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Bolivia: Prosthetics Development, Ellen Lucchesi, Michael Fornadel

ETHOS Technical Reports

This past summer the group travelled to La Paz, Bolivia to work with an organization called Funprobo in their prosthetics clinic. La Paz is one of two capital cities in Bolivia and is the highest capital city in the world. Bolivia is a landlocked country with varying climates and many different languages and cultures. La Paz itself is mountainous with a wet and a dry season and many different cultures. There are many different neighborhoods in La Paz, each with their own unique characteristics. Funprobo is located within the unique neighborhood of Sopocachi and focuses on designing and supplying prosthetic …

Mary In The News: Aug. 27, 2019, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

Read recent items about Mary in both Catholic and secular news. Also, see International Marian Research Institute as well as Marian Library news and updates.

Chapter 1: The Power Of Moments, Martha Henderson Hurley

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

A reflection on the 2018-19 Global Education Seminars in West Africa.

Chapter 2: A Native’S Flashback Into The University Of Dayton Global Education Seminar, Philip Appiah-Kubi

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

A reflection on the 2018-19 Global Education Seminars in West Africa.

Chapter 3: A Study In Contrasts And Connections, Bobbi Sutherland

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

A reflection on the 2018-19 Global Education Seminars in West Africa.

Proceedings Of The 2019 Global Voices Symposium, Julius A. Amin

Proceedings: 2019 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

The Global Voices Symposium is designed to educate, inform, and contribute to ongoing conversations to strengthen global consciousness and awareness on the University of Dayton’s campus and the larger Dayton community. It brings together faculty, staff, students, and community leaders to discuss and find ways to enhance global engagement within our community. It is the hope that these conversations will help us to find commonality in the human experience, identify things that unite rather than divide, and enable us to engage one another to learn and be informed. The symposium challenges us to continue to dare as we build a …

Chapter 7: Perspectives On West Africa: Reminiscences Of The Global Education Seminar In Ghana And Togo, Sharon Davis Gratto

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

A reflection on the 2018-19 Global Education Seminars in West Africa.

Chapter 8: Africa’S Gifts To The World, Julius A. Amin

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

A reflection on the 2018-19 Global Education Seminars in West Africa.

Global Voices On Campus: Why The Symposium Matters, David J. Fine, Monica Harris, Miranda Cady Hallett, Fahmi H. Abboushi

Proceedings: 2019 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

No abstract provided.

Ud In The News Aug. 2-16, University Of Dayton

News Releases

BBC Radio, Voice of America, Newsy and NPR interviewed sociologist Art Jipson about white nationalists. Al Jazeera English interviewed law professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister about Jeffrey Epstein's death. Meghan Henning, assistant professor of religious studies, talked to The Daily Beast and The Christian Century about prayer. Immigration expert Miranda Hallett was a guest of a show in Argentina to discuss racism against Hispanics.

Student Voices: Prospects And Challenges Of Global Consciousness, Maya Smith-Custer

Proceedings: 2019 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

In this session, student leaders discussed global engagement and consciousness and how they have promoted it within UD campus organizations and the larger community. They concluded by making specific recommendations on what needs to be done to enhance global consciousness on campus and the larger Dayton community.

Alumni Voices: Celebrating Global Engagement, Justin Forzano, Kwyn Townsend Riley, Matt Joseph, Christine Vehar Jutte

Proceedings: 2019 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

This session brought together UD alumni who had a wide array of global experiences while here on campus as students; they spoke on how those experiences impacted their lives and careers.

Community Voices And The Impact Of Global Awareness, Arch Grieve, Eugenie Kirenga, Martha-Jeanette Rodriguez, Welcome Dayton, Cyril Ibe, S. Michael Murphy

Proceedings: 2019 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

In this session, distinguished members of the larger Dayton community spoke about how they have promoted global engagement in the area and made suggestions on what additional steps need to take place to turn Dayton into a genuinely global city/community.

Proceedings Of The 2019 Berry Summer Thesis Institute, University Of Dayton. University Honors Program

Proceedings of the Berry Summer Thesis Institute (2013-Present)

Thanks to a gift from the Berry Family Foundation and the Berry family, the University Honors Program launched the Berry Summer Thesis Institute in 2012. The institute introduces students in the University Honors Program to intensive research, scholarship opportunities and professional development. Each student pursues a 12-week summer thesis research project under the guidance of a UD faculty mentor. This contains the product of the students' research.

Conclusion: The Forward March Of Global Consciousness, Julius A. Amin

Proceedings: 2019 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

The 2019 Global Voices Symposium lived up to its hype. It was educational, informative, and enriching. It attracted onto the University of Dayton campus people from out of the state of Ohio and the larger Dayton community. Speakers were passionate about their topics and captivated the audience. All were engaged.

