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TAKE A BREAK WITH . . .
‘Take ownership’
University renews its annual appeal with faculty, staff
RANDY MOCKABEE
3 Take a Break With ... Randy
Mockabee
4 The 2010 Stander Symposium: A The University’s annual fund cam- Support of the annual fund helps
showcase of scholarship, creativity paign with faculty and staff begins in build the University over the long
and social responsibility Some people come to UD and stay four or five years. We call them alumni. Others April with a goal of raising $500,000. term, said annual fund director Joan
6 Wheels for Kids come, stay 30 years, and spend their days walking around campus delivering the mail — The co-chairs, Paul Vanderburgh Schiml.
7 Miryam Awards: Grace Crivello always with a smile. We call him Randy. of health and sport science and Gwen “We are
and Betty Rogers Youngkin Klemmer of the bursar’s office, shaping the
You’ve worked at the University for 30 years. What have you been
8 Coming attractions said they want their colleagues to UD community
doing all that time? I started out selling stamps at the window in the old
recognize the importance of any gift, through work-
campus post office then moved on to delivering mail to the dorms and some
large or small, to the future of the ing together,”
academic buildings. For the past 17 years, I’ve been delivering mail to the
University. Schiml said.
people at UDRI. The thing I like most
“Without the generosity of our “People give
about my job is the people I get to see
every day. I also like it that I’m not Thirty Years faculty, staff, alumni and friends, we already through
Randy Mockabee read this poem during couldn’t have a lot of the programs we their hard work,
stuck in the same place all day, and
a celebration of his 30th anniversary: have,” Vanderburgh said. “We could Vanderburgh but making a
I’m constantly moving. That’s how
be a good university without all of financial gift is
you get to know more people. The past 30 years have been grand,
that, but with their support, we are a another way to
to be part of an institution
great university.” be part of the UD
In 2002 you received the known throughout the land.
When faculty and staff contribute, community.”
Marianist Service Award. Were The people,
“they have skin in the game,” he said. Donors can
you surprised? When Father Gene The place,
“They’re more vested in the success of direct their gifts
(Contadino, S.M., then rector) told me The work,
the students.” to any fund.
I won, you could have knocked me over and the fun
Giving to the annual fund also “I give to
with a feather. At the dinner, I got to Make the University of Dayton No. 1.
demonstrates a commitment to UD’s the Bombeck
sit at the same table with Brother Ray,
vision, Klemmer said. Center,” said
WHERE’S LARRY? Father Gene and Father (James) Fitz. So it’s hats off to the ole red and blue,
“We take ownership in our Klemmer longtime annual
and to the UD community: I love you.
So, you think you know every work here by giving to the annual fund donor Beth
The Flyers are NIT champions for the third time in school history with the 79-68 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels April 1 in Madi- Have you always been in Dayton?
nook and cranny of campus? Thanks for a great 30 years, and may fund,” said Klemmer, who as a 2004 Schwartz of human resources. “There’s
son Square Garden. Sophomore Chris Johnson, named NIT Most Outstanding Player with 14 points in the final game, said of the tourna- I was born and raised in Dayton, but
If you can figure out where God bless. Leadership UD graduate directs her a personal satisfaction with helping
ment, “We stayed positive, and we have heart and character, and it shows today. And we just won a championship.” The community is after graduating from high school,
photographer Larry Burgess —Randy Mockabee annual gift to the Leadership UD out the University, but I also get to see
invited to celebrate the men’s and women’s basketball team successes at 6 p.m. Friday, April 9, in Frericks Center. Photo by Leon Chuck. I moved to Los Angeles. I got a job at
was when he took the photo endowed scholarship fund she started firsthand how it benefits my daughter
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, where
above, you’ll be entered in a with Kathy Harmon in financial aid. directly.”
they catered to a lot of celebrities. I met Sidney Poitier, Groucho Marx,
After five years, the fund is nearly at Pledges and gifts can be paid by
drawing for fabulous prizes.
