Lauren Birth Graduates from Dominican University

RIVER FOREST, IL (08/03/2011)(readMedia)--  Lauren Birth, a resident of St. Charles, graduated from Dominican University in May with a bachelor's degree in American studies, summa cum laude.

Birth was also recognized as a Distinguished Senior in American Studies at Dominican University. Each year academic departments at Dominican University nominate a graduating senior for special recognition within a major field. The student selected has demonstrated a distinctive and unusually strong level of academic achievement within the major field.

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.