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Program: Laced, University Of Dayton, Teejai Dorsey

Dance and Theater Programs

by Sam Mueller

The Kilroys List 2020, selected play

October 20-23, 2021

Fitz Hall’s Black Box Theatre & Live-Streamed

The night after a queer bar outside of Tampa, Florida is vandalized, three twenty-something bartenders gather to grieve, rage, and above all, piece together the events of the night before. Fiery and poetic, Laced ferociously celebrates the spaces in which we find our truest selves. In a time of renewed culture wars against queer youth, this play centers the voices of those intersectional identities we should be listening to now.

From Sea To Shining Sea And Across The Pond, Online Law Student Example Of Program's Reach Anywhere, Anytime, University Of Dayton

News Releases

What most call flyover country, University of Dayton law student Andrew Ferguson calls a classroom. What many would confuse for the lyrics of Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere" are places Ferguson has attended class in the Law@Dayton program, one of the nation's first online hybrid J.D. programs.

Create Art From Clay, Larry Burgess

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Forming art out of the Earth.

Vax_Teach-In, Zoe Hill

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

On-campus vaccine teach-in builds toward community immunity

Making Memes: Teaching Visual Literacy In A (Fun) Remote Environment, Jillian M. Ewalt, Bridget Retzloff

Roesch Library Faculty Presentations

How can you use humor to relieve pandemic fatigue while teaching visual literacy? At the University of Dayton, librarians developed an asynchronous session on visual literacy and internet memes. The session introduced students to fair use, public domain and Creative Commons images and tools for determining how they could be remixed or reused. The interactive tutorial included an active learning component where students created their own fun and lighthearted memes. Memes were shared with permission via the library’s social media channels and not only showcased student work but built community through humor in spite of pandemic isolation. This poster covers …

Dayton Literary Peace Prize Prize Marks 15th Anniversary, Scott N. West

University Libraries Blog Archive

Scott West shares the newest winners and finalists and invites readers to stop in, browse and check out a book from the Libraries' complete collection of Dayton Literary Peace Prize honorees.

Greater West Dayton Incubator Names New Director, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Whitney Barkley, a small business owner who brings experience working with small companies and international nonprofits, has been named director of the Greater West Dayton Incubator, an initiative to support Black, woman and other underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Flyer Legal Pathways Program Provides Full Law School Tuition, $15,000 Stipend, Job After Graduation, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Dayton law firms Thompson Hine and Taft Law are teaming with the University of Dayton School of Law to recruit underrepresented and underserved students to law school and the legal profession. The Flyer Legal Pathways Program will provide two students full law school tuition, a $15,000 stipend for living expenses, mentors, summer clerkships and a job at one of the firms following graduation.

Bartolo Longo And Our Lady Of The Rosary, Henry Handley

Marian Library Blog Archive

A printing school was essential to Blessed Bartolo Longo's message of devotion to the rosary.

Suit Up!, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Look who's suiting up. We've lined up dozens of remarkable authors, bloggers and humorists to serve as preliminary judges for A Hotel Room of One's Own: The Erma Bombeck | Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program.

Flu Do Something To You, Steve Eskew

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Am I warped? Yes, thank God. Yes, I am. Snicker if you fancy, but my obsessive-compulsive quirks and my vast array of infamous phobias have rescued me countless times.

Orpheus, Fall 2021: Mouthfeel, University Of Dayton

Orpheus: UD's Literary and Artistic Magazine

No abstract provided.

Sustainability Spotlight, University Of Dayton. Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Newsletter

No abstract provided.

2018-20 Hsi Impact Report, University Of Dayton, Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Documents, Reports and Promotional Materials

No abstract provided.

