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It's Erma Time!, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Emmy Award-winner Cathy Guisewite, creator of the iconic "Cathy" comic strip and an essayist, returns to her hometown to open the April 2-4, 2020, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop at the University of Dayton as part of its 20th anniversary. At its peak, "Cathy" appeared in 1,400 newspapers. The strip, displayed on refrigerator doors across the land, focused on a career woman facing "the four basic guilt groups" - eating, work, relationships and having a mother. Other keynote speakers include Annabelle Gurwitch, Wendy Liebman, Mike Reiss and Peggy Rowe.

All Aboard The Flyer Express' For Christmas On Campus, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton students will transform the campus into a holiday playland for local children during the 56th annual Christmas on Campus Friday, Dec. 6. More than 1,000 Dayton Public Schools students are expected to attend. Each child will be paired with a UD undergraduate for crafts, a carnival, performances and more.

At The Manger Shows 'A Labor Of Love', University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton’s At the Manger: World Nativity Traditions exhibit will highlight “A Labor of Love” with scenes selected by the volunteers who care for the collection.

Patent Pending': Who Invented That?, Bridget Garnai

University Libraries Blog Archive

After a history lesson, students match patent names to inventions, conduct a search — and solve the cornhole conundrum.

Students At The Statehouse, University Of Dayton

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Students share the highs and lows from their semester spent in the Ohio Statehouse.

Ud In The News Nov. 16-22, University Of Dayton

News Releases

NPR, CNBC, The Conversation, Crux, Chief Executive magazine and CTV in Canada are among the national and international outlets featuring faculty expertise or University initiatives in stories this week.

Humorist-In-Residence Winners Announced, Teri Rizvi

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Liz Kozak, a work-from-home mom and budding screenwriter from Oak Park, Illinois, longs to hole up in a hotel room and write a satirical screenplay about female friendships.

2019 Program: Raymond A. Roesch, S.M., Social Sciences Symposium, University Of Dayton

Roesch Social Sciences Symposium Programs and Other Materials

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Know Thy Staff: An Interview With An Information Technology Specialist, Heather Ashley

University Libraries Blog Archive

Amira Yousif is the University Libraries' most sought-after staff member for printing and computing support.

Welcome To Our Passive-Aggressive Support Group, Did You Mean To Sit There?, Vicki Austin

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Welcome to our humble Passive-Aggressive Support Group. Please do come and sit down. Unless, of course, how silly of me, you were obviously on your way to the "Dowdy Much? Stop Your Wardrobe From Holding You Back" session down the hall, which will clearly be exponentially more valuable.

Mary In The News: Nov. 13, 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.

The Barber Of Flatbush Avenue, Kaye Curren

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Two summers ago, I fell on my face on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. Luckily, I had one hand free to shield my face. But that hand didn't escape injury. One nail broke open and my finger bled profusely. I didn't even notice my skinned knees until later.

Library Resources Celebrate Native American Heritage, Kristina Schulz

University Libraries Blog Archive

Roesch Library has many resources that celebrate the rich culture and traditions of Native Americans.

Space: The Finals Frontier, Katy Kelly

University Libraries Blog Archive

Boldly go through finals with de-stress services and events at Roesch Library.

And The Bathrobes Go To ..., Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Liz Kozak, a work-from-home mom and budding screenwriter from Oak Park, Illinois, and Tracy Brady, a communications and public relations professional from Carlisle, Massachusetts, will be robed in plush, custom-embroidered bathrobes as the 2020 winners of a writer's residency that Forbes.com describes as perhaps "the best in the country."

University Of Dayton School Of Law, Air Force Research Lab Ink Three-Year Educational Partnership To Provide Patent Training, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton School of Law and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have entered into a three-year educational partnership agreement for the School of Law to provide AFRL engineers and scientists legal training in the area of patents.

A Labor Of Love': Marian Library's Annual Nativity Exhibit, Jillian Ewalt

Marian Library Blog Archive

Service, dedication and volunteerism take center stage.

We See You, Roger Brown, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Roger Brown, one of the most gifted basketball players ever to put on a Flyer uniform, has been invisible at the University of Dayton. Until now.

Ud Expands Services For Veterans, Shannon Shelton Miller

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

UD enhances experiences and services for veteran and military-affiliated students.

Choosing The Purr-Fact Candidate, Allia Zobel Nolan

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

(Editor's Note: This piece by Allia Zobel Nolan originally ran in The News-Times on Nov. 4, 2019). Politics. We can't live with it. We can't live without it. It's in the pawfront of our daily lives. And now more so than ever. Small wonder, when the time comes, we the people are panicking about choosing the right leaders - whether it's a government official, the head of the PTA, or even our book club president.

Mary In The News: Nov. 5, 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.

Write In The Spirit Of Erma — And Win, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Two prolific authors - Bill Bryson and Jess Montgomery - will serve as finalist judges for the 2020 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition. And none other than Betsy Bombeck, Erma's daughter, will keynote the 7 p.m. awards presentation on April Fool's Day at the Woodbourne Library, 6060 Far Hills Ave.

