Move-in day at Dominican

Posted: August 30, 2010

Alice in Wonderland community picnic

Dominican hosted a community tea party and picnic, celebrating Alice in Wonderland on Sunday, July 11 in the Quad. The festivities included a tea party, croquet games, a performance by students in the Actors Garden theatre camp, and a dramatic reading by storyteller Janice Del Negro.

Posted: July 12, 2010

Summer Community Music Program

Dominican University has launched a new Community Music Program, featuring a series of summer music classes for children, teens and adults. The music program offers three one-week sessions of classes in piano, strings, voice and musicianship for children and teenagers and three-week sessions for adults.

Posted: June 25, 2010

Community Leadership Development Program

The Brennan School of Business's community leadership development program concluded on Friday, June 18 with a recognition ceremony. The participants have met monthly since January to analyze and develop specific solutions to challenges faced by the villages of Oak Park and River Forest. The program is funded through a $30,000 grant from the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation.

Posted: June 23, 2010

Blues and the Spirit Symposium II

Dominican University hosted the second Blues and the Spirit Symposium on Chicago Blues and Gospel Music on June 9 and 10. The symposium commemorated the centennial of Howlin' Wolf's birth. Keynote speakers were Chuck D, co-founder of seminal rap group Public Enemy, and Dr. Karen Wilson, assistant director of the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts at University of California, Riverside. The symposium also featured a pro jam with some of the original Howlin' Wolf sidemen and an after party at Rosa's Lounge.

Posted: June 14, 2010

Memorial Day Parade 2010

Dominican University entered an Alice in Wonderland themed float into the annual River Forest Memorial Day Parade. Although the parade was rained out, here are some photos of the float and the costumed characters. Dominican will continue the celebration of Alice in Wonderland this summer with the community picnic on Sunday, July 11. For more information, visit www.dom.edu/wonderland. 

Posted: June 1, 2010

Teach Children to Save Day

During the annual Teach Children to Save Day on April 27, Dominican University students, staff and alumni educated grade school kids on the importance of saving money. Around 30 volunteers were trained to lead a 45-minute lesson in first, second and third grade classes in several local schools. The volunteers read a short story that focuses on saving and then led a discussion with the students that focused on topics such as budgeting, banking and the difference between needs and wants.

Posted: April 27, 2010

Students celebrate Earth Day with garden party

In honor of Earth Day, the Eco Club hosted a garden party for all students, faculty and staff at Dominican. The party featured organic treats and was held in the university's "secret garden." The garden, hidden between four buildings, was recovered and renovated two summers ago by a local Girl Scout Troop.

Posted: April 23, 2010

Highlights from 2010 Fashion Show: Bloom

The apparel design and merchandising department presented the annual student fashion show, “ Bloom,” on April 10 and 11 in the Lund Auditorium. Models exhibited over 150 original garments designed and created by students majoring in apparel design. The production was completely organized and staged by senior apparel students. In addition, 17 graduating senior designers showcased a collection of garments as the culminating work of their college studies.

Posted: April 15, 2010

Dominican marches to end violence against women

Dominican University joined with Concordia University to participate in Take Back the Night, a national event to end violence against women, on Monday, April 12. Participants marched from Dominican's main campus to Concordia University.

Posted: April 13, 2010

Free bike program gets rolling at DU

Dominican University has started a free bike sharing program for students, faculty and staff. Participants can check out a bike from the main desks at the Main and Priory campuses. This photo gallery features images of students riding the new Dominican blue cruisers.

Posted: April 12, 2010

African-American and Latino Social Work Symposium

The Graduate School of Social Work hosted the 3rd Annual African American and Latino Social Work Symposium on March 24. Stedman Graham, chairman and CEO of S. Graham and Associates, presented the keynote address. The symposium also featured panel discussions with community members, business representatives, students and social workers.

Posted: April 1, 2010

Student athletes read to grade school children

Dominican University has been involved in Oliver Wendell Holmes School’s Rocket Into Reading Program for four years. The program culminates with Guest Reader Day, during which dignitaries from the community visit the school to read to students. This year four Dominican student athletes read to Holmes students, including Rosa Andreuccetti (soccer), Katie Petty (soccer), Jane Kilmar (basketball) and Gabby Sherer (cross country).

Posted: February 1, 2010

Service Learning trip to Cuernavaca, Mexico

A group of Dominican University students traveled to Cuernavaca, Mexico from January 2-9, 2010 for a service learning and cultural immersion experience. The group stayed at the Cuernavaca Center for Intercultural Dialogue on Development (CCIDD), a Christian social justice center that engages groups of visitors in cross-cultural experiences, spiritual reflection and social analysis. The students did service at a children's home and at La Estacion, a former train station that is now a squatter settlement. Here are some photos captured by participant, Michelle Calvert, '10.

Posted: January 12, 2010

Students and Chartwells donate over $1,000 to food pantry

Dominican University students delivered over $1,000 worth of food to the Catholic Charities food pantry in Cicero on Tuesday, December 15. The students didn’t organize a typical canned food drive, instead they donated a valuable resource: their on-campus meals. Through Project Share a Meal, students were encouraged to donate up to 10 meals each. Students donated 258 meals for a total of $784 of food. Chartwells, the campus food service, added a $400 donation to the total. Chartwells purchased the food that the pantry requested--pasta, pasta sauce, rice and beans--and the students helped deliver it.

Posted: December 15, 2009

Recipe Box Cafe celebrates 50 years with holiday high tea

Dominican University’s Recipe Box Café ushered in the holiday season on December 3 with a traditional High Tea for over 80 people. The tea, which was prepared and served by students enrolled in Dominican’s nutrition science program, was held around a decorated Christmas tree in the two-story atrium of Parmer Hall. For the high tea, patrons donned holiday regalia and festive hats and enjoyed recorded carols and songs of the season. The Recipe Box Café is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Posted: December 8, 2009

Men's soccer team at the 2009 NCAA Division III Tournament

The men's soccer team had their most successful season in history in the fall 2009. The team had a 19-2-3 overall record and qualified for the Final Four of the NCAA Division III tournament.

Posted: November 23, 2009

New students help clean-up Thatcher Woods

As part of orientation, new students at Dominican University are able to participate in a service experience. This year the students spent the morning of Monday, August 31, cleaning up trash in neighboring Thatcher Woods. This experience introduces the new students to service, which is an important element of Dominican's mission.



Posted: September 1, 2009

Students complete summer painting marathon course

Students at Dominican University recently completed a painting marathon course, a three-credit, intensive art course taught outdoors en plein air over a two-week period. Students began a new painting each day and completed ten paintings by the end of the course. All work was done from direct observation.

Posted: June 22, 2009

Candle and Rose 2009

The 81st annual Candle and Rose ceremony was held on Friday, May 1. During the ceremony, which begins at dusk on the evening before graduation, the graduating seniors walk with lit candles, and their chosen partners walk carrying roses. Following a benediction and several student speeches, the seniors and their partners exchange the candle and rose. The seniors receive a rose as a living symbol of the beauty, love and compassion they have experienced at Dominican. The seniors bestow upon their partners the truth and knowledge they have gained at the university, represented in the candles that they exchange.

Posted: May 12, 2009