Wright State in the News

Dayton Daily News: Former Wright State runner racing to save lives

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 →

Dayton Daily News: Guatemalan women sew masks for Dayton health care workers via BSOM professor partnership

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 →

Dayton Daily News: Wright State’s Jaylon Hall — ‘I was explaining my pain’

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 →

DBJ: Wright State business school dean shares impact of CARES Act

Excerpt Tom Traynor is a leader in Dayton’s business education scene. Traynor, dean of the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University, has been with Wright State since 1988 and was named a professor of economics in 2003. He … Continue reading →

Yellow Springs News: Wright State Archives collects pandemic memories

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 →

Dayton Daily News: Tom Hanks once took something from Dawne Dewey — or did he?

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 →

College of Business dean talks to Dayton Daily News about rebooting the economy

Thomas Traynor, professor of economics and dean of the Raj Soin College of Business, was interviewed by the Dayton Daily News about the reopening of the economy in the Dayton region and around Ohio and how long financial pain will … Continue reading →

Dayton Daily News: Wright State cuts projected budget deficit to $1.5M

Excerpt Wright State University has been able to reduce a projected annual deficit of $11.5 million to about $1.5 million, with 45 days still to go in the budget year, university staff told trustees Friday morning. Like other universities, Wright … Continue reading →

Dayton Daily News: Wright State coronavirus relief fund raises more than $67,000 for students

Excerpt Wright State University raised more than $67,000 for students affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The university’s Student Emergency Relief Campaign raised $62,287 from March 20 to April 22. Wright State donated an additional $5,000 to the fund. “Our students … Continue reading →

Fairborn Daily Herald: Incoming Wright State students will take part in virtual orientation

Excerpt Orientation, a greatly anticipated rite of passage for students beginning fall semester at Wright State University, will be held virtually this summer. Just because an in-person format is not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that doesn’t mean students … Continue reading →