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President Eric F. Spina wrote an op-ed for University Business about supporting transfer students from community colleges. Ohio cable news outlet Spectrum News 1 and local media highlighted the celebration for UD's 2020 graduates. A trio of faculty wrote for The Conversation. Poets and Quants featured student investors in the Davis Center for Portfolio Management.

CBS News interviewed Bob Brecha, director of the sustainability program, about using cleaner electric energy to combat climate change. Law professor Kevin Leske wrote about ethics rules for Supreme Court justices for The Conversation.

The University of Dayton Flyer Pitch competition named its winners — “life-changing” business and new venture ideas that aim to bring clean drinking water to people around the globe, improve the experience of breastfeeding mothers, and support children’s learning and emotional wellness.

The Conversation, America magazine, CBS News, The Washington Post, Popular Science, Catholic News Service and a radio station in South Korea highlight the list of media outlets seeking UD faculty expertise. UD President Eric F. Spina wrote in the Dayton Daily News about President Emeritus Bro. Ray Fitz, S.M., and his life's work as a catalyst for social justice.

Four faculty contributed pieces to The Conversation while a trio of faculty in the School of Law contributed their expertise to Inside Higher Ed, Newsweek and Fox News. Forbes cited the research of a pair economics faculty into how a Cinderella run in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship can affect a university's bottom line. CNN International Europe and U.S. also ran the CNN #MyFreedomDay feature about anti-human trafficking work in the Human Rights Center.

The University of Dayton has received the Jesse L. Moore Supplier 2022 Diversity Award, a national recognition from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine honoring colleges and universities that take proactive steps to support and engage with minority-owned businesses.

UD faculty were front and center discussing topics surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war. CNN International featured anti-human trafficking work in the Human Rights Center. Regional and local media highlighted the Greater West Dayton Incubator, an honorary doctorate for President Emeritus Bro. Ray Fitz, S.M., and the first anniversary of The Hub Powered by PNC.

UD faculty experts contributed their expertise to The Conversation, Catholic News Service, U.S. Catholic and Newsweek. Regional and local media featured news about UD's Erma Bombeck collection, the first anniversary of The Hub and the return of the Celebration of the Arts to the Schuster Center.

Newsweek, CNN, Law360, the South China Morning Post and WVXU-FM in Cincinnati tapped the expertise of UD faculty and staff. Local media highlighted the University of Dayton marching band's upcoming trip to Dublin, Ireland, to perform in the St. Patrick's Day parade, and the Greater West Dayton Incubator's first microloans.

For a typical business student, managing more than $1 million in assets or running a company of 200 employees might be a long-term career goal, but for four University of Dayton School of Business Administration students, that’s their daily responsibility.