President's Blog: From the Heart
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Faculty and Staff
January 22, 2024
Belonging
Last week’s annual campus breakfast honoring the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. played like a symphony that builds to a powerful crescendo.
President
January 03, 2024
One Relationship at a Time
A small group of alumni, whose graduation years span more than half a century, have come together as volunteers to lead the We Soar campaign. Like the Marianists, they're fostering community one relationship at a time.
December 24, 2023
A Christmas Message of Peace
"Let us not just yearn for peace this Christmas season, but take on the mantle of peacemakers who work to transform our world through love," University of Dayton President Eric F. Spina wrote in his Christmas message to the campus community.
President
December 18, 2023
Striking Up the Band
The Flyer Pep Band and Pride of Dayton Marching Band are all about sounding the Flyer spirit loudly and proudly at home and on the national stage.
President
December 14, 2023
Grit and Heart
“We had a motto of getting 1% better each day and playing with heart for each other,” reflected middle blocker Alayna (Laney) Yates after the Flyer volleyball team’s historic 32-3 season. “We were all in.”
President
December 08, 2023
When the Walls Talk
"Our Heart. Our Home." These welcoming words greet me outside my office, and the sight always brightens my day.
President
November 22, 2023
A Marianist Thanksgiving
"Although our Marianist founders did not invent this day of blessings and gratitude, it feels distinctly Marianist to me," University of Dayton President Eric Spina writes in a Thanksgiving message to the campus community.
President
November 20, 2023
Fly Me to the Moon
Professor Josh Ambrosius set the mood for a class discussion about space and religion by playing “Count the Stars,” a beautiful hymn with an out-of-this-world twist. Listen closely, he told us, and you can hear the electromagnetic “voices” of planets, stars, and galaxies.
President
November 13, 2023
Of Porches and Possibilities
Since the beginning of the "We Soar" campaign, 7,802 donors have stepped up to support scholarships — and help a new generation of Flyers set their sights high.
President
November 13, 2023
Three Weddings and a University
When Karen and I walked into a crowded Immaculate Conception Chapel for the wedding of Yasmin Espino ’22 and Tre Whittaker ’21 last month, I felt such happiness and pride. This was a historic moment — the first wedding of a special couple who met in Flyer Promise.