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Editor's Page, Joseph M. Valenzano Iii

Basic Communication Course Annual

The editor, Joseph Valenzano III, provides a summary on the content of Volume 29 and reflects on his term of service as editor of the Basic Communication Course Annual.

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Basic Communication Course Annual

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Rowing Marks 25 Years At Ud, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

1992 news release recounts program's austere launch.

Eternally Grateful', Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton faculty aren't always aware of their lasting impact on students' lives. But Harry Mushenheim, mathematics professor emeritus, learned of his influence on former student Dr. Pieter Wiersema '74 when the latter donated $10,000 to the department of mathematics in Mushenheim's honor.

Auditing Organizational Governance: Internal Audit Has An Integral Role To Play In Improving The Organization's Strategic Performance, Sridhar Ramamoorti, Alan N. Siegfried, P. Alan White

Accounting Faculty Publications

Organizational governance is a broad concept that ensures superior strategy formulation, development, and execution in ways that balance performance, conformance, and accountability. It includes systems, controls, and associated processes that promote ethics and values, performance and accountability, and risk communication and coordination among the board, external and internal auditors, and management in meeting and exceeding stakeholder expectations. Internal audit’s role in organizational governance has always been recognized and valued, but it has become increasingly important in the wake of governance failures in financial and public sectors throughout the world. As a result, more and more boards as well as executive …

Block Matching And Wiener Filtering Approach To Optical Turbulence Mitigation And Its Application To Simulated And Real Imagery With Quantitative Error Analysis, Russell C. Hardie, Michael Armand Rucci, Barry K. Karch, Alexander J. Dapore

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

We present a block-matching and Wiener filtering approach to atmospheric turbulence mitigation for long-range imaging of extended scenes. We evaluate the proposed method, along with some benchmark methods, using simulated and real-image sequences. The simulated data are generated with a simulation tool developed by one of the authors. These data provide objective truth and allow for quantitative error analysis. The proposed turbulence mitigation method takes a sequence of short-exposure frames of a static scene and outputs a single restored image. A block-matching registration algorithm is used to provide geometric correction for each of the individual input frames. The registered frames …

Simulation Of Anisoplanatic Imaging Through Optical Turbulence Using Numerical Wave Propagation With New Validation Analysis, Russell C. Hardie, Jonathan D. Power, Daniel A. Lemaster, Douglas R. Droege, Szymon Gladysz, Santasri Bose-Pillai

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

We present a numerical wave propagation method for simulating imaging of an extended scene under anisoplanatic conditions. While isoplanatic simulation is relatively common, few tools are specifically designed for simulating the imaging of extended scenes under anisoplanatic conditions. We provide a complete description of the proposed simulation tool, including the wave propagation method used. Our approach computes an array of point spread functions (PSFs) for a two-dimensional grid on the object plane. The PSFs are then used in a spatially varying weighted sum operation, with an ideal image, to produce a simulated image with realistic optical turbulence degradation. The degradation …

Problem-Solving Tips For School Business Officials, David Alan Dolph

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

School business officials must be able to analyze problems and develop effective solutions. Arriving at solutions involves identifying the relative importance of the problem, what is known additional information is required, who is involved, what’s at risk, and the ultimate goal.

Most problems are easily resolved based on policy, experience, and knowledge of school business. However, some problems are more complex. School business officials don’t always have all the information they need, aren’t familiar with the personnel involved, or are faced with conflicting priorities.

A handbook on data-based decision making (Kowalski 2009) offers a basic format involving three steps:

1. …

Update On Student Vaccinations, Charles J. Russo

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

State inoculation laws—which are designed to reduce or eliminate the risk of infection from the most common communicable diseases—typically grant students with medical concerns exemptions from having to receive vaccines or vaccine components. Moreover, as reflected in the cases discussed below, most states allow nonmedical exemptions for religious reasons and philosophical beliefs (National Vaccine Information Center 2016).

As reviewed in the next section, disputes over vaccinations generated a fair amount of litigation. In these cases, parents challenged vaccination laws as violating their constitutional rights to be free from government interference or to freedom of religion.

Making A Difference, Meagan Pant

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

"I got a job today," she said. "And I got offered a place to live."

No Joke: Dave Barry To Serve As Finalist Judge In Bombeck Writing Competition, Teri Rizvi

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Want a shot at having your humorous musings judged by someone who's a master at writing funny? Pulitizer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry will serve as the finalist judge in the humor writing category of the 2018 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition, according to Debe Dockins, coordinator of the competition at the Washington-Centerville Public Library.

Professor's Latest Work A Trove On Ammianus, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

Congratulations to librarian and religious studies professor Fred W. Jenkins on his latest book. The book's introduction is available on eCommons, UD's institutional repository.

Scholarly Achievement, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton sociologist Jamie Longazel's recent book on the politics of immigration laws interviews The New York Times , BBC News, CNN Money, Univision and, most recently, a front-page story in The Washington Post, among other national international media outlets.

New Works Honor Ohio Aviation Pioneers, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

In three paintings on display in Roesch Library, a biology faculty member documents the aviation milestones of four Ohio men who helped usher the world into air and space.

