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Daniel J. Curran, Ph.D.
President
Deborah A.W. Read
Vice President for Advancement
Teri Rizvi
Associate Vice President for University Communications
Cilla Bosnak Shindell
Director, Media Relations
Shawn Robinson
Associate Director, Media Relations
Cameron Fullam
Assistant Director, Media Relations
300 College Park
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TELLING THE STORY:
INTRODUCTION
In 2009-10, news media outlets
around the world took notice
of the University of Dayton’s
forward momentum as the
University grew both in size and
reputation as a top-tier national,
Catholic research university.
carried by The Associated Press, The New York
Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside
Higher Ed, The Wall Street Journal, CNN Radio, Ohio
News Network, Catholic News Service, National
Public Radio and others.
m The highly successful investment track record of
finance students from the Davis Center for Portfolio
Management was the focus of stories by financial
news channel CNBC and NBC Nightly News.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity added 115 acres of land
and the former NCR world headquarters to campus in a
bold move that drew attention to the University’s growing
research prowess and increased stature.
When news broke, media consulted University of Dayton
experts for commentary and analysis on the auto
industry, cybersecurity, Catholic issues and American
history. The New York Times, The Associated Press, Fox
News and Newsweek, among others, frequently quoted
or interviewed University of Dayton experts.
m CBS Sunday Morning and reporter Mo Rocca came to
the University’s Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop for
a story about Erma’s writing roots and humor success.
m U.S. News & World Report and The Washington Post
noted the University’s innovations in recruiting and
retaining students and its recent enrollment success.
m The tumultuous year in the auto industry catapulted
history professor John Heitmann into the public eye;
media outlets worldwide sought his comments.
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News coverage of the University of Dayton’s programs,
curricula, research, distinct faculty and Catholic,
Marianist identity reached around the world and all
50 states. According to Cision, media in the top-100
markets, not including Dayton, mentioned the University
2,207 times. The University of Dayton reached a
potential audience of more than 2.37 billion with a
perceived advertising value of $2.48 million.
Coverage resulted in hundreds of stories, carried by print,
broadcast and online news outlets. Some highlights:
m President Daniel J. Curran made news with national
media interviews in New York and Washington, D.C.
He met with The Chronicle of Higher Education,
Inside Higher Ed and The Christian Science Monitor.
Interviews with the president appeared in The New
York Times and The Chronicle of Higher Education
and on CNN Radio. The Chronicle’s podcast interview
with the president was featured for several months on
its website.
m The purchase of the former NCR headquarters at
1700 South Patterson made headlines in the Daytonarea
media and reached the world through stories
m History professor Larry Schweikart was a frequent
guest of Fox News and the high-profile Glenn Beck
program and radio show.
m National Public Radio interviewed Michael Gorman,
associate professor of operations management, and
Richard Stock, director of the Business Research Group.
m Young Money, Brass and the St. Louis Post Dispatch
profiled entrepreneurship students.
m The Dayton Human Trafficking Accords Conference,
sponsored by the University’s human rights program,
drew mentions in more than 30 stories worldwide.
m Regeneration research by Panagiotis Tsonis, biology
professor and director of the TREND Center, was
featured in The Scientist.
m In winning the National Invitational Tournament
championship, the Dayton Flyers men’s basketball
team drew national attention from The New York
Times to ESPN to USA Today.
On these pages, you will find the stories and the people
who helped tell the University of Dayton story to the world.
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TELLING THE STORY:
A LEADER IN HIGHER
EDUCATION
Future-focused and on the move — those words describe the
University of Dayton, a top-tier national Catholic research
university and a leader in higher education. And our actions
are getting noticed. National media watched and reported as
the University purchased the former NCR world headquarters
and 115 acres of land. This bold move marked the first time
a university purchased the headquarters of a Fortune 500
company. Our physical growth and expansion and innovations
in enrollment management and academic programs continue
to enliven the national discussion over higher education and a
university’s role in our society and world.
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U.S. News & World Report
featured the University of
Dayton as a school “going
above and beyond their
competitors” in persuading
admitted students to enroll.
Sundar Kumarasamy, vice
president for enrollment
management, said: “We
don’t want to manage
success reactively, we
want to manage it
proactively, before the
students come here.”
On Aug. 17, The
Chronicle of Higher
Education featured
the University of
Dayton’s new “drop
and go” service for
incoming students in
a story about “The
Methodical Madness
of Move-In Day.”
The St. Louis Post-
Dispatch picked up the story. “The last thing you want
to do is exhaust them or make them sore,” said Karinza
Akin, a student who helped coordinate the move-in
process. “You want to put them in a happy place.”
The University’s renewable energy program was
noted by An EnvironmentalLeader.com story titled “As
Colleges Add Green Majors and Minors, Classes Fill
Up.”
The AASHE Bulletin, a weekly e-newsletter from the
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in
Higher Education, posted news of the University’s
composting and sustainability efforts.
The Chronicle of Higher Education mentioned the
Dayton Early College Academy, operated by they
University of Dayton, in an article about funding cuts
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for early college high schools.
Catalyst Ohio carried an opinion
piece by DECA Principal Judy
Hennessey.
The University of Dayton School
of Law’s innovative curricula and
programs were mentioned in stories
by The Washington Post, National
Law Journal, The Daily Business
Review, National Jurist, Inside
Higher Education and USA Today.
The Ohio News Network talked to
Jay Janney, associate professor of
management, about why a recession
is a good time to start a business. Training
magazine talked to Dean McFarlin,
chair of the management and marketing
department and the NCR Professor of
Global Leadership Development, about
how business plan competitions help
technical people take great ideas to the
marketplace.
Rob Durkle, assistant vice president and
dean of admission, gave advice to U.S. News & World
Report about what prospective students can do to
increase their chances of acceptance.
‘
I would encourage
them to be more
authentic and more
courageous about
their experiences.
... Transformative
moments are those experiences
that take you to a new place, to a
new reality. They are more final
and deeper.’
— Sundar Kumarasamy, vice president for
enrollment management, about application essays
to The Washington Post
The launch of the School of Business Administration’s
new Center for Professional Selling was covered by the
Dayton Daily News, the Dayton Business Journal and
Dayton television news outlets.
