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College Faculty In The News: December 10, 2018, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Assistant Professor Glenna Jennings, Department of Art and Design, and her students recently came together with an exhibition and art auction to help raise money for a food market slated to open in an underserved area of Dayton.

First Public Appearance, R. Mark Zeitzmann

Marian Library Blog Archive

The Mary of the Americas/Mary APParitions Project received its first public appearance at the Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science 2018.

Weekly Marian Features: Dec. 10, 2018, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

This week, resources for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe are included along with Advent material.

Radical Love, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Every person deserves dignity. Every person deserves a voice. When our students advocate for the vulnerable, they become a voice for the voiceless in a world that is not always just. Their stories give me faith in the future. And their mindset is one we want to cultivate in all graduates, no matter their degree.

New Book: Menopause Ain't No Joke, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Angela Verges, who attended her first Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop in 2018, recently published Menopause Ain't No Joke: Blending Faith and Humor in Perfectly Imperfect Situations. The book features a collection of essays that blends humor and faith in situations that can be stressful during menopause. Readers are invited to offer personal reflections on a page following each essay.

The Bumpy Highway To Freedom: U.S. Reconstruction And The Freedmen's Bureau, Jennifer Ann Sobnosky

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

After studying the Civil War and the Reconstruction era in depth, I was required to choose one aspect of the Reconstruction era and write a historiography based on it. I researched how historians studied and interpreted the role of the Freedmen's Bureau, which was an agency established immediately after the end of the Civil War. I studied how these interpretations of the success of the Freedmen's Bureau's changed over time. I began by producing an annotated bibliography of the eight scholarly sources. I wrote three drafts and conferenced with my professor as well as the Write Place consultants. I revised …

A Literary Journey Back In Time, Hannah K. Heil

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

Before I began writing, I reflected on the effect literature has had on my life. I brainstormed different experiences in which I found literature to be very influential. I talked with various people including my parents and past teachers to ensure the accuracy of the various childhood stories I decided to write about. When it came time to put the final draft together, I focused on my various experiences with literature and the grand effect it has had on my life. I also incorporated why I value being a literate person today as a university student.

Editor's note: For this …

Rhetorical Analysis: Never Give Up, John Milliken

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

For this English 100 assignment, we were asked to write a rhetorical analysis of a speech of our choice. I knew I wanted to pick one that would be interesting to me. Prior to writing this paper, I had heard about the speech once before when watching a sports documentary. I knew the speech had a strong message at its core, but I did not know why it was so respected and liked by its audience. While writing this paper I had three drafts;, the first two drafts were peer edited. The second and third were also edited and graded …

Claiming Your Life And Education, Kelly E. Corkery

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

My essay is a rhetorical analysis of Adrienne Rich’s speech, “Claiming an Education." I chose Rich’s speech because a friend of mine told me that her introduction to college seminar at Penn State discussed the speech, and I found the speech to be very interesting. After choosing the speech, I completed two drafts, which were both edited in both a peer review and by my instructor, Professor Strain. After my first draft, I also had a writing conference with Professor Strain to refine my work more. After my second draft, I met with Professor Strain again to discuss submitting this …

Reconstruction In The Big Easy: The Changing Interpretations Of The Role Of Race During Reconstruction In New Orleans, Claire Sullivan

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

This historiography essay was the final assignment of my ASI 120 (Core Program) course at the University of Dayton. In preparation for the paper, I read A Short History of Reconstruction, 1863-1877 by Eric Foner. After reading and reflecting on Foner’s book, I decided I wanted to focus my topic on Reconstruction in New Orleans, with specific emphasis on racial issues and the New Orleans Riot. I chose this topic because it allowed me to further research a topic relating to social justice with respect to race relations, something I am very passionate about. I spent a great deal of …

The Ku Klux Klan's Reign Of Terror During Reconstruction: Effects, Motives, And Composition, Jack O'Donnell

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

The final project in the course ASI 120 was a historiography on American Reconstruction. The purpose of a historiography is to evaluate the ways in which historians' views of a certain topic have changed over time. I chose to evaluate and analyze historians' views of the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror during American Reconstruction, focusing specifically on interpretations of the Ku Klux Klan's effects, motives, and composition. To complete this assignment, I analyzed eight different sources written by historians throughout the twentieth century. After writing a summary of each source, I was tasked with choosing which source provided the …

Learning To Read Was Great, Alyssa T. Mims

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

This project was written with the intentions of telling the story of how I learned to read and the effects of my reading skills flourishing.

