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Ud To Create Brown Street Green Space At Site Of Former Funeral Home, Apartment Building, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton will remove a former funeral home and small apartment building and create green space at the corner of Brown Street and Sawmill Road.

Our Call To Shape The Future, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Three nationally acclaimed speakers highlight University of Dayton events to celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and call on the campus community to be a witness to history and shape the future.

Natural Language, Mixed-Initiative Personal Assistant Agents, Joshua W. Buck, Saverio Perugini, Tam W. Nguyen

Computer Science Faculty Publications

The increasing popularity and use of personal voice assistant technologies, such as Siri and Google Now, is driving and expanding progress toward the long-term and lofty goal of using artificial intelligence to build human-computer dialog systems capable of understanding natural language. While dialog-based systems such as Siri support utterances communicated through natural language, they are limited in the flexibility they afford to the user in interacting with the system and, thus, support primarily action-requesting and information-seeking tasks. Mixed-initiative interaction, on the other hand, is a flexible interaction technique where the user and the system act as equal participants in an …

In Memoriam: Betty Ann Perkins, Shannon Miller, Shawn Robinson

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Betty Ann (Behringer) Perkins, a past faculty member in the department of history and a founder of the University’s women’s studies program, died Dec. 30. She was 95.

Enhancing Campus Safety, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Nearing Rodney Chatman's second anniversary as executive director of public safety and chief of police for the University of Dayton, the division has attracted the attention of several organizations nationwide for its initiatives and expertise.

Paddle To The Sea: A Musical Ode To Water, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

A Caldecott Honor book inspires a Chicago percussion quartet's artistic tribute to the role of water in nature, culture and commerce. Tickets go on sale Jan. 16.

Peace Of Mind, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Marty Maloney was among a special group of students at the University of Dayton’s winter commencement ceremony. He’s a first-generation college graduate.

To Study Abroad Or Not To Study Abroad: That Is The Stem Question, Matthew A. Witenstein, Janel Henriksen Hastings

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

As more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students consider studying abroad, it is critical for researchers and student affairs educators to know more about how students engage with the study abroad process and make decisions about whether to participate or not. This qualitative study examined the decision-making process in which STEM students engaged regarding study abroad at a STEM liberal arts college. An organizational culture lens was utilized to make meaning of the formal study abroad decision-making process within a deeply entrenched institutional bubble that permeates all college facets and stakeholders. Focus groups engaged both participants who studied abroad …

The Year One Book: Gemnasium (A Transdisciplinary Test Lab For Social Change), Brian Laduca, Adrienne Ausdenmoore, Anne R. Crecelius, Kevin P. Hallinan, Connie L. Bowman, Jackie M. Arnold, Philip Appiah-Kubi, Jana M. Bennett, Rebecca P. Blust, Michelle Hayford, Jerome Yorke, Mike Puckett, Castel Sweet

IACT Reports, Publications and Resources

Through an experimental process that is mutually beneficial to community partners, more opportunities for undergraduate research and experiential learning are cultivated. The GEMnasium accomplished this through active efforts of teaching, researching and partnering with the core ethos of the University in mind:

Learn: Teaching - Prepare servant-leaders through comprehensive academic and residential curricula and extraordinary experiential learning opportunities.

Lead: Researching - Perform research that leads to deeper understanding, addresses critical issues, and supports economic growth.

Serve: Partnering - Engage in mutually beneficial partnerships to strengthen our communities in Dayton and around the world.

In doing so, faculty and staff prototyped …

Storytelling And Cross-Cultural Communication, Jia Yang

Proceedings: 2018 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

Misunderstanding happens when a person is trying to apply a story of his/her native culture to people from another culture, and do not realize that the story might be interpreted differently by the audience. The same story may not deliver the same results as you predict in your native culture.

Themes Which Shaped My Professional Journey, Jusuf Salih

Proceedings: 2018 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

By the emergence of the new conditions of fast communication among diverse communities today, we are witnessing many changes in social, political, economic, and other aspects of modern societies. With mass communication and social media, the barriers among nations are falling, thus giving opportunities for openness and better understanding — but also to misleading and deceptive information. Therefore, these changes demand redefinition and reevaluation of the newly emerged conditions and accordingly adjustments to the new circumstances. Issues related to religion, ethnicity, and nationality are particularly complex and sensitive matters that can bridge but also divide people; therefore, they require thorough …

Concluding Remarks And Looking Ahead, Julius A. Amin

Proceedings: 2018 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

It is a truism that we live in a global village. Technology, communication, and the movement of people and ideas have blurred national and continental boundaries. Presentations from students, staff, faculty, and the administration at the Global Voices Symposium illustrated that concept. Themes of community, identity, human understanding, and hospitality were dominant.

Eon, Vol. 05, No. 01, University Of Dayton. Department Of Electro-Optics And Photonics

Electro-Optics Newsletter

Winter 2019

News and notes from the University of Dayton Electro-Optics Department.

Premedical Programs Newsletter, January-February 2018, University Of Dayton

Pre-Health Resource Center Campus Communications

Newsletter for students, staff, and faculty in the premedical and predental programs.

Doc 2018-02 Undergraduate Academic Certificate Programs (Revised), University Of Dayton. Academic Policies Committee

Senate Documents

Legislative Authority; Art. II. B. 2.; DOC 2007-03; DOC 2014-04

Doc 2018-03 University Promotion Policy For Lecturers, University Of Dayton. Faculty Affairs Committee

Senate Documents

Legislative Authority; Reference: II. B. 1.c.

