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Alumni
8.29.2025
Just the Write
Time
1524 Brown Street is a significant address for Marissa Malson ’11. As an alumna of Theta Phi sorority, it was the house she lived in as a Flyer. It’s also the address for Martin’s Grocery Store, a key location in her new book.
Campus and Community
8.29.2025
Homecoming
The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop has come home. Now housed within the University of Dayton’s English department, the workshop couldn’t be in a more fitting place. It was here, as a student, that Erma Bombeck ‘49 first heard the three words that changed her life, “You can write!” spoken by her English professor, Brother Tom Price, S.M.
Libraries
8.29.2025
Take a Break With Matt
Shaw
It’s been a busy first year for Matt Shaw, dean of the University of Dayton Libraries. Shortly after he started in July 2024, Shaw helped lead a transition to a new library services platform and a reorganization of instructional models.
Campus and Community
8.28.2025
Dr. Laura Cotten Howell’s Joint Appointment in Career Services and University Honors
Program
Enhancing visibility of the exceptional services offered by Dr. Laura Cotten Howell is a bonus for all students.
Faculty and Staff
8.27.2025
In Memoriam: Dick Peterson, professor emeritus of
mathematics
Dick Peterson, director of the University's first Freshman Orientation Week in 1966, "lived his life and career in service to UD."
President
8.27.2025
Summer
Diary
True or false? Life at the University of Dayton in the summer moves at a slower pace until the adrenaline rush of a new academic year kicks in at the end of August. I might have marked that one as “true” until I looked at my calendar.
Faculty and Staff
8.27.2025
Hipparchus Had an Astrolabe - Your Students Have
ChatGPT
AI has put STEM faculty at a crossroads where they need to make decisions on what students need to learn versus what students need to learn to accomplish. This post offers a practical, flexible model for integrating AI into a lower or mid-level STEM course.
Giving
8.27.2025
Allies in
Education
From dreaming of being a teacher to working in human resources, Liz Lechowicz ’23 took a unique path. Luckily, she didn’t have to walk it alone thanks to the teacher education program faculty and alumni.
Libraries
8.26.2025
A Gift of Art and
History
The world’s foremost collector of works by the Italian illustrator Ezio Anichini has donated his collection to the Marian Library, which featured the works in a 2022 exhibit.
Engineering
8.26.2025
2025 School of Engineering Vision Award Winners
Recognized
Four Vision Awards are presented annually to faculty and staff: Community, Innovation, Scholarship and Engagement and Service.