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Heritage Today, University Of Dayton Oct 2017

Heritage Today, University Of Dayton

News Releases

A new University of Dayton library exhibit will feature art elements of the oldest and longest canal in the world, the Grand Canal of China. “Heritage Today: The Grand Canal of China” runs Monday, Oct. 23, to Dec. 1 on the first and second floors of Roesch Library.


Briefly Speaking, University Of Dayton Oct 2017

Briefly Speaking, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Preparing for college, civic engagement, ending human trafficking and business leadership among upcoming events.


Undergraduate Mathematics Day, Dave Larsen Oct 2017

Undergraduate Mathematics Day, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Two scientists who use mathematics to break state driver's license codes and reveal the "magic" behind rope tricks will be featured speakers at the University of Dayton's Undergraduate Mathematics Day on Saturday, Nov. 11.


Unwavering Commitments, University Of Dayton Oct 2017

Unwavering Commitments, University Of Dayton

News Releases

As part of the University of Dayton's continued commitment to sustainability and human rights, it has joined the United Nations Global Compact and the Global Catholic Climate Movement.


Culinary Medicine, University Of Dayton Oct 2017

Culinary Medicine, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton and Grandview Medical Center have partnered to offer a culinary medicine program that teaches doctors healthy diet and cooking skills they can pass onto their patients.


A Vision For Change, University Of Dayton Oct 2017

A Vision For Change, University Of Dayton

News Releases

An international cast of civil rights, race, immigration and human rights experts will convene at the University of Dayton Nov. 8-10 for the Social Practice of Human Rights conference.


We Can't Hear You!, University Of Dayton Oct 2017

We Can't Hear You!, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Imagine your first week at a new school. You've barely met your classmates, found your classrooms and the library, or cracked open your books. Then your teacher tells you you'll soon be reading case law in front of your classmates.


Alumni Profile: Jodie Jawor, Dave Larsen Oct 2017

Alumni Profile: Jodie Jawor, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

A University of Dayton alumna recently named a National Science Foundation program director returned to campus last month to give a seminar and discuss career paths with graduate and undergraduate biology students.


Creating Inclusive Community, University Of Dayton Oct 2017

Creating Inclusive Community, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton will hold its annual 2017 Creating Inclusive Community Conference from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Jesse Philips Humanities Center.


Blog: The Facing Project, Clare Gallagher Oct 2017

Blog: The Facing Project, Clare Gallagher

Facing Dayton: Materials to Invite Engagement

Seventy University of Dayton students captured the experiences and challenges of living in Dayton by interviewing local residents as part of a national community storytelling project intended to bring awareness about local human rights issues to inspire social action.


Celebrating Sustainability, University Of Dayton Oct 2017

Celebrating Sustainability, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton will continue working toward a more sustainable world with a week of free, public activities Oct. 22-28 to tout green living.


Great Minds In Stem, University Of Dayton Oct 2017

Great Minds In Stem, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The National Science Foundation listed two University of Dayton chemical engineering faculty (Kristen Comfort and Erick Vasquez) among its Great Minds in STEM; they will receive professional development opportunities for up-and-coming researchers at national conferences.


Ecommons Crosses Half-Million Milestone, Maureen Schlangen Oct 2017

Ecommons Crosses Half-Million Milestone, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

In early October, eCommons, UD?s open-access institutional repository, surpassed the 500,000-download mark.


Nicaragua Health Brigade, Dave Larsen Oct 2017

Nicaragua Health Brigade, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton senior Ben Schmeusser was shocked to discover the health disparities between the United States and rural, underserved communities in Central America last year on his first medical mission trip to Nicaragua.


"Takis" Tsonis Memorial Lecture, Dave Larsen Oct 2017

"Takis" Tsonis Memorial Lecture, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Harvard Medical School department of genetics chair Cliff Tabin spoke last week at the University of Dayton in honor of his late friend and colleague, Panagiotis "Takis" Tsonis, a biology professor and prominent researcher who died in September 2016 at age 63.


Students Win Honorable Mention Emmy, Aaron Alford Oct 2017

Students Win Honorable Mention Emmy, Aaron Alford

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

For the second consecutive year, a team of University of Dayton students advised by Greg Kennedy won an Honorable Mention Emmy Award in the long form non-fiction category. This year's film, The Modern Entrepreneur: The Divided Path to Higher Education, was honored with a student production Emmy by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.


"Wynton Works", Dave Larsen Oct 2017

"Wynton Works", Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton Jazz Ensemble will perform the music of jazz great Wynton Marsalis in collaboration with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company at this weekend's performances of Wynton Works at the Victoria Theatre.


A Rare Opportunity, University Of Dayton Oct 2017

A Rare Opportunity, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton and Premier Health have selected an Ohio-based master planning firm, planning NEXT, to develop a community-minded vision for 38 acres on South Main Street, the former home of the Montgomery County fairgrounds.


Business As A Calling, University Of Dayton Oct 2017

Business As A Calling, University Of Dayton

News Releases

A University of Dayton alumnus, William Copeland Jr., with 30 years of experience at Deloitte, a prominent accounting firm, will return to campus to share his insights on kickstarting a successful career path at the 2017 Business as a Calling Symposium.


"Snl" Veterans Judge Bombeck Finalists, Teri Rizvi Oct 2017

"Snl" Veterans Judge Bombeck Finalists, Teri Rizvi

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Live from New York, it's Erma Bombeck humorist-in-residence judges!


