Wright State Headlines
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Dec 2
Wright State professor emeritus and pioneering documentary filmmaker Julia Reichert dies
Oscar-winner Julia Reichert taught film production at Wright State for 28 years, mentoring dozens of emerging filmmakers. Continue reading
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Dec 2
Growing sport
The fastest growing sport in America, pickleball is now being played on-campus. Continue reading
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Dec 2
Raiders’ historic season ends against No. 13 Georgia Tech in NCAA volleyball tournament
The Wright State volleyball team wrapped up a historic season that included 23 consecutive wins, an 18–0 conference record and its third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last four years. Continue reading
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Dec 1
Wright State University Foundation accepting applications for Students First Fund grants for the fifth consecutive year
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
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Nov 30
Wright State historical archaeologist Lance Greene nominated for North Carolina literary award
Lance Greene, professor of anthropology, is a finalist for the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award for “Their Determination to Remain: A Cherokee Community’s Resistance to the Trail of Tears in North Carolina.” Continue reading
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Libraries
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott to give lecture at Wright State on Nov. 14
Andrea Elliott, a journalist and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, will give a lecture on her book “Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City.” Continue reading
Renate Frydman to give online talk on Kristallnacht and Dayton Holocaust Resource Center
“Understand, Educate and Heal: Renate Frydman, Ph.D., and the Dayton Holocaust Resource Center” will be livestreamed on WSU-TV on Thursday, Oct. 20. Continue reading
Ermal Fraze: the essence of a ‘can’-do entrepreneur
From the Stacks: Learn about Dayton entrepreneur Ermal Fraze, who designed the pull-off tab and push-in and fold-back tab on aluminum cans. Continue reading
Innovative spirit
Wright Brothers Day featured innovative research and demonstrations from Wright State faculty and students and local organizations. Continue reading
Annual Wright Brothers Day will celebrate campus and community innovators
Wright Brothers Day takes place Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Atrium. Continue reading
Wright State receives grant to digitize local program featuring prominent civil rights figures
Thanks to a grant from the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board, Wright State’s Special Collections and Archives will digitize videocassettes of the weekly television program, “Like It Is.” Continue reading
The Wright brothers’ mechanician
Charles “Charlie” Taylor, the Wrights’ mechanician, designed and built the engine used during the first successful flight. Continue reading
University Libraries to host screening, talk on Paul Laurence Dunbar documentary
“Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask” will be screened on Thursday, Feb. 17, at 3 p.m. in 441 Dunbar Library and on Webex. Continue reading
Wright State University Libraries to celebrate legacy of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar: 150 commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Dayton poet’s birth with a series of film, poetry, art and music events. Continue reading
‘Undesign the Redline’ exhibits highlight Black History Month at Wright State University
“Undesign the Redline” is on display on the second floor of Dunbar Library during February. Continue reading