E-mail your answer to
Speech and debate team William Holden, Richard Crenna and Bea Arthur. I once rode in an elevator
the level for making awards. check, cash, credit card, salary reduc-
campusreport@udayton.edu. takes second place CONVERSATION PIECE with John Travolta. He was very young and just getting started in movies. We
chatted for several floors. He was kind of quiet
“I work with students on a daily tion or payroll deduction. To give
March’s winner is Brother Phil UD’s debate team did well in basis, and I see firsthand what that online, see http://supportUD.facstaff
When the Emperor Was Divine, a 2003 novel and very nice.
Aaron, S.M., who identified not its recent championships, finish- scholarship money does for them,” .udayton.edu. Further details will be
by Julie Otsuka about the Japanese-American
only the photo’s location — the ing in second place overall. Student said Klemmer, a student accounts provided in information packets sent
internment during World War II, is this What changes have you seen around
competitors included Jim Saywell, administrator. in campus mail.
south portico of Alumni Hall — but summer’s first-year read. For informa- campus in 30 years? The campus has
also the time of day it was taken. Jeff Nagel, Kevin Zimmerman, Wes grown and changed so much since I came
tion, see http://www.powells.com/
If you enjoyed this year’s
Where’s Larry feature, please let
Nurney, Katie Repic, Rob Starrett, Joe
Alemagno and Jim Pappadakes. David
biblio/9780385721813. To participate in the
discussions during new student orientation,
here. It was sad to see all the trees cut down
to build the Humanities Building. Now my
Deposits catching up; campaign
us know. Send your comments
to campusreport@udayton.edu.
Lee Miller is the director of the speech
and debate team.
contact Cari Wallace, director of new student
programs, via e-mail.
favorite place on campus is Serenity Pines.
But one thing still stays the same: The people.
commitments approach $100 million
Applications from out-of-state students continue to outpace ones from Ohio,
Thanks for playing, and have a Alumni award It’s the people that make this place.
and more admitted students than ever are expected to visit campus this spring.
good summer.
nominations due April 15 Hughes selected able for women who aspire to higher How much longer will It’s all part of a new push to encourage students to apply early and make the
Nominations are being accepted education leadership, said Lisa you be at UD? I plan to road trip — an effort designed to give the University of Dayton a competitive edge
through April 15 for the 2010 National for Bryn Mawr workshops Rismiller, director of the Women’s retire in fall 2012. One of in an uncertain economy, reported Sundar Kumarasamy, vice president for enroll-
Campus Report, distributed the first Alumni Association alumni awards. This summer, English professor Center. my hobbies is golf, and ment management, to the President’s Council March 9.
Friday of every month during the first two Categories include: and department chair Sheila Hassell UD has been sponsoring women I’d like to get a part- “We have a healthy number of admitted students, and we’re closing the gap
terms of the academic year, is published • Distinguished Alumnus Award time job as a ranger at on deposits,” he said.
Hughes, formerly director of the for the HERS Summer Institute since
by the University communications office
• Christian Service Award women’s and gender studies program, 2006: Tricia Hart and Kathy Webb a course. I think I’ll At the end of February, the University had recorded $99.8 million in campaign
for University of Dayton faculty and staff.
E-mail news digests are sent every first and • Special Achievement Award will spend two weeks at Bryn Mawr attended in 2006; Julie Mitchell be ready to go. I’ll commitments toward a $360 million goal, said Deborah Read, vice president for
third Thursday of each month. • Special Service Award College in Bryn Mawr, Pa., in the attended in 2007; Emily Hicks went miss the camarade- University advancement.
Campus mail: 2963 • Joe Belle Memorial Award HERS Summer Institute, an intensive in 2008; and Janet Herrelko attended rie at UD and a job Tom Skill, associate provost and chief information officer, reported that
For information or a nomination leadership development program for in 2009. that I really like, the launch date for the human resources and payroll functions of the Banner
E-mail: campusreport@udayton.edu form, see http://alumni.udayton women in higher education. Women interested in being but there will implementation will be finalized when testing has been completed; the Porches
.edu and click on “Alumni Awards” in The program, started in 1976 by considered for UD sponsorship at the be a lot of great internal portal and the Banner student registration were launched on schedule in
Phone: 229-3241; fax: 229-3063
the right-hand column; or, call Anita HERS — Higher Education Resource 2011 HERS Summer Institute may memories to March.
