Juliana Ashrifeh, a rising senior majoring in marketing and management and minoring in new media, didn’t imagine herself working in the motorsports industry, but when she came across an opportunity to intern on NASCAR’s social media team she jumped on the opportunity.  “I was scrolling LinkedIn and I saw an application for NASCAR, and I thought it would be really cool,” said Ashrifeh. “I’m always throwing myself out there, even if I think I’m underqualified for a position, I always look for things that are going to push me.” 

Making her first official appearance before the Wayne State University Board of Governors, Director of Athletics Erika Wallace provided an update on the recent academic and athletic accomplishments of Warriors’ teams and student-athletes. “We had a very successful spring semester,” said Wallace at the June 22 meeting. “We take a lot of pride in Wayne State Athletics and what our students do in the classroom. They represent many different majors and many different colleges here, and we’re lucky.”

In the fall of 2023, students enrolling in the M.B.A. program at the Mike Ilitch School of Business will be able to choose to earn their MBA in a fully online modality. This will allow out-of-state students to enroll at Wayne State University, a Carnegie 1 research institution, at in-state tuition rates amounting to a 50% reduction in tuition cost. The online modality offers all 13 optional concentrations available to in-person students at the university ranked Michigan’s best for social mobility by U.S. News & World Report. Classes are taught by top-notch faculty, and curriculums are informed by leading industries. 

As a college student, Trish Romer and her friends made road trips up I-75 to watch her favorite teams play at the iconic Tiger Stadium and Joe Louis Arena. Thirty years later, she’s returning to Detroit — but this time, it’s about writing a new chapter in her life. Romer will begin her new role as Wayne State's associate Vice President for student auxiliary services and chief housing officer on Aug. 1.

Winning an award as an intern never crossed Ryan Schira’s mind. And why would it? After all, as a college student, working at a radio station was more about opportunities and making connections. So, when Schira found out that he and fellow WDET intern Nate Pappas took home first place in the 2023 Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Excellence in Journalism Awards, he was astonished. “I didn’t even know our story was submitted,” said Schira, who graduated last month from Wayne State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism with a broadcast concentration. “I definitely think it was a great story, but I was shocked.”