Wright State in the News

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story: Wright State’s Katherine Myers is Recognized by Continental’s Who’s Who

Excerpt Katherine L. Myers is recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Prominent Professional in the state of Ohio in the field of Higher Education. Katherine is the Assistive Technology Specialist for the Office of Disability Services at Wright State University. Located outside … Continue reading →

Dayton Daily News: Wright State center to bridge engineering-English ‘gap’ for companies

Excerpt Companies like Miamisburg’s O’Neil & Associates Inc. need employees who can bridge the gap that sometimes exists between engineers and those whose specialty is communication. Technical writing needs to be more than technical. It needs to be clear. That’s … Continue reading →

DDN story: Wright State boosts number of valedictorians, salutatorians taking classes this fall

Excerpt The number of valedictorians and salutatorians attending Wright State University has increased dramatically over the last five years. Valedictorians and salutatorians enrolled at Wright State has increase by more than 78 percent since 2013, according to the school. There … Continue reading →

DDN story on Wright State: From one-building branch campus to 50 years of service

Excerpt The community, anticipating a need for an increasingly educated workforce, rallied together in the early 1960s to set Wright State University on a path from one-building branch campus to 50 years of service as an independent university. Leaders raised … Continue reading →

Columbus Underground story: Wright State prof’s Pens to Pictures to screen at Wexner

Excerpt Chinonye Chukwu has basically always wanted to make movies. “I’ve wanted to be a filmmaker since I was 13 years old,” says the assistant professor of motion pictures at Wright State University. “I just saw the world through scenes, … Continue reading →

DDN story: Wright State president encourages students to counter hate speech

Excerpt Wright State University is encouraging students to report incidents of campus ‘violence and hatred’ anonymously. WSU president Cheryl Schrader sent a message to counter “negative speech” and “hateful action” on campus, while also being willing to engage in “difficult … Continue reading →

DDN story: Wright State adds rules sign to rock that caused controversy last fall

Excerpt Wright State University has added a sign to a rock that caused some campus controversy last fall. In September, the rock was painted by students to say “Black Lives Matter.” Shortly after, the word “black” was changed to “white” … Continue reading →

DDN story: New Wright State president feels like a freshman on move-in day

Excerpt As new Wright State University students moved in for the first time on campus Thursday, they were welcomed by a president who’s just arriving as well. Cheryl Schrader, who started at Wright State in July, joked that she felt … Continue reading →

Wright State alumna named Daytonian of the Week

Excerpt If the pups and kittens of Dayton were able to cast their vote for who they want to see chosen as Daytonian of the Week, we think this is who they would’ve picked. Nora Vondrell, Executive Director of SICSA Pet … Continue reading →

DBJ story: Wright State Boonshoft School of medicine receives grant to fight opioid crisis

Excerpt Wright State University has received a grant in part to improve the treatment of opioid addiction. The Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine a one-year … Continue reading →