The Automobile and American Life
May 6, 2009 - The U.S. automobile industry's current crisis is a dark chapter in the history of American car culture, according to John Heitmann, University of Dayton history professor and author of a new book, The Automobile and American Life."There was a time when cars were at the center of American cultural life," Heitmann said. "What you drove told so much about who you were. But that has changed in recent decades, and there is a lot of negativity surrounding cars. For many Americans, they are viewed now as ... More >>
Camping for Engineers
June 11, 2009 - High school students participating in a University of Dayton engineering camp will help draft plans for the downtown Dayton Arcade, which has been awaiting redevelopment for 18 years.Dayton Arcade developers will enlist help from the University of Dayton Pre-Engineering Program Camp (PEP) — Friday, June 19, through Sunday, June 21 — because they want to involve Ohio's youth in rethinking the environment, renovation and revitalization, according to Steve Heins, public relations manager for Dayton Arcade LLC.The ... More >>
International Attention
June 9, 2009 - The University of Dayton's ranking as a leader in international education by the largest survey of international student satisfaction in the world received media attention in India. The Statesman - India's leading national daily -- carried a comprehensive profile feature on the University in their education supplement on June 6. Additional coverage was seen in the Hindustan Times; the Times of Chennai; Enadu, a regional Telugu newspaper and online via India ... More >>
A Portrait in Leadership
May 21, 2009 - Artist Seth Wade moved to Mesa, Ariz., in 2006 to spend a year in an artist's colony, where he learned the traditional oil painting techniques of the Dutch Masters under the tutelage of painter Joel Coplin.That greatly influenced the Kettering, Ohio, resident as he created Brother Raymond L. Fitz's official presidential portrait, which has been installed on the second floor of St. Mary Hall on the University of Dayton campus. The hall of presidential portraits features 16 of Fitz's predecessors — most priests. ... More >>