The Associated Press wrote Jan. 29 about a $250,000
state grant to seed development of the state’s first Ohio
Hub of Innovation and Opportunity. The (Cleveland)
Plain Dealer, websites of two Cleveland television stations
and several other Ohio newspapers picked up the story.
In a Jan. 31 column, “UD Can Thank Its Faculty and
Students for Curran,” Dayton Daily News editorial writer
Scott Elliott recalled that faculty and students played an
important role in hiring President Daniel J. Curran
in 2002.
When Curran’s contract was extended through 2015 by
the board of trustees, the news garnered considerable
local coverage. Hundreds of media outlets nationwide
including Entrepreneur, MSN Money and Fox Business
picked up a news release announcing the extension. The
Bizjournals wire and its journals in Boston, Phoenix, San
Antonio and Nashville also picked up the story.
Curran talked to
The Chronicle of
Higher Education
about the University’s
campuswide rebranding
efforts blending the
University’s Catholic,
Marianist identity with
a bold, new style. The
podcast interview with
Curran began running
Feb. 11.
The University’s new MBA curriculum in cybersecurity
management drew national attention from online
outlets including USA Today, MSN Money, FIND MBA
and BigMBA after local outlets the Dayton Daily News,
WHIO-TV and the Dayton Business Journal wrote about
the new courses. Govinfosecurity.com, Infosecurity.com
‘
The University of Dayton deserves
immense credit for bringing
so many people and groups
together. Its Rivers Institute has
used a leadership vacuum as
an opportunity to challenge its
students to organize the
grown-ups.’
— A Dayton Daily News editorial
and Bankinfosecurity.com interviewed Dave Salisbury,
associate professor of management information systems.
The Columbus Dispatch mentioned the University’s
use of e-textbooks in a March 23 story about a state
bill calling for e-textbooks at Ohio
universities.
School of Business Administration Dean
Matthew Shank talked about the 10th
anniversary of the RISE Global Student
Investment Forum to the Dayton Daily
News, the Dayton Business Journal,
WHIO-TV, WDTN-TV, WHIO radio and
regional powerhouse WLW-AM.
Bloomberg News reporter Jeff Kearns
spoke to students at RISE about careers
in financial journalism and interviewed
BlackRock investment Vice President Robert Doll for a
story that ran March 19.
In a story about the success of student-managed
portfolios on March 22, Investment News discussed the
Davis Center for Portfolio Management.
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NCR PURCHASE
The University of Dayton’s purchase of NCR’s
world headquarters marks the first time a
university has purchased the headquarters of
a former Fortune 500 company.
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When The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine
issued the 2009 list of the nation’s best undergraduate
entrepreneurship programs, the University of Dayton
made the top 10 for the fourth straight year. Local media
and The Cincinnati Enquirer covered the award, along
with more than 20 business media outlets.
WVXU-FM in Cincinnati, the National Law Journal,
National Jurist and Leagle.com were among the
legal media outlets reporting School of Law Dean Lisa
Kloppenberg will step down in 2011. Business journals
in Boston, Houston, Raleigh-Durham and Los Angeles,
among others, plus Fox Business, MSN Money and
Forbes picked up the announcement.
The Associated Press picked up a Dayton Daily News
story about the University providing success coaches to
incoming first-year students. Newsday and The (Cleveland)
Plain Dealer among others, picked up the story.
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University Business on June 20 talked to Cari Wallace,
director of new student programs, about the Universityselected
book for this year’s first-year experience. “[Our]
main goal is to find a book with a diversity-related theme
that gives us a jumping off point to talk about diversity
issues,” said Wallace.
The third-annual River Summit sponsored by the Rivers
Institute attracted local media coverage from the Dayton
Daily News, WHIO-TV and WKEF-TV.
The websites of The Cincinnati Enquirer and The
Columbus Dispatch ran items about the Center for
Competitive Change’s Six Sigma and lean manufacturing
classes that started in January.
‘
Lisa Kloppenberg
championed curricular
reform, bringing
national recognition
for the way the School
rethought legal
education.’
— National Jurist Insider
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The University’s bold purchase
of the former NCR world
headquarters resulted in prize-winning
national and international coverage. The December
purchase was covered by The New York Times,
CNN Radio, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The
Associated Press, Ohio News Network, Catholic News
Service and University Business and drew extensive
local coverage by the Dayton Daily News, Dayton
Business Journal and the three Dayton-area television
affiliates.
An estimated 1,000 online media outlets, including
National Public Radio, carried the story. The Wall
Street Journal used Twitter to share the news with its
readers. Chinese visitors to campus later spoke about
seeing the story in Chinese media.
The coverage reached an audience of more than 60
million readers and viewers, according to an analysis
by Cision and PR Newswire, and generated recordbreaking
traffic to the University’s news website.
Media in the nation’s top-100 media markets mentioned
the University’s purchase of NCR 116 times.
The Chronicle of Higher Education on Jan. 17 singled
out the University of Dayton as one of a handful of
universities nationally taking advantage of “once-ina-generation”
real estate opportunities by converting
vacant industrial and corporate properties into
research hubs, and President Curran was invited to
meet with Chronicle reporters in February.
The Dayton Daily News ran two editorials celebrating
the growth of the University of Dayton Research
Institute and noting the University’s growing research
prowess, prestige and reputation.
A Dec. 22 piece, “UDRI Gets New Space, Recognition
it Deserves,” called the growth of the University of
Dayton Research Institute “a model for long-term
incubation of idea centers that could be the basis of
Dayton’s future economy. … Being in the NCR building
will give the research institute more visibility and
cachet. Locating in this first-class environment is a
statement about its role at UD and in the community.”
A Jan. 17 editorial, “UD’s Growth About Much
More Than Land,” used President Curran’s contract
extension to discuss the growth in the University’s
prestige, selectivity and research volume. “On nearly
every important measure — academic standards,
fundraising and research — UD’s needle is moving
in the right direction,” the editorial read. An
accompanying chart showed growth in enrollment,
acreage, endowment, sponsored research, entering
test scores, out-of-state enrollment and acceptance
percentage.
The University’s purchase of the former NCR world
headquarters drew more attention when The New York
Times in January devoted a full page account of how
the Fortune 500 company came to leave its birthplace.
The CBS Evening News weekend edition featured
a profile May 8 on Dayton as a city hit hard by the
economic recession. The report mentioned the
University of Dayton’s purchase of the former NCR
world headquarters as a sign of the city turning a corner.