Rotc To Host Centennial Dinner, Jessica Barga

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Alumni of the University of Dayton Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps are invited to help celebrate the program's 100th anniversary at a formal dress dinner and reception at 5:30 p.m. April 8 at the Dayton Marriott.

Static Human Detection And Scenario Recognition Via Wearable Thermal Sensing System, Qingquan Sun, Ju Shen, Haiyan Qiao, Xinlin Huang, Chen Chen, Fei Hu

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Conventional wearable sensors are mainly used to detect the physiological and activity information of individuals who wear them, but fail to perceive the information of the surrounding environment. This paper presents a wearable thermal sensing system to detect and perceive the information of surrounding human subjects. The proposed system is developed based on a pyroelectric infrared sensor. Such a sensor system aims to provide surrounding information to blind people and people with weak visual capability to help them adapt to the environment and avoid collision. In order to achieve this goal, a low-cost, low-data-throughput binary sampling and analyzing scheme is …

Stories That Teach, Shannon Shelton Miller

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Less than a week after I heard associate professor Susan Davies speak to educators about traumatic brain injuries in children, teachers from my 1-year-old son’s child care center called me at my office. Kyle had fallen while toddling across the mobile infant playground and hit his head on concrete. He seemed fine, they said, but they were calling as part of their automatic notification process following such injuries.

The Globalization Of Indifference, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton Human Rights Center's third biennial conference in November will explore challenges to human rights advocacy posed by the resurgence of racism, xenophobia and what Pope Francis has termed "the globalization of indifference."

Looking Back, Moving Forward, Angie Klink

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

(Editor's Note: Angie Klink's essay about the National Women's History Project originally ran on Ms. magazine's blog on Dec. 27, 2016.) Molly Murphy MacGregor was a 26-year-old high school history teacher in 1972 when a male student asked her a question that would change the course of her life: "What is the women's movement?"

Voices And Faces Of Ferguson, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton will debut an interactive photo exhibit Tuesday, Jan. 17, that spotlights the voices and faces of people who stood up during the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in August 2014.

To Know, Love And Serve, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

I took a moment this week to walk over to the chapel for a Mass celebrating the anniversary of the death of a remarkable woman who lived a life of faith and courage.

Faculty Equity Advisors, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton has appointed Ellen Fleischmann and Erin Holscher Almazan as College of Arts and Sciences faculty equity advisors, who will help provide training and support to promote equity and inclusion in hiring, promotion and tenure.

Hard Knocks, Shannon Shelton Miller

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Susan Davies has seen up-close the impact of concussions on children — on a student’s ability to learn and on educators unequipped to address the brain’s measured healing. The UD associate professor is now educating others to create a community of care that helps students return to learn.

Rhetorics, Rights, (R)Evolutions, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The 11th Biennial Feminisms and Rhetorics Conference in October at the University of Dayton will explore the teaching, practice and activism of persuasive speech, as well as written and visual texts, amid the ongoing upheaval of American civic discourses and political debates.

New Journal Showcases Research, Best Practices In College Personnel Field, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

A new peer-reviewed open-access journal published on the University of Dayton's institutional repository will provide insights, discoveries and best practices in student personnel administration and educational leadership.

This Gift Is Personal: Bombecks Donate $20,000; Campaign Tops $60,000, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Some of the biggest enthusiasts of the University of Dayton's Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop have a heartfelt reason for supporting the workshop's endowment fund. To the Bombeck family, Erma's legacy is personal.

Welcome To Ilead: An Introduction To Intercultural Communication For Intensive English Program Students, Sharon Tjaden-Glass

Center for International Programs Publications and Presentations

Presentation introduces participants to the rationale, curriculum, and outcomes of the iLEAD intercultural communication program.

Print Versus Digital: How Medium Matters On 'House Of Cards', Patrick Ferrucci, Chad Painter

Communication Faculty Publications

This study utilizes textual analysis to analyze how journalists are depicted on the Netflix drama House of Cards. Through the lens of orientalism and cultivation, researchers examine how depictions of print and digital journalism would lead viewers to see digital journalists as less ethical and driven by self-gain, while also viewing technology as an impediment to quality journalism. These findings are then discussed as a means for understanding how these depictions could affect society.

Access To Trade Secret Environmental Information: Are Trips And Trips Plus Obligations A Hidden Landmine?, Dalindyebo Shabalala

School of Law Faculty Publications

Freedom of Information Acts (FOIAs) have been fundamental to enabling access to environmental information. The effectiveness of domestic and international environmental regulatory standards has been dependent on ensuring strong information access regimes, especially for information submitted to governments by firms. However, there has been an ongoing tension between providing and accessing complete regulatory information on the one hand, and the interest in maintaining the economic value of trade secrets. Such tensions have historically been managed at the domestic level within constitutional structures balancing access to information, privacy interests, and economic interests. However, the almost simultaneous advent of international norms and …

Honorslink, Issue 2017.1, University Of Dayton. Honors Program

HonorsLINK Newsletter

News and notes from the University of Dayton Honors Program. Articles include Introducing John McCombe, Changing Perspectives and Class Notes.