Dianne Costanzo teaches both English courses and liberal arts and sciences seminars at Dominican, as well as a popular senior seminar, “Aikido as Contemplation.” Costanzo is a fourth degree black belt and instructor in Aikido, a Japanese martial art, and she runs One Point Center, an Aikido training center in Oak Park. She leads days/evenings of reflection for churches in the Chicagoland area and other organizations, such as North Shore Hospital, Alexian Brothers Medical Center and Lutheran General.