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South Africa: Biomass Oil Extraction, Adrian Padt

ETHOS Technical Reports

This past summer, the team travelled to Durban, South Africa to work with Rocket Works and ACON, both owned by Adrian Padt, on developing an essential oil extraction machine. Durban is on the east coast of South Africa lying along the Indian Ocean and home to one of the largest ports in the African continent. Housed in the same building, Rocket Works and ACON essentially act as one unit. The team primarily worked under ACON which focuses on designing air conditioning systems for a variety of automotive companies, such as Toyota. Directly requested by a company in Malawi, the team’s …

India: Overnight Solar Cookers, Shelly Molskow, Kate Harcum

ETHOS Technical Reports

Kate and Shelly travelled to Patna, Bihar in northeast India to work for a non-profit solar energy company, Solar Alternatives and Associated Programmes (SAAP), for 10 weeks. They stayed at a Jesuit compound along with two priests and one brother. Conveniently, the office where they conducted research was located on the first floor of the compound and the workshop was right next door. Their project initially consisted of improving the Solar Thermal Adsorption Refrigerator (STAR) system, however, due to many complications and the need for extended research, the team decided to work on a different project. Since there was an …

Malawi: Classroom Expansion And Bread Oven, David Fink

ETHOS Technical Reports

In the summer of 2018, students from various University of Dayton organizations embarked on a trip to Malawi Africa. The group of students were partnered with Determined to Develop (D2D), a non-government organization (NGO). D2D was founded by a University of Dayton alumni who has been living in Malawi since 2009 and has been engaging the village and trying to positively aid the local community in various ways. During his time there, David Fink was the engineer tasked with constructing a classroom for the influx of new students at Wasambo Boy’s High School. Because all 75 currently enrolled students at …

Performance-Based Funding Of Higher Education: Analyses Of Policy Discourse Across Four Case Studies, Mary Ziskin, Karyn E. Rabourn, Donald Hossler

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Performance-based funding (PBF) for public colleges and universities is increasingly prevalent worldwide, as a part of a broader pattern of marketisation in public education. This study focused on developing an empirical view of how, and in what contexts, policy makers use the concepts of neoliberal economics to design and support PerformanceBased Funding (PBF) policies in higher education. We analysed 121 policy documents, white papers, evaluation reports, and news items related to PBF policies in four case jurisdictions: Tennessee, Washington, United Kingdom, and Italy. We employed critical discourse analysis methods as framed by Fairclough and colleagues and implemented this approach within …

Qualitative Evaluation Of High School Implementation Strategies For Youth Sports Concussion Laws, Susan C. Davies, Kathryn Coxe, Hosea Harvey, Bhavna Singichetti, Jinhong Guo, Jingzhen Yang

Counselor Education and Human Services Faculty Publications

Context: All 50 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws governing concussion management and education. These concussion laws, featuring common tenets regarding removal from play, return to play, and concussion education, have shaped school and district policies.

Objective: To evaluate the strategies commonly used to implement concussion laws at the school and district levels, as reported by certified athletic trainers (ATs).

Design: Qualitative study.

Setting: High schools.

Patients or Other Participants: We interviewed 64 ATs from high schools (1 per school) participating in High School Reporting Information Online.

Data Collection and Analysis: Interviews were conducted with participants between …

Training College Staff To Recognize And Respond To Concussions, Lisa B. Lopez, Susan C. Davies, Molly A. Schaller

Counselor Education and Human Services Faculty Publications

Concussions in college students can lead to a number of academic, physical, and emotional consequences. This project involved training college staff—including residence hall advisors—about the signs, symptoms, and risks related to concussions. The importance of training in concussion recognition and management is discussed in relation to campus staff’s responsibilities. A sample training model that can be replicated on college and university campuses is presented, along with implications for college students and housing personnel.

Of the traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) sustained by 1.7 to 3.8 million people every year, approximately 75% (1.28 to 2.85 million) can be classified as a concussion, …

Vanguard Concert Series, Joe Griffith

Guides to Archival and Special Collections

The Vanguard Concert Series originated at the Dayton Art Institute. Founded by Vince and Elana Bolling, the concert series moved to the University of Dayton in 2017. This finding aid contains a description of what is contained in the collection. It contains programs, news clippings and reviews of concerts.

University Of Dayton Magazine, Autumn 2018, University Of Dayton

University of Dayton Alumni Publications

The University of Dayton Magazine is published quarterly by the Office of Communications for alumni, parents, students, faculty/staff, trustees and other friends of UD. Articles in this issue include "At the Table in God's Kingdom," "The Homesick Red and Blues" and "Sense of Scents," along with regular features (Conversation Pieces, Letters, Commentary, View Finder, Where are you Reading?, Sports, Class Notes, Perceptions, Parting Words, and Connections).

Creche Herald Vol. 22, No. 3, Rita B. Bocher

Creche Herald

The Fall 2018 publication features nativity sets and personal reflections from members in the organization; information about nativities and nativity exhibits; and information about the Friends of the Creche annual meeting.

September 2018, Pope Francis

Marian Thoughts of Pope Francis

No abstract provided.

