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Monday, June 15, 2009
UD to co-host Ohio “brain drain” presentation
Ohio’s best-and-brightest college students may love the Buckeye State, but too many are looking to leave it, according to a new survey by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
The Fordham Institute and the University of Dayton on Tuesday, June 16, will host a presentation of the survey results from “Losing Ohio’s Future: Why College Graduates Flee the Buckeye State and What Might Be Done About It.”
The invitation-only event on Tuesday at the Dayton Racquet Club will address the survey’s findings for Dayton community leaders.
According to the survey, 88 percent of Ohio natives attending seven top universities in the state are proud of Ohio, but most — 51 percent — plan to leave after graduation. Among non-Ohioan undergraduates, 79 percent believe their future lies outside the state.
UD students were strongly represented in the survey, according to university officials.
Steve Farkas, president of the New York-based FDR Group that conducted the study, will provide a summary of the research findings and what they mean for Dayton.
Ellen Belcher, editorial page editor for the Dayton Daily News, will moderate a short panel discussion featuring Jim Leftwich, president and CEO of the Dayton Development Coalition; Michael Ervin, civic leader and downtown advocate; and Bob Taft, former Ohio governor.
The event follows the formal release of the Fordham Institute study on Monday, June 15, at the state capitol in Columbus.
Students from UD, the Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, Kent State University, Miami University, Ohio University and Oberlin College participated in the survey.
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