Dominican in the News

News Stories

Penguins put scare into USF Dons in NCAA Div. II basketball debut

• In a November 17 game story in the Marin Independent Journal, Dominican's men's basketball team stuns its NCAA Division I opponent in the first half before losing the first game of its inaugural NCAA Div. II schedule.

Dominican president guides University into leadership transition

• In November 17 stories in the Marin I.J. and Contra Costa Times, Dominican president Joseph Fink reflects on the University's successes as it embarks on strategic institutional plan through his announced retirement in 2011.

Penguins men's basketball team steps up to big time

• Dominican's men's basketball team begins its first season in NCAA Division II with a difficult schedule that includes a game against the University of San Francisco as noted by the San Francisco Chronicle and Marin I.J.

Obama's campaign manager speaks at Dominican

• In a November 12 story in the Marin I.J., David Plouffe, campaign manager for Barack Obama's historic presidential run, closes the curtain on Dominican's Institute for Leadership Studies' 2009 Fall Lecture Series.

Gore attracts sellout crowd to Dominican's Angelico Hall

• Former United States Vice President Al Gore, now a Nobel Peace Prize and Academy Award-winning environmental activist, promotes his new book in front of a capacity crowd at Angelico Hall, an appearance that received media attention from the San Francisco Chronicle, Marin Independent Journal and MoreMarin.com.

 First-of-its-kind national research site established at Dominican

• In an October 21 story in the Marin I.J., a $1 million federal grant from the USDA is being used for the National Ornamentals Research Site at Dominican University of California (NORS-DUC) to study Sudden Oak Death.

Penguins rally for tie against PacWest Conference title contender

• In an October 9 game story in the Marin I.J., the Dominican men's soccer team makes a strong showing against touted Hawaii Pacific in a thrilling NCAA Div. II contest that ends in a 1-1 tie in overtime.

Edgehill Mansion restoration project updated

• In a September 30 article in the San Rafael News Pointer, the Edgehill Mansion renovation project is highlighted as part of Dominican's inaugural "Spirit Day" festivities.

Pandora founder packs Guzman Lecture Hall for speech

• In a September 25 story in the Marin I.J.,  Tim Westergren, creator of Pandora online radio stations, addresses a crowd of about 200 at Dominican about his popular company that gives listeners the music they want.

Ziegler's journey to Dominican soccer was a long one

• In a September 20 column in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Dominican junior Alec Ziegler explains how driven he was to become a better soccer player -- literally -- from Eureka to Santa Rosa to San Rafael.

Dominican shares in Alonzo King Lines Ballet Center anniversary

• In a September 2 feature in the San Francisco Chronicle, Alonzo King Lines Ballet Dance Center celebrates its 20th year. It offers a bachelor's of fine arts program through Dominican, which graduates its first class this spring.

Dominican participates in Congressional Internship Program

• In a September 14 story in the Monterey County Herald, students from Dominican were among 25 who were chosen to attend the 11th Annual Congressional Internship Program at Panetta Institute for Public Policy.

Dominican, BioMarin join forces in research program

• In an August 31 story in the North Bay Business Journal, Dominican's partnership with BioMarin Pharmaceutical to offer hands-on research-based master's of science degrees is featured.

Tuatagaloa comes home to play women's volleyball for Penguins

• In an August 28 feature in the Marin I.J., graduate student Tianna Tuatagaloa explains her desire to play for Dominican's women's volleyball team in her final year of academic eligibility.

Co-captains endorse new Penguins' men's soccer coach

• In an August 26 story in the Marin I.J., new Dominican men's soccer coach Jon Delano is welcomed with open arms by team co-captains Ryan Vella and Alec Ziegler.

Dominican posts strong enrollment figures as school year begins

• In an August 25 article in the Marin I.J., Dominican's enrollment figures for the Fall 2009 session are impressive given difficult economic times.

