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As a first-year student from Chicago, Meg Maloney vividly remembers gathering with faculty, staff, and students beneath a big, white tent on the Central Mall for an announcement that would change her life.

University of Dayton President Eric Spina offered heartfelt reflections about the late Paul Vanderburgh, retired associate provost for graduate academic affairs and professor emeritus, at a Celebration of Life on May 31.


Let’s talk about leadership. Over the course of my presidency and during a time of great challenge for higher education, five extraordinary individuals have offered UD a master class in servant-leadership. They’re the chairs of the University of Dayton's Board of Trustees, all of whom have been deeply devoted to the mission and promise of UD.

As a student athletic trainer, Kat Blandford '26 is literally receiving hands-on experience as she helps treat injuries sustained by her fellow Flyers.





"At UD, the practice of law is not merely a profession — it is a calling," President Eric Spina told more than 200 people at the School of Law's 50th anniversary celebration. "(This is) a place where future lawyers are not only committed to professional excellence but also to making the world more just and equitable. This is the Marianist philosophy in action."