Michelle Tedford, editor Brothers at 229-2905. Services — is one of the best avail- apply in the fall. take with me. The council also reviewed a draft position statement on religious and faith-
Maureen Schlangen, interim editor — Jeaneen Parsons based organizations.
Larry Burgess, photographer “We need to communicate very clearly a desire for a positive relationship …
Frank Pauer, designer Cover: “The Weight of January,” a Dayton cityscape painted by Holly Branstner, a visiting artist in the College of Arts and and a positive ecumenical spirit,” said Father Christopher Wittmann, S.M., direc-
Sciences during the winter term, was installed and unveiled March 30 in the entrance to O’Reilly Hall. It complements tor of campus ministry.
Campus Report is printed on “Landscape of Need,” an exhibition of paintings of inner-city Detroit, the River Rouge steel plant and the Maumee River in- In addition, administrators discussed a revised Commitment to Community
recyclable paper made from dustrial area. The exhibition was the research subject for six students in professor Roger Crum’s capstone art history seminar. that articulates how students are called to be community builders on campus and
10 percent post-consumer fiber.
The students present their research April 14 at the Stander Symposium. See Pages 4-5. in the world.
— Teri Rizvi
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RESEARCH
A showcase of Other Stander
New applications for old idea
highlights
Industrial engineer Liliana Martinez joined the Research Institute in 2009 to
work on transesterification — a reaction of a fat or oil with an alcohol and a catalyst
to form biodiesel and the byproduct glycerol.
student scholarship, TOMS Style Your Sole event
At UDRI, staff are using this process with oil they’re extracting from algae,
which is hundreds of times more viable as an oil crop than corn, soybeans and
canola, said Sukh Sidhu, who leads the sustainable environmental technologies
creativity and social 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 9, ArtStreet
responsibility
Local and campus artists will be on hand to help
Stander 2010
group in UDRI’s Energy and Environmental Engineering division.
“Transesterification is not a new science,” Martinez said, explaining that one of faculty, staff and students decorate their TOMS
the first uses of biodiesel was to power heavy-duty vehicles in South Africa before Shoes. The event aims to draw attention to the
World War II. “What we’re doing that’s new is working with different types of algae social entrepreneurship business model of TOMS
to determine which one has the best properties to capture carbon dioxide and be ISSUE FORUM Project Management Shoes, whose founder, Blake Mycoskie, will give
converted to jet fuel.”
Exploring Islam: A 101: Business student the Stander Symposium keynote address April 13.
Martinez, who in the summer will start a doctoral program in mechanical engi-
neering with a focus on clean and renewable energy, also investigates how different discussion of perceptions tackles two Stander Shoes will be available for purchase in limited
solvents affect the oil extracted from the algae. With a keynote address April 13 by an emerging social entrepreneur whose company donates at home and abroad projects supply.
Senior operations management
Biomass jet fuel success for UDRI a pair of shoes for every pair it sells, the 2010 Brother Joseph W. Stander Symposium’s plan- 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 12, major Tim Renner has never pre- Red Mass
Kennedy Union sented at the Stander Symposium.
