Wright State Headlines
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Jul 9
Wright State Police Department honored for excellence in community policing
The Wright State Police Department was named the July Agency of the Month by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and the Law Enforcement Foundation. Continue reading
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Jul 8
Wright State ranked among top universities worldwide for third consecutive year
Wright State University was ranked in the top 6.7% out of 21,462 universities worldwide in the 2025 edition of the outcome-based Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings. Continue reading
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Jul 7
Profitable pitch
Wright State entrepreneurship graduate Peyton Hoff used his $6,000 Wright Venture competition prize money to launch Absolute Roofing Services, which has grown into a thriving business. Continue reading
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Jul 3
Wright State alum Lindsay Aitchison fulfills childhood space-agency dream
Wright State engineering alum Lindsay Aitchison received the 2025 College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies Outstanding Alumni Award. Continue reading
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Jul 2
Wright State business professor, alumnus honored by regional technology organizations
Technology First honored Amir Zadeh, professor of management information systems, as the 2024 Tech Educator of the Year and recognized grad Brandon Hubley with the Award of Excellence in the Student Project category. Continue reading
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Arts Scene
Tim Kennedy and Eve Mansdorf’s ‘Painting Life’ at Stein Galleries
Tim Kennedy and Eve Mansdorf are married painters whose artistic pursuits follow the tradition of painterly American realism. Continue reading
College of Liberal Arts to celebrate Creative Arts Center expansion with open house
The College of Liberal Arts will celebrate the completion of the Creative Arts Center’s two-year modernization and expansion project with an open house on Nov. 9 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Continue reading
Wright State Theatre presents whimsical musical comedy ‘No, No, Nanette’
Wright State Theatre’s production of the whimsical tap-dancing musical “No, No, Nanette” runs in the Festival Playhouse from Oct. 27 to Nov. 13. Continue reading
Musical Theatre Initiative bringing Broadway designer Tony Walton to Wright State
Tony Walton will discuss his career working on Broadway and in Hollywood during a special visit to Wright State University on Nov. 2. Continue reading
Reaching for the moon
Wright State electrical engineering major Eric Harris uses lunar photography to capture the nightly dance of Earth’s closest neighbor
Eric Harris, a freshman electrical engineering major at Wright State, plans to photograph every full moon for the next 16 years. Continue reading
Wright State hosting Shakespeare conference on 400th anniversary of the famous playwright’s death
The “Encountering Shakespeare” conference takes place Oct. 20-22 in the Wright State Student Union from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Continue reading
Wright State arts students ready to share their love of the arts with local kids at ArtsFair
Spring’s annual ArtsGala may get all the headlines but Wright State’s performing arts students love participating in December’s ArtsFair. Continue reading
Wright State’s CELIA to host Flapper Ball
The Sultans of Swing Flapper Ball takes place Oct. 29 beginning at 6 p.m. in Dayton’s Memorial Hall. Continue reading
Poetry power
Poem by Wright State emeritus professor David Lee Garrison to be read by the BBC
David Lee Garrison taught Spanish, Portuguese and comparative literature and chaired the Department of Modern Languages before retiring in 2009. Continue reading
American West provides inspiration for Wright State grad’s novel
Wright State graduate Ryan Ireland’s latest novel is based on real-life events highlighting Stockholm syndrome, institutionalized power and the fading history of the American West. Continue reading
