What the World Needs Now Is Poetry
Poet Mary Oliver has said, “Poems are not words, after all, but fires for the cold, ropes let down to the lost, something as necessary as bread in the pockets of the hungry.” As our world lurches from one chaotic event, one crisis to another, we can steady ourselves with the beauty and wisdom of poems.
Nella
Born in Venezuela, Nella skyrocketed to international renown fueled by her powerhouse voice and undeniable presence. Her music merges the folklore roots of Venezuela with modern production and Andalusian inspiration. Nella is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music and winner of the 2019 Latin GRAMMY® Award for Best New Artist.
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Petty Union
Petty Union brings the late, great Tom Petty’s heartland rock sound to life! The members of Petty Union have played on the world's stage with the likes of Eric Clapton, Deep Purple, Credence Clearwater Revisited, Allman Brothers, Bo Didley, and 38 Special among others. Join us for a night of Petty classics like Refugee, Learning to Fly, American Girl and so many more!
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Wintrust Financial Partnership Provides Dominican Students with Internships, Scholarship Funds
A five-year partnership between Dominican University and Wintrust Financial is giving 10 students an opportunity to gain real-world experience in business and finance.
Two Dominican students selected for the first year of the new fellowship are working in 12-week paid internships at Wintrust locations this summer, with another eight students to be selected over the remaining four years.
Meet Rosie Bea, Dominican University’s Newest Star
Dominican University is pleased to welcome its newest Star and “presidential pup,” Rosie Bea!
Dominican Professor of Information Studies Helps Select Winners of Prestigious Youth Literature Award
Choosing the best children’s and young adult literature from a list of roughly 2,000 titles can be a daunting task.
It was a challenge Dr. Sujin Huggins accepted this year as one of three judges for the 2022 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards recognizing excellence in youth picture books, fiction and nonfiction.
Accounting Major Develops College Finance Workshop for Incoming Students
Pawel Kawa’s own experience of accumulating college loan debt inspired a project aimed at providing peers with basic college finance facts as they venture into higher education.
Kawa, an accounting major beginning his senior year at Dominican University this fall, developed a “financial literacy” workshop for new college students that was rolled out this summer during sessions of the student orientation program, SOAR.
Respondents sought for Oak Park reparative justice survey developed by Dominican University
For Immediate Release
River Forest, IL – Dominican University and the Oak Park Reparations Task Force are inviting Black residents of Oak Park to answer a short survey on reparative justice within their community.
In the News: Caleb Navarro ’18 Talks to OneGoal About Journey of Achievement
(Photo: Caleb Navarro during his freshman year at Dominican University in 2014).
Dr. Caleb Navarro ’18 is featured in an interview with OneGoal, an organization that works with high schools to provide students with college and career planning services.
Navarro, who was a bio-chemistry major at Dominican University, recently earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Roosevelt University and plans to complete a post-graduate residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Job Shadowing in Kenya ‘Life-Changing’ for Aspiring Dentist, Biology Major at Dominican
Regan Coxon calls the three weeks she spent in Kenya this summer shadowing dentists, dental students and facial surgeons a “life-changing experience” that inspired new career goals.
“It opened my eyes to how I’m going to approach health care,” shared Coxon, an aspiring dentist and biology major at Dominican University. “And it made me realize I want to continue doing this. After dental school I want to work with Red Cross or another organization and travel the world, helping people with their teeth and teaching them about oral hygiene.”