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Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.3.2026
Of Cake, Candles, and Stool
Samples
My son’s 17th birthday was unexpectedly and delightfully full of crap.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.2.2026
Coming Live to the Erma
Stage
Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop announces the slate for Attendee Stand-Up Comedy Night.
Sustainability
3.2.2026
Ambassador Program Provides Students Ownership of Campus Sustainability
Efforts
The Sustainability Ambassador program aims to create a cohort of students who are passionate about advancing sustainability on campus.
Engineering
3.2.2026
From Classroom to Career: Engineering Internships at
UDRI
The University of Dayton Research Institute Internship Program provides students with direct experience at a national leader in research innovation.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Viv
Sade
Viv Sade, global humor winner in the 2026 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition, is our Humor Writer of the Month for March.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.1.2026
Held
Together
I recently had a hysterectomy, and because insurance companies hate joy, rest and women, I was discharged the same day and placed into the very capable (read: panicked) hands of my husband.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
2.27.2026
The Erma
Effect
It’s Mother’s Day. I fill the mower's gas tank then press the prime button exactly twenty times—last season’s stubborn requirement. After four pulls, the relic sputters, lurches, then dies a smokey death in shin high weeds.
Business
2.27.2026
Experience That Pays Off: From Challenges to a Dream
Career
Dreams don’t happen overnight. At UD Business, Taylor Olsen (‘26, Marketing) faced challenges, learned through experience and grew stronger with every setback, ultimately landing her dream job at IBM through grit, growth and community support.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
2.27.2026
When It Comes to Passwords, I'll
Pass
When my oldest son, who works in security in Washington, D.C., came to visit recently, he was aghast at the lack of security at my modest home amid the cornfields of northeast Indiana.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
2.26.2026
Birds of the
World
Dad used to hang bird feeders on a clothesline out back.