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
Actor Tom Hanks to dedicate the Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures at Wright State University
Tom Hanks will help dedicate the newly renovated Center for Motion Pictures and celebrate the success of the university’s $150 million Rise. Shine. campaign. Continue reading
Imagine dragons
Wright State senior Matt Garrett flourishes in creative writing program
Wright State senior Matt Garrett shines in the university’s creative writing program, inspired by magic, monsters and wizards from the fantasy genre. Continue reading
Wright State Collegiate Chorale to perform in Italy
The Wright State Collegiate Chorale will perform two concerts and sing during Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and St. Mark’s Basilica as part of a tour of Italy. Continue reading
Broadway composer Jason Robert Brown to perform, give lecture
Jason Robert Brown will perform in concert on Feb. 25 at the Victoria Theatre and discuss his work with Wright State students on Feb. 26 in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading
Hollywood composer Steve Hampton ’80 installs recording studio at Wright State
Housed in Schuster Hall, the professional-level recording studio will be available to students to record their performances and for students seeking a certificate in recording technology. Continue reading
Celebrating quilt stories
Celebrating quilt stories is the theme of the quilt show held Jan. 28 to Jan. 30 in the Apollo Room of the Student Union at Wright State University. Continue reading
Wright State Theatre presents the classic ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
Wright State Theatre’s production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” runs from Jan. 28 to Feb. 7 in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading
Wright State well represented at Sundance Film Festival
Graduates of Wright State’s Motion Pictures program worked on several films featured at the Sundance Film Festival. Continue reading
Sultans of Swing will examine links between baseball, jazz and fiction
Series begins with a lecture on “Sports and the Absent History of the Harlem Renaissance” on Jan. 29 and a panel discussion on “Women and African-Americans in Baseball History” on Feb. 10. Continue reading
Ready for the spotlight
Wright State acting major Heather Cooperman competed in prestigious acting competition in New York
Wright State acting major Heather Cooperman competes in prestigious acting competition in New York. Continue reading