Folan, Penguins' women's soccer team ready for switch to NCAA Div. II

• In an August 25 story in the Marin I.J., Bridget Folan talks about all the changes she and the Dominican women's soccer team are making this season as they transition into NCAA Div. II athletics.

Dominican dancer's career leads to scholarship

• In an August 18 article in the Orange County Register, Dominican senior Katie Scherman is featured in a Q&A session after winning a Princess Grace Foundation scholarship.

Dominican adjunct named top teacher in Marin

• In an August 20 story in the Marin I.J.,  Kate McDougall, an adjunct teacher in the Education Department at Dominican, is named Marin County Teacher of the Year.

Tumey leads the charge

• In an August 16 sports cover story in the Marin I.J., Dominican athletic director Terry Tumey spells out the Penguins' goals for the university's transition into NCAA Div. II and the Pacific West Conference this fall.

Dr. Mary Crosby honored

• In an August 4 story in the Marin I.J. Dr. Mary Crosby, professor and chair of Dominican's multiple-subject credential program and its director of  Elementary Teaching, is cited for winning the prestigious Beryl H. Buck Award for Achievement.

Forgiveness Day

• In an August 3 article in the Marin I.J., a crowd of about 600 people, including Dominican trustee Willie Brown, attends the 13th Annual International Forgiveness Day at Angelico Hall.

Iraqi Student Project

• In an August 3 story in the Public News Service, Dominican student Farah Mohsen is featured talking about the Iraqi Student Project in Chicago.

Boarding school

• In an August 2 article in the San Francisco Chronicle, Dominican student Drew Bollman is included in a story about the Woodside Priory boarding school.

Dominican “Undercover"

• In a July 22 article in the New York Times, 2009 Dominican grad Harasyn Sandell is noted in a master’s program in international art crime studies

College Academy

• In a July 21 article in the Marin I.J., a new Dominican program that helps minority students transition from middle school to high school

Dominican's "Marine"

• In a July 20 Marin Independent Journal article, 1976 Dominican grad Angie Salinas is one of only six females with the rank of general in the United States Marine Corps

Cal Grants

• In a June 7 Marin Independent Journal op-ed article, Dominican President Joseph Fink tells the story of Dr. Rocky Chavez, a Cal Grant 'success story.'
  

• In its lead editorial, the Bakersfield Californian remarks that Dr. Rocky Chavez would never made it through his first two undergrad years at Dominican without help from a series of Cal-Grants, supplemented by work-study and off-campus employment.

Commencement 2009

• The Honorable Willie Brown, former speaker of the California State Assembly, told Dominican graduates "your fate and your opportunities are in your hands" during the undergraduate commencement ceremony, reports the Marin Independent Journal and the Contra Costa Times.
  

Dominican Moves to NCAA Division II

• The San Francisco Chronicle and the Santa Rosa Press Democrat write about Dominican's move to NCAA Division II.

NFL Executive Named Dominican Director of Athletics

• Terry Tumey's move from the San Francisco 49ers to Dominican University was covered by KNBR, KRON and the Marin Independent Journal.
  

Local Planner, Mayor Studies for MBA at Dominican

• In a Contra Costa Times article, MBA student Jim Leland, 62, talks about juggling work as the principal planner for the county of Solano, school, and community service.

Dominican University/LINES Ballet BFA

• The first on-campus performance by students in Dominican's three-year-old bachelor of fine arts program, offered in association with Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, was "a major turning point in the advancement of ballet and classical dance in Marin County," notes the Marin Independent Journal.

Green Jobs

• GreenMBA program director John Stayton talks with Pennsylvania's Centre Daily Times about the growth in green jobs.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

• The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Dominican University of California has received a $1 million endowment from the San Francisco-based Bernard Osher Foundation, reports the Marin Independent Journal.
  

35 Undergraduate Researchers to Present at National Conference

• The influence of cosmetic chemicals on breast cancer and the potential algae has as a biofuel are among the research projects to be showcased by Dominican University students at a national conference this spring, notes the Marin Independent Journal.

