Students get real world experience and help the community by assisting social ventures. Full Story Thanks to an affordable online certificate program, the managerial acumen of St. Vincent de Paul is now being shared with nonprofit leaders around Chicago and the globe. Full Story His grandfather’s service to the community inspired Jeff Brown to give back to bthe city he loves. Full Story The Theatre School at DePaul University has been named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s 25 Best Drama Schools in the World, sharing the spotlight with such notables asThe Julliard School, Yale School of Drama, and the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia. Full Story Diversity MBA Magazine named DePaul University as one of its “50 Out Front for Diversity Leadership.” DePaul was ranked No. 18 among the 50 companies and nonprofit organizations selected for their workplace diversity and leadership opportunities for people of color. Full Story At LIFT-Chicago, dePaul students have turned volunteer time into real-world experience helping Chicagoans in need Full Story Every day, teachers have a profound impact on students’ lives — and not just academically. To recognize such teachers, DePaul University’s College of Education honors nine teachers who have significantly influenced DePaul students’ lives at its inaugural Celebrating Teachers award program June 6. Full Story The College of Law’s Pro Bono & Community Service Initiative (PBCSI) held its annual Service Awards Reception April 25 and recognized students who completed at least 50 hours of pro bono and community service work while at DePaul. Full Story Sonia Nazario, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and acclaimed author, to speak Full Story Chicago composer Augusta Read Thomas writes energetic work as prelude for Beethoven’s 9th. Full Story Professor applies the lessons of Dr. Seuss Full Story The Succession to the Crown Act states, “In determining the succession to the Crown, the gender of a person born after 28 Oct. 2011 does not give that person, or that person’s descendants, precedence over any other person (whenever born).” After passing both Houses of Parliament, the Succession to the Crown Act received Royal Assent on April 25, 2013. Full Story On May 9, DePaul University hosted a symposium on concussions for the Sports Legacy Institute Community Educators (SLICE) at Cortelyou Commons in Lincoln Park. Full Story K-12 Arabic language teachers in the Chicago metropolitan area will benefit from a professional council to be developed by DePaul University’s Arabic Studies program under a $50,000 grant from Qatar Foundation International. Full Story DePaul’s Laura Kina gives a mixed race perspective to ‘War Baby/Love Child’ exhibit Full Story Failure, scandal and ruin are caused by a narrow mindset that prevents corporate leaders from acknowledging that they are on course for disaster, according to two ethics scholars from DePaul University. Full Story The Telly Awards honors the finest broadcast, commercial, corporate, educational and online video productions and films. The organization received more than 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents. Full Story The DemonTHON 24-hour dance marathon, DePaul University’s largest student-run philanthropy, raised $150, 313, smashing last year’s total of $103,700 when DePaul set the record for a first-time dance marathon to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Full Story U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg combined two of her passions—law and opera—to help DePaul’s Driehaus College of Business, College of Law and School of Music celebrate their centennial anniversaries. Full Story Faculty, staff, students and alumni contributed to service projects in 70 different locations in Chicago on Vincentian Service Day. Full Story Faculty member shares her story of service to women’s organization in Africa Full Story For their dedication to educating and enriching the lives of young women and men in Chicago, DePaul University’s Monsignor Kenneth J. Velo and alumnus Thomas Kleinschmidt were honored May 6 at an “Inspiration Celebration” by the board of directors and friends of Gordon Tech College Prep. Full Story The Office of Research Services has been reorganized during the past 18 months to better facilitate faculty scholarship and to identify additional opportunities for external funding. Full Story When the College of Education began 50 years ago, it only offered one degree — in elementary education. Today, the college prepares counselors, special education teachers, principals and education policymakers for jobs in today’s academic world through its six undergraduate and 33 graduate degree offerings. Full Story DePaul professors discuss the novel’s lasting legacy Full Story Next phase of library renovation to produce big changes Full Story The story of Lincoln Park is very much the story of DePaul, an institutional anchor in the neighborhood since its founding in 1898 as St. Vincent’s College. The Vincentian presence in Lincoln Park goes back even further—to the creation of the St. Vincent de Paul parish in 1875. Full Story Although some people don’t mind overindulging on vacation, Chris Arterberry, associate