Undergraduate Winter Session Classes

10 Class Sessions
January 5 —January 16, 2026 (Monday-Friday)

 

2025-2026 Academic Calendar 

Winter Recess – University Closed

(Wednesday —Friday) December 24, 2025 — January 2, 2026, UNIVERSITY CLOSED

 

2025-2026 Academic Calendar & 2025-2026 Staff & Faculty Calendar 

Honors Convocation

Time: TBA

Location: Doering Charger Center (Back Gym, Hennessy Center)

 

2025-2026 Academic Calendar 

New Student Convocation

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Schedule TBA soon.

New Student Orientation

Friday, August 22nd & Saturday, August 23rd

Move-in details & Orientation schedule TBA

University Conference & Service Recognitions

Join us as we kick of the 2025-2026 academic year and celebrate milestones at the University Conference & Faculty and Staff Service Recognitions.

Open to—Staff & Faculty
Date— Wednesday, August 20,2025
Location —Granito Center
Time —TBA

Relay for Life Interest Meeting


Interest Meeting 
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 
4:00-5:00 PM
CSEC, Granito Center 206

Join us Dominican University prepares to host the Annual Rockland County Relay for Life on Friday, April 11, 2025.
Thanks to the support of volunteers, we’ve helped the American Cancer Society fund lifesaving research, crucial patient services, and education and prevention initiatives that have helped millions of people – and we have no intention of slowing down. That’s why we need people like you to join us. Any way you choose to get involved will help us save lives from cancer – but we can’t do this without you.

Campus Life Fair

Calling all students! Stop by Granito on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 to discover all the student-run organizations on campus!

2:15 ─ 3:30 pm

Granito Extension

Alumni & Friends Religous Retreat

Date: Friday, April 12, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Lawrence Room, Rosary Hall
Price: $40 Per Person or $60 Per Couple

Join us for a day of spiritual renewal and fellowship at the Dominican University Alumni & Friends Religious Retreat. This uplifting event will provide an opportunity to reconnect with your faith, reflect, and strengthen your bond with the Dominican community.

At the conclusion of the retreat, we invite you to enjoy a Wine & Cheese social, offering a time for conversation and camaraderie.

RSVP today and embrace a day of inspiration, reflection, and community!

Palisades Institute of Dominican University Presents: A Closer Look at the NYS Social Care Networks Initiative

Join us for an informative presentation on New York's Social Care Networks (SCN) Program, a transformative initiative under the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) and NY 1115 Waiver.

Date: Friday, January 31, 2025
Time: 8:30-9:00 AM: Networking & Refreshments
           9:00-10:00 AM: Workshop
Location: Dominican University's Prusmack Center ⋄ 3 Campus Drive, Blauvelt,  New York 10913

The SCN program, launching January 1, 2025, integrates social care into healthcare, addressing critical needs like food insecurity, housing instability, and transportation. This session will cover:

  • How the $20B Medicaid waiver funding supports partnerships between health and social services
  • Early experiences and what's next for the initiative
  • Opportunities for your organization to get involved

RSVP

Palisades Institute of Dominican University RSVP

Name

25th Annual Alumni Hall of Achievement

Leadership, Excellence, and Service 

Dominican University's 25th Annual Alumni Hall of Achievement

When: Thursday, April 3rd at 6 PM; Granito Extension

Time: 6:00PM

Location: Granito Center

Pricing:
$50 per person
$90 per couple
Guests under 12 years old are FREE

Program Tribute Full Page
$250– Artwork deadline Friday, March 7, 2025.  Please email completed Tributes to Margaret.Treacy@duny.edu

Registration is open. Please check back in late January to see this year's honoree's.

Have a question or suggestion regarding this event?
Contact Margaret.Treacy@duny.edu

Rockland Relay for Life

Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.

End cancer as we know it, for everyone.

Join us for the 2025 Rockland County Relay for Life

Friday, April 11, 2025
5:00 pm
Dominican University, Hennessy Center

495 Western Highway, Blauvelt, New York 10913

Relay For Life is more than a walk – it’s a chance to come together in your local community to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against every cancer as we come together for every life.

Be a part of the global community of passionate supporters working to help end cancer as we know it, for everyone.