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flyernews.com FLYER NEWS @FlyerNews THURSDAY, NEWS A&E OPINIONS SPORTS FEB. 20, 2014 FN appoints 2014-15 Enlighten yourself with Violence in Africa between Men’s basketball team could editor-in-chief, pg. 5. Krzysztof Wodiczko and UD’s religions is a humanitarian earn bye for A-10 tourna- VOL. 61 NO. 19 speaker series, pg. 9. disaster, pg. 11. ment, pg. 13. FROM FITZ TO CURRAN: A REFLECTION ON PRESIDENCY PHOTOS COURTESY OF CILLA SHINDELL/GRAPHIC BY MEGHAN OSTERMUELLER. BYRON HOSKINSON Staff Writer In honor of President’s Day, Mon- Curran also held the presidency of Curran said he hopes to see the uni- the 17th president of the University use and oversaw the construction of day, Feb. 17, Flyer News interviewed the faculty senate and remained en- versity continue to develop its capacity of Dayton. In 2002, he was succeeded Garden Apartments and the renova- current president Dan Curran and for- gaged in academia as a professor and for social justice in the near future. by current president Daniel J. Curran tion of other dorms. mer president Brother Ray Fitz. author in sociology and criminology. He pointed to UD’s Human Rights and returned to teaching, making his “Previously, students were very “I never thought I’d be a president,” On July 1, 2002, Curran officially Center and associated major and 23-year presidential term the longest much locally based and most com- said current University of Dayton began his presidential term at UD. outreach programs like the Univer- in UD history. muted,” Fitz said. “We wanted to tran- president Dan Curran. In the 11 years since, UD has under- sity of Dayton Summer Appalachian After graduating with honors from sition UD into a residential campus, so “In fact, when I was an early profes- gone dramatic development with the Program as key tools for engaging the UD, Fitz pursued his M.S. and Ph. D. in that became our first challenge.” sor, I would have protested any notion acquisition of the former National community and making UD a positive electrical engineering at Polytechnic Fitz said he wanted to make student that I was going to be an administra- Cash Register headquarters and the force for social change. University in New York, then returned housing attractive to prospective out- tor,” he said. addition of numerous residential and Though he does not see retirement to UD to teach. After a decade as a fac- of-state students to help UD become Curran succeeded Brother Ray- academic facilities, including the Rec- in his immediate future, Curran said ulty member, Fitz, then 37 years old, competitive at a state and national mond Fitz to become the 18th and first Plex, Science Center, Marianist Hall he plans to return to teaching once he was selected for the position of presi- level. non-clergy president in UD history. and Caldwell Street Apartments. steps down as president. dency. Fitz stressed the importance of a Curran began his undergraduate The university has also partnered “The bottom line is that you get into Fitz said his administration worked well-rounded and interdisciplinary studies at St. Joseph’s University in with GE Aviation to construct a $51 this profession to work with students,” toward growing the university residen- education and said the university Philadelphia, earning a bachelor’s de- million research center on campus he said. tially, academically and financially. grew in stride with its academic im- gree in sociology in 1973. His studies in and has opened the UD China Institute Nearly 42 years before Curran be- When he accepted the presidency, provement. sociology continued with a master’s at in Suzhou Industrial Park. came a UD fixture, Brother Raymond Fitz said the university’s endowment “One of my favorite memories here Temple University and, in 1979, a Ph.D Despite its growth under his admin- Fitz, an Akron native recently received was approximately $7 million. When is the dedication of the Jesse Philips from the University of Delaware. istration, Curran said he believes UD into the Society of Mary, stepped onto he stepped down in 2002 the endow- Humanities Center,” Fitz said. “It As Fitz returned to UD, Curran has reached the size it needs to be in the University of Dayton campus in ment had grown to $275 million, ac- demonstrates how vital a strong lib- returned to his alma mater in 1979 regard to area and student population. fall 1960 to begin his career as an un- cording to a Cincinnati Enquirer es- eral