director at DePaul University’s Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center, shared some ways to minimize the damage of taking a break from your normal routine. Full Story Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., concluded a whirlwind week of activities at DePaul on April 24, some of which included Oscar-winning actor and writer-director Tim Robbins, her collaborator on the film and stage adaptations of her groundbreaking book “Dead Man Walking.” Full Story In 2012 DemonTHON broke the national record for the most money raised by an inaugural dance marathon, raising $103,700. This year’s 24-hour dance marathon begins May 10 at 5 p.m. Full Story In this DePaul Art Minute, Mark Pohlad, associate professor of the history of art and architecture at DePaul University, talks about why the 1913 Armory Schow incited such strong emotion in Chicagoans. Full Story Much of the talent powering Chicago’s gaming scene comes from DePaul’s College of Computing and Digital Media. Since 2004, the school’s game development program has been teaching students how to succeed in the industry, and many of them have found homes in up-and-coming game design companies. Full Story Check out this video about the DePaul Urban Garden, where students and faculty are working to make agriculture more available to the community. Full Story Actresses S. Epatha Merkerson, Stana Katic and Amy Morton will be feted April 22 by The Theatre School at DePaul University during its 25th annual Awards for Excellence in the Arts ceremony. Full Story Organized by DePaul’s Student Government Association, the annual trek to the Illinois Capitol is an opportunity for legislators to hear from young voters about issues that matter most to college students. Full Story Kevin McGuire, sustainability coordinator for the Office of Mission and Values, said Earth Week’s main goals, drawn from Vision 2018, are “developing opportunities for learning focused on sustainability and showcasing the best practices in sustainable operations and administrative processes." Full Story The Humanities Center has scheduled several events for the DePaul community this spring, including a conference on the death penalty and a presentation by leading literary critic Stanley Fish. Full Story Consuls general from 42 countries who are based in Chicago attended the eighth annual Chicago Consular Corps luncheon April 4 in Cortelyou Commons. Full Story Ensemble 20+, an eight to 20 student ensemble which features music by living composers from the 20th and 21st centuries, will be presenting its fourth annual performance. Full Story This month, Special Collections and Archives celebrates the School of Music’s centennial by focusing on a few of the musical “firsts” in the school’s history, and on the wider campus. From its humble beginnings as a summer school program that could not provide college credit, to the impressive international reputation it has today, the School of Music has consistently entertained and impressed the community – inside and outside of DePaul. Full Story Fourteen-year-old South Shore resident Shakira Nunnally knows gun violence firsthand. She has lost five close friends and saw eight teens gunned down while walking home from the store with her father last year. Nunnally shared her story with more than 170 Chicago Public School middle school students and teachers and DePaul College of Education students. Full Story Gerald P. Koocher, professor of psychology and associate provost at Simmons College in Boston, was selected by DePaul University to be dean of the College of Science and Health. Full Story Attendees of World Catholicism Week will benefit from the many experts speaking on current topics within the Catholic Church, as well as relevant world issues. Full Story The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president of DePaul University, is among a group of civic, business and university leaders on the steering committee of the newly formed Illinois Business Immigration Coalition that plans to recruit 300 chief executives and 1,000 small businesses to push for bipartisan, comprehensive federal immigration reform. Full Story Part talk-show, part documentary, “Big Questions” examines local and global social issues. Full Story Cinespace Chicago will provide an exclusive cinema production stage and design space for DePaul’s cinema students — only a few doors down from where the TV show “Chicago Fire” is being filmed. Full Story The Theatre School brings the Bard to the stage for a spring production of "Measure for Measure." Full Story The DePaul Art Museum explores the construction of mixed-heritage Asian American identity in the United States with “War Baby/Love Child: Mixed Race Asian American Art,” which opens April 25. Full Story “We are honored to welcome returning Peace Corps volunteers to the School of Public Service,” said Director William Calzaretta. Fellows will be eligible to enroll in one of five degree programs in the School of Public Service. Full Story “I try to create spaces for those who are underprivileged to feel empowered,” said Fr. Campuzano. “I want to make my brothers and sisters feel comfortable telling me their problems and providing them ways to resolve their