Wright State Headlines
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Apr 23
First-year students celebrated at inaugural certificate ceremony
With applause echoing through the Student Union, nearly 500 students, family members, faculty and staff celebrated a defining milestone — the completion of the first year — at Wright State’s inaugural First-Year Certificate Ceremony. Continue reading
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Apr 23
Wright State University leads $2.5 million federal initiative to bring AI education to rural Ohio
Wright State has received a $2.5 million federal grant to develop AI-focused curriculum and train educators to teach it, with the goal of expanding artificial intelligence literacy from rural schools through colleges and into the workforce. Continue reading
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Apr 22
Local Vibes wins Wright State entrepreneurial competition
A QR-based platform that helps students discover trending spots, real-time deals and social connections near campus earned the top prize at Wright State University’s annual Wright Venture competition. Continue reading
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Apr 22
Wright State launches AI-powered platform to advance career readiness and strengthen employer connections
Wright State University is expanding career support for students with the launch of a free AI-powered platform that delivers instant feedback on résumés and interview skills. Continue reading
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Apr 20
Wright State student-athletes help build Fairborn home for family seeking homeownership
More than 160 Wright State student-athletes and coaches volunteered to help build parts of a new Habitat for Humanity home during a special event organized by the Athletics Department. Continue reading
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Offices
Boonshoft School of Medicine alumna presented with 2020 Family Physician of the Year award
The Family Physician of the Year award is presented annually to a family physician in Ohio who exhibits extraordinary, beyond-the-call-of-duty merit. Continue reading
Nine Wright State students receive State Department scholarships for study abroad in 2021
In 2019, Wright State was named among the institutions showing the greatest growth in sending students overseas by the State Department’s Gilman program. Continue reading
Wright State committees meticulously prepare for campus reopening
Long before Wright State announced plans to return to teaching for the fall semester, many administrators, faculty, staff and students had been working hard to make it happen. Continue reading
New hue
Owens and fellow university painters Jimmy Storm and Loren Rice have worked since February to update the color footprint in the Student Union. Continue reading
Growing season
Popularity and success of the Lake Campus engineering program is booming after 10 years
The Lake Campus engineering program has become a gold mine of talent for local employers who love the students’ strong work ethic. Continue reading
Learn about Wright State’s Master of Public Administration at virtual open house
The M.P.A. virtual open house on July 21 will connect prospective students with professors and alumni who will answer questions about the program and discuss career options. Continue reading
Wright State faculty, staff and alumni named to annual Forty Under 40 list
Winners with Wright State connections include a marketing faculty member, a staff member who runs her own community organization and 10 alumni. Continue reading
Home grown
Roots of pre-med student Yoon-Jae Yi run deep at Wright State
There’s no place like home. And for Yoon-Jae Yi, a psychology and French major, that place is Wright State University. Continue reading
Dawne Dewey looks back on her career in Wright State’s Special Collections and Archives
A lot has changed during Dawne Dewey’s three decades with Wright State University’s Special Collections and Archives. Continue reading
Food for thought
Wright State engineering alumnus Joe Bozeman makes his mark with environmental and sociological research
Wright State University engineering alumnus Joe Bozeman studies the environmental impact of food consumption along racial lines. Continue reading