arts education is to our Catholic to teach and spent the next 23 years As a result of the recent expansions, dergraduate electrical engineering timate from that year. The current intellectual legacy.” working in a variety of faculty and Curran said “I don’t see us needing to major. endowment stands at $451 million, He said breaking ground on the administrative positions. do any extensive building in the near Nineteen years later, Brother Ray- according to the UD Fact Book from law school was a similar educational Curran said his first major admin- future, but if we do, we have the space mond L. Fitz, S.M., Ph.D, once again fall 2013. accomplishment that stood out in his istrative role was as the director of for it.” arrived on campus for the beginning Fitz said the first five to seven years mind. graduate programs. Following that, Curran said there were a number of of the school year, this time as presi- of his administration were focused Fitz currently serves as the Ferree he signed on for a year-long interim renovation and refurbishing projects dent of the university, a position he on developing the residential areas of Professor of Social Justice in the Fitz position as dean. planned for the next few years, includ- said he never expected to find himself campus. Fitz continued the existing Center for Leadership in Community, “I ended up being an interim for five ing a restoration of the chapel and con- in. policy of purchasing houses in the sur- which was named in his honor. years,” Curran said. tinued renovation of student housing. In 1979, Fitz began his tenure as rounding neighborhood for student VocAdFlyerNewsNov2013_Layout 1 10/29/13 4:26 PM Page 1 2 Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 NEWS Online at flyernews.com Welcome home to a life of community, service and prayer We invite you to consider life as a Marianist brother, priest or sister. Contact Bro. Tom Wendorf — [email protected] or Sr. Nicole Trahan — [email protected]. www.marianist.com Online at flyernews.com TICKER Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 3 CAMPUS ARTSTREET PRESENTS KU SCREENS ‘42’ THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE Students are invited to attend a screen- This week’s Thursday Night Live features ing of the film “42,” Saturday, Feb. 22, music by Matt & Caroline, Austin Stefan at 11 p.m. in KU Boll Theatre. The film and Mike Stagliano & Nina Bortolotti. is free and includes complementary It will take place Thursday, Feb. 20, at popcorn and lemonade. “42” tells 8 p.m. in the ArtStreet Cafe. For more the story of Jackie Robinson, the first information, contact ArtStreet at 937- African-American to play in Major 229-5101. League Baseball. FILM SERIES FEATURES UD SPEAKER SERIES ‘FREEDOM RIDERS’ CONTINUES WITH ArtStreet and University Libraries KRZYSZTOF WODICZKO present the film “Freedom Riders,” Krzysztof Wodiczko, an artist and a Zheming Zhang sings in the Voice of Chinese Flyers competition and won the first prize, Saturday, Feb. 15, in Boll Friday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. in ArtStreet professor and director of art, design and Theater. VINCENT HUANG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Studio B. The film tells the story of the the public domain at Harvard Graduate interstate busing protest campaign School of Design will present “Art and LOCAL during the Civil Rights Movement. It the Culture of War: Toward the Un-War is presented as part of the “Created Memorial,” Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. PaSSENGER MAKES MAN FLEES WITH 50 CINCINNATI NAMED Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle” in the KU Ballroom. Wodiczko is well THREATS ON FLIGHT TO LIGHTERS FROM UDF AMONG 50 BEST CITIES TO series. For more information, contact known for his large-scale slide and DaYTON Police are looking for a man who allegedly FIND LOVE ArtStreet at 937-229-5101. video projections on monuments from stole 50 lighters last Saturday night from Amy Dobrzykowski, 44, reportedly Cincinnati was ranked No. 9 in a list of around the world. United Dairy Farmers, a convenience store stood up in the middle of a flight from top 50 cities for singles looking for love, on Brown Street. The store’s manager said Baltimore to Dayton last week, began according to an article in the Wall Street DCDC MEMBER the man walked out of the store with about yelling expletives and said “someone Journal. 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