internal and external conflicts.” Full Story Professor Edwin Cohen has seen a lot of changes at DePaul since joining the faculty in 1956. Check out this Q & A with DePaul's senior faculty member. Full Story A DePaul student is advancing the study of urban hydroponics farming. Full Story India is a strategic location for DePaul to engage for several reasons, said Iqbal. Economic reforms instituted in the early 1990s have transformed it into one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Full Story A DePaul Staffer wins national short-track speedskating championship. See who it is... Full Story The returning exhibit marks the 100th anniversary of a notorious exhibition. Full Story The Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., president of DePaul, said, “With his vast experience in Catholic education, including serving as the principal of Fenwick High School just a few years ago, Jim Quaid is perfect to lead Gordon." Full Story The production is an enchanting story about mermaids, a blue cat, an acrobatic octopus and the majesty of the ocean. Full Story Blue Demons head to their 11th straight NCAA tournament. Full Story Madison Square Garden remains host venue for conference tourney Full Story Special Collections and Archives celebrates Women’s History Month by looking at women’s contributions to our centennial schools: the School of Music, Driehaus College of Business and College of Law. Full Story Students at DePaul University and Gordon Tech College Prep will not be among the social media illiterate because Mike Reilley, College of Communication instructor and Society of Professional Journalist (SPJ) advisor, is using real-world techniques to overcome lack of online media experience Full Story A DePaul professor explains the math behind your chances for a perfect pick. Full Story Playwright is one of three to receive the Windham-Campbell recognition, which comes with $150,000 in prize money. Full Story Learn how Sharon Guan leads a team to help drive innovative teaching. Full Story Art has the capacity to convey complicated environmental problems through powerful, universally understood images, says Barbara Willard, associate professor in DePaul University’s College of Communication. Full Story Faculty and staff spend the day volunteering at three different locations around Chicago. Full Story Center's faculty and graduate students analyze mountains of data to help predict consumer behavior. Full Story Young entrepreneurs vied for more than $15,000 in scholarships. Full Story Francesca Royster, professor of English, writes and teaches courses on Shakespeare, film and black feminism. Her recent book, “Sounding Like a No-No: Queer Sounds & Eccentric Acts in a Post-Soul Era,” traces a rebellious spirit in post–civil rights black music. Full Story The participating faculty, split evenly between the two schools, broke into eight working groups for an afternoon of discussions on the research currently under way by faculty. Full Story Mary McCain, Irish Studies instructor at DePaul, looks at the American roots of an Irish celebration. Full Story The DePaulia, DePaul University’s main student news source for more than 75 years, won seven awards, including three first-place honors, from the Illinois College Press Association. Full Story Donald B. Pope-Davis, professor of psychology and for the past six years the vice president and associate provost at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected provost of DePaul University by its Board of Trustees. Full Story Kris Gallagher, internal consultant for University Marketing Communications, co-facilitates the class launched in spring 2012 that routinely reaches maximum enrollment. “The class takes you through the primary social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram but also addresses more strategic concerns like who is your audience? What is it you want them to do? And how does your social media integrate with your other communications efforts?” Full Story Open to music majors as well as students from other disciplines, the DePaul African Ensemble is a collective of students who share an appreciation for African culture and music. Full Story CDM assistant professor's new game lets players fight evil one pose at a time. Full Story Abe Diaz, a chemistry major at DePaul University in Chicago,will be one of six college students delivering Oscar statuettes to the celebrity presenters. Full Story DePaul University students, faculty and staff will gather for an evening of collective healing and transformation at “Dandelions in the Concrete.” The program is billed as an evening for collective healing and transformation through storytelling, art, music, performances, poetry and open mic. Full Story The Faculty Staff Development committee has set two goals for the 2012-2013 academic year: to increase participation from DePaul employees from 15 percent to 20 percent and to increase the scholarship award to $5,000 – a transformational amount for many DePaul students. Full Story This month University Archives examines the publications, and some moments of peculiar publicity, in each of our centennial schools – Music, Law, and Commerce/Business. Full Story “I feel more connected to the satellite after