Photo by: Emily Linker
Welcome class of 2023 and all that are returning this week!
It’s so great to see the campus come alive for the fall semester. We have so much to look forward to not just this week but also this semester. A reminder that Fall Fest is going to be this weekend as well as many, many other events this week. I encourage my Raider community to not only attend but also get involved!
Our student life at Wright State is absolutely incredible and I can not say enough positive things about the student leaders and organizations here.
The last six months have been difficult for our campus community and our Dayton community, as we start a new semester I hope this is the start of a new chapter.
Our organization itself will begin a new chapter starting this semester as well. We are all excited to announce not only new faces on the G’s team but also a new name.
From the beginning of our existence we have maintained Guardian in our name in some way. From being a print publication to moving to digital, we will continue to hold Guardian in our brand.
As we continue to explore and grow as a digital publication we will begin incorporating new departments and areas such as a weekly show, developing social media and marketing strategies, and producing audio podcasts.
We have also changed locations for the first time in decades as an organization, this change was not something we had anticipated but we plan to continue to operate and grow as our organization continues to change.
I want to reiterate the need for our university officials, staff and faculty to allow students to voice their opinions and thoughts. During Take Flight, a weekend long student leadership retreat, this past summer, it was apparent how many encouraging and wonderful ideas students have.
A recurring theme of the last six months on our path to healing and recovery as a school and community is trust and communication.
Students have these changes and ideas that can make an impact for the better on our campus because they are experiencing Wright State. I hope that as we embark on this new semester after all we’ve been through we can begin uniting as one community. By uniting we need to learn to hear one another instead of dismissing one another.
Here’s to a new semester, a new academic year Raiders. You are all capable of doing so much and changing the world.