Scientists from the UD Research Institute played a supporting role in making ners have encouraged the entire campus to jump into the annual events with both feet. 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, Immaculate
This year, he’s tackling two projects:
aviation history March 25 when the U.S. Air Force successfully flew the first “all- Senior political science and journal-
The symposium got off on the right foot March 16 with Celebration of the Arts, a repertory exhibition his senior capstone project on the Conception Chapel
engine” test flight using a biomass jet fuel blend. ism major Rachael Bade leads the issue Veterans Affairs emergency depart-
Although the Air Force has tested aircraft fueled in part
of student talent and creativity at the Schuster Center downtown. The symposium’s academic, artistic forum addressing the perceptions of The Red Mass, or Mass of the Holy Spirit, is the
ment (VA ED) and another on the
by biomass-derived and conventional fuels, the flight of an Islam at home and abroad. School of Business Administration liturgical opening of the Stander Symposium. This
A-10 Thunderbolt II jet over Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., marked and athletic events kick off this afternoon (Friday, April 9) with a shoe-styling event at ArtStreet, fol-
“I’m not an Islamic expert,” said study-abroad programs. Mass, at which the presider wears red vestments,
the first time in history a plane flew with all engines fueled Bade, who sought a better understand-
lowed by an issues forum, a Red Mass, a keynote address by TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie, “I was interested in consulting calls upon the gifts of the Holy Spirit to drive the
entirely by such a blend, Air Force officials said. ing of the religion for herself and in the service/medical field and
UDRI researchers supported the Air Force Petroleum the Stander Cup and the Day at the Stander. The symposium closes Wednesday, April 14, with a others. “This religion is very diverse research and creative performances of the Stander
improving process flow,” said Renner
Agency by analyzing and testing properties of the biofuel and often shown in a negative light; I Symposium.
blend used in the flight. The work was sponsored by the Air reception and art exhibition in the Rike Center. Details at right or online at http://stander.udayton.edu. (feet pictured left, above). “The VA
hope students feel open to discuss this ED offered a great opportunity to
Force Research Laboratory and performed at Wright-Patterson difficult topic and leave with a new analyze the process and present Keynote address:
Air Force Base. Stories and photos by senior visual arts major Michelle Stawicki appreciation.”
Ballal “This is truly a landmark occasion for the Air Force, For more information, send an
recommendations that would make TOMS Shoes founder
immediate benefits to patients’
for aviation and for the nation,” said Dilip Ballal, division head for energy and
environmental engineering at UDRI. “It demonstrates the Air Force’s commitment
e-mail to 2010issueforum@gmail.com. time spent in the emergency Blake Mycoskie
department.”
to helping the U.S. wean from its dependence on foreign oil sources with minimal 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, Kennedy Union ballroom
impact to the environment.” DAY AT THE STANDER Renner chose to address the
School of Business Administration’s Blake Mycoskie founded TOMS Shoes in 2006
10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, study-abroad program because as a
Honors symposium showcases collaboration April 14, Kennedy Union and various teaching assistant in the program,
with a noble goal that came to be called the One for
Seniors in the University Honors Program presented their honors theses other campus locations he wanted to help promote it to One business model: For every pair of shoes sold,
March 12 in the fourth annual Honors Students Symposium. prospective participants. he’d give a pair to a child in need. To date, he’s
The thesis is the product of a three-semester, six-credit-hour project that culmi-
nates in a research contribution, performance or body of creative work.
Financial, social impact: Renner shared some insight he given away more than 400,000 pairs of shoes. He
discovered throughout the pro-
Research from the 58 presenters included: Research blends studies of cess: “Time flies when performing
says it’s a demonstration that an entrepreneur can
succeed financially and make the world a better
• “John Paul II’s Guide to Dating: A Handbook for Effectively Teaching Catholic society, culture, language, semester projects,” he said. “You
place.
Doctrines on Sexuality in a High School Classroom,” by Adam Eakman (Jana
Bennett, adviser, religious studies)
economics believe you have so much time, but
before you know it, it is the end of
• “The Black-White Achievement Gap: A Novice Teacher’s Professional With a love of everything interna-
the semester and your deliverables Stander Cup
Development Plan for Closing It,” by Michelle L. Timmerman (Rachel M.B. tional, senior international studies and
are due.”
Collopy, adviser, teacher education) French major Marie-Claire Tuzeneu 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, in RecPlex
Renner presents his study-abroad
• “Determining the Effectiveness of Photodynamic Therapy Against wanted to make her summer travel
project at 2:15 p.m. in Miriam 214
more meaningful. Her honors presenta- Forty-four teams of six students are registered
Bacteriophage UT1 in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa,” by Elizabeth Raphael (Jayne and his VA project between 2:15 and
Robinson, adviser, biology) tion examines the impact of the global for this event, which is now in its sixth year. It
4:30 p.m. in Miriam 207.