Accounting Standards

• Elizabeth Capener, director of the undergraduate business program at Dominican, talks with the North Bay Business Journal about the  proposed change from the rules-based American Generally Accepted Accounting Principals to the principles-based International Financial Reporting Standards.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

• The Osher program offers older students interesting classes at Dominican, notes the Marin Independent Journal. The program is the brainchild of Marin philanthropist Bernard Osher, whose foundation supports 122 institutes in 49 states. Dominican's program has more than 500 member students.
  
  

Teaching

• A front-page story in the Ukiah Daily Journal outlines the many options offered by Dominican in Mendocino County for students interested in careers in teaching.

Dominican Raises Money for Ugandan Village

• A campus-wide fundraising initiative raised more than $2,500 to purchase a 10,000-gallon water tank to collect rain water for the village of Mityana in Uganda, reports the Marin Independent Journal.

Internships

• Dominican students participate in numerous internship programs with companies located throughout the Bay Area, notes the North Bay Business Journal.

Civil Rights

• Little Rock 9 member Melba Beals, chair of Dominican's Department of Communications,  joined Brian Oxman and Kathryn Milofsky on "Insight" on AM 830 KLAA, the Los Angeles Angels Radio Network, to talk about the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday and a "New Birth of Freedom" on the historic event of Barack Obama's inauguration. Beals talked about the meaning of the black struggle for civil rights, her experience of integrating Southern education in the 1950s, and whether the Obama phenomena will translate into fulfilling the promise of racial equality. 

Community Service

• Dominican is one of 119 schools in the United States to be recognized for community engagement by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, reports the Marin Independent Journal.

New Certificate Program focuses on Sustainability

• Dominican has launched a certificate program focused on sustainability, enabling executives to "green" their MBA degrees.Leaders in the business and nonprofit world who do not have an MBA but have significant management experience also can enroll, reports both the Marin Independent Journal and The North Bay Business Journal.

Election 2008

• Civil rights pioneer Melba Beals, chair of Dominican's Department of Communication, talks with the Associated Press, the San Francisco Chronicle, and ABC-7 about Barack Obama's victory. Beals was among the nine African-American teenagers - The Little Rock Nine - who 51 years ago advanced the civil rights movement with the integration of Little Rock's Central High School.
• President Fink addressed student involvement in the presidential election in an op-ed published by the Marin Independent Journal.
• In a front-page Marin Independent Journal article about Dominican's VoteSmart Challenge '08, President Fink highlighted the importance of voting in the presidential election. "It is all the more important that those of you in this audience become involved. Change is really going to come from you who are young." he said.
  

International Partnership

• Both the Marin Independent Journal and the San Francisco Business Times reported that Dominican has entered into a new partnership with France's SUPINFO. The two institutions will open a new campus in San Francisco.

President Fink Honored with Leadership Award

• The North Bay Leadership Council honored Dominican University President Joseph Fink with the council's "Caught in the Act of Leadership" award for his transformation of the campus since he became the eighth head of the university in 1988, reports the Marin Independent Journal.

Financial Crisis

• The retailers that might show profits despite the economic crisis are those who deal with products that are potentially energy-saving," said Dr. Luis Calingo, dean of the School of Business and Leadership, in a Marin Independent Journal story about consumer spending.
  

Green Business Plan

• A report issued by Dominican's School of Business and Leadership concludes that California needs a more comprehensive ‘green’ business plan of the sort being implemented in the European Union, the Netherlands and New Zealand. The story was carried by GreenBiz.com and Britain's Energy Efficiency News.

Forum on Financial Crisis

• Financial experts from Dominican's School of Business and Leadership discussed the $700 billion Wall Street bailout during a special forum on the financial crisis. The story appeared in the Marin Independent Journal.
  

