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Meagan Pant

Meagan Pant graduated from the Ohio State University and covers higher education.

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Sinclair Community College President Steve Johnson, left, and Jeff Hoagland, president and CEO of the Dayton Development Coalition, discuss Sinclair’s recently announced $1.4 million investment in an Unmanned Aerial Systems Program. CHRIS STEWART / STAFF

Sinclair meets with industry leaders on $1.4M investment in UAS

Sinclair Community College representatives met with the region’s leaders in unmanned aerial systems Friday to brainstorm how to leverage the school’s $1.4 million investment in its training programs. The initial briefing meeting came just three days after the college’s Board of Trustees approved the money, which will first pump $550,000 ...

The Ohio UAS Conference hosted by the Dayton Development Coalition began Tuesday, April 23, at Sinclair Community College. CHRIS STEWART / STAFF

Sinclair to invest $1.4M in drone education

Sinclair Community College will invest $1.4 million in its unmanned aerial systems program as part of an effort to establish the college as a national leader in the field. The college’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved the investment aimed at building on Sinclair’s momentum in the industry — which ...

Sinclair limits part-time hours ahead of new Obamacare requirement

Sinclair Community College will cut the hours that can be worked by part-time employees and adjunct professors to avoid a looming change in federal law that could require the college to provide those workers health insurance.Sinclair’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a policy limiting part-time employees to 28 hours ...

The University of Dayton has begun a $10 million renovation to Founders Hall, the oldest residential hall on campus. It will include new lobby, mechanicals, landscaping and flooring. Restrooms will be completely renovated and air conditioning will be installed along with other improvements. It’s scheduled to be completed by the end of summer. JIM WITMER / STAFF

UD investing $30M in summer construction

The University of Dayton is investing $10 million in the heart of campus with the summer renovation of its oldest dorm, Founders Hall. Construction of GE Aviation’s new $51 million EPISCENTER on UD’s campus, which will bring new jobs to Dayton, will also wrap this summer and multi-million updates to ...

New website designed to help students pick a career

Sinclair Community College has a new “Career Coach” website developed to help prospective students learn about academic programs and the careers they lead to, along with how many jobs might be available locally in the coming years. The website — sinclair.edu/careercoach — is the first of its kind in the ...

Outgoing WSU food service provider notifies state of 134 layoffs

As many as 134 people will lose their jobs with Wright State University’s outgoing food service provider when the company’s contract expires June 30. But the union representing the workers said it hopes the workers will be hired by the incoming company.Sodexo Inc. notified the state that it will “close ...

North Carolina A&T took on Liberty during the NCAA tournament First Four basketball games at University of Dayton Arena on March 19, 2013. Barbara J. Perenic/Staff

NCAA tournament basketball games pumped $10.85 million into Dayton

NCAA basketball teams and fans shot a record $10.85 million into the local economy when they filled the University of Dayton Arena for the first rounds of the NCAA Division I men’s tournament. The economic impact was even more than expected, according to estimates from the Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & ...

Debris litters Kiefaber Street on the University of Dayton campus — in the heart of the neighborhood known for many years as the “UD ghetto” — after students rioted early Sunday morning, March 17.

Beer flows, police follow in UD student ‘ghetto’

The University of Dayton issued more than 3,500 alcohol violations over a three-year period, outpacing much larger schools and raising questions about whether underage and excessive drinking is as much a part of the school as academics and basketball. The university’s disciplinary referrals for drinking trailed only Ohio State among ...

David Hopkins, president of Wright State University, congratulates students for their achievements at the 77th commencement ceremony on Saturday, April 27, at the campus E.J. Nutter Center. Photo by Charles Caperton

6,000 set to graduate from local colleges this weekend

More than 6,000 college students will collect their degrees at area graduations this weekend and enter a job market that is slightly improved over last year. University of Dayton President Daniel J. Curran will hand out his 30,000th diploma on Sunday and Cedarville University President William E. Brown will give ...

UD image marred by tumultuous year

The University of Dayton has worked hard to craft an image of an institution in which academic excellence is paired with the Marianist spirit of community service. But that image has taken a hit this year with a tumultuous sequence of events, from a mob scene on St. Patrick’s Day ...

 

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