People of Wright State

Cave drawing

Wright State’s Aileen Cave finds purpose in painting after a career in banking and law

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State art student Aileen Cave finds purpose in painting after a career in banking and law. Continue reading →

Community health worker links patients with services

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Heather Maurer

Michelle Nelson, a community health worker at Wright State Physicians Family Medicine, helps patients daily by connecting them to additional health and social services available in the community. Continue reading →

Motor power

Wright State alum Greg Billing to be inducted into Dayton Auto Racing Hall of Fame

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State graduate and Dayton Daily News sports reporter Greg Billing will be inducted into Dayton Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Continue reading →

Wright State alum challenges perceptions of poverty

Karin VanZant leads CareSource initiative to tap into underutilized talents of Medicaid recipients

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State graduate Karin VanZant leads a CareSource initiative to tap into underutilized talents of Medicaid recipients. Continue reading →

Political action

Wright State’s Wesley Livesay running for City Council of Riverside

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State business student Wesley Lives is running for the City Council of Riverside and hopes to own his own business after college. Continue reading →

Woodlawn

Wright State alum Joe Knopp '00 helped produce inspirational feature film about overcoming racial divisions

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State graduate Joe Knopp ’00 helped produce “Woodlawn,” an inspirational feature film about overcoming racial divisions. Continue reading →

Experiencing a new world

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Sarah Olsen

Alissa Peppo, an international business major at Wright State, turned her love of Disney into an internship at Walt Disney World. Continue reading →

Film coverage

Wright State alumni play production parts in movies making noise at film festivals

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State alumni Hannah Beachler ’05 and Tim Gebard ’91 worked on films earning buzz at film festivals around the country. Continue reading →

Alaskan all-star

Wright State alum Marnie Leist '01 is curator of collections at Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Marnie Leist , a 2001 art history graduate, is curator of collections at the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak, Alaska and recently published a book on the recovery of artifacts from an Alutiiiq archaeological site. Continue reading →