Giving
3.12.2024
A Culture of
Giving
Alumni, family and friends impact countless lives with their gifts during One Day, One Dayton. They’re also not alone. Students gave more than 830 gifts during the University’s giving day last year, expressing their new culture of giving.
Giving
3.4.2024
Sharing the Whole UD
Experience
College is a time for deep learning and discovery, and University of Dayton students grow through cultivated experiences in and out of the classroom.
Giving
3.4.2024
Learning Through
Service
Jenna Abdelhamed and Ramya Wilson spent the week before Christmas break in Panama through UD's medical and dental chapters of Global Brigades, tending to those in dire need of medical care. This life-changing experience was enabled by the Multi-Ethnic Education and Engagement Center, supported in part by gifts made during last spring’s One Day, One Dayton, UD’s annual day of giving.
Service
3.1.2024
Joe Twiner
’18
Looking back, it seems every step Joe Twiner ’18 took after graduating from the University of Dayton was leading him home to his now farm.
Giving
2.26.2024
It's Not Rocket
Science
Sam Duncan realized his passion was aerospace engineering when he watched SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launch in 2018.
Giving
2.22.2024
Lifting Others
Up
Bobby ’78 and Catherine Jennings ’77 Stewart know the meaning of “work hard, play hard” as they enjoy retirement after collectively working nearly 80 years. Now they’ve established an endowed scholarship to give hard, too.
Giving
2.19.2024
Empowering the Next Generation of Female
Leaders
Every college student fears the unknowns of life after graduation — how to create the perfect resume, find a job, negotiate salaries and so on. However, thanks to donor funds from One Day, One Dayton, students who attend the Women’s Leadership Immersion find answers to these questions and the confidence to face their next steps alongside a supportive network of female leaders.
Giving
2.19.2024
Tailored Talks and
Tours
Dean's ambassadors in the School of Education and Health Sciences help paint the whole picture of what the UD experience is like to prospective students, alumni, stakeholders and community members.
Giving
2.15.2024
Because of
UD
Keith ’78 and Paula ’81 Cosby found each other through UD. It wasn’t on campus, though, but 500 miles away in Atlanta on a train platform after a baseball game. Three months after reuniting with each other, they were engaged to be married.
Giving
2.14.2024
Connecting Parents Through
Volunteering
Sending your child off to college can be tough, especially when their new school is hundreds of miles away. But out-of-state parents Monique Colter and Dodie Swift are overcoming that distance and are as engaged and connected as ever.