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Dance Rhythm, Aili W. Bresnahan

Books and Book Chapters by University of Dayton Faculty

This chapter proposes a theory of dance rhythm as distinct from rhythm in dance. First, it distinguishes natural and intentional rhythm, constructed from combining theories by Dewey and Margolis. It then defends this account by exploring musical and non-musical connections between rhythm and dance. It argues that dance rhythm can arise in conjunction with music, or that it can – though need not – follow music, or that it can set the musical rhythm, or be completely independent of music, though natural or internal bodily rhythms can underpin both. Finally, it asserts the existence of dance that might be naturally …

The Lesson From Hell, Matthew Dewald

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Professor Meghan Henning has found her niche studying stories about the one place no one wants to go.

New Chair Champions Global Languages And Cultures, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton Germanist Carola Daffner is willing to go to heroic lengths to engage students in global languages and cultures. During a “Comic Con” event at her previous institution, she dressed as Thor and performed two stories from Norse mythology about the hammer-wielding god of thunder and modern-day Avengers star.

Libraries Faculty Member Earns Mentoring Honor, Katy Kelly

University Libraries Blog Archive

The Kathryn L. Venditti Mentoring Award honors an academic librarian who has demonstrated excellence as a mentor to a librarian, a library worker or a library science student. Heidi Gauder has done it all.

Dayton Civic Scholars Revitalize Local Park, Hayden Doyle

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton students who helped revitalize a local park as part of their capstone project received a grant from the American Legion of Ohio for future work on that park.

Ten Must-See Ud Memorabilia, Haylee Hunt

University Libraries Blog Archive

With pieces ranging from keychains to coffee mugs, microscopes to trophies, and portraits to basketball tickets, the memorabilia collection is full of objects that showcase UD's history.

Rat Soup In Madrid, Bull Garlington

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

It was March in Spain and it was cold as hell and I needed soup. Good soup. Hearty soup. I'd just driven from Barcelona to the capital and my nerves were shot. I was hungry for soup from someone's mother, soup from someone's home kitchen, comfort soup with hunks of potato, with bones, with poorly diced onions, with a skim of crimson shining across the top, served in a bowl with a chip in the rim like some ancient grandma's missing front tooth as she hugs me and pulls me in from the cold and gives me soup improved slowly …

Minutes, October 2019, University Of Dayton. College Of Arts And Sciences

Documents of the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Minutes from College of Arts and Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Ud In The News Oct. 19-25, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Human Rights Center Executive Director Shelley Inglis wrote "Syrian refugees in Turkey are there to stay, at least for now" for The Conversation. Lindsey Hammett, chair and program director of the department of physician assistant education, offered advice to U.S. News & World Report about attending grad school. Advanced BioFuels USA featured a School of Engineering lab tapped to be first in the nation for screening alternative aviation fuels.

Sharpen Your Civics With The Latest In Govdocs, Scott N. West

University Libraries Blog Archive

Naturalization flashcards are among the entertaining, educational and confrontational offerings of the Government Publishing Office.

Delving Into Desegregation, Abbey Search

University Libraries Blog Archive

An archives intern is organizing the papers of a longtime professor best known for his research in school desegregation.

Nasa Needs More Than Just Rocket Scientists, Ashley Junkunc

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

NASA needs rocket scientists, astronauts — and graphic designers to reach the stars.

Ud Physicist Develops Model That Predicts Arctic Ice Melt, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

A new study co-published by a University of Dayton physicist offers a model to better predict the effects of climate change on Arctic sea ice. Their discovery, which is gaining attention from popular science and technology publications such as Scientific American, Physics World and WIRED, could improve climate models for predicting ice loss in the Arctic.

Learning To Listen Up: Advocating For And Collaborating With Student Employees For A More Effective Workforce, Heidi Gauder, Heather Ruch, Cristin Bushnell

Roesch Library Faculty Presentations

Student employees are a vital part of this library’s workforce. Without them, it would be difficult to sustain the services we provide. Over the last few years, we have developed a more deliberate approach to student employee hiring and training, emphasizing their roles within the library mission and the value of their library jobs in preparation for the workforce. This process has taken time, mandatory training, good humor, and food. The work within public services really coalesced with the hiring of the student coordinator for public services. Tasked with uniting and supervising a workforce of 30, the coordinator commenced this …

Ud In The News Oct. 5-18, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Jason Reinoehl, vice president for strategic enrollment management, wrote "The case for price transparency" for University Business, and historian Bill Trollinger and Gudorf Chair in Catholic Theology and Culture Vincent Miller penned pieces on fundamentalism turning 100 and the Synod of the Amazon, respectively, for The Conversation.

