UD students to help Foodbank by auctioning off artwork

University of Dayton students will be auctioning their artwork to the highest bidder during a fundraiser for the Dayton Foodbank at 6 p.m. Friday at the Front Street Warehouse at 1001 E. Second St.

Refreshments will be available to those who attend and anyone who donates a nonperishable food item will receive a gift while supplies last, according to the university.

The Desert Kitchen Collective, a growing group of local artists who seek to eradicate food deserts and build awareness of food-related issues, is organizing the exhibit with the UD department of art and design.

“Our students are illustrating food insecurity in Dayton, recently ranked the ninth-hungriest metropolis in America, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture,” said Judith Huacuja, chair of the UD department of art and design.

“By placing the social and the spectacular — the students’ artwork — side-by-side, we ponder the state of the arts in a polarized America and imagine a better, more equitable future for Dayton.”

Holiday spirit

Wright State is wrapping up two holiday gift-giving programs. Employees adopted Greene County families in need and so far have donated 728 presents.

WSU students and employees also participated in another gift drive sponsored by For Love of Children for Montgomery County families. The Raiders’ men’s basketball team will collect gifts at its Dec. 13 home game.

New jobs

Wright State University has named two new leaders for its Boonschoft School of Medicine. Angela Clements has been named assistant vice president of advancement while Emily Stamas has been appointed the school’s director of marketing and communications.

Clements most recently served as executive director of development for the school of medicine and Stamas has served as graphic designer and manager of brand standards for the medical school since 2008.

Top 10 majors

Business administration and management is the most popular college major, according to a report released by College Factual. The major offers degree-holders an average starting salary of around $41,245 and an average mid-career salary of $70,694, according to the website.

Following business administration in the top 10: nursing, liberal arts and general studies, psychology, biology, criminal justice, accounting, teacher education, communications and English.

Radio legend dies

Former 88.9 WCSU-FM general manager Edwin Clay has died at age 69.

Clay, a Dayton native and a 1969 Central State graduate, taught at CSU for more than 20 years as an adjunct professor. This summer, he retired as interim general manager of the university’s public radio station.

Clay was one of three African-Americans in public television serving as station manager for a major market operation while working for WOSU-TV at Ohio State. He worked there for 31 years.

Sky-high project

The Air Force Research Laboratory announced that Wright State Research Institute has been chosen to lead a $3.4 million project to develop a next-generation live, virtual and constructive training system.

The project, entitled Mission Directed Learning Environment, is aimed at addressing gaps in training with autonomous unmanned system agents and making training more adaptive and personalized.

Wright State faculty will work with Aptima, Inc., and the Continuous Learning Branch in the 711th Human Performance Wing.

Cops shop

University of Dayton Public Safety will sponsor a “Shop with a Cop” event at 9 a.m. Saturday. UD public safety officers will sponsor selected children and take them shopping for Christmas gifts for themselves or their families, and then treat the children to lunch.

Graduation day

About 680 students will receive degrees during UD’s fall commencement exercises at 9:45 a.m. Dec. 17 at UD Arena. The university will host a baccalaureate Mass at 5 p.m. Dec. 16, in the Immaculate Conception Chapel.

Turning tassels

Ohio State announced that professor of music Timothy Gerber will address graduates as speaker for the fall 2016 commencement. The university said about 3,400 degrees will be awarded at the ceremony, at 2 p.m. on Dec. 18, in the Schottenstein Center.

Gerber joined Ohio State's faculty in 1984. He is a co-author of "Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives," one of the first digital music textbooks.

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