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The path Christopher Morrison has traveled has touched many facets of the University of Dayton experience — student, alum, parent of three graduates and employee. Known and respected across the University, he is well-positioned to lead UD's advancement and fundraising efforts when he becomes vice president for advancement Aug. 1.

The University of Dayton has appointed Rick Omlor, retired president and CEO of YSI Inc., to a three-year term as chairperson of the board of trustees, and added three new trustees, effective July 1.

The Washington Post and NewsNation tapped UD faculty expertise. President Eric F. Spina was a guest of a Dayton Daily News podcast to discuss the pandemic and the future of Dayton.

The University of Dayton is among the first group of colleges and universities earning Ohio's Collegiate Purple Star designation for being supportive and inclusive of military-connected students.

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.

Ohio cable news channel Spectrum News 1 featured the UD Sinclair Academy and The Washington Post and Yahoo! News quoted a pair of faculty.

NBC Nightly News and CNBC.com interviewed Human Rights Center Executive Director Shelley Inglis about war crimes for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Law professor Erica Goldberg wrote about book bans for The Conversation.

The University of Dayton will award an honorary doctorate of science at the May commencement ceremony to Lori Beer, a 1989 University of Dayton computer science graduate who now is the global chief information officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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.