A Tale As Old As Time: Changing Interpretations Of Democratic And Republican Polarization During Reconstruction, Dawson J. Vandervort

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

This paper started in the beginning of the 2018 spring semester with the reading of Eric Foner's A Short History of Reconstruction. This book started with a historiography, which students modeled their own off of, and continued with an extremely detailed documentation of Reconstruction. After this my instructor had the class propose a topic and choose 15 relevant sources. Then the class chose 8 sources to create an annotated bibliography with. In March I began the writing process slowly and tediously, but competition with a friend created a positive and fun environment. As we worked, we read our papers to …

The Colfax Massacre: A Culmination Of Political And Racial Disparity, Lian F. Mitzian

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

I wrote this paper for the interdisciplinary humanities course The Development of Western Culture in a Global Context. My writing process consisted of first examining various primary and secondary sources on Southern Reconstruction and the Colfax Massacre. This gave me an understanding of how historians have come to understand the event throughout time. In my research, I found two categories of interpretations, which I then used to organize my ideas and develop my own understanding of the implications of the event.

"Declaration Of Conscience": A Rhetorical Analysis, Ashley M. Nihem

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

First, I did thorough research on Margaret Chase Smith and her involvement and position in politics. I also researched the Cold War and McCarthyism so that I could accurately and clearly give a background on Chase's speech. I then decided what parts of rhetoric were most and least prominent in Chase's speech and based the format of paper on that. I looked into these parts of rhetorical at different parts of the speech and analyzed how she used the rhetoric in accordance with language choices, and the effect that it had (or was meant to have) on her audience.

Educating Our Future: White Women Teachers And What They Contributed To The Reconstruction, Franchesca R. Hackworth

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

The overall goal of this piece was to compose an essay conveying how different historiographers have varied in their views of a single moment within the Reconstruction period. Discovering the similarities and differences was intriguing and provided much to analyze. I specifically chose to review how historiographers have viewed the white women teachers — mostly Northerners — who traveled to the South during the Reconstruction period for the education of freedmen.

As this extensive process took hold, I knew the topic I chose was perfectly fit for me. I have a deep appreciation for education and all that it does …

Seeking Great Teachers Who Inspire Great Writing, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

We're seeking top-notch faculty and session ideas for the 2020 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop.

Taste Test, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

If a taste test counts, the nine students in Professor Pat Dolan's Introduction to Food Science Lab just aced their final exam.

Academic Policies Committee Minutes Of The Academic Senate 2018-12-06, University Of Dayton. 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.

The History Of At The Manger, Olivia Gillingham

Marian Library Blog Archive

The crèche collection does more than commemorate the birth of Christ; it also promotes the study of culture and religion; highlights the variety of artistic traditions within Christianity; and communicates the meaning of Christmas.

University Of Dayton Activities Help Finals Week Stress, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Finals week is a stressful time for college students, so the University of Dayton is offering a variety of stress-busting activities — and advice — to ease anxiety for students, ranging from pizza to therapy pets to massages.

Guidestar: For The Giving Time Of Year, Joan Plungis

University Libraries Blog Archive

Database on nonprofit and charitable organizations promotes transparency for informed giving.

Sensitive Research Topics: Librarians Don't Judge; Ask For Help, Zachary Lewis

University Libraries Blog Archive

When you ask a librarian for help, your opinion is the one that matters.

Lessons Learned: Frank Pauer, Frank Pauer

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Wit and wisdom from the art director of the University of Dayton Magazine on the eve of his retirement.

Human Rights Alumni, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

McLean Johnson ’12 is one of several alumni showcasing the wide range of career possibilities available to graduates of the University of Dayton’s landmark human rights studies program, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

Performance Analysis Of Feature Selection Techniques For Support Vector Machine And Its Application For Lung Nodule Detection, Barath Narayanan, Russell C. Hardie, Temesguen Messay Kebede

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Lung cancer typically exhibits its presence with the formation of pulmonary nodules. Computer Aided Detection (CAD) of such nodules in CT scans would be of valuable help in lung cancer screening. Typical CAD system is comprised of a candidate detector and a feature-based classifier. In this research, we study and explore the performance of Support Vector Machine (SVM) based on a large set of features. We study the performance of SVM as a function of the number of features. Our results indicate that SVM is more robust and computationally faster with a large set of features and less prone to …

Weekly Marian Features: Dec. 3, 2018, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

As we ponder the first week of Advent, we also prepare to celebrate the Immaculate Conception.

Ud President Joins National Committee To Expand College Access, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton President Eric F. Spina has joined the national steering committee of the American Talent Initiative, a growing alliance of colleges and universities dedicated to substantially expanding opportunity and access for low- and moderate-income students.

All Smiles, Rose Rucoba

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Creative storytelling is a passion for Christian Cubacub, a junior computer engineering major who runs his own video business.

Chris Harris' Campus Visit Became An Extended Stay, Thomas M. Columbus

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Pope Francis portrays the humanity of the papacy with pastoral spirit.