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Empowering Achievement: Investigating Leadership, Agency, And Access For First-Generation College Students, Antonia Marcelle Pettit
Empowering Achievement: Investigating Leadership, Agency, And Access For First-Generation College Students, Antonia Marcelle Pettit
Education | Master's Theses
This research demonstrates that first-generation college students excel when they can be open to new spaces, people, and experiences and have access to robust support systems and the necessary resources to build solid personal self-efficacy. The intentionality behind this research is grounded in students finding their agency and self- efficacy to become strong and confident leaders within their communities and future workplaces. One of the theoretical frameworks this research touches on is Vince Tinto’s interactionalist theory of student persistence, which identifies the importance of academic and social integration in higher education students. All six participants in the study were in …
Liberal Studies Major One Of Five In Nation To Earn Ald Scholarship, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
Liberal Studies Major One Of Five In Nation To Earn Ald Scholarship, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
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Liberal studies major Danielle O’Reilly ’18 is one of only five students nationwide to receive a $6,000 Trow Scholarship from the Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) National First Year Student Honor Society
Education Week: Dominican Leading The Way In Ed Tech, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
Education Week: Dominican Leading The Way In Ed Tech, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
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A leading education publication has recognized Dominican University of California’s School of Education and Counseling Psychology as one of five schools nationwide leading the way in educational technology
Support System Helps Student-Athlete Become Doctor, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
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
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
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.
"Grateful" Veteran Making A Difference At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
"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
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
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
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
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.
Alchemy In Education: Towards A Preschool Model In College Classrooms, Brad Van Alstyne
Alchemy In Education: Towards A Preschool Model In College Classrooms, Brad Van Alstyne
Collected Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Education has long been a necessary, yet standardized procedure with little difference from program to program or school to school. In this paper I argue that more of a creative approach using existing educational models such as preschool education would serve us well in the development of student skills at all levels, including college. I also contend that an alchemical metaphor would be useful in the application and acknowledgement of the value of such an approach.