Natural Disaster/Psychology

• Psychology professor Dr. Matthew Davis, who studies natural disasters and preparedness, talks with the Columbus Dispatch about public reaction following Hurricane Ike.

Green Education

• Dominican's Green MBA ties together finances, ecological sustainability, and social justice, notes the Boston Globe in a story about green master's degrees.

Green Business

• Green MBA alum Alex Szabo, CEO and founder of online office supply retailer TheGreenOffice, talks with the San Francisco Chronicle about his company being the first in its industry to stop selling products made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

The Arts at Dominican

• "Marin's only university offers a bevy of creative options," notes the Marin Independent Journal.
  

No Excuses University

• Dominican adopts a third-grade classroom at Bahia Vista School, which has joined the nationwide “No Excuses University. Click here for the Marin Independent Journal article.

Women's Soccer

• "If Dominican was good in 2007 (the Penguins finished in a tie at the top of the Cal Pac Conference with Menlo), they could be great in 2008," according to the Marin Independent Journal in a feature story about the women's soccer team.

Volleyball

• The Penguins look for another shot at the playoffs, notes the Marin Independent Journal.

Men's Soccer

• An "older and wiser" men's soccer team looks to triumph this season, notes the Marin Independent Journal.

It's Never too Late to Return to School

• Dominican student Barbara Bonardi was among the students profiled by the San Francisco Chronicle as part of a feature on older students who return to college.

Green Careers

• Marie Kerpan, Green MBA faculty, talks with The Christian Science Monitor about the growth in green careers.
  

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Science Research

• Dominican faculty and students, including students enrolled in the new MS in Biological Sciences offered in partnership with the Buck Institute for Age Research, will conduct research in the newly opened stem cell training lab, noted the Marin Independent Journal.

Green Entrepreneurs

• The future is bright for green entrepreneurs, noted  Sarah Diefendorf, executive director of the Environmental Finance Center at Dominican University of California, in a Marin Independent Journal story about enviro-friendly businesses.
  

Green MBA

• Demand grows for graduate business degrees focused on sustainability, noted the Sustainability: The Journal of Record. The publication carried an interview with Dominican's Green MBA Program Director John Stayton.

BA in Sustainable Communities

• Both the Marin Independent Journal and the North Bay Business Journal/Santa Rosa Press Democrat carried stories about Dominican's plans to add a BA in Sustainable Communities to the University's Pathways offerings.
  

 Commencement 2008

• Dominican’s undergraduate commencement generated considerable media attention due to the appearance of Burma’s prime minister in exile Dr. Sein Win. Dr. Sein Win accepted an honorary doctor of laws degree on behalf of his cousin Aung San Suu Kyi, who has spent the 12 of the past 16 years under house arrest in Burma. The San Francisco Chronicle, ABC-7, KRON, and Reuters all attended commencement. In addition, the Marin Independent Journal talked with both Dr. Sein Win and President Joseph R. Fink prior to commencement. Stories also appeared in The Contra Costa Times and  The Oakland Tribune.

Dominican University/LINES Ballet BFA in Dance

• Courtney Herold-Prayer, a ballet dancer since age 8, is among the 16 incoming freshmen accepted into the Dominican University of California/LINES Ballet BFA in Dance program this fall. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News talks with Courtney about her decision to focus on both education and dance.
  

Whirling Dervishes at Dominican

• The San Francisco Chronicle writes about The International Sufism Symposium and Dominican performance by the Whirling Dervishes. The conference and performance are a cooperative program of the International Association of Sufism and Dominican’s Humanities Department.

Green MBA

• A Newsweek story about business schools offering degrees focused on corporate social responsibility notes that the term Green MBA has been trademarked by Dominican.

Green-collar jobs

• Marie Kerpan, Green MBA, talks with NPR about green-collar jobs and careers.

Disaster Preparedness

• The Marin Independent Journal talked with psychology professor Dr. Matthew Davis about his latest research project examining the effectiveness of a public education initiative focused on disaster preparation. In an editorial, the newspaper notes that the research is being used to help expand the initiative.
  

