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Social Revolutions Start With Words, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton will host a national academic conference next month that focuses on how language has been used throughout history to both regulate and liberate people - particularly women and people of color.

Research Offers Tough Love To Improve Human Rights Practices, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton Human Rights Center and human rights studies program have partnered with OpenGlobalRights to share research and commentary with a half-million readers in more than 140 countries and 12 languages. In the University's first installment, Joel Pruce, an assistant professor of human rights, discusses how practicing the same human rights habits does not guarantee improvement over time.

Doing The Robot, University Of Dayton

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Yaskawa America Inc., Motoman Robotics Division (Yaskawa Motoman), is continuing its support of hands-on learning for engineering students by donating six state-of-the art robots for the Motoman Robotics Lab at the University of Dayton.

Symbols Of Grace: Emblems Of The Immaculate Conception, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Exhibit Summaries

Archived website and summary of exhibit in the Marian Library

Exhibit dates: September 25 - November 10, 2017

Download the printed exhibit guide.

Service-Oriented Builder, University Of Dayton

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Richard S. Krysiak Jr., a retired Air Force civil engineering officer and facilities management professional with extensive higher education, military and private sector experience, will become the University of Dayton’s new vice president for facilities management and planning. He starts Oct. 9.

First-Year Arts Immersion: 'The Consul', Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The Consul - Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera about a freedom fighter and his family attempting to flee oppression in the face of unrelenting bureaucracy - is perhaps as resonant today as when it premiered on Broadway in 1950, winning both the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle award for best musical.

In Memoriam: Darrell Anderson, Shannon Miller

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Darrell Anderson, a theatre program professor with more than 40 years of service to the University of Dayton and the Dayton arts and theater communities, died Sept. 19. He was 70.

Emblems And Rare Books, University Of Dayton

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Two new library exhibits at the University of Dayton will feature religious emblems illustrating Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception and rare books from the private collection of Springboro’s own Stuart and Mimi Rose.

Sharp As A Mitten Filled With Jello, Steve Eskew

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

In our reckless salad days, my bride and I set up housekeeping in a sketchy neighborhood. Questionable personalities everywhere. Well after all, not every neighborhood can be abundantly blessed with people as perfect as we were.

Research Offers Tough Love To Improve Human Rights Practices, Joel Pruce

Political Science Faculty Publications

We know what it means to practice a skill such as juggling or dancing, but what does it mean to "practice" human rights?

Contributions to OpenGlobalRights (OGR), since its inception, have gravitated around critique of human rights practices by focusing on advocacy and activism, cultivating debates that address the contemporary dilemmas facing human rights movements worldwide. The launch of OGR four years ago is a symptom of what I’ve referred to elsewhere as a “practice turn” in the scholarly field of human rights—one that takes human rights practice as its subject, forges space for scholar-practitioner collaboration and communication, and focuses …

Everything Is Connected, University Of Dayton

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Thirteen international theologians, ethicists, scientists and economists explain the spiritual, moral and practical themes of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment in a new book edited by University of Dayton theologian Vincent Miller.

Student Library Staff Developing Talent, Leadership For Future Professions, Jillian Sandy

University Libraries Blog Archive

At Roesch Library, student employees are doing more than earning a paycheck; they are learning skills to help them accomplish more in their academic and professional careers.

Symbols Of Grace, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

How does the art of emblems visualize Mary?s Immaculate Conception?

Researching Singleness, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Those who never marry, the casually committed, the widowed, the divorced - these and other single people are being overlooked by the church today, Jana Bennett writes in her new book, Singleness and the Church: A New Theology of the Single Life, from Oxford University Press.

Flyer News, Vol. 65, No. 3 (Sept. 19, 2017), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

2017-09-18 Meeting Notes Of The Educational Leadership Council, University Of Dayton

Educational Leadership Council (ELC) Meeting Notes

Approved notes of a meeting of the Educational Leadership Council of the University of Dayton.