Doc 2018-08 Bachelor Of Science In Nursing, Full Proposal, University Of Dayton. School Of Education And Health Sciences, University Of Dayton. Department Of Health And Sport Science

Senate Documents

Legislative Authority; References: Constitution of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton, Article II. B. I; Academic Senate DOC 2014-04 Actions pertaining to degree programs and academic departments; School of Education and Health Sciences Congress Constitution, Article II, p. 2; University of Dayton Advising Guide, 2017 Edition

Doc 2018-04 Move The Theatre, Dance, And Performance Technology Program To The Department Of Music From The Department Of Communication, University Of Dayton. College Of Arts And Sciences

Senate Documents

Legislative Authority; Reference: DOC 2014-04: Actions Pertaining to Degree Programs and Academic Departments

Doc 2017-03 International And Intercultural Leadership Certificate, Francisco J. Peñas-Bermejo

Senate Documents

Legislative Authority; Art. III. B. 1-7; DOC 2015-04

2018 Bibliography, Sebastien B. Abalodo

Marian Bibliographies

No abstract provided.

Datanet: Deep Learning Based Encrypted Network Traffic Classification In Sdn Home Gateway, Pan Wang, Feng Ye, Xuejiao Chen, And Yi Qian

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

A smart home network will support various smart devices and applications, e.g., home automation devices, E-health devices, regular computing devices, and so on. Most devices in a smart home access the Internet through a home gateway (HGW). In this paper, we propose a software-defined- network (SDN)-HGW framework to better manage distributed smart home networks and support the SDN controller of the core network. The SDN controller enables efficient network quality-of-service management based on real-time traffic monitoring and resource allocation of the core network. However, it cannot provide network management in distributed smart homes. Our proposed SDN-HGW extends the control to …

Cover, Contents, Julius A. Amin, Misty Thomas-Trout

Proceedings: 2018 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

No abstract provided.

Iact Undergraduate Certificate In Applied Creativity (Year 1 - 2018), Brian Laduca

IACT Certificate Program

At the Institute of Applied Creativity for Transformation (IACT) at ArtStreet, we seek to empower a creatively confident 21st-century student with the ability to discover, invent and innovate ambiguous ideas through a disruptive design process that will impact today’s ever-changing global world regardless of degree focus.

IACT is home to the nation’s first undergraduate certificate in Applied Creativity for Transformation. Open to undergraduate students of any major, the certificate is a first step in achieving the University of Dayton’s vision of innovation, applied creativity, entrepreneurship and community engagement for the common good.

Keeping The Learning Going: Using Mobile Technology To Enhance Learning Transfer, Corinne Brion

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Every year billions of dollars are spent on development aid and training around the world. Little attention is paid, however, to the sustainability of the various interventions. Some studies suggest that technology usage can serve as an effective post-learning intervention to enhance the transfer of learning. Currently, there is a limited body of research examining how best to follow up after an educational professional development program in Africa. This qualitative exploratory study sought to address the gap in education development policy by examining three schools in Ghana, West Africa. This study helps increase our understanding of how technology can promote …

Lessons Learned From A Training-Of-Trainers Model In Africa, Corinne Brion, Paula A. Cordeiro

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

The international community has pledged to provide a quality education for all by 2030. School leaders play a key role in improving student learning outcomes yet oftentimes educational leaders do not have opportunities to attend professional development events. The purpose of this study was to examine a Training of Trainers Model (TOT) used to build the capacity of school leaders in five countries in Africa. This qualitative research study used a longitudinal design. Findings revealed that there were both strengths and weaknesses to the TOT model. The authors discuss the significance of these findings for policymakers and practitioners worldwide.

Alcoholism: A Mathematical Model With Media Awareness Campaigns, Erik H. Ander, Zeynep Teymuroglu

Undergraduate Mathematics Day: Past Content

In this paper, we study how media awareness campaigns influence the spread and persistence of drinking behavior in a community. Here, we present a compartmental population model with an additional differential equation to describe the dynamics of media awareness campaigns in combating problem drinking ([10], [12], [21]). Our model indicates a basic reproductive number, R0, where there exists an asymptotically stable drinking-free equilibrium if R0 < 1, and a unique endemic state, which appears to be stable when R0 > 1. We found that the following two components affect the basic reproductive number: the strength of peer influence of problem drinkers on susceptibles and the average overall time spent in the problem drinking environment. Furthermore, …

How One’S Risk Preferences Affect Their Investment Decisions, Kari Hayes, Anna Petrick

Undergraduate Mathematics Day: Past Content

The purpose of our project was to display how our personal risk preferences affect our investment decisions, if we invested on two assets: one risky asset (stock) and one risk-free asset (bank account). We considered the problem in both discrete and continuous case. In particular, the stock price follows a multinomial tree in the discrete case; and follows a Geometric Brownian motion in the continuous case. We then found the expected value of the stocks at varying times. By setting what we expect our bank account to be at those times equal to these expected values, we solved for the …

Finite Sum Representations Of Elements In R And R2, Lewis T. Dominguez, Rachelle R. Bouchat

Undergraduate Mathematics Day: Past Content

In February 2017, a number theoretic problem was posed in Mathematics Magazine by Souvik Dey, a master’s student in India. The problem asked whether it was possible to represent a real number by a finite sum of elements in an open subset of the real numbers that contained one positive and one negative number. This paper not only provides a solutionto the original problem, but proves an analogous statement for elements of R2.

Mathematics With Only Rods, Jianqiao Mao, Zheng Yang

Undergraduate Mathematics Day: Past Content

We discuss in this expository paper the rod system used in ancient China based on the mathematical classic work of Sun Zi, with a focus on application to solving systems of linear equations. The mathematics involved is authentic and beautiful, and we believe it is also of interest from historical, cultural, and pedagogical perspectives.

Generalized Catalan Numbers And Objects: X; Y Equivalence Classes And Polyominoes, Emily S. Dautenhahn, Hannah E. Pieper

Undergraduate Mathematics Day: Past Content

No abstract provided.