A new school and new year.

Hey Everyone!

Let me start of with introducing myself: My name is Amanda, I am a freshman this year at Dominican, majoring in the rigorous Liberal Studies program. I am also happy to be a part of the Ambassadors program here, which keeps me both busy and involved in all things Dominican.

This past month and half have been such a blast! From all of the fun socials being thrown by the RA to movies on the Library Lawn. Time just keeps flying: I cannot believe its going to be October any day now! Move-in day is still such a vivid memory, from the fun orientation activities, to unpacking and saying goodbye to my parents. At first, it was a little difficult living away from home but like all my friends, roommates and hallmates, I got over my homesickness. I owe a lot of my comfort and reassurance here to the friendly staff, faculty and student body: instantly, I was welcomed into the Dominican family and I've been enjoying every bit of it.

Classes are going smoothly, the first few days being so easygoing! Not half as intimidating as I thought it would be. I love being a part of the Liberal Studies program. It is one of the best in the state, even having the freshman begin observing a Kindergarten classroom their second semester! I cannot wait to get out in the field and start getting involved in my passion: teaching! Even the homework load is reasonable, nothing too crazy or intense unless you may tend to be a procrastinator!

We had our first CVD (Campus Visit Day) last weekend and loved seeing all the prospective students! I hope you all had a great time, we appreciate you coming and checking the school out for yourselves.

That's it for now, have a great week everybody!
Amanda :)

The beginning of the end!

Hi all!

My name is Monika :D and I am super excited to be sharing my take on the year with you! A little bit about me: I am a biology major with minors in chemistry and math. This is my senior year and let me tell you, it is surreal. I have been having such a mix of emotions: nervous, excited, a bit sad to be leaving the comfort of my four years at Dominican, and anticipating the future. Speaking of the future, I am actually in the process of applying to medical schools for these past couple of months. So, I'm pretty much in the same boat you all are in right now! Starting the journey of discovering whether or not a school is right for you and all that fun stuff!

But back to DU, campus has been very lively these past five weeks. We admit our largest freshman class to date (over 300 students) and it is so nice to see people walking around campus, hanging out on the library lawn, and going to the sporting events. This year I have decided to support our teams as much as possible. So far, I've been to a few men's soccer games and women's volleyball games. Both our teams are really good! The guys won 1 of the 2 games I saw and the volleyball girls dominated both of the games I saw! Go penguins! :D

Dorm life is going pretty well too. I am an Resident Advisor (RA) in Edgehill (the upper classmen dorms) this year. We house over 600 students ranging from freshmen thru seniors. RAs are basically resources for the students whether it be to help students adjust to life away from home, lend a ear, and host socials as a break from homework :D

Well that's all for now. Until the next time, have a great week! :D

Early Fall

Hey all! Well Fall has officially started and school is in full swing. The last month has been very busy. I've been getting used to my new classes and getting comfortable with being a senior. I have been reading and studying a lot as far as homework goes. I have also been having a lot of fun going to San Francisco. I go out dancing, shopping, eating and recently to a couple of concerts. Things have been really good!
I'm excited that classes are settling in. The beginning of the school year brings so much new opportunity to meet people and get involved with school and the surrounding community. Currently I am working on a service learning project (that is part of one of my classes)with Social Services of Marin that is trying to figure out what people really need in their communities in Marin.
Recently Dominican had a club sign up day, the club I am involved in is called Dominican Grrrls, it's a modern feminist group that is for women and men. The purpose is to address current issues in society as defining what a feminist is. This is a positive thing for our campus because the majority of the student population at Dominican are female.

First Blog of the new academic year

Hi Readers! I have the privelage to be the first blogger of the new Dominican year! Since this is my first blog, I think it would be best for me to introduce myself. First of, my name is David and I am a Junior and Dominican. My major is pre-med molecular cell biology with a double minor in chemistry and mathematics. I also have the honors of representing the student body as this year's Student Body Vice President. I am also affiliated with the environmental club, gay straight alliance, and the newly formed Latino Cultural Club.

As student body vice president, it is my duty to represent the students in top administrative meetings and most important govern all student government meetings. The job is tedious but I love doing what I do best and that is connected with people. It is important to have the voice of the students be heard and I believe I am the right person of the job!

Well, enough of all the boring details. Dominican has been very lively during this first month of school. Student government has been introducing tons of activities for students to participate in. Every week we have movie night on the lawns and the turn outs have been phenomenal! Some movies we've watched include Freedom Writers, Distubria, Happy Feet, Hills have Eyes 2, and this week's film will be Premonition! It's good to see Dominican students conjugated together to watch the feature film. I enjoy sitting with various students and seeing their reactions and or laughs to certain lines in movies. It's just a good way to connect and build community here on our campus!

It's that time of year again where students prepare to sail the S.F. bay and dance the night away under the stars. Yup, it's that annual time of year for Boat Dance! This Saturday Dominican will pack up most of its students and travel to the S.F. to have a great time on the Horn Blower boat! I just found out this traditional dance has been going on for 20 years now! THAT'S A LONG TIME and to see it popular as ever is amazing! I know students will enjoy this spectacular event!

Well, I think that's about it for me to report thus far. I have plenty of meetings to attend the next couple of days so I will for sure update you on what's more to come on campus!

Oh yeah...Wish me luck on my Adv. Microbiology and Histology exams!

Peace and Happy Monday!

-David