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Writing Your Own Perfect Ending, Teri Rizvi

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

A magical moment happens when a writer takes a deep breath and launches into a passionate one-minute elevator pitch of a book concept before hundreds of other would-be authors. "It's very touching," says literary agent Arielle Eckstut about the emotion-charged atmosphere at Pitchapalooza. "These writers are wearing their hearts on their sleeves."

Who's Publishing What: The Lucky Generation, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Dean Norman's The Lucky Generation is a "lighthearted, humorous account of a man who, if granted one wish, would wish that every generation could be as lucky as his."

Unemployed, Jan Marshall

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Yup! I am about to be out of a job and technology is to blame. Self-driving cars are to become a reality.

Gill We Meet Again, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Something fishy is going on in my house. And it’s a matter of life and death.

The Collected Works Of The Ice Cream Kid, Dorothy Rosby

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Ever since I read that the documents and other memorabilia of my hero Erma Bombeck will soon be displayed at her alma mater, the University of Dayton, I’ve been wondering what will become of my papers when I’m gone.

Ud In The News Aug. 6-12, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Ignatian Solidarity Network featured the University's ethical purchasing. Local media highlighted the L. Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership's new executive director.

Dayton Native To Head Women's Basketball, Thomas M. Columbus

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Tamika Williams Jeter is the new head coach of the University of Dayton women's basketball team.

Once Upon A Time, Thomas M. Columbus

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

From court to courtship — Richard and Tamika Williams Jeter, new head coach of University of Dayton women's basketball

College Faculty In The News: Aug. 10, 2022, 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.

Big Wheels Keep On Running, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Young people who have found the balance in life know that you never forget how to ride a bike. Old guys who are unbalanced know that you never forget how to run after a bike.

The Bucks Flow Here, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

I have driven enough lemons to know that they can sour your bank account, but I recently discovered that lemonade, if sold in front of your house by a pair of irresistibly cute kids, can be a liquid asset.

If You Can't Beat The Heat, Join It, Jase Graves

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

East Texas is hot, and not in the way you compliment your wife when she's mad at you for performing an epic cannonball while she's lounging by the pool with her laptop.

New Online Doctor Of Education Program Prepares Graduates For Inclusive Leadership Roles, University Of Dayton

News Releases

For 20 years, Darrell Cotton climbed the ranks from history teacher to school administrator in Quaker education. Now he's poised to make an even greater impact through the University of Dayton's online doctor of education program.

Never A Lentil, University Of Dayton

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

This tale of lentils is the first installment of “Dayton Diary,” a series of short, personal storiesof campus life: quirky encounters, anecdotes, light-hearted moments or overheard snippets.

This installment begins: I was in the Founders Residence Hall bathroom around 1 a.m. brushing my teeth when a girl I slightly recognized walked in. She stopped dead in her tracks, sniffed for a moment andannounced, “It smells like lentils.”

Bragging Rights, Garret Mathews

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

The other day, I did 815 pushups. Good ones, too — back straight, nose two inches from the floor, pectorals fully engaged. I'll take your questions.

Ud In The News July 30-Aug. 5, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Forbes featured the supply chain expertise of Michael Gorman and UD's online Ed.D program. Local media highlighted UD joining a Midwest network to address national semiconductor needs and School of Law Dean Andrew Strauss.

What's The Delay?, Larry Burgess

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

What’s the delay? This photo essay shows that when we rush through life, there's always some waiting ahead of us.

View Finder: All Smiles, Larry Burgess

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Smiling Flyer faces are a happy sight after two years of pandemic.

University To Join Midwest Network To Address National Semiconductor Needs, University Of Dayton

News Releases

With Intel building two chip factories in Ohio, the University of Dayton is joining leading Midwest research institutions in a network to support the semiconductor and microelectronics industry's research, supply chain and workforce needs.

In Dayton, For Good, Mary Mccarty

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Dan and Jean McCabe turned a temporary stop on a career path into a love for the University of Dayton, the city and its young people.

