Catch up on the awards, accomplishments, presentations and publications of your UD colleagues.
Enrollment management
UD's virtual tour (https://udadmission.udayton.edu/virtour/tour.htm) earned a Bronze Reel at the 39th Annual MCA-I Media Festival.The award celebrates excellence in media communication and stands for creativity and advancement in technical applications. Kim Lally, Mike Kurtz and the Media Production Group produced the tour.
Mathematics
Virginia (Ginny) L. Keen, outreach mathematician, attended the Ninth International Conference of The Mathematics Education into the 21st Century Project Sept. 7-12 in Charlotte, N.C. She presented a paper, "Penpals, Children's Books, and Learning Mathematics," and was a working group leader for the "Learning and Problem Solving" working group. The conference had more than 200 participants from developed and developing countries and provided the opportunity to create international research teams.
Public relations
The University of Dayton Quarterly, edited by Thomas M. Columbus and designed by Frank Pauer, received a Gold Award in the 2007 Pride of CASE V, a regional competition sponsored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. The Quarterly won gold for the best tabloid for an external audience.
Religious studies
William Portier, the Mary Ann Spearin Chair in Catholic Theology, was quoted in a lead story in the National Catholic Reporter Aug. 31 on “Evangelical Catholics.” Portier also was quoted in Inside Higher Ed.com Sept. 25 in an article about the newest wave of conservative Catholic colleges.
Sociology, anthropology and social work
Kristen Cheney, assistant professor of anthropology, will speak Oct. 20 at the New York City GuluWalk awareness- and fundraiser for war-affected children in northern Uganda. UD students will also sponsor a GuluWalk in Dayton that day.
