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Developing A Social Justice Mindset In Technical Services, Ione T. Damasco

Roesch Library Faculty Presentations

These days, the words "equity," "diversity," and "inclusion" are used throughout libraries. But what do people mean when they use these words? And how do these words manifest in library technical services work? In this talk, participants explored how they can give these words real power when they frame them within a social justice mindset. The program started with an understanding of who participants are as individuals and how they fit into larger systems and structures of societal oppression. They they explored together how their work in technical services can contribute to the dismantling of those systems to ensure a …

Ud In The News Oct. 12-19, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Political scientist Christopher Devine explained how partisanship runs deep in America - even among ‘independents’ - in The Conversation. CNN and NBC News were among the hundreds of outlets nationwide continuing to show Research Institute video about the damage drones can do to airplane wings. And The Washington Post, Education Dive, the National Jurist and International Jurist, quoted UD experts or mentioned UD programs.

New Building To House Three Community Partners, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Construction is underway on a new building at 1401 S. Main St. for The Dayton Foundation, the Dayton Development Coalition and the University of Dayton's Fitz Center for Leadership in Community.

Mary In The News: Oct. 15, 2018, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

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

Dot's The Car For Poppie, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

If a car dealership is looking for someone to star in its TV commercials-a funny, smart, trusted spokesperson who is an expert in style and the best color for your new vehicle- I have the perfect candidate. I refer, of course, to my 5-year-old granddaughter, Chloe.

Humanities Visibility, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton humanities faculty and students have a new champion in Marissa McCray '00, a staff member and alumna working to highlight the visibility and value of the College of Arts and Sciences’ humanities degrees.

Ud In The News Oct. 5-12, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Mary Fisher's piece in The Conversation explained why physical therapy is important for women treated for breast cancer. Other faculty experts talked to CTV in Canada, WIRED, CGTN America, Fox News and preLaw magazine about the hearings for U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, damage UAVs can do to planes, Cameroon's election, midterm elections in Ohio and online legal education.

I Don't Want To Be A Smart Phone Zombie, Allia Zobel Nolan

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

(Editor's Note: This piece appeared in The Hour in Norwalk, Connecticut, on Oct. 11, 2018. Reposted by permission of the author.) Only a handful of people know my secret. I've done a good job of keeping it that way. But it's time. I'm outing myself. The pretense is over: I don't own a Smart Phone. Really? Seriously? Yes. Really. Seriously.

College Faculty In The News: October 10, 2018, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Local, regional and national media outlets are reaching out to faculty in the Department of Political Science as well as students involved in the Vote Everywhere Initiative as the nation approaches the November mid-term elections. Follow these stories and other recent media coverage of the service, research, scholarship and commentary of College of Arts and Sciences programs and their faculty.

Mary In The News: Oct. 9, 2018, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

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

Uber Mom, Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Octagon was my toddler's first three-syllable word. He says it at every stop sign. We spend half our lives in the car. He comes along while I run errands and deliver his sibling to activities and extracurriculars. He learns his letters, numbers, shapes and colors as we drive through town.

Ud In The News Sept. 28-Oct. 5, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The expertise of faculty via The Conversation, a global network of newsrooms "committed to information transparency and credibility" went around the world the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5. A piece by Janet Bednarek on the 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747 attracted an estimated 60,000 readers around the world, and BBC radio interviewed Julius Amin following his piece on the crisis in Cameroon.

The Juggler Of Notre Dame And The Medievalizing Of Modernity, Volume 4: Picture That — Making A Show Of The Jongleur, Jan M. Ziolkowski

Juggling for Mary

This ambitious and vivid study in six volumes explores the journey of a single, electrifying story, from its first incarnation in a medieval French poem through its prolific rebirth in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Juggler of Notre Dame tells how an entertainer abandons the world to join a monastery, but is suspected of blasphemy after dancing his devotion before a statue of the Madonna in the crypt; he is saved when the statue, delighted by his skill, miraculously comes to life.

Jan Ziolkowski tracks the poem from its medieval roots to its rediscovery in late nineteenth-century Paris, before …

2017 Scholar For Faith And The Environment Report, University Of Dayton, Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Documents, Reports and Promotional Materials

No abstract provided.

