Saturday, February 4, 2012

Skyline photo by Andy Snow

A.R.I.S.E. After School Arts Program launched

kids-painting

Artistic Resources in Social Empowerment (A.R.I.S.E.), an after-school arts program for youth ages 6 to 10, began a six-week schedule of classes on Monday, January 11. Week-long programs will be presented Monday through Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Dayton Cultural Center, 40 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd. Instructors will guide students through… (continue…)

Interview with Dr. Steven L. Johnson – Sinclair Community College President

Plaza and Bells

“Find the need, and endeavor to meet it.” – David Sinclair. The above quote isn’t just Sinclair Community College’s motto –  it’s their foundation. David A. Sinclair, a Scottish immigrant and YMCA Secretary, founded the school in 1887 after discovering a need for affordable, skills-based training in Dayton. Nestled inside the old YMCA building located on the intersection… (continue…)

WSU declares Nov 16th Innovation Day

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Innovation is a new way of doing something that results in improved value or quality. It employs “out-of-the-box” thinking to generate positive changes in thinking, products, processes, organizations, and society. It makes creative thinking a useful reality. Wright State University is embracing innovation  by declaring Mon, Nov 16th as the Day of Innovation.  They’ll start… (continue…)

Antioch College – A New Life

Anitoch has undergone a lot of change in the last two years, as it was announced that the university would be closing the campus indefinitely.  After a lot of support from both the Alumni community and Yellow Springs residents, and two long years of work, it was announced earlier this month that all college assets and the Yellow… (continue…)

Stylish student living coming to downtown Dayton

schwind entrance

Student apartments are coming to downtown Dayton courtesy of Schwind Tower Student Apartments. 90 single and double units will be available in the fall of 2010.  Aimed primarily at Sinclair Community College students, the lofts will be affordably priced, yet furnished with sleek amenities sure to please any college student. Amenities include: Leather Couch Flat-Panel Television… (continue…)

Downtown Dayton – Center of Educational Excellence?

Stivers School for the Arts

“City of Dayton” and “Educational Excellence” are not the most likely phrases to be heard in the same sentence in much of the region. In fact, it is reasonable to say that the city’s poor public school performance is one of the top two reasons that families do not consider living in the city (with… (continue…)

New Montesori School, and one step closer to Ballpark Village

A positive story in the midst of Dayton’s school-funding crisis…