• “Abandoning Aristotle for a Raining Elevator: Ovidian Myth in Contemporary economic crisis on low development includes physical and mental challenges. The win-
Theatre,” by Thomas Motz (Kay Bosse, adviser, theater and communication) countries.
ners get to carry the cup for the evening.
• “Drinking Attitudes and Behaviors,” by LeeAnn Chomanics (Jack Bauer, adviser, “I found this topic because I knew
that I was going to be traveling to Togo
psychology)
over the summer and wanted to find
Horvath Exhibition
Seniors Eric Krissek and Marie-Claire Tuzeneu received financial support for
their work through the Patrick F. Palermo Honors Program Founders Fund, desig- a way to incorporate that experience and closing reception
nated for projects “that involve international research; service and leadership in the into my research,” said Tuzeneu (feet
pictured left, below). “The two months 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, Rike Center;
community; or which advance the realization of a just society.”
I spent in Togo through ETHOS formed awards ceremony 6 p.m. in the Rike Center Gallery
the core and the basis for the largest sec-
UDRI leader tapped for Leadership Dayton tion of my research. I couldn’t have writ- The department of visual arts will host an
Allan Crasto, associate director of the Research Institute, will represent the ten my thesis without the observations evening of open studios and a reception as the
University in the Leadership Dayton Class of 2011. and the interviews I conducted while closing event of the University’s annual Stander
Crasto has managed research and development projects at UDRI for the past 18 there and while in Brussels, where I had Symposium. The evening features the awards
years; he oversees the administration, resource allocation and operational coordina- the opportunity to spend several days
tion of research programs on campus and at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. ceremony for the department’s annual Horvath
interviewing EU employees.”
Leadership Dayton is a program of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. Tuzeneu presents her research and Exhibition, a juried exhibition highlighting stu-
Sister Annette Schmeling, R.S.C.J., vice president for student development and travels at 1 p.m. in the Kennedy Union dent artwork, on display through April 21.
dean of students, graduates in June with the Leadership Dayton Class of 2010. ballroom.
4 University of Dayton Campus Report April 9, 2010 April 9, 2010 University of Dayton Campus Report 5
Another year of profit for student business
In support of women
Flyer Enterprises, the student-run business operation with $1.4 million in annual revenues,
had another profitable year in 2009-10, thanks to cost-cutting and operational efficiency, said its
CEO.
“We knew that sales would not be as high this year, so we shifted our
focus to decreasing our costs and increasing our efficiency,” said CEO Jessi Campus ministry’s Center for Social Concern presented the Miryam Awards March 24 to
Neff, an accounting and business management graduate student. “We
provide quality products and services to our campus, and have been for-
English professor Betty Rogers Youngkin and senior Grace Crivello
tunate enough to have a loyal customer base that has helped us to remain The Miryam Award honors people or organizations who have enhanced the climate for women at UD and supported their advancement. Honorees’ names are added
profitable.” to a plaque in the Barrett Dining Room, and each receives a $1,000 gift to designate to a cause of his or her choice to further enhance the climate for women on campus.
Flyer Enterprises now has eight divisions — the Blend, the Blend
Express, the Galley, ArtStreet Café, the Chill, Stuart’s Landing, Flyer In advocacy, mentorship and true to themselves.
Spirit and FE Catering. The catering business, which started in 2009, has In her work to promote aware-
Neff found success in the marketing of its Birthday Surprise Package to parents service, Youngkin promotes ness of women’s issues, Crivello
and friends of current students. balance and fairness has made a difference in the cul-
In her 19 years at the University of ture for women on campus, said
Senior wins spot in Duke program Dayton, 2010 Miryam Award honoree Betty Pattie Waugh of the Women’s
Rogers Youngkin has worked diligently Center and Rebecca Whisnant,
Senior political science major Caryl Nuñez is one of 20 students nationwide selected for the
to improve the academic atmosphere for director of the women’s and gen-
Ralph Bunche Summer Institute at Duke University. A program of the American Political Science
women on campus. der studies program and Crivello’s
Association, the institute encourages minority students to pursue careers in political science
Youngkin, an associate professor of academic adviser since 2008.
by introducing them to graduate study and encouraging application to doctoral programs.
