Student News Digest
2/21/2024
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Chapel repairs complete
Chapel of the Immaculate Conception lighting system repairs are finished, and the daily 12:30 p.m. Mass in the chapel has resumed.
Phish alerts
This morning, another phishing attack compromised several student accounts, using similar tactics from other recent attacks, sending out multiple emails across campus threatening account deactivation and requesting personal information. Remember, UD or any legitimate organization will NEVER ask for your personal information via email or SMS. Read the email sent to campus today for more information. UD Gmail users also have a new tool to fight against these email scams: the Phish Alert button. Find out more about the Phish Alert button in this Knowledge Base article, and read the email sent to campus Feb. 19 for more information.
Roger Brown lecture: Sports Media and Social Justice with Jessica Luther
The campus community is invited to a talk at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Kennedy Union ballroom with investigative journalist, author and podcaster Jessica Luther about the modern sports media environment. Luther is the second resident of the Roger Brown Residency in Social Justice, Writing and Sport, and will be at UD Feb. 27-29. Read more about Luther’s talk here. Add the event to your calendar.
NEWS AND NOTES
National expert on civility to give free talk March 11
University of Dayton alum and national expert on civil discourse Timothy Shaffer will share strategies for respectful and open conversations during his talk "Engaging the ‘Other’ for the Common Good" at 4 p.m. Monday, March 11, in the Jesse Philips Humanities Center Sears Recital Hall. Shaffer's talk, part of the Association of Marianist Universities Marianist Lecture Series, is free and open to the public. Read more about Shaffer's talk here.
UD community invited to participate in project honoring Oregon District shooting victims
All members of the UD community are invited to lay a piece of tile in The Seed of Life mosaic, which will be part of a permanent memorial to honor the nine victims of the Aug. 4, 2019, mass shooting in the Oregon District. Faculty, staff and students can add to the mosaic 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 18-19, in Kennedy Union 311. Read how English lecturer Molly Keane-Sexton helped bring the mosaic to UD.
Matthew Shaw named University Libraries dean
Matthew Shaw, dean of University Libraries at Ball State since 2016, will serve in the same position at the University of Dayton starting July 1. Read more about Shaw on Front Porch.
Nominate an inspiring woman for International Women's Day
Frida Kahlo. Malala Yousafzai. Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Beyoncé. Your grandmother. On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Help the UD community celebrate International Women’s Day March 8 by nominating a woman who inspires you. This can be a woman who is or was historically important, a woman whose story has impacted you or even a woman you know. Responses will be shared with our campus community in a blog story.
Reminder: Share your UD experience with prospective Flyers
The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse Ranking provides guidance to prospective students and families across the nation. Providing your feedback will help potential Flyers decide if the University of Dayton is the right choice for them. Take the survey.
More University news can be found on the Announcements page on Porches and on 1850, the student engagement portal.
Every Wednesday during the academic year and occasionally during the summer, the University news and communications team shares news to help you stay connected. Previous issues of Student News Digest are archived at go.udayton.edu/flyerfamilies.