Wright State Headlines
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Dec 19
Milling around
2004 Wright State graduate Jessica Noes oversees all operations at the Clifton Mill, including the mill’s popular Christmas lights display. Continue reading
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Dec 18
Wright State recognizes Nursing Professor Kim Ringo for advancing international student success
Wright State nursing professor and alumna Kim Ringo received the 2025 International Education Award for her leadership and mentorship in supporting international nursing students. Continue reading
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Dec 18
Wright State honors graduating students for distinguished doctoral dissertations
December graduates Maram Almodhwahi and Morgan Highlander were recognized for exceptional research with Wright State’s Trustees’ Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Awards. Continue reading
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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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News
Helping students succeed
Wright State graduate Doug Rasor and his wife, Barbara, create scholarship fund for engineering and computer science students
Doug Rasor and his wife, Barbara, hope their newly created scholarship will impact the lives of students, just as theirs was by a scholarship Doug received as a student at Wright State. Continue reading
Prairie premiere
Restored prairie at Wright State serves as wildlife magnet, research lab and scenic wonder
Students and faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences turned land off University Drive between the Nutter Center parking and Mini University into a prairie. Continue reading
Wright State adjusts medical, prescription coverage plan for many employees to deal with rising health care costs
As the cost of medical care and prescription drugs continues to increase, Wright State University and its employees are paying more to keep up with the increases. Continue reading
Wright State creative arts alumni plan reunion
Alumni of the Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures are invited back to Wright State for a reunion on Aug. 10–12. Continue reading
Raider Open House
See all Wright State has to offer Friday, Aug. 3
At Raider Open House, future Raiders will learn about the many majors, financial aid, housing, student life and more. Continue reading
Development of potential projects continues at strategic planning mini-summit on Aug. 3
The mini-summit will provide participants an important opportunity to influence specific projects that the university may pursue over the next seven years. Continue reading
Lake Campus students study engineering in Germany
Students from the Wright State Lake Campus studied engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Jena, Germany, this summer. Continue reading
Jake Slemker promoted to head soccer coach at Wright State
Jake Slemker played for the Raiders from 2003 to 2006 and has served on the soccer team’s staff for the last eight years. Continue reading
Wright State student Ben Sanders honored at the Pentagon for his role in the Workforce Recruitment Program
An awards ceremony will also recognize Molly Fore, a Wright State grad and human resources specialist with the Air Force Materiel Command who has worked with Wright State student interns. Continue reading
DDN: Wright State alumna, woman behind ‘Black Panther’ launches large scholarship fund for Dayton-area students
Excerpt Long before she managed a reported $30 million arts budget for the blockbuster movie “Black Panther,” Hannah Beachler was a single mother with film-making aspirations at Wright State University in Fairborn. Flash forward nearly two decades and the Wright State University … Continue reading
