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Support System Helps Student-Athlete Become Doctor, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Marcus was able to formulate a game plan. He originally was recruited to play basketball at UC Davis until the roster became full. It was then suggested he enroll at Dominican where he continued his athletic career (leading the Penguins to a stunning upset of UC Davis in 2002) and changed his academic plans. He was encouraged by faculty to join a biology class in the School of Health and Natural Sciences that took him down a pre-med road where he met another premed student, Amanda Shepherd.

Dominican Receives President's Community Service Honor, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Over 10 years, more than 3,000 Dominican students have learned through 35 faculty members and more than 68,000 hours of service to community partners. They have participated in classes such as Beauty in the Struggle with Lynn Sondag, Caroline Hanssen’s Expository Writing, and Emily Wu’s Korean Drumming and Dance class with seniors at Whistlestop in San Rafael. Inspired by a group of San Quentin State Prison inmates, the Service-Learning program in the past year has joined the Bay Area Homeless Hygiene Drive.

Mba Program Introduces ‘The Beer Game’ To Curriculum, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The game is designed to help students understand the importance of communication throughout the supply chain.

Opportunity And Access: High School Coursework And Its Impact On Student Self-Perceptions, Cassie K. Ferguson

Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects

The skills taught and the courses offered to the United States’ public high school students have changed drastically over the past 20 years. Career-based electives have given way to college preparatory classes. Gone are the auto shops, construction and home economics classes—courses that many view as outdated, dangerous or unnecessary at the high school level. Arts and humanities-based courses have also disappeared; even courses that can train students to enter the robust fields of healthcare or technology are diminishing (Dare, 2006).

The communities in which many of these courses are disappearing are often diverse and economically disadvantaged. This “second-generation segregation” …

"Grateful" Veteran Making A Difference At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Garcia was looking for help in 2010 when he was inspired by a PBS television documentary about wounded military veterans. He wanted to make more of his post-military life. He decided to attend City College in San Francisco and study psychology

Geo Director Selected For Fulbright Award To India, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The selection was made by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, a presidentially appointed 12-member board that is responsible for establishing worldwide policies for the Fulbright Program and for selecting of Fulbright recipients.

Foundation Commits $1 Million, Endows Barowsky Fellowship, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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With more than a quarter of Dominican students being first generation college graduates and nearly half coming from ethnically diverse backgrounds, Andrew P. Barowsky, president of the Barowsky Foundation, sought to create a path for students at Dominican aspiring to attend graduate school at his alma mater.

Geo Hosts International Education Week Celebration, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences in the United States

Dominican Praised As Marin Ranks In Top Spot In California, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The ranking was based on 2010 U.S. Census data in seven different categories, including unemployment rate, median household income, median rent, median home price, percent of families below the poverty line, high school graduation rate, and average commute time. The survey was released by Movoto.