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5.7.2026
Running Back Looking
Forward
Sean Banks will be graduating on May 10 with experience in media production, credits on a documentary, involvement with advocacy and an award to his name — all things he credits to his football career.
5.6.2026
Giving
Hearts
An email recently landed in my inbox that made my day. Gayle Horton, director of Colin’s Lodge, a recreation and enrichment center for adults with cognitive differences, shared how UD students are bringing joy to their members through their MANY volunteer hours.
5.5.2026
The Strength to Start
Again
Nearly a decade after first arriving at UD, Joseph Hughton-Berko is finally crossing the graduation stage — a milestone that once felt out of reach after his academic dismissal in 2020.
4.29.2026
Why We Do This
Work
The University of Dayton and other American Talent Initiative institutions have opened the doors of education for more than 75,000 high-achieving, lower-income students. That’s an entire football stadium filled with talented young people.
3.31.2026
April Cultural Heritage Month
Celebrations
Recommended reading about the common struggles, unique achievements, rich and varied cultural backgrounds and shared experiences of Arab American communities, as well as Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
3.19.2026
Paul Laurence Dunbar Memorial: Then and
Now
A booklet published in 1909 for the dedication ceremony in Woodland Cemetery emphasizes the memory and importance of the acclaimed writer.
3.4.2026
Celebrate and Remember Toni
Morrison
Women’s History Month challenges us to expand our understanding of leadership, creativity, resistance and resilience. Toni Morrison embodies that challenge powerfully.
2.16.2026
Charting advocacy: UD senior maps history of LGBTQ+ inclusion in Catholic
Church
UD senior Katie Montgomery explored how Catholic advocates for LGBTQ+ people interact with the Catholic Church as part of a donor-funded summer research project.
2.13.2026
A New Prayer Card Makes Campus
Connections
A new Marianist prayer card gives local appeal to a global tradition.
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.