Giving

Wright State University Foundation accepting applications for Students First Fund grants for the fifth consecutive year

Program supports student success initiatives at the Dayton and Lake campuses
Posted on January 27, 2023 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 →

2023 Alumni Achievement Awards celebrate distinguished Wright State community members

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Bob Mihalek

The Wright State Alumni Association honored Alumni Achievement Awards recipients Aurea Rivera ’82, Mark Espy ’81, Christina Knowles ’14, ’16, Stephen Hampton ’80 and Virginia Krause Hess. Continue reading →

Kroger to sponsor food drive for Raider Food Pantry at Jan. 28 basketball game

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Kim Patton

Fans who contribute a nonperishable food item will receive a voucher for one free ticket to the next Wright State home basketball game on Feb. 8. Continue reading →

Veteran and Military Center Champion Garden named in honor of late Wright State ROTC graduate

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Bob Mihalek

The Captain Shawn L. English Champion Garden will honor military veterans and those who support them. Continue reading →

Powerful partnership

Wright State University receives a $3.6 million gift from Reynolds and Reynolds to create an Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans and new scholarships for business students
Posted on October 27, 2022 by Kim Patton

The Reynolds and Reynolds Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans at Wright State will support the success of military veterans who are aspiring entrepreneurs. Continue reading →

What a difference a day makes

First-time donors on the Wright Day to Give talk about what motivated them and why they continue to give
Posted on October 6, 2022 by Dennis Bova

One couple shares their motivation behind giving, and one grad shares how his gift as a student influenced him to continue to pay it forward. Continue reading →

A great environment

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Micah Karr

For electrical engineering major and resident assistant Emma Porter, Wright State feels like home. Continue reading →

Wright Day to Give scheduled for Oct. 6

Donors can make online gifts during the university’s sixth annual giving day
Posted on October 3, 2022 by Kim Patton

Since its inception, more than 3,300 donors have contributed over $612,000 to student scholarships and programs on the Wright Day to Give. Continue reading →

COIL program increases study abroad opportunities for Wright State students

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Erica Harrah

Wright State students had the opportunity to study abroad without ever leaving home, through the Collaborative Online International Learning program. Continue reading →

Wright State University Foundation welcomes new trustees

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Kim Patton

Wright State alumni Tony Alexander, Bob Reynolds and Loghan Young and graduate student Doniska Taylor joined the Wright State University Foundation Board of Trustees. Continue reading →