Commuter Newsletter WELCOME NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS

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1 Commuter Newsletter WELCOME NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS K e n n e d y U n i o n C o l l e g e P a r k D a yt o n, O H g o. u d a yt o n. e d u / i n v o l v e m e n t Welcome to all of our new entering first-year students and transfer students. I hope that your University of Dayton experience inside and outside of the classroom helps you grow into the person you want to be. There are many opportunities available to all students that aid in growth and development beyond the classroom. Join a student organization (like Commuters on Campus or one of the 270+ other groups!), participate in REAL Dayton, attend a Career Services event, organize an intramural team and play in an athletic event are all viable options. Attend the Fall Leadership Conference, play billiards in the Hangar, or watch a movie (for free) at 10 pm on a Saturday night. These programs can help you meet new people and consider new ideas. I hope that the information in this newsletter is helpful to PARKING you if SERVICES you have any ideas or suggestions for future newsletters, please don t hesitate to me at: alopezmatthews1@udayton.edu. Have a wonderful semester! Amy Lopez-Matthews Executive Director, Center for Student Involvement John F. Kennedy Memorial Union Commuter Student Adviser Kennedy Union Room 241 (937) FAL L LOCKERS Commuter locker reservations for the fall semester will open at 8:30am on Wednesday, August 22. If you would like to reserve a locker in the Commuter Lounge, please come to KU 241 with your student ID. Lockers will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.

2 Page 2 Commuter Newsletter COMMUTERS ON CAMPUS Commuters on Campus is an organization that focuses solely on the commuter students at UD. Unlike the majority of clubs at UD, Commuters on Campus hold events during the day and in the afternoon on weekdays, making it easier for commuters to attend as they are already on campus for classes. Some events that we will hold this semester include a bowling and pizza party in the Hangar, a Thanksgiving luncheon, finals week snacks, and more. Be sure to add us on 1850 in order to keep up to date with our events and activities. If you are interested in joining Commuters on Campus leadership, have any event ideas, or have any questions at any time, feel free to contact us by: Sending an to commuters@udayton.edu Messaging us on 1850 (accessible through Porches under the Flyer Student Services tab at the bottom of the page) Or by talking to anyone in Commuters on Campus leadership. COMMUTER LOUNGE KU 118 The Commuter Lounge, KU 118, is located behind the Torch Lounge on the first floor of Kennedy Union. The Lounge has seating, lockers available for rental, a refrigerator, and a microwave. Commuters can access the lounge using their UD student ID. If you do not currently have access to the lounge but would like access, please alopezmatthews1@udayton.edu and include your name and UD ID #. Please allow 24 hours for access to be provided.

3 IMPORTANT DATES: Sundays at 6:00 pm: SGA Weekly Meeting open to ALL students! (Kennedy Union Ballroom) Friday, August 24 at 3:30 pm: Up the Orgs on the Central Mall Friday, September 21 Sunday, September 23: Family Weekend Wednesday, October 3: Mid-Term Break begins after last class Monday, October 8: Classes Resume at 8:00 am Saturday, October 13: Fall Leadership Conference Tuesday, November 20: Thanksgiving Recess begins after last class Monday, November 26: Classes Resume at 8:00 am Thursday, December 6: Last day of classes Friday, December 7: Feast of the Immaculate Conception (University Closed) Christmas On Campus Saturday-Sunday, December 8-9: Study Days Monday Friday, December 10-14: EXAM WEEK COMMUTER WEBSITE The Commuter Website is hosted on the Center for Student Involvement s page. You can access it at go.dayton.edu/involvement. The website includes past newsletter issues, plus some helpful links to campus programs and services. If you have further suggestions for links or ideas for the website and/or newsletter, please alopezmatthews1@udayton.edu STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS Greetings from Student Leadership Programs! We wanted to take a moment to introduce ourselves and our work to you. Student Leadership Programs strives to provide students with opportunities to discover UD s vision for leadership and explore what leadership means to them. We also advise the Student Government Association SGA will be seeking a new Commuter Student Representative. Information meetings for this position will be held the week of August 27th, and are required for students interested in the role. To learn more about this position, reach out to SGA president, Bryan Borodkin. We hope that you will join us for an upcoming leadership program (check us out on 1850), and consider attending the Fall Leadership Conference Step into Leadership on October 13th. You could even present at the conference! Keep an eye out for more information. We hope you have a successful year and look forward to hearing about your leadership on campus. Chris Fishpaw, Director Chelsea Fricker, Assistant Director LINK TO ACADEMIC CALENDAR: academic_calendar/ pdf

