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6/15/2023 11:12:00 AM

Dominican Ranks Among Top Universities In West By U.S. News & World Report

Dominican University of California has been named among the top 20 regional universities in the west by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of universities and colleges in the United States. Read More

Penguins earn fifth consecutive Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence

Dominican athletics was one of 44 NCAA Division II awarded the 2022 Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence, its fifth consecutive honor from the NCAA. Read More

Jared Wright races at the NCAA Championships

`Outstanding Student' Ahead Of Pace For Law School

Jared Wright was named Dominican's Outstanding Student at Commencement and is now heading to graduate school. Read More

Wakilli Bennett receives his silver medal for the 100m dash at the 2023 PacWest Championships

MBA Bound Student-Athlete's Commencement Dilemma

Wakilli Bennett plans to finish business on the track and in the classroom for the Penguins. Read More

Mitchell Sanders poses in the Alemany Library

Research Helps Boost Student-Athlete To Dentistry School

Mitchell Sanders believes the research he did at Dominican University of California as a biology major was one of the deciding factors in him being accepted into the University of Washington School of Dentistry. Read More

Dominican Participates in Safe Zone Training

Faculty, Staff, Students Participate In "Safe Zone" Training

In the past two years, 90 faculty and staff have participated in Dominican University of California’s “Safe Zone” training, an initiative developed by the University’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) and the Diversity Action Group (DAG). Read More

Barowsky School of Business Poised For Growth Following AACSB Accreditation

Dominican University of California’s Barowsky School of Business (BSB) has joined the elite network of business schools accredited by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). AACSB accreditation recognizes demonstrated excellence in faculty research, curriculum development, innovative instruction, student learning, and impact. Read More

Rankings from GradReports.com with Dominican in the Top 10

Dominican in National Top Ten for Post-Grad Salaries

Dominican University of California joins Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale and Stanford as among the nation’s top 10 schools for post-graduate salaries, according to new college rankings based on early-career salary data from the U.S. Department of Education. Read More

Golf Team poses with Christian Schrodt after his individual championship

Student-Athlete Business Major Scores Job On PGA TOUR

When Christian Schrodt ’23 transferred to Dominican University of California from Colorado School of Mines, he never imagined it would lead him to a one-time photo gig at a Golden State Warriors game that resulted with him securing a full-time job with the PGA TOUR. Read More

Student-Athlete's Career Path Leads to MSA, Deloitte LLP

Justin Fox was recruited to come to Dominican University of California by lacrosse coach Sammy Vogel-Seidenberg five years ago. Barowsky School of Business professor Dr. Christopher Leeds helped Justin set his professional goals. Read More

Maxwell Ward poses with the PacWest Championship Trophy

Student-Athlete Thriving As Global Public Health Major

Maxwell Ward moved from Southern to Northern California to play NCAA Division II soccer and study global public health at Dominican University of California. Before even stepping foot on campus, he felt that Dominican was a place where he could thrive. Read More

Double Major To Pursue Masters Degree In Fashion In Rome

As the social media manager for Dominican Recreation Sports the past three years, Autumn Jordan has been able to apply the skills she has learned as a double major in business administration and graphic design to help the program grow. Read More