Wright State Headlines
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Dec 17
Top 10 Newsroom videos of 2025
The Wright State Newsroom was pumped up this year and met some amazing Raiders who were showing off their WOW factor in 2025. Continue reading
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Dec 16
Museum-quality replica of historic Hawthorn Hill donated to Wright State
Wright State University is now the permanent home of a large, handcrafted replica of Hawthorn Hill, the historic Dayton residence of Orville Wright. Continue reading
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Dec 16
Wright State celebrates more than 1,000 graduates at fall 2025 commencement
More than 1,000 students celebrated the culmination of years of hard work during Wright State University’s fall 2025 commencement ceremonies. Continue reading
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Dec 15
2026 Alumni Achievement Awards celebrate distinguished Wright State community members
2026 Alumni Achievement Award recipients will be formally recognized at a special banquet during Wright State University’s Homecoming Week, scheduled for Feb. 4–7. Continue reading
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Dec 11
Bags, boards and bonding
The Wright State Cornhole Club has quickly grown into a popular student activity, drawing more than 20 members and preparing both recreational and competitive players for upcoming tournaments. Continue reading
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Community Service
Organic chemistry
Wright State’s Ri Molnar provides produce to the community through the Pay It Forward Farm
Ri Molnar, a Spanish major, operates a community supported agriculture program that grows organic vegetables, charging supporters fees on a sliding scale. Continue reading
Helping people in need
Four hundred families filed into the Wright State University Nutter Center parking lot. One by one the trunks of their cars were filled with vegetables that were grown by Ohio farmers. Continue reading
String theory
Wright State alum Dennis Geehan '78 uses guitars, volunteerism to ease Vietnam War pain
Dennis Geehan has volunteered at Habitat for Humanity, Dayton Foodbank, Project READ of Dayton, United Rehabilitation Services of Greater Dayton and K12GalleryandTEJAS. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine Family Medicine student group recognized with AAFP Program of Excellence Award
The Boonshoft School of Medicine Family Medicine Interest Group was recognized for its activities in generating interest in family medicine. Continue reading
Wright State students create life-changing mobile food market
Students launch the nonprofit Dayton Mobile Market to provide fresh produce to residents of Dayton food deserts. Continue reading
Wright State’s baseball team hopes to strike out Huntington’s Disease
Nationwide, an estimated 30,000 people are battling Huntington’s Disease (HD) and one of those people fighting is Lee Smith. Continue reading
Wright State students spearhead relief effort for earthquake-ravaged Ecuador
Donations for Ecuador can be dropped off in the parking lot of Pepito’s Mexican Restaurant in Kettering on May 21 and May 22. Continue reading
Wright State’s Ellis Institute to host Community Health Fair May 19
The health fair will provide free health screenings and information about various health service agencies. Continue reading
Growing concern
Wright State volunteers help sprout The Urban Renewal Farm in East Dayton
Volunteers turned a vacant factory in a struggling East Dayton neighborhood into a green urban community garden. Continue reading
Wright State medical students leading canned food drive, April 29-May 7
Food drive will benefit The Foodbank Dayton, which distributes food to the hungry throughout Montgomery, Greene and Preble counties. Continue reading
