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  The Tackling Transfer initiative states the challenge clearly: “Few students who enter community college intending to get a bachelor’s degree ever do.” It’s an issue we’ve seen in Dayton, Ohio. Though a mere 1.5 miles separate the University of Dayton and Sinclair Community College -- one of the largest, most highly ranked and successful community colleges in the country -- some talented students still could not see an attractive path to a high-quality four-year degree. To address the roadblocks facing transfer students, we created a new partnership in 2016, the UD Sinclair Acade...

Regional planning group working on strategy to avoid ‘same mistakes’ that led to racial disparities Chris Stewart © Provided by Dayton Daily News The U.S. 35 and I-675 interchange. The suburban communities along the I-675 corridor and northern I-75 corridor possess better access to opportunities, according to the report. TY GREENLEES / STAFF A committee formed to help guide regional development with an eye toward improving opportunities for underserved and vulnerable populations has unveiled a draft four-year strategic plan to combat inequity decades in the making. The ...

Honorary degree recipient, longtime Dayton community leader John E. Moore Sr. ’55 dies A heart icon - click to like this post 1 Michelle Tedford • January 14, 2021 John E. Moore Sr., a 1955 graduate of the University of Dayton and a longtime leader in the Dayton community, died Jan. 7. He was 97. Moore received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Dayton in 1998 and the UD Alumni Association Special Achievement Award in 1989. Among his other awards were the Department of the Air Forc...

IDEAS: ‘Elder orphans’ need and deserve help Heidi Arnold © Shutterstock Grocery delivery service for elderly in quarantine at Covid-19 Coronavirus epidemic R Some of my best friends grew up without electricity and walked to church in their bare feet with their shoes in hand. They bartered for groceries with chickens and eggs at the general store and picked up the receiver of a party line phone to ask the operator to connect them to a neighbor. This hardy generation lived without things some of us consider to be necessities and have life experiences that just can’t b...

http://instagram.com/daytongram The Arcade was a widely-celebrated achievement after its completion in the first decade of the 20th century; the structure is highlighted by a 90-foot diameter glass rotunda that many consider the most spectacular piece of architectural history in the Dayton region. The managers of the Dayton Arcade are saying about a third of the available retail space in the iconic building has now been rented. The building is still on track to open in early 2021. 937 Payroll is just the latest business to lease space in the in the historic Dayton Arcade. Vince Lewis is dire...