Bolivia: Bicycle-Powered Washing Machine, Thomas Devine Oct 2017

Bolivia: Bicycle-Powered Washing Machine, Thomas Devine

ETHOS Technical Reports

This summer, a University of Dayton Mechanical Engineering student traveled to Cochabamba, Bolivia to work with CECAM developing sustainable technologies for the Cochabamba Pedal Project. This project aims to design and construct various pedal-powered machines to ease the living conditions of people with a wide range of needs or disabilities. From corn de-grainer bikes to blender bikes to ice cream machines, the CPP aims to create machines of all types that can enable someone in need to pull themselves up from poverty. In most Bolivian families, the burden of chores and other household responsibilities tends to fall on the backs …


Cameroon: Dam Reconstruction And Water Filtration, Paige E. Lazar, Daneila Lopez, David Ramsey Oct 2017

Cameroon: Dam Reconstruction And Water Filtration, Paige E. Lazar, Daneila Lopez, David Ramsey

ETHOS Technical Reports

In the summer of 2017, Paige Lazar, Daniela Lopez, and David Ramsey traveled to the village of Barombi Mbo, Kumba, Cameroon to work on and improve the existing water system and investigate expanding the system to include a community scale biosand water filter. Under that broad goal was to clean the catchment and correct the weir elevation that was raised to an undesirable height. Both of these tasks were completed with the help of the community. The team then explored the idea of constructing a community scale water filter. Due to the time and money constraints, the group decided not …


Ghana: Pips System, Mark Rasmussen, Tom Tappel Oct 2017

Ghana: Pips System, Mark Rasmussen, Tom Tappel

ETHOS Technical Reports

The ETHOS trip to Ghana involved two Ghana Guys, Tom Tappel and Mark Rasmussen, and their work mostly at Ashesi University which hosted them for the summer. Ashesi University was founded in 2002 by Patrick Awuah, a Ghanaian Engineer who worked for Microsoft, with the intention of educating the next generation of African leaders. Ashesi is located right outside Berekuso, which is just north of Accra, the capital of Ghana and is home to university students from all over Africa. After thirteen years, in 2015, Ashesi expanded their school to include an engineering program led by Dr. Fred McBagonluri, who …


Mba@Dayton, University Of Dayton Oct 2017

Mba@Dayton, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton’s new online master of business administration program launches this week, with more than 100 students set to begin classes taught by University faculty and executives-in-residence through an interactive online platform.


Materiality Defined: Differing Concepts Of Materiality Can Cause Confusion Among Stakeholders, Michael P. Fabrizius, Sridhar Ramamoorti Oct 2017

Materiality Defined: Differing Concepts Of Materiality Can Cause Confusion Among Stakeholders, Michael P. Fabrizius, Sridhar Ramamoorti

Accounting Faculty Publications

Because the term materiality arose within the context of financial reporting and statement assurance, internal auditors have been challenged in adapting or creating a definition that is relevant for themselves and their stakeholders. In the context of financial reporting, materiality is relevant to three stakeholder groups: 1) preparers of financial statements, 2) auditors, and 3) users of financial statements. Although materiality decisions are made by only two of these three groups--preparers and auditors--most internal auditors' conception of materiality likely has a user orientation. The auditor might ask, "How would a reasonably prudent investor react to the magnitude of misstatement (under- …


2017 Director Research Report, University Of Dayton, Hanley Sustainability Institute Oct 2017

2017 Director Research Report, University Of Dayton, Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Documents, Reports and Promotional Materials

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University Of Dayton Magazine. Autumn 2017, University Of Dayton Magazine Oct 2017

University Of Dayton Magazine. Autumn 2017, University Of Dayton Magazine

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. This issue includes basketball player Jeremiah Bonsu's reflections about teammate Steve McElvene, an article about Rivers Institute study abroad in China, and inventions that took root at the UD


The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 66, University Of Dayton. Marian Library Oct 2017

The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 66, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Newsletter

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Undergraduate Research Needs: Faculty-Librarian Collaboration To Improve Information Literacy In Policy Papers, Michelle C. Pautz, Heidi Gauder Oct 2017

Undergraduate Research Needs: Faculty-Librarian Collaboration To Improve Information Literacy In Policy Papers, Michelle C. Pautz, Heidi Gauder

Political Science Faculty Publications

To improve the quality of semester-long policy projects of upper-division political science students, a faculty member and research librarian collaborated to reframe the assignment in hopes of improving students’ research skills and information literacy, revising the traditional one-way model of faculty sending students to the library to get information. The outcomes over the course of two semesters have been promising. Citations in two sets of student papers showed a remarkable increase in the number and quality of sources used. This suggests that when faculty work with librarians throughout the semester, such collaboration can improve students’ information literacy and thus their …


Malawi: Earthen Oven Upgrade, Noelle Jacobs Sep 2017

Malawi: Earthen Oven Upgrade, Noelle Jacobs

ETHOS Technical Reports

Women’s Empowerment is one of the four pillars of Determined to Develop, an NGO operating out of Chilumba, Malawi, Africa. One of their efforts to aid in empowering women is supporting various women run small businesses. One of those businesses is the baking group of Phulano. This group used a single chamber small oven, made out of an oil drum and a brick and cement structure that used a lot of fuel and could only hold two pans of buns at a time, making their overall baking routine inefficient. In order to improve the efficiency and capacity of the oven, …