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University Of Dayton Establishes Roger Brown Residency In Social Justice, Writing, And Sport; Selects Wil Haygood As Inaugural Resident, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton today announced celebrated author Wil Haygood has been named to a new writer's residency honoring stand-out professional basketball player and former UD student Roger Brown, which will explore the intersection of sports and social justice.

Mary In The News: Sept. 23, 2019, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

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

Minutes, September 2019, University Of Dayton. College Of Arts And Sciences

Documents of the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Minutes from College of Arts and Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Erma-Induced Social Anxiety, Lori B. Duff

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

(Editor's Note: This essay is an excerpt from Lori B. Duff's newest book, If You Did What I Asked in the First Place.)

Ud In The News Sept. 7-13, University Of Dayton

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The Physiologist Magazine featured Anne Crecelius, interim chair of health and sport science, on the cover of its September issue. The Chronicle of Higher Education highlighted student development's Don't Cancel Your Class program. School psychologist Susan Davies wrote a piece for The Conversation on what parents need to know about concussions. Bold TV featured engineering student Spencer Janning and his Freedom Brace on its program about student entrepreneurs.

Concussions And Children Returning To School – What Parents Need To Know, Susan C. Davies

Counselor Education and Human Services Faculty Publications

As a researcher in school psychology, I study how to help students thrive in school. I am particularly interested in the care they receive after concussions, and I have found this care to be inconsistent among both educators and medical personnel. While some injured student-athletes receive treatment in a sports clinic and are monitored by an athletic trainer, others receive little guidance on how to safely return to their normal activities. This lack of guidance sometimes causes parents to under- or over-restrict their child’s activity, both of which can prolong recovery.

New Center For Leadership Program Focuses On Maximizing Women's Leadership Potential, University Of Dayton

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Faculty from some of the top business schools in the nation, business coaches for Fortune 100 companies, national award-winning leadership consultants and best- selling business authors will be among the facilitators of a new University of Dayton Center for Leadership certificate program launching in March geared toward maximizing the leadership potential of women.

India: Elephant Repellants And Screen Printing Optimization, Victoria Graczyk

ETHOS Technical Reports

This past summer, Victoria travelled to Bangalore, India to work with SELCO Foundation on a couple different projects. Bangalore is the capital to the southern state of Karnataka in India and holds the name of the technology hub of India. India has a wide variety of cultures, religions, and languages that vary state to state. Bangalore is fairly western in their ideals while still holding on to the rich culture India preserves. SELCO is a non-governmental organization (NGO), focusing on solar applications to better the lives of various communities in India. They strive to make an impact in developing section …

Malawi: Campus Master Plan, Baylor Johnson, Lindsey Weisman

ETHOS Technical Reports

Traveling to Sangiro, Malawi, Lindsey Weisman and Baylor Johnson worked with local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO): Determined to Develop (D2D). Founded by University of Dayton Alumni Matthew Maroon D2D seeks to empower youth through education. One means of achieving such is the continual development of the school complex they founded Wasambo Schools. The ETHOS Immersion Team this summer developed a campus masterplan for All Boys, All Girls, and Technical School on the same site. In addition, surrounding development work for the site was completed in an effort to continue Determined to Develops’ mission. Traveling to Sangiro, Malawi, Lindsey Weisman and Baylor …

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted Announces Ud As Part Of Ohio Ip Promise Challenge To Help Attract, Develop Businesses With Intellectual Property, University Of Dayton

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted announced today the University of Dayton will be part of the Ohio IP Promise, a partnership among Ohio's public universities, the University of Dayton and Case Western Reserve University to use intellectual property developed at those universities to attract new business to the state.

Ud In The News Sept. 1-6, University Of Dayton

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The Conversation featured immigration expert Miranda Hallett's piece on how climate change is driving emigration from Central America as its lead article on Friday. University of Dayton made Sierra's list of Cool Schools for a second straight year and Insider.com's list of 'best college dorms in the US.' Political scientist Nancy Miller was a guest of the Politics Podcast on FiveThirtyEight. The Daily Beast talked to Meghan Henning in religious studies for its story 'Why did Saint Peter paralyze his own daughter?'

