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December 2009
Wright State named Groundwater Guardian Green Site
Wright State University has been named a 2009 Groundwater Guardian Green Site by the Groundwater Foundation in recognition of the university’s groundwater and environmental stewardship.
Wright State earned the designation based on its current practices related to water use, pesticide and fertilizer management, and pollution prevention, according to foundation officials.
Groundwater Guardian Green Sites are defined as places with lots of green space, such as golf courses or college campuses, that implement groundwater and surface water-friendly practices to maintain the site.
Wright State earned the designation for the first time in 2009. The Green Site program started in 2007 to recognize good stewards of groundwater by encouraging managers of highly-managed green spaces to implement, measure and document their groundwater-friendly practices.
The Groundwater Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1985 and based in Lincoln, Neb., with a mission to educate and motivate the public to care for and about groundwater. For more information, click here.
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Exhibit explores history of UD student neighborhood
A student-created exhibit on display in January explores the history of the University of Dayton’s south student neighborhood, commonly known as the “UD ghetto.”
“The Archaeology of a Neighborhood” runs Monday, Jan. 4, through Feb. 10 at ArtStreet Studio D on the UD campus in Dayton. An opening reception will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8.
The exhibit is the work of 12 students who participated in a new UD course that examined the area bounded by Stewart and Brown streets and Irving Avenue as it evolved from farmland to student housing.
The students interviewed alumni who lived in the neighborhood during the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s. They combined the interviews with archival photos to create documentary-style, audio-visual pieces for the exhibit.
The students also interviewed “community builders” — people associated with UD who currently are making significant contributions to the neighborhood.
The interviews will be shown on a television in the center of the studio, complete with mismatched furniture and decorations to replicate the decor of a typical house in the student neighborhood.
The exhibit also features traditional, two-dimensional displays.
For more information on ArtStreet, click here.
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UD Christmas light display gets 22,500 views on YouTube
A University of Dayton student’s elaborate Christmas light display is a big hit on YouTube.
“Jonathon’s Christmas Lights 2009 — I Gotta Feeling” had nearly 22,500 views on the popular video sharing Web site as of Thursday, Dec. 17.
The video by UD student Jonathon Reinhart shows his light display at 202 Lawnview in the South Campus neighborhood. Reinhart, an electrical engineering major, choreographed his display to the Black Eyed Peas’ hit, “I Gotta Feeling,” in addition to several other songs.
The display features a “UD” in lights that flash red and blue, the school colors.
Unfortunately, Wednesday, Dec. 16, was the final night for Reinhart’s display because UD students are now heading home for Christmas break. However, you can still enjoy the video:
Jonathon’s Christmas Lights 2009 - I Gotta Feeling from Jonathon Reinhart on Vimeo.
Reinhart’s display also features lights flashing in sync to songs that include “Carol of the Bells,” “Siberian Sleigh Ride” and “Wizards in Winter.”
Reinhart and friends spent about 110 hours on the display, from building and wiring the controller to stringing the lights and “re-installing windows,” according to his blog, “Lights on the Five.”
Videos of all of the songs from this year’s display are available on Reinhart’s blog. To view the videos or learn more about how the display was created, click here.
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Wright State gets $384,000 for electrical renovations
The Ohio Controlling Board on Monday, Dec. 14, approved $384,545 for general electrical renovations at Wright State University’s main campus in Fairborn.
Ohio Rep. Jarrod B. Martin (R-Beavercreek) announced the funding on Monday in a media release.
“Wright State University is a valuable community resource,” Martin said. “These renovations will help to ensure that our citizens continue to be able to take full advantage of the opportunities the university provides.”
The funding approval will allow Wright State to relocate half of the secondary overhead 15kv electrical feeder underground, according to officials. This is the next phase in a series of projects designed to upgrade the existing electrical infrastructure at Wright State.
The electrical feeder has been spliced numerous times from storms and other weather damage. In repairing it, service provided along this feeder should be more reliable and better maintained, officials said.
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Sinclair accepting students for Defense Acquisition Academy
Sinclair Community College’s Workforce Development and Corporate Services Division is enrolling students for contracting and acquisition logistics training at its new Defense Acquisition Academy.
There is no cost to qualified displaced or unemployed workers during the pilot phase of the program, according to Sinclair officials.
The acquisition and supply chain management workforce is expected to grow by more than nine percent in the Dayton region and 11 percent across Ohio, according to fall 2008 projections from Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.
“We believe that people who complete this training will have a strong advantage in the competition for these jobs,” said Heath MacAlpine, assistant director of the Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services.
The training is being developed as a workforce initiative that will offer qualified displaced and unemployed workers instruction that will help them gain employment in the acquisition field, according to Deb Norris, Sinclair vice president for Workforce Development and Corporate Services.
It also will help the region to meet a critical workforce need in supporting Department of Defense organizations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Norris said.
Enrollment in the program is restricted to currently displaced or unemployed workers who are a U.S. citizen and hold at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Participants also must be able to pass a background and/or security investigation.
Preference will be given to applicants that are displaced, and have degrees and experience in areas that include business, cost estimating, finance, project management, technology, contract management, transportation, distribution and warehousing.
