President
3.24.2025
Life
Lessons
If I could tell my 20-year-old college student self a thing or two, it would be this: break out of your comfort zone and embark on an untraditional spring break trip — not to the beach but to a new culture in another land.
President
3.20.2025
Caring for the Whole
Person
If I were to choose one word to describe the now-under-construction Health and Wellbeing Center, it would be holistic. At UD, we educate the whole person — mind, body, heart and spirit.
President
2.28.2025
Lessons in
Service
"Their work is deeply rooted in helping students find their path and discover their vocation," said University of Dayton President Eric Spina about Jennifer Dalton and Verb Washington, the 2025 recipients of the Lackner Award. "Both Jen and Verb model the Marianist way of leading through service to others."
President
2.25.2025
Common
Ground
Dennis Currier’s UD men’s soccer teams are wildly diverse — and wildly successful. That’s a winning strategy, on and off the field.
President
1.31.2025
A 175-Year
Legacy
From my office in St. Mary’s Hall, I often find myself gazing out the window at the towering yet graceful Immaculate Conception statue on the Roesch Library lawn. With arms outstretched, Mary welcomes all who enter our campus.
President
1.13.2025
The Race to be
Blue
This is one of those feel-good, behind-the-scenes stories that deserves to be part of University of Dayton lore.
President
12.17.2024
Access
Matters
We want to make it easier for first-generation and low-income students to attend the University of Dayton by connecting them to each other and to the financial, advising and academic resources they need to thrive and graduate.
President
12.2.2024
One Magical
Night
“There’s nothing like Christmas on Campus anywhere in the world.” That’s not an overblown statement from Christmas on Campus co-coordinator Gabby Backus ‘25. For me — and tens of thousands of Flyers over six decades — this is a night of pure joy and selfless giving.
President
11.27.2024
A Time for
Family
"As we gather this Thanksgiving, may our tables be spaces where everyone feels valued, heard, nurtured and supported," University of Dayton President Eric Spina writes in a message to the campus community.
President
11.21.2024
Gratitude
Bella Lungren, a senior education major, smiled as she surveyed the Kennedy Union ballroom, filled with scholarship donors and her classmates whose lives have been transformed through their generous gifts.