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Eskew? Call Me Askew., Steve Eskew

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Askew. Wouldn’t ya know, just as I was considering the purchase of a pogo stick — Bang! A cluster of doddering maledictions have descended upon my hunky-funky physique.

Who's Performing At Erma's Got Talent?, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Which 12 attendees have been selected to audition at "Erma's Got Talent: The Stand-Up Auditions" on Tuesday, May 3? Check out the list and register to attend the laugh-filled evening. It's free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Karate Kids: Can Udentify Us?, University Of Dayton

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

A University of Dayton archival photo from 1997.

He Came In Like A Wrecking Ball: How Martin Luther Dismantled The Three Walls Of The Romanists, Eleanor Yates-Mcewan

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

Recipient of the Fr. Jack McGrath, S.M., Award for Research in Catholic Intellectual Tradition

The writing process for this project was stressful but incredibly rewarding. I began by reading and annotating the source text, Martin Luther's "The Three Walls of the Romanists," an excerpt from the larger An Open Letter to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation. Then, I wrote out a first draft of the summary section and sketched out a rough idea of the arguments I thought might be convincing to the modern Catholic. After I received initial feedback from my professor, I continued the drafting …

Undocumented: A Hidden Population In Plain Sight, Eunice B. Anomakoh

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

Recipient of the award for Best Personal Argument ($100)

For this paper, I began by examining myself to find a personal experience and then conducting research to contextualize and allow my audience to better understand my experience. For the first part (the narrative section) I did a first draft and then a final draft. For the second portion (the research portion) I completed an annotated bibliography, a rough draft, and a final draft. My professor and I then revised the completed copy together before submitting it.

Racing To Equality: A Critique Of Female Exclusion In Motorsports, Luke Colegrove

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

I wrote this article as an assignment for my ENG 198 class. We were originally assigned to establish a research-supported argument on the subject of gender, choosing the direction we wanted to take. As a fan of all types of motorsports, I noticed a lack of competition among males and females on the professional level. There are numerous examples of talented women in the sport, and I believed their voices needed to be heard. This inspired me to develop this piece of writing. After multiple drafts, peer reviews, and personal critiques by my professor, I was able to create an …

The Death Penalty: Does It Have Any Place In Modern America?, Evan Carroll

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

The writing process consisted of research, a rough draft, peer reviews, revisions, and a final submission.

The Issue Of Classism In The Works Of Flannery O’Connor, Evan Carroll

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

After reading some short stories by Flannery O'Connor, I wrote a paper analyzing those stories and why they don't support classism. The process consisted of a rough draft, peer review, revisions, and a final submission..

Summary & Rhetorical Analysis Of Augustine’S Conversion Story, Kathleen M. Crump

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

For my project “St. Augustine and His Path to Conversion” I engaged in a lengthy and comprehensive writing process. To begin I read select sections of Augustine’s Confessions and annotated his work in detail. This part of the writing process was essential to begin my essay as it allowed me to engage in discussion during ASI 110 seminar and establish what exactly Augustine meant within his work. Discussion with peers and my professor, Dr. Elizabeth Mackay, really opened my eyes to the insightful and confusing nature of Augustine’s writing. After annotations and discussion I began to create an outline for …

Summary Of Plato’S Apology (24b-26b), Kathleen M. Crump

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

For my project “Socrates: Corruptor, Improver, or Neither?” I engaged in a lengthy and comprehensive writing process. To begin I read Plato’s Apology and annotated his work in much detail. This part of the writing process was essential to begin my essay as it allowed me to engage in discussion during ASI 110 seminar and establish what exactly Plato meant within his work. After annotations and discussion I began to create an outline for my essay and worked through how it should be structured. This led to writing a rough draft and a writing conference with my professor, Dr. Elizabeth …

Addressing Stem Gender Disparity, Liesl Carter

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

I had written this piece under my English 198 class theme of gender. I wanted to explore why there is a continued gender gap in STEM. I had researched and analyzed articles that worked to explain this concept. I then conducted personal research in the form of a survey and interview to apply my findings to personal life experiences particularly at the University of Dayton. My overall writing process included research and analysis written into numerous drafts which were reviewed by both peers and my professor.

The Power Of Females And Femininity In 'The Silmarillion', Madeline Shelly

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

Recipient of the award for Best Researched Argument ($100)

The theme for this assignment was to analyze some aspect of gender roles in a piece of popular culture. I chose to write about the portrayal of female characters in the novel The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. After I picked this topic, I brainstormed ideas, wrote a research proposal, found sources, wrote an annotated bibliography, wrote the draft, had it peer reviewed, then edited it to the final version.

Get Out Of Purgatory Free: This Indulgence May Be Kept Until Needed Or Sold, Taryn E. Mitchell

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

Martin Luther's attacks on the three walls of the Romanists were studied carefully and refuted using the Bible and Catholic interpretations to counterargue.

Gender Inequality And Discrimination In The Medical Field, Liam M. Dwyer

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

I conducted online research as well as original research in the form of an interview with a professional in the field of medicine. I initially created an annotated bibliography to determine potential sources for research as well as outline research focus. Then I created a first draft of the research paper and revised based on peer feedback. I did this against with a second draft and revised it into the final research paper.

