6.1.2025
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
5.30.2025
'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
5.15.2025
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
5.12.2025
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.
5.11.2025
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
5.8.2025
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
4.22.2025
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."
4.16.2025
'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."
President
4.6.2025
Humble Beginnings, Lasting
Impact
"At UD, the practice of law is not merely a profession — it is a calling," President Eric Spina told more than 200 people at the School of Law's 50th anniversary celebration. "(This is) a place where future lawyers are not only committed to professional excellence but also to making the world more just and equitable. This is the Marianist philosophy in action."
President
4.4.2025
Coffee and
Charism
I often see UD's Catholic, Marianist spirit in the grand moments — such as when thousands gather at UD Arena for New Student Orientation Mass. This week, I experienced a smaller, quieter moment that showed the heart of our Marianist charism.