Recent Posts
Faculty and Staff
2.4.2028
Accessibility Tip #4: Conscientious
Colors
Why do conscientious colors matter for accessibility? 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women live with some form of color vision deficiency (CVD). In fact, you might be teaching multiple students this very semester with CVD. Learn how to ensure that your learning materials are color-accessible.
Faculty and Staff
2.3.2028
Accessibility Tip #3: Structuring Content with
Headers
Why make a header on a document different from some larger, bolder text, and why should we ensure that our documents are structured with headers? Our third accessibility tip will show the basics of creating accessible headers on all kinds of learning materials.
International
2.9.2026
Recognizing Global Excellence on
Campus
The Global Excellence Reception celebrates the faculty and staff who make global learning and student success possible at UD. Read more and see this year’s honorees.
Libraries
2.9.2026
Books Celebrate International
Education
For International Education Week 2026, members of the campus community share their recommendations for books that celebrate cultures, traditions, stories, art and wisdom from around the world.
Faculty and Staff
2.6.2026
Accessibility Tip #6: The Essentials of Document
Accessibility
PDFs and PowerPoints have accessibility guidelines, too? Yes, yes they do. This post provides a set of simple guidelines to ensure that all students can access your course documents.
Sustainability
2.6.2026
Changing UD’s Clothing Culture Through Accessibility and
Engagement
The Clothing Swap initiative reduces textile waste and gives gently-used, unwanted clothing items a second life, while providing students an opportunity to donate their clothes and refresh their wardrobes at no cost.
President
2.6.2026
The Hardest Thing I've Ever
Done
Serving as president of the University of Dayton over the past decade has been one of the greatest gifts of my life. That’s why these words are so difficult to write.
Faculty and Staff
2.5.2026
Accessibility Tip #5: The Case for
Captions
Captioning video and audio learning materials is a key element of making your web content accessible. Doing so is simple with UD's video hosting platform, Kaltura. Review the basics of captioning and how to ensure your learning materials are accessible to all students.
Students
2.5.2026
UD Student Recognized by Ohio National Guard as Outstanding Airman of the
Year
Melissa Cronin, a health science major and president of UD’s Student Veterans Association, was named Outstanding Airman of the Year by the Ohio National Guard this month.
Engineering
2.5.2026
Engineering for
Good
The ETHOS Center turns engineering into a tool for community impact by embedding students in local and global partnerships. This summer, ETHOS students worked alongside communities in Africa and here in Dayton.