Move-in day for Wright State students not as busy amid lower enrollment

Wright State is having to make budget cuts including $5 million on scholarships, $60,000 on maintenance, more than $1 million on contracted labor, $1 million on debt payments and about $2 million on other expenses due to reduced enrollment.

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Student volunteers helping with the move-in at the university said they’re still ready to make this year successful.

“One of the words I live by is to finish what I’m doing and so I love what I’m doing, and I just want to accomplish my goals,” Jayla Tarver, a junior in nursing, said.

Another student said he also is ready for a productive year.

“There’s been a lot of ups and downs, but I think we’re finally past the worst of it so there’s a lot to look forward to,” Clark Harrison, senior in engineering, said.