Wright State Headlines
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Mar 20
Wright State medical students discover where next journey as future doctors will continue at 2026 Match Day celebration
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine students learned where they will train as resident physicians, tearing open match envelopes at noon during the annual Match Day ceremony. Continue reading
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Mar 20
Wright State Police Chief Kurt Holden graduates from FBI National Academy
Kurt Holden, Wright State’s chief of police and director of public safety, will bring national-level training and global connections back to campus after graduating from the FBI National Academy. Continue reading
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Mar 20
Wright State’s Nutter Center hosting Ohio basketball state tournament semifinals
The Wright State University Nutter Center will host eight girls and 10 boys state semifinal basketball games in March. Continue reading
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Mar 19
Reading madness
Wright State University President Sue Edwards and dozens of faculty and staff are reading to children at Mini University during a month-long March Madness-themed event Continue reading
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Mar 19
Wright State University awards full-tuition scholarships to 12 students at Big Hoopla STEM Challenge
Wright State awarded full in-state tuition scholarships to 12 students during the Big Hoopla’s STEM Challenge, celebrating young learners who demonstrated outstanding engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Continue reading
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Community Service
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
Internal medicine residents to travel to Jordan on medical volunteer trip
Seven Boonshoft School of Medicine medical residents will serve refugees of the Syrian Civil War in mobile health clinics. Continue reading
Holiday help
The Wright State community collected hundreds of toys and other items for children in Greene County through the university’s annual Adopt a Family gift drive. Continue reading
Smashing pumpkins
The Wright State chapter of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity gives back to the community by performing for residents living in adult care facilities. Continue reading
MBA student Mandy Shoopman organizes tornado relief race
Wright State University MBA student Mandy Shoopman organized a 5K/10K run/walk to support The Foodbank and local residents impacted by the Memorial Day tornadoes. Continue reading
