Dominican University

Programs: Instructional support - ranked by u. S. News and world report in the top tier #19 of all midwestern masters universities, dominican university offers instruction through the college of arts and sciences with over 50 majors in undergraduate programs, as well as professional and pre-professional programs, including a post baccalaureate pre-medical studies program. The university also offers over 20 graduate degree programs in business, education, library and information science, social work, conflict resolution, and the newly offered physician assistant studies. The rosary college of arts and sciences strives to embody a community of learners seeking truth through free and open inquiry and dialogue with a diverse array of persons, places, texts, objects, ideas and events, past and present, supportive of each learners development and committed to using talents to make a positive contribution to the world. The college strives to produce graduates of a liberal arts and sciences program who can think critically, communicate ideas well, orally and in writing, and achieve both breadth of understanding across fields and depth of knowledge in one field. The brennan school of business provides experiential business education at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive levels. The curriculum prepares students to advance their careers by combining both theory and practice within and beyond the classroom. Guided by the universitys core values of caritas et veritas, we develop ethically-minded leaders who create sustainable value for business and communities in a global society. The brennan mba program offers multiple areas of concentration and double-degree pathways. The ba-mba is an accelerated mba for undergraduates who have earned or earn credit hours as part of a bachelors program at dominican university. The student body, with representatives from around the world, is diverse in terms of both business experience and cultural backgrounds. In recent years, the brennan school of business has expanded its global reach by partnering with top-ranked universities abroad to offer executive mba programs in poland and czech republic. The goals of the graduate school of library and information science are to educate individuals for positions in a wide spectrum of established and emerging library, information, knowledge, and media contexts, to provide continuing education for the professional community, and to advance and enhance teaching by means of faculty publication, service in professional organizations and other venues. The master of library and information science program is accredited by the committee on accreditation of the american library association (ala). The school of education has been dedicated to producing teachers who have gone on to be the leaders, continuing scholars and role models in american schools. While the programs have advanced to meet ever changing needs, the core values of scholarship, leadership, and service have remained constant. The school of education is credited by the council for the accreditation of educator preparation (caep) for baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for early childhood, elementary and secondary schools. In addition, the universitys education programs are approved by the illinois state board of education. Dominican universitys graduate school of social work, accredited by the council on social work education, offers a rigorous and challenging curriculum, which emphasizes a globally focused and family-centered practice. The program equips students with new knowledge to address domestic and international social work issues and to change the world, become a leader in the field of social work and lead a meaningful life. The school of social work is accredited by the commission of the council on social work education (cswe). Dominican university was reaccredited by the higher learning commission of the north central association of colleges and schools in 2015 as a baccalaureate, masters and doctorial degree-granting institution for a ten-year term. The program in nutrition and dietetics has development accreditation from the accreditation council for education in nutrition and dietetics (acend). The university is approved by the illinois department of registration and education, and the state approving agency for veterans affairs. The enrollment for the fall of 2017 was 3,127, of which 75% were full-time and 25% part-time. This population is split with 2,171 undergraduate students and 956 graduate students. The faculty consists of 158 instructional (full-time) and 260 part-time faculty, with an overall student to faculty ratio of 11 to 1. 87% of the full-time faculty has a doctorate or terminal degree in their field, and all faculty members are expected to actively engage in research and publication. Undergraduate tuition for 2017-18 school year is $32,160 for full-time and $500 to $980 per credit hour for graduate, depending on the program. Room and board ranges from $9,942 to $11,952 (double and meal plan with flex dollars).

academic support - academic support is provided under the leadership of the provost and associate provost. Faculty are supported by the center for teaching and learning excellence, whose mission is to support all dominican faculty (both full-time and part-time), at all stages of their careers, in their roles as teachers, scholars, and citizens of the university and wider communities. Student support, including undergraduate and graduate tutoring programs, is provided by the academic learning resources department and the academic enrichment center. Beginning the first year and extending beyond graduation, career development, part of the academic enrichment center, actively assists students of all majors with career-related issues, educating them about the career planning process, internships, job search strategies and the graduate/professional school application process as they transition from college to career. The rebecca crown library provides library services to support the academic and instructional needs of the students, faculty, and staff of dominican university. As a member of libras, carli (i-share), and rails the library is able to provide access to materials from across the state of illinois. In addition, the library houses approximately 250,000 volumes, subscribes to over 100 database providing access to over 30,000 full text journals. The library is a partial depository for u. S. Government publications and maintains special collections and archival materials. The library currently houses 34% of all publications printed by the government printing office, the federal agency responsible for publishing information produced by the federal government. The collection offers a wide array of publications from all branches of the u. S. Government. Collected formats include print, microfiche, and cd. The collections strengths include census materials, the congressional record and its predecessor, the congressional globe, dating to 1834, and a partial collection of the u. S. Serials set. Information technology is responsible for creating and maintaining a technology environment that supports the universitys strategic direction by providing a high-quality infrastructure along with superior support services to enable the user community to utilize technologies for enhanced teaching, learning, and administration.

student services and athletics - undergraduate admissions and the financial aid office are led by the vice president for enrollment management. A freshman class of 441 full-time students was enrolled in fall of 2017. The vice president coordinates graduate recruitment with the individual colleges. Financial aid for all students, including participation in the u. S. Department of educations student financial assistance programs, is managed by the financial aid office. The office is audited each year under the compliance requirements of uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for federal awards commonly called uniform guidance. 100% of all incoming freshmen received some form of financial aid with an average need-based scholarship/grant award of $24,129. The average total award, including institutional scholarship/grants, federal grants, state grants, work-study and student loans for freshmen was $31,648 in fiscal 2017. Student services include the dean of students office, providing leadership and supervision to student affairs while serving as a liaison between administration and students and working with the community to develop policy regarding student life, the campus wellness center, offering a full array of health care, counseling, and wellness services and programs, the student involvement office, which supports student clubs and organizations and offers leadership training, intramural activities, and other campus activities, and athletics. The department of athletics provides intercollegiate competition opportunities for the student-athletes of dominican university who have the experience and talent to compete at the intercollegiate level regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or orientation. The overall mission of the department is to provide an experience that will enhance the participants level of self-esteem, self-motivation and self-actualization through mental and physical training, team dynamics and competitive participation. It is intended that the benefits derived from the sport experience will positively impact many aspects of the student-athletes life and will serve as a complement to the rigorous academic environment of dominican university.

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