Wright State in the News

Excerpt Wright State University will start its fall semester Aug. 24 with a mix of in-class and virtual instruction, the university said Tuesday. In a new campus email, university leaders say they “conservatively” estimate that a third of classes will … Continue reading →

“When you come to campus, it will feel different,” Wright State President Sue Edwards said. “We are taking extra precautions to keep our students, faculty, employees and visitors safe.” Continue reading →

Excerpt   A group of Wright State students donated $500 to Habitat for Humanity to go toward new home for a Trotwood family whose apartment was heavily damaged during the 2019 Memorial Day tornadoes. The donation went to the purchasing … Continue reading →

Excerpt Former Wright State distance runner Kristen Leahy (formerly Sevier) has been a source of pride for the university as a nursing school alum and now a frontline warrior in the fight against the coronavirus. Leahy, who grew up in … Continue reading →

Excerpt A partnership between a local professor and a group of women in Guatemala is giving hope to both families thousands of miles from Dayton and those right here at home. Women in Guatemala have been working with the Florida-based, … Continue reading →

Excerpt There would be no stops for food or bathroom breaks until they drove through Mississippi and Alabama. Jaylon Hall remembers that directive he and his teammates – most of them fifth and sixth graders – got from their AAU … Continue reading →

Excerpt How will we remember the coronavirus pandemic years from now, and how will those memories be presented to future generations? These are among the questions that archivists from Wright State University’s Special Collections and Archives began asking themselves in … Continue reading →

Excerpt Dawne Dewey has been safeguarding our history for decades. She’s the head of Special Collections & Archives at Wright State University, home to the largest Wright Brothers Collection in the world as well as millions of records, documents and … Continue reading →