Brothers: Their Unexpected Effects On Women's Careers, Victoria L. Brey

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

I began this essay by researching the effects brothers have on women's careers, which was a topic of personal interest to me since I have two brothers. Upon finding that women with brothers are at a career disadvantage compared to women without brothers, I investigated why brothers cause a disadvantage by studying more scholarly articles about how parents raise boys and girls differently. Then I conducted personal research about the impacts parental sex-typing has on children with same-sex versus mixed-sex siblings to analyze the extent to which people from my generation were raised according to traditional gender norms that could …

Andrew Johnson's Impact On Reconstruction, Travis A. Kutter

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

I began this historiography with a list of five possible topics to choose from related to the Reconstruction Era. From there, I chose the topic of Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction because I had never known much about the seventeenth President of the United States. I began to conduct research, navigating online databases and scanning the Roesch library for possible sources. I compiled a list of fifteen sources from which I chose a final eight. Summarizing each source and taking note of recurring themes, I composed an annotated bibliography. This served as the first draft of my historiography. I transformed this …

Ud Researchers Design New Approach To Operating Systems Courses With $300k Nsf Grant, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

With a National Science Foundation grant, two University of Dayton researchers designed new approaches for operating systems courses that engage students in active learning.

Doc 2022-08 Faculty Hearing Committee On Academic Freedom And Tenure Bylaws And Operating Procedures, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate. Executive Committee

Senate Documents

Bylaws and Operating Procedures of the Faculty Hearing Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure

Have A Marvelous Finals Week, University Of Dayton. University Libraries

University Libraries Blog Archive

Students can power through the end of the semester at Roesch Library.

Microscopic Nuclei Classification, Segmentation, And Detection With Improved Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (Dcnn), Md Zahangir Alom, Vijayan K. Asari, Anil Parwani, Tarek M. Taha

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Background Nuclei classification, segmentation, and detection from pathological images are challenging tasks due to cellular heterogeneity in the Whole Slide Images (WSI). Methods In this work, we propose advanced DCNN models for nuclei classification, segmentation, and detection tasks. The Densely Connected Neural Network (DCNN) and Densely Connected Recurrent Convolutional Network (DCRN) models are applied for the nuclei classification tasks. The Recurrent Residual U-Net (R2U-Net) and the R2UNet-based regression model named the University of Dayton Net (UD-Net) are applied for nuclei segmentation and detection tasks respectively. The experiments are conducted on publicly available datasets, including Routine Colon Cancer (RCC) classification and …

Back In The Icebox, Larry Burgess

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

With weather like this, are we being punished for something?

Take A Break With Melinda Warthman '94, Shannon Shelton Miller

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Melinda Michael Warthman ’94, University of Dayton's Clery compliance and records administrator, might have the most familiar name on campus. Her messages always create a buzz with the students.

Department Of English Raises Funds For Paid Internships As Professional Writers, Allison Brace

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Five UD students will receive scholarships for their work with nonprofit organizations through the generosity of donors to the One Day, One Dayton day of giving campaign.

The Sound Of Joking, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

At the risk of plagiarizing William Shakespeare, whose relatives can’t take me to court because he wanted to kill all the lawyers, I implore friends, Romans, countrymen and anybody who is not on the phone: lend me your ears.

Academic Policies Committee Of The Academic Senate 2022-04-18, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate. Academic Policies Committee

All Committee Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Academic Policies Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

Hope's Great Promise, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

"Hope is a gift God bestows upon us, and it gives us the confidence that we can persevere and heal the brokenness in life through love, compassion, justice — and the very example of our lives of faith," University of Dayton President Eric F. Spina writes in an Easter message to the campus community.

Who's Publishing What: Raising Jess, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Vickie Rubin's book Raising Jess: A Story of Hope, tells of a family changed forever by the birth of a child with special needs and their courageous decision to choose hope.

Dayton's Rivers, Grace Jackson

Blog Archive: River Reflections at the University of Dayton

My favorite thing about the rivers in Dayton…sorry, but I can’t just pick one. I would say the first thing that comes to mind is that the rivers recharge our aquifer. This is extremely important for our access to freshwater for drinking, cooking, and for life. I have been studying at Chaminade University on O'ahu this semester, and let me tell you, Ohio is blessed to have such great access to freshwater. You see, the development of canals and buildings has destroyed O'ahu’s wetlands, and freshwater springs have been plugged up. Their aquifer recharges a lot less than it used …

Learning About Dayton And Myself Through River Stewards, Lily Pestorius

Blog Archive: River Reflections at the University of Dayton

As a first-year student at UD I had no knowledge or connection to the City of Dayton. I did not know of any opportunities to learn and participate in service hours in the city or even where to start. In the past year, I have learned more about the City of Dayton than I have about my own hometown that I lived in for 18 years. I have more connections through River Stewards that have allowed me to learn so much more about service opportunities out in nature. I would have never learned about the Aquifer or the Great Miami …

Recent Grads Report Great Success, Shawn Robinson

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

97% of new University of Dayton alumni are serving, learning, working in their chosen profession.