witnessing the launch,” said Kevin Doherty, a senior in the geographic information systems certificate program. “When I see the first images in two weeks, I will better appreciate the process and work that goes into launching a satellite.” Full Story “Pasos al Futuro,” Spanish for “steps towards the future,” a program at DePaul University that introduces Latino high school students to a career in journalism, recently received a $120,000 grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. Full Story Formal appraisals are conducted between March and mid-May. Full- and part-time staff employees, along with their faculty or staff managers, participate in the process. Full Story In many Catholic and civic circles in Chicago, Monsignor Kenneth Velo is the face of DePaul. Full Story It’s been 30 years since we were introduced to Mario’s fraternal twin brother Luigi. In terms of celebration, however, Luigi remains strictly second banana; the Robin to Mario’s Batman, according to Jose Zagal, assistant professor of game development and interactive media at DePaul University. Full Story According to Julie Nuter, Associate Vice President, Human Resources, approximately half of DePaul’s job openings are filled by current or former employees, indicating that people want to build long-term careers at the university. That desire, coupled with DePaul’s goal to retain talented employees, has driven HR to expand its efforts in career management and internal mobility. Full Story “It is an honor to be among such prestigious institutions chosen for this ranking,” Kevin Stevens, director of the School of Accountancy in the Driehaus College of Business, said. “The recognition speaks to the quality of students that graduate from our program as well as the program itself.” Full Story College of Communication Associate Professor Lexa Murphy has been traveling to Kenya since 2005 to help a program called “Love Life, Talk and Live.” Full Story The Theatre School’s Showcase Series of Contemporary Plays and Classics presents “Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika,” written by Tony Kushner and directed by Jane Drake Brody. The production premieres on Feb. 8 and runs through Feb. 17. Full Story The Vincentian Endowment Fund awarded 16 grants to support DePaul's Vincentian character. Full Story The OpEd Project, which calls itself a social venture, is working with a core group of top universities, including DePaul, “to dramatically increase the influence of women and other diverse scholars as thought leaders whose ideas shape the important conversations of our age,” says Interim Provost Patricia O’Donoghue. Full Story Each year, DePaul brings together students from China, DePaul’s Chinese Studies students and performers, representatives from the Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute and residents from Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood to celebrate the incoming Chinese New Year. Full Story Staff Council committee led initiative to have DePaul observe MLK Day beginning in 2016. Full Story The show opens Feb. 1, and runs through Feb. 10 at the Greenhouse Theater Center. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Full Story The Zipcar car sharing program is now available on DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Campus. The transportation option is scheduled to be offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week to complement the urban lifestyle of students, faculty, and staff ages 18 and older, as well as members of the local community ages 21 and over. Full Story How SNL advisor Scott Gabbert helped a DePaul student complete a 14-year journey to graduation Full Story A treasure trove of resources, including assistance with podcasting and videos as well as PowerPoint and Excel workshops, are among the offerings for the DePaul community from Media Production and Training (MPT), a team in Information Services. Full Story As January 1913 was the first month DePaul offered classes in the Driehaus College of Business (formerly the College of Commerce), this month’s Newsline commemorates the Driehaus College of Business's past by delving into its rich history. Full Story “Climate of Uncertainty” features 12 artists engaged in long-term projects that address humans’ role in environmental degradation Full Story For DePaul, it means fidelity to mission consonant with close attention to a dynamic and changing world Full Story There are more than two million people in the world who work or volunteer in an organization that looks to St. Vincent de Paul for its inspiration. To serve them, as well as the scholarly community, DePaul made the decision to become the world’s central resource for Vincentian history and scholarship. Full Story Business strategist Terri Lonier has been appointed executive director of the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center and clinical professor of management in DePaul’s Driehaus College of Business. Full Story Blogger Mark Anthony Neal will discuss social media’s impact on the social justice movement during DePaul's annual King Day Prayer Breakfast on Jan. 21. Full Story Service Spotlight, a new monthly Newsline feature, shines a light on faculty and staff who exemplify DePaul’s