Recent Posts
Giving
1.15.2026
The Road to
Success
Ekaterina Gay, a 2025 graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law, reached two major milestones last summer — earning her Juris Doctor and passing the bar exam on her first attempt.
Giving
1.15.2026
Conference
Confidence
UD senior and group fitness instructor Michalene McQuide recently showcased her public speaking skills and Flyer pride at the Ohio Recreational Sports Association State Workshop. She shared how UD Campus Recreation builds community, inspiring peers and recreation professionals from across Ohio to strengthen their own programs.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
1.14.2026
Love, Loss, and the Year of the
Bidet
2025 was one heck of a year (and that’s the clean version). It was a year defined by devastating departures, including what was left of my youthful good looks.
Giving
1.14.2026
From Kentucky to the
Classroom
Reflecting on her experience with the University of Dayton Summer Appalachia Program in Salyersville, Kentucky, intervention specialist major and UD senior Erin Cunnane sees children anywhere have the same needs — to feel safe, loved and cared for.
Giving
1.13.2026
Peer to
Peer
Piper Olson is a busy student. A junior studying health science, she’s preparing to apply for a physician’s assistant program. But she also finds time to share what she’s learned with first-year students as a peer advisor.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
1.13.2026
Who's Publishing What: something out there in the
distance
Flash-fiction master Grant Faulkner and photographer Gail Butensky have partnered to create something out there in the distance (UMN Press), a “flash novel” of stories and photography.
Business
1.13.2026
AI in the Business Classroom: Learning to Think Smarter With AI in BIZ
201
Meet Dr. Abdallah, who is helping first-year business students turn AI into a thinking tool, not a shortcut. Discover how BIZ 201 builds confidence, critical thinking, and responsible AI skills in the first semester.
Giving
1.13.2026
Home Away From
Home
Yara Medina, a first-generation student, found her second home at the University of Dayton’s Multi-Ethnic Education and Engagement Center. Now she’s one step closer to finding a third home in Argentina, thanks to the Center.
Giving
1.12.2026
A Career Shaped by the
Arts
Joseph Formholtz knew he wanted to attend the University of Dayton’s engineering program. What he didn’t count on, once here, was the “lab” where he’d find new opportunities to blend engineering with art would be UD’s Roger Glass Center for the Arts.
Campus and Community
1.12.2026
Windows of
Opportunity
A well-known campus corridor is transformed to reflect the Marianist vision and spirit.