4 CAMPUS MINISTRY S CENTER FOR SOCIAL CONCERN Advancing the common good. Building a just, sustainable society. In a world of problems, faith calls us to hope and action. Feed the hungry. Shelter the homeless. Care for the sick. Tutor the kids who need help. Protect the vulnerable. Care for God s creation. Learn more about social justice. Lobby political and economic leaders to make positive changes. You can answer your call through the Center for Social Concern. An authentic faith which is never comfortable or completely personal always involves a deep desire to change the world, to transmit values, to leave this earth somehow better than we found it. We love this magnificent planet on which God has put us, and we love the human family which dwells here, with all its tragedies and struggles, its hopes and aspirations, its strengths and weaknesses. The earth is our common home and all of us are brothers and sisters. -Pope Francis PROGRAMS AND EVENTS Help out on SERVICE Saturdays Prepare meals at local shelters, build homes, clean parks, or sort clothing. Transportation and a reflection lunch are provided. Sign up online individually or with a group of friends. Taste the REAL Dayton During Fall Break, learn about our city s gifts and challenges while serving and building community with your fellow UD students and our neighbors in Dayton. October 3-6, Join a Service/Social Action Club Over 40 student-run clubs provide opportunities to engage in our community, advocate for justice and create kinship. Work directly with youth, senior citizens or people with disabilities; construct homes; raise funds and awareness or advocate for justice. Take a Plunge Plunges are day-long experiences to raise awareness of a social justice issue. Visit places around Dayton where social injustices are seen clearly and talk to people affected by them. You may see injustice that can seem hopeless, but you will also see opportunities to live out your faith through service and advocacy. Urban Farming/Local Foods Plunge October 13, 2018 Homelessness Plunge November 15, 2018 Immigration Plunge December 1, 2018 Martin Luther King Social Justice Plunge January 26, 2019 Criminal Justice Plunge February 23, 2019 Public Health Plunge March 30, 2019 Break out of the ordinary on a BreakOut BreakOuts are affordable alternative trips during academic breaks to the U.S. and Latin America. BreakOut groups do service that includes rehabilitating low-income housing, working in soup kitchens, tutoring and mentoring at-risk children, etc. But on some trips, the service is more focused on cultural immersion and social analysis. All trips have a reflection component for students to connect their experiences to their spirituality. Open your eyes: Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month Throughout November, check out the speakers, films, simulation games, service opportunities, prayer services and a food basket drive that all create an awareness of hunger and homelessness, promote solidarity with the poor, and give the campus a way to work for an end to these problems.

5 Contact Information: Nick Cardilino (937) Karen Rolfe (937) Mary Niebler (937) Samantha Kennedy (937) Cheyenne Palmer (937) udayton.edu/ministry/csc Facebook: udaytoncampusministry Instagram: udcampusministry Serve Beyond UD The CSC helps students to discern a year or two of service after graduation: Beyond UD Fair: Around 50 post-grad volunteer organizations, mostly faith-based, will come to UD to promote their programs. Gather info and make great personal contacts. 10/31/18 Beyond UD Panel Supper: Current and former volunteers who graduated from UD will talk about their experiences and answer questions while everyone enjoys a simple meal. February 2019 Celebrate the winner of the Miryam Award The Miryam Award recognizes the efforts of people and groups to change the atmosphere and the potential for women at UD. Nominate any faculty, staff, student, or group for the 2017 Award and come to the prayer service and presentation. March 25, Come to the Table of Plenty Table of Plenty presents open discussions on complex, difficult social justice issues once a month. Simple, homemade lunches are free! Just RSVP online ahead of time. See the world with a Summer Immersion Trip Expand your education beyond the classroom and into a new culture. Four- to eight-week trips to Cameroon, Guatemala, India, or Zambia offer cultural immersion, study of government, social services, religion, family life, economics, and everyday life in the host country. Travel in a group, with a reflection leader who guides you through the joys and struggles of encountering life outside your normal experience. Financial aid available. C mon down to UDSAP The UD Summer Appalachia Program is a 9-week experience of Christian community living, immersion in a different culture, and providing service to the economically disadvantaged in Salyersville, KY. The UDSAPers run a day camp and a teen center and visit the local nursing home, but find the most important things they do is to develop positive relationships with residents in this Appalachian community and with each other.

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8 PARKING INFORMATION COMMUTER STUDENTS All vehicles parked on University property must display a valid UD parking permit and a valid license plate. All commuters are given priority and will be sold a parking permit. Parking permits will be revoked upon leaving the university. Commuter Students will be sold permits to park in S1or S4 lots. Permit holders can park in any single letter lot with your permit during weekdays 4:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. and anytime weekends. All student permits, excluding House permits, will be honored at Curran Place (formerly River Campus). If you forget your permit, go to parking services or a visitor center to obtain a temporary permit. NIGHT PERMITS Night permits may be purchased if you need to park only after 4:00 p.m. Night permits are valid 4:00 pm - 8:30 am in lots A, B, C, D, P, R1, S1, S2, S3 or S4. Due to limited space during business hours, Night permits are not valid from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. SUMMER POLICY During summer, Commuter and Night Permits will be honored in any student lot (Any RP lot, AS, CS, GAS, GAN, CH, PS, S1, S2, S3 and S4) ending August 15. OVERFLOW PARKING The University makes every effort to provide adequate parking for all parking permit holders. Due to space limitations, however, designated lots are sometimes full and one must proceed to an overflow lot. Contact Parking Services at weekdays 8am-4pm or Public Safety at during all other times to inform them your lot is full. Our department will respond by directing you to another location where space is available and cite the area and/or tow. If space is not available in Lot S4, park in Lot S2 If space is not available in Lot S1, go to the visitor center for instructions S4 Permit Holders S4 permit holders must park in S4 lot. G LOT G G LOT LOT Marianist Hall S2 LOT S2 LOT S4 LOT RecPlex If space is not available in S4 lot contact Parking Services at or see attendant at the visitor center. Weekdays 4:00pm 8:30am and anytime on weekends, you may park in any single letter lot. S1 PERMIT HOLDERS: Honored anytime in S1 lot; After 4pm and on weekends, you may park in D lot; No parking in Visitor or University Place areas at any time.

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