Fitz Center For Leadership in Community
Educating Leaders. Building Community.
As a Marianist and Catholic university, we are called to more than service. We are called to learning. We are called to leadership. We are called to justice. We are called to build community. The University of Dayton Fitz Center for Leadership in Community cultivates servant leaders and just communities through reciprocal partnerships, engaged learning and scholarship, and community building.
Educating Leaders. Building Community.
As a Marianist and Catholic university, we are called to more than service. We are called to learning. We are called to leadership. We are called to justice. We are called to build community. The University of Dayton Fitz Center for Leadership in Community cultivates servant leaders and just communities through reciprocal partnerships, engaged learning and scholarship, and community building.
Felicity Nolder, a Marianist PULSE volunteer with the RiverMobile discusses what the RiverMobile is, how it relates the River Steward’s goal and why it is important to her. At the conclusion of the video, there is information on how to get involved with the River Stewards.
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Eva Schuller, a graduate assistant with the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community discusses the Dayton Civic Scholars program, as well as the impact it has on involved students and the Dayton community.
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University of Dayton students who helped revitalize a local park as part of their capstone project received a grant from the American Legion of Ohio for future work on that park.
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It’s no secret: Nothing in Dayton happens without collaboration. We are convinced that “collaboration” is hardwired in Dayton’s DNA — and is the driving force behind why great ideas, like the innovative Dayton Performing Arts Alliance or the ambitious Dayton Arcade transformation, take flight.
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Across campus, groups and individuals are reaching out to help families in the Miami Valley in the aftermath of the tornadoes that struck the region on May 27, 2019. The Fitz Center for Leadership in Community, Campus Ministry, Catering Services, University Housing and Facilities Management are just some of the groups who are joining efforts with local organizations such as Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley, St. Vincent de Paul and Montgomery County Job and Family Services to serve the needs of local families.
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The first cohort of Midwest Region Campus Compacts' Engaged Scholars includes Castel Sweet, our Coordinator of Community Engaged Learning and Scholarship. This small cohort of scholars and scholar-practitioners represent professional, demographic, institutional, and geographic diversity. The initiative seeks to develop, support and connect leaders who can advance co-created knowledge, critically engaged pedagogies, institutional change, and collaborative action to address societal issues.
On the River
The University of Dayton Rivers Institute and River Stewards, programs of the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community, were invited to participate in the first-ever camp out on the Great Miami River. Our hosts from the City of Troy, Troy Foundation, Miami County Parks, and SmithFly created an experience like no other and hope to replicate for other groups in the future, as a way to connect people to the river and activate their beautiful riverfront Treasure Island Park.
Watch the above video or read this news article to learn more.