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Recent Alumna's Gift Is Devoted To Service, Helping Refugees, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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When Jannel Noelle Mariano ’16 attended Dominican, the confidence and experience she gained through internships and immersion trips guided her toward a rewarding path of service focused on helping refugees integrate into American society.

Resilient Chemistry Major On Fast Path Toward Medical School, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Daniel Vann-Victorino’s ’17 pursuit of medical school is a team effort at Dominican. Since he was young, the chemistry major in the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics knew that a career in medicine was his destiny. His grandmother is still a nurse. His mother works as a pathology clerk. They have had a great influence on him.

Politics, Inclusion, And Social Practice, Ronjaunee Chatterjee, Amy Wong

Literature, Languages, and the Humanities | Faculty Scholarship

"In the wake of the American election, Elaine Hadley’s 'Closing Remarks' from v21’s b2o issue—that we are writing, living, and teaching in a 'critical moment, some might even say a survivalist moment' in which 'the power of positive psychology does not seem adequate to the times'—appear chilling in their urgency. Hadley cautions against a pleasure and optimism largely disengaged from feminist and class critiques, as well as from what she calls 'Politics with a big P.'"

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Internships Inspire Business Major In Pursuit Of Broker License, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The experience Andrew Chalker ’17 has enjoyed at Dominican has been so rewarding that the business administration major would welcome an opportunity to return to campus someday, teach and pay it forward.

English Professor Aims To Connect Shakespeare With Science, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Dr. Perry Guevara, assistant professor of English, is focused on bridging the gap between the humanities and the sciences.

Students On Stage With Bernie Sanders For Ils Lecture At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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More than 100 Dominican students joined Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on stage in Angelico Concert Hall on December 2 when he spoke in the Institute for Leadership Studies’ Fall Leadership Lecture Series.

Student-Athlete Majoring In Psychology Ready To Launch Social Networking App, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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When he arrived at Dominican as a student-athlete, Seth Turner ’17 decided to major in psychology because he wanted to learn more about people interacting with each other and the social dynamics that go into that. Now that goal has inspired him to develop a social networking application.

Democracy & Equity Fall Program Ends With Discussion On Mental Health Care, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Dominican’s “Democracy & Equity” programming for the fall concluded on November 29 with a panel discussion focused on mental health care.

Dominican Scholar Milestone: 100,000 Downloads In Calendar Year, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Since Thanksgiving of 2015, research by Dominican faculty and students has been downloaded by more than 100,000 people in over 190 countries through Dominican Scholar, a free online institutional repository. Dominican Scholar was created to showcase and share the intellectual, professional, and artistic skills of Dominican faculty and students, and the depth of their knowledge in their field of study. A majority of the research papers and master’s theses are deposited by students and discovered via Google Search. Many are presented at Dominican’s annual Scholarly and Creative Works Conference in the spring.

Research Fellowship In Nicaragua Valuable Experience For Biology Student, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Alexis Toruño ’17 suspected that her research trip to Nicaragua this past summer was going to provide realworld application to her studies. She didn’t expect it to be such a revelation.

Alum Composes Musical Score For National Toyota Commercial, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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With the skills he honed and the mindset he developed as a music major at Dominican, Anthony Circo ’14 at the age of 24 was chosen this fall to score a national television commercial for Toyota.

Dr. Françoise Lepage Receives Inaugural Global Education Award, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Dr. Françoise Lepage, Professor and Dean Emerita at the Barowsky School of Business, was honored by Dominican’s Global Education Office on November 17 for her significant lifetime contribution.

Robbie Robertson Of The Band Speaks In Ils Lecture Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Legendary guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson, best known for his work with The Band in the 1960s and 1970s, spoke before an appreciative crowd of about 500 in the Institute for Leadership Studies’ Fall Leadership Lecture Series in partnership with Book Passage at Dominican University of California on November 30.

Business Executives Participate In Dafa's "Startup Night", Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Executives of Byte, Venture Pad, EO Products, Urban Remedy, and Circuit Cubes were among six companies that presented at “Startup Night” hosted by the Dominican Accounting Finance Association on November 21 in Guzman Lecture Hall.

