Highlights
Video about Delta Blues experiential course
Watch a video about the experiential learning course on the Delta Blues and the Civil Rights Movement. During a five-day trip, students traveled to significant historical locations in Memphis and the Mississippi delta.
Students receive Gilman Scholarships
Two Dominican University students have received Gilman Scholarships to study abroad. Evangelina Covarrubias received a $2,500 scholarship to study in Salamanca, Spain, and Tracy Beswick received a $3,500 scholarship to study in Milan, Italy.
Graduate participates in international competition
Erika Neumayer, a 2009 apparel merchandising and design graduate, participated in the Society of Dyers and Colourists international design competition held June 25-26 in Goa, India. Neumayer qualified for the competition by receiving first place at the American Association of Textile Chemist and Colorists design competition. She was the only representative from the U.S. at the international competition.
DU announces summer book list for kids
Check out the Butler Children's Literature Center's list of summer book recommendations for children. The list features selections for pre-school children to teenagers.
Dominican announces first PhD program
We're celebrating our academic milestone: The Doctorate of Philosophy in Library and Information Science. The first cohort of students will begin this fall. Our three-year professional doctoral program in library and information science will be the first in the Chicago area.
Dominican in the News
GSLIS graduate receives National Archives award
The Southtown Star, June 21, 2009Stephanie Smith, who received her library science degree from Dominican University in 2008, was recently awarded second place in the National Archives Excellence in Genealogy Awards. She discovered that a great, great, great uncle had served in the Civil War.
Campus came alive with The Sound of Music
Chicago Tribune, June 22, 2009
Dominican University's community picnic and celebration of The Sound of Music was previewed in the Chicago Tribune. The late Sister Gregory Duffy, OP, a professor of theater for many years at Dominican, served as a consultant to Mary Martin as she prepared for her role as Maria in the Broadway production.
Community college students complete research
Triblocal, May 27, 2009
Dominican hosted the second Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program May 18-22. Students from local community colleges got hands-on experience doing research projects in the life sciences. Watch a video about the week-long program.
Recent graduate excels at Chicago fashion show
Second City Style, May 19, 2009
Miriam Carlson, a 2009 graduate in apparel design, received third place in the 8th Annual Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence on May 15 in Chicago. Student designers and recent graduates from schools in the Chicago area participated in this competition.