Isabel Paner ’18 was surprised when she heard that the research paper she presented last year at Dominican’s Scholarly and Creative Works Conference (SCW) has been downloaded by people in the United Kingdom, Spain, Argentina, South Korea, Finland, Thailand, Australia and Canada.
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Civil rights hero Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, Chair Emeritus of the Department of Communications and Media Studies, inspired and encouraged Amanda Aguilar ’13 to follow her dreams and become a reporter.
With its active student membership growing to 150, the popular Kapamilya Club at Dominican is preparing for its eighth annual Pilipino Cultural Night with "Liwanag" on Sunday, April 14, in Angelico Concert Hall, starting at 2 p.m.
Mentoring relationships between students and adults may be a more practical avenue for educational success than formal programs designed to support first-generation college goers, according to researchers from Dominican University of California and Johns Hopkins University.
When Jake Quast ‘19, Brandon Brame ’19, and Nick Rivera ’19 arrived as freshmen, they knew little about each other apart from sharing an interest in business and a talent for golf.
With graduation two months away, a growing number of business students at Dominican already have secured notable full-time positions before graduation in May.
More than 160 research presentations--ranging from the link between parental involvement and academic self-efficacy in college students, the developmental effects of e-cigarette use by teens, to the acute health effects of Northern California wildfires—will be presented at Dominican University of California’s fifth annual Scholarly and Creative Works Conference, April 17.
Novato City Council has approved the Reimagining Citizenship program for an additional four years.
Currently in her second year in Veterinary School at The Ohio State University, Amanda Gaytan ’15 recalls how much she thrived in Dominican’s supportive environment. Hands-on research with faculty mentors developed her passion for science, a field biology course in New Zealand deepened her sense of community with both faculty and peers, and on-the-job training with a Dominican MBA alum solidified her decision to pursue a career in veterinary medicine
When Frankie Katafias ’15, now working for KIVI/KNIN TV’s “Good Morning Idaho,” was growing up in Orange County, she often dreamed about what life would be like if she worked in television.
An upcoming campus lecture by author and New York Times columnist David Brooks has inspired a campus-wide writing “challenge” issued by Dominican’s Institute for Leadership Studies and the Department of Political Science and International Studies.
A record number of gifts from the Dominican University of California community helped raise $106,761 from 590 donors during the third annual day of giving, All In for Dominican, on March 19.
Inspired by his community engagement efforts from San Rafael to Cincinnati, and with support from faculty, staff, and classmates, Biology major and Community Action and Social Change minor Dylan Martins ’19 successfully applied to the Peace Corps.
From studying ecology in Thailand to understanding the principles of sustainability in Arizona, more than 30 Dominican students spent their spring break immersed in a wide range of hands-on learning activities outside the classroom.
Nursing is the perfect career for Sebastian Shigeyoshi ’20. He’s compassionate, thoughtful, engaging, and feels a strong sense of commitment to helping others.
The historic journey of the Dominican University of California women’s basketball team ran out of gas in San Diego on March 15.
Panetta Institute intern Delainey Boyd ’19 came to Dominican from Colorado with a plan: to become a special education teacher and, ultimately, an advocate for special needs children
As he closes in on his doctorate degree at UC Davis, Jordan Rode ’14 looks back at Dominican and the advantages and opportunities it afforded.
As the Faculty Athletics Representative at Dominican, Dr. Christopher Leeds makes his Penguin student-athletes his business. But his interest and support doesn’t end when their games are over.
As the Faculty Athletics Representative at Dominican, Dr. Christopher Leeds makes his Penguin student-athletes his business. But his interest and support doesn’t end when their games are over.
Natalie Diaz '19 says she is living the Dominican dream and now she is the University's all-time career scoring leader in women's basketball in leading the Penguins to their first ever appearance in the NCAA Division II West Region tournament in San Diego March 15-17.
Competing in NCAA Division II athletics, studying at the University of Oxford, and landing a job with the LinkedIn Business Leadership Program (BLP) in Chicago have fulfilled the Dominican experience for business major Sophia Stetson ‘19.
After 16 years working as a cardiothoracic operating room nurse for Sutter Healthcare in San Francisco, Heidi Gigliotti ’02 picked the perfect time to return to Dominican to advance her career.
The popular Tilden Trio from Marin County returned to Angelico Concert Hall on March 3 to close the 18th season of the Guest Concert Series at Dominican University of California in San Rafael.
After earning his undergraduate degree in molecular and cell biology from UC Berkeley, Kenneth Wilson M.S. ’14 searched for a hands-on graduate program that would take him out of the lecture hall and into the lab.
A research trip to Costa Rica last summer inspired Keira Dagy ’19 to combine her interest in global health with a long-time goal to pursue a career in environmental science.