Social Media And Sex Trafficking Process: From Connection And Recruitment To Sales, University Of Dayton, Abolition Ohio

Abolition Ohio

No abstract provided.

2018-19 Production Season: Theatre, Dance And Performance Technology Program, Theatre, Dance And Performance Technology Program, University Of Dayton

Dance and Theater Programs

2018-19 Production season for Theatre, Dance and Performance Technology Program.

A Change Would Do You Good: Cross-Sector Perspectives, Rebecca Katz, Kayla Harris, Marcella Huggard

Marian Library Faculty Publications

The various sectors of archives and related professions can diverge from each other in priorities, strategies, constituencies, and resource availability. Individuals changing positions across these sectors have an opportunity to bring skills learned in their previous field(s) to transform the work being done in archives and related institutions. Cross-sector experiences also provide an opportunity to reflect on how such transitions transformed an individual’s outlook on the profession as a whole and his or her role within it. Even much of the recently renewed interest in the unity among libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) focuses on institutions and not on the …

Development Of A Simple Lab-Scale Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (Vartm) Process, Donald A. Klosterman

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

The goal of the current study was to develop and demonstrate a simple and quick lab-scale VARTM process for the purpose of making flat panels for subsequent characterization, for example in new materials development efforts. This process was not intended to be optimized for final production, rather it served as the quickest way to make lab-scale composite panels using VARTM while maintaining all the salient features of typical VARTM processes used in larger scale manufacturing. There is a wide variety of ways to implement VARTM, as well as a diverse list of potential materials and supplies from which to choose. …

Orpheus, Fall 2018: Bedside, University Of Dayton

Orpheus: UD's Literary and Artistic Magazine

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Out Of The Creative Closet, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

When we asked for personal reflections from writers, they told us they gained the confidence, writing know-how and connections to publish books, perform stand-up comedy, submit work for anthologies - and reach out to other writers for support. "I've come out of the creative closet," says Carol Zollinger, a first-time attendee. "I am no longer afraid to tell people I'm a writer."

College Faculty In The News: September 27, 2018, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

An interview with the new Human Rights Center Executive Director Shelley Inglis was recently featured on local media outlets ABC22/Fox45. Inglis spoke about her experiences dealing with global human rights issues during her 15-year tenure at the United Nations and discussed how she plans to bring global, national and local human rights issues to the forefront for students at the University of Dayton.

Overnight Success, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

A Q&A with Peggy Rowe, who has attended the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop three times and has published her first book at the age of 80. When she self-published her memoir, About My Mother: True Stories of a Horse-Crazy Daughter and Her Baseball-Obsessed Mother, it sold 10,000 copies in three weeks. A second edition has been acquired by Forefront Books and will be distributed by Simon and Schuster in November.

Mary In The News: Sept. 25, 2018, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

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

Great Scott!': Go 'Back To The Future' With Archive-It, Stephanie Shreffler

University Libraries Blog Archive

UD's subscription to a web archiving software called Archive-It makes it possible to browse UD's website like it's 1999.

You Are Welcome Here, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton is among 57 colleges and universities nationwide to join the #YouAreWelcomeHere national scholarship program, pledging to create scholarships for international students to study in the U.S.

Greenlighted, Griffin Quinn

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton Professor John Heitmann is a noted expert on the two-way relationship between automobiles and the people who drive them.

Ud In The News Sept. 7-21, University Of Dayton

News Releases

From Sept. 7 when it was announced the University of Dayton would host the first 2018 Ohio gubernatorial debate through Sept. 21, the University of Dayton received mentions in thousands of stories nationwide.

Ud Hosts First Gubernatorial Debate, Rose Rucoba

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

University of Dayton hosts the gubernatorial debate.

The Great Debate, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The eyes of the state will turn to the University of Dayton at 7 p.m. today as it hosts the first 2018 gubernatorial debate between Democratic nominee Richard Cordray and Republican nominee and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine at Daniel J. Curran Place on the University of Dayton River Campus.

Speak Out For Banned Books, Tina Beis

University Libraries Blog Archive

Banned Books Week is Sept. 23-29. Join the University Libraries in supporting the freedom to read by picking up a free button or bookmark in the Roesch Library lobby starting Thursday, Sept. 20.