The Campus
Dominican University of California is located in the hills of Marin County, 11 miles north of San Francisco and within a half-hour’s drive of Pacific Ocean beaches. The University is situated on 80 wooded acres in a residential area of San Rafael, population 56,000.
Albertus Magnus Hall has chemistry and biology laboratories.
Albertus Minor provides offices for faculty of the Natural Sciences & Mathematics Department.
Angelico Hall houses an 840-seat concert auditorium, administrative and faculty offices, offices for the Humanities and Music Departments, classrooms, music studios, and practice rooms.
Anne Hathaway Cottage houses faculty, staff, and Student Life, including Campus Ministry.
Archbishop Alemany Library houses nearly 100,000 volumes in open stacks, over 3,000 reels of microfilm, 2,000 audio-visual materials and 3,000 electronic books. The Library subscribes to 415 periodicals in print and over 30,000 periodicals in full-text online. The Library provides over 80 online databases and journal archives, over half of which are full-text for in-depth scholarly research. Library users can access the Information Commons and the Fletcher Jones Computer Center or use their own laptops on the library wireless network. The Library building also contains the Walter Rosenberg Reading Room, several classrooms, the Macintosh Computer lab, two computer classrooms and the San Marco Art Gallery.
Bertrand Hall has offices for Business Services, Registrar, Admissions in the Florence M. Healey Center, Financial Aid, Human Resources, Academic Advising and Support, the Teaching and Learning Center, the Center for Adult and Extended Education, International Student Services, and offices for the Departments of Psychology and Counseling Psychology, the School of Business and Leadership, the School of Education and its faculty, the mailroom, deliveries, purchasing, and photocopying.
Brown House has an art studio and art faculty offices.
Caleruega Hall is the University dining hall for resident students, faculty, staff members, and non-resident students who wish to purchase meals on campus.
Computer Facilities located in Archbishop Alemany Library consist of four labs and an Information Commons. The Fletcher Jones Computer Center is a drop-in computer lab with 19 PCs, three Macintoshes, and two printers. The Macintosh Laboratory is a digital art lab with 22 Macs, color printers, scanners and video editing equipment. There are two computer classrooms: one with 23 personal computers, and one with 24 computers and a printer. All workstations are connected to the Internet and provide e-mail and print services. Software includes Microsoft Office Suite. Additional software is provided to support each class as required. The new Information Commons area is adjacent to the reference desks and has 26 computers and is available for online research and paper writing. The Teaching and Learning Center in Bertrand Hall has eight computers and a printer.
Conlan Recreation Center, opened in spring 2000, has regulation basketball and volleyball courts, arena seating for 1,285, fitness and multipurpose rooms, outdoor recreational pool, and nearby athletic fields and tennis courts.
Forest Meadows, approximately 25 acres, includes campus parking, the Conlan Recreation Center, tennis courts, athletic fields, and the Amphitheater, site of the annual commencement exercises.
Guzman Gazebo, located between Guzman Hall and Meadowlands, houses offices for the Department of Literature and Language.
Guzman Hall contains administrative offices, the School of Arts and Sciences office, a large lecture hall with state-of-the-art multimedia equipment, classrooms, biology and physics laboratories.
Martin de Porres Hall and Ralph Minor Hall houses the E.L. Wiegand Nursing Laboratories, fully equipped labs for hands-on nursing experience in a simulated clinical setting.
Residence Halls: Fanjeaux, built in 1927, is an ivy-covered, French-Norman style building. The first floor houses the bookstore and the Student Union. Pennafort, built in 1958, is a redwood, brick, and glass building with three wings joined by shared recreational areas. Meadowlands, originally built in 1889 as the summer home of the Michael de Young family, was purchased by Dominican in 1918. The lower floor houses an assembly hall and offices for the
Departments of Nursing and Occupational Therapy. Edgehill Village, built in 2002, is a residential complex of six two-story, cedar-shingled buildings. Each suite features a living room, two bedrooms, and a shared bathroom. All dormitory rooms are equipped with telephones and have Internet and cable access.
San Marco provides art studios and workshops.
Science Center, scheduled to open in 2007.
