http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Dave Larsen writes about higher education. Kelly Mori writes about health and higher education. en-us kmori@coxohio.com 2009-07-03T06:35:36-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/07/03/estes_appointed_dean_of_cedarv.html Dan Estes, submitted photo Cedarville University has appointed Dan Estes as dean of the University School of Biblical and Theological Studies. The university has also name Chris Miller a chair within the school. Estes has taught at the University since... 13669703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Cedarville University 2009-07-03T06:35:36-04:00 kmori@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/07/02/is_name_dropping_cheating.html The University of Illinois has gotten some heat the last couple of weeks after it was discovered the school gave preferential admission consideration to students with influential connections. The students, some with ties to large donors or politicians, were found... 13657003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Higher ed oddities 2009-07-02T08:59:02-04:00 kmori@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/07/01/sinclair_board_approves_new_bu.html The Sinclair Community College board of trustees approved an operating budget on Wednesday, July 1. The $117 million annual budget meets the growing educational needs of the community while constraining expenses, according to college officials. Recognizing Sinclair’s 15 percent enrollment... 13651303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Sinclair Community College 2009-07-01T16:51:59-04:00 dlarsen@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/07/01/ud_rivers_institute_receives_1.html The University of Dayton Rivers Institute received a three-year, $180,000 grant in June from the McGregor Fund to develop a new river leadership program. The funds will support the development of a multidisciplinary curriculum to form civic leaders who are... 13645503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ University of Dayton 2009-07-01T14:10:10-04:00 dlarsen@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/07/01/fleischs_book_going_global.html Dan Fleisch Good news just keeps coming for Daniel Fleisch, Wittenberg University associate professor of physics. The best selling author received world-wide attention early this year when he traveled 700 miles on Christmas day to make sure a Canadian man,... 13634603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Wright State University 2009-07-01T06:15:18-04:00 kmori@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/06/30/ud_shares_50000_grant_to_recru.html The University of Dayton is one of five Ohio independent colleges to share in a $50,000 grant from JP Morgan Chase Co. aimed at recruiting minority students. UD was granted funding through a competitive proposal submission process, according to the... 13620403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ University of Dayton 2009-06-30T09:44:21-04:00 dlarsen@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/06/29/private_colleges_report_smalle.html The nation’s private, non-profit colleges reported the smallest average increase in tuition in 37 years, according to a report issued today by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. The average increase for the 2009-10 academic year was 4.3... 13610203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Paying for college 2009-06-29T16:58:44-04:00 kmori@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/06/29/wright_state_names_ellis_cente.html Mary Ann Drewry Wright State University has named Mary Ann Drewry the executive director of the Duke E. Ellis Human Development Institute at the Wright State School of Professional Psychology. Located on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard in Dayton, the Ellis... 13610603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Wright State University 2009-06-29T16:01:35-04:00 dlarsen@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/06/29/new_plan_reduces_student_loan.html Starting July 1, college students could be eligible for a reduction in the monthly payments on their federal students loans. The Income Based Repayment plan caps a student’s monthly payment according to income or family size. Eligible loans include Stafford,... 13598203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Paying for college 2009-06-29T09:18:11-04:00 kmori@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/06/26/scholarships_target_of_cuts.html Clark State Community College officials say they are concerned about how changes to the Ohio College Opportunity Grant will affect their students. In the past, the state grant was applied to a student’s tuition costs before any Federal Pell Grant... 13581303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Paying for college 2009-06-26T16:56:29-04:00 kmori@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/06/26/antioch_mcgregor_to_graduate_2.html Antioch University McGregor will celebrate the graduation of more than 260 students on Sunday, June 28. The commencement ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at the Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton. Antioch McGregor will award 44 bachelor of... 13577203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Antioch University McGregor 2009-06-26T14:03:00-04:00 dlarsen@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/06/26/central_state_cincinnati_state.html Central State University and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will sign an agreement on Tuesday, June 30, designed to create a smooth transition for students from Cincinnati State to Central State. Qualified students who graduate with an associate’s degree... 13573003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Central State University 2009-06-26T11:06:14-04:00 dlarsen@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/06/25/obama_administration_simplifie.html The White House on Wednesday, June 24, unveiled a plan to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the six-page form commonly known as FAFSA. President Barack Obama had promised during his campaign last year to do away with... 13553003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Higher education politics 2009-06-25T11:11:25-04:00 dlarsen@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/06/25/fafsa_to_be_simplified.html For years the federal form designed to help students receive financial aid for college was one of the biggest deterrents for applying for that aid - especially for low income students and their families. The Obama administration, on Wednesday, announced... 13552403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Paying for college 2009-06-25T10:48:59-04:00 kmori@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/entries/2009/06/24/witt_expands_foreign_language.html Wittenberg University has received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to extend its language-across-the-curriculum program to the math and sciences. The university last year, with the help of a $179,000 federal grant, replaced traditional conversation and composition language... 13527903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/oncampus/ Wittenberg University 2009-06-24T08:52:22-04:00 kmori@coxohio.com