TELLING THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON STORY

TELLING THE STORY:
TRANSFORMATIVE
EDUCATION
‘
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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Telling the Story
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