Fall 2023 Dominican Magazine
COVER STORY
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The Journey of Friendship
Lifelong bonds began at Dominican. Graduates of multiple eras share their stories of connection. Read more.
FEATURES
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A Boost for Business Owners
A new fund provides financial support for startups created by recent grads. Read more.
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Guided by Tradition
The PASOS Network aims to strengthen Latine Catholic leadership in the church and university ministries. Read more.
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AI Aiding Health Care
Student interns get help from artificial intelligence in epilepsy research project. Read more.
NEWS
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City Immersion Campus to Open in Pilsen
The new campus will offer expanded education opportunities. Read more.
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Pending Sale for Mound Buildings
It’s a time of transition in the long and storied history of the Sinsinawa Mound. Read more.
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Freshman Enrollment Tops Record
On Aug. 28, the university welcomed—for the second year in a row—the largest freshman class in its 122-year history. Read more.
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Dr. Donna M. Carroll Accepts New Role
Dominican University’s president emerita joined the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities as its executive director. Read more.
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Gift Creates Scholarship for Women Leaders
The initiative is inspired by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, pioneers of women's higher education. Read more.
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Career Prep Programs Earn Awards
Preparing students for rewarding careers helped earn Brennan School of Business two prestigious awards. Read more.
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Rankings Put Dominican #11 in Midwest
U.S News and World Report also ranks the university #1 in the region for educational value. Read more.
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New Educational Opportunities for Nursing
Growing and diversifying Dominican’s nursing program will continue through a new partnership and a new class cohort. Read more.
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Six Join Dominican’s Board
A mix of leaders and familiar faces joined the board of trustees this year. Read more.
SPORTS
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Stars Welcome New Leader of DU Men’s Basketball
Alum Troy Tonsil is the program’s first new head coach since 2002. Read more.
FACULTY FOCUS
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Faculty News
Dominican faculty help build awareness and boost the reputation of the university. We’re pleased to highlight some of their recent accomplishments. Read more.
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Amplifying the Unheard
Storyteller, performer and professor Dr. Ada Cheng is the 2023-24 Lund-Gill Chair. Read more.
CLASS NEWS
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Patricia O’Neill Baker ’78, MBA ‘90
Joining the Rosary College Board as a student trustee in the 1970s was a hint of things to come for Patricia O’Neill Baker. Read more.
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Sr. Cyrille Gill, OP 1922 and Carole Herzog Walton ’59
It was Sr. Cyrille Gill who unlocked a fascination in Carole Herzog Walton for the Middle-earth adventures of J.R.R. Tolkien. Read more.
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Dr. Leticia Perez ‘18
Studying the memory of sea slugs in Dominican University’s Behavioral Neuroscience lab that put Dr. Leticia Perez on the path to her career. Read more.
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Bernadette Stepnowski Freeman ’79
Since her time as a student at Rosary College, artist Bernadette Stepnowski Freeman has found joy combining her two passions: Collage art and the Beatles. Read more.
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Hugo Torres ’17
Hugo Torres serves on the San Mateo County Board of Education, representing several communities south of the San Francisco Bay Area. Read more.
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Dr. Jonathan Dompeling ’15
Dominican’s post-baccalaureate medical studies program served as an academic bridge for physician Dr. Jonathan Dompeling. Read more.
FULL ISSUE
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