Green MBA

• John Stayton, Green MBA, talks with Sustainable Industries about the recent increase in jobs focused on corporate social responsibility.
  

Iraqi Student Project

• Dominican is one of more than 15 universities nationwide offering to waive tuition for Iraqi refugees beginning fall 2008. The Marin Independent Journal and San Francisco's KCBS radio covered the story.
  

The Environment

• Sarah Diefendorf, a founding member of the Dominican University Center for Sustainability and executive director of the Environmental Finance Center for EPA Region 9 - housed at Dominican - talks with CBS-5 (KPIX-TV) for a story about corporate responsibility and the environment.

New Master's Program

• A San Francisco Business Times story highlights the new MS in Biology with an emphasis on Age Research being offered by Dominican and The Buck Institute for Age Research.
  

Green MBA

• San Francisco’s ABC-7 was on campus earlier this month interviewing John Stayton, Green MBA, for a story about businesses offering green incentives to employees. John’s commentary was included in the segment about incentives offered by several Bay Area companies, including Yahoo and Cliff Bar.

Service Learning

• New grants support service-learning programs at the University, reports the Marin Independent Journal.
  

Stem Cell Research

• In an opinion article appearing in the Marin Independent Journal, Dr. Sibdas Ghosh, chair of the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, discussed some of the stem cell research underway at Dominican. The newspaper also attended a half-day conference on stem cell research, co-sponsored by Dominican and Zero Breast Cancer. Click here to view the article.
  

Green MBA

• Dominican's Green MBA  "shines a new light on the business school" notes North Bay Biz magazine in a four-page feature story about the program.

Big History

• In a review of Dr. Cynthia Stokes Brown's book Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present, the Toronto Star notes: "You'll be amazed by the lucidity and simplicity with which Brown weaves this really, really grand narrative – the physics of the universe, the geology of the Earth, the biology of life, and the history of humanity – into a coherent and always compelling story." Dr. Brown is professor emerita of education at Dominican.

Green MBA

• Dominican's Green MBA program gives students the tools to make widespread change, noted the Santa Rosa Press Democrat in a feature story about the popular business program.
  

Imposter Phenomenon

• Psychology professor Dr. Gail Matthews talks with The Chronicle of Higher Education about her research on the impostor phenomenon. A study conducted several years ago by Dr. Matthews and colleagues found that about 70 percent of people from all walks of life — men and women — have felt like impostors for at least some part of their careers.

Alumna Triumphs in Local Elections

• Elizabeth Williamson (Political Science, Class of 2007) was the campaign manager for the winning candidate in a hotly contested local election. Williamson is pictured in the Marin Independent Journal.

Master's Degree in Age Research

• A proposed master's program in age research was the subject of news articles in both the Marin Independent Journal and the North Bay Business Journal. Dominican currently is talking with the Buck Institute for Age Research about offering this first-of-its-kind program.

Women's Soccer

• Center midfielder and local high school graduate Marli Sangervasi talks with the Marin Independent Journal about her decision to stay close to home and play soccer at Dominican.

Green MBA

• Dominican's Green MBA was featured in an Associated Press story about the growing demand for programs that train environmentally conscious business leaders. The story was carried by more than 200 news organizations nationwide, including USA Today
• KPIX television talked with Green MBA Director John Stayton and a cohort of Green MBA students and alumni for a news segment about the Dominican program. An interview with Stayton also aired on KCBS radio.

Little Rock Nine

• Melba Beals, chair of the Department of Communications, talks with the San Jose Mercury News about her experiences as a member of the Little Rock Nine, the nine African-American teenagers who 50 years ago advanced the civil rights movement with the integration of Little Rock Central High School. Among the media outlets covering the 50th anniversary celebrations, hosted by President Clinton in Little Rock, were the BBC,  CNN, ABC, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal.