As Pauline Mosley ’19 and Aidan O’Leary ‘19, both from Chicago, prepare for their Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA in Dance performances in the Senior Projects this month, the inspiration for their choreographed works is drawn from their Dominican experience and summer internships
The Del Sol String Quartet returned to Dominican University of California in San Rafael to perform in the Guest Concert Series in Angelico Concert Hall on February 10.
At Dominican, Rob Chase MBA ’00 gained the tools to develop and build a successful healthcare business. Now he’s paying it forward, creating internships for Dominican students and serving as a mentor as they embark on their own careers.
Although she is a Communication and Media Studies major, it was an English class her freshman year that helped inspire and steer Lily Dubuc ’19 in another direction. Next stop: the University of Oxford.
After gaining extensive hands-on experiences in Dominican’s MS in Biological Sciences program and publishing alongside faculty mentors in a prestigious peer-reviewed journal, international graduate students Maryam Fallatah MS ’16 and Hongye Zou MS '16 are furthering their studies as PhD students at UC Irvine and UC Davis respectively.
A workshop hosted by Dr. Joan Baranow, Director of Graduate Humanities, was the re-launching point for poet and MFA student Catharine Clark-Sayles ’19. Catharine, who grew up with a passion for literature and writing, put writing on hold when she enrolled in medical school on an army scholarship.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA World Cup soccer star Abby Wambach has been added to the 2019 Spring Leadership Lecture Series at Dominican University of California on Wednesday, April 17.
Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Justin Valdez ’15, who has served humanitarian missions aboard the U.S. Naval Hospital Ship Comfort, has been working at the “First and Finest” United States Navy hospital in the country, an experience aided by the training and education he received in Dominican’s nursing program.
When President Trump delivers his rescheduled State of the Union Address on February 5, Dominican University of California political scientist Alison Howard will be watching to see how he uses the Address to both communicate with the public and make specific requests of Congress.
Marin County native Jason Rezaian, former Tehran bureau chief for the Washington Post, opened the 2019 Spring Lecture Leadership Series at Dominican University of California in San Rafael on Monday before an appreciative crowd of more than 600 in Angelico Concert Hall.
More than a dozen students began their life-changing MBA journey January 18-20 in the Barowsky School of Business MBA Bootcamp.
While tourists visiting San Francisco are entertained by the barking sea lions at PIER 39, students in Doreen Gurrola’s Research Methodology course look at these marine mammals much differently -- with binoculars.
Philanthropist and businesswoman Melinda Gates, New York Times columnist and political commentator David Brooks, former Barack Obama senior advisor Valerie Jarrett, and Jason Rezaian, former Tehran bureau chief for the Washington Post will appear at Dominican University of California in the Spring 2019 Leadership Lecture Series.
Students in the Service-Learning program shared their personal experiences of community involvement at the biannual S-L Symposium on Tuesday, December 11, from noon to 1:30 p.m. before a standing room only crowd in Creekside Room.
For Andriana Stenros ’19, Lexi Schumacher ’18 and 15 other students in Dr. Jordan Lieser’s Public History course this semester, the opportunity to extensively research and ostensibly re-create the Angel Island immigration process was more valuable than they could have imagined.
Dominican University of California today announced the launch of an innovative new degree program that pairs a liberal arts or pre-professional degree with a computer science minor. The program’s curriculum, developed with input from leading employers including Facebook, Lyft, and LinkedIn, is designed to equip graduates with hard and soft skills to compete in an increasingly digital world of work
When Lubna Mulla 22’ talks about science, her face just lights up. Science has been her favorite subject since middle school, when a biology class helped ease her transition from India to the United States.
Due to continued unhealthy air quality in Marin County and Northern California, classes and select events scheduled for Monday, November 19, through Wednesday, November 21, were canceled.
Dr. Ruth Ramsey, Dean of the School of Health and Natural Sciences, was named recipient of this year’s Françoise Lepage Global Achievement Award at the Consular Corps and Global Achievement Honoree Reception during International Education Week at Dominican.
Zara Anwar’s performance Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA in Dance Fall Showcase on November 9-10 in Angelico Concert Hall was inspired by her work with JUNTOS Collective, a non-profit organization that engages students from across the United States to teach dance in underserved communities.
Pianist William Wolfram, silver medalist at both the William Kapell and the Naumburg International Piano Competitions, and a bronze medalist at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, performed in the 2018-19 Guest Concert Series at Dominican University of California on November 11.
Kate Shaffer ’19 wasn’t 100% sold on the digital portfolio concept until her portfolio landed her a job.
Pre-Law, History, and Political Science and International Studies student organizations held a 2018 Midterm Elections Party November 6 from 6-9 p.m. in Fanjeaux Hall on the Dominican campus.
Jennifer Bellingham’s Dominican experience was so rewarding that she wound up being hired by the University to create a promotional video about it.