RHA and CAB combine events to create Fall Brawl
On Saturday, Oct. 27, the University of Dallas Residence Hall Association and Campus Activities Board came together to create the biggest event of the fall semester, Fall Brawl.
Fall Brawl aimed to capture a...
New scanning electron microscope installed in science building
Pointing to the framed blue morpho butterfly on her shelf, Dr. Deanna Soper explained how influential the newly-installed scanning electron microscope (SEM) will be in researching the color blue.
This June, the University of...
Little known facts: Dr. Willmoore Kendall
Dr. Willmoore Kendall, the founder of the University of Dallas’ Politics Department, “was born of Kentucky stock in a small town called Kenawa in Oklahoma,” according to former UD professor Dr. Leo Paul de...
UD’s College of Business going strong despite national trends
As graduate business programs across the nation face dropping enrollment rates, the University of Dallas Satish and Yasmin Gupta College of Business (COB) graduate programs have experienced consecutive growth in the last three years...
Spanish Club participates in citizenship outreach
Last Saturday, Oct. 13, nine members of the University of Dallas Spanish club helped immigrants fill out applications for citizenship at the annual J. Erik Jonsson Central Library Mega Citizenship workshop.
This is the...
Leak in Tower Village causes damage in roof
On Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 9 a.m., the ceiling in the apartment of University of Dallas seniors Paul Zepeda, Jacob Owens, John Paul Dieffenthaller and Angelo Novello came crashing down.
The cave-in was the result...
Departments request full-time faculty
Several academic departments have recently requested additional full-time faculty hires to adjust to their teaching needs. Provost Jonathan Sanford stated that administration has recognized five of these requests as high-priority needs and is adjusting...
Student social with the class of ‘88
Saturday, Oct. 13, during family alumni weekend, the class of ’88 mingled with current UD upperclassmen in Braniff Foyer to compare shared experiences and give the students a chance to network.
This year was...
Rathskeller increases variety of eating options
It was in a hubbub of noise and a swarm of hungry students that the University of Dallas and its dining service provider Aramark celebrated the official reopening of the newly-renovated Rathskellar, or “Rat,”...
Koch Foundation grant bolsters graduate program
The Charles Koch Foundation recently awarded a $1.09 million grant to the University of Dallas for the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts.
The grant is the largest UD has ever received for liberal...
Little known facts: the dorms’ namesakes
Have you ever stopped to wonder who your dorm was named after or what kind of person he or she was?
The freshman dorms are named after university founders and Doctors of the Church,...
UD launches Catholic Faith and Culture series
Last fall on dead day, Constantin College faculty met in Braniff 302 to lay the groundwork for the Studies in Catholic Faith and Culture program, spearheaded by Sr. Jane Dominic. This program is intended...
Location of 2019 commencement not yet determined
The University of Dallas administration is considering hosting next May’s Commencement Ceremony and Baccalaureate Mass off-campus at the Toyota Music Factory rather than on the Mall, where UD typically celebrates graduation.
Provost Jonathan Sanford...
Leadership profile describes qualities of next UD president
The University of Dallas Presidential Search Committee recently published a leadership profile that describes the desired qualities of the next president and key issues for the president to address.
Citing former president Thomas Keefe’s...
Little known facts: UD smoking
Senior Paul Zepeda says, “Cigarettes are a catalyst.”
“When you’re hanging around in basketball shorts and a t-shirt, they make you look even more trashy,” Zepeda added. “But, when you’re dressed nicely, they just look...