On June 30, when the University took occupancy of
1700 South Patterson and 115 acres of former NCR
world headquarters’ land, it made history and again
prompted news coverage. The Dayton Daily News,
Dayton Business Journal and local television and radio
covered the story.
The University’s announcement of the acquisition
won the only gold 2010 Circle of Excellence Award
given in the “specific media relations programs and
projects” category from the Council for Advancement
and Support of Education (CASE), the largest nonprofit
education association in the world. Its annual awards
program showcases the best work on college and
university campuses around the globe.
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TELLING THE STORY:
TRANSFORMATIVE
EDUCATION
The University of Dayton offers students a distinctive education,
emphasizing hands-on, real-world experiences and a commitment
to the common good that transforms their world-view and shapes
their careers and lives. The University programs and curricula that
help create those transformative experiences made news, as did
current students and alumni who put their University of Dayton
education into action. By example, they’re leading lives of service.
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Students today are
interested, surprised
and acting.’
— Caryl Nuñez, political science
major, about the involvement of
University of Dayton students in
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National business news channel CNBC aired a lengthy
story Nov. 25 on the outstanding performance of the
University’s student-managed investment fund that
invests about $11 million of the University’s endowment.
CNBC reporter Courtney Reagan visited campus and
talked with students who manage the Flyer Fund as well
as trustee Richard Davis, who funded the creation of the
Davis Center for Portfolio Management.
On Dec. 12,
NBC Nightly
News, the
top-rated
evening
broadcast
network
news show,
aired the
CNBC story
on the
outstanding
performance
of the University’s student-managed investment fund and
its opportunities for students.
Student Jessi
Neff, new CEO of
Flyer Enterprises,
was profiled by
the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
and Young
Money magazine
in stories that
highlighted the
University’s
emphasis on realworld
learning.
The Wall Street
Journal did a
piece — “Former Auto Exec Gives Flight to Air Bags;
Engineer Uses His Car-Safety Background to Tackle an
Aviation Dilemma”— about University of Dayton alumnus
Bill Hagan. Hagan is the president of AmSafe Aviation.
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Media outlets including MSN Money and Crain’s
Cleveland Business picked up stories by the Dayton
Daily News and the Dayton Business Journal about
the $1 million donation from alumnus Ron McDaniel
to establish an undergraduate angel investment group
in the School of Business Administration. “I thought it
would be a good way to contribute into something I felt
very strongly about,” McDaniel said.
Catholic News Service quoted two University of Dayton
students for its story titled “College Students Across All
Majors Strive to End Human Trafficking.” Caryl Nuñez,
a political science student, said students are playing a
significant role in spreading awareness about human
trafficking. American Catholic picked up the story along
with diocesan outlets from around the nation.
The Chronicle of Higher Education interviewed Jason
Eckert, director of career services, about the job
market facing graduates. “That’s also, unfortunately,
complicating the job search for the Class of 2010,”Eckert
said. “Because not only are they competing against other
university graduates, but they are also competing with
young alumni who did not achieve the success they were
hoping for upon college graduation.”
The Associated Press wrote about a six-figure
gift of college football memorabilia from the
Rocky Whalen family to the University. The
library allows students in health and sports
science to conduct research on campus.
Outlets from around the state, including The
(Cleveland) Plain Dealer, picked up the story.
U.S. News & World Report published a story
‘
Not many can put
on their résumé
that they managed
a seven-division
company.’
— Lauren Clarisey, former CEO
of Flyer Enterprises, in the St. Louis Post-
Dispatch about how her hands-on experience
running the company has paid off after graduation
efforts to end human trafficking to
the Catholic News Service
on its website Dec. 17 about stress-relief activities for
college students during finals week. The University of
Dayton featured prominently in the story for its study
space and stress relievers. The story also included a
photo of University of Dayton students playing “Red
Light-Green Light” at Kennedy Union.
The Dayton Daily News, Dayton Business Journal and
Real World Engineering wrote about nearly $750,000 in
grants to the School of Engineering to help minority and
women engineering students start their academic careers.
When Scotland released the only man convicted in
the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, it brought attention to a
scholarship program founded in memory of Mike Doyle,
a University of Dayton graduate who lost his life in the
attack. Doyle’s best friend and fellow Dayton alumnus,
Peter Sullivan, gave his thoughts about the release to The
Associated Press. More than 2,000 online news outlets
worldwide ran the AP story, and WDTN-TV aired a story
about the scholarship fund.
On the eighth anniversary of
the 9/11 terrorist attacks, The
Associated Press interviewed
U.S. Muslims about a fear
of backlash that builds each
anniversary. University of
Dayton student Souha Azmeh
represented a younger generation
of Muslims who are able to move
on, telling the AP, “Time marches
on.” More than 100 media
outlets around the nation picked
up the story.
The Path on CDR Radio came to the University of
Dayton in October to interview guest and alumnus
Matt Mayer, who gave a public lecture about involving
local governments in homeland security. The PATH is
broadcast on 15 frequencies in Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky featuring music, Biblical teaching and news.
The Catholic Telegraph featured a story March 1 on
the University’s new minor in sustainability, energy and
the environment.
On the anniversary of President Obama’s inauguration,
activist and author Kevin Powell recounted on The
Huffington Post his experience watching the historic
event with students at the University of Dayton, where he
was a guest speaker in the Diversity Lecture Series.
GreenCareersGuide.com included the University’s
master’s program in clean and renewable energy in its
roundup of programs around the nation.
Crain’s Cleveland Business mentioned the University
of Dayton as a university that works closely with local
companies to focus on areas such as math and engineering
to create scholarships and internship programs.
A former Army helicopter pilot who returned from
Iraq and enrolled in the University of Dayton School
of Law was featured in two stories in the Dayton Daily
News about veterans taking
advantage of new G.I. Bill
educational benefits.
National Public Radio picked
up a feature story by local
affiliate WYSO-FM about
the current economy, which
followed the job hunt of
accounting graduate Melanie
Singer.
The Dayton Early College
Academy received significant
local coverage in May and early June as the first DECA
graduates earned college degrees and the first DECA
graduate headed for an Ivy League school. The Dayton
Daily News, KnowledgeWorks Ohio and all local Dayton
television stations reported on these stories.
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ATHLETICS
The men’s basketball team
hoists the National Invitation
Tournament trophy after beating
North Carolina. It was the third
NIT title for the Flyers.
