Chicago Resident Nereda Aguilar Receives Dominican's Rising Star Award

RIVER FOREST, IL (05/03/2011)(readMedia)-- Nereda Aguilar, a resident of Chicago, was honored with Dominican University's Rising Star Award, presented each year to students demonstrating true Dominican spirit through service activities on and off campus.

Aguilar was recently recognized by Casa de Providencia, a social service program in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, as one of the outstanding Service Learning students for her excellence in service. In addition, she has been actively involved in Dominican's Organization of Latin American Students (OLA), Transitions Program, the Hispanic Leadership Alliance Program, Ladder-up and Casa Central. Her leadership extends beyond Dominican by participating in the Midwest Women in Computing Conference and the Grace Hopper Conference in Atlanta, GA.

Founded in 1901, Dominican University is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution offering bachelor's degrees through the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences and master's degrees through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the Brennan School of Business, the School of Education, and the Graduate School of Social Work. The university also offers a doctoral degree in library and information science. In the 2011 issue of America's Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report ranked Dominican University in the top 20 of Midwest master's level universities. The magazine also ranked Dominican as one of three Great Schools at a Great Price in Illinois.