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All Things Marian: Our Life With Mary As A Married Couple, University Of Dayton. International Marian Research Institute, Michele Foley, Michael Foley

Podcast: All Things Marian

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All Things Marian: Who Is Mary?, University Of Dayton. International Marian Research Institute, Michele Foley, M. Jean Frisk I.S.S.M.

Podcast: All Things Marian

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"Follow Your Dreams" And Other Advice On Career Changes From Grad Students, University Of Dayton. School Of Education And Health Sciences

School of Education and Health Sciences Blog Archive

While graduate school is often used to advance skills in your current field of work, sometimes it can be a springboard into a whole new career. Read about five of the countless students that the UD has helped transition to a new profession.

Real Dayton Profile: Nancy Garcia, Ryan Werner

Community-Engaged Learning at the University of Dayton

As a student participant in the REAL Dayton program, Nancy Garcia engages with the Dayton community, takes part in service projects, reflects on the city's unique culture, and connects with local leaders working to build a stronger, more compassionate community.

View the interview.

Public Policy And Advocacy In The Dietetics Curriculum: Challenges And Opportunities, Jessica Garay, Meghan Donnelly, Amy Herman, Kathryn Lawson, Sarah Martin, Leah Reed

Journal of Dietetic Education

Background: Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and other health professionals should be involved in advocacy efforts related to food access and health care. However, education about, and opportunities to actively participate in, public policy are often limited for dietetics students. The goal of this project was to identify how dietetics programs meet ACEND standards relating to public policy in their current and/or accredited program. Methods: An online survey was sent to dietetics faculty at U.S. higher education institutions. Survey questions focused on how programs currently meet ACEND standards for public policy or plan to meet standards in their dietetics program. Respondents were …

Incorporating Experiential Learning And Reflection Related To Sustainable Food Systems In Undergraduate Dietetics Courses, M Elizabeth (Beth) Miller, Kara Quigg, Cassidy Hanner, Iris Puthoff, Diana Cuy Castellanos

Journal of Dietetic Education

Objective: Knowledge and competence in sustainable food systems is a priority in dietetic programs and outlined in program accreditation standards and standards of practice for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs). However, limited literature exists on how students are learning about sustainable food systems. The purpose of this study was to explore dietetic student experiences and perceptions after the inclusion of a farm-based experiential-learning activity. Methods: A qualitative approach was utilized to explore student reflections following their experiential-learning with sustainable food systems via university-based farms. Students completed sustainable food systems modules and completed five hours on the university farm. Students then wrote …

Stakeholder Perceptions Of A Hybrid Competency-Based Education Program In Dietetics, Kristen Heitman, Stephanie M. Fanelli, Jennifer A. Garner, Kristen M. Roberts, Marcia Nahikian-Nelms, Julie Kennel, Christopher A. Taylor

Journal of Dietetic Education

As requirements for entry-level dietitians advance to the master’s degree level, the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics has published a Future Education Model (FEM). At present, FEM utilizes Competency-Based Education (CBE) for optional program implementation at early adopter demonstration sites. A limited number of CBE programs exist within the field of dietetics, and there is little published literature on its use in this arena. The present study leverages focus groups with students and interviews with faculty and preceptors to evaluate use of a novel CBE program in dietetics and explore factors that facilitate or hinder implementation of …

The Catholic Church's Teachings On Suicide, Elayna Walloch

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

I did as much research as I could before I ever began to write. Scholarly sources around my topic were more difficult to find then I anticipated as the Catholic Church's teachings about suicide have been changing in recent years. Being such a controversial and changing topic, I wanted to give as much respect and justice to the victims and their loved ones. I took about a week to write the preliminary paper, and another week to edit.

Virtual Academic Coaching (Vac): A Practical Technology For Student Engagement, Jessica Gregor, Paul Gregor

Learning Teaching Forum

Virtual academic coaching (vAC), distinct from the roles and responsibilities of post-secondary educators or counselors, is a novel method of higher education student development and retention, and is quickly becoming established at both public and private universities throughout the United States and abroad. Although relatively new to the canon of student success in higher education, virtual coaching is foundationally based in longstanding tenets of adult education and relies on principles which educators and counselors have recognized since the formalization of the post secondary classroom. Positive research into efficacy of the virtual academic coaching profession lends credibility to its potential for …

Collaborative Creac Drafting: Co-Creating An Example In Context, Julie Zink

School of Law Faculty Publications

The quickest way to a student’s mind is through engagement. As legal writing professors, we can assign pages on how to organize an analysis, provide helpful examples, and orally describe the process. However, some students need a more hands-on approach. In this article, I explain my process of actively engaging students to draft their first CREAC together. By collaboratively working together to assemble this ungraded CREAC over a series of classes, the students develop an understanding of how to properly organize their analysis of a discrete issue based on the assigned facts and law. For each part of the CREAC …

Transgender Persons: A Pastoral Approach In Catholic Institutions, James Heft S.M.