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The graduating men’s
basketball players with
the National Invitation
Tournament trophy.
Photo by Erik Schelkun
A match made off the
court: Emily Schenck
(Rudy Flyer) married Sam
Blaine (Rowdy Raider).
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The University of Dayton Flyers
caught the nation’s attention this
year on the field of play and in the
classroom, earning national acclaim for the
University and drawing considerable media coverage.
During fall 2009, Flyer teams won at an unprecedented
rate — an .824 winning percentage. Every fall sports
teams garnered a league championship. As a whole, the
University’s athletes also maintained their high success
rate as students, earning a Public Recognition Award
for their NCAA Academic Progress Rate, placing them
in the top 10 percent of schools nationally.
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The men’s basketball team completed a historic season
to claim its National Invitation Tournament title with
a win over North Carolina, the 2009 NCAA tournament
champions. Men’s games appeared on the ESPN family
of networks or CBS College Sports 14 times during
the 2009-10 season. During the Flyers’ run to the NIT
title, they appeared on ESPN or ESPN2 four times and
received coverage in media outlets around the nation,
including Fox Sports, NESN, The New York Times and
USA Today.
The women’s basketball team also made headlines
by garnering its first-ever invitation to the NCAA
tournament and defeating Texas Christian University
in a thrilling, come-from-behind fashion in the first
round. Their time on the national stage continued with
a second-round game against top-seeded Tennessee.
The women’s team appeared on ESPN2 twice and CBS
College Sports once during the 2009-10 season.
Tim Wabler, vice president and director of athletics,
was a guest on WLW-AM’s (Cincinnati) morning show
to discuss the University’s student-athlete success
as reported by the National Association of Collegiate
Directors of Athletics.
The University of Dayton had the sixth-best graduation
rate among the top 50 Division I athletics programs in
the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors Cup standings
from the 2009 fall sports season.
Even Rudy made national news. The Chronicle of
Higher Education wrote about the wedding of Emily
Schenck, the University of Dayton student who
portrayed mascot Rudy Flyer, to her longtime beau,
Wright State student Sam Blaine, who portrayed
mascot Rowdy Raider. Photos of Rudy and Rowdy as
well as Emily and Sam were featured.
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RESEARCH
The University of Dayton is a rapidly growing institution of scholarship
and research. Sponsored research more than doubled from $39.9 million
in 2000 to $96.5 million in 2009. In the past seven years, the University
conducted half a billion dollars in sponsored research. Special expertise
in such areas as high-performance materials, sensors, electro-optics,
alternative energy, and bioengineering drew funding and attention, while
scholars in the humanities and social sciences were tapped to advance
knowledge and understanding of the human condition.
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Discover
magazine listed
research from
the University
of Dayton
among the “9
Ways Carbon
Nanotubes Just
Might Rock
the World.”
Discover wrote:
“While carbon nanotubes are currently fairly expensive
to produce, researchers note that the price has been
plummeting. Researchers from the University of Dayton,
Ohio, note that nanotube production costs have fallen
100-fold since 1990, while no such price reductions are
likely with platinum, a limited natural resource.”
The Associated Press wrote about a $500,000 grant
to the University to study unmanned aerial vehicles.
Newspapers from around the state picked up the story.
Aviation International News reported July 29 on selfhealing
wire technology
developed by University of
Dayton Research Institute
researcher Bob Kauffman.
The Christian Science Monitor
interviewed campus minister
Emily Strand about her Harry
Potter research. In a July 14
story, Strand said Dumbledore’s
message can be seen as deeply
Christian.
Consumers Digest mentioned
University of Dayton research
in a story about portable power
sources.
The October issue of
Technology Review magazine
featured an article co-written
by electrical engineering professor Guru Subramanyam
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on his thin-film-based varactor technology
research. Technology Review is read by more
than two million people worldwide and caters
to tech-savvy audiences, with a focus on
emerging technologies.
In late October, the state of Ohio awarded the
University two centers of excellence in fuels
and energy. The University of Dayton was the
only school at the time to receive two centers.
The Associated Press reported the story,
which ran in about 30 outlets, including ABCNews.com,
The New York Times and University Business.
The Associated Press wrote about groundbreaking for
a facility that can make fuel from coal and biomass
materials to support efforts by the Air Force Research
Laboratory and University of Dayton Research Institute
to develop alternative fuels for Air Force planes. The
Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post were among
the outlets that picked up the story.
Technology blogs wrote about the University of Dayton
Research Institute’s discovery of a
solid-state, rechargeable lithiumair
battery. Batterycentury.com,
Next Big Future and
Aaronsenvironmental.com were
among the blogs that picked up
the story. Mainstream outlets like
Industrial Laser Solutions also
picked up the story.
News that the University of
Dayton Research Institute landed
a $49.5 million contract — the
largest in its history — to study
fuels for the U.S. Air Force made
news locally and was picked up
by a number of online media
outlets.
Education leadership professor
Charles Russo delivered a guest
lecture at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf
Coast Jan. 28
on needed
improvements
to the No Child
Left Behind
Act. The (Biloxi)
Sun Herald
published an
op-ed by Russo
as a preview to
the lecture and
covered the
speech.
On Jan. 12, both CNN Radio and CNN.com featured
stories citing research in sociology professor Leslie Picca’s
book Two-Faced Racism. The stories followed news
coverage that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
used words considered by many to be racially insensitive
when discussing then-Senator Barack Obama’s chances
to win the 2008 presidential election. CNN Radio has
920 affiliates.
When GE Aviation picked the Dayton region for
a research and development center, many outlets
mentioned the University of Dayton Research Institute’s
proximity, research and involvement with the Ohio
Third Frontier program as contributing to GE Aviation’s
decision to locate in Dayton. Crain’s Chicago Business,
The New York Times and The Washington Post were
among the many outlets picking up the story.
On March 22, WDTN-TV, Dayton, carried a feature story
about assistant professor of physical therapy Joaquin
‘
Barrios’ research about how wearing shoes with orthotics
can ease the pain of knee osteoarthritis.
The Dayton Daily News featured the TREND Center in a
front-page story April 10 after the center was designated
an Ohio Center of Excellence. The story focused on the
positive impact the center has on the economy.
