Developed by interns in the University Ministry Center with a grant from the Interfaith Youth Corps, Soul Stories was launched at the Better Together Coffeehouses on campus. Each event was curated around a particular topic and students worked with faculty and staff to hone their individual narratives.  In 2017, the central theme of the annual Caritas Veritas Symposium was Clash or Conversation?: Engaging Multiple Perspectives as a Way toward Truth and the SOUL STORIES student storytellers stepped up to share their personal experiences.

Dr. Marion Weedermann delivered the 2020 Lund-Gill Lecture titled – Women in Mathematics, Contributions with Long-Lasting Impact

Throughout history, women were considered inferior to men in their ability to think abstractly and logically. Despite that, some women broke barriers and made significant contributions to the advancement of mathematics. Today, more and more women are entering the field of mathematics. This talk gives a brief overview of women in history who contributed to the development of mathematics and focus on current female mathematicians who have developed ideas that influence our lives today. 

Click here to see the slides that accompanied the lecture.

Named for former Dominican University President Sr. Candida Lund, and former English professor, Sr. Cyrille Gill - each year, the Lund-Gill Chair in the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences brings to campus an individual of the highest moral and intellectual reputation who can address themes and issues at the heart of the liberal arts and sciences. 

FAITH TIME is a student-produced podcast series from the University Ministry Center.  In this first episode, interns Alyssa Wright and Iyleah Hernandez explore the positive impact of interfaith work in a conversation with Dr. Bethlehem Hailu Dejene, professor of anthropology at Claremont Lincoln University. Recorded on October 8th, 2020.

Dominican University’s Chief Diversity Officer, Sheila Radford-Hill sat down with Dr. Suhad Tabahi from the School of Social Work and two alumni – Roberto Sepulveda, a graduate of the Brennan School of Business who has led corporate diversity and inclusion workshops, and Arianna Salgado, social justice activist and advocate for immigration legislation – to get their viewpoints on current immigration issues.

Dominican University’s Chief Diversity Officer, Sheila Radford-Hill sat down with criminology professor Dr. Clinton Nichols and two alumni – Binyamin Jones, a field training officer with the Chicago Police Department, and Berto Aguayo, a community organizer and founder of Increase the Peace – to discuss the Black Lives Matter protests and how Dominican prepared them for the career paths they’ve chosen.

Dominican University's Chief Diversity Officer, Sheila Radford-Hill sat down with Dr. Tamara Bland from the MacNeil School of Nursing and two alumni - trauma nurse, Neil Ehmig and WIC program manager, Nancy Rivera - to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the communities they serve.  The conversation is part one of a three-part series of conversations between faculty and alumni on some of the pivotal issues of 2020.