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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
UD b-ball coach trying to help charity nab $100,000
From Staff writer Meredith Moss
Folks at the local Ronald McDonald House are thrilled that University of Dayton men’s basketball coach Archie Miller has named their organization his charity of choice in a national online competition.
The Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge permits individuals to vote every 24 hours for their favorite coach.
If Miller receives the most votes, the Ronald McDonald House will receive $100,000, enough to provide 700 nights of service for families with hospitalized children.
Click here to cast your vote. According to the rules, fan participation will determine the ultimate winner over an eight-week period that began Jan. 18. For the first six weeks, four brackets of 12 coaches will be paired against each other, with the winners from each group moving onto the next round in week seven and the final round in week eight.
Those who’d like to learn more can go to ESPN.com/Infiniti. Look for Coach Miller listed in the Midwest region. If you already have an ESPN account, you can submit your user name and password. If not, you’ll need to register in order to vote. The winning coach will be announced March 9.
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The upDayton Young Creatives Summit Kickoff Tuesday included a sneak preview of a website designed to help the community combat brain drain by retaining the best and brightest from area college.
DaytonINTERNS.net, an initiative designed to promote the hiring of college-age students by Miami Valley businesses, non-profits, and governmental bodies, will officially launch in the spring, according to John Jones, chair of upDayton’s intern committee.
Jones, a University of Dayton adjunct political science lecturer and internship coordinator, said the site will allow area businesses, agencies and organizations to post internship openings in one centralized area. Those postings will then automatically be added to career services websites for several area colleges.
Partner colleges and universities include Urbana University, University of Dayton, Wright State University, Wittenberg University, Wilmington College, Wilberforce University, Central State University, Cedarville University, Sinclair Community College and Edison Community College.
Jones said it will be a one-stop site for intern seekers. His committee is now seeking feedback from area businesses.
The website will also include 500 pages of useful information on topics ranging from salaries for interns to where they should sit in the office.
Inspired by similar sites for Columbus, Philadelphia and a few other cities, Jones said the goal is to expose college students to the area’s workforce and encourage them to plant roots here.
“Maybe I should choose Dayton after graduation,” he said.
According to an upDayton 2011 survey, students who interned in Dayton during their college years were 68 percent likely to stay in the greater Dayton area after graduation. Students who did not have an internship in Dayton were 32 percent likely to stay in the area.
UpDayton was created to spur economic growth in the Dayton region by giving young people greater influence in the direction of the Miami Valley. It’s 2012 Young Creatives Summit is planned for April 27 at the Dayton Art Institute.
The intern website is a product of upDayton’s 2011 summit.
What do you think? How can the Dayton area retain skilled youth?
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