WVXU-FM’s Focus on Technology segment May 30
and June 1 featured researcher Vijay Asari’s brain-wave
imaging research. The segment teaser said: “Preventing
crime may come down to answering questions while
wearing a brain-monitoring device. A University of
Dayton researcher is developing a line of questioning for
suspicious people to determine their intent.” WVXU-FM
is a National Public Radio affiliate in Cincinnati.
The University of Dayton Research Institute’s development
of nano adaptive hybrid fabric was covered by the Dayton
Daily News and Dayton Business Journal, and online by
USA Today, The San Diego Union Tribune, Composites
Manufacturing magazine and ASM International journal,
along with a number of science, engineering and green
energy websites.
The Dayton Daily News wrote about the University of
Dayton Research Institute in its stories on layered sensing
for surveillance and where and how to integrate unmanned
aerial vehicles into Dayton’s commercial air space.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel included the University
of Dayton Research Institute in an editorial about Ohio’s
Third Frontier as a model for using advanced technology
initiatives to boost economic development.
This is a terminally
differentiated cell. It’s an adult
cell. It’s not supposed to be doing
that, but it does! So we’re very
interested to know why the newt
does this and how it does it.’
— Panagiotis Tsonis, biology professor, in The
Scientist, about research breakthroughs on lens
regeneration in the newt
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ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE
The University of Dayton’s faculty and other professionals engage in
scholarship, research and artistic creation that enrich student learning
and contribute substantially and meaningfully to the region, the nation
and the world.
From cybersecurity to the auto industry to workplace violence —
University of Dayton experts were tapped for their expertise on some of
the hottest topics and biggest news of the year.
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‘
The structure of the attacks
seems to indicate it’s a
civilian, cybercriminal effort.’
— Susan Brenner, law professor, about
an international cyberattack in July in
Newsweek
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Voice of America, the Guardian (London), WLW-AM,
and the Catholic News Service previewed or covered
the Dayton Human Trafficking Accords Conference in
November at the University of Dayton. “It is not only a
crime. It is an abomination,” Mark Ensalaco, director of
the human rights program, said in the Guardian.
CBS Radio News and WLW-AM interviewed Ensalaco
about the attempted terror attack Christmas Day on
a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. The CBS Radio
Network provides premier hourly newscasts to more than
1,500 news and news/talk stations.
Michael Gorman, operations management professor,
talked to National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition on
Nov. 14 about investments in railroads. “The growth
prospects are good, return on investment is improving,
and as railroads continue to become more competitive
with [the] truck [industry] and get
higher rates from shippers, they
can afford to expand,” Gorman
said.
The Observer, one of the largest
papers in the United Kingdom
with a circulation of 1.37 million,
talked to David O’Brien, University
Professor of Faith and Culture, in
October about the influence of
his Catholic roots on filmmaker
Michael Moore: “Catholics have
always had a strong tradition
in labour and union issues in
America. There is not much in laissez-faire capitalism
that is actually backed up by Catholic teaching.”
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If we don’t do anything
now, the Indus basin
can become a resource
crisis of gigantic
magnitude.’
— Umesh K. Haritashya, visiting
assistant geology professor, in
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The
Observer
turned
to Susan
Trollinger,
professor
of English
and expert
on Amish issues, about the surprising popularity of Amish
romance novels: “These are things that are highly valued.
It reminds many of them [readers] of a sort of life many
people led in America before the Second World War. They
feel reading these books is like a trip down memory lane.”
MSNBC.com quoted accounting professor Janet
Greenlee about the problem of insider theft from
nonprofit organizations. Crain’s Detroit Business also
cited Greenlee’s research.
The (Toledo) Blade quoted law
professor Blake Watson about
the possibility of Indian casinos
coming to Ohio. “Will they
be able to open [an Indian]
casino? That remains, in my
opinion, highly unlikely but not
impossible,” Watson said.
In a Dec. 10 story on
government-required vehicle
inspections, USA Today turned
to economics professor Marc
Poitras for his research on
the cost-effectiveness of inspections. “It’s a tipoff that
the insurance industry doesn’t study this,” he said. “If
inspections were effective, then insurance companies
would study these things and be on the lookout for
data that would prove they lower costs.”
Susan Brenner, professor of law and technology, told
DiscoveryNews.com, “The law moves very slowly, but
the Internet moves really, really fast” in an article titled
“There’s a New Cyber Crime Sheriff in Town: You!”
about new approaches to tackling cybercrime.
Christian Kiewitz, associate professor of management,
talked to Inside Higher Ed on Feb. 15 about workplace
violence in the wake of deaths at the University of
Alabama-Huntsville. USA Today and Workplace Violence
News carried his comments.
On the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, law professor
Dennis Greene, a founding member of Sha Na Na
who performed at the historic cultural and musical
event, remembered the scene. The Dayton Daily News
interviewed Greene, and he was included in a “where
are they now” story in USA Today and the American Bar
Association Journal.
The Associated Press quoted Ted Kowalski, education
leadership professor and Kuntz Family Chair in
Educational Administration, about Harvard University’s
new doctoral education program – its first new degree
program in 74 years. More than 80 media outlets picked
up the story.
The Associated Press quoted Lori Shaw, a law
professor and death penalty expert, about Ohio Gov.
Ted Strickland’s review of executions: “What he hasn’t
done is put a moratorium on executions. He took this
step, but he didn’t take a greater leap.” More than
200 outlets, including USA Today, Chicago Sun Times,
eTaiwan News, The Boston Globe, Salon.com and
WashingtonPost.com picked up the story.
Jim Farrelly, English professor and director of the
film studies program, talked to a national Canadian
radio talk show and CanWest News Service about
Halloween, especially with fears of the H1N1 virus. “I’m
sure that kids will be instructed not to touch anybody
as they go door-to-door, and that hand sanitizers
will be used between stops. It’s going to be a very
clinical Halloween.” The story appeared in dozens of
publications across Canada.
Farrelly also attracted media attention for insights into
the rise of vampires in pop culture. The St. Cloud (Minn.)
Times quoted Farrelly Oct. 18 about the topic.
The Associated Press quoted political science professor
Nancy Martorano Miller about the Ohio legislature’s
pay cut and suspension of a tax cut. Dozens of Ohio
newspapers carried the story.
