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President June 05, 2025
A Changemaker

As a first-year student from Chicago, Meg Maloney vividly remembers gathering with faculty, staff, and students beneath a big, white tent on the Central Mall for an announcement that would change her life.

 
Faculty and Staff June 01, 2025
A Consummate Community Builder

University of Dayton President Eric Spina offered heartfelt reflections about the late Paul Vanderburgh, retired associate provost for graduate academic affairs and professor emeritus, at a Celebration of Life on May 31.
President May 30, 2025
'Dayton' — Shorthand for Peace
In a spacious hangar in the National Museum of the United States Air Force last Sunday night, the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra delivered a stirring performance before world leaders and guests. It was an extraordinary opportunity to be part of history as more than 1,000 visitors from 45 nations gathered in Dayton for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
President May 15, 2025
A Master Class in Leadership

Let’s talk about leadership. Over the course of my presidency and during a time of great challenge for higher education, five extraordinary individuals have offered UD a master class in servant-leadership. They’re the chairs of the University of Dayton's Board of Trustees, all of whom have been deeply devoted to the mission and promise of UD.
President May 12, 2025
Learning By Doing 101

As a student athletic trainer, Kat Blandford '26 is literally receiving hands-on experience as she helps treat injuries sustained by her fellow Flyers.
Students May 11, 2025
What Am I Being Called to Do?
"As a Flyer, you are prepared to use your hard-won degree to create a life of great purpose — a life that makes a difference. You’re exactly what this world needs right now," University of Dayton President Eric Spina told the Class of 2025 at spring commencement.
President May 08, 2025
Prayers for Pope Leo XIV
"May God grant Pope Leo XIV the wisdom and grace to lead for the common good," University of Dayton President Eric Spina wrote in a message to the campus community after the Vatican announced the first U.S.-born pontiff in history.
President April 22, 2025
Pope Francis Reflections
In a message to the campus community after the death of Pope Francis, University of Dayton President Eric Spina reflects on his legacy and how his papacy "mirrored our values as a Catholic, Marianist university."
April 20, 2025
An Easter Message of Hope
"Easter, at its heart, is all about hope. Hope did not die on the cross. It rose with Jesus and lives in our hearts, our daily actions, and in all the ways we respond to the needs of our campus community — and the world," President Eric F. Spina wrote in a message to the campus community.
Faith/Mission April 16, 2025
'We Are Souls to be Awakened'
"Institutions like yours, animated by the Marianist charism, are not luxuries. They are necessities," Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson said when he received an honorary degree from the University of Dayton. "Education — if it is to serve humanity — must form the whole person."
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