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Uneventful, Mary Dent

Life in Letters: A Typographic Poster Exhibition Featuring Paul Laurence Dunbar

Dimensions: 30 x 36 inches
Media: Inkjet on matte paper
Created using Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, ink, and handwritten calligraphy

Artist's statement: Letter 85 was written to a woman who is still unknown to this day. The opening sentence of the letter states, “In answer I must say that my life has been so uneventful that there is little in it to interest anyone.” Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote this letter explaining the “uneventful” occurrences that he had experienced, beginning at his birth in Dayton, Ohio. Dunbar continues on in the letter brushing through age 12, when he first began writing, …

Ud Professor Explores Religious Differences At International Artist Residency In India, Kassidy Lammers

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Suki Kwon gathered with 14 other artists at the foothills of the Himalayas to create artwork celebrating “The Nature of Difference.”

Oral History Interview: Cheryl Mchenry, Whio-Tv News Anchor, Cheryl Mchenry, Elizabeth Barker, Matthew Brown

Miami Valley Personalities: Their Stories, Their Words

Oral history interview with Cheryl McHenry, who took her first job at WHIO-TV as a news reporter in 1981.

Ud In The News Oct. 7-13, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Spectrum News 1 featured Flyer News and its recent award. The National Desk, The Conversation and WLW-AM in Cincinnati sought faculty expertise. Inside Higher Ed and local media highlighted UD's work to improve access for low-income students.

College Faculty In The News: Oct. 10, 2023, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues.

Hail Mary!, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

The Marian Library turns 80 this month, and this grande dame has never looked finer — or engaged more audiences with its sacred and eclectic treasures.

Chapter Iv — Eurocentric Versus Ethio-Centric Approaches To Ethiopia’S Modernization Lag: The Concept Of Derailment, Messay Kebede

Ethiopian Modernization: Opportunities and Derailments

After studying the link between survival and modernization, the next logical step is to provide concrete answers to the question of why Ethiopia’s impressive record of survival failed to initiate a successful process of modernization. In fact, the greater the resolution to survive, the more determined should have been the drive toward modernization. Yet, not only is Ethiopia still ranked among the poorest countries, but it is also entangled in numerous internal conflicts, the primary consequence of which is an unending political instability threatening its very existence. However, before delving into the reasons for the Ethiopian failure to modernize, we …

Promotional Flyer: Narae Artists' Books Collection Exhibition, University Of Dayton

The Narae Book Arts Collection

Promotional flyer for exhibit in the Rose Gallery featuring a collection of artists' books. Exhibit and accompanying materials are supported by the University Libraries and the Graul Chair in Arts and Languages. Exhibit dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 12, 2023.

Who's Publishing What: Satan Talks To His Therapist, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

In Satan Talks to His Therapist, Melissa Balmain explores the lighter side of dark times. Playful yet poignant, her poems perfectly capture our human fallibility and comedic sense of importance.

Chapter X — Where To, Ethiopia?, Messay Kebede

Ethiopian Modernization: Opportunities and Derailments

In the wake of the dethronement of the TPLF, Ethiopia was presented with four options arising from the implementation of ethnonationalist ideology and policies for 27 years. The options have generated politico-ideological movements that compete for the seizure of power in Ethiopia. Broadly speaking, these movements can be viewed as different stands in relation to Article 39 of the constitution granting ethnic groups an unconditional right to self-determination, including secession (see previous chapter). Let us briefly examine the four positions with the view of clearly demarcating the lines separating them.

Let Freedom Read, Diane Osman

University Libraries Blog Archive

For over 40 years, Banned Books Week has drawn national attention to the harms of censorship. This year, Banned Books Week is Oct. 1-7, and the theme is “Let Freedom Read.”

Humor Writer Of The Month: Jane Roper, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Jane Roper, the author of two novels and a memoir, is our Humor Writer of the Month for October. Her essays and humor have appeared in Salon, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The Millions, Poets & Writers, The Rumpus, Cognoscenti, Writers’ Digest and elsewhere.