The Wisconsin State Journal quoted religious studies
professor Dennis Doyle about priests in the Society of Jesus
Christ the Priest and their effect on the area’s local Catholic
community. Doyle said he hoped the priests “continue to
grow and change along with their parishioners.”
Operations management associate professor Michael
Gorman talked to the Dayton Daily News about changes
in federal safety regulations for a story that was picked
up by the McClatchy News Service.
On Dec. 4, WTAM 1100 (Cleveland) talk radio host Bill
Wills interviewed physics professor Bob Brecha about the
climate change summit in Copenhagen and the controversy
over hacked e-mails at the Climatic Research Unit.
The Indianapolis Star turned to education professor Tom
Hunt for a history of Catholic parish schools in the U.S.
for a Dec. 11 story about two Catholic schools that may
be converted to public charter schools.
‘
The people who are
likely to encounter
trafficking
aren’t likely to
recognize it. It is
very analogous to
domestic violence 30 years ago.’
— Mark Ensalaco, director of the human rights program,
in the Dayton Daily News, about human
trafficking in Ohio
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In a Jan. 29 Catholic News Service story about
President Obama’s plans to reduce unemployment,
economics professor and head of the University’s
Business Research Group Richard Stock said there is a
social cost to very high unemployment.
Aviation history professor Janet Bednarek explained the
origin of the three-letter airport codes and the reasons
behind some well-known ones to The Dallas Morning
News Feb. 27.
Operations management professors Michael Gorman
and Steve Harrod faced off in a point-counterpoint
discussion of plans for Ohio’s 3C Rail system on the
Dayton Daily News’ op-ed page Feb. 5 and again on
Feb. 19 in The Columbus Dispatch.
The Scripps Howard News Service quoted biology
professor Eric Benbow in a Feb. 9 story about the
environmental effects of road salt and sand as de-icers.
“Sand actually disrupts stream life,” he said. “There are
serious balancing issues.”
Ensalaco talked to WLW-AM’s Bill Cunningham Feb. 4
and 18 about the latest developments in the war on terror.
Medill News Service quoted Aaron Altman, associate
mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, about
the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus 380. “For
the 787, [Boeing] looks really good because, for the
moment, the Airbus A350 is still a paper airplane.”
Religious studies professor Dennis Doyle
was quoted in The (Toronto) Globe
and Mail on March 26 about abortion
and health care reform. “There is a
big intersection between economic
ideologues and the people who are most
vehemently anti-abortion,” Doyle said.
The Dayton Daily News tapped Susan
Trollinger, associate English professor and
Amish culture expert, on March 25 for
two stories about a television movie about
the murders of Amish schoolchildren.
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I would put myself in
the proposed customer’s
shoes and ask: “Will
they take a chance on
me? Will a new service
or product appeal to the
average Joe?”’
— Bob Chelle, founding director of the Crotty Center
for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Fifth Third
Bank entrepreneur-in-residence, in Investor’s
Business Daily about starting a business
The Associated Press quoted Art Jipson, director of the
criminal justice studies program, about programs to stop
gangs. Similar programs have reduced violent crime in
larger cities like Baltimore and Cleveland, according to
Jipson.
Jipson talked to the Dayton Daily News about the
“horrorcore” music genre, which was linked to several
murders. UPI picked up Jipson’s comments, which
ran in online media outlets nationally. The music “is
kind of an emotional release. It could be argued to be
empowering.” Jipson also said horrorcore bands deliver
lyrics with “a hint of irony. You have to ask yourself, ‘How
much of it is done with a wink and a nod?’”
The Associated Press carried Jipson’s comments from
the Dayton Daily News about a former suburban Dayton
police officer who killed himself after he was indicted
in an Ohio cold case. More than 20 outlets, including
outlets in eight top-100 markets, picked up the story.
In a story later picked up by USA Today, Jipson talked
to The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal about roadside
memorials and Delaware’s memorial garden.
Jipson was a guest
commentator in The
New York Times’
“Room for Debate”
blog July 12 on the
topic “Should Roadside
Memorials Be Banned?”
His comments also
made the print edition.
The Associated
Press quoted English
professor Jim Farrelly
March 15 about infomercials moving into social media.
“There’s no quality control, there’s no effort to actually
honor customer complaints. They just give you the runaround,”
Farrelly said. Dozens of media outlets around
the country picked up the story, including The Akron
Beacon Journal, the Connecticut Post, The (Durham,
N.C.) Herald-Sun, The (Fort Wayne) News-Sentinel and
the (northwest Indiana) Post-Tribune.
Cleveland NPR affiliate WCPN-FM invited associate
professor of education Janet Herrelko to be a guest on an
hour-long program about effective teaching March 31.
Media frequently turned to
law professor and jury expert
Thaddeus Hoffmeister for
insight on high-profile cases.
The Baltimore Sun asked
Hoffmeister about shielding
jurors away from news about
the Baltimore mayor’s criminal
case. “Maybe 10 years ago
you had a chance, but today
information is so readily
available, I don’t know how you
keep people away from it.” ABA
Journal also interviewed Hoffmeister about the case.
Hoffmeister talked to The Associated Press about
reports of juror intimidation during the struggle over
philanthropist Brooke Astor’s fortune. “Is it going to rise
to that level (of being seen as coercive)? Only those
people in that room know,” he said. More than 130
outlets picked up the story, including The Washington
Post and the Fox affiliate in New York City.
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When you see Right
to Life and the ACLU
on the same side,
there’s a good chance
you made the wrong
choice.’
— Grant Neeley, political science professor in The
Associated Press, on a political flap in the Ohio
House of Representatives
On the death of TV newsman Walter Cronkite,
the Catholic News Service turned to Sister Angela
Ann Zukowski, M.H.S.H.: “He was an authentic
journalist; he was someone who I think personally did
his homework to present the truth, looking at it from
many different perspectives.”
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Mark Ensalaco, director of the human rights
program and terrorism expert, was the subject of
an extensive feature story in the March issue of
Ohio Magazine.
Dennis Greene, law professor and co-founder
of Sha Na Na, was profiled in the February Ohio
Magazine on his careers in entertainment and
academia and his continued interest in issues of
racial justice.
Blake Watson, law professor, was quoted in a
June 11 Akron Beacon Journal story about an
Indian tribe seeking permission to build casinos in
Ohio.
Denise Platfoot Lacey, law lecturer, was mentioned
in the National Jurist Insider for her award from
the Ohio Women’s Bar Association.