University Of Dayton Conference To Address Human Rights Threats, Reinvigorate Efforts To Build Innovative Ways To Combat Them, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton Human Rights Center's Social Practice of Human Rights Conference Oct. 1-4 will bring together internationally known speakers and researchers to explore the future of human rights as it relates to social, economic and environmental, and technological transformations in society. The conference's keynote and plenary addresses are free and open to the public. All events take place in Daniel J. Curran Place.

Former Astronaut, New York Times Best-Selling Authors, History-Making Ohio Supreme Court Justice Among Fall Speakers, University Of Dayton

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A former astronaut, a pair of New York Times best-selling authors and the first African-American woman elected to Ohio's Supreme Court highlight the slate of speakers coming to the University of Dayton campus this fall. Events are free and open to the public.

University Of Dayton Alumni Couple Donate $5 Million To Support Student Scholarships, Undergraduate Research, University Of Dayton

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University of Dayton alumni Margie and Bill Klesse have donated $5 million to fund scholarships and research opportunities in science and engineering for high-achieving students with financial need.

Professor Writes New Book On ‘The Real-Time Revolution’ In Business, University Of Dayton

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Customers today value their time above all else — so businesses must do the same, University of Dayton professor emeritus Tom Ferratt writes in his new book.

Ud Makes Sierra's Top 20 Coolest Schools List, University Of Dayton

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For the second straight year, the University of Dayton is ranked in Sierra magazine's "Cool Schools" list. UD is the top-ranked school in the Midwest and ranks third among all U.S. Catholic colleges and universities.

Peru: Food Collection And Distribution, Kathryn Rohrer

ETHOS Technical Reports

The Banco de Alimentos Peru (Peru Food Bank) is a non-profit organization that was created to address the issue of hunger that affects more than 2.8 million Peruvians. When the Peru Food Bank was created five years ago and became part of the Global Foodbanking Network (GFN), they joined a community that provides them with support and resources so they can learn how to more efficiently and effective. Thanks to the GFN, and despite being such a new organization, The Peru Food Bank hopes to increase the number of Peruvians able to feed themselves with proper nutrition while reducing food …

Peru: Geodesic Dome For Chile Dryer, Elizabeth Hoffman, Kellie Holden

ETHOS Technical Reports

While working with Grupo Apoyo, we spent time researching, developing, and implementing various projects including different forms of solar dryers, solar water heaters, ram pumps, solar PV panels, combustion and heat exchanging devices, and coffee processing. These projects were located across Pe work-related travru, leading to a lot of work-related travel. We traveled to Satipo and the Sauriaki Community where we worked on solar powered coffee processing. We also traveled to Cusco, then across to Huyro, where spent two weeks working on a sustainable farm. The main goal of our work was to develop useful effective technologies while working in …

University Of Dayton Magazine, Autumn 2019, University Of Dayton

University of Dayton Alumni Publications

The University of Dayton Magazine is published quarterly by the Office of Communications for alumni, parents, students, faculty/staff, trustees and other friends of UD. Articles include, "The Lesson from Hell", "New Again", and "32 Seconds in the Oregon".

Miracles And Madness: Teaching With Religious Special Collections, Kayla Harris, Jillian M. Ewalt, Stephanie Shreffler

Marian Library Faculty Publications

Vials of healing water from Marian shrines, flowers collected at holy sites, and images of statues that miraculously cry—these objects are just a few of the striking, unusual, and often underused artifacts and archival materials documenting religious experiences found in the University of Dayton’s archives and special collections.