Tidings, Volume 1 (2023), University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Tidings: An Annual Communiqué from the Marian Library

Features:

• Message from Director Kayla Harris
• Feature: An Oak Anniversary
• Instruction and Outreach: Wayfinding in the Library
• Collections Highlight: Finding Beauty in the Margins
• Conservation & Preservation: Where Buddhism Meets Mary
• Recent Acquisition: ‘Las Virgencitas’ of Los Angeles
• Staff Spotlight: Henry Handley
• Library Spaces: Polishing a Once Hidden Gem
• 2022-23 Annual Report

Ai Vs. Ai: Can Ai Detect Ai-Generated Images?, Samah S. Baraheem, Tam Van Nguyen

Computer Science Faculty Publications

The proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models such as Generative Adversarial Net- works (GANs) has shown impressive success in image synthesis. Artificial GAN-based synthesized images have been widely spread over the Internet with the advancement in generating naturalistic and photo-realistic images. This might have the ability to improve content and media; however, it also constitutes a threat with regard to legitimacy, authenticity, and security. Moreover, implementing an automated system that is able to detect and recognize GAN-generated images is significant for image synthesis models as an evaluation tool, regardless of the input modality. To this end, we propose a framework …

Teaching To Develop Perspective, Skills, Confidence, And Identity As Problem-Solving Engineers, Russell Kirk Pirlo

Research and Reflection on Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

The “core” of an engineering degree program typically comprises the concepts, equations, and technical skills needed, as well as their practical application to common problems of the profession. This core is then divided into the “content” that must be covered in each course. It is widely recognized, however, that successful individuals do not thrive as professionals on content alone. Thus, there is significant and increasing emphasis across higher education to “educate the whole person.” These efforts aim to develop “deep” qualities like grit, critical thinking, perseverance, learning from failure, valuing diversity, teamwork, leadership, curiosity, recognizing opportunity, creating value, and acting …

Preparing Future Leaders In The Arts Through The Community Arts Engagement Certificate Program: What I Learned From Teaching The First Introductory Seminar, Sharon Davis Gratto

Research and Reflection on Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

The University of Dayton’s Community Arts Engagement certificate program was recently launched with the teaching of its first introductory seminar. The program and this course were conceived to be broader in scope for arts majors than the more familiar arts administration minor program. Several of the outcomes of the seminar—both those planned and those unforeseen—can be informative in thinking more expansively about experiential learning and community collaboration in arts education or other disciplines. This article represents a narrative description of the program and its introductory seminar and a personal reflection after teaching the seminar for the first time.

The Joys Of Archival Surprises, Hsuan Tsen

Marian Library Blog Archive

Marian Library Resident Scholar Fellowship recipient Hsuan Tsen explores the works of a noted artist and discovers Marian representations in many other media.

The Joys Of Archival Surprises, Hsuan Tsen

Marian Library Blog Archive

Marian Library Resident Scholar Fellowship recipient Hsuan Tsen explores the works of a noted artist and discovers Marian representations in many other media.

Experts Available To Discuss Update To Pope Francis' Laudato Si', University Of Dayton

News Releases

Theologian Vince Miller said Pope Francis is making it clear the world has not responded with the urgency that climate change demands by announcing a second part to his 2015 encyclical on the environment.

The Early Bird Gets The Lemonade, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

It may be true that time waits for no man, unless his watch has stopped, but it sure isn't true for any man — or woman — who attends a yard sale.

Minutes, September 2023, University Of Dayton. College Of Arts And Sciences

Documents of the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Minutes from organizational meeting for Academic Affairs Committee

College Faculty In The News: Sept. 11, 2023, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues.

Ud In The News Sept. 2-8, University Of Dayton

News Releases

A pair of faculty wrote for The Conversation while The Washington Post, CHCH-TV in Canada and the Dayton Daily News sought faculty expertise for stories.

University Of Dayton Magazine, Autumn 2023, University Of Dayton

University of Dayton Alumni Publications

The University of Dayton Magazine is published quarterly by the Office of University Marketing and Communications for alumni, parents, students, faculty/staff, trustees and other friends of UD.

Ud In The News Aug. 26-Sept. 1, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Local media featured the University's work to help the city of Dayton and thoughts on the city's future. Newsweek, Just Love Radio on SiriusXM's Catholic Channel and WFAA-TV in Dallas published stories or interviews featuring faculty expertise.

Who's Publishing What: Blank, Zibby Owens

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Zibby Owens, a champion for writers, is set to release her hilarious debut novel, Blank, in early 2024.