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Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
4.23.2026
What to Expect When You're Expecting to Be Funny — A Guide for the Erma Bombeck Writers'
Workshop
Where do you go where sleep is optional, overeating is expected, and laughter is guaranteed? If you answered the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, you would be correct. It’s an adrenaline rush that doesn’t leave you disappointed.
Giving
4.23.2026
AES Ohio Foundation awards $25,000 to DC Flyers program
UD's summer internship program in Washington, D.C. will continue its legacy with another year of financial support from the AES Ohio Foundation.
Engineering
4.23.2026
Mechanical Engineering Graduate Reflects on the Interdisciplinary Approach to an Engineering
Education
Students at the University of Dayton are driven to reach new heights and expand their knowledge through many different avenues. Gavin McHale, a Fall 2025 mechanical engineering graduate, reimagined his curiosity for learning and evolved his passions in new ways to build a versatile foundation for his future career.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
4.23.2026
Church Tent
Revival
The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop has been dubbed the “Woodstock of Humor.” But for Creators Syndicate columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp, the spring workshop felt closer to “a church tent revival where Erma's mantra is affirmed again and again: ‘You can write!’”
Sustainability
4.22.2026
Sustainability Inspiration: Freiburg,
Germany
Discover Program students visited Freiburg Germany, which serves as a living example of how sustainability can be integrated into everyday life.
Business
4.22.2026
Hard Work Leads to National Sales
Success
For the third time, the University of Dayton’s sales team placed in the top 10 of the National Collegiate Sales Competition, landing in sixth place.
Giving
4.21.2026
You’re Always Welcome on the
Porch
For Joe Mindak ’95, his advice to fellow alumni is simple: prioritize Reunion Weekend.
Faculty and Staff
4.21.2026
New book examines how vice presidents shape campaigns,
presidencies
The book examines how modern vice presidents have been transformed from an afterthought to one of the president’s most important governing partners.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
4.19.2026
A Rock
Concert
The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop starts off calm and quiet, then there's a bit of a welcoming, buzzing chatter, and by the last day it’s a rock concert. The lights can be bright and swirly, and the sound can be energetic and intense.