Vincentian mission of service to the community. Full Story Gov. Pat Quinn used DePaul University’s Loop campus as a backdrop Dec. 12 to “sound the alarm” about the future of the Monetary Award Program (MAP), the 50-year-old state-funded grant resource for college students Full Story Acclaimed historical fiction takes center stage Full Story DePaul’s Dickens collection has since grown to include more than 1,000 items including volumes of Charles Dickens’ rare books, memorabilia and early editions. The collection is housed in the Richardson Library’s Special Collections and Archives section on the third floor Full Story DePaul University has elected three leaders to its 44-member board of trustees, including health care executive Ruth W. Brinkley, opera director Sasha Gerritson and education administrator Donald Heller. Brinkley and Gerritson are graduates of DePaul. Full Story A procrastinator’s guide to making – and keeping – New Year’s resolutions Full Story In this month’s Newsline, we examine the social life and legacies of DePaul Students of the Centennial Schools – Commerce, Law and Music. Full Story Two Kenyan crusaders who are using dialogue and education to reform their country were recognized by DePaul with honorary doctorates for their distinguished careers and service to others. Full Story Timothy Peternel is an assistant professor in the College of Computing and Digital Media who has also worked as an independent film producer for the past 15 years. He has producing credits on such critically acclaimed films as “Spun,” “Love Liza” and “Buffalo 66.” Full Story The crisis in Syria has mobilized a consortium of more than 30 higher education institutions and organizations, including DePaul University in Chicago, to provide emergency support for Syrian students and scholars. Full Story DePaul professors predict a big holiday shopping season. Sales are expected to trend up by about 4 percent and people in general are going to be spending a bit more this year. Full Story Students may begin enrolling in summer classes during winter quarter registration rather than the spring. Full Story The SMT Showcase provides students the opportunity to present their research in a non-competitive, encouraging atmosphere within the DePaul community. Faculty members volunteer their time to advise the students and provide lab time to conduct the work on the research projects. Full Story OMSS works with students who are transitioning into college either as freshmen or as transfer students from another college or university. The office has large mentoring programs that help students with this critical transition into life at DePaul. Full Story The Rev. Fredy Eli, a Haitian Vincentian, is more than a priest of the Congregation of the Mission. He’s become a father figure to 25 children he rescued from untenable circumstances following an earthquake in January 2010, and he is changing the direction of their lives. Full Story Fueled by a $25,000 grant from Bank of America, DePaul University plans to help more minority males in public schools achieve academic success by expanding its work with the Chicago Public School's Male Initiative Project. Full Story Stephanie Smith, who was senior vice president-Human Resources for Kraft Foods North America until September 2010, is scheduled to join DePaul on Nov. 26. She will step into the post that has been held on an interim basis by DePaul’s Deputy General Counsel Kathy Stieber. Full Story This month Special Collections and Archives focuses in on the fruitful history of the DePaul University Law School. As we looked at the unique beginning of the DePaul Law School in September, this feature will continue to explore moments throughout its 100 years. Full Story Faculty, staff and students from the college get together with children from Ruggles Elementary School in a one-on-one literacy tutoring program held on DePaul’s Loop campus. Full Story “I am thrilled that DePaul is doing this,” senior Katie Paul says. “It just makes me glad to be a part of an institution that is acting responsibly.” Full Story In support of U.S. soldiers serving overseas, DePaul’s Staff Council is collecting donated items to send in care packages to active military personnel. Staff Council has collaborated with DePaul’s Office of Veterans Affairs to initiate this drive and invites the DePaul community to join in this effort. Full Story Tenured at DePaul in 2005, Pando has been especially interested in getting first-generation college students, women and students of color interested in careers in science. To that end, he founded the DePaul chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). Full Story International Games Day comes to the Loop Campus Library Full Story “In the Red and Brown Water,” by alumnus and award-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, is the story of Oya, an African-American teenager named for the Yoruba warrior-spirit of the wind. Oya is an up-and-coming star athlete, but postpones a university track scholarship in order to take care for her ailing mother. Full Story Nan Cibula-Jenkins, head of The Theatre School’s costume design program, has returned to Broadway this autumn as the costume designer for the acclaimed Broadway revival