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University of Dayton
Motto	Learn. Lead. Serve.
Established	1850
Type	Catholic
Endowment	$324.4 million [1]
President	Daniel Curran
Faculty	400
Students	9,175
Undergraduates	6,675
Location	Dayton, Ohio, USA
Campus	Urban, 216 acres (0.5 km²)
Colors	Columbia blue and Red
Mascot	Rudy Flyer
Website	www.udayton.edu

The University of Dayton is a private Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio. The full-time undergraduate student enrollment is less than 7,000. Total student enrollment is approximately 10,000.

The University of Dayton is one of the ten largest Catholic schools in the United States and is the largest of the three Marianist universities in the nation. It is also home to one of the largest campus ministry programs in the world. The university offers more than 70 academic programs in arts and sciences, business administration, education and allied professions, engineering and law. It was first in the country to offer an undergraduate degree program in human rights.

In 2006 the University of Dayton's entrepreneurship program was named to the top 5 in the nation according to the Princeton Review and was in the top 10 of Entrepreneur magazine's "Top 100 Entrepreneurial Colleges for 2005". To complement the entrepreneurship program a student run organization called Flyer Enterprises was created in 2000. The university's law school is noted for its Program in Law and Technology, which emphasizes intellectual property law (patent, trademark, and copyright).

Contents 1 History 2 Majors 3 Christmas on Campus 4 Campus 5 Controversy 6 Athletics 7 Notable alumni 8 See also 9 External links

Rev. Leo Meyer purchased the land that the University sits on from John Stuart with a medal of St. Joseph, and a promise of $12,000 during a cholera epidemic in the 1800's. The land, that at the time was known as Dewberry Farm, was 125 acres and was primarily vineyards and orchards.

The university was founded in 1850 as a day school and boarding school for boys called St. Mary's School for Boys, later St. Mary's Institute. In 1920, it assumed its current name. Currently, UD is the largest private institute in OH.

Accounting - ADA Didactic Program in Dietetics - Adolescence to Young Adult Education - American Studies - Applied Mathematical Economics - Art Education - Art History - Biology and Environmental Biology - Business Economics - Chemical Engineering - Chemistry and Biochemistry - Civil Engineering - Communication - Computer Engineering - Computer Engineering Technology - Computer Science and Computer Information Systems - Criminal Justice Studies - Early Childhood Education - Economics - Electrical Engineering - Electro-Optics - Electronic Engineering Technology - Electronic Media - English - Environmental Geology - Exercise Science and Fitness Management - Exercise Science and Pre-Physical Therapy- Finance - Fine Arts - Food and Nutrition: Dietetics and Nutrition & Fitness - Foreign Language Education - Geology - Health and Sport Science - History - Industrial Engineering Technology - Integrated Arts and Technology - International Business - International Studies and Human Rights - Intervention Specialist (Special Education) - Languages - Management Information Systems - Management: Leadership and Entrepreneurship - Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Marketing - Mathematics - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Technology - Middle Childhood Education - Music - Music Composition - Music Education - Music Performance - Music Therapy - Operations Management - Philosophy - Photography - Physical Education - Physics - Physics-Computer Science - Political Science - Prelaw - Premedical and Prudential Studies - Psychology - Religious Studies - Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work - Sport Management - Theatre - Visual Communication Design - Women's Studies

Each December 8 since 1963, UD has celebrated "Christmas on Campus." Christmas on Campus (COC) has become one of the nation's largest single-day, on-campus community service events as UD students "adopt" area children and treat them to seasonal shows, displays and food.

The University of Dayton main campus is compact and easy to navigate; one is generally able to cross campus in less than 10 minutes. Many of the buildings stand as they did when they were first constructed in the early years of the University and the newer buildings fit with the established architecture (with a few exceptions, including ArtStreet, Roesch Library and Miriam Hall). Recently the University purchased 49 acres of property from the National Cash Register Company and named it "Campus West". This property extends campus from Brown Street, the traditional western border of campus, to the Miami River. Currently the fields are being used for intramurals, and one building on the property, now known as the College Park Center, is used by the UD Police Department, on-campus maintenance, and the City of Dayton Schools' Dayton Early College Academy (DECA). Burt-Hill Architecture is handling the development of the property, and it is expected to be finished by autumn of 2007.

