Glendale resident Molly Brauer receives Dominican's Rising Star Award

RIVER FOREST, IL (05/03/2011)(readMedia)-- Molly Brauer, a resident of Glendale, WI, 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.

Brauer is involved with the Student Leadership and Ministry Team (SLAM) and the Kairos Leadership team. She also participated in the service trip to Bethlehem Farm in West Virginia where she helped repair homes. On campus, she is a resident assistant and is involved with the Summer TORCH Leadership Team. Brauer also teaches catechism at Ascension Parish in Oak Park.

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.