Roesch Releases: Browse The Newest Books, E-Books, More, Kevin Cretsos

University Libraries Blog Archive

A new interactive tool showcases new resources available in the University Libraries.

Lamebrain Name-Storming, Steve Eskew

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Sticks and stones may break my bones but whips, chains - and the lamest of names - excite me. Just for kicks, call me Moby Dick. Hell, call me Ishmael or almost any other name - but never "Mr. Eskew." When people address me as Mr. Eskew, I almost always utter a one-word response: "Gesundheit!"

Celebrating Open Access At University Of Dayton, Maureen E. Schlangen

Roesch Library Staff Publications

Each year, Open Access Week calls attention to efforts worldwide to make scholarly literature, research data, creative works, primary sources and other materials available to anyone online, free of charge. The Catholic Portal, Catholic News Archive and subject guides are among the freely available resources made possible by CRRA members and partners.

Kathleen Webb, dean of the University of Dayton Libraries, places a high value on information accessibility and ushered her libraries into the open-access realm with the 2013 launch of eCommons, an institutional repository showcasing the research and creative works of the faculty, staff and students of the University …

Berry Family Gift Supports Honors Students, University Of Dayton

News Releases

An influential Dayton family with a long history of community philanthropy is continuing their legacy of generosity with a $5 million commitment to fund scholarships for students in the University of Dayton’s Honors Program.

Values-Based Business, Michelle Gregg

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Students were eager to hear from this Flyer, an engineer who now leads Cutco Corp.

Finding The Funny, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Recently named "Atlanta's Funniest Lawyer," Lori B. Duff is a national award-winning author of four humor collections, including the soon-to-be released If You Did What I Asked in the First Place. In a Q&A, she reflects on finding the funny in life.

Twenty Things I'Ve Definitely Never Said To My Second Graders (Cross My Heart And Hope To Die), Vicki Austin

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Yes, the shoe you are chewing on probably does taste bad, and if you don't stop bending your foot up to your mouth in that way you are going to need a chiropractor. Keep your clothes on during math class. Keep your clothes on during every class.

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

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Professor Bill Trollinger, Department of History and Core Integrated Studies Program, discusses the history of Christian fundamentalism in the United States and the impact of this movement on modern society. Follow this and other recent media coverage of the service, research, scholarship and commentary of College of Arts and Sciences programs and their faculty.

Our Lady: Wonder Woman Of Catholic Comics, Henry Handley

Marian Library Blog Archive

Seeing the comic book as a benefit to Catholic devotion.

In Memoriam: Emily Hicks, Shannon Shelton Miller

University Libraries Blog Archive

"An active and deeply respected academic citizen of the UD community ... widely admired for her commitment to high-quality work, her collaborative spirit, her candor and warm collegiality."

Know Thy Staff: An Interview With A Digital Projects Manager, Cristin Bushnell

University Libraries Blog Archive

Student staff member sheds light on the job of Ryan O'Grady, digitizer and photographer extraordinaire.

Student Translates An Oral History Of Dayton To ‘Bring Back The Funk’, Allison Brace

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton senior Caleb Vanden Eynden wants to bring the funk to Dayton-area middle and high school music curricula.

National Coming Out Day: A Letter Of Hope, Rachel Barnett

University Libraries Blog Archive

Inspired by the book Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times, a library staff member writes a heartfelt letter to a courageous student.

Fundamentalism Turns 100, A Landmark For The Christian Right, William Vance Trollinger

History Faculty Publications

These days, the term “fundamentalism” is often associated with a militant form of Islam.

But the original fundamentalist movement was actually Christian. And it was born in the United States a century ago this year.

Protestant fundamentalism is still very much alive. And, as Susan Trollinger and I discuss in our 2016 book, it has fueled today’s culture war over gender, sexual orientation, science and American religious identity.

Ud Leads $2m Environmental Research Project, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton chemist Justin Biffinger will lead a new $2 million federal research program to investigate how fungi degrade polyurethane-based coatings and how degradation impacts the environment.