President
5.10.2026
The world needs you — and you are
ready
Build community. Seek truth. Cultivate belonging. Model hope. "Together, these are powerful forces as we work toward peace, justice, and the common good," University of Dayton President Eric F. Spina told the Class of 2026 at spring undergraduate commencement.
President
5.8.2026
A Foot in Two
Campuses
I don’t have to look far on our campus to find students who began their journey at Sinclair Community College but quickly made the University of Dayton their home, too. They arrive with a foot in two campuses, and they’re everywhere.
President
5.6.2026
Giving
Hearts
An email recently landed in my inbox that made my day. Gayle Horton, director of Colin’s Lodge, a recreation and enrichment center for adults with cognitive differences, shared how UD students are bringing joy to their members through their MANY volunteer hours.
President
4.29.2026
Why We Do This
Work
The University of Dayton and other American Talent Initiative institutions have opened the doors of education for more than 75,000 high-achieving, lower-income students. That’s an entire football stadium filled with talented young people.
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.
President
2.6.2026
The Hardest Thing I've Ever
Done
Serving as president of the University of Dayton over the past decade has been one of the greatest gifts of my life. That’s why these words are so difficult to write.
President
1.28.2026
A Day in the Life of the Glass
Center
As a vibrant laboratory for experiential learning, the Roger Glass Center for the Arts is second to none.
President
1.12.2026
Meet Brother
Tim
After spending his entire life on Long Island, Brother Timothy Driscoll, S.M., likes to joke that this is his first time “living on the mainland.”
President
12.24.2025
Gifts of the Christmas
season
The Christmas season is a time to reflect on the incredible gifts of the year. President Eric. F Spina names among the gifts in his life the remarkable students, Marianists, faculty and staff of the University of Dayton.
President
12.15.2025
Schools face high cost of losing international
students
UD President Eric F. Spina discusses how our campus, community and country benefit from welcoming international students — and by not welcoming them, we stand to lose a lot. This commentary originally appeared Nov. 26, 2025, in the Dayton Daily News.