News Releases
- Dominican’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Receives $1 Million Endowment
- The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Dominican University of California has received a $1 million endowment grant from the San Francisco-based Bernard Osher Foundation in recognition of the Institute’s efforts to promote lifelong learning opportunities for North Bay residents aged 50 and older. Now in its fifth year, the Institute has 520 students.
- Dominican Named to Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service
- The Corporation for National and Community Service has honored Dominican with a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities.
- School of Business and Leadership Gains AAPBS Membership
- Dominican’s School of Business and Leadership has been accepted to membership in the Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS), the leading association of business schools in the Asia Pacific region. The School of Business and Leadership is only the second American business school to have been accepted for AAPBS membership. The other school is the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business.
- Spring Lectures, Performances, Exhibits at Dominican
- Dominican’s spring semester of events includes talks by authors Germaine Greer, Dave Eggers and Daniel Goleman, a forum focusing on business ethics, performances by musicians from the San Francisco Symphony and Philharmonia Baroque, and exhibits of the work of Patsy Krebs and Gwen Frostic.
- 35 Students Accepted to Present Research at NCUR
- Thirty-five research abstracts by Dominican University of California students have been accepted for presentation at the 23rd annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), April 16 – 19 at the University of La Cross in Wisconsin.
- Dominican Basketball: Men, Women Defeat CSU Maritime Academy
- Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams enjoyed wins over CSU Maritime Academy Tuesday night.
- Dominican Earns Carnegie Community Engagement Classification
- Dominican has earned the 2008 Community Engagement Classification designation by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Dominican received the elective classification in both the areas of Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships.
- Five New Trustees Appointed to University Board
- Former San Francisco Mayor the Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr., Sister Raya Hanlon, O.P. ’59, Peter Jacobi, Renée Knee, and Susan McCue ’92 have been appointed to Dominican University of California’s Board of Trustees. John R. Gaulding has been appointed Chair of the Board. Gaulding previously served as the Board’s Chairman from 1991-1994.
- The Dominican/BioMarin Lecture Series
- Dominican's Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics invites the public to attend a series of lectures titled “From Laboratory Bench to Marketplace." The lectures will feature scientists from BioMarin, a North Bay biotechnology company.
- International Temperament Experts Present Research at Dominican University of California
- Leading psychologists and temperament experts from the United States and Europe discussed their research at the “17th Occasional Temperament Conference,” October 17 and 18 at Dominican. Since it began in Louisville in 1978, the Occasional Temperament Conference has been meeting roughly every other year (hence the name Occasional). The last conference was held two years ago at Brown University.
- VoteSmart Challenge '08
- Mix a highly charged presidential contest, an historic level of voter registration among young people, and a high-tech set of voting tools for taking the political temperature of an auditorium full of college students, and you have Dominican University of California’s VoteSmart Challenge ’08.
- New Report Cites Benefits of Green Planning to California Businesses
- A new report, "A California Green Plan: Making the Case for Business," finds that overlapping environmental regulations and agencies are hampering the state's business climate. The 50-page report was produced by Dominican University of California’s School of Business and Leadership with funding from the Fred Gellert Family Foundation,
- Alonzo King Receives Mayor’s Art Award
- Alonzo King, artistic director of Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet and artistic director of the Dominican BFA in dance program, has been awarded the Mayor’s Art Award by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.
- Business Student One of 10 Nationwide to Receive Prestigious Scholarship
- Junior Maribel Mendieta has been selected as a 2008 Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)/Citi Fellow. She is one of only 10 students nationwide to receive this competitive scholarship.
- Research Examines Sustainable Wine Production
- Napa County is the home to some of the country’s greatest vintners. But a new study by Dr. Asayehgn Desta, PhD, Sarlo Distinguished Professor of Business Economics and Quantitative Research Methods, reveals that the greenest wine-producing county in Northern California is Napa’s northern neighbor Mendocino County.
- Dominican's Science Lecture Series
- Dominican University of California’s Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics invites the public to attend its fall series of lectures, including a week-long seminar titled “From Laboratory Bench to Marketplace” offered in association with BioMarin.
- The VoteSmart Challenge '08
- Join Alicia C. Shepard, National Public Radio (NPR) ombudsman; key representatives from the campaigns of Senators John McCain and Barack Obama; and Dominican students in a candid discussion about the pressing public policy challenges facing our nation . . .
- Nina Zurier Photography Exhibit
- An exhibition of photographs by Nina Zurier will be on display in Dominican University of California’s San Marco Gallery from September 10 through October 26. The exhibition will feature more than 120 color photographs of landscapes, buildings, and interiors shot in Finland, Sweden, Spain, and the United States.
- Leadership Lecture Series Welcomes Cherie Blair
- Cherie Blair will discuss what it was like to combine life as a working mother with life married to Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday, October 20 at 7 p.m. in Dominican’s Angelico Hall.
- Amy Tan, Stewart Wallace to Discuss "The Bonesetter's Daughter"
- Author Amy Tan and composer Stewart Wallace will discuss the making of the opera "The Bonesetter's Daughter" on Sunday, September 21 at 7 p.m. in Dominican's Angelico Hall.
