People of Wright State

Building trust

For the past nine years the Dayton and Miami Valley Better Business Bureau has been on a business boom and the two people lighting the wick are Wright State alumni. Continue reading

Medical student volunteers at Syrian refugee camp in Greece

Walid Malki, a second-year medical student, served as a translator for physicians helping Syrian refugees. Continue reading

All ears for English

Wright State senior Khaled Jaber uses student input, movie dialogues to master the language

Khaled Jaber, a liberal studies major who grew up in Jordan, will intern at Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley to support refugee families in the area. Continue reading

Mary Pat Thomas named director of the Power of Nursing at Remen Institute for the Study of Health and Illness

Mary Pat Thomas has extensive clinical experience in hospital nursing and transformational leadership. Continue reading

A salute to our nation’s finest

Delores Etter ’70, ’72 establishes scholarship for Wright State students from military families

The Delores and Jerry Etter Scholarship will help students in the College of Science and Mathematics or the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Continue reading

Chain reaction

Wright State junior David Baugham hopes to marry supply chain major with nonprofit management

Wright State junior David Baugham is active in student leadership, currently serving as speaker of the House of the Student Government Association. Continue reading

Polar passage

Arctic expedition with Wright State’s Alison Agather and Katlin Bowman yields research, children’s book

Wright State graduate environmental sciences student Alison Agather and oceanographer and Wright State alumna Katlin Bowman sailed the Arctic Ocean to measure levels of toxic mercury. Continue reading

Breathtaking

Wright State graduate student Ryan Rakoczy’s neuroscience research takes on new meaning after premature birth of his son

Physiology and neuroscience graduate student Ryan Rakoczy hopes to develop better treatments for prematurely born infants and others with breathing ailments. Continue reading

An inspirational start

Emma Stempfley’s mother and father both inspired the first-year Wright State student to study biomedical engineering. Continue reading

On the march

Wright State alum Kyle Young '05 helps make Indiana marching band national champion

Kyle Young has taught music and direct band programs at Fairborn High School, Mason City School District and Carmel High School in Indiana. Continue reading