English, served on the women’s studies Crivello has helped organize
Participants take and receive transferable credit for two courses — quantitative analysis and race
committee from 1994 to 2004, as well as on and promote the annual Take
and American politics. The courses illustrate the intellectual demands of graduate school and
the Academic Senate, the faculty board and Back the Night march to build
give an introduction to political science research methods.
ACWI, the president’s advisory committee awareness of sexual assault, often
Political science professor emerita Margaret Karns recommended Nuñez for the program.
on women’s issues. For five years, she was facing criticism and taunting
director of the women’s studies program, from the student neighborhood.
Coming in April: Community Conversations and she played a significant role in the During Sexual Assault Aware-
When the Professional Office Personnel organization disbanded in 2009, the University lost creation of the women’s leadership house ness Month in 2009, Crivello and
an important communication channel with its non-exempt staff. in the student neighborhood. several other students chanted
A new channel opens in April with Community Conversations, a twice-monthly coffee with Youngkin Crivello cheers about women’s issues
When she began her career in higher
randomly selected staff and Joyce Carter, vice president for human resources. education in 1991, female professors made and handed out fliers about
Brother Raymond L. Fitz, S.M., rarely seeks the spotlight,
“Without POP, there was no established way for non-exempt and technical staff to get up a small percentage of departments. preventing sexual assault. She’s
so it’s not surprising that he shone it on others during his
together and share information with each other and the University,” Carter said. “That commu- Although the number of female faculty mem-
Honoree’s passion: given lectures and moderated panel discussions on
Golden Jubilee celebration March 20. “I try not to impose
myself on people, but…I could go down each row of this
nication is important to us, both for gaining their feedback and delivering reliable information bers has improved, there is still work to be done, Pursuit of women’s justice pornography, body image and feminism, and she’s
from the University, for giving the whole story.” Youngkin said. helped plan the annual women’s empowerment
chapel and name how each of you has gifted me during The senior honored with a Miryam Award
The communication is two-way, she said. “We still need more women to be promoted dinner and art auction, which benefits organiza-
part of these 50 years,” he said. “It is the gifts of love, hope remembers the day she stood up against sexism for
“I want to know what people are thinking,” she said. “It could be about the Banner imple- to full professor,” she said. “Also, women have tions that serve women’s needs and advance gender
and faith that we give to one another and receive from one the first time.
mentation, policy changes, anything. … We learned in the Great Colleges to Work For survey to grapple with how to have a life and be an aca- justice.
another in our relationships that make us who we are.” Grace Crivello was in middle school, and a sub-
that people want better communication with and from administration, and we’re committed to demic. It’s a constant struggle.” In the classroom, Crivello shows leadership
stitute teacher was belittling the girls in her class
that.” In addition to serving in academic positions, without alienating others, said Sheila Hassell
about athletic inferiority. Crivello spoke out.
Youngkin has also been a mentor to students and “I was always labeled ‘the feminist’ after that,” Hughes, who taught Crivello in an introductory
peers. said Crivello, a Kettering native about to graduate women’s studies course.
“Everyone needs several mentors at various with majors in political science and women’s and “Grace continually raised questions, problems
points of their career,” she said. “They can be gender studies. “People would make comments to and examples that pushed the class to think more
On Saturday, service learning for the
very helpful as you progress from stage to stage. rile me up because they thought it was funny, but deeply and more broadly about the issues at hand,”
March 20, UD Fitz Center. “We have
Encouragement, acknowledging the person and it didn’t bother me that much.” Hughes said. “In a class where most students lacked
students in the a very strong com-
offering advice when asked are very helpful.” What bothers her more than anti-feminism, much preparation in women’s and gender courses
Wheels for Kids mitment regarding
Youngkin retires May 15. she said, is something even more pervasive. or issues … Grace shared her ideas and experiences
project spent the Dayton’s five neighbor-
“I will be taking with me the dedication and “I think apathy is almost worse than anti- respectfully and helpfully, contributing to a won-
day at a University- hood school centers.
love of the Marianists, deep friendships with col- feminism,” she said, “because you can’t enter a derful community dynamic.”