of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.” Full Story iDePaul is the brand new university-wide smartphone app, centralizing information that is important to students, faculty and staff. Full Story DePaul University is partnering with Gordon Tech to provide a strong school of choice for Chicago’s North Side Full Story Over the next few months, Workplace Learning, Performance and Organizational Development (WLP-OD) will roll out two new courses as part of the DePaul curriculum for managers and staff. Full Story The Study Abroad Program has been restructured to better serve faculty and the more than 1,000 students who learn on six continents each year. Full Story The Family Lab is celebrating its 45th year as a leader in educational testing and tutorial support. Since 1967, the Family Lab has provided educational services to children and communities. Each quarter, the Family Lab offers testing and tutoring services to students in kindergarten through high school who experience difficulties in reading and learning. Full Story DePaul University’s School for New Learning (SNL) celebrates 40 years of teaching adults through a unique approach to learning that offers a range of customized programs that build upon abilities and experiences, add knowledge and develop skills to help students achieve personal and professional goals. Full Story Last month we introduced this year’s three centennial schools. This month, we focus on some of the people who guided the schools through their first years – the earliest deans. Full Story The Theatre School at DePaul University will present a production of the children’s science fiction classic “A Wrinkle in Time,” by Madeleine L’Engle, as the first installment of the 2012-2013 Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences Series. The book has been adapted for the stage by John Glore and will be directed by full-time faculty member Ernie Nolan. Full Story An institute at DePaul has become the go-to expert resource for public interest groups and local businesses seeking up-to-date data on Cook County housing trends. Full Story In addition to inviting university departments to participate, individual employees are encouraged to bring items from home that they wish to have shredded. Full Story “The United States is facing a dramatic need for highly skilled health care professionals to meet the demands created by dramatic demographic shifts in society,” said the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., DePaul’s president. “DePaul is excited by the opportunities this Alliance with Rosalind Franklin University will afford our students and the larger DePaul community to expand health education. Full Story The competition nationally for the federally funded McNair program was particularly difficult this year because it faced major budget cuts in 2012, losing $10 million of its $46 million. These funds are being used for another federal TRiO program. As of September, only 134 of 200 McNair programs have been funded nationally. Full Story One DePaul faculty member’s adventures in the Chicago music scene Full Story To commemorate the Feast of St. Vincent this week, the Vincentian Studies Institute of DePaul has launched a searchable, interactive Internet database that provides worldwide access to the wisdom of St. Louise de Marillac. Full Story Born in Mexico City and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Hinojosa has documented the story of Latinos in America throughout her more than 25 years in broadcasting. Full Story DePaul University is one of the country’s 25 best academic institutions for entrepreneurship education, according to the annual rankings issued by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review. Full Story Elizabeth Ortiz, vice president for OIDE, says the website “is just one of the many new initiatives being developed and implemented as part of Vision 2018 to foster faculty development.” Many efforts are currently under way college wide to achieve the V|2018 strategic goal of building and retaining an outstanding diverse faculty. Full Story Faculty and staff are urged to participate in National Preparedness Month at DePaul’s safety fairs this week. All who visit can enter a raffle for a Kindle and an emergency backpack. Full Story On a sun-drenched day on the Lincoln Park Quad, some 1,300 faculty, staff, students and alumni celebrated the launch of V|2018: Dedication to Excellence, Commitment to Community. Full Story The Theatre School presents a performance of the Broadway hit “Spring Awakening,” premiering on Sept. 28, and running through Oct. 7 at DePaul’s historic Merle Reskin Theatre. Full Story We are extremely proud that our DOTS program has won this competitive award,” said GianMario Besana, associate vice president for Academic Affairs-Online Learning and Internationalization. “DePaul continues to invest significant resources in this training program and fully supports its mission and goals.” Full Story DePaul University’s Master of Science in Taxation program was ranked the No. 1 tax program in the nation in a survey conducted by JobsInTax of heads of corporate tax firms and alumni of MST programs. Full Story In athletics circles, DePaul is mostly remembered for its Final