Review: Images At Work: The Material Culture Of Enchantment, Jillian M. Ewalt

Marian Library Faculty Publications

Citation information for the book:

Morgan, David. Images at Work: The Material Culture of Enchantment. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2018. ISBN: 9780190272111

Premedical Programs Newsletter, September 2018, University Of Dayton

Pre-Health Resource Center Campus Communications

Newsletter for students, staff, and faculty in the premedical and predental programs.

Review: 'Improvising Improvisation: From Out Of Philosophy, Music, Dance, And Literature', Aili W. Bresnahan

Philosophy Faculty Publications

This book review attempts to interpret the meaning and value of Gary Peters’ book in a way that is true to the kind of book, an experimental improvisation, that it purports to be. As such, it grapples with the difficulties of evaluating the merits of a philosophical discussion within a book that claims not to be philosophy and case studies in performance that beg the question of whether they accurately exemplify the (non-)philosophy they are meant to support. Despite these difficulties, this review ends with the conclusion that this book does, in fact, convey something essential about the nature of …

2018-08-31 Minutes Of The Faculty Board, University Of Dayton, Faculty Board

Faculty Board Governing Documents

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Faculty Board of the University of Dayton

Profile: Karen Chee, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Karen Chee, a comedy writer and performer based in Brooklyn, was recently named one of "New York City Comedians to Look Out for in 2018" by Mogul, a global platform for women. This spring, she lived and worked at the Dayton Marriott for a couple of weeks as one of the inaugural winners of A Hotel Room of One's Own: The Erma Bombeck | Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program.

The Juggler Of Notre Dame And The Medievalizing Of Modernity, Volume 3: The American Middle Ages, Jan M. Ziolkowski

Juggling for Mary

This ambitious and vivid study in six volumes explores the journey of a single, electrifying story, from its first incarnation in a medieval French poem through its prolific rebirth in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Juggler of Notre Dame tells how an entertainer abandons the world to join a monastery, but is suspected of blasphemy after dancing his devotion before a statue of the Madonna in the crypt; he is saved when the statue, delighted by his skill, miraculously comes to life.

Jan Ziolkowski tracks the poem from its medieval roots to its rediscovery in late nineteenth-century Paris, before …

Guadalcanal Rosary, Andrew Kosmowski S.M.

Marian Library Blog Archive

The Marian Library has many rosaries in its collection, but this one stands out with a story worth telling.

Liberal Arts ‘Stars’, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton performed $149 million in sponsored research in fiscal year 2018. While much of that work was done at the University of Dayton Research Institute, faculty research isn't just limited to science and engineering laboratories.

2018-08-31 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.

Ud In The News Aug. 24-31, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Media around the world sought theologians Sandra Yocum and Dennis Doyle to explain the latest sex abuse revelations in the Roman Catholic Church. This week, they gave interviews to Sputnik Radio, the Atlanta Journal- Constitution, The Associated Press and Agence France- Presse.

Encore!, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End, a one-woman show playing on stages around the country (and Nova Scotia!), is bringing Erma's wit and humanity to a new generation. Audiences are discovering what we already know: Erma's writing is timeless. Here's the complete list of stages that have produced - or will produce between now and spring - this humorous and poignant play by Allison and Margaret Engel.

Writing Life's Next Chapter, Jeaneen Parsons

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Mark Kelly '59 is writing his next chapter.

Teen Times, Volume One, Donna Fentanes

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

I have found communicating with one's offspring to be daunting at times. When they're small children, conversation can be simple: "Gotta go pee-pee?" or "Time for nap" or "No, don't put the fork in the socket, honey." Simple supervisory skills. As they get older, and if they're still not as smart as you, you can figure out how things are. But it does require knowing your children and what their proclivities are.

Dayton Funk Symposium, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Dayton has given the world the cash register, electric car starter and pop-top can, among other innovations. The city also helped fuel the 1970s funk music boom, with nearly a dozen Dayton bands on major record labels during the latter half of that decade, including the Ohio Players, Lakeside and Heatwave.

Ud Makes Sierra's Top 20 Coolest Schools List, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton is ranked No. 18 on Sierra magazine's "Cool Schools" list for displaying "a deep and thorough commitment to protecting the environment, addressing climate issues and encouraging environmental responsibility."

A Case For Multilingual Education, University Of Dayton. University Libraries

University Libraries Blog Archive

A book by a UD academic director about multilingual education is now available in the principal language of Iran, a country that doesn't permit multilingual education.

Weekly Marian Features: Aug. 27, 2018, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

The All About Mary resources chosen for this week include a book of Polish poetry with beautiful illustrations, Perpetual Help Devotion, Our Lady of Consolation and more.

Physics 'Research Triangle', Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton Department of Physics has partnered with St. Mary's University and Morehouse College to offer their students summer research opportunities in Dayton with access to facilities and funding that might not be available at the smaller, minority-serving institutions.

Community Means No One Gets Left Behind, Kristin Davis

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

UD students paint and hang a Lilo and Stitch themed sheet sign on their front porch.

Pick A Club, Any Club, Lilia Sciarretti

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

SCI hosts annual Up the Orgs event.