http://www.dominican.edu daily 1 2006-01-27T14:46:23Z http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/leadership-lecture-series-welcomes-gore-plouffe.html Former United States Vice President Al Gore, now a Nobel Peace Prize and Academy Award-winning environmental activist, headlines the Institute for Leadership Studies Fall 2009 Lecture Series at Dominican University of California. Gore's Monday evening lecture at Angelico Hall is sold out. David Plouffe, Barack Obama's presidential campaign manager, will speak at Angelico on Wednesday night, Nov. 11. No publisher 5017160 2009-11-06T20:30:48Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/dominican-to-host-public-meeting-on-sudden-oak.html Kathy Kosta, primary plant pathologist with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, will visit Dominican University of California on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 7-9 p.m. at the Creekside Room to conduct an informational session about Sudden Oak Death. No publisher 5017160 2009-11-05T23:10:48Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/dominican-receives-1-million-grant-for-national.html Dominican University of California has received a $989,798 grant from the 2008 Farm Bill to establish the National Ornamentals Research Site at Dominican University of California (NORS-DUC). Scientists from the national and international research community will conduct studies focused on understanding and controlling Phytophthora ramorum, the plant pathogen known to cause Sudden Oak Death (SOD) and ramorum blight on nursery stock. NORS-DUC will be the first research site in the United States dedicated to the study of diseases of ornamental plants in a simulated nursery setting. No publisher 5017160 2009-10-26T18:39:21Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/hoveys-the-garden-grows-coming-to-dominican.html West coast graffiti artist "Sorrow One" will join Karrie Hovey’s exhibition “The Garden Grows” on display in Alemany Library at Dominican University of California. No publisher 5017160 2009-11-04T18:54:11Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/dominican-enters-kaiser-permanente-scholars.html A dozen Dominican University of California pre-med students were introduced to and paired with physicians from Kaiser Permanente on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at a “kickoff” reception dinner at Dominican for its association with Kaiser Permanente’s Scholars and Mentors Program. No publisher 5017160 2009-10-06T15:46:42Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/spirit-day-activities-feature-edgehill-shields.html Ceremonies to celebrate the historic Edgehill Mansion renovation project and the traditional Procession of the Class Shields highlighted “Convocation 2009: Dominican Spirit Day” on Saturday, Sept. 26, as Dominican University of California commemorated the official beginning of the school year. No publisher 5017160 2009-10-02T20:41:23Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/ken-burns-pbs-miniseries-preview-coming-to.html “Bay Area Backroads” personality Doug McConnell hosted a preview of Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan’s upcoming PBS miniseries “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” on Thursday, Sept. 17, at Dominican University of California. The free event, co-sponsored by Dominican, KQED, KRCB, Sierra Club, EAC and the National Parks Conservation Association, was held at Dominican’s Angelico Hall. No publisher 5017160 2009-09-30T16:57:46Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/karen-haas-art-opening-reception-at-dominican.html Bay Area artist Karen Haas exhibits her paintings and drawings at the Alemany Library Community Gallery on the campus of Dominican University of California through Oct. 24. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. No publisher 5017160 2009-09-08T23:22:46Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/pace-program-earns-service-learning-grant-from.html The Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) program at Dominican University of California has been awarded a $75,000 grant -- $25,000 a year for the next three years –through California Campus Compact (CACC) and the Corporation for National and Community Service, Learn and Serve America to support further development of Dominican’s Sustainable Practice Certificate program. No publisher 5017160 2009-09-03T22:53:17Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/dominican-to-host-autism-resource-fair.html “Connecting People To Resources,” an autism information and resource fair co-sponsored by Dominican University of California, will be held Saturday, Sept. 12, on the Dominican campus from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. No publisher 5017160 2009-09-02T16:30:30Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/guest-concert-series-coming-to-dominican.html The internationally renowned Alexander String Quartet and David Tanenbaum, one of the top master classical guitarists in the world, headline Dominican University of California’s Guest Concert Series for the 2009-2010 season. No publisher 5017160 2009-08-31T17:42:14Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/dominican-honored-by-katrina-class-of-2009-in-new.html Dominican University of California is one of 637 colleges that will be honored on Saturday as Loyola University of New Orleans Class of 2009 dedicates a sculptural bench to pay tribute to schools that took in displaced students in the semester following Hurricane Katrina. No publisher 5017160 2009-08-27T19:20:33Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/dominican-announces-academic-restructuring-as.html Dominican University of California began its 120th academic year on Monday with a new organizational structure that positions the University for continued academic growth and an ongoing commitment to diversity, sustainability, and interdisciplinary education grounded in research and scholarship. No publisher 5017160 2009-09-01T18:21:42Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/u.s.-news-world-report-touts-dominican.html For the sixth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Dominican University of California as one of the top universities in the West. Dominican ranked 38 out of 57 in the top tier, which also includes Santa Clara University, Gonzaga University, California State Polytechnic University – Pomona, Sonoma State University, and San Francisco State University No publisher 5017160 2009-08-20T21:32:39Z News Item http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/dominican-boasts-yellow-ribbon-program.html Dominican University of California has signed up to provide discounted tuition for qualifying military veterans and their dependents under the new Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits program. The program, known as the Yellow Ribbon Program, went into effect August 1. No publisher 5017160 2009-08-18T01:52:30Z News Item