Fitz Center for Leadership in Community

07/19/2023

Our very own Nancy McHugh, PhD McHugh is the winner of the 2023 PPN Leadership Award! Nancy is being recognized for her work on restorative justice, her work teaching incarcerated students and students transitioning out of the prison system, and the kaleidoscope of community-engaged projects she's developed here at the Fitz Center!!! Our fearless leader strikes again!! Well done Nancy, Congratulations!

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05/05/2023

Colleen Duffy, one of the 13 students in the first cohort of the Ethics and Leadership Internship program, had an amazing experience from the program that it got her a part-time job and even helped her figure out post-college plans. Read the article about her the experience she had at PBS.

The Ethics and Leadership Internship program launched in 2022 by the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community’s Ethics and Leadership Initiative. Visit the Fitz Center website for more information.

Colleen Duffy's Ethics and Leadership Internship at Dayton PBS station ThinkTV was so successful it turned into a part-time job.

04/24/2023

A very eventful weekend for the Fitz Center and the River Stewards as the RiverMobile exhibit officially installed at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery! The Rivers Institute also facilitated a presentation and discussion with high school students about water, rivers and earth day at the Dayton International Peace Museum.

Amazing work by all who were involved

04/17/2023

Our wall has been finished and looks fantastic! Thank you Misty Thomas Trout for the amazing design -- make sure to check out her instagram .

This map covers the City of Dayton, Ohio's Neighborhood Planning Districts (NPD) which include Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Associations, and Historic Districts.
This historical document was designed in 2020 as part of the ongoing research project. Atlas of Dayton: A City in Progress.

Stop by the Fitz Center to check it out!

04/12/2023

Join us on Thursday with Terry Price, Professor of Leadership Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law and Coston Family Chair in Leadership and Ethics, and listen to his talk on what makes a leader special.

RSVP using the QR code and contact us with any questions.

03/31/2023

Congratulations to Kateri Dillon for winning the Graduate Student Award for Community Engagement!! Kateri is the graduate assistant for the Dayton Civic Scholars program and awarded for her incredible work as a member of the Fitz Center. Join us in congratulating Kateri at the 2023 Graduate Student Showcase reception and awards ceremony on April 19th in the Roesch Library, 2nd Floor, starting at 3:00.

Great work, Kateri!!!

03/17/2023

What a great idea!

03/14/2023

Ethics and Leadership internship leads to part-time job at ThinkTV for UD student. The impactful work of the Ethics and Leadership Internship program is featured in the CAS Newsroom blog.

Colleen Duffy's Ethics and Leadership Internship at Dayton PBS station ThinkTV was so successful it turned into a part-time job.

03/01/2023

Poet Hanif Abdurraqib talks about what the city of Dayton means to him as it has a history that intrigues him and many others.

Abdurraqib will be in conversation with The Co’s curator and director of programs Michael Goodson at the Tank in the Dayton Arcade at 6 p.m. March 2 for the first installment in the lecture series.

Writer, poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib will be in conversation March 2 with The Contemporary Dayton curator and director of programs Michael Goodson at the Tank inside the Dayton Arcade.

02/22/2023

"As a young professional, I’m often asked why I chose to stay in Dayton. My answer is simple: I believe in this community."

Darius Beckham shares his journey and love in the Dayton community. Read this recent Dayton Daily News article to learn more about Beckham's value of community in Dayton.

I serve as Senior Policy Aide to Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims, a role in which I am constantly interacting with residents, businesses, community organizations, advocacy groups and more. What I hear more than anything is “we have to invest in and retain young talent.” Without young talent, we cannot...

02/20/2023

Join fellow students, faculty, and staff in a reading of Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book and New York Times Best Seller, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Princeton sociologist Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep their homes in the face of financial hardship. This program is associated with the Imagining Community Symposium and continues exploring its theme of housing justice and flourishing neighborhoods.

Hosted by the Dialogue Zone at UDayton & Co-sponsored by the Fitz Center and the Roesch Chair in the Social Sciences
Group 1 meets on Wednesdays Feb 22, Mar 8, Mar 29, Apr 12, & Apr 26, 2023 from 3:30-4:30 PM
Group 2 meets on Thursdays Feb 23, Mar 9, Mar 30, Apr 13, & Apr 27, 2023 from 2:00-3:00 PM
Located in the Dialogue Zone Meeting Room (RL 107)

Register here | Open to UD students, faculty and staff

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