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<\/a>Nearly 700 incoming students officially became Raiders during the university\u2019s first Signing Day. (Video by Kris Sproles\/Photos by Will Jones)<\/p><\/div>\n
Students signed certificates at tables up on a stage, were individually congratulated and welcomed by Student Government Association<\/a> President David Baugham and got their first official Wright State photo. It was also an opportunity for them to sign up for Orientation, take care of their needs regarding placement tests and financial aid and to meet faculty, advisers and fellow students.<\/p>\n \u201cThe personal connection is what matters,\u201d said Baugham. \u201cThey are going to have a wonderful future, a community of friends here, and I\u2019m more than excited to start that off.\u201d<\/p>\n Incoming student Andrea Acevedo, originally from Puerto Rico, plans to major in business management.<\/p>\n \u201cMy favorite thing was taking pictures and making this new step of my life official,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m just very excited to see other people here that are as excited as I am to be part of Wright State.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Christopher Wells, of Cincinnati, was accepted into Wright State\u2019s theatre program.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a big relief,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long, hard application and audition process for college theatre programs. Now it\u2019s official. Now I\u2019m coming here, and I can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n Wells\u2019 mother, Patricia, said it was thrilling to share such a special day with her son.<\/p>\n \u201cIt takes me back a little bit to my days in college,\u201d she said. \u201cSo it\u2019s exciting. It\u2019s good memories, and I\u2019m happy he\u2019s getting to this stage in his life.\u201d<\/p>\n Hunter Toler, of Fairborn, who plans to double major in mechanical engineering and biology, said he received a lot of good information and met a lot of good people.<\/p>\n \u201cNow I know what I\u2019ve got to do,\u201d he said. \u201cWright State rocks.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nearly 700 incoming freshmen officially became Raiders during the university’s first Signing Day. Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2017\/05\/signing-day-18991_001-508x349.jpg\")
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