Graul Chair in Arts and Languages : University of Dayton, Ohio

Graul Chair in Arts and Languages

This endowed chair is named for Thomas C. and Janet M. Graul and is specifically designed to promote interdisciplinary approaches to arts and languages with a particular focus on international perspectives. At the University of Dayton, this includes music, art and design, theatre, dance and performance technology and global languages and culture.

The study of arts and languages empowers us to engage and transcend rather than dismiss that which is different, unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable. These disciplines provide powerful tools to open our minds, engage our hearts, think creatively and find the common core of our humanity. Such study is essential to any university that aspires to educate the whole person and produce distinctive graduates who are capable of linking learning to responsible leadership and service.

Current Graul Chair in Arts and Languages

Suki Kwon

Professor; Graul Chair in Arts and Languages

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Graul Chair Spring 2025 Program: Sights and Sounds of Nature

The Graul Endowed Chair in Arts and Languages hosted an inspiring series of events in the spring that explored the harmony between art and science through exhibitions, student seminars, hands-on workshops and a reflective retreat.

A Heartfelt Thanks to our Partners

The Spring 2025 Graul Chair Program would not be possible without the invaluable support and collaboration of our dedicated partners.

Past Graul Chair events

A look at previous events held under the guidance of Suki Kwon, who assumed the role of the Endowed Chair for the Graul Chair in Arts and Languages in 2023.

Fall 2024
- South and Southeast Asia Regional focus
Spring 2024
- Arts and Languages for Healing: A Themed Wrap-Around Experiential Programs
- Silk Roads Mosaic: Celebrating Language, Literature and Melodies
Fall 2023
- Arts and Languages for Healing: A themed wrap-around experiential programs

Faculty

11.19.2024

UD endowed chair promotes cultural exchange on campus after art collaboration in India

Suki Kwon is using her passion for interdisciplinary studies to elevate the cultural landscape on the UD campus.

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History of the Graul Chair in Arts and Languages

The Graul Chair in the Arts and Languages is named in honor of the commitment to the University of Thomas C. and Janet M. Graul. Dr. Graul, a 1951 graduate of UD, was a plastic surgeon in private practice in Dayton until he retired in 1995. He maintained an international interest in his service activities, and he and Mrs. Graul each pursued the study of foreign languages. The endowment is designed to promote interdisciplinary approaches to the arts and languages with a particular focus on international perspectives. These disciplines engage people in questions about difference as well as enable them to celebrate and embrace those differences.

The transcendent power of arts and languages is such that the whole person is both engaged and educated. The study of arts and languages gives us powerful tools to open our minds and engage our hearts. We develop the capacity to transcend that which is different or unfamiliar and find the common core of our humanity. Such study is essential to any university that aspires to educate the whole person and produce distinctive graduates who are capable of linking learning to responsible leadership and service.