Wright State Headlines
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Dec 15
2026 Alumni Achievement Awards celebrate distinguished Wright State community members
2026 Alumni Achievement Award recipients will be formally recognized at a special banquet during Wright State University’s Homecoming Week, scheduled for Feb. 4–7. Continue reading
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Dec 11
Bags, boards and bonding
The Wright State Cornhole Club has quickly grown into a popular student activity, drawing more than 20 members and preparing both recreational and competitive players for upcoming tournaments. Continue reading
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Dec 9
More than 1,000 students to graduate at Wright State’s fall commencement ceremonies
Wright State University will hold its fall graduate commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. and its undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m. in the Nutter Center. Continue reading
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Dec 9
Wright State’s Take Flight Program helps students soar high
Now in its fourth year, Wright State’s Take Flight program not only is on course with its original flight plan but also is seeing nothing but blue skies of success. Continue reading
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Dec 4
Wright State Police Department delivers major donation to Raider Food Pantry
Wright State University police officers rolled up to the Student Union on Nov. 25 with cruisers packed full of groceries for the Raider Food Pantry. Continue reading
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People of Wright State
Psychological phenomenon
Wright State’s Kevin Smith hopes to combine psychology with political science
Kevin Smith, who bounced around the foster care system for nearly 10 years before being adopted, is poised to graduate and hopes to combine psychology with political science. Continue reading
Wright State alumnus Jeffrey Cooper on a quest to improve the health of the region
Wright State graduate Jeffrey Cooper takes the reigns as the new health commissioner for Public Health – Dayton and Montgomery County. Continue reading
Geology gem
Wright State’s David Schmidt’s knowledge of geology history a hit with the community
Wright State’s David Schmidt finds welcoming audience for research on how geology has influenced the Dayton region’s history. Continue reading
Master of disaster
Wright State student Dan Baker manages emergency plans for Toledo-Lucas County Health Department
Wright State grad student Dan Baker manages emergency plans for the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, coordinating response in a region that includes half a million people, Lake Erie and a nuclear power plant. Continue reading
Fitting fellow
Wright State alumna Beverly Stambaugh serving as Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow in nation’s capital
Wright State alumna and middle school teacher Beverly Stambaugh is working with the National Science Foundation as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. Continue reading
Peace officer
Wright State philosophy student John Klugh promotes non-violence, help for the homeless
Wright State philosophy/religion major John Klugh is a soldier in Ahimsa’s Army, the university’s peace and nonviolence club, which he helped found two years ago. Continue reading
Sensing victory
Wright State and Wright STEPP alum Adrienne Bolds-Ephrem flying high with Air Force sensors unit
After participating in the Wright STEPP program and earning two biomedical engineering degrees at Wright State, Adrienne Bolds-Ephrem is flying high with an Air Force sensors unit. Continue reading
Aviation filmmaker, Wright State grad to give keynote at Public History Symposium
Wright State’s Public History Graduate Symposium will explore “History Through a Prism: Untold Stories” on March 13. Continue reading
Tanzania tangent
Wright State’s Aliane Kubwimana visits African nation to job-shadow doctors
A trip to her native Tanzania to shadow doctors and nurses produced lifelong memories for Wright State University pre-med student Aliane Kubwimana. Continue reading
Prison prism
Wright State’s Karen Lahm warns of violent behavior among female inmates
Sociology professor Karen Lahm has spent her career studying prisons and their populations and most recently researched female inmate misconduct. Continue reading
