing, completed a preceptorship with Miami County Public Health. Continue reading
Physics phenom
2019 Wright State grad Carissa Myers is off to earn her Ph.D. in physics with prestigious National Science Foundation award
Carissa Myers, who graduated in May, discovered her passion for physics as a student at Wright State. Continue reading
New members appointed to the Board of Trustees
Andrew Platt ’09, Marty Grunder and Olivia Sneary ’19 join the 11-member Wright State University Board of Trustees. Continue reading
2012 grad returns to Wright State to give English workshop
Ashley Velazquez, an assistant professor at the University of Washington-Bothell, gave a workshop on the Corpus and Repository of Writing (Crow) interface. Continue reading
Wright State nursing professor receives award for her contributions in nursing education
Ann Stalter received the Outstanding Community/Public Health Nursing Education Award from the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators. Continue reading