A Milestone for the North Bay

• The opening of Dominican's  $20 million Science Center a milestone for the North Bay, states the North Bay Business Journal in an editorial published in the September 3, 2007 issue of the newspaper.

Undergraduate Research

• Dominican's new Science Center will help the university offer opportunities for undergraduates to pursue research more typically found at the graduate level, Dominican University of California President  Dr. Joseph Fink told the North Bay Business Journal in an article about the new building.

Record Enrollment

• At the beginning of the 2007-2008 academic year, Dominican welcomed a record number students, reports the Marin Independent Journal. Dominican's freshman enrollment is up 15 percent, from 264 last year to 304 this year. Graduate student enrollment is up 18 percent, from 404 to 477 students

Fringe Theater

• Annette Lust,  professor emerita, is quoted in an Indianapolis Star article about the popularity of fringe festivals and new-play forums.

Nursing Professor Volunteers with Project HOPE

• Nursing professor Peggy Goebel talks with the Marin Independent Journal about her work as a volunteer with Project HOPE. Goebel spent nearly a month this summer aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort bringing medical care to people in Belize, Guatemala, and Panama.

Undergraduate Research at Dominican

• Dominican's Dr. Sibdas Ghosh talks with University Business magazine about Dominican's undergraduate research program in an article titled "Undergraduate Research Grows Up."

Disasterman

• An entertaining Q&A with psychology professor Dr. Matt Davis, Dominican's 2007 Teacher of the Year, appears in the August issue of Marin Magazine.

Undergraduate Research

• Dominican's new science center will give undergraduates a head start on their education, notes North Bay Biz magazine. The magazine featured the science center as its August lead story.  The article included interviews with Dominican's President Joseph R. Fink;  Dr. Sibdas Ghosh, chair of the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics;  stem cell researcher Dr. Mohammed El Majdoubi; breast cancer researcher Dr. Maggie Louie; and Dominican graduate Rocky Chavez, who currently is attending medical school at UC San Diego.

Dominican Unveils Science Center

• Science center marks the transformation of Dominican, notes the Marin Independent Journal in a front-page article about the University's new $20 million facility.

Stem Cell Research

• Dominican scientist Dr. Mohammed El Majdoubi is a co-principal investigator on a $4.1 million grant awarded to The Buck Institute for Age Research in Novato to establish a research center where scientists throughout the region can learn how to culture and use human embryonic stem cells. The Buck Institute is one of 17 institutions receiving grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to finance construction of shared research laboratories, according to articles in the San Francisco Business Times and the Marin Independent Journal.

School of Education Grant

• The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Dominican an $800,000 grant to prepare students for careers as special education teachers. Read more in the Marin Independent Journal.

Dominican's Melba Beals Part of Coin Commemoration

• The United States Mint has issued a Little Rock Central High School Desegregation silver dollar to mark the 50 anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, notes the Marin Independent Journal. Melba Beals, chair of the Department of Communications, is a member of the Little Rock Nine.

Chemicals in Children's Products

• Dr. Diara Spain, assistant professor of biology in the Department of Natural Sciences & Mathematics, wrote an article about toxic chemicals in children’s bath products that was printed in the Marin Independent Journal.

Marin's Foster-Care System

• As part of a series on the foster-care system, the Marin Independent Journal interviewed Marjorie Delgadillo - described in the article as a "poster child for Marin's foster-care system." Delgadillo graduated from Dominican in Spring 2007 with a degree in humanities. She now works as a bilingual resource adviser for the Marin Childcare Council and is planning to take the law school admissions test in the fall.

Environmental Finance Center

• Supported by a $222,222 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Environmental Finance Center for EPA Region 9 relocates to Dominican, reports the Marin Independent Journal.

Green MBA

• The Pacific Sun reports that Dominican's "progressive MBA program makes sustainability the bottom line."