owned warehouse Thanks to a grant from
leagues and abiding thanks to students,” she said. constructive dialogue with someone who has no Crivello will attend law school at Michigan State
on Brown Street, the Ohio Department
“To quote Anne Lamott, ‘Thank you, thank you, opinion.” University in the fall; she plans to study family law
repairing and of Transportation,
thank you.’” Her hope is that women will know how to make with an emphasis on domestic violence law.
refurbishing the schools all have
— Charity Smalls ’10 fully informed, rational choices so that they can be — Maureen Schlangen
donated bicycles for campaigns to promote
area youth. safe walking and biking
They’ll distrib- to school. When the
ute the bikes April
10 in an event that
Wheels for Kids project
approached the Fitz
New Marianist Educational that the three Marianist universities will sustain and a regular schedule for discussion, education and
strengthen the Catholic and Marianist traditions continued formation.
includes sessions Center, it seemed like a Associates announced of education on each of the campuses. By building,
on bike cleaning, perfect match.” The rector’s office has announced the new cohort educating and spiritually nourishing a community Students teaching
braking, tire care,
seat adjustments, Wheels for Kids partnership In the program’s
first seven years, the
of Marianist Educational Associates — a campus
community of lay people dedicated to strengthening
of lay people who value these traditions of education,
UD is not only sustaining its Catholic and Marianist
financial literacy in schools
Since late February, more than 60 UD under-
helmets, locks and
road safety. links bikes to kids bike giveaway and
rally took place on C
and developing UD’s Catholic and Marianist charac-
ter and mission.
character and mission, but also making sure it has
resources to adapt to future challenges, said Joan
graduates have been presenting weekly workshops in
financial literacy to students at two Dayton elemen-
The project, Lot outside Kettering The new members are Randy Groesbeck, Fred McGuinness Wagner, director of Marianist strate- tary schools, reports Barbara John, a lecturer in the
which started nine Laboratories; now, it Jenkins, Katie Kinnucan-Welsch, Julie Mitchell, Peg gies. economics and finance department.
years ago as a service-learning component of the Leadership in Community. takes place onsite at the neighborhood school Mount, Don Pair, Margie Pinnell and Kim Trick. MEAs become stewards of the Marianist charism Almost all of the students are business majors,
first-year engineering programs, is now a stu- “It’s a perfect fit for engineering students centers, Troha said. They start their yearlong formation process with a by incorporating the charism in their work and per- said John, who recruits the students and arranges
dent-driven service initiative with support from and the Fitz Center to be working together on “That’s more consistent with the concept of a five-day retreat in early June. sonal lives and communicating the message to oth- their training through the Junior Achievement orga-
the School of Engineering and the Fitz Center for this,” said Joanne Troha, director of community neighborhood school,” she said. The MEA concept, developed by the Association ers through their words and actions, Wagner said. nization. The teams have been teaching at Ruskin
of Marianist Universities, is a strategy for ensuring Throughout the academic year, MEAs meet on Elementary and Dayton View Academy.
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COMING IONS
ATTRACT
Tuesday, April 13 Friday-Saturday,
Stander Symposium keynote address: Saturday, May 15 June 18-19
Blake Mycoskie Tea and Diversions with Exams
7 p.m., Kennedy Union ballroom; for Mr. and Mrs. Darcy: Full-third-term classes do not meet; first
more information, see Page 5. A Jane Austen Gala session of third term ends after final
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Humanities examinations.
Wednesday, April 14 Building and various locations
Brother Joseph W. Stander on campus. The English depart-
ment and the local chapter
Saturday-Monday,
Symposium
Alternate day of learning; see Page 4. of the Jane Austen Society of June 19-21
North America sponsor this Classes begin for second session of
Horvath Exhibition and Stander event. Highlights include a high third term
Symposium closing reception tea luncheon; a toast in front of
5-7 p.m., Rike Center; awards ceremony the Humanities Building’s Jane Monday, July 5
6 p.m. in the Rike Center Gallery; for Austen relief; an English country
Independence Day observed
more information, see Page 5. Art on dance workshop; an illustrated
University closed.
display through April 21. presentation; and talks about
19th-century music and Austen’s use of letters between characters to build stories.
