Facilities & Technology
Our facilities bridge the gap between classic practices and the most advanced emerging technologies.The heart of our programs is historic Chaminade Hall in the center of UD's campus. Chaminade is home to our departments of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership, and Counselor Education and Human Services. A short walk from Chaminade Hall is the Frericks Center, home to our school's Department of Health and Sport Science and UD's Division of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Our newest space in College Park Center, home of our Doctor of Physical Therapy program, is the site of an ongoing study on the effects of environment on the learning process. There you can find traditional classrooms, other with changes in color and layout, even a classroom that makes your local coffee shop look, well, a little dowdy. The physical therapy space includes a cadaver laboratory where our students gain a firsthand understanding of human anatomy.
Our coursework isn't confined to traditional academic buildings. Early Childhood Education majors will complete some of their coursework at the Bombeck Family Learing Center, a demonstration school. Health and sport science majors regularly use the resources and facilties at RecPlex, the campus recreation facility, to complete coursework and research projects.
We designed our facilities for flexibility, creating learning spaces that support meaningful exchanges between students and faculty. Modern classrooms and faculty offices, expanded spaces for collaboration and teamwork, rooms devoted to independent and group projects — we're seriously committed to fostering a thriving learning environment.
To thrive today you need to be completely integrated and on the leading edge of emerging technologies. Our Institute for Technology-Enhanced Learning (ITEL) effectively integrates emerging technologies into all of our programs. And with success comes demand. In addition to keeping our programs ahead of the technology curve, ITEL supports and enhances learning and teaching at public and parochial schools throughout the Dayton area through professional development and support for teachers interested in integrating technology and problem-based learning into their own practices.
