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What's Brewing? An Outreach Event With Beer, Katy Kelly

Roesch Library Faculty Publications

In recent years, libraries have used creative ways to invite current and potential users to their spaces and services. Inspired by our library’s role in supporting faculty, staff, and students, Roesch Library at the University of Dayton hosted a free open house-style event targeted to university faculty and staff featuring local craft beer offerings selected by a faculty member well-versed in the brewing arts.

“What’s Brewing at Roesch Library?” was a social event that offered good, free beer on the day grades were due: It was the perfect recipe. Personal email invitations to faculty and staff promising free beer and …

Voices Raised, Issue 47, University Of Dayton. Women's Center

Women’s Center Newsletter

Included in this issue: Creating journeys of survival; UD’s first LGBTQ+ support services GA; Teaching and research for social change; Love your body; The Resource Library.

Missing The Mark: School Personnel Should Not Be Armed, Amy Givens

University of Dayton Law Review

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The Unexamined Life In The Era Of Big Data: Toward A Udaap For Data, Sean Brian

University of Dayton Law Review

No abstract provided.

2015 (Fall), University Of Dayton. Department Of Mathematics

Colloquia

Abstracts of the talks given at the 2015 Fall Colloquium.

The Politics Of The Presidential Medal Of Freedom: A Fifty Year Analysis, 1963-2013, Kyle C. Kopko, E. Fletcher Mcclellan, Christopher J. Devine, Jillian E. Casey, Julia L. Ward

Political Science Faculty Publications

Established in 1963, the Presidential Medal of Freedom (PMOF) is the nation’s highest civilian honor. Presidents award the Medal at their discretion to “any person who has made an especially meritorious contribution to (1) the security or national interests of the United States, or (2) world peace, or (3) cultural or other significant public or private endeavors” (Executive Order 11085). Using an original database of all 1963-2013 PMOF recipients, we analyze how presidents exercise this symbolic unilateral power. In particular, we find that Democratic and Republican presidents differ in their recognition of various categories of achievement. Also, presidents have awarded …

2015 Conference Program, University Of Dayton Human Rights Center

Human Rights Program Documents

In late September 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which sets out a vision for transforming our world. Pope Francis, in addresses before Congress and the United Nations, reiterated the appeals in his apostolic letters The Joy of the Gospel and On Care for Our Common Home for the global community to think of one world with a common plan. This is our agenda for SPHR-’15.

SPHR reflects the University of Dayton Human Rights Center’s mission to advance the theory and practice of human rights advocacy, promote dialogue, forge collaborative partnerships, and focus on the …

The Importance Of Understanding School Law, Charles J. Russo

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

In an increasingly litigious society wherein parents and their children file a broad spectrum of claims against school systems, it is essential that education leaders have at a minimum a basic understanding of school law.

Before 1954, the Supreme Court addressed only a handful of cases involving K–12 schools and higher education. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), perhaps the Supreme Court’s most important education-related decision, ushered in an era of equal educational opportunities and key legislations, such as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, now the No Child Left Behind Act (2002); Title IX of …

In The News: Sept. 28, 2015, 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.

Prepared For Greater Success, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton announced Neil Sullivan as the next vice president and director of athletics.

Flyer News, Vol. 63, No. 3 (Sept. 23, 2015), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

Stereotypes Of Disabled In Society: A Call For Change, Emily Kimble

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

The purpose of this assignment was to research and write in an academic discipline. Students were asked to conduct academic research and to produce an argument about a “super.” The argument required that one joins an academic conversation, as he or she practiced the research and writing conventions expected of a member of an academic discipline or community. To get started, I began thinking about a topic—something that was not only important to me, but also important to society. I looked at the links provided to me by my professor that gave background information on numerous superheroes. After analyzing the …

Anti-Gay Legislation In Russia: Western Perspectives, Kelsey A. Clayback

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

My writing process first began when my English 200 professor, Dr. Kisel, assigned our final informative synthesis essay. We were given a list of topics to choose from, all of which addressed different aspects of censorship in Russia. I chose the topic of the controversial gay propaganda law enacted by President Vladimir Putin in modern-day Russia. As a class, we met in the library and learned how to find appropriate sources using UD’s online databases. We were given the assignment of finding and summarizing five credible sources for our essay. Next, we were to narrow the sources down to four …

In The News: Sept. 22, 2015, 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.

Shocking Delivery, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton mail will soon be delivered at the speed of light when the first electric vehicles in its fleet are plugged into service later this month.

