Highlights
Stephen Kinzer Shares Insights
Stephen Kinzer, international reporter and this year’s Lund-Gill Chair, will present a lecture titled “ Rwanda: From Victim to New Star of Africa?” based on insights from his newest book, on Thursday, September 4 at 7:00 p.m. in Parmer Hall 108.
Kinzer will also discuss lessons learned since 9/11 during a lecture on Thursday, September 11 at 2:20 p.m. in the Martin Recital Hall.
Both lectures are free.
See Chicago’s Parks in a New Way!
Artists Bill Guy and Ulrike Muller take vastly different approaches to the idea of urban spaces in O’Connor Art Gallery’s new exhibit, “Public Spaces, Private Moments.” The exhibit opens with a lecture by Guy on Wednesday, September 10 at 3:00 p.m., followed by a reception from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the gallery on the fourth floor of Lewis Hall. Through October 18.
Seven Years Later
On the seventh anniversary of 9/11, Dominican University will present a Reader’s Theatre production of 102, a play focusing on a group of women trapped in a World Trade Center restroom 102 minutes before the tower collapses.
The free play will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Martin Recital Hall.
Free Outdoor Movie on the Quad
Bring a blanket and enjoy the popular movie Back to the Future on the university quad at dusk on Friday, September 12. Free popcorn. Lots of fun for the whole family!
Amazing Possibilities Capital Campaign
Your response to Amazing Possibilities: The Campaign for Dominican University, our $50 million campaign to provide resources in support of key academic priorities, has been…amazing, but there’s more to be done! Your gift – every gift – matters.
Dominican in the News
Sustained by Their Faith
Wednesday Journal, September 2nd, 2008
Dominican Sisters Jeanne Crapo, Mary Clemente Davlin and Mary O’Donnell were featured in a Wednesday Journal article as part of a series on local people who were involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
Cote de Luna's Monochromatic Method
Chicago Tribune, August 15th, 2008
Jeffery Cote de Luna, chair of the art, art history and design department, is currently exhibiting his work at the Instituto de Cervantes. The exhibit was reviewed in the Chicago Tribune.
A Dark Window on Human Trafficking
The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 25th, 2008Graduate School of Social Work students Tracy O’Dowd and Sergio Velarde spent last spring combating human trafficking in Ecuador. Their experiences, including the night that they participated in the police bust of a nightclub, were captured in a feature story in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Reading Specialists Teach the Key 'R'
Chicago Tribune, July 20th, 2008 (PDF, 84KB)Marilyn Ludolph, assistant professor of education, was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune's CareerBuilder section on the requirements for becoming a reading specialist.
Choosing Fairness Over Objectivity
Wednesday Journal, July 1st, 2008
Lund-Gill Chair Stephen Kinzer has just published a new book on Rwanda titled "A Thousand Hills". Kinzer will be delivering a number of lectures this fall at Dominican based on his wealth of knowledge and experience as a former international correspondent for the New York Times.