Wright State Headlines
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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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Jul 1
Wright State University Foundation awards 11 Students First Fund projects
Student-focused initiatives — ranging from wellness and professional development to inclusive leadership and campus spirit — received 2025 Students First Fund grants from the Wright State University Foundation. Continue reading
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Jun 30
Gov. DeWine reappoints Board Treasurer Beth Ferris and names student Ella Vaught to Wright State Board of Trustees
Beth Ferris received a six-year term on the Wright State University Board of Trustees and Ella Vaught, a sophomore marketing major, received a two-year term. Continue reading
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Jun 26
Joe Gruenberg’s 40-Year support for Wright State celebrated with Honorary Alumnus Award
Forty years after helping build the first on-campus housing at Wright State, Joe Gruenberg continues to support the university. Continue reading
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Community Service
Meal plan
2017 Wright State grad William Foster prepares and delivers free meals to people affected by the coronavirus
William Foster, who earned a bachelor’s degree in sports science from Wright State, has provided more than 2,000 meals to people in need. Continue reading
Eggcellent delivery
Since mid-March, Happy Wife Acres has donated 50 dozen eggs to the Fairborn FISH Food Pantry. Continue reading
Helping hands
Wright State University volunteers loaded heavy boxes into waiting vehicles during a food distribution event that took place in Lot 4. Continue reading
Wright State medical student helps to fight coronavirus in New York
Juliet Corcillo, a Boonshoft School of Medicine student and an Air Force member, serves as a team leader at the Ryan Larkin Field Hospital. Continue reading
Mask appeal
Wright State Theatre Program faculty and students make masks for first responders and health care workers
Carly Kimmins, costume shop manager, and a team of theatre design and technology students have made and distributed about 900 cloth masks. Continue reading
Nearly 1,400 households throng to Wright State for mass food distribution by The Foodbank
A mass food distribution at the Wright State University Nutter Center for those in need drew nearly 1,400 households, with traffic choking nearby roadways. Continue reading
Wright State medical students volunteer services to help busy health care providers
The effort pairs physicians and health care providers with medical students available to babysit, dog walk, run errands or assist with eldercare. Continue reading
A place to call home
April Alford ’15 launches Dayton nonprofit to help people transitioning from homelessness
April Alford founded Welcome Home Dayton, a nonprofit that furnishes and decorates homes for people transitioning from homelessness.
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Community servants
Wright State University employees gave back to the community by volunteering throughout Raider Country. Continue reading
First-year medical students practice clinical skills at Kiser Elementary
Boonshoft School of Medicine students put into practice what they have learned in class. Continue reading
