People of Wright State

Leading man

Wright State student Kevin Jones dives deep into government, activism and community service

Kevin Jones is president of Black Men on the Move and associate director of diversity and inclusion and chief policy officer of the Student Government Association. Continue reading

Physical attraction

Wright State senior Faith White sees Army ROTC as pathway to medical career

Wright State Army ROTC Cadet Faith White intends to serve at least four years of active duty in the Army after graduating in December with a biological sciences degree. Continue reading

When opportunity knocks

A series of unexpected opportunities leads Christopher Tung ’12 to a successful career at Netflix

How a successful career in finance led alumnus Christopher Tung ’12 to his dream job at Netflix. Continue reading

Press run

Wright State political science grad Lucas Gonzalez lands reporting job with USA Today Network

2019 Wright State graduate Lucas Gonzalez channels passion for politics and storytelling into a promising journalism career. Continue reading

MBA student Mandy Shoopman organizing tornado relief run/walk

The Dayton Tornado Relief 5K/10K Run/Walk Benefiting The Foodbank takes place Sept. 15 at Island MetroPark in Dayton. Continue reading

Overseas opportunity

2019 Wright State grad Dhanashri Desai completes engineering internship at Ingersoll Rand in India

Dhanashri Desai, who graduated from Wright State in May with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, returned to her native India for a valuable internship. Continue reading

Kunal Swani joins editorial board of Journal of Business Research

Kunal Swani, associate professor of marketing, was appointed an associate editor of business-to-business research track for the Journal of Business Research. Continue reading

Port in a storm

Wright State staff member Ashley Browning operates donation center for tornado victims

Ashley Browning, project manager for the SARDI Program, opened The Heartbeat to distribute goods and foods to those affected by the Memorial Day tornadoes. Continue reading

Machine learning

Frances Smith blossoms into galleried photographer after discovering the camera at Wright State

As a senior Frances Smith developed a thesis photography project exploring her struggle to understand and make peace with her inner self. Continue reading

Two students elected to Wright State Foundation Board of Trustees

Sonja Wolf is a 2018 business graduate who is now pursuing her MBA and Aaron Brautigam is a junior human resources management major. Continue reading