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Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley has selected the University of Dayton's Dining Services as Employer of the Year for 2017 for supporting Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley’s work to empower individuals with disabilities and other disadvantages to achieve independence.

Weekly Features: July 3, 2017, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

Eleousa? Platytera? Learn about different kinds of Marian icons?and much more?in this week's featured All About Mary content.

The Incredible Shrinking Columnist, Claudette Sandecki

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

At my last doctor's visit the nurse said, "Step up on the scale. The doctor wants to check your height and weight." My weight was within a pound of my morning weight measured on my bathroom scale. But my height? Had she read my measurement correctly? Had I misheard her? I was too shocked to question her.

Celebrating The "Us" In The Usa, Lucy Fisher

University Libraries Blog Archive

Since its founding, the United States has been a country of immigrants. When we celebrate Independence Day on July 4, we celebrate our independence from Great Britain with patriotic displays. We also celebrate what it means to be American in the United States. The immigrant experience has contributed to our country's diverse fabric. Explore it with books available at Roesch Library and films available through the Libraries' subscription to the streaming video database Kanopy.

Talk To Yourself It's Good For You!, Kaye Curren

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

I talk to myself. All the time. Every day. I simply cannot think silently. I have tried to stop by following the advice in "Stop talking to yourself "articles. No dice.

My Near-Death Encounter With Foam Packing Chips!, Gary Chalk

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

I am covered - head to toe -in itty-bitty, statically-charged foam packing chips!

Updates On 19 Different Sports, Sammy Sportface

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Following are updates on 19 sports: Major League Baseball, NFL, NBA, NHL, College Football, Men's College Basketball, WNBA, Golf, Tennis, Boxing, Horse Racing, Cycling, Track and Field, Cricket, Rugby, Olympics, Figure Skating, Auto Racing, and CrossFit.

We Blew Our Dining Budget, But This Is What We Learned, Molly Stevens

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

During our last vacation, Patrick and I stayed home because our travel budget was in the red. Besides, we don't enjoy missed flights. Or sunburns. Or saltwater on our faces. Oh wait, those are tears. Anyway, on the first night of our "staycation," we pondered what to have for dinner. I suggested keeping it simple with a sleeve of Ritz crackers, cheddar cheese, some grapes on the verge of rotting, and a bottle of wine. There was only one problem. We had no wine.

Oncology Section Edge Task Force On Urogenital Cancer Outcomes: Clinical Measures Of Lymphedema—A Systematic Review, Joy C. Cohn, Hannah Geyer, Jeannette Lee, Mary Insana Fisher

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Background: Valid and reliable tools to assess lymphedema are necessary to accurately evaluate status and to objectively document and measure the results of interventions. Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of each measure can inform the clinician's choice of the appropriate tool to be used in the clinic or research setting.

Purpose: To identify reliable and valid measurement techniques that are sensitive to change for assessing edema volume or soft tissue change in the lower extremities or genital region of patients with lymphedema.

Methods: A systematic review of the literature was conducted to assess the published psychometric properties and clinical feasibility …

Lesson 9: Lesson Plan, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Lesson 09: Volcano Rising

Students are tasked with designing a structure or various structures to disrupt the flow of lava racing toward a town in order to save the town's citizens.

Lesson 9: Presentation, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Lesson 09: Volcano Rising

Students are tasked with designing a structure or various structures to disrupt the flow of lava racing toward a town in order to save the town's citizens.

Lesson 4: Lesson Plan, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Lesson 04: The Airport Book

Students are challenged to design a more efficient transportation system for luggage in airports.

Lesson 4: Parent Letters, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Lesson 04: The Airport Book

Students are challenged to design a more efficient transportation system for luggage in airports.

Lesson 4: Presentation, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Lesson 04: The Airport Book

Students are challenged to design a more efficient transportation system for luggage in airports.

Lesson 4: Student Handout, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Lesson 04: The Airport Book

Students are challenged to design a more efficient transportation system for luggage in airports.

Lesson 6: Parent Letters, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Lesson 06: Stanley at Sea

Students are tasked with creating a flotation device to aid a puppy who has not learned to swim yet.

Lesson 6: Student Handout, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Lesson 06: Stanley at Sea

Students are tasked with creating a flotation device to aid a puppy who has not learned to swim yet.

Assistive Device: Facilitator Guide, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

The students take on a challenge of designing a solution by only using the materials available that can help people pull on their socks independently.

Cracker Catapult: Facilitator Guide, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

The students solve this problem by designing a way to protect supplies from being damaged as they are sent to the town in need using only the materials provided.

Filtration: Facilitator Guide, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

The students’ challenge is to design, build, and test a filtration system that could be used for removing harmful pollutants/contaminants from water.

Marble Ramp: Facilitator Guide, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

You work as a line crewmember (a person that loads and unloads luggage) for an airline company. Because unloading luggage from an airplane by hand is time consuming and inefficient, you decide to try and come up with a better luggage transport system.

Marble Ramp: Lesson Plan, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

You work as a line crewmember (a person that loads and unloads luggage) for an airline company. Because unloading luggage from an airplane by hand is time consuming and inefficient, you decide to try and come up with a better luggage transport system.

Save Max! Slides, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

The students’ challenge is to use supplies to create a life vest that will keep Max, the family dog who fell overboard, afloat.

Three Little Pigs: Slides, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

The challenge is to build three different houses, each constructed with a material similar to what The Three Little Pigs used.

Zip Line: Lesson Plan, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

The students are to design and build a cradle that will safely transport one islander at a time across the zip line from the island to the neighboring city.

Save Max! Facilitator Guide, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

The students’ challenge is to use supplies to create a life vest that will keep Max, the family dog who fell overboard, afloat.

Save The Building: Facilitator Guide, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

Mount St. Helens is erupting shortly! The students’ task is to create a structure that will save the surrounding building before the lava places the civilians in danger.

Save The Building: Lesson Plan, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

Mount St. Helens is erupting shortly! The students’ task is to create a structure that will save the surrounding building before the lava places the civilians in danger.

Three Little Pigs: Facilitator Guide, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

The challenge is to build three different houses, each constructed with a material similar to what The Three Little Pigs used.

Smooth Operator: Lesson Plan, Margie Pinnell, Shannon Driskell, Mary-Kate Sableski

Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

The students’ challenge is to build a surgical instrument that can safely remove an object from a goat’s stomach.