Wright State in the News

Wright State’s partnership is honored with the national Richard W. Clark award

Students working at computer

The National Network for Educational Renewal has selected Wright State University’s College of Education and Human Services and the Dayton Boys Preparatory Academy partnership as its 2015 Richard W. Clark Partner School Award winner. The academy is one of five … Continue reading →

Raj Soin College of Business financial services expert discusses your college savings plan

Bill Wood, senior lecturer at Wright State’s Raj Soin College of Business and coordinator of the Financial Services Degree Program, discussed college savings plan on WDTN’s “Living Dayton.” Watch the interview.

Wright State students, staff get creative to cheer child patients

Wright State University is working to brighten the day for children in the hospital. About 50 students and staff took part in a We Serve U function Wednesday afternoon where they made get-well cards for sick kids at Dayton Children’s … Continue reading →

Wright State freshman on Olympic path

Excerpt If you saw her walking around the Wright State University campus, you’d think she was a typical college student. A 19-year-old freshman out of Beavercreek High School, Nicole Fisher is a liberal arts major who is taking a psychology … Continue reading →

‘Chicago’ review: How to get away with murder

Excerpt Long before Annalise Keating displayed tremendous legal savvy, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly knew how to get away with murder in the Windy City of the Roaring Twenties. And it’s a lot of fun seeing these merry murderesses of … Continue reading →

Mom was a Kroger shopper, now she runs half the stores

Excerpt Previously Kroger’s vice president for drug, general merchandise and pharmacy merchandising, she helped influence the look and feel of the cosmetics sections in Kroger’s Marketplace stores as they were first built in Ohio. More recently, she has overseen the … Continue reading →

Wright State presents fun, slick, cynical ‘Chicago’

Excerpt Murder, feuds, manipulation, and all that jazz energizes the sexy, scintillating and cynical world of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse’s classic 1975 musical “Chicago” which begins performances Thursday, Oct. 29 at Wright State University. Bolstered in popularity … Continue reading →

Rebates among ideas to reduce college costs

Excerpt “Wright State already had one of the lowest tuition plans in the state — God bless them,” Faber said. “(This) shows President (David) Hopkins is a real leader.” Wright State’s rebate will be enacted next year. Here’s how it … Continue reading →

Jill Waibel assists ‘napalm girl’ from iconic Vietnam War photo

It was one of the most haunting images of the Vietnam War — a 9-year-old girl shown running down the road naked after being severely burned in a napalm bombing. The image taken by AP photographer Nick Ut earned a … Continue reading →

Drone research at WSRI

Wright State Research Institute research psychologist David Malek can operate multiple UAVs from the university’s Mobile Test and Evaluation Center. Malek works at a test station that is equipped to track pilot eye movement. Watch the report from the Journal … Continue reading →