In The News: Sept. 15, 2015, 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.

Spotlight On Human Rights, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Pope Francis will address the U.N. at the opening of a summit where world leaders will adopt a set of sustainable development goals that will guide human rights, development and ecological activism for decades to come. A week later, the Human Rights Center will convene a global conference to begin implementing this new agenda.

Servant Leader And Protector, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Executive Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Bruce Burt arrived in Dayton in 1977 thinking it would be the first stop of his career. Instead, it was his only stop, and it turned into two careers. Burt will retire in February from the University after 14 years of service, capping a 39-year police career.

Creating Futures, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Princeton Review listed the University of Dayton among the best schools in the nation for undergraduate academics and experiential learning in its new book Colleges That Create Futures: 50 Schools That Launch Careers by Going Beyond the Classroom.

Revelation Cast In Bronze, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton’s Marian Library will offer a rare glimpse into a private collection of icons used in Christian devotion centuries ago.

Flyer News, Vol. 63, No. 2 (Sept. 9, 2015), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

In The News: Sept. 9, 2015, 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.

Indulgenced Prayers And Aspirations: An Abounding Source Of Blessings For The Living And The Dead. With A Preface And Explanation Of Indulgences., Benedictine Convent Of Perpetual Adoration (Clyde, Mo.)

Clyde Benedictine Pamphlets

A pamphlet describing the necessity of indulgences and listing certain prayers which can obtain indulgences.

Indulgenced Prayers And Aspirations, Benedictine Convent Of Perpetual Adoration (Clyde, Mo.)

Clyde Benedictine Pamphlets

A pamphlet describing the necessity of indulgences and listing certain prayers that can obtain indulgences.

Campus Report, Vol. 43, No. 1, University Of Dayton

Campus Report

The publication for faculty and staff of the University of Dayton. This issue includes opening of chapel, changes to employee education benefits, new app, spotlight on human rights, and upcoming attractions.

Bird’S Eye View: Using Twitter In #Clubroesch, Katy Kelly, Hector Escobar

Roesch Library Faculty Publications

For many libraries, social media is usually another platform to share information about library resources and events. For some, the term has become overused so much that the social aspect has fallen by the wayside. Facebook page updates or tweets are only part of what you can bring to and achieve from social media.

In this article we discuss how students communicate with our academic library on Twitter, and how we used conversations to improve library spaces, technology, and services. We will explain the process of tracking and responding to student tweets, as well as the pros and cons of …

Tailoring Optical Complex Field With Spiral Blade Plasmonic Vortex Lens, Guanghao Rui, Qiwen Zhan, Yiping Cui

Electro-Optics and Photonics Faculty Publications

Optical complex fields have attracted increasing interests because of the novel effects and phenomena arising from the spatially inhomogeneous state of polarizations and optical singularities of the light beam. In this work, we propose a spiral blade plasmonic vortex lens (SBPVL) that offers unique opportunities to manipulate these novel fields. The strong interaction between the SBPVL and the optical complex fields enable the synthesis of highly tunable plasmonic vortex. Through theoretical derivations and numerical simulations we demonstrated that the characteristics of the plasmonic vortex are determined by the angular momentum (AM) of the light, and the geometrical topological charge of …

University Of Dayton Magazine, Autumn 2015, University Of Dayton Magazine

University of Dayton Alumni Publications

In this issue articles include "Drawing on Your Fears"; "Bodies in Motion"; and "Why I Can't Be My Son's Mother".

Content, Credibility, And Readership: Putting Your Institutional Repository On The Map, Maureen E. Schlangen

Roesch Library Staff Publications

Open-access institutional repositories have become a reliable and stable medium for sharing scholarly work, advancing research, and elevating an institution’s profile. However, it takes time and effective marketing to gather content, build the repository’s credibility, and attract readership. Here, a handful of successful repository managers share what they have learned from the launch and growth of their repositories.

Archival Exhibits As Interdisciplinary Teaching Tools: A Case Study, Jillian M. Ewalt

Marian Library Faculty Publications

This case study describes a recent exhibit of archival photographs at the University of Dayton and how it was used as a teaching tool in an undergraduate course. The exhibit, Faith, Reason, and One-Hour Processing, showcased archival photographs from the Marian Library, a special library on campus devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This article outlines how the project was developed in conjunction with a campus-wide theme, Faith and Reason, and used as a teaching tool in an interdisciplinary undergraduate course, Development of Western Culture in a Global Context (ASI 120). This article also suggests the interdisciplinary potential of Catholic …