A new mural telling the story of Dominican University’s heritage and values through colorful and symbolic images is coming to life

Photo: Eimee Diaz Rueda (second from right) with Dominican University Fashion Show models (from left) Evelina Podkowa, Mia Hitterman, Madison Creamer and Sidney Robinson. The models are wearing Diaz Rueda’s designs inspired by nature, including blue coral.

There’s one thing to know about a dress decorated in freshly cut flowers: It’s a one-time wear kind of garment.

But art can be like that. And for Eimee Diaz Rueda, designing “non-practical” fashion is one of her passions.

Surveys created by a group of Dominican University faculty members are expected to begin circulating this month as part of research for a reparative justice project spearheaded by an Oak Park citizens task force.

The surveys will gather input from Black Oak Park residents on what reparations look like to them and if they have experienced discrimination and racism in their community, said Jake Bucher, founding dean of Dominican University’s College of Applied Social Sciences.

River Forest, IL  – Dominican University is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Laura Niesen de Abruña as the university’s next provost and vice president for academic affairs.

She will begin her new position on July 25.

Naomi Moreland is providing women in shelters with menstrual hygiene products

When Grace Lee started Epic Eats, a project aimed at feeding families in need on a grand scale, she didn’t expect it to continue beyond the semester.

“I didn’t think people cared enough to volunteer their time and commit to such a big project,” Lee admitted.

But the Dominican University graduate student was pleasantly surprised as volunteers from the nutrition and dietetics program stepped forward to keep the stoves hot and the healthy meals flowing to nonprofit organizations in Chicago.

An outpouring of scholarships and acceptance to 39 different colleges and universities across the country earned Amia Jackson local recognition in a WGN TV news feature this spring.

But with so many colleges from which to choose, Jackson ultimately decided upon Dominican University.

An opportunity to mentor children growing up in an inner-city neighborhood has cemented Dominican University graduate Aliyah White’s interest in pursuing a career helping adolescents overcome trauma.

Cathy Cassani Adams, a social worker and adjunct faculty member in Dominican University’s Department of Sociology and Criminology, was featured in a recent CNN report on the impact mass shootings have on emotional health.

Adams was one of three experts who provided advice for the written piece entitled, “Mass Shootings: How to Calm Anxiety and Fear in Yourself and Your Loved Ones,” which appeared May 17 on CNN’s website in the wake of the Buffalo, New York supermarket shooting.

The story was featured on other news websites across the country as well.

A store specializing in hockey equipment rentals for youth athletes was the winner of the recent Business Plan Challenge hosted by Dominican University’s Brennan School of Business.