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- Dominican’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Receives $1 Million Endowment
- The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Dominican University of California has received a $1 million endowment grant from the San Francisco-based Bernard Osher Foundation in recognition of the Institute’s efforts to promote lifelong learning opportunities for North Bay residents aged 50 and older. Now in its fifth year, the Institute has 520 students.
- Dominican Named to Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service
- The Corporation for National and Community Service has honored Dominican with a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities.
- School of Business and Leadership Gains AAPBS Membership
- Dominican’s School of Business and Leadership has been accepted to membership in the Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS), the leading association of business schools in the Asia Pacific region. The School of Business and Leadership is only the second American business school to have been accepted for AAPBS membership. The other school is the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business.
- Spring Lectures, Performances, Exhibits at Dominican
- Dominican’s spring semester of events includes talks by authors Germaine Greer, Dave Eggers and Daniel Goleman, a forum focusing on business ethics, performances by musicians from the San Francisco Symphony and Philharmonia Baroque, and exhibits of the work of Patsy Krebs and Gwen Frostic.
- 35 Students Accepted to Present Research at NCUR
- Thirty-five research abstracts by Dominican University of California students have been accepted for presentation at the 23rd annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), April 16 – 19 at the University of La Cross in Wisconsin.
- Dominican Basketball: Men, Women Defeat CSU Maritime Academy
- Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams enjoyed wins over CSU Maritime Academy Tuesday night.
- Dominican Earns Carnegie Community Engagement Classification
- Dominican has earned the 2008 Community Engagement Classification designation by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Dominican received the elective classification in both the areas of Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships.
- Five New Trustees Appointed to University Board
- Former San Francisco Mayor the Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr., Sister Raya Hanlon, O.P. ’59, Peter Jacobi, Renée Knee, and Susan McCue ’92 have been appointed to Dominican University of California’s Board of Trustees. John R. Gaulding has been appointed Chair of the Board. Gaulding previously served as the Board’s Chairman from 1991-1994.
- The Dominican/BioMarin Lecture Series
- Dominican's Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics invites the public to attend a series of lectures titled “From Laboratory Bench to Marketplace." The lectures will feature scientists from BioMarin, a North Bay biotechnology company.
- International Temperament Experts Present Research at Dominican University of California
- Leading psychologists and temperament experts from the United States and Europe discussed their research at the “17th Occasional Temperament Conference,” October 17 and 18 at Dominican. Since it began in Louisville in 1978, the Occasional Temperament Conference has been meeting roughly every other year (hence the name Occasional). The last conference was held two years ago at Brown University.
- VoteSmart Challenge '08
- Mix a highly charged presidential contest, an historic level of voter registration among young people, and a high-tech set of voting tools for taking the political temperature of an auditorium full of college students, and you have Dominican University of California’s VoteSmart Challenge ’08.
- New Report Cites Benefits of Green Planning to California Businesses
- A new report, "A California Green Plan: Making the Case for Business," finds that overlapping environmental regulations and agencies are hampering the state's business climate. The 50-page report was produced by Dominican University of California’s School of Business and Leadership with funding from the Fred Gellert Family Foundation,
- Alonzo King Receives Mayor’s Art Award
- Alonzo King, artistic director of Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet and artistic director of the Dominican BFA in dance program, has been awarded the Mayor’s Art Award by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.
- Business Student One of 10 Nationwide to Receive Prestigious Scholarship
- Junior Maribel Mendieta has been selected as a 2008 Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)/Citi Fellow. She is one of only 10 students nationwide to receive this competitive scholarship.
- Research Examines Sustainable Wine Production
- Napa County is the home to some of the country’s greatest vintners. But a new study by Dr. Asayehgn Desta, PhD, Sarlo Distinguished Professor of Business Economics and Quantitative Research Methods, reveals that the greenest wine-producing county in Northern California is Napa’s northern neighbor Mendocino County.
- Dominican's Science Lecture Series
- Dominican University of California’s Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics invites the public to attend its fall series of lectures, including a week-long seminar titled “From Laboratory Bench to Marketplace” offered in association with BioMarin.
- The VoteSmart Challenge '08
- Join Alicia C. Shepard, National Public Radio (NPR) ombudsman; key representatives from the campaigns of Senators John McCain and Barack Obama; and Dominican students in a candid discussion about the pressing public policy challenges facing our nation . . .
- Nina Zurier Photography Exhibit
- An exhibition of photographs by Nina Zurier will be on display in Dominican University of California’s San Marco Gallery from September 10 through October 26. The exhibition will feature more than 120 color photographs of landscapes, buildings, and interiors shot in Finland, Sweden, Spain, and the United States.
- Leadership Lecture Series Welcomes Cherie Blair
- Cherie Blair will discuss what it was like to combine life as a working mother with life married to Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday, October 20 at 7 p.m. in Dominican’s Angelico Hall.
- Amy Tan, Stewart Wallace to Discuss "The Bonesetter's Daughter"
- Author Amy Tan and composer Stewart Wallace will discuss the making of the opera "The Bonesetter's Daughter" on Sunday, September 21 at 7 p.m. in Dominican's Angelico Hall.
