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Park Ridge Student Receives Rising Star Award
River Forest , IL – Michael Miranda, a resident of Park Ridge, was recently honored with Dominican University’s Rising Star Award. This award is given annually to students who demonstrate true Dominican University spirit through service in activities both on and off campus.
Miranda, a senior majoring in political science, is president of CIAO, the Dominican University Italian club, and a member of the Order of the Sons of Italy as well as an active participant in the operations of the Italian Cultural Center at Casa Italia. Miranda also led a successful campus-wide blood drive, played the role of Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli during Freshman Orientation Week and was the student representative on the President’s Committee for the selection of a new Chief Marketing and Communications Officer; among other activities.
Founded in 1901, Dominican University is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Dominican offers 50 undergraduate academic programs in the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences and 17 graduate programs through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the Brennan School of Business, the School of Education, the Graduate School of Social Work, and the Institute for Adult Learning. In the 2007 issue of America’s Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report again ranked Dominican University in the top tier of Midwest master’s level universities and as a “best value” for the ninth consecutive year.
“As a student I wanted an intimate community. As an aspiring journalist I wanted a big city. Dominican gave me both—and so much more.”
Tracy Samantha
Schmidt
2005
TIME Magazine