Academy of Sciences

• Cooper Scollan, a 2005 graduate of Dominican, is managing the green roof project for the new California Academy of Sciences building in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Read more about this project and Mr. Scollan's work in The New York Times and in the San Francisco Chronicle. Scollan graduated from Dominican with a BA in Humanities and Cultural Studies.

Darfur Tent

• A group of students spent the night in a refugee tent pitched outside the library in order to raise awareness about genocide in Darfur. The Marin Independent Journal talked with the students.

Research at Dominican

• The Marin Independent Journal talked to Dominican students and faculty about undergraduate research due to be presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
  

National Conference on Undergraduate Research

• The Marin Independent Journal and the North Bay Business Journal were among the publications carrying stories about Dominican hosting the twenty-first National Conference on Undergraduate Research.

Appointment of Dr. Calingo

• Both the North Bay Business Journal and the Marin Independent Journal noted that Dr. Luis Calingo has joined Dominican as Dean of the School of Business and Leadership.

California's Persian-American community

• In a Pacific Sun feature story titled "Behind the Veil," Dr. Gigi Gokcek, an assistant professor of Middle Eastern Politics at Dominican, provides commentary about the role of women in Iran.

Childhood Obesity

• The Marin Independent Journal reports that Lynne LoPresto, who teaches nutrition in Dominican's Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, has secured a $100,000 grant from the California State Library to create the Library Nutrition Collection. The collection, housed at South Novato Library, will serve as a resource to local schools.

Marin Women's Hall of Fame

• Dr. Francoise Lepage, assistant to the president for special projects at Dominican University, is among the five women elected to the Marin Women's Hall of Fame. Dr. Lepage founded the university's international studies program in the 1980s and the Pacific Rim graduate business program in 1986. Dr. Lepage also ran a program for Marin school teachers to integrate global awareness into school curricula, and launched a public lecture series that brings notable figures to the Dominican campus. A Marin Independent Journal editorial congratulates the five honorees.

Green MBA

• Stories about the Green MBA moving to Dominican ran in the The San Francisco Chronicle, the Seattle Press Intelligencer, the San Francisco Business Times, and the Marin Independent Journal.

A Gift to Dominican

• Robin Snow Daly’s gift of a diamond ring to the University was noted in Leah Garchik’s San Francisco Chronicle column.

Ralph Nader Visits Dominican

• The Marin Independent Journal was in the audience when consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader visited Dominican in February.

Undergraduate Research

• Dominican University of California President Joseph R. Fink writes in the Marin Independent Journal about undergraduate research at Dominican.

Tsunami Awareness, Preparedness

• In January, the Marin Independent Journal reported on a study by social psychologist Dr. Matthew Davis, Ph.D. in which he warned that residents of Marin’s coastal communities are largely uninformed about the correct actions to take should a tsunami hit the Northern California coast. KCBS interviewed Dr. Davis about his findings.

Breast Cancer Research

• The Marin Independent Journal reported that Dominican breast cancer researcher Dr. Maggie Louie recently was awarded a $30,000 grant from Chicago-based Wendy Will Case Cancer Fund to support Dr. Louie’s research into the role that environmental contaminants play in the spread of breast cancer.

Religious, Cultural Influences in Pediatric Healthcare

• ABC news, MSNBC, the Boston Globe, Scientific American, and numerous daily newspapers in Asia, Europe, and Australia were among the news outlets carrying a Reuters story about nursing chair Dr. Luanne Linnard-Palmer's book examining religious and cultural influences on healthcare treatment was featured in a recent Reuters news article. The story was picked up by Click here to read the Reuters story.

Leadership Lecture Series

• The San Francisco Chronicle noted that Dominican University of California’s popular Leadership Lecture Series will feature talks by Ralph Nader, Isabel Allende, Suze Orman, and Paul Solman.

The Sciences at Dominican

• The new Science Center will put Dominican on the map, reports the Marin Independent Journal.

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Contact Information

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