戴顿大学｜University of Dayton

戴顿大学 University of Dayton 建立于1850年, 位于美国中西部技术和工业的中心的俄亥俄州，是全美十大天主教大学之一, 同时也是俄亥俄州最大的私立学校, 拥有10000个以上的学生, 其中有6600位全职的大学生, 当初是由罗马天主教的神父与弟兄,共同创建。

戴顿大学具有70个学术性的科系包括艺术, 企业管理, 工程科学, 教育, 法律等, 戴顿大学同时也发挥其成为区域大学城的功能,协助那些想学习, 而藉由学习拓展自己领导能力的人。

二、学术声誉

戴顿大学University of Dayton曾被美国新闻与世界报导评荐为国家学术级的大学, 而且名列重点天主教学校之一, 俄亥俄州教育部门曾经评鉴州内教师教育计划, 并以此分为4级, 戴顿大学 University of Dayton的教师教育计划荣获最高等级。

戴顿大学University of Dayton的地理位置在Dayton市东南方约2英里的郊区,环境幽静、安全整洁，为学生提供优质的学习环境。Dayton市不但是著名的Mead、NCR、Reynolds、Standard Register等大企业公司所在地，也是航空工业的出生地,更是世界最大的科学技术人才集中地之一。

三、美丽校园

戴顿大学University of Dayton的校园美丽壮观曾被American Society of Landscape Architects评选为全美最著名的校园地标之一, 同获此殊荣的还有纽约的中央公园。戴顿大学University of Dayton也致力于畅导体育活动, 2002与2003篮球冠军赛的场地就选在戴顿大学University of Dayton, 在过去的10年内, 戴顿大学University of Dayton的篮球与足球队都取得了傲人的成绩。

该校有先进的电子计算器实验室、研究设施、语言中心。高速光纤网遍联整个校园。图书馆拥有 130 万卷书籍，利用计算机可以接入全国最大的分享图书系统。有160 个俱乐部和团体组织，供学生自由选择。气候大体上算是温和的，冬季寒冷，夏季温暖而潮湿。

四、英文简介

Athletics

The Dayton Flyers compete in the Atlantic Ten Conference in all sports except football, in which they compete in the Pioneer Football League. The Flyers mascot is Rudy Flyer, a pun based on the university s initials, U.D. Rudy is a barnstorming pilot who wears 1930s-1940s-era goggles and a leather pilot s helmet. The nickname Flyers is tribute to the Wright Brothers who began their careers and invented the airplane in Dayton.

Flyers basketball is one of the biggest sports attractions in the Dayton area with the Flyers perennially ranking in the NCAA Division I top 25 in basketball attendance.The men s basketball team has advanced to the NCAA tournament numerous times and holds a 13-15 all time NCAA tournament record.During what many fans consider the golden age of Dayton basketball, the team reached the NCAA finals against UCLA in 1967 and won the NIT in 1962 and 1968.

Football has similarly experienced considerable success throughout its history at Dayton. UD has won two NCAA Division III titles (in 1980 1989 respectively) and advanced to the title game three other times. Since moving to NCAA Division I-AA in 1993, the Flyers have won eight PFL championships and in 2002 were the NCAA Division I-AA Consensus Mid-Major Football National Champion.

UD Volleyball is a major attraction for UD students, faculty and Alumni.UD is currently ranked 24 Nationally in NCAA Division I Volleyball.

Dayton s historic rivalries in most sports have included the University of Cincinnati, Miami University and Xavier University. Dayton and Xavier play for the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy during their regular season home-home men s basketball matchups.

UD offers a wide variety of varsity athletic opportunities to men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis) women (basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis, track field, volleyball).

Many of these varsity athletic teams are supported by the Red Scare, UD s spirit group made up of 1300 undergrads. From its inception in 1996 until 2006, Red Scare was focused primarily on men s basketball. In 2007, the focus of Red Scare expanded to other sports including baseball and softball in the spring, football, men s and women s soccer, and volleyball in the fall, and men s and women s basketball in the winter. The Red Scare expanded other sports fan base with the creation of a points system called Spirit Points . Students are given points for each sporting event they attend. These points are then used to obtain a quality seat at the men s basketball game.

In addition to varsity athletics, there are numerous club and intramural sports available to students including ice hockey. In January 2006, the university opened its new RecPlex , a $25 million state of the art sports and recreational facility for students of the university.