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Dominican Students Host Speed Interview Workshop, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The students were participating in a speed interview workshop dinner with professionals from Bay Area businesses, including Deloitte, U.S. Capital Partners, Chevron, and Lateef Investment Management. Sponsored by the Dominican Accounting and Finance Association (DAFA), the event attracted about 35 students and 10 professionals.|

Dominican's Commitment At White House Event, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The White House College Opportunity Day of Action helped to support President Obama’s commitment to partner with colleges and universities, business leaders, and nonprofits to support students across the country to help our nation reach its goal of leading the world in college attainment. Marcy announced plans to double the number of students who graduate with degrees in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields and triple the number of students who graduate with a STEM minor by 2020.

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.

Barowsky Business Graduate Lands Full-Time Linkedin Job, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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In the summer of 2014, Bernstein ‘15 gained more than valuable work experience during a threemonth internship at LinkedIn. He earned a full-time job offer after successfully competing against students from throughout the United States for a coveted position in the company’s Business Leadership Program (BLP). Bernstein’s job began in July of 2015, shortly after he graduated from Dominican with a degree in Business Administration.

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.

L.A. Times Reviews English Professor's Book Of Poems, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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While in Japan, Halebsky immersed herself in Japanese theatre, poetry, and culture. She participated in haiku events, a passion she continues today, and started collaborating with Japanese poets to translate poems from Japanese into English. She also studied both Noh theatre, a form of classic Japanese dance-drama, and Butoh dance

Internship Inspires Students To Campaign For Roots Of Peace, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The junior, who is studying marketing in the Barowsky School of Business, is working for Roots of Peace, a San Rafael-based nonprofit founded by Heidi Kuhn in honor of Princess Diana committed to global demining with a goal of bringing economic empowerment to populations living in post-conflict regions. Brooks’ goal is to raise funds and spread awareness of Roots of Peace’s Social Entrepreneurs Challenge along with the Skoll Foundation to help farmers, family and community in Vietnam replace landmines and rebuild their lives.

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.

Collaborative Teaching: A Delivery Model To Increase Responsiveness To The Needs Of All Learners Through Academic And Social Inclusion, Dayna Reilly

Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects

Students with special needs often miss out on classroom curricula for specialized instruction. While these services are valued for educational benefits, this instruction method often has negative impacts on social-emotional development and targets students for their differing needs.

Integrated collaborative teaching models include collaborative teaching among general and special educators in an inclusive environment. In this descriptive study, the author examined integrated collaborative teaching as a delivery model to increase responsiveness to the needs of all learners through academic and social inclusion.

This study involved students with a wide range of disabilities from two different grade leveled collaborative classrooms, who …

The Effects Of Ipad Apps On Student Achievement In Literacy For Children In 2nd And 3rd Grade, Deena M. Reyes

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Many educators consider using educational iPad apps to supplement literacy curriculum and facilitate greater student engagement. Student literacy achievement is crucial at the lower elementary level. Students who do not progress through the grade level literacy standards of the Common Core State Standards need intervention instruction to achieve mastery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of using iPad apps based instruction in reading intervention programs for second and third grade students.

This study followed a mixed method approach, a pretest, post-test quasi experimental design where students enrolled in an after school reading intervention program used iPad …

Early Bilingual Education: An Examination Of Purposely Selected Teacher Viewpoints: South East China And San Francisco Area, Shan Chen

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In the coming years, an increasing number of children in urban Chinese areas are taking a second language at an early age. It leads to an argument about whether it is appropriate for children to learn a second language in an early age Some people disagree that idea, because children are not developed enough to receive foreign language learning.

Learning a second language early is disadvantageous for young children because they should first learn to speak the primary language well. Whereas, other people support that children should start learning second language early for three main reasons: children’s talent for language …

Communication: The Key To Collaboration Between Special And General Education Teachers, Alexandra Slatoff

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Teachers often do not communicate with one another when working to meet the needs of their students. The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze the need, nature and manner by which general and special education teachers communicate and collaborate to address the educational needs of their students.

A review of the educational literature reveals that a burden is placed on the educational community given the often conflicting statutory obligations to: fully include special needs students in the general classroom, comply with State mandated general education curriculum requirements and implement instructional guidelines required by Individual Educational Plans (IEP) …

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

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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” …

Undergrads Help Fifth Graders Raise Funds For Hospital, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The Dominican students served as leadership consultants, helping fifth graders from St. Raphael School in San Rafael design a project to raise awareness for their fundraising efforts. Dr. Thomas Cavanagh, assistant professor of business, in partnership with Alice Cochran in the Institute for Leadership Studies in the Barowsky School of Business, coordinated the project.