Intersections of Science and Faith

Father James Heft, S.M., begins with some personal examples of how, over the past few years, he's become involved in the Catholic conversation about transgender people. He then reviews current public debates about transgender care and compares and contrasts two different documents issued by Catholic dioceses on how to approach this issue.

Intuition And The Apophatic Way Of Unknowing: A Fruitful Dialogue Between Science And Religion, Jeffrey P. Bishop

Intersections of Science and Faith

Apophatic theology is a form of thinking and religious practice that attempts to approach God, the Divine, by negation, to speak only in terms of what may not be said about the perfect goodness that is God. This presentation will explore how this line of thought can inform and illuminate current scientific thinking.

Re-Thinking Education For Sustainable Development: Key Learning Insights From The Sdsn Usa Transformative Education Summit 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Sumie Song, Deepak Sridhar, Wendy M. Purcell, Ann Nielsen, Iveta Silova, Matthew A. Witenstein, Wen-Wen Tung

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

This paper summarizes key learning insights from the 2023 U.S. Summit on Transformative Education organized by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network USA. Over 400 members from higher education institutions, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, students, and teachers, joined the online event held February 23-25. The Summit created a bridge between social justice issues with an historical lens and sustainable development. Learning insights include those shared by session speakers, dialogue among participants during thematic conversations and regional networking forums, comments made by attendees on session Jamboards and the Zoom Chat function, and post-Summit feedback. A high-level thematic review was undertaken to cluster …

How Can They Be Silenced? Why Ohio Must Amend Its Civil Statute Of Limitations For Child Sexual Abuse Claims, Mackenzie F. Reiber

University of Dayton Law Review

Ohio should abolish the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse (CSA) claims because survivors of CSA generally recover memories and come forward with allegations well past the limitations period; courts in states that have eliminated the civil statute of limitations for CSA claims do not become overwhelmed by hearing these claims several years past the date of the abuse; and the perpetrator’s constitutional rights are not violated by abolishing the statute of limitations.

Helping Or Hindering Life? The Ramifications Of Overturning Roe V. Wade As It Relates To The Criminal Justice System, Samantha Moore

University of Dayton Law Review

Part I of this Comment explores 2001 research by John Donohue and Steven Levitt finding that legalized abortion significantly contributed to a decrease in crime starting in 1991. Part II of this Comment will explore the background of abortion. Part III will highlight the scope of abortion following Roe by analyzing Donohue and Levitt’s abortion-crime link. Part IV of this Comment will succinctly summarize these conclusions.

Another Obstacle For Survivors Of Sexual Violence: The Effect Of Limiting Emotional Distress Damages In Title Ix Cases, Allison Mauk

University of Dayton Law Review

In April 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States decided in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C. that emotional distress damages were not recoverable in private rights of action brought under anti-discrimination statutes. Pursuant to their authority under the Spending Clause, Congress has enacted four distinct anti-discrimination statutes including Title VII, the Rehabilitation Act, the Affordable Care Act, and Title IX. In Cummings, a deaf and blind plaintiff sought emotional distress damages under the Rehabilitation Act and Affordable Care Act after she was denied an interpreter at a physical therapy appointment. The Court developed a test to determine whether …

University Of Dayton Magazine, Winter 2023-24, 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.

174th Commencement, Fall

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Fostering Youth-Led Innovations To Accelerate Progress On The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Guide For Policy Makers At Cop28, Brock Dickinson, Issa Gonzalez-Peltier Leogal, Radhika Iyengar, Nicholas Palaschuk, Haein Shin, Iveta Silova, Sumie Song, Hana Sahatqija, Valeria Soto, Deepak Sridhar, Wen-Wen Tung, Matthew A. Witenstein, Shriya Iyer, Eshan Akula, Suvid Bordia, Eshaan Jain, Aaryan Jain, Vidya Bindal

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

In today’s world, to address the most pressing global challenges, education must equip all learners with the values, skills, and knowledge that nurture cooperation, resilience, respect for diversity, gender justice, and human rights. This concept is called Global Citizenship Education which is a target of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 – Quality Education.

