UPDATE: Wright State University is in the process of revising websites and program materials to accurately reflect compliance with Ohio Senate Bill 1. While this work occurs, language referencing protected class status or other activities prohibited by the law may still appear in some places. As of June 27, 2025, all programs and activities will be administered in compliance with the law.

Mission and Commitment Statements

Policy Number
1120
Date Created/Revised
Date Last Reviewed
Policy Manager
Board of Trustees

1120.1 Mission Statement

We empower all students to excel in their lives and chosen careers through integrated learning, research, innovation, and experience.

1120.2 Statement of Commitment

Wright State University will educate students by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor, or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards, and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

1120.3 Display and Publication of Statement of Commitment

In accordance with Section 3345.0216 of the Revised Code, the Statement of Commitment shall be posted alongside the Mission Statement in any place in which the Mission Statement appears, and in any solicitations and offers of admission to students and any offers of employment to faculty. 

The full text of the Statement will be published when feasible. In other cases--e.g. when space is limited on a postcard mailer--personnel may instead link to the text on an official Wright State University website using a URL, QR code, or similar technique.