Capacity Crowd Hears Santana Speak In Ils Lecture Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The singer, songwriter, and guitarist, who has sold more than 100 million records and entertained more than 100 million fans at concerts worldwide, appeared at Dominican in conversation with Emmy award-winning KGO TV ABC news anchor Cheryl Jennings to discuss Santana’s longanticipated memoir The Universal Tone.

Convocation 2014 To Honor Academic Excellence On Oct. 10, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Led by Dominican President Mary B. Marcy, the symbolic ceremony will extend special recognition to Dominican sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have been named to the Dean’s List in consecutive semesters

Record Gift Leads Major Transformation At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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When fully realized the gift will mean $25 million in new revenue to the university, initiated by $17.5 million in outright gifts led by the chairman. It will enable Dominican to launch a renewed vision of liberal arts education that will benefit all students

Alum Credits Dominican For Medical School Success, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The Kaiser Permanente program allows Dominican students to learn from and shadow physicians, providing rare opportunity for undergraduate students to see firsthand the responsibility and role of a physician.

Students Gather Exit Poll Research On Election Day, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The Dominican students, using a specially designed I-Pad application, asked voters a series of questions focused on voting preferences and key issues that influenced their vote. The students were stationed outside three Marin County precincts from 8 a.m. until polls closed.

Turbovote Provides Fast Connection For Youth Vote, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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On September 23 – National Voter Registration Day –students were stationed on campus from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. with laptop computers, encouraging students, faculty, and staff to sign up at Dominican.turbovote.org to either register to vote or simply sign up to receive reminders about upcoming elections, absentee ballots, and links to important information that will help them cast an informed vote

"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

Big History As General Education, Nicola Pitchford, Mojgan Behmand

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A presentation on the emerging discipline "Big History" and how it could be integrated into the general education curriculum, using the First Year Experience at Dominican University of California as an example.

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.

Seniors Welcome Freshmen At 90th Annual Shield Day, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The Class of 2018 Shield was unveiled November 4 at the 90th Annual Shield Day Gala in Guzman Lecture Hall. Freshman Class Representatives Christina Huynh and Evonji Summers accepted it from Arielle and Nicole.

Students To Curate "Art Of Mount Tamalpais" Exhibit, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Zegart, a printmaker, has had a distinguished career as an artist, poet, and art teacher notably at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley. She has inspired many students to pursue their creative interests. This exhibit includes a number of her copper engravings featuring Mount Tamalpais from different angles and creative perspectives.

Pianist Kevin Kenner Performs In Guest Concert Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Hailed as “one of the finest American pianists to come along in years” by the Chicago Tribune, Kenner has appeared around the world as a soloist with leading orchestras and as a recitalist in major halls. He has won the top prizes in the most prestigious competitions: Tchaikovsky International Competition, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and the International Chopin Piano Competition, in which he served as a juror in 2010.

Dominican Welcomes Celebrity Chef Mario Batali, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The bestselling author and world renowned chef made his first appearance at Dominican to discuss his newest book America — Farm to Table: Simple, Delicious Recipes Celebrating Local Farmers. It celebrates American farmers, their high quality products, and their culture that's defined by hard work, integrity, and pride.

Tri-Beta Members Present At Bay Area Science Festival, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Tri-Beta president Elizabeth Rice, Serafina Tulioc, Carla Gallevo, Corrine Ow, Victoria Pena and Janessa Cariaga along with their instructor Tyler Johnson were among the 90 presenters participating in the fourth annual Bay Area Science Festival, a 10-day transbay event which attracts exhibitors from local high school and colleges including Stanford University and UCBerkeley

Student Participates In International Conference, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The MCC provides a platform for student leaders from across the world to engage in dialogue regarding global development. The event, hosted by Lynn University, inspires student participants to act to create sustainable change, increase awareness of global issues, and provoke reflection regarding solutions to these problems such as world hunger and poverty to help advance the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals.

Foad Satterfield Solo Exhibit At Dominican Opens Nov. 9, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The exhibit is presented by Museum Studies in the Department of Art, Art History and Design at Dominican. Curators include Kymm Falls, Kenneth Fish, Lilly Fuhrman, Maggie Hibert, Andrew McCollum and Jocelyn Moreno.