Campus and Community
6.27.2025
Christian Service Award: Kelly Mallon Young
’91
Kelly Mallon Young has turned her passion for community into a global force for good.
Service
6.27.2025
Special Service Award: Destiny Watson
’20
From high school to the University of Dayton, Destiny Watson has uplifted and encouraged young people to find their place in the world.
Giving
5.23.2025
Living Right
Now
It’s the dream of most college students to graduate debt-free. But Aidan Garland ’25 walked across the stage at graduation owing close to $10 grand, and it’s all his fault.
Service
5.9.2025
Connecting
Generations
Chloe Voelker ’20 may have graduated five years ago, but her engagement and passion for UD are still going strong for this “Flyer for Life.”
Giving
5.2.2025
Paying Debts and Paying it
Forward
Jonathan Rike ’02 speaks of a debt he owes to the University. He’s not talking about student loans. The debt he’s referring to is the way UD faculty and staff shaped his career. Their interest in his success was an investment he wants to pay back.
LGBTQ+
4.11.2025
Leadership in
Q*mmunity
What is one thing you cannot live without? Most people might immediately think of food, water or oxygen. But in my time as a Q*mmunity Leader, I can definitively say: community. Built into the name, yet it’s also the heartbeat of who we are.
Experiential Learning
4.9.2025
Powered in
Purpose
David Albrecht thought that as a future engineer his work would be technical and formulaic. Through his experiences at the University of Dayton, though, he discovered something more — the humanity of engineering in serving the common good.
Faith/Mission
3.31.2025
Leading in
Faith
Why is it important to know about Connor Moriarty? He’s double-majoring in communication and theology. Works on campus. Loves superheroes. Is kind of an intramural star. Oh, and he’s the reason UD will be a vibrant Catholic, Marianist university for another 175 years.
Giving
3.31.2025
Practice Makes
Perfect
Adam Hoffman took away plenty from a practice virtual interview with an alum — notes on his skills, a new connection and, most impressively, an internship.
Giving
3.24.2025
Community Creates
Opportunity
When Jalen Reed, a senior mechanical engineering major, speaks at high schools as a regional UD ambassador in his home city of Chicago, he’s honest that UD wasn’t his first choice. Now, thanks to the community he found, it’s his home away from home.