Family News Digest
4/17/2024
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
First-gen ice cream social April 18
UD is hosting an ice cream social for first-generation college students and those interested in learning about how to support first-generation students 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Roesch Library Gathering Space. Contact Shyra Thomas or Zachary Lewis with questions about resources and support for first-gen students.
Roger Glass Center for the Arts events
This weekend, the theatre, dance, and performance technology program and the UD Department of Music present “Godspell,” Steven Schwartz’s musical retelling of the Gospel of St. Matthew. Performances are 7:30 p.m. April 19 and 20, and 4 p.m. April 21. Purchase tickets here. The Horvath Annual Juried UD Student Exhibition and “Listen, Choreography and Punctuation, Where has the time gone?;” a collage installation by Rick Griffith, are on display in the art gallery through July 31. View a full schedule of events and exhibitions.
Dayton baseball at Day Air Ballpark
The Dayton Flyers baseball team is back at Day Air Ballpark for a night of baseball in downtown Dayton. Come support the Flyers as they take on Eastern Kentucky 7 p.m. Tuesday April 23. Adult tickets are $10 and children 11 and younger are $5. First 400 fans get a free T-shirt. Click here to purchase tickets.
NEWS AND NOTES
Library award winners announced
The University Libraries will honor Lucy Waskiewicz, Rojan K C and Malena Coleman with the 2024 Library Awards. All are welcome to attend the University Libraries Awards and student recognition ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in the Gathering Place, Roesch Library. Read more about the honorees.
Applications Open for $750 McGrath award
Encourage your students completing a project for a CAP course that engages Catholic Intellectual Traditions in some way to apply for a Fr. Jack McGrath, S.M., award. Projects from the spring, summer and fall 2024 semesters are eligible for the 2025 award. Applications are due Dec. 18. Click here for the application and more details.
Equity Compliance Office monthly update
Check out the latest Equity Compliance Office update for information about trainings and a message from Sean Weaver, assistant vice president for institutional equity and Section 504 coordinator. Have questions about our office? Submit them here to be addressed in an upcoming newsletter.
Forever a Flyer
Khristian Santiago '16 is making an impact at UD, including serving on UD's board of trustees as one of the inaugural recent alumni members. Explore Khristian's story.
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