Dr. Ryan Calabretta-Sajder ’05 has been named director of the International and Global Studies Program at the University of Arkansas.

Calabretta-Sajder graduated from Dominican with a B.A. in Italian Studies and English Literature. He joined the University of Arkansas in 2013, teaching various subjects such as Italian, African and African American studies, comparative literature and cultural studies, and more, according to the university. He most recently was an associate professor of Italian and associate director of the university’s Gender Studies Program.

Armando Guerrero Estrada, director of DU's PASOS Network; Andrew Mercado, director of University Ministry; and Yessenia Hernandez, associate director of the Center for Cultural Liberation and undocumented student support specialist, recently presented a workshop at the annual meeting for the Association of Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities.

The meeting took place at Villanova University from June 25-28. The theme was "Rooted in Mission, Growing in Purpose."

Dominican University President Emerita Dr. Donna M. Carroll was installed as president of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities on July 1, the association announced.

Carroll is the executive director of the ACCU, a position she has held since September 2023. Since joining the association, she has shared leadership duties with ACCU President Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, CM, who has since stepped down from his role.

Lauryn Bergert ’21 was the focus of a recent television news profile in her hometown.

KWQC TV-6 News in Davenport, Iowa, interviewed Bergert for a segment of Real Conversations in the Quad Cities, which aired on June 30. 

Bergert, a Quad Cities native who received a degree in psychology from Dominican University, spoke about growing up biracial and the need for better representation within the psychology field.

In a separate written piece focused on Bergert, she expanded further on this need.

Rebecca Crown Library at Dominican University is one of 75 libraries across the country to receive a grant from the Library of America to support public programs celebrating Latino poetry.

Kaetrena Davis Kendrick has been selected to serve as the 2024-25 Follett Chair within Dominican University’s School of Information Studies.

Davis Kendrick has extensive experience as a research librarian and educator. In 2019, she was named Academic/Research Librarian of the Year by the Association of College and Research Libraries. 

Dominican University marked Juneteenth several days ahead of the national holiday with a community barbecue and gathering on campus on June 13.

Marjorie Adam Clark, founder and executive director of the West Communities Juneteenth Collaborative, addressed those gathered on the Quad with a rousing message about storytelling and how stories are the “bedrock of our collective identity."