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Former Penguin Dives into Social Media Position with Las Vegas Raiders
At Dominican, Christian Schrodt ’23 combined his passion for athletics with his skills in media production, storytelling, and data analysis to embark on an exciting career creating social media...
Nursing Students Selected for Hospice, Palliative Care Scholarship
ĢƵ and By the Bay Health have announced the first recipients of the Pat Kendall Memorial Nursing Scholarship, a new scholarship program created to strengthen the region...
Dominican Celebrates 2025 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees
ĢƵ honored individuals who have made a lasting contribution to Dominican athletics as it celebrated the 2025 Athletics Hall of Fame inductees this past weekend. The...
Dominican Foundation Elevates Alumna to Center Stage
Carly (Holboke) Connolly '17 found opportunity at Dominican and ran with it. She balanced a busy athletic schedule on the women’s basketball team with multiple internships and campus leadership roles...
School of Liberal Arts and Education
Undergraduate Research, Internships, Mentors Direct Honors Student Toward Career Path
At ĢƵ, every undergraduate has the opportunity to engage in faculty-directed research. For psychology major Vanessa Morales ’26, that experience began in the spring...
Future Teacher Surrounded by Support While Paving the Way for Others
Jacqueline Estrada Diaz ’28 came to ĢƵ with a specific goal: To open doors and pave the way for students who – like her –are the first in their family to attend college...
Internship Deepens Interest in Housing Policy, Law
For social justice major Stephanie Fayette ’26, a college education is more than a degree. “Education is a symbol of everything I have overcome and the future I am working hard to build for myself, my...
AlterTheater Partnership Expands Workshop, Internship Opportunities
Dominican’s Department of English and Creative Writing has entered a partnership with the Alternative Theater Ensemble (ATE), a San Rafael-based company focused on supporting the creative growth of...
School of Health and Natural Sciences
County Funding Supports Fall Prevention Program
Dr. Kitsum Li, professor and doctoral capstone coordinator in ĢƵ’s Occupational Therapy Department, has received a sixth year of funding from the Marin County Health...
Reputation and Reach Lead Doctoral Student to Dominican’s OT Community
A common thread connects many of the places Skylar Simpson has worked while pursuing her doctoral degree in occupational therapy. “Everywhere I go, I am meeting people who went to Dominican,” she says...
Occupational Therapy Students Active in Innovative Community-Based Programs
Each semester, ĢƵ graduate occupational therapy students immerse themselves in community-based projects, designing and implementing occupation-based programs in...
PA Student Excels in Collaborative, Caring Community of Peers
Stephanie Lee has found a tight-knit and supportive community in ĢƵ’s graduate Physician Assistant Studies program. This was exactly what she was seeking after...
Barowsky School of Business
Campus Leader Starts a Business While Studying Business
Nanik Tagore ’26 arrived at ĢƵ with a clear goal: to earn a business degree and make the most of his college experience. Now entering his senior year, he's done far...
Marine Veteran Finds Fit Studying Business, Sustainability
A United States Marine Corps (USMC) veteran with more than two decades of leadership in logistics and utilities, James Bergeron ’26 found Dominican while searching for a university where he could...
Cybersecurity Master’s Degree Leads Dominican Alumna to IT Leadership Role
Immediately after earning her master’s degree in cybersecurity from ĢƵ this past summer, Consuelo (Connie) Bustinza, MS ’25 started working as a project management...
Graduate Student-Athlete Represents Dominican at National ĢƵ Career in Sports Forum
This past summer, graduate business student Ana Rios attended the 2025 ĢƵ Career in Sports Forum at the national headquarters in Indianapolis. The four-day event allowed student-athletes from across...
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