2017年9月中国专题 (Chinese Features For September 2017), University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

Special Chinese language features for September 2017.

Science Funding Tops $3m, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The National Science Foundation has awarded eight grants totaling more than $2.3 million to University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences faculty during the last 12 months - supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics research for the common good. Combined with two previous, active grants, the College's current NSF funding total exceeds $3 million.

Researching Singleness, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Those who never marry, the casually committed, the widowed, the divorced — these and other single people are being overlooked by the church today, Jana Bennett writes in her new book, 'Singleness and the Church: A New Theology of the Single Life,' from Oxford University Press

Save A Life, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton is the first college campus in the nation to host an interactive kiosk that teaches hands-only CPR in just a few minutes.

Selfishness: The Basis Of Conflict, Lilly M. Barnett

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

For this essay, we were prompted to discuss themes and characters of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and how those related to John Paul II's ideals of the common good. After careful consideration and research, I came to the understanding that characters Frankenstein were not particularly working toward the common good and therefore revolved my paper around that and supporting facts from Shelley. I also incorporate supporting details from Rebecca Solnit's Ice.

Bluegrass Festival Evening, Aaron Alford

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton will host a Bluegrass Festival Evening at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the Kennedy Union ballroom. The event is hosted by adjunct faculty member and bluegrass historian Fred Bartenstein. The evening will feature the local bluegrass group Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, the Centerville High School Alternative Strings and the University's own World Music Choir. The free event is open to the public, with limited seating available. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Lean Buildings, University Of Dayton

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In the midst of rising temperatures and energy bills this summer, the University of Dayton School of Engineering received another $100,000 from the state of Ohio for the Ohio Lean Buildings Program to conduct energy audits with local energy consulting firm Entriq Solutions and Sinclair Community College.

Statehouse Civic Scholars, Lauren Reid

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Now in its sixth year, the University of Dayton Statehouse Civic Scholars program is helping to build a community of students and alumni in and around the Ohio statehouse.

College Alumni Honored, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton celebrated three College of Arts and Sciences graduates who have devoted their careers to educating and entertaining children at the University's 2017 alumni awards Saturday, Sept. 9. They were among six alumni honored at the 50th anniversary awards ceremony.

Humorist-In-Residence Program Launched, Sharon Short

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Thanks to a generous gift from comic novelist and writer Anna Lefler, the University of Dayton's Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop is offering a new program, "A Hotel Room of One's Own: The Erma Bombeck |Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program." Two emerging humor writers will have the opportunity to dive into their comedy writing at the Marriott at the University of Dayton without the interruption of everyday responsibilities, explains Teri Rizvi, founder and director of the University of Dayton's Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop.

American Talent Initiative, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton has joined 68 of the nation’s top-performing colleges and universities in an alliance to substantially expand the number of talented low- and moderate-income students at America’s undergraduate institutions with the highest graduation rates.

The American Talent Initiative (ATI) brings together a diverse set of public and private institutions united in a shared goal of educating 50,000 additional high-achieving, lower-income students across the country.

Speaker Series, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton 2017-18 Speaker Series kicks off this fall with a Dayton-raised duo who star in the popular indie documentary, Minimalism, and an NPR chief international editor.

Garden Of Plenty, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Inspired by environmental biology and sustainability, energy and the environment students, and led by the Hanley Sustainability Institute and facilities management, the University of Dayton Kennedy Union rooftop garden will provide a campus hub for sustainability education, improved aesthetics and a cooler roof that can lower the building's energy costs, and send cleaner water into storm sewers.

Garden Of Plenty, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Inspired by environmental biology and sustainability, energy and the environment students, and led by the Hanley Sustainability Institute and facilities management, the University of Dayton Kennedy Union rooftop garden will provide a campus hub for sustainability education, improved aesthetics and a cooler roof that can lower the building's energy costs, and send cleaner water into storm sewers.