The University of Dayton (UD) is a private Roman Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary (Marianists), it is one of three Marianist universities in the nation and the second-largest private university in Ohio. The university's campus is in the city's southern portion and spans 388 acres on both sides of the Great Miami River. The campus is noted for the Immaculate Conception Chapel and the University of Dayton Arena.
The University of St. Thomas is a private Catholic university in Greater Houston, Texas. Founded in 1947 by Basilian Fathers, it is the only Catholic university in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Its main campus is in Montrose, Houston; St. Mary's Seminary is a separate campus, and it has an additional campus in Conroe.
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back former students and members and celebrating an organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States and to a lesser extent in Canada.
Darwin Day is a celebration to commemorate the birthday of Charles Darwin on 12 February 1809. The day is used to highlight Darwin's contributions to science and to promote science in general. Darwin Day is celebrated around the world.
Texas Lutheran University (TLU) is a private Evangelical Lutheran university in Seguin, Texas.
HumanLight is a Humanist holiday celebrated annually on December 23. HumanLight was first celebrated in 2001, and was created to provide a specifically Humanist celebration during the western world's holiday season. The New Jersey Humanist Network founded the holiday in 2001 to aid secular people in commemorating the December holiday season without encroaching on other adjacent holidays—both religious ones such as Christmas and secular ones such as Solstice. The inaugural event involved only the founding organization, but is now celebrated by many secular organizations and individuals across the United States and other countries. Various organizations have recognized the holiday, including the American Humanist Association in 2004. The HumanLight Committee maintains the official HumanLight webpage and engages with humanist organizations and the media about the holiday.
Slope Day is an annual day of celebration held at Cornell University historically during the last day of regular undergraduate classes, but has moved to the following day as of 2014. It now falls on the Thursday after the final day of classes, on the university campus. The Slope Day Programming Board (SDPB) is responsible for organizing the event, selecting artists, and managing the Slope Day's execution. Though Slope Day has gone through many phases, in recent years focus has shifted to live music and catered food and beverages on the Slope.
The University of Dayton Student Neighborhood is a neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio, that is home to upperclassmen at the University of Dayton (UD). Houses in the neighborhood are leased to students, an arrangement that resembles both traditional university housing and a landlord/tenant relationship. The neighborhood is also known as the South Student Neighborhood, a term commonly used by the university. Tracing its history back to the 1870s, the neighborhood now includes more than 200 university-owned houses as well as landlord-owned houses, high-density housing and gathering spaces. With the inclusion of Holy Angels and the North Student Neighborhood, two smaller neighborhoods the university owns property in, there are more than 400 houses currently used as student residential space. Because of the area's age, the university has been engaged in a program to renovate and update the neighborhood, and several additional changes to the neighborhood are expected in the coming years as part of the university's Master Plan.
Epsilon Tau Pi (ΕΤΠ) was founded in 1999 at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. The fraternity was formed as a collegiate honor society for Eagle Scouts at universities and colleges in the United States.
The Saint Francis of Assisi College Calamba is one of the campuses of the Saint Francis of Assisi College System, a multi-campus, non-sectarian but Catholic Oriented, private institution of learning. The system is a sister school of the Seattle Central Community College, Time Magazine's Community college of 2001.
Marianapolis Preparatory School is a private, co-educational, Catholic high school located in Thompson, Connecticut.
Al-Madinah Cultural Center is a non-profit student organization at the University of Minnesota that aims to create a better understanding and appreciation for the diverse culture of Islam through educational, social, and community activities at the University of Minnesota and to groom future leaders from its campus community. Al-Madinah Cultural Center is located in Coffman Memorial Union on the East Bank of the Twin Cities campus.
The Rashi School is a K-8 Reform Jewish Independent School in Dedham, Massachusetts, offering a Jewish and secular education. Rashi was founded in 1986 and currently enrolls more than 300 students in grades K-8.
DZMC 98.3 is a low-power FM campus radio station owned by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila College of Communication - Broadcast Circle from 2006-2008 and the PUP Young Communicators' Guild since July 2018. It is housed at the College of Communication Building, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Anonas Street, Sta. Mesa, Manila. It is used as a laboratory for the College of Communication (COC) students of the university. Its programming at the onset of both histories of operation include news, sports, educational/children's programs, talk shows, commentaries, to music programs and request shows, mostly geared towards the interests of students, faculty and administration.
The University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines marks a variety of traditions largely influenced by the Filipino Dominican culture. Many are annual events, such as religious assemblies marking the start and end of the academic year, a "welcome walk" for new students, as well as intercollege sport competitions and talent exhibitions. Christmas is celebrated in a month-long festivities culminated by the UST Paskuhan. Many Roman Catholic feast days are also celebrated.
Flyer Enterprises is a student-run business organization at the University of Dayton. It operates nine businesses around campus and serves as part of the university's entrepreneurship program, though it does not exclude students with other majors. The entrepreneurship program was recently ranked fifth in the country by Entrepreneur.com and The Princeton Review. The organization is indended both as an educational platform and to provide services to students on campus. Flyer Consulting, a student-run organization that specializes in providing complimentary business solutions to non-profits in the local Dayton community, is also an official branch of Flyer Enterprises.
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2011. The agenda before the quadricentennial in 2011 included the introduction of new academic programs, improvements in the university's infrastructure, and other projects to raise UST's national and international prominence and promote its role as a social catalyst.
The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) is a group of students elected annually to represent Wesleyan University's undergraduate student body. Members serve as student advocates in all areas of the university, including matters related to student life, academics, campus facilities and finances. For example, the New York Times noted in 2008: "The good news for students and their parents facing high tuition bills is that the student government at Wesleyan University voted last month to establish an endowment to reduce costs at the liberal arts university in Middletown. Wesleyan’s student endowment, which will be created with surplus from the activity fees paid by all students, may be the first of its kind, according to university officials and higher-education experts."
Ginghamsburg Church is a multi-site church located in Tipp City, Ohio, a suburb thirteen miles north of Dayton, Ohio.
The Spectrum Center is an office at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor that is dedicated to providing education, outreach, and advocacy for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and allied (LGBTQA) community. Since the organizations' creation in 1971, the Spectrum Center's mission statement has been to "enrich the campus experience and develop students as individuals and as members of the LGBTQA community." The organization achieves this through student-centered education, outreach, advocacy and support.
