{"id":169779,"date":"2026-10-14T09:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=169779"},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:55:06","slug":"weeks-of-welcome-helps-wright-state-students-find-place-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/10\/14\/weeks-of-welcome-helps-wright-state-students-find-place-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeks of Welcome helps Wright State students find place on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wright State University helped new and transfer students transition to college life at the start of Fall Semester with Weeks of Welcome (WOW), a six-week program featuring over 60 activities designed to build community and support student success.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Students participated in events such as the Kick-Off Celebration, a class photo, Clap-In and Cookout with President Edwards, a Beavercreek trail clean-up service project, Party at Barty and Fall Fest.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWeeks of Welcome welcomed our students and provided them opportunities to be connected to campus,\u201d said Courtney Laukitis, assistant director of campus programs in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wright.edu\/student-affairs\/student-involvement-and-leadership\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Student Involvement and Leadership<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. \u201cWhether that is with involvement opportunities, student success connections or community belonging, they will get connected one way or another.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWright State has so many awesome events,\u201d Conner Kiss, a first-year student majoring in communications studies. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve got a wink of sleep because I\u2019m here from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Wright State helped new and transfer students 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