Office of the President
A President For The Common Good
$221 million
in sponsored research for fiscal year 2022.
In Demand
98% of recent graduates report being employed, in graduate school or in a full-time service program within six months of graduation.
Holding up a clear plastic umbrella in a Bombeck Family Learning Center classroom, Ian Adams ‘17 asked a class of aspiring teachers, “How cool is it to watch the water droplets run off this?”
The University of Dayton cancelled afternoon classes on Monday. Well, not exactly. The Central Mall, dotted with students, faculty, staff and families sprawled on blankets, turned into a massive outdoor laboratory for viewing the moon move across the sun and cast the University into twilight and then near-darkness.
When President Spina asked me if I would write a guest blog before our sixth annual giving day, One Day, One Dayton, I told him I would be thrilled to borrow his pen and use his platform.
At A Glance
1850
Founded by the Society of Mary in 1850, the University of Dayton is a top-tier Catholic research university.