The Global Voices Symposium is built on the excitement that global awareness brings on college campuses and the larger community. Following this year’s symposium, people began asking what we have in store for next year—and that was revealing. The Global Voices Symposium is rapidly becoming a part of campus culture, …

One Community, Together, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Clad in “Dayton Strong” shirts, the women’s soccer team stood together in a moment of silence before playing the Cincinnati Bearcats to a 1-1 tie in a Sunday night exhibition game on Baujan Field. In a prayer service in the chapel last week, a diverse crowd of faculty, staff, students, and community members sang “The Prayer of Peace.”

A Qualitative Inquiry Of Social And Emotional Support For Students With Persistent Concussion Symptoms, Susan C. Davies, Elana R. Bernstein, Corinne M. Daprano

Counselor Education and Human Services Faculty Publications

Students who sustain concussions often struggle with social and emotional symptoms. Such symptoms can interfere with students’ academic performance, relationships, and overall sense of well-being. This qualitative study involved interviews with eight adolescents and young adults who sustained concussions as youths and experienced significant social and emotional symptoms; six of the participants’ parents were also interviewed. Grounded theory methodology was used to code the data, construct categories and identify themes, and develop a theoretical model of students’ post-concussion social and emotional issues and potential sources of support. Categories of issues emerging from the interviews included anxiety/stress, depression/sadness, interpersonal difficulties/isolation, and …

Ltc Newsletter, University Of Dayton. Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center

LTC Newsletter

Fall 2019

Ud In The News July 19-26, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Bloomberg, City Lab, Al Jazeera English, Radio New Zealand, CTV in Canada, Skift, Chicago Catholic and Newsy are among the major regional, national and international outlets highlighting the research or expertise of our experts.

College Faculty In The News: July 25, 2019, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Airports in Oakland CA and Newark NJ were recent topics of discussion by Professor Janet Bednarek in national media outlets. Follow these and other recent media coverage of the service, research, scholarship and commentary of College of Arts and Sciences programs and their faculty.

Ud In The News July 12-19, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Faculty shared their research and expertise with The Conversation, CNN.com, CTV in Canada, Al Jazeera English, Childhood Obesity News and Women's Agenda. Spectrum News in Ohio, central Florida and North Carolina featured an invention by engineering student Spencer Janning that's making life easier for a child with cerebral palsy.

College Faculty In The News: July 10, 2019, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Hanley Sustainability Institute executive director Benjamin McCall recently weighed the pros and cons of the residential use of wind turbines in The Ledger, Lakeland FL. Follow this and other recent media coverage of the service, research, scholarship and commentary of College of Arts and Sciences programs and their faculty.

Flyers With Drive, Michelle Tedford

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

The UD Motorsports Club is off to a running start. This includes overhauling vintage cars for a local auto museum.

Academic Guide, 2019, International Marian Research Institute

IMRI Course Listings, Program Guides, and Assorted Academic Materials

No abstract provided.

Puzzled About Roesch Library? A Fun Activity Book For Learning About University Of Dayton Libraries, Katy Kelly, Ann Zlotnik

Reports and Promotional Materials

This activity book, released at the July 2019 completion of Roesch Refresh, the renovation and reimagining of the first and second floors, uses a Mad Libs activity, a crossword puzzle, a matching game, a word find, a coloring page, a word scramble, and a spot-the-differences cartoon to share information about library collections, spaces, and services. The authors also designed one-page inserts — one for faculty and one for students — to provide additional information for these audiences.

Overdue? Fine., Chris Tangeman

University Libraries Blog Archive

You read that right; UD Libraries are now late-fine-free ... but that doesn't mean scot-free.

One Degree At A Time, Anna Lagattuta

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

After suffering a career-ending back injury, Kristen Schulte ’17 was inspired to help others like her.

University To Welcome New Board Chair, Six New Board Members, University Of Dayton

News Releases

When Mary Boosalis, president and CEO of Premier Health, becomes the first woman in the University's 169-year history to take the leadership role as chair of the board of trustees on July 1, six new members of the board will join her.

Books Of Influence, University Of Dayton

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Good books do more than illuminate the world around us — they move us to act in ways welcomed and unexpected. Faculty shine light on some of their favorites.

College Faculty In The News: June 26, 2019, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

In an interview with The Crux, Professor Jana Bennett, Department of Religious Studies, discusses the book she co-edited, Naming Our Sins: How Recognizing the Seven Deadly Vices Can Renew the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Follow this and other recent media coverage of the service, research, scholarship and commentary of College of Arts and Sciences programs and their faculty.