Student Profile

Seeing clearly

Wright State grad Elizabeth Harris '15 can’t keep her eyes off her future career in optometry

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Sarah Olsen

Wright State biology graduate Elizabeth Harris ’15 can’t keep her eyes off her future career in optometry. Continue reading →

College material

Wright State’s Ryan Staley excels on a campus he never thought he would see

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State student Ryan Staley excels on a campus he never thought he would see, majoring in organizational leadership and working to give back to the community. Continue reading →

French lesson

Wright State’s Carine Verlin spins life’s challenges into gold

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Carine Verlin grew up in France and later weathered significant challenges. Today, the 43-year-old is a graduate student at Wright State with a psychology degree and is steaming toward a double master’s degree. Continue reading →

Jet jewel

Wright State engineering student Emily Burns puts Air Force engines through computer simulations

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State engineering student Emily Burns puts Air Force engines through computer simulations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Continue reading →

Psychological phenomenon

Wright State’s Kevin Smith hopes to combine psychology with political science

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Jim Hannah

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 →

Master of disaster

Wright State student Dan Baker manages emergency plans for Toledo-Lucas County Health Department

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Jim Hannah

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 →

Peace officer

Wright State philosophy student John Klugh promotes non-violence, help for the homeless

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Jim Hannah

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 →

Tanzania tangent

Wright State’s Aliane Kubwimana visits African nation to job-shadow doctors

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Jim Hannah

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 →

Thinking it over

Iraq veteran Fred Hockney studies philosophy to try to make sense of his experience

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Iraq war veteran Fred Hockney uses the study of philosophy at Wright State University to help unlock the mystery of his experience. Continue reading →