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Thankful View: A Photo Essay, Mary Kate Fleisher

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Student photographer Mary Kate Fleisher shares a photo essay on what she is thankful for this year.

Ud Men For Gender Equity Newsletter, November 2021, University Of Dayton. Women's Center

UD Men for Gender Equity Newsletter

In this issue:

1. Welcome Message
2. Upcoming Engagement Opportunities
3. Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

University Of Dayton Sociologist Uses Eggs, Gravity To Demonstrate Social Inequality For Students, Allison Brace

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

By taking a familiar egg drop activity in which students design a “nest” to protect a raw egg from a high fall and adding several class-conscious twists, a sociology professor illustrates the relationships to introduce students to the topic of social inequality and vulnerability.

Generous Hearts, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

What’s the measure of a life well lived? I’m drawn to words often attributed to Winston Churchill: "We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give."

Girl Power. Period., Lauren Durham

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

A first-year student works as founder of a nonprofit to end period poverty on campus and in Dayton.

A Place For Art, Books, Conversations, Teri Rizvi

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

“This will be a place of shared dialogue.” A look inside the dedication ceremony for the new Rose Gallery at the University of Dayton Roesch Library.

Skate Expectations, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Because I have always thought that a double axel is something in my car and that ice is best used in cocktails, I’ve never been a big fan of figure skating.

Finding Comedy In A Hotel Room, Teri Rizvi

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

One bemused writer is penning letters to Erma Bombeck in heaven telling her what she's missing. Another is finishing a satirical anti-parenting book. The third sees an untapped market for a book about the humorous side of widowhood. Meet the grand prize winners of A Hotel Room of One's Own.

Udayton Writes Returns To Celebrate The Written Word, Carolyn Kroupa

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The Department of English recently held its third UDayton Writes event in conjunction with the National Council of Teachers of English's National Day on Writing. The event draws attention to the remarkable variety of composing that writers from all walks of life create and makes them aware of their craft.

Making History: Primary Sources And Black Catholic History Month, Henry Handley

Marian Library Blog Archive

Primary sources and other materials in the Marian Library and the U.S. Catholic Special Collection create opportunities for inclusive teaching and research during Black Catholic History Month and all year.

Engineering That Truly Matters': Students Give Local Man With Cerebral Palsy Gift Of Family Bike Rides In Time For 27th Birthday, University Of Dayton

News Releases

A local man with cerebral palsy will receive the gift of going on family bike rides again — just in time for his 27th birthday — thanks to a group of University of Dayton engineering students who designed an electric bike with a trailer that can be easily transported and pulled by his family.

Ud Researchers Take Step Toward Eliminating Need For Separate Devices For Day, Night Cameras, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Cell phones, cars and many other devices have separate cameras and sensors for day and night vision, but that need could go away thanks to University of Dayton researchers who developed a single device that can switch between day and night vision applications.

Trevor Collier Named School Of Business Administration Dean, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton has named Trevor Collier, an economics professor at the University since 2007, dean of the School of Business Administration.

Making Rainbow Crumbs, Larry Burgess

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

A photographer's thoughts turn to baked goods this autumn as colorful leaves cover campus. Not sure of the connection? Take a look.

Academic Policies Committee Of The Academic Senate 2021-11-15, 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.

Who's Publishing What: Mixed Company, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Jenny Shank's new short-story collection, Mixed Company, details the life-changing encounters that can occur when people from a diverse array of financial and racial backgrounds meet in the most unlikely of circumstances.

Minutes, November 2021, 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

Visionary Leadership, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

President Eric F. Spina thanks the faculty for their “visionary leadership” in approving a revised Promotion and Tenure Policy.

Tiffany Taylor Smith Named Vp For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton has named Tiffany Taylor Smith vice president for diversity and inclusion. Smith is a noted leader in intercultural competence and served as executive director for inclusive excellence education at UD since 2017 before being appointed assistant vice president earlier this year.

2021-11-12 Minutes Of The Executive Committee Of The Academic Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate. Executive Committee

ECAS Minutes

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

Student Academic Policies Committee Of The Academic Senate 2021-11-12, University Of Dayton. Student Academic Policies Committee

All Committee Minutes

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

Engineering Researchers Receive Patent For Improved System Of Tracking Objects For Safety, Search And Rescue Applications, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton engineering researchers working with researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have patented a better way to track objects navigating through, around and between hidden spots. The system will improve security and search and rescue applications.

Research Institute Receives U.S. Air Force Award To Support Advanced Autonomous Capabilities, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton Research Institute has been awarded a $88 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for research and development to advance, evaluate and mature Air Force autonomous capabilities. The contract was awarded with initial funding of $1.8 million.

College Faculty In The News: Nov. 10, 2021, 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. This media coverage highlights the service, research and scholarship taking place in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Hold The Phone, It's The Cops, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

The call came in at 1:54 p.m. "We are at the location," I reported. "Request backup."

Manscaping Mishaps: Hide Your Razors, Courtney Bennett

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

When my 15-year-old son started sprouting a baby mustache, his sisters promptly campaigned to shave it.

National Science Foundation Awards University Of Dayton Isotope Geochemist $157k To Study Impact Of Extreme Weather Pattern Shifts On Early Humans In East Africa, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The National Science Foundation awarded University of Dayton isotope geochemist Zelalem Bedaso a three-year, $156,776 grant to study seasonal rainfall variability over the last 200,000 years in East Africa to understand the impact of extreme weather on early humans and the ecosystems on which they depended.

Students Tour Pilgrimage Exhibit, Kayla Harris

Marian Library Blog Archive

Nearly 600 University of Dayton students embark on a "Journey of Faith" in the Marian Library gallery.

University Of Dayton Graphic Design Students Collaborate With Dayton Poet Sierra Leone On Interactive Poster Exhibit At The Hub Powered By Pnc, Kassidy Lammers

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

For Dayton poet Sierra Leone, collaborating with University of Dayton graphic design students to turn her compositions into artwork was a dream come true.

Faculty Affairs Committee Of The Academic Senate 2021-11-08, University Of Dayton. Faculty Affairs Committee

All Committee Minutes

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