News about the UD Arena History Project

Presentation at the Regional Neighborhood Network Conference October 5, 2018. Recent UD Graduates and participants in the Dayton Arena History Project, Josh Steed and Michael Marracco, presented alongside Dr. Uhlman at the conference. Their talk examined the links connecting the building of the UD Arena, urban development, and the future of revitalization in the city of Dayton.

The Dayton History Project of which the Arena website is a part received an $8,000 dollar University of Dayton Experiental Learning Grant on September 10, 2018. The funds will be used to expand the class and cover expenses. During the summer of 2018 some of the funds will be used to hire two interns to continue building the website. Part of it will also be used next fall and spring semesters to pay for website hosts and domain names. it will also be used to cover the cost of student travel to archives.

“Interview with Professor Todd Uhlman.” Office of Experiential Learning Faculty Voices Series. August 23, 2018.

President Spina tweets his support, “Very Exciting,” May 4, 2018.

“Students Trace UD Arena’s History” College Newsroom Blog, May 4, 2018

“Experiential Learning Faculty Voices,” Office of Experiential Learning, April 25, 2018.