The University of Dayton has a unique feature: it has a student neighborhood (literally). Over time, the University of Dayton has acquired houses that are adjacent to its property. Most of the students with junior or senior status at the university live in these houses. The university has been slowly renovating and/or rebuilding the houses which are in the worst condition. Most students refer to the south section of the neighborhood as "the Ghetto." The area north of the campus center is known as "the Darkside." Besides the Ghetto, the University of Dayton also has five residence halls, including Founders Hall, Marycrest Complex, Marianist Hall, Stuart Complex, and Virginia W. Kettering Hall. The university also owns a number of apartment buildings for student housing; these include the Lawnview Apartments, the Campus South, and Garden Apartments.

The university has recently been involved in some controversy over the planned demolition of the historic Building 26, an Art Deco landmark used by the National Cash Register Company to help crack Nazi codes in World War II.

Main article: Dayton Flyers

See also: University of Dayton Men's Basketball

The Dayton Flyers compete in the Atlantic Ten Conference in all sports except football, in which they compete in the Pioneer Football League. The Flyers' mascot is "Rudy Flyer," a pun based on the university's initials, "U.D." Rudy is a barnstorming pilot who wears 1930s-1940s-era goggles and a leather pilot's helmet. The nickname "Flyers" is tribute to the Wright Brothers, who began their careers in Dayton.

Flyers basketball is one of the biggest sports attractions in the Dayton area with the Flyers perennially ranking in the NCAA Division I top 25 in basketball attendance.[2] The men's basketball team has advanced to the NCAA tournament numerous times and holds a 13-15 all time NCAA tournament record.[3] During what many fans consider the golden age of Dayton basketball, the team reached the NCAA finals against UCLA in 1967 and won the NIT in 1962 and 1968.

Football has similarly experienced considerable success throughout its history at Dayton. UD has won two NCAA Division III titles (in 1980 & 1989 respectively) and advanced to the title game three other times. Since moving to NCAA Division I-AA in 1993, the Flyers have won eight PFL championships and in 2002 were the NCAA Division I-AA Consensus Mid-Major Football National Champion.[4]

Dayton's historic rivalries in most sports have included the University of Cincinnati, Miami University and Xavier University. Both the UC and Xavier games routinely sell out at the University of Dayton Arena. Dayton and Xavier play for the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy during their regular season home-home men's basketball matchups. In advance of these meetings, Dayton and Xavier students sponsor Drive 75, a canned food drive.

UD offers a wide variety of varsity athletic opportunities to men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis) & women (basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, volleyball).[5]

In addition to varsity athletics, there are numerous club [6] and intramural [7] sports available to students. In January 2006, the university opened its new "RecPlex", a $25 million state of the art sports and recreational facility for students of the university.

• Erma Bombeck '49
• Michael B. Coleman (graduate of Law School)
• Joseph Desch '26
• Gerry Faust '58
• Mark Giangreco '74
• Anthony Grant '87
• Jon Gruden '86
• Joseph Hinrichs '89
• Kristina Keneally '91
• Gene Klaus '67 (UD Athletic Hall of Famer)
• Chuck Noll '53
• Don Novello (Father Guido Sarducci) '64
• Dan Patrick '79
• Charles J. Pedersen '26
• Bob Schaffer '84
• Mike Turner (graduate of Business School)

• Flyer News
• University of Dayton Arena
• University of Dayton Ghetto

• Official University of Dayton Website
• Admission Website
• University of Dayton Flyer News Online
• University of Dayton Flyer Radio
• Alumni Website
• UDQuickly, alumni publication
• Roesch Library Website
• Official Athletics Website
• Flyer Enterprises Website
• Offical Engineering Website
• University of Dayton Research Institute
• Center for International Programs
• War Over a Building That Helped Win One - New York Times article covering the controversy over demolishing Building 26

The Atlantic 10
Charlotte • Dayton • Duquesne • Fordham • George Washington • La Salle • UMass • Rhode Island • Richmond • Saint Bonaventure • Saint Joseph's • Saint Louis • Temple • Xavier

Pioneer Football League
Butler (Butler Bulldogs) • Davidson • Dayton (Dayton Flyers) • Drake (Drake Bulldogs) • Jacksonville • Morehead State • San Diego • Valparaiso (Valparaiso Crusaders)