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Wright State Scholarships for Teach 24!
Wright State University also serves as the lead for a teacher shortage grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education. This grant addresses the severe shortage of teachers, particularly Intervention specialists, math, and science teachers. Also, districts have difficulty recruiting for middle and high school positions.
Wright State is working with other four-year universities to recruit individuals interested in obtaining teacher degrees who have enough credits so that they are within one or at most two years of obtaining a teaching degree.
WSU Tuition Scholarship Seniors and Parents!
Attention high school seniors and parents of high school seniors...
As part of our commitment to transform the lives of the students and communities we serve, Wright State University is excited to announce the Take Flight program, which covers the cost of up to 18 hours of undergraduate tuition. Newly enrolled students from Ohio high schools can have their full tuition covered at Wright State University through a new program for academically accomplished students with financial need.
To be considered for this new program that covers full tuition, Ohio high school students must apply to Wright State Dayton Campus as new, first-time students by June 1, 2022, and their families must submit a FAFSA by June 1, 2022. If it is after the deadline, keep checking back for the next opportunity. To learn more about the Take Flight Program click on the link below:
WRIGHT STATE STUDENTS ONLY:
Free $50 Gift Card
Dear Students
Wright State University is participating in a research study to understand how students plan their courses and make sure they register for the right classes. We want to hear from you to understand how we can improve the processes, technologies, and systems you use to select and register for classes. We are particularly interested in understanding the experiences of students who identify as Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and/or low-income because we know that our systems are often the least useful for students from these groups.
If you are interested in participating, please go to this link. We’ll ask you to consent to participation, provide your contact information, and sign up for a focus group time that works for your schedule. In return for your participation, you will receive a $50 Tango e-gift card, which is good at hundreds of different stores.
We are excited to learn from you in order to help improve course planning and advising at Wright State.
Tim Littell
Associate Vice Provost, Student Success
Centerville Diversity Mentorship Collaborative
Wright State University has a partnership project with the Centerville City School district focused on increasing the number of teachers of color in their schools while fostering WSU student leadership capacity and professional relationship building. Participants in this program are assigned a mentor from Centerville City Schools who will check in with them throughout their education program. The program has been in place for three years thus far and the WSU students who have participated have shared wonderful things about their mentor relationship. For example, their mentors have helped them with WSU course assignments, job hunting, grant applications, and program admission. They have also shared teaching resources and attended professional development opportunities together. The program is intended to run through the entire time at WSU, hopefully culminating in completing phase 3 student teaching at Centerville, but teacher candidates can choose to end anytime if they wish. If you are interested in this program, e-mail amy.elston@wright.edu
Huber Heights Raider Scholar Program
Wright State University also has a partnership project with the Huber Heights district focused on increasing the number of teachers of color in their schools while fostering WSU student leadership capacity and professional relationship building. As a part of this unique opportunity, teacher candidates could become an employee of Huber Heights City Schools by serving as a tutor/work with an educator to become more acquainted with the teaching profession and the school district. As an employee at Huber Heights, the teacher candidate’s title would be “Raider Scholar.” Raider Scholars will be asked to tutor/work with educators 8 hours per week at a rate of $10 per hour. Raider Scholars will also be assigned a mentor from Huber Heights City Schools who will check in with teacher candidates throughout their education program. Raider Scholars may choose to end their involvement anytime they wish. If you are interested in this program, e-mail amy.elston@wright.edu
Overview of Wright State University's Work in Increasing Diversity in Educators
Wright State University serves as the official applicant for the Ohio Deans Compact grant to grow, recruit, support, and sustain individuals interested in teaching careers who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). Wright State is leading the coordination of work between the various subgrantees and is also providing a variety of supports to help cohorts of students. Wright State University is also taking the lead with efforts to bring professional development to districts and nonprofits that create a positive culture for diverse educators and students.