Thursday-Saturday, Doors open at 9 a.m. in the lobby of the Humanities Building. To register, call Friday-Saturday,
April 15-17
Meredith Stoehr at 434-7567; the deadline is May 11. Tickets are $35 for JASNA July 30-31
members and $40 for nonmembers. Exams
Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop
Second session of third term ends after
Various locations on and off campus;
final examinations.
honors the legacy of humorist Erma
Bombeck ’49. See http://humorwriters
Wednesday, April 21 Sunday, May 2
.org. Marianist Educational Associates Undergraduate Commencement Friday, Aug. 13
commitment service 9:45 a.m., University of Dayton Arena Feast of the Assumption observed
Saturday, April 17 4:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Chapel; University closed.
Dayton MS Walk
after their year of formation, the members Saturday-Monday,
8:30 a.m. registration, Kettering Middle
of the 2009-10 cohort of Marianist
May 8-10 Thursday, Aug. 19
Educational Associates will declare their
School, 3000 Glengarry Drive, Ketter- Classes begin for first session of third New faculty orientation
commitment to the charism; reception
ing. The National Alumni Association’s follows in Kennedy Union Torch Lounge. term
Dayton chapter is raising funds for the Saturday-Tuesday,
National Multiple Sclerosis Society in
honor of Brother Raymond L. Fitz, S.M.,
Friday, April 23 Wednesday, May 12 Aug. 21-24
Last day of classes Faculty Meeting New student orientation
UD’s president from 1979 to 2002 and
3 p.m., Kennedy Union Boll Theatre To be a member of a welcome family or
diagnosed with MS in 1989. To join the
Academic Senate meeting to present a lecture in the First Lecture
Ray of Hope team or to make a
contribution, see the team’s Web site at
3 p.m., Kennedy Union ballroom Monday, May 31 Series, contact Cari Wallace via e-mail or
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/ Memorial Day at 229-2229. Welcome families are asked
Concert: Combined Jazz Ensembles to meet for a preparatory meeting Friday,
rayofhope. University closed.
7 p.m., Boll Theatre; free. Aug. 20, and attend dialogues on Monday
and Tuesday, Aug. 23-24.
Sunday, April 18 Saturday-Sunday,
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
April 24-25
and Concert Band
3 p.m., Boll Theatre; free. Study days
‘The only way is peace,’ says Nobel Laureate
Elie Wiesel, at heart, is a teacher.
No classes.
Wiesel, the author of more than 50 books including the famous memoir Night,
Tuesday, April 20 spent time with reporters, shared a candid dialogue with University of Dayton and
Table of Plenty: Environmental Monday-Friday, Dayton Early College Academy students, and spoke to a sold-out crowd of 2,300
Stewardship: What Will It Take to April 26-30 people at the Schuster Center. He closed out the University’s 2009-10 Diversity Lec-
Save Our Planet? ture Series on March 25 in a moving, memorable fashion.
Exams
Noon, Liberty Hall 08; free; register by “How can one stop?” asked the 81-year-old human rights activist. “We live in
Second term ends after final exams.
April 16 via e-mail at Susan.Terbay@ such strange times. I feel obligated. ... There are so many injustices in the world. It
notes.udayton.edu. would be immoral not to take a stand.”
Saturday, May 1 Education — not violence and vengeance — holds the key to alleviating injustice.
Doctoral/Graduate Commencement “I believe in an open palm, not a fist,” he told students. “The only way is peace.
9:45 a.m., University of Dayton Arena There is no substitute.”
Commencement is May 1-2. BUT WHO’S COUNTING ?
12 45 444 1352
Number of book- Approximate number of sec- Number of under- Number of under-
store employees onds it takes to outfit a grad in graduates expected graduate degree
it takes to dress academic garb — hood and all, to graduate with candidates — plus
graduating seniors says Jenny Napier, the book- honors 344 master’s degrees
store’s merchandise manager and 49 doctorates
8 University of Dayton Campus Report April 9, 2010