These backgrounds, when combined with acquisition training, fit some of the most critical needs at Wright-Patt, according to Sinclair officials.
For more information about Sinclair’s Defense Acquisition Academy, or to apply for contracting and acquisition logistics training, visit daa.sinclair.edu.
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UD schedules H1N1 clinics for all students
The University of Dayton has scheduled H1N1 flu vaccination clinics for Thursday and Friday, Dec. 10-11, for all UD students.
The UD Health Center this week was scheduled to receive a large supply of H1N1 vaccine, according to university officials. The vaccine will be made available to all UD students regardless of age or medical history, officials said.
This includes undergraduate, graduate and law students, both full-time and part-time.
College students are at high risk for H1N1 flu and should be vaccinated against the virus, according to Ohio Department of Health Director Alvin D. Jackson, M.D.
“I urge all college students to get the H1N1 vaccine over the holiday break or sooner if they have not already received it,” Jackson said on Dec. 2. “Because of their age and sometimes close living conditions, students are considered high-risk individuals and are eligible for this vaccine.”
UD will hold clinics from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the MAC gym at the RecPlex on the university’s campus. The vaccine will be given free to all UD students while supplies last.
Students must bring their student IDs and wear clothing that allows the upper arm to be easily exposed.
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Sinclair hosts Advanced Hybrid Vehicle Institute
Sinclair Community College will host an Advanced Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute from Dec. 14-18 on the college’s downtown Dayton campus.
Sinclair will use a $791,000 grant received in June from the National Science Foundation to provide 40 college instructors from across the U.S. with training on hybrid and alternative fuel vehicle technology.
The faculty development workshop is intended to develop industry-supported curriculum to teach maintenance and repair of hybrid vehicles. Instructors will use what they learn in the workshop to develop hybrid vehicle programs at their own schools, according to Sinclair officials.
“The 2009 institute will feature presentations by representatives from Toyota, Honda, Ford and General Motors,” said Steve Ash, chair of Sinclair’s Automotive Department.
The automotive department will receive a 2003 Honda Civic rebuilt for the college by Voss Automotive Network, and a late model Toyota Prius from the Westfield Insurance Company. Both vehicles are for use in the workshop.
For more information about the Advanced Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute, click here.
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Gov. Strickland appoints Wright State trustee
Gov. Ted Strickland on Friday, Dec. 4, announced the appointment of Nina Joshi of Xenia to the Wright State University board of trustees.
Joshi is president and chief executive of UES, Inc. of Dayton. UES is a science and technology company that provides research and development services to government and industry customers, according to the company’s Web site.
Joshi serves as a board member for the Dayton Development Coalition. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado, a master’s degree from American University and a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Former UD business school dean dies
William J. Hoben, a former dean of the University of Dayton School of Business Administration, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, according to university officials. Hoben served as dean of the business school from 1963 to1985.
Hoben was credited with ushering the business school into the information age after he restructured it during the 1970s to lay the groundwork for such then-emerging fields as computing, decision sciences and management information systems, according to dean emeritus Sam Gould, who succeeded Hoben.
“He brought the school from training young business people to having more of a national focus and following the trends of business schools across the country,” Gould said.
A native of Hardinsburg, Ky., Hoben joined UD in 1956, teaching evening classes and then overseeing the night business school, according to university officials. He became dean in 1963 after a year as an interim dean.
During the 1970s, Hoben worked with area business leaders to form the Dayton Alliance for Minority Enterprise, which aided area minority business owners with business planning, financing, accounting and management.
A U.S. Navy veteran who served in both World War II and the Korean War, Hoben earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from UD in 1950 and his MBA from Xavier University in 1960. He earned his Ohio CPA licensure in 1960.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec.7, at the Church of Incarnation, 55 Williamsburg Lane, Centerville, followed by burial at Calvary Cemetery and a 12:30 p.m. reception at the Boesch Lounge at the UD Arena. There will be no visitation, officials said.
Contributions in Hoben’s memory may be made to the WIlliam J. Hoben Scholarship at UD, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-2961.
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ODH urges college students to get H1N1 vaccine
College students are at high risk for H1N1 flu and should be vaccinated against the virus, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
“I urge all college students to get the H1N1 vaccine over the holiday break or sooner if they have not already received it,” said Dr. Alvin D. Jackson, ODH director, in a statement.
“Because of their age and sometimes close living conditions, students are considered high-risk individuals and are eligible for this vaccine,” Jackson said.
Nearly 2.3 million doses of H1N1 vaccine have been delivered to Ohio. ODH plans to order more doses as they become available each week, officials said.
Because of limited supplies, H1N1 vaccine is being restricted to people ages 6 months to 24 years; people ages 25 to 64 with chronic health conditions; people who live with or care for children younger than 6 months; pregnant women; and health care and EMS workers who provide direct patient care.
Students who live or go to school in Ohio can check vaccine availability on the ODH Web site at www.flu.ohio.gov, or by calling the ODH H1N1 information line at (866) 800-1404 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday,
