Wright State Headlines
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Nov 2
A career-beginning injury
With help from the Berry Family Career Hub, Noah Scott reworked his engineering resume and landed a summer internship in healthcare, along with an offer to return in the future. Continue reading
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Oct 30
Hundreds turn out for Trunk-or-Treat at Wright State
Wright State students, police officers and community organizations transformed a parking lot into a Halloween celebration, handing out candy to Mini University preschoolers at a Trunk-or-Treat event. Continue reading
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Oct 30
Explore Wright State Day welcomes hundreds to campus
Hundreds of future students and their families visited Wright State University’s Dayton Campus for Explore Wright State Day on Oct. 24. Continue reading
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Oct 29
Premier Health makes history as exclusive jersey patch sponsor of Wright State Athletics, marking new era in growing partnership
The new uniform design will feature the Premier Health logo for every Wright State athletics team, highlighting a longstanding relationship between the university and the Dayton region’s academic health system. Continue reading
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Oct 28
Wright State’s cybersecurity program awarded nearly $200,000 to strengthen workforce development efforts
SecureAM Pathways will connect Wright State’s cybersecurity program with local employers to identify workforce needs and prepare students to fill in-demand roles after graduation. Continue reading
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People of Wright State
Political action
Wright State’s Wesley Livesay running for City Council of Riverside
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
Wright State graduate Joe Knopp ’00 helped produce “Woodlawn,” an inspirational feature film about overcoming racial divisions. Continue reading
Experiencing a new world
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
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
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
Social life
Wright State’s Melanie West uses social work training in Washington, D.C., immigration internship
Working in Washington, D.C., as an advocacy intern on immigration issues was an eye-opening experience for social work major Melanie West. Continue reading
Bedside manner
Wright State alumna's nonprofit helps children get a good night's sleep
Wright State alumna and teacher Trisha Baxter runs Snuggled Up, a nonprofit organization that provides beds for local children. Continue reading
Picture of health
Wright State alum Julie Bonsall '12 leads pioneering wellness program at Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority
Wright State biology graduate Julie Bonsall ’12 leads a pioneering wellness program at the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority. Continue reading
Wright State grad Behzad Ghanbarian wins prestigious geophysics award for Ph.D. research
Behzad Ghanbarian ’14 will receive the Donald L. Turcotte award from the American Geophysical Union for his dissertation on the physical and hydraulic properties of rocks and soils. Continue reading
Breaking the ice
Wright State alum Molly Eaton '08 launches shaved-ice business
Molly Eaton, a 2008 Wright State graduate, brings a vacation state of mind wherever she goes in her Tropical Kona Shaved Ice truck. Continue reading
