Dominican University of CaliforniaDear Friends of Dominican:<br />
<br />
The end of this school year brought an incredible surge<br />
of excitement and pride to the University as more than<br />
400 undergraduate and graduate students received their<br />
diplomas during our two commencement ceremonies in May.<br />
<br />
At the graduate ceremony on Friday, May 14, 138 students received<br />
their master's degrees in humanities, counseling psychology,<br />
nursing, occupational therapy, education, business, and biology.<br />
This is the first graduating class for our Master of Science program<br />
in Biological Sciences, offered in association with the Buck Institute<br />
for Age Research and BioMarin Pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Dr. Thomas Peters, president and CEO of the Marin Community<br />
Foundation, delivered an inspiring commencement address at<br />
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