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Safer Housing, University Of Dayton

News Releases

To bring extra focus on health and safety for students, the University of Dayton will contract with the City of Dayton for a housing inspector dedicated to ensuring all properties in student neighborhoods meet zoning, housing and building codes.

College Faculty In The News: Dec. 22, 2017, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Associate Professor Shuang-ye-Wu, department of geology, recently discussed climate change on the Dayton Public Access Television (DATV) channel. Follow this and other recent media coverage of the service, research, scholarship and commentary of College of Arts and Sciences programs and their faculty.

One Community, One Family, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

While the University of Dayton is a committed Catholic, Marianist university, we recognize that we don't all share the same faith or cultural traditions. Many of us grew up in diverse towns and cultures ? from Chicago and St. Henry to Riyadh and San Juan. Yet, we are one community, one family.

Best College Value, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton has been named a "best value" by Kiplinger's Personal Finance for exceptional academic quality and affordability.

Leaders Who Serve (With Care), Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Sometimes a quiet moment away from the traditional graduation ceremony can be as joy-filled and every bit as moving as seeing ecstatic graduates, diplomas in hand, hug classmates and families.

‘Unisectionality’ In The Faculty Line: Bonding Beyond Group Limits, Nasser A. Razek

Journal of Research, Assessment, and Practice in Higher Education

Undoubtedly, the well-being of each faculty member influences student learning and contributes to student development in college. This ethnographic study examines first-hand experiences of faculty from underrepresented groups teaching at predominantly white institutions. Representing a variety of diversity realms, faculty members shared their lived experiences through drawing their path of success. Offering recommendations for retention of faculty of diversity, findings showed campus life and climate; fairness; challenges and support mechanisms; and teaching as pivotal to faculty success.

Promoting Transition To Postsecondary Education: Creating Opportunities For Social Change, J. Christopher Linscott, Carey Busch

Journal of Research, Assessment, and Practice in Higher Education

Multiple studies document that students with disabilities participate at significantly lower rates than their peers without disabilities in post-secondary education, post-school employment, independent living, and community participation. This article exposits a program model at Ohio University, Gateway to Success, which addresses this inequity through a combined effort of various stakeholders. Particular consideration is given to evidence based predictors related to post-school success, the need for intervention, and the social justice implications of increased participation in post-secondary education for students with disabilities.

The Face Of An Intergenerational Community In Higher Education, Narketta N. Myles

Journal of Research, Assessment, and Practice in Higher Education

With a rapidly growing non-traditional student population in higher education, institutions must begin to reshape much of their framework in how to serve a diverse population of students. With this diversifying of perspective, the older adult student must be given due consideration as an underrepresented student population. As we begin to consider this population of underrepresented students, we must examine the barriers and discrimination that older adults face, and the difficulties colleges encounter attempting to serve this population. Then as administrators, student affairs professionals, and faculty we must support initiatives of inclusion and equity that best serve these students.

Mindfulness As A Pedagogy Of Supervision: Reclaiming Learning In Supervised Practices In Student Affairs, Henrique G. Alvim, Allison Barnhart

Journal of Research, Assessment, and Practice in Higher Education

As graduate students prepare to enter the student affairs profession, supervision serves as a critical component of their overall self-development. However, for a number of reasons (e.g., the fast-paced nature of higher education, time constraints, etc.), supervision in the context of internships often centers solely on productivity and task-oriented activities. While worthy and necessary, these can neglect a central component of supervised practices: learning. This article seeks to reorient aspiring and seasoned student affairs professionals (supervisees and supervisors) toward certain pedagogy of supervision that makes room for mindfulness, which can bolster the quality of these learning experiences.

Electronic Anonymous Communications: Considerations For Higher Education Administrators, Sandra C. Coyner, Peggy L. Mccann

Journal of Research, Assessment, and Practice in Higher Education

Communications via electronic technology have expanded to encompass daily life for most higher education students, faculty, staff, and administrators. The Pew Research Center reports that nearly 100% of undergraduate and graduate students access the Internet (Smith, Rainie, & Zikuhr, 2011). Computers, cell phones, and tablets are an integral part of university life and student communications using social media websites, text messaging, online chat, and websites are widespread. Electronic communications can be categorized as websites, application, or social media. A subset of these electronic communications, characterized as anonymous, may present a particular challenge to those working in higher education institutions. Created …

Grounded Practical Theory To Improve Persistence-Retention Strategic Enrollment Management, Kenneth W. Borland Jr.