Campus Ministry Hosts 30th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner On Campus, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Campus Ministry hosted a crowd of about 500 for the 30th annual Thanksgiving dinner in Caleruega Dining Hall November 21.

Kapamilya Club At Dominican Focuses On Community, Support, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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In Tagalog, Kapamilya means family. At Dominican, Kapamilya is family. Creating and maintaining an inclusive, supportive community is at the heart of Dominican’s popular Filipino student association, which in recent years has almost doubled to 115 members.

International Education Week Features Global Achievement Award, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The Global Education Office (GEO) celebrated International Education Week at Dominican November 10- 18 with a series of events, highlighted by the Consular Corps and Global Education Honoree Reception in the Guzman Lecture Hall on Thursday.

Psychology Professor Focused On Positive Mentoring Relationships, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Veronica Fruiht, who recently joined Dominican as an assistant professor of psychology, knows all too well the power of mentoring.

Activities Planned For Hunger And Homelessness Awareness Week, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Campus Ministry, in partnership with the Siena Leadership Team's Service and Social Justice Committee, is staging its annual "Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week" on campus with a variety of activities spanning seven days.

Political Science Students Gathers Exit Poll Research On Election Day, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Political science students from Dominican University of California spent election day participating in a research project focused on determining how informed voters felt before they voted, what issues resonated with voters, where they got their information, and what motivated them to vote.

Business Professor Dr. Denise Lucy Wins Faculty Achievement Award, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Denise Lucy, Professor of Business and Organizational Studies and Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Leadership Studies at Dominican, was named the recipient of the Joseph R. Fink Faculty Achievement Award on October 28 during Convocation 2016 in Angelico Concert Hall.

Occupational Therapist Focuses On Student Health And Well-Being, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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While studying for her doctorate in occupational therapy at the University of Southern California (USC), Karen McCarthy created a lifestyle coaching program for college students to explore lifestyle and occupational interventions to promote wellness and resilience.

Geo Director Selected To Serve On Fulbright Review Committee, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Dr. Kati Bell, director of the Global Education Office (GEO), has been selected to serve on a Fulbright selection committee to review applications for the Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators seminar.

Students Curate Mt. Tam Art Exhibit By Alumna Frances Whitnall, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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An exhibition curated by students in an honors colloquium course led by Dr. Leslie Ross ‘78, professor and chair of Art History, opened in the Alemany Library on Nov. 2. The exhibit features the work of Frances Whitnall, a graduate of Dominican’s MA in Humanities program.

Nors-Duc Research Presented At 2016 Mt. Tam Science Summit, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Research by scientists at the National Ornamentals Research Site at Dominican University of California (NORS-DUC) was presented October 28 & 29 at the 2016 Mt. Tam Science Summit. NORS-DUC is a federally funded research facility founded in 2009 to examine ways to control the spread of invasive plant pathogens.

Pianist Gustavo Romero Returns For Guest Concert Series At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Internationally-renowned pianist Gustavo Romero performed in the Guest Concert Series at Dominican University of California on November 6.

Museum Studies Class Curate Exhibit Of Paintings By Davis Perkins, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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An exhibition by artist Davis Perkins and curated by students from Dominican’s Museum Studies Class opened Nov. 4 in the San Marco Gallery. Perkins has exhibited nationwide, including a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

Soul Candy Talent Show Celebrates 15th Anniversary In Angelico Concert Hall, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Talented students from all four schools at Dominican performed Wednesday evening at SoulCandy XV in Angelico Concert Hall before an audience of more than 400 students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members. Soul Candy is sponsored by the School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

Seniors Welcome Class Of 2020 In Traditional Shield Day Ceremony, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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In designing the 2020 Class Shield for incoming freshmen, Melissa Stoakley ’17 and Erika Rosales-Shelfo ’17 drew on their family experiences at home and on campus.

Open Educational Resources: Solving The Textbook Cost Crisis, Michael Pujals

Collected Faculty and Staff Scholarship

A presentation on Open Educational Resources and how the can be used to ease the cost burden of textbooks for students at Dominican University of California.