Nancy Martorano Miller, associate professor of
political science, was quoted by The Associated
Press about Mike Dewine’s bid for Ohio attorney
general.
Mark Masthay, chemistry department chair,
was quoted by Specialty News about the risks
of blocking one type of ultraviolet light and not
another.
ArtStreet director and sculptor Susan Byrnes
was quoted in the Dayton Daily News and The
Columbus Dispatch about materials in an outdoor
sculpture of Jesus that burned down.
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History professor John
Heitmann solidified his
reputation as a national and
international authority on
the topic of the automobile in
America. His book, The Automobile and
American Life, was released in June
2009, earned recognition from Choice
Review Online as an Outstanding
Academic Title and was reviewed by
AutoWeek magazine. Heitmann was
invited to address several meetings
of auto historians and car enthusiasts
across the nation. Major media outlets
such as The Associated Press, National
Geographic, McClatchy News Service
and a popular Houston radio station
pursued Heitmann throughout 2009-
10 for his thoughts on one of the most
history-making and tumultuous periods
in the history of the auto industry.
National Geographic interviewed
Heitmann in May about a new design for an
internal combustion engine with twice the power
of today’s piston-pump engines and half the fuel
use. “This is one of the most dynamic times in
the industry, and the industry is now open to new
ideas,” he said. “Eight years ago no one would have
cared.”
The McClatchy News Service turned to Heitmann
for a Feb. 22 story about Toyota defending its
reputation after months of recalls. “It’s dark days for
Toyota, for sure,” Heitmann said. At least 30 outlets
carried the story, including the Charlotte Observer,
The Miami Herald and The Kansas City Star.
The Associated Press quoted Heitmann in a Dec. 21
story about the appointment of a former Microsoft
executive as General Motors Co.’s chief financial
officer. Scores of media outlets in the United
Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, China and U.S,
including The Boston Globe, Austin American-
Statesman, BusinessWeek, Newsday, San
Francisco Chronicle and R&D Magazine picked up
the story.
The Associated Press quoted Heitmann about a
national poll: “I think Americans are beginning to
realize the significance of America’s auto industry
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to its history and to its future, and we’re a bit more
sensitive now to what will be its fate,” he said. At
least 80 publications picked up the story, including
the San Francisco Chronicle, U.S. News & World
Report, Houston Chronicle, BusinessWeek and
Chicago Tribune.
The Houston Chronicle turned to Heitmann for a
Feb. 7 story about the psychology of choosing a
car and car color. “It is closely tied
to gender and sexuality in a very big
way, our personality and our identity
and who we wish to be,” Heitmann
said. “It may not be who we are. It
may be who we want to be.” The
San Antonio Express-News, The
(Minneapolis) Star-Tribune and the St.
Petersburg Times picked up the story.
The Associated Press interviewed
Heitmann May 21 about the struggles
of General Motors in Europe,
particularly after economic crises in
Greece. “The intensity of globalization
is so much deeper than it ever was
before,” he said. “Now small waves or
changes can really bite back a lot faster.” Dozens
of media outlets around the nation, including The
Huffington Post, Salon.com, The Miami Herald and
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, picked up the story.
The Associated Press quoted Heitmann June 10 on
a controversial internal memo at General Motors
Co. that indicated the company wanted to rebrand
“Chevy” as “Chevrolet.” Heitmann cautioned that
during the brand’s height of popularity “working
class America bought Chevys — they didn’t buy
Chevrolets.” More than 100 outlets nationally
picked up the story.
KTRH-AM (Houston) interviewed Heitmann for
an hour-long special about Americans and cars
and again in early July after Ford posted secondquarter
profits. KTRH reaches more than 760,000
listeners weekly.
In a Chicago Tribune story Feb. 14 about the
Chevy Volt, Heitmann discussed the potential for
marketplace success of the plug-in electric car.
Several blogs and local Michigan papers,
including the Examiner and MotorCities.org,
noted Heitmann’s appearance at the November
Automotive Authors Book Fair in Detroit.
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History professor John
Heitmann commented
throughout a historic
year for the auto industry.
In 2010, history professor Larry
Schweikart released a new
book, produced a documentary
and became a national bestselling
author — and frequent guest
on national cable television. After appearing
on a January episode
of the Fox News
Channel’s Glenn Beck
show, Schweikart saw
sales of his book A
Patriot’s History of the
United States climb
dramatically, moving
the 2004 book to the
No. 1 spot on Amazon.
com’s and Barnes &
Noble’s best-seller lists
for weeks. The book
also reached the No. 1
spot on The New York
Times best-seller list for
paperback non-fiction.
In June, he released 7
Events That Made America America, which also
appeared on The New York Times best-seller list. A
chapter of the book was adapted for a documentary
called Rockin’ the Wall about the role of rock ‘n’
roll music in ending the Cold War.
A Fox News reporter interviewed Larry Schweikart
for a story on her blog March 11 about bias in
textbooks and Schweikart’s “Reagan test,” which
uses what a book says about President Ronald
Reagan to determine whether it has a political slant.
Schweikart was part of an hour-long panel Jan. 29
on the Fox News Channel’s Glenn Beck to discuss
progressivism in America’s past, present and
future.
On June 16, Schweikart appeared on Glenn Beck on
the Fox News Channel to promote his book Seven
Events That Made America America. Schweikart
and Beck discussed current events and asked “what
would the Founding Fathers think?”
The American Management Association did a
podcast interview with Schweikart about his latest
book The American Entrepreneur: The Fascinating
Stories of the People Who Define Business in the
United States.
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MARIANIST IDENTITY
The University of Dayton’s Catholic, Marianist identity infuses campus
life with a commitment to learning and living in community with
opportunities for spiritual growth and service.
The distinctive Marianist attributes of a University of Dayton education
of learning in community, serving others and reading the signs of the
times were often highlighted in news stories. As one of the top 10
Catholic universities in the U.S. and a leader in Catholic thought and
Marian scholarship, University of Dayton experts provided context and
commentary on the intersection of faith and politics, papal philosophy,
religious devotion and U.S. Catholicism.
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David J. O’Brien, University Professor of Faith and
Culture, was quoted in The New York Times March 28
about the Catholic church’s reaction
to new allegations in the sexual
abuse crisis.