The Centrality Of Social-Emotional Learning For Educators During Crisis: The Role Of The Principal, Corinne Brion, Alison Bachowski

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is crucial to human development because SEL helps us maintain supportive relationships and make responsible and caring decisions. This qualitative

study aimed at understanding how, if at all, public school educators looked after their social- emotional health in times of crisis, during COVID-19. The sample consisted of 24 educators in

three school districts in a Midwestern state of the United States. Findings indicated that participants used several strategies to take care of their emotional health. These strategies included making time for non-school related activities, connecting with colleagues, engaging in small acts of kindness, and providing professional development …

A Unified Framework Of Deep Learning-Based Facial Expression Recognition System For Diversified Applications, Sanoar Hossain, Saiyed Umer, Vijayan K. Asari, Ranjeet Kumar Rout

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

This work proposes a facial expression recognition system for a diversified field of appli- cations. The purpose of the proposed system is to predict the type of expressions in a human face region. The implementation of the proposed method is fragmented into three components. In the first component, from the given input image, a tree-structured part model has been applied that predicts some landmark points on the input image to detect facial regions. The detected face region was normalized to its fixed size and then down-sampled to its varying sizes such that the advantages, due to the effect of multi-resolution …

Kick Back And Relax: Creating A Radical Sense Of Belonging In Our Libraries, Ione T. Damasco

Roesch Library Faculty Presentations

Libraries are places that hold the ability to connect people from different backgrounds and life experiences. However, despite that being the goal, sometimes stories are left out, experiences aren’t told, and identities are not represented. In this keynote address, Ione Damasco shares how her library has been able to make connections across campus with partners to develop and implement programming that fosters a more inclusive campus environment and how other libraries might do the same.

Parsing And Paring Pandemic Pedagogy: What Should Stay, What Should Go?, Brandi N. Frisby

University Libraries Blog Archive

The Basic Communication Course Annual asks college-level communication faculty and graduate students to share what pandemic teaching innovations did and didn't work for which audiences, for what reasons, and whether they should stay or go. The deadline for short essays is Oct. 20.

2021-09-27 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.

Hell Hath No Fury: New Book Examines Early Christian Ideas Of Afterlife, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Just 20 percent of people believe in hell. Still, early Christian ideas about the underworld — and who is punished there — echo in society today, religious studies scholar Meghan Henning writes in her new book, Hell Hath No Fury.

University Of Dayton And Human Rights Studies Program Director Hudson Honored For Supporting Nonprofit That Serves Former Ugandan Street Children, Allison Brace

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Child Restoration Outreach Support Organization awarded Natalie Hudson, associate professor of political science and director of University of Dayton Human Rights Studies program, its Spark Award for connecting the non-profit organization to the University, providing 25 students to date with internship opportunities.

University Awards Micro- Credentials Demonstrating Skills Employers Want, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton now awards micro-credentials demonstrating students have the top skills employers say they want: critical thinking, communication, creative problem solving, resilience and more.

Ud In The News Sept. 18-24, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Inside Higher Ed highlighted the UD Sinclair Academy. Regional and local media reported on UD's long-range financial planning process, diversity and inclusion efforts, and strong enrollment; plus featured a pair of entrepreneurial students running their own business.

A Love Of Science And The Excitement Of Discovery, Ryan W. Mcewan

University Libraries Blog Archive

Professor Albert Burky retires from UD in May 2022 with 49 years of teaching, fieldwork, publishing and professional service. His impact is beyond measure, writes colleague Ryan McEwan.

University Repeats As Recipient Of National Diversity And Inclusion Award, University Of Dayton

News Releases

For the second consecutive year, the University of Dayton is among a small group of schools nationally honored with a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The HEED Award recognizes U.S. institutions of higher education that demonstrate a notable commitment to diversity and inclusion across campus.

University Of Dayton Faculty And Students Present Second Annual Dayton Independent Film Festival, Sept. 24-27, Showcasing Midwestern Filmmakers, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Two dozen University of Dayton students spent the past spring semester planning, curating and creating assets for a four-day 2021 Dayton Independent Film Festival.

Minutes, September 2021, 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

Ud In The News Sept. 11-17, University Of Dayton

News Releases

President Eric F. Spina wrote an editorial piece for The Hill about expanding Pell grants. Aviation historian Janet Bednarek continued to share her expertise worldwide with appearances on Al Jazeera English and ABC Radio National in Australia, and in El Mercurio in Santiago, Chile. Human Rights Center Executive Director Shelley Inglis contributed a piece to The Conversation.

I Have Your Back, Larry Burgess

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Students talking near Kennedy Union have a fearless friend watching out for them.

Two University Of Dayton Alumni Awarded Fulbright Scholarships, Allison Brace

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

With recent nominees Olivia LeBlanc and Elizabeth Michalenko, the University of Dayton has now produced 37 Fulbright Scholars since 2002.