Recent Posts
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.
Campus and Community
8.26.2025
Standouts on the Page and on the
Stage
Bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron and nationally renowned stand-up comic Wendy Liebman will select two humor writers for a fun, unconventional writing residency that promises winners the gift of time to hole up in a hotel, write — and order free room service.
Campus and Community
8.25.2025
The Luxury of Time (and Room
Service)
The University of Dayton’s Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop is offering humor writers a dream opportunity: two all-expenses-paid writing residencies in a hotel in Erma’s hometown.
Campus and Community
8.22.2025
Become a Workshop
Sponsor
Sponsorships help the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop continue to inspire writers and honor Erma's enduring legacy. Learn how you can help.
Sustainability
8.18.2025
Building More than a Resume: My Summer Fellowship
Experience
A Hanley Sustainability Institute Summer Fellow reflects on the variety of learning opportunities she encountered while working as a Sustainability Project Coordinator at Five Rivers MetroParks.