Success Stories

Student Profiles

Fast acting

Wright State graduate student Yara Hakim has been persistent in her pursuit of college credits, jobs and internships, leading to a position at Kettering Health.

Stage direction

Grace Beckman, a mechanical engineering and stage management major, is part of the team producing "Mamma Mia!" in the Festival Playhouse.

Effective detective

Wright State senior Garrett Regan utilizes machine learning to detect aneurysms on CT scans during an internship.

Campus confidence

Jonathan Ciero, a senior mechanical engineering major, was elected the student body president for the 2021–22 academic year.

All the fixings

A passion for tinkering and fixing things led Bernadette West to pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at Wright State.

Will power

Ariana Bush was accepted into Wright State’s Dance Program after two years of singing lessons, intensive ballet classes, community theatre and College Credit Plus classes.

Alumni

Mental attitude

Neuropsychologist LaMaurice Gardner offers mental health services to law enforcement officers and assists with mental health calls.

Pedal power

Wright State graduate Mike Bisig moved from a career teaching music to operating an indoor bike park in downtown Dayton.

Voice recognition

Lauren Bernstein, a 2012 theatre graduate from Wright State, has produced voiceovers for corporations, nonprofits, state governments and universities.

Playing for keeps

Juan Muñoz, who earned a history degree and M.B.A. from Wright State, combines his passion for the Latino community and the outdoors.

Finance phenom

The seeds for Shon Anderson's success in financial planning and investment services were planted in fertile soil at Wright State.

Triple play

Communication alumnus Christensen Oninku works for a law firm, is writing two screenplays and is designing a fashion collection.

Faculty

Staff Profile