Who's Publishing What: Looking Back At Elyria, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Author Marci Rich combines journalism, historical research and memoir to look back at her hometown with love in her new book, Looking Back at Elyria: A Midwest City at Midcentury. Readers needn't have grown up in Elyria to appreciate her book. "The universal appeal of its writing, and the kinship of its storytelling, will invite readers to engage in their own time-traveling," says the publisher, The History Press.

To Which World Regions Does The Valence-Dominance Model Of Social Perception Apply?, Benedict C. Jones, Erin M. O'Mara

Psychology Faculty Publications

Over the last ten years, Oosterhof and Todorov’s valence-dominance model has emerged as the most prominent account of how people evaluate faces on social dimensions. In this model, two dimensions (valence and dominance) underpin social judgments of faces. To which world regions this model applies is a critical, yet unanswered, question. We will address this question by replicating Oosterhof and Todorov’s methodology across multiple world regions.

Creating An Interprofessional Collaborative Research Opportunity For Physical And Occupational Therapy Students, Anne Fleischer, Mary Insana Fisher, Shirley P. O'Brien

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) professional associations assert the importance that entry-level therapists learn and apply the knowledge and skills necessary for interprofessional collaborative practice; however, the majority of PT and OT programs do not have the other discipline at their university. A challenge exists for the creation of a transparent active learning opportunity promoting interprofessional student engagement when the two professions do not reside in the same university. This case study provides a model for how to feasibly create an interprofessional experience for students in universities that do not include a complementary or collaborative allied health professional …

A Transdisciplinary Collaboration And Innovation Education Model And Experience, Brian Laduca, Michelle Hayford, Adrienne Ausdenmoore, Jerome Yorke, Kevin Hallinan, Rebecca Blust, Anne R. Crecelius, Philip Appiah-Kubi, Jennifer Katz-Buonconintro, Jana Bennett, Jackie Marshall Arnold, Connie L. Bowman, Castel Sweet

Engineering Management and Systems Faculty Publications

As the interconnectedness of the world grows, the need to prepare college students capable of addressing complexity likewise grows. In this context, the University of Dayton has developed and tested a transdisciplinary model for education. This model links multiple classes from different disciplines via a common theme and within a common space. It also employs an educational model premised on the following trajectory: disciplinary content development / transdisciplinary observation (empathy); transdisciplinary disruption leading to “A-Ha” observations which transform the disciplinary directions; and lastly transdisciplinary informed design and research. Central to this model is a 3,500 square foot common space used …

Weaponization Of The Border, Neomi De Anda

Theology and Religious Studies Faculty Publications

In response to deadly shootings having taken place near the author's hometown, this paper addresses the impact of weaponization within the culture of the United States as it shows itself in an epidemic of gun violence. Attentive to Christian thinking on violence, this paper pushes for renewed conversation on weaponization, and it challenges scholars to work toward concrete actions to deconstruct the tools of weaponization.

Since this paper was first presented, the author has provided multiple appendices that chart the instances of gun violence between 2019 and 2024 within schools and for mass shootings.

Cultural Proficiency: The Missing Link To Student Learning, Corinne Brion

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

This case illustrates why school leaders must be culturally proficient to serve all students and lead effectively. I discuss one case in Ohio that is representative of many other American schools. In particular, I examine the cultural challenges educational leaders must commonly face. This case encourages administrators to participate in meaningful conversations with stakeholders to solve complex issues. The hope is to better understand how school leaders in diverse contexts can lead and embrace different cultures, beliefs, and norms. I also pose questions designed to prepare educational leaders for similar situations where they must address issues of culture.

Participatory Sensing-Based Geospatial Localization Of Distant Objects For Disaster Preparedness In Urban Built Environments, Hongjo Kim, Youngjib Ham

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Faculty Publications

Although the benefit of participatory sensing for collecting local data over large areas has long been recognized, it has not been widely used for various applications such as disaster preparation due to a lack of geospatial localization capability with respect to a distant object. In such applications, objects of interest need to be ro- bustly localized and documented for supporting data-driven decision-making in site inspection and resource mobilization. However, participatory sensing is inappropriate to localize a distant object due to the absence of ranging sensors in citizens' mobile devices; thus, the localization accuracy varies to a large extent. To address …

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Approval Streamlining: Auxiliary Power Unit Lean Blowout Testing, Erin E. Peiffer, Joshua S. Heyne, Meredith Colket

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications

An underpinning hindrance in the market penetration of sustainable aviation fuel is the approval process for alternative jet fuels. One solution to this is to develop low-cost screening tools that can be implemented earlier in the approval process. Auxiliary power unit combustors historically show the most sensitivity to physical and volatile fuel properties, making it a useful tool in assessing potential alternative jet fuel effects at test conditions representative of operability stability limits. It is hypothesized that these observations can be explained via timescale analysis considering fuel droplet breakup and evaporation, combustor mixing, and chemical reactivity timescales on the progression …