The Marian Library’s Christmas
display of new acquisitions to its
crèche collection was featured
during the holiday season in
Ohio Magazine, The Columbus
Dispatch, WDTN-TV in Dayton, the
Catholic Telegraph and numerous
stories in the Dayton Daily News,
among others. Of the display,
Ohio Magazine said, “Although
it’s not designed to be strictly
educational, the Nativity display at
the University of Dayton’s Marian
Library/International
Marian Research
Institute is rich with
cultural and spiritual
lessons that are far
more fun than your
average Sunday
school class.”
The Catholic Star
Herald in New
Jersey and the
National Catholic
Reporter both
reported on a new
partnership between the Diocese of Camden, N.J., and
the University of Dayton’s Virtual Learning Community
for Faith Formation. The VLCFF offers parishioners
an online academic experience for both catechesis
formation and adult faith formation.
Religion News Service and National Catholic
Reporter tapped the Rev. Johann Roten, S.M., for his
internationally recognized expertise on crèches. “As a
university with a Marianist charism, we wanted to find
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a way to bring the Incarnation visually to all people,
not just to academics,” said Roten. The print edition of
The Washington Post was
among the nearly 30 media
outlets picking up one of the
stories.
The Catholic Telegraph in
Cincinnati also reported
on a new partnership
between the VLCFF and the
Archdiocese of the Military.
When Cincinnati Archbishop
Daniel Pilarczyk reached his
75th birthday and retired,
the Dayton Daily News
asked religious studies
professor Dennis Doyle
and Rector Paul Marshall
to comment: “I think he’s
been a very effective leader
for the church in very
troubling times,” Marshall
said. “We [at UD] really respect the bishop and
his leadership.” The Associated Press and UPI
picked up the story, which ran in more than 10
outlets, including USA Today.
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The Italian crèches
placed the holy family
in an old temple
or castle, usually
represented as a ruin,
with broken pillars
or archways. It was a
historical statement,
that the old pagan culture had
been destroyed and a new history
had begun.’
—the Rev. Johann Roten, S.M., The Salt Lake
City Tribune and Salt Lake Standard-
Examiner on the history of Nativity scenes
‘
It’s possible in
principle for the pope
to resign, but I don’t
see any reason that’s
serious enough that
would make him
resign.’
— William Portier, Mary Ann Spearin Chair of Catholic
Theology to The Associated Press, picked
up by The Huffington Post, Forbes, The
Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times,
about the church’s European sex abuse scandal
The Catholic Times, the newspaper for the Columbus
diocese, featured the University of Dayton on the cover
of the Sept. 20 edition. Several feature stories highlighted
the University’s Catholic, Marianist identity as well as its
place as the largest Catholic university in Ohio.
The Catholic Telegraph wrote a story Nov. 13 about
the Catholic Education Collaborative in Dayton,
emphasizing its growth and effectiveness at improving
Catholic education and its special relationship with the
University of Dayton.
Nearly 200 online outlets picked up a news release
about the installation of the Rev. François Rossier,
S.M., as new executive director of the Marian Library/
International Marian Research Institute. A Spanishlanguage
version of the release drew interest from
more than 90 outlets.
The Dayton Daily News devoted substantial coverage to
a discussion about the importance of interfaith dialogue
featuring faculty members from five different faiths as
part of the annual Humanities Symposium.
Catholic News Service
wrote about the
University’s presentation
of the Daniel Kane Award
to retired Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk. The
diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, picked up the CNS
story for its website. The University’s Institute for Pastoral
Initiatives presents the award for outstanding lifetime
dedication to Gospel values using mass media.
The Associated Press state wire picked up the news that
the human rights program presented the Romero Award
to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and
Refugee Services. USA Today picked up the wire story for
its state briefs section March 12.
The Catholic Telegraph featured a story April 16 about
Sister Angela Ann Zukowski, M.H.S.H., the University’s
director of the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives, who
received a national award for her contributions to adult
education for Catholic faith formation.
David O’Brien, University Professor of Faith and Culture,
talked to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 14 about
academic freedom in Catholic higher education.
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The University of Dayton cultivates a richly varied and engaging
environment where international and intercultural citizenship flourish.
Media around the world and at home in the U.S. covered the University
of Dayton’s efforts to help students develop as citizens of the world and
embrace diversity in their own communities. Partnerships with higher
education institutions in India, China and other countries drew attention
to high-quality educational opportunities.
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TELLING THE STORY:
INTERNATIONAL
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The BEST program draws
students from around the
world to the University
of Dayton for summer
programs focused on
science and technology.
‘
A lot of students don’t understand
what an American education has
to offer.’
— Milly Zhang, a 16-year-old Chinese student, about a
summer program that acquaints Asian students with
the University of Dayton
Business Plan
Competition winner
Lori Hanna was
the subject of a
Brass magazine
cover story on
her company,
Salud del Sol,
which builds solar
cookers for people
in developing
countries. Brass is a
magazine for young
adults that covers
how money affects
their lives. Brass
has a circulation of
nearly 450,000.
Sundar
Kumarasamy,
vice president
for enrollment
management, was featured in
a lengthy article about Indian
students studying overseas in
the May 21 Business Standard
of India. The MSN Education
website picked up the story.
The Associated Press and
several Australian media,
including The Sydney Morning
Herald, ran stories about
University of Dayton alumna
Kristina Keneally becoming
the first female premier of
New South Wales, Australia.
Bloomberg and America, one of the top
Catholic magazines in the U.S., also ran
stories.
Aimed at Indian students considering study
abroad options, Minglebox, a leading
campus and education network in India, ran
a story about the University of Dayton as a
popular choice.
About 10 online and print media outlets
in India picked up news of the University
of Dayton-sponsored Mindful
Leadership competition.
Two Indian newspapers including
The Hindu wrote about a group
of University of Dayton ETHOS
students working in India to help
develop cleaner cooking stoves for
rural populations. The July/August
issue of International Education
featured the work of engineering
students to bring safe drinking water
to an African village.
The Dayton Daily News on
Nov. 22 wrote about the rising
number of Chinese students coming
to the region to study, along with
increasing numbers of U.S. students
choosing to study abroad in China.
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It’s
not about numbers of students. It’s about developing
programs and developing positive educational experiences
for not only the students who come here, but our own
students and the dual advantage from the situation.’
— University President Daniel J. Curran in the Dayton Daily News
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