Wright State in the News

Wright State hoops expect promotion, ESPN to drive spike in attendance

Excerpt Wright State University is pushing for a big crowd at Friday’s nationally televised basketball game against league leading Green Bay. The Raiders are plan to “white out” the stands by giving away white shirts to the first 5,000 fans. Tip … Continue reading →

Wright State to sell local favorite ice cream

Excerpt Wright State University will start offering one of Dayton’s most well-known brands of frozen treats. This semester, the school will sell ice cream from Young’s Jersey Dairy with half-pints of select flavors at both the Union Market inside the Student Union as … Continue reading →

Wright State Foundation appoints new leadership

Ron Amos

Excerpt Wright State University’s foundation has named new leaders, the school announced late Friday. A new chair and four trustees have joined the 28-member board, which governs the foundation, and meet three times a year for updates on the foundation’s operations … Continue reading →

Video—Wright State delays late registration fee

Wright State University is delaying a registration late fee due to last week’s weather. According to a post on Wright State’s Facebook page, the $100 late registration fee will not be assessed until Jan. 15 because the university was closed … Continue reading →

Local grad makes national best of 2013 list

Logo for the Wright State Alumni Association

Excerpt Dayton native Angelle Haney Gullett has a voice that is getting attention. The Colonel White High School and Wright State University graduate has been recognized by Books on Tape’s website for her narration and voice work on the audio book for … Continue reading →

Q&A: Michael Bridges talks his first job, working out and wearing polyester suits

Photo of Michael Bridges

Excerpt Michael Bridges fits that traditional definition of a go-getter and a family man. The president of Fairborn-based Peerless Technologies Corp. — who was born in Cincinnati and whose family moved to the Dayton area when he was in first grade — still … Continue reading →

Wright State-Lake Campus student honored with award

Excerpt Tiffany Bienz, a student at Wright State University-Lake Campus, received the 2013 Outstanding Business Student in the Nation award. This is the 14th year that a Lake Campus student has been honored with this award. Bienz is pursuing a … Continue reading →

Video—Wright Brothers Collection featured on C-SPAN

Excerpt C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles take American History TV on the road. Throughout the weekend of Dec. 21–23 we featured the history of Dayton, Ohio. Hosted by our Time Warner Cable partners, we visited the Wright Brother’s Aviation Center and the … Continue reading →

Wright State creates new public advocate role

Excerpt Wright State University has created a new position for ombudsman and named a longtime educator to the role. The school has newly created the ombudsman position — an advocate to direct students and faculty and staff in the university … Continue reading →

Wright State named a top college for teacher education

Excerpt Wright State has been named a top college for teacher education by a national organization that has become a leader in providing educational information to libraries, high schools and career centers across the country. The online College Database ranked … Continue reading →