--- title: President’s Report | UD Relations description: The President’s Report on University Achievements and Impact --- [Skip to content](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/author/ud-relations#main-content) # UD Relations ## [Frank Doe Anatomy and Physiology Lab](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/frank-doe-anatomy-and-physiology-lab) During Alumni & Family Weekend 2024, the university dedicated the new Frank Doe Anatomy and... ## [A New Gathering Place in Gregory Hall](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/new-gregory-hall) When students returned to campus in August, Gregory Hall residents found a completely redesigned... ## [Investing in Every Aspect of Campus Life](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/investing-in-campus-life) Over the past year, the university completed a series of capital upgrades enhancing academics,... ## [NSF Grant Advances Undergraduate Research](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/nsf-grant-advances-undergraduate-research) Earlier this year, the National Science Foundation awarded UDallas a $200,000 grant to acquire... ## [Undergraduate Leads Publication in Physical Review](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/undergraduate-leads-publication-in-physical-review) **Isaac Kelly,** BS ’25, was the lead author of an article recently published in the journal *Physical...* ## [UDallas Students Join International Scientists at CERN](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/udallas-students-join-international-scientists-at-cern) Every summer, UDallas undergraduate students travel to Geneva, Switzerland to participate in... ## [Truth About Motherhood](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/truth-about-motherhood) Philosophy professor **Dr. Angela Knobel** brings both scholarship and lived experience to her work on... ## [UDallas Scholar Receives Sumners Honor](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/udallas-scholar-receives-sumners-honor) One of only three PhD students in the nation to receive the prestigious Sumners Scholarship, a... ## [Preparing Catholic School Leaders](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/preparing-catholic-school-leaders) UDallas was named a university partner of the Archdiocese of Chicago to help form the next... ## [Seeing Every Child in God’s Image](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/seeing-every-child-in-gods-image) **Dr. Janette Boazman**, associate professor of education, co-authored [*Unique and Unrepeatable: Serving...*](https://ncea.org/NCEA/iCore/Store/StoreLayouts/Item_Detail.aspx?iProductCode=ADM-31-1652) ## [A Bride of Christ](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/a-bride-of-christ) **Karen Bless**, BA ’15, once campus minister for liturgy and sacraments, was consecrated to the Ordo... ## [Fr. Ramírez Contributes to USCCB Scripture Series](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/fr.-ramírez-contributes-to-usccb-scripture-series) When **Pope Francis** established the third Sunday of Ordinary Time as Sunday of the Word of God in... ## [A Record-Breaking Legacy](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/a-record-breaking-legacy) [**Jack Boyle**](https://udallasathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jack-boyle/4021), BA ’25, record-breaking center for UDallas [men’s basketball](https://udallasathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball), returned for a fifth year... ## [UDallas Students Make a Difference in Health Care](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/udallas-students-make-a-difference-in-health-care) When UDallas business students **Aaron Pizana**, BA ’25; **David Peschka-Santillan**, BA ’25; and **Jonathan...** ## [Nearly a Dozen Students Enter the Church at Easter](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/church-at-easter) Campus Ministry welcomed 10 students into the Catholic faith at the Church of the Incarnation on... ## [UD Business Review Debuts](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/ud-business-review-debuts) Led by Dr. Greg Bell, the [Gupta College of Business](https://udallas.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-of-business/index.php) launched the [UD Business Review](https://businessreview.udallas.edu/) (UDBR) to... ## [Executives-on-Campus Program Enhances Real-World Learning](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/executives-on-campus-program) **Dr. Laura Muñoz** led the revival of the [Executives-on-Campus program](https://udallas.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-of-business/executive-education/gupta-connection/executives-on-campus/index.php), which brought 48 executives to... ## [From Great Books to National Service](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/from-great-books-to-national-service) **Heath Dowers**, MA ’21, doctoral candidate in the [Institute of Philosophic Studies](https://udallas.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2024-2025/academic-catalog/braniff-graduate-school-of-liberal-arts-information/the-institute-of-philosophic-studies), was awarded a... ## [IPS Scholar Illuminates Dante’s Vision](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/ips-scholar-illuminates-dantes-vision) **Joe Carlson**, BA ’05 MA ’21 PhD ’25, a graduate student in the [Institute of Philosophic Studies](https://udallas.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2024-2025/academic-catalog/braniff-graduate-school-of-liberal-arts-information/the-institute-of-philosophic-studies)... ## [Prestigious Fellowship, Public Calling](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/prestigious-fellowship-public-calling) **Darcy Stubbs**, a political philosophy doctoral candidate in the [Braniff Graduate School](https://udallas.edu/academics/colleges-schools/school-of-liberal-arts/index.php)’s [Institute...](https://udallas.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2024-2025/academic-catalog/braniff-graduate-school-of-liberal-arts-information/the-institute-of-philosophic-studies) ## [A Career Built on Excellence](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/a-career-built-on-excellence) After achieving full professorship in the College of Business, **Dr. Laura Muñoz** continues to rise.... ## [Dr. Kenney on Austen’s Endings](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/austens-endings) **Dr. Theresa Kenney**’s [*Last Impressions: Jane Austen’s Endings*](https://interabangbooks.com/book/9781487559878?ic_referral=SYLpJuOiuJUSkZMgcTxmh84Vkbwr0fVutBe2jAr6gKUwMxdqK3p6XGoYNB6gfqG0RJ-qERatwBnFnT7Yh5Ywj6MlSHm3kk0EGsINMVsy3yQWZYnMgG9RdCfTAPf1mGM0SQjBfQ) explores the wisdom and artistry of... ## [A Commitment to Undergraduate Research](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/commitment-to-undergraduate-research) The university is deeply committed to providing undergraduates with meaningful research... ## [Faculty Art on International Stages](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/faculty-art-on-international-stages) Through her acclaimed ceramic and photographic work, Associate Professor **Kelly O’Briant**, MFA,... ## [Dr. Berry’s Power of Verse](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/power-of-verse) **Dr. Sarah Berry**’s new book, [*Staging the Lyric: Modern and Contemporary Experiments With Verse Drama*](https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/staging-the-lyric-9781350420403/)... ## [UDallas Classics Students Excel Nationally](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/udallas-classics-students-excel-nationally) **John Dougherty** ’26 and **Bethany Kaufman** ’27 were top cash prize winners in the CAMWS Advanced Latin... ## [Best Preparation for Advanced Literary Study](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/advanced-literary-study) Building on the strength of her UDallas education, **Heidi Hughes**, BA ’25, has been accepted into the... ## [Back-to-Back SCAC Elite Honors](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/scac-elite-honors) **Madison Meduna**, BS ’25, in her senior year on the UDallas [women’s golf](https://udallasathletics.com/sports/womens-golf) team, was named the 2025... ## [UDallas Students Join Shakespeare Dallas](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/udallas-students-join-shakespeare-dallas) **Sienna Abbott**, BA ’25, and **Margaret Frank **’28 worked on *Othello *with Shakespeare Dallas this past... ## [Connecting UDallas to DFW German Community](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/dfw-german-community) **Dr. Jacob-Ivan Eidt**, associate professor of modern languages, serves as president and trustee of... 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