Stories by Meagan Pant
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
NCAA tourney pumps $11M 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 & Visitors ...
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 & ...
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 ...
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 ...
WSU to award posthumous degree to homicide victim
When more than 2,000 students cross the stage at Wright State University’s graduation ceremony today, the family and friends of one former student will gather to accept the diploma he was close to earning before his death. Wright State will award a posthumous degree in business with an emphasis in ...
WSU approves tuition increase
Wright State University today approved a $188 annual tuition increase for next school year.The board of trustees approved the hike as part of the $298 million operating budget. It represents a 2.2 percent increase for all students, bringing in-state tuition to $8,542.The increase is lower than the 3.5 percent allowed ...
UD president says no plans to change dorm windows
University of Dayton President Daniel J. Curran said Thursday he does not expect the university to make any changes to the dorms where two students have fallen from sixth-floor windows this month in unrelated incidents. Curran said UD invested a combined $36 million in recent years to the Marycrest and ...
Police do not suspect foul play in Saturday fall at UD
Dayton police said Tuesday they do not suspect foul play in University of Dayton freshman Michael Fuchs’ Saturday fall from his sixth-floor dorm room. Fuchs, 19, of Edison, N.J., is in serious condition, but recovering, at Miami Valley Hospital, his family said through the university. He is the second student ...
UD released ID of student who fell 6 stories
The University of Dayton has released the name of the freshman who injured himself after he fell from a sixth-floor dormitory window Saturday afternoon and said his condition is improving. Michael Fuchs, 19, of Edison, N.J., continues to recover from injuries sustained in an apparent fall from Marycrest Complex residence ...
Millions who may be eligible for college loan forgiveness not enrolled
Americans owe more than $1 trillion in student loans — a total that surpasses credit card debt — but millions who are past due on their payments are not taking advantage of a federal program designed to make their debt manageable. The federal income-based repayment (IBR) program reduces eligible borrowers’ ...
Kettering College names new president
Kettering College has selected a senior pastor, Alex Bryan from Walla Walla University Church in Washington, as its sixth president. Bryan, who holds a Doctor of Ministry from George Fox University, will take office June 1. He replaces Charles Scriven, who retires this spring after 12 years, Kettering announced. Bryan, ...
Sinclair names graduate, interim as provost
Sinclair Community College has selected its interim provost, David Collins, to officially fill the post.Collins, a 1977 graduate of Sinclair and a nearly 20-year employee, has been serving as interim provost this academic year. Collins said he wants to do his part to “ensure current and future students have that ...
UD reviewing engineering technology department
The University of Dayton announced it is reviewing the future of its engineering technology program, a department in the School of Engineering and that currently has 285 students enrolled.Dean Tony Saliba said the school has been “reviewing all of our curricula and particularly discussing the future of our engineering technology ...
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