Giving

Empowering student success

Dayton Power and Light Company Foundation provides $50,000 grant to support Wright State students in engineering and the arts
Posted on February 19, 2019 by Kim Patton

A $50,000 Power Grant from the Dayton Power and Light Company Foundation will support ArtsGala, programming in the Creative Arts Center and engineering workforce development. Continue reading →

Wright State University Foundation launches Students First Fund

New grants program will support student success initiatives
Posted on January 18, 2019 by Kim Patton

All Wright State students, faculty and staff with a creative concept to promote student success are welcome to apply for a Students First Fund grant. Continue reading →

Taking the lead

Wright State’s Considine Scholars Program fostering leadership skills among women in STEM
Posted on December 12, 2018 by Jim Hannah

The Considine Scholars Program funds undergraduate STEM research positions in campus laboratories. Continue reading →

Saving our history

Linda Black-Kurek ’78 fulfills her passion for the Dayton community and her alma mater by supporting the new Wright State University Archives Center
Posted on December 12, 2018 by Kim Patton

The exhibit gallery in the future Archives Center will be named the Linda Black-Kurek Family Foundation Exhibit Gallery where rotating exhibitions will showcase the depth of the collections. Continue reading →

Leading the way 

Student government and Wright State alumni join forces to endow scholarship for student leaders
Posted on November 5, 2018 by Kim Patton

The Student Government Association and alumni helped create the Student Government Endowed Scholarship, the first endowed scholarship established by a student organization at Wright State. Continue reading →

Home sweet health

Wright State nursing student studying to create her “American dream” in health care
Posted on October 29, 2018 by Nicole L. Craw

Wright State nursing student Rosa Aguilar wants to provide care in the Hispanic community within the greater Dayton area. Continue reading →

Bringing history to life

Wright State University launches $6.5 million fundraising campaign to create a new home for priceless archives
Posted on October 24, 2018 by Kim Patton

Discover Your Story will transform the former corporate headquarters of the Wright-Patt Credit Union at 2455 Presidential Drive into the new home of Special Collections and Archives. Continue reading →

Alexa, who is Joe Jessup?

Joe Jessup ’98 is paving the way for innovation at Amazon, one Alexa at a time
Posted on October 3, 2018 by Nicole L. Craw

The senior manager of software development on Amazon’s Alexa, Joe Jessup established a scholarship to support undergraduate business and computer science students at Wright State. Continue reading →

Spiritual minded

Wright State philosophy major Paola Bellini awarded the Erik C. Banks Memorial Scholarship
Posted on October 1, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Paola Bellini received a scholarship established in honor of Erik Banks, the late professor of philosophy. Continue reading →

Raise Wright

Wright State’s new one-stop shop for funding inspiring student projects
Posted on September 25, 2018 by Nicole L. Craw

Raise Wright is the university’s online crowdfunding program for student-led fundraising projects administered by the Office of Annual Giving. Continue reading →