Recent Posts
Faith/Mission
2.16.2026
Art of the
Annunciation
Two Marian Library exhibits explore modern interpretations and traditional symbols in Annunciation artwork.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
2.15.2026
Who's Publishing What: Wow. You Haven't Heard a Word I've
Said
“Erma Bombeck was a huge source of our inspiration, and it is always the greatest of all compliments when readers tell us our work reminds them of her,” said Eve Shavatt, who collaborated with her sister, Donna, on a collection of humorous essays, Wow. You Haven't Heard a Word I've Said.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
2.14.2026
Like America's Got Talent, Only
Funnier
Erma’s Got Talent, loosely formatted along the lines of America’s Got Talent, will offer 12 randomly selected contestants the opportunity to perform two minutes of their original stand-up material in front of celebrity judges for a slot on stage this spring at the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop.
Faith/Mission
2.13.2026
A New Prayer Card Makes Campus
Connections
A new Marianist prayer card gives local appeal to a global tradition.
Business
2.13.2026
From Peer Advisors to Partners for
Life
Most students arrive at the University of Dayton School of Business Administration searching for direction and a place to belong. For alumni Chloe Fields (‘25, marketing with a digital media concentration and minor in communication) and Chase Howell (‘24, marketing with an insight-selling concentration and minors in theology and military science), they found both and discovered something even greater along the way: a lifelong partner.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
2.13.2026
Incognito Facade in Wackadoodle Man
Cave
Forget acrophobia, claustrophobia and agoraphobia. The medical community can’t cough up a phobia for my main malady. So, I’ll coin the term myself — fame-aphobia.
President
2.12.2026
Where a Life of Service
Begins
Once a year I play UD's version of Candid Camera, and the moment is magical. Just before Christmas an unsuspecting Johanna Matota stepped into my conference room. Her hands flew to her mouth in surprise and joy when I told her she is the 2026 recipient of the prestigious W.S. McIntosh Memorial Leadership Award.
Business
2.12.2026
AI in the Business
Classroom
Business faculty provide students with meaningful opportunities to engage with AI in responsible, career-relevant ways.
Business
2.11.2026
New Beginnings and New
Pathways
With the new year underway, the University of Dayton’s Graduate Business Programs office is seeing some new beginnings. UD alum Donald Hopkins leads UD grad business programs, streamlining the MBA and adding new concentrations.
Faculty and Staff
2.11.2026
In Memoriam: Michael Barnes, professor emeritus of religious
studies
Michael “Mike” Barnes joined the UD faculty in 1968 and taught for 50 years as a professor in the Department of Religious Studies and Honors program.