I commend the Mission 4.7 initiative facilitated by Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Development, UNESCO, UN SDSN and the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, for playing a pivotal role in addressing SDG Target 4.7 and on the release of the “Fostering Youth-led Innovations to Accelerate Progress …

Faith's Role In Patients' Approaches To Healthcare Decisions, Maeve Chawk, Colin Fitzgerald, Andrew Ganninger, Grace Sorrentino, Justina Zolikoff

Content presented at the Roesch Social Sciences Symposium

This is a literature review focusing on faith’s role in breaking down financial and cultural barriers to healthcare.

Through our research and analysis, we have found that faith-based approaches to healthcare break down the barriers that deter people from seeking treatment. Although there are different types of barriers that communities face, they all prevent individuals from receiving the care they deserve. Through increased support from their faith community, individuals are more likely to seek out help without any reservation.

How Science Education Impacts The Religious Beliefs Of Students, Sahithi Kunisetty, Alexa Neal, Benjamin Ravas

Content presented at the Roesch Social Sciences Symposium

This is a literature review exploring the conflict between science and religion. It seeks to understand how a science education influences a student's level of religious beliefs. Furthermore, it provides reasons as to why one would have less access to a science education, and how religion can restrict one from learning about science.

2023 Program: Raymond A. Roesch, S.M., Social Sciences Symposium, University Of Dayton

Roesch Social Sciences Symposium Programs and Other Materials

No abstract provided.

Doc 2007-04 (Amended) Revision To University Honors Program, University Of Dayton. Student Academic Policies Committee

Senate Documents

Action: Legislative Concurrence

Revised 17 November 2023; Approved 26 September 2008

The University Honors Program (UHP) was founded over 40 years ago. Since then, the program has adapted and changed with the times. In 2017, 2018 and 2020 a number of changes to admissions criteria were made in consultation with ECAS. For clarity and ease of reference, the UHP requests that the current procedures replace the out-of-date 2007 document, and future changes receive formal approval by the Academic Senate through Legislative Concurrence.

The following proposal reflects current UHP practice since summer 2020, with one change from the current policy that …

College Faculty In The News: Nov. 9, 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.

Who Am I? A Qualitative Study Exploring Identities And Sense Of Belonging Of Black Migrant Women In South Africa, Eleana Velentza

Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights

Post-apartheid South Africa experienced a massive migration flow of African migrant women due to the accommodative Constitution of the Republic of South Africa that was promulgated in 1996. Diversity, multiculturalism, and ethnic and social heterogeneity have been some of the features and challenges of modern South Africa blending national and non-national elements. Nevertheless, black migrant women experience significant levels of xenophobia and multiple layers of discrimination because of “being a woman”, “being Black” and “being a migrant”. The perennial problem of xenophobia in South Africa towards Black Africans is complex and multifaceted; the institutional side of xenophobia circumvents other explanations …

African Right To Identity As A Right To Development: A Media Right Agenda, Olunifesi Adekunle Suraj, Gift Oluwatosin Olalusi, Olawale Olaleye

Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights

The Right to Development is still a highly contested concept in academic and political circles. However, it is evident that irrespective of the divide of the debate, all known declarations including the United Nations, the UN Millennium Declaration, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights among others are yet to have a lasting impact on the liberation and the overall development of Africa and African descent. Hence, in order to find solutions around the right to development from the African perspective, this paper aims to reconcile the divergent views on the right to development and propose a …

Program: Unearthly Shadows, University Of Dayton

Dance and Theater Programs

Unearthly Shadows is a unique dance theater experience that is more than just a performance; It is an immersive event meant to envelop you completely, transforming you from a passive observer into an active participant in the story.

Program: The Moors, University Of Dayton

Dance and Theater Programs

The Moors is a contemporary feminist play by Jen Silverman that, like much of Silverman’s work, deals with themes of women pushing back against the circumstances they find themselves in. The Moors takes place loosely in the 1840s in a world inspired by Victorian England and the Brontë sisters.

New Criminal Justice And Security Studies Chair Brings Expertise In Cyber Forensics, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Scott Belshaw, a criminologist with expertise in digital forensics and cyber security, joined UD as chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Security Studies.

Human-Centric Hvac Control: Balancing Comfort And Energy Efficiency, Vibhu Sharma, Vrushank Mistry

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Graduate Student Publications

In the dynamic landscape of modern building automation, this research paper intricately delves into the paradigm shift represented by human-centric HVAC control systems. The central focus of this exploration is the pursuit of an optimal equilibrium between occupant comfort and energy efficiency, marking a significant departure from conventional approaches. As contemporary buildings evolve into smarter, more responsive entities, the study investigates the innovative methodologies, cutting-edge technological advancements, and the profound psychological dimensions involved in tailoring HVAC systems to prioritize human well-being. This research undertakes a comprehensive examination of the multifaceted dimensions inherent in human-centric HVAC control, dissecting the intricate interplay …