These engaging items, while often controversial in nature, can serve as powerful teaching tools to engage undergraduates. When an opportunity arose to partner with a religious studies faculty member, the University of Dayton’s archivists and librarians used these artifacts to develop an instruction session that offered students an opportunity for active, hands-on …

The Effects Of Therapeutic Riding On Social Skills And Sensory Functioning In Children With Autism, Betsy Donahoe-Fillmore, Mary Insana Fisher, Christy Lee, Jordan Bevins, Cristin Carter, Stephanie Dailey, Kelsey Haynes, Allison Richard, Sarah Soboslay

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Purpose and Significance: Therapeutic riding (TR) is equine-assisted riding lessons that are adapted for people with a wide variety of impairments and is often used as an adjunct to traditional therapies. Previous research has shown that TR helped to improve sensory functioning, cognition and social skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) but sessions have typically been for 10-12 weeks. The purpose of this study was to investigate if social skills and sensory functioning improved after only 8 weeks of TR.

Subjects: Children were recruited from a local TR center. Participants included seven children (5M, 2F) with a diagnosis …

South Africa: Off-Grid Auto-Feed Macadamia Nut Dryer, Jen Nichwitz, Ben Berry, Michael Luers

ETHOS Technical Reports

This past summer, University of Dayton students Ben Berry, Mike Luers, and Jen Nichwitz, traveled to Durban, South Africa to work with Adrian Padt and Rocket Works on sustainable cooking and drying technologies. Durban is the third largest city in South Africa and is located on the Indian Ocean. It is known for being the busiest port in all of Africa and also for its wide array of cultural influences, from the local Zulu people to the largest population of Indian people in the country. Rocket Works is best known for the “Rocket Stove,” a highly efficient wood-burning stove invented …

Ud In The News Aug. 17-31, University Of Dayton

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UD President Eric Spina wrote an op-ed about easing transfers between two- and four-year colleges for Education Dive. Kristen Krupa-Comfort's research was the subject of a Conversation video of the day. Rob Franek, editor-in-chief at The Princeton Review, listed the University of Dayton among his 'hidden gems' in a segment on CNBC.

Myth And Reality: Reflections On Our Travels Through West Africa, Julius A. Amin

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

A collection of essays by the University of Dayton faculty who participated in the 2018 and 2019 Global Education Seminars focusing on West Africa.

Bolivia: Prosthetics Development, Ellen Lucchesi, Michael Fornadel

ETHOS Technical Reports

This past summer the group travelled to La Paz, Bolivia to work with an organization called Funprobo in their prosthetics clinic. La Paz is one of two capital cities in Bolivia and is the highest capital city in the world. Bolivia is a landlocked country with varying climates and many different languages and cultures. La Paz itself is mountainous with a wet and a dry season and many different cultures. There are many different neighborhoods in La Paz, each with their own unique characteristics. Funprobo is located within the unique neighborhood of Sopocachi and focuses on designing and supplying prosthetic …

Ud Top Performer In National Association's 2019 Sustainable Campus Index, University Of Dayton

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The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education 2019 Sustainable Campus Index lists the University of Dayton among the world's top performers in the categories of research and purchasing. UD is one of just three Ohio institutions listed as a top performer in any category.

5 Great Features Of Ud's 'New York Times' Subscription, Maureen Schlangen, Katy Kelly

University Libraries Blog Archive

Any member of the University of Dayton community can access The New York Times on any device, anywhere in the world. Go ahead, make those monthly article limitations disappear and bring down that pay wall!

Taylor Renner Fills Role Of Research Institute Associate Director Of Business Services To Help Support Continued Growth, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton Research Institute welcomed Taylor Renner to the new role of associate director of business services. In her position, Renner will assume oversight of the Institute's administrative functions, currently managed by executive director Allan Crasto.

Chapter 2: A Native’S Flashback Into The University Of Dayton Global Education Seminar, Philip Appiah-Kubi

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

A reflection on the 2018-19 Global Education Seminars in West Africa.

Chapter 4: Seeing Africa Through The Eyes Of An Educator, Rochonda L. Nenonene

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

A reflection on the 2018-19 Global Education Seminars in West Africa.