Journal of Research, Assessment, and Practice in Higher Education

The author introduces grounded practical theory (GPT) as a useful research approach in the field of strategic enrollment management (SEM) and its focus on persistence-retention. The GPT approach is then illustrated by engaging sample voices of persistence-retention and SEM; scientific theory (the philosophical level) and normative theory (the technical level) as observed in the literature. The scientific theory voices and normative theory voices are then positioned in relation to voices of students and practitioners (observed respondents) who have identified real world persistence-retention and SEM problems. These problems suggest implications for reconstructing the relationship between persistence-retention and SEM philosophical, theoretical, and …

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Alumni Profile: William Copeland Jr., Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton alumnus William "Bill" Copeland Jr. '79 is a health care industry leader who serves as vice chairman for Deloitte LLP and writes about issues related to health care reform, governance and medical management. He has been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Modern Healthcare and Managed Healthcare Executive.

Mary In The News: Dec. 20, 2017, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

Read recent items about Mary in both Catholic and secular news. Also, see International Marian Research Institute news and updates.

Basic Governing Documents, Effective 2017-12-19, University Of Dayton

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Code Of Regulations Of The University Of Dayton, Effective 2017-12-19, University Of Dayton

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On The Academic Minute, Meagan Pant

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Political scientist Michelle Pautz is featured on the popular radio program The Academic Minute for her research on movies and government officials.

New Generation Of Biomedicine, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Converging biology, physics, mathematics and engineering research could create innovative solutions to major health issues such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease. The University of Dayton is well-suited to model such a transition, a former National Cancer Institute deputy director said during a campus visit.

The Annual Christmas Card, Kayla Harris

Marian Library Blog Archive

In a time when handwritten letters are replaced with a quick email or text message, the annual Christmas card, with family updates and well-wishes for loved ones remains a tradition this time of year.

Imri Weekly Features: Dec. 18, 2017, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

It is time to rejoice as Christmas draws near! The resources featured this week reflect on the end of Advent and the approaching Christmas season.

Enhanced Recent Local Moisture Recycling On The Northwestern Tibetan Plateau Deduced From Ice Core Deuterium Excess Records, Wenling An, Shugui Hou, Qiong Zhang, Wangbin Zhang, Shuang-Ye Wu, Hao Xu, Hongxi Pang, Yetang Wang, Yaping Liu

Geology Faculty Publications

Local moisture recycling plays an essential role in maintaining an active hydrological cycle of the Tibetan Plateau (TP). Previous studies were largely limited to the seasonal time scale due to short and sparse observations, especially for the northwestern TP. In this study, we used a two‐component mixing model to estimate local moisture recycling over the past decades from the deuterium excess records of two ice cores (i.e., Chongce and Zangser Kangri) from the northwestern TP. The results show that on average almost half of the precipitation on the northwestern TP is provided by local moisture recycling. In addition, the local …

Work For The Common Good, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

"Believe in yourself. This is your story, so don't be afraid to change the storyline. Follow your passion, always." Today, I offered a few words of advice to 570 newly minted University of Dayton graduates at winter commencement exercises.

Check It Out: Bound Journals On The Move, Katy Kelly

University Libraries Blog Archive

The print journal collection on the second floor is scheduled for relocation through Jan. 21 and will be unavailable during this time.

Ud In The News Dec. 9-15, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Chronicle of Higher Education highlighted the positive results of the University's tuition guarantee in a special national report on 'The Tuition Pricing Crisis: How College Leaders are Responding and Preparing for the Future.'

Political scientist Michelle Pautz shared her research on civil servants on the silver screen with the popular radio program "The Academic Minute" and Fr. Johann Roten spoke to two prominent outlets about Marian apparitions.

President Eric F. Spina also shared his perspective on the challenges and opportunities ahead in the new year for college leaders across the country in University Business magazine.

Video: Ipi Hosts Intern From Malawi, Aaron Alford

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Ignatius Mvula spent two months this fall at the University of Dayton's Institute for Pastoral Initiatives (IPI) learning to develop online faith formation courses for his diocese in Malawi, Africa.

Academic Policies Committee Minutes Of The Academic Senate 2017-12-15, University Of Dayton. Academic Policies Committee

All Committee Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Academic Policies Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

The Marian Library Acquires Seven Works By Eric Gill, Olivia Gillingham

Marian Library Blog Archive

The prints which the Marian Library has acquired, express the spiritual side of Gill who is associated with the Arts and Crafts movement.

In Memoriam: Bernard J. Rice, Wiebke Diestelkamp

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Bernard J. Rice, professor emeritus of mathematics, died Dec. 6 after a long battle with cancer. He was 84.