Three Dominican University students are among only 30 students selected nationwide to participate in VoluntarItaly, a program that will send them to Lombardy, Italy for volunteer experiences.

Students Jorge Zarco, Stephany Vazquez and Wilbur Webb will spend three weeks this summer helping to teach children at local parishes. The students will live with host families and immerse themselves in the Italian language, which they are studying at Dominican as Italian majors or minors.

River Forest, IL—Leading the Dominican University Stars to history-making success on the softball field this season earned Head Coach Cristina Lukas and her staff a prestigious honor from the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).

Dr. Barrington Price, vice president of student success and engagement at Dominican University and CEO of Dominican’s new Chicago Campus, has been recognized as a Champion for College Completion by Bottom Line Chicago, an academic support services organization. 

The honor recognizes Price as an advocate for Bottom Line’s work of providing guidance, mentorship, academic coaching and personalized support to help students of color from under-resourced communities succeed and graduate from college. 

River Forest and Chicago, IL— Dominican University is continuing its longstanding commitment to removing barriers to education with strategic scholarships aimed at reducing the impact of this year’s problematic FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) rollout. The new scholarships will be made available to student groups who have been disproportionately impacted by the technical challenges and delays. 

The first cohort of Dominican University nursing students to gain hands-on learning experience through a Dedicated Education Unit at Rush Oak Park Hospital recently marked the completion of a successful semester.