Sen Dick Durbin Visits Dominican, Meets with Student Digital Navigators

Sen Dick Durbin (D-IL) visited Dominican University to discuss the $2.5 million in federal funding the university received through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program that has helped enhance information technology capabilities and close the digital divide for students. Sen Durbin visited one of seven classrooms that, thanks to a portion of the grant proceeds, received technological upgrades to support a hybrid of in-person and remote learning. There, he met with a group of students, most of them digital navigator interns. Their work, which is funded through the grant, has included cybersecurity awareness for students and surveying the student body for guidance in identifying IT priorities on campus. Sen Durbin also spoke with IT personnel and university leaders.