Stitt Scholars Program Helps Engineering Student Translate Language Of Business, University Of Dayton

News Releases

To University of Dayton mechanical engineering student Grace Silverberg and her classmates, "business" can be a foreign language. But with UD's Stitt Scholars program, she's able to speak to those in the field who someday will help sell her ideas.

Upgrade Your View, Larry Burgess

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Photographer Larry Burgess takes us on a tour of campus for a change in perspective — looking high, and looking low.

Who's Publishing What: The Complete Book Of Cat Names, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

New Yorker cartoonist Bob Eckstein has published a new hilarious book, The Complete Book of Cat Names (That Your Cat Won't Answer to, Anyway).

A Living Library: Marian Acquisitions Through 2022, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Exhibit Summaries

Archived website for A Living Library: Marian Acquisitions Through 2022, which was in the Marian library Sept. 6 through Oct. 28, 2022.

Institute For Pastoral Initiatives 2025 Strategic Plan, University Of Dayton. Institute For Pastoral Initiatives

Documents and Publications of the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives

This document reflects IPI’s Team discussions with Dave Ramey and the College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office for Phase I of the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives Strategic Planning Process. Phase II begins September 2022 through January 2023 developing specific action steps for each Strategic Goal (A-G) for 2023-2025 in consultation with various groups associated with the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives' future.

2022 Resident Scholar Reflection: Liz Hutter, Liz Hutter

Marian Fellowships and Other Sponsored Research in the Marian Library

Liz Hutter, an assistant professor of English at the University of Dayton, received the Marian Library Resident Scholar Fellowship for the project “Reading, Writing, and Seeing Health and Disability in Community at Lourdes Sanctuary.”

An account from the writer Flannery O’Connor, whose cousin suggested a pilgrimage to Lourdes as a healing intervention for a chronic illness, prompted Hutter’s interest in pursuing what she sees as a binary logic often associated with Lourdes, the shrine commemorating the 1858 apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous.

O’Connor made a distinction clear to her cousin: “I am going as a pilgrim, not …

Common Good Players Present, Perform At Conference On Using Theater For Social Change, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton’s Common Good Players took its show on the road this summer, presenting and performing at an international conference dedicated to using theater as a means to promote social change in Chicago.

2022 Visiting Scholar Reflection: Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada, Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada

Marian Fellowships and Other Sponsored Research in the Marian Library

Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada, an assistant professor of religion at Kalamazoo College and editor of the journal Material Religion, received the Marian Library Visiting Scholar Fellowship for the project “Reinventing the Rosary: Innovation and Catholic Prayer.”

The rosary has been a fixture of Catholic prayer life for centuries, Maldonado-Estrada says. Its most familiar form — a string of grouped beads with a separate strand ending in a crucifix, is familiar to the point of being iconic. But according to Maldonado-Estrada, the design of the rosary isn’t locked in. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the rosary has undergone marked transformations that appeal …

Proceedings Of The 2022 Berry Summer Thesis Institute, University Of Dayton. University Honors Program

Proceedings of the Berry Summer Thesis Institute (2013-Present)

Thanks to a gift from the Berry Family Foundation and the Berry family, the University Honors Program launched the Berry Summer Thesis Institute in 2012. The institute introduces students in the University Honors Program to intensive research, scholarship opportunities and professional development. Each student pursues a 12-week summer thesis research project under the guidance of a UD faculty mentor. This contains the product of the students' research.

Thesis projects from 2022 include:

“Musical Expressions and Symbolic Forms,” by Jacob Biesecker-Mast

“Lovecraft, the Uncanny, and The Sublime: A Psychoanalytic Critique of H.P. Lovecraft's Fiction,” by Jules Carr-Chellman

“Critical Review of Literature …

Humor Writer Of The Month: Denise Thiery, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Syndicated columnist and blogger Denise Thiery took first place in the online humor category in the 2022 National Society of Newspaper Columnists contest. She's our Humor Writer of the Month.