{"id":160199,"date":"2025-07-25T09:33:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=160199"},"modified":"2025-07-25T09:33:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:33:55","slug":"wright-state-july-2025-media-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2025\/07\/25\/wright-state-july-2025-media-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State July 2025 media highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent media coverage highlighted Wright State University\u2019s new scholarship for active-duty military, its Collegiate Purple Star campus designation, catcher Boston Smith\u2019s MLB draft selection and alumnus Joey Monda\u2019s election as president of the Off-Broadway League, along with faculty insight on U.S. foreign policy and a student life feature on pickleball.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spectrum News: <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/oh\/columbus\/news\/2025\/06\/10\/wright-state-university-launches-scholarship-for-active-duty-military-members\">Wright State launches scholarship for active-duty military members<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nA new undergraduate scholarship at Wright State University is aiming to reduce the financial burden of active-duty military members, activated Guard members and reservists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WDTN 2 News: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TewqhG84AKo?si=Occ5-sBPrVvhH0Cw\">Washington Nationals select Wright State catcher Boston Smith in 2025 MLB Draft<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nBoston Smith is the 21st Wright State baseball player drafted since 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WDTN 2 News: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_I_TLtGhfEs?si=mjVoLK82F6h_uIDQ\">Wright State named Collegiate Purple Star campus for military support efforts<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Ohio Department of Higher Education recognized Wright State University as a Collegiate Purple Star campus for its support of veterans and military-affiliated students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inside Higher Ed: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/student-success\/health-wellness\/2025\/07\/21\/college-students-pick-pickleball-community-wellness\">College students pick up pickleball<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWright State&#8217;s new pickleball court was featured in an Inside Higher Ed story on the increase of the sport on university campuses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WDTN 2 News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/wright-state-university-police-recognized-151537973.html\">Wright State police recognized for work by state organization<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Wright State University Police Department was named the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and the Law Enforcement Foundation\u2019s \u201cAgency of the Month\u201d for July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>B.J. Bethel Interviews Everyone Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/bbethel.substack.com\/p\/dr-vaughn-shannon-on-us-bombing-iran\">Wright State political scientist discusses implications of U.S. bombing in Iran<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nVaughn Shannon, Ph.D., professor of political science, joined journalist B.J. Bethel to offer insight into the political and strategic ramifications of recent U.S. military actions in Iran.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dayton Daily News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/lifestyles\/this-week-in-dayton-arts-5-key-things-to-know\/4ENVKAABIJAKXMF2X4DFRBQVQU\/\">Wright State grad elected president of Off-Broadway League<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWright State University musical theatre graduate Joey Monda, a three-time Tony Award winner, has been elected president of the Off-Broadway League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent media coverage highlighted Wright State University\u2019s new scholarship for active-duty military, its Collegiate Purple Star campus designation, catcher Boston Smith\u2019s MLB draft selection and alumnus Joey Monda\u2019s election as president of the Off-Broadway League, along with faculty insight on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2025\/07\/25\/wright-state-july-2025-media-highlights\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":160298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[730],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wright-state-in-the-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160199"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160301,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160199\/revisions\/160301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}