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.
Faith/Mission
2.13.2026
A New Prayer Card Makes Campus
Connections
With an image from UD, a new Marianist prayer card gives local appeal to a global tradition.
President
2.12.2026
Where a Life of Service
Begins
Once a year I play UD's version of Candid Camera, and the moment is magical. Just before Christmas an unsuspecting Johanna Matota stepped into my conference room. Her hands flew to her mouth in surprise and joy when I told her she is the 2026 recipient of the prestigious W.S. McIntosh Memorial Leadership Award.
Business
2.11.2026
New Beginnings and New
Pathways
With the new year underway, the University of Dayton’s Graduate Business Programs office is seeing some new beginnings. UD alum Donald Hopkins leads UD grad business programs, streamlining the MBA and adding new concentrations.
Faculty and Staff
2.11.2026
In Memoriam: Michael Barnes, professor emeritus of religious
studies
Michael “Mike” Barnes joined the UD faculty in 1968 and taught for 50 years as a professor in the Department of Religious Studies and Honors program.
Business
2.10.2026
AI in the Business Classroom: How AI Makes Intermediate Accounting
Click
AI isn’t replacing accounting. It’s reshaping how students learn it. See how Professor Stangel is turning complex concepts into confidence using AI as a tool, not a shortcut.
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.