News Releases
- Dr. Mary Marcy named President-Elect at Dominican
- Dominican University of California has announced that Dr. Mary B. Marcy has been elected President of the University. Her appointment is effective July 1, 2011, when she will succeed Dr. Joseph R. Fink and become the ninth person to lead Dominican in its 121-year history.
- Dr. Denise Lucy honored by Marin Women's Hall of Fame
- Dr. Denise Lucy, founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Leadership Studies at Dominican University of California, was inducted into the Marin Women’s Hall of Fame Dr. Lucy -- along with Julie Abrams, Linda Davis, Barbara Lee, Dolly Nave and Youth Leadership Institute CEO Maureen Sedonaen, who holds an MBA in Strategic Leadership from Dominican -- at Marin Women’s Hall of Fame ceremonies on March 19 in San Rafael.
- Musicians from world-acclaimed Philharmonia Baroque to perform in Guest Concert Series' 10th anniversary season
- The 10th anniversary of the Guest Concert Series at Dominican University of California will continue on March 27 with several musicians from the world-acclaimed Philharmonia Baroque performing at Angelico Hall. Musicians Lisa Weiss and Joseph Edelberg on baroque violin, and baroque cellist David Goldblatt will appear on stage with Yuko Tanaka, Carmel Bach Festival’s Solo Harpsichordist, and baritone Craig Singleton, the Chair of the Department of Music and Performing Arts at Dominican.
- Ted Danson, Suze Orman coming to Dominican for 2011 ILS Spring Lecture Series featuring Caroline Kennedy
- Emmy Award-winning actor Ted Danson and celebrity financial advisor and television host Suze Orman both will be appearing at Angelico Hall as guest speakers in the Institute for Leadership Studies’ 2011 Spring Lecture Series at Dominican University of California.
- Dominican LINES Ballet students invited to Monaco
- Three LINES Ballet/Dominican BFA in Dance seniors have returned from Monaco after accepting invitations to the Monaco Dance Forum’s annual Tremplin Jeunes Ballet where the top 50 dance students from around the world, from Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Italy, Holland and Russia, auditioned.
- Dominican's ILS director Dr. Denise Lucy to be inducted into Marin Women's Hall of Fame
- Dr. Denise Lucy, founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Leadership Studies at Dominican University of California, will be inducted into the Marin Women’s Hall of Fame
- World-acclaimed Philharmonia Baroque perform next in Guest Concert Series' 10th anniversary season
- The 10th anniversary of the Guest Concert Series at Dominican University of California will continue at Angelico Hall on March 27 with the world-acclaimed Philharmonia Baroque.
- Caroline Kennedy headlines star-studded 2011 ILS Spring Lecture Series at Dominican's Angelico Hall
- Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy, tops an impressive array of guest speakers for the Institute for Leadership Studies’ 2011 Spring Lecture Series in Angelico Hall at Dominican University of California.
- Dominican receives $2 million bequest from Yin estate
- Dominican University of California has received a $2 million bequest from the estate of H.B. Yin and Dominican alumna Lillian L.Y. Wang Yin, Ph.D. The gift – the largest ever individual gift supporting Dominican’s science program – will provide student tuition assistance and faculty support in the University's Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
- Keck Foundation awards $250,000 grant to Dominican
- Dominican University of California has received a $250,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to purchase sophisticated scientific equipment that will significantly advance faculty research and support growth of the University’s undergraduate research program.
- Guest Concert Series' 10th anniversary season resumes with chamber concert on February 6 at Angelico Hall
- The 10th anniversary of the Guest Concert Series at Dominican University of California will resume at Angelico Hall in the new year on February 6 with a choice chamber concert featuring violinist Shinya Abe and San Francisco Symphony musicians.
- Dominican GreenMBA graduate's business plan results in invitation to the White House, State of the Union Address
- When Zach Davis was creating his Capstone business plan before graduating from Dominican’s GreenMBA program in 2009, it did not include a YouTube video, a telephone call from Vice President Joseph Biden and an invitation to the White House and the State of the Union Address. It just all worked out that way.
- Dominican hosts open house at Edgehill Mansion
- Dominican University of California hosted on Monday, January 24, to unveil the Dominican Heritage and Alumni House in the newly-renovated 123-year-old Edgehill Mansion.
- Terry St. John paintings on display at Dominican
- Terry St. John, one of the Bay Area’s premier landscape painters, has opened an exhibit “Recent Painting, Figure and Landscape” in the San Marco Gallery at Alemany Library on the Dominican University of California campus.
- Dominican professor receives National Science Foundation grant to improve STEM education
- Dr. Diara Spain, an associate professor of biology and director of the Honors Program at Dominican University of California, is the recipient of a SENCER-National Science Foundation sub-grant to develop a new General Education science course for non-science majors enrolled in the Honors Program.
- Dominican approved for special education teacher training of children with autism
- Dominican University of California will meet the growing demand for special education teachers trained to work with children with autism. The University has received approval from the accrediting body of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to offer an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) teacher preparation program. The Commission’s Committee on Accreditation (COA) voted to approve the ASD Added Authorization program at its meeting on November 5.
- Penguins host touted teams from Washington in Dominican Classic men's basketball holiday event
- Seattle Pacific University, the top ranked team in the NCAA Division II West Region men’s basketball poll in November, was the featured guest for the four-team Dominican Classic December 17-18, at the Conlan Center. The Falcons lived up to their billing.
- Nelson Mandela University math professor visiting Dominican campus to improve education in South Africa
- Dr. Hugh Glover, Professor of Math Education at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa, is visiting the Dominican University of California campus through December 10.
- Dominican GreenMBA graduate's business plan results in invitation to the White House, State of the Union Address
- When Zach Davis was creating his Capstone business plan before graduating from Dominican’s GreenMBA program in 2009, it did not include a YouTube video, a telephone call from Vice President Joseph Biden and an invitation to the White House and the State of the Union Address. It just all worked out that way.
- Travel expert Rick Steves draws near capacity crowd for ILS' 2010 Fall Lecture Series finale
- The 2010 Institute for Leadership Studies’ 2010 Fall Lecture Series came to a close on November 10 when a near capacity crowd of close to 750 packed into Angelico Hall to hear Rick Steves, PBS television host and travel expert.