Four men’s basketball team of 1979. In the early part of the 20th century, however, tens of thousands packed the stands to watch DePaul on the football field. Full Story Business, Law, Music each to celebrate 100-year milestones in 2012-13 Full Story The nominees for the 44th annual Joseph Jefferson Awards (or Jeff Awards) includes many DePaul faculty, former faculty and alumni. Full Story Faculty and staff gathered for the annual Academic Convocation in St. Vincent de Paul Church on Aug. 30 to celebrate the launch of DePaul’s 115th school year. Full Story This event will be introduced by Katharine Peña, director of Croak Student Legal Services, and will feature immigration attorneys from the law firm of Kempster, Keller and Lenz-Calvo, Ltd. The sessions will provide an explanation of the application process for those requesting deferred action for childhood arrivals and a discussion of the potential benefits and risks of filing an application. Full Story DePaul is celebrating 100 years of its business school and will kick off the centennial year on Sept. 19 when it hosts a dedication ceremony to officially rename the school the Richard H. Driehaus College of Business in recognition of DePaul’s longtime partnership with the Chicago investment pioneer and philanthropist. Full Story The School of Music, College of Law, and the College of Commerce, now Driehaus School of Business, can all trace their unique beginnings to the 1912-1913 academic year. To commemorate these important landmarks, Newsline and University Archives will be stirring up some dust (only figuratively, we hope!) to supply the DePaul Community with stories and facts related to each college and what life was like at DePaul 100 years ago. Full Story DePaul is starting the 2012-13 academic year with a new six-year strategic plan, Vision 2018: Dedication to Excellence, Commitment to Community. Full Story . The students’ efforts not only provided real-life lessons in project management but also raised nearly $6,000 for four nonprofits: the Northern Illinois Food Bank, Autism Speaks, Chicago Canine Rescue Foundation and Face the Future, which supports the Illinois Craniofacial Center. Full Story Katharine Peña has joined DePaul as the new director of Student Legal Services, which was renamed Croak Student Legal Services (SLS) after its recently retired founder and director, the Rev. Tom Croak, C.M. Full Story The DePaul Art Museum will explore work by contemporary artists who draw inspiration from an earlier generation of Chicago artists known as Imagists in “Afterimage,” which opens Sept. 14. Free and open to the public, the exhibition runs through Nov. 18. Full Story Ben Nadel, manager of America’s Dog in Lincoln Park, is happy to see his customers carrying DePaul ID cards. Thanks to DePaul’s new Shop Local initiative, he is seeing more DePaul faculty, staff and students capitalizing on Demon Discounts. Full Story DePaul has been named in numerous categories in the annual “Top 100 Producers of Minority Degrees” by Diverse Issues In Higher Education magazine, including the top spot in two categories. Full Story What can DePaul employees do when a child is sick and no one can stay home with them? Full Story The Annie E. Casey Foundation has awarded Antonio Polo a $458,000 grant to further his work with African- American and Latino middle school students who suffer from depression Full Story The Driehaus College of Business (BUS) and its partner, Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF), presented diplomas to 70 students at a commencement ceremony held for DePaul’s graduate program in Manama, Bahrain. Full Story “I’m very grateful. I’ve had such a wonderful time here. DePaul has been a very special place,” said Doyle, who stepped down Aug. 3 as vice president for Student Affairs. “What good friends you are. I’m thankful to all of you who have helped me grow in my faith.” Full Story Adjunct instructor Ken George teaches animation and, in his free time, flexes as a competitive bodybuilder. Full Story The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs has honored Daniel Sylvester, a DePaul University law student and U.S Army veteran, as “Veteran of the Month.” Full Story Creating an interest in science and mathematics is what the program is about. Full Story Belkairous has been walking or running three times a day for the last 45 years. Full Story DePaul’s Staff Council has elected a new president and committee chair people following the June 20 retreat held in the Loop’s DePaul Center. Full Story Assistant Professor Windsor Aguirre discovered a new species of fish in Ecuador. Full Story McNair scholars from DePaul and University of Central Florida in Croatia with Arnold Mitchem, a champion of equal access to higher education Full Story DePaul’s DemonTHON, held in the Sullivan Athletic Center, raised $103,000 to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network – the largest first-year total in history for any college dance marathon. Full Story “Our event, in my mind, is somewhat similar to what is going on today, especially in classrooms,” LaNier told the group. “After 9/11, we started using the word ‘terrorism’ so much. Today we’re using the word ‘bullying.’ All of this is the same; it is all the same. And you have an opportunity to teach your kids inclusiveness, to teach your students about diversity, about respecting one another." Full Story Dexter Bullard will direct an all-star cast in a Broadway production of “Grace,” a play about a couple who plan to open a chain of gospel motels. The experience will place in the DePaul professor in contention for a Tony Award. Full Story Original $250-million goal achieved, DePaul leaders raise the bar to $300 million with focus on scholarships Full Story What began as an alternative to residential students tossing out clothes, electronics or other possessions at the end of the school year has grown into a university-wide initiative that generates thousands of dollars for DePaul. Full Story “We were bursting at the seams,” says Dean Ray Whittington. “The new floor will allow us to centralize some of the departments that have been spread out in this building and across the street in the Daley Building.” Full Story Professor Andrew Suozzo, who has been at DePaul for more than 30 years, was honored for his lifetime of promoting French culture and language. Full Story A series of events in DePaul history that have taken place in the month of June:
1737 – On June 16, 1737 Vincent DePaul is canonized a saint... Full Story Ann Sherman, associate professor of finance at DePaul, testified before a U.S. Senate Banking Committee last Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Full Story The event on June 7 included the unveiling of a rendering of the collaboration lab on the first floor of the CDM Center that will now be known as the Helmut P. Epp Collaboration Lab. His portrait, also unveiled at the gathering, will be displayed in the lab of the college he founded in 1995. Full Story DePaul's Loop and Lincoln Park Libraries have unveiled a recreational reading collection called "Unwind the Mind," featuring contemporary fiction, popular non-fiction and best sellers like Kathryn Stockett’s “The Help” or “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” by Michael Lewis. Full Story Tim Mazurek spends his days advising DePaul students and his weekends sifting, stirring and advising food lovers on his award-winning food blog, which was recently selected as 2012's Best Cooking Blog by Saveur.com. Full Story DePaul employees reflect on the 40th anniversary of Title IX legislation by recalling their days as college athletes. Full Story DePaul hosted the North American gathering for the ecumenical Christian community of Taizé. Many of these global pilgrimages, along with the yearly visits to the actual community of Taizé in France, have attracted hundreds of thousands of attendees, including many from DePaul. Full Story More than 1,500 faculty, staff and students have spent the past two years looking at ways to refine the Liberal Studies Program (LSP), the common curriculum that accounts for about 40 percent of all undergraduate coursework. Full Story DePaul’s Office of Institutional Compliance has added several new and updated policies to the Management Standards Handbook. Full Story More than 6,000 students were awarded degrees during DePaul’s 114th Commencement on June 9 and 10. Students not only picked up degrees but collected some sage advice from the distinguished speakers. Full Story The College of Law welcomed 368 new graduates into its alumni ranks during its 114th commencement held recently at the Akoo Theatre in Rosemont, Ill. Full Story DePaul’s newest academic building, Arts & Letters Hall, has earned Gold LEED-certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), which recognizes leadership in energy efficiency and environmental design. Full Story Helmut Epp prepares to turn over reins as chief academic officer Full Story Dr. Bechara Choucair, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, gave encouragement to students about to graduate from DePaul’s Master of Public Health program. Full Story As paper files become a thing of the past, the university's new electronic records initiative will find how best to archive DePaul's important records that exist only in digital form. Full Story Fr. Dennis Holtschneider visited the Vincent & Louise House, a Catholic community where 10 DePaul undergraduates live. Full Story Marie Ann Donovan helped make Memorial Day a day to remember for eight sailors from Naval Station Great Lakes by buying them the winning ticket worth $6,675 in the Chicago Cubs Charities’ 50/50 raffle during Monday’s game at Wrigley Field. Full Story A new website displays Chicago-area Civil War art collections. Full Story Students and faculty help research new type of treatment program for persons with mental illness who are in crisis . Full Story All DePaul undergraduates will become members of the museum in the fall. Students will enjoy free admission by showing their DePaul ID and will receive quarterly emails about the museum and its activities. Full Story “DePaul could not have been successful in our efforts to answer the call of the city to support the NATO summit without the full support of many faculty, staff and students,” says J.D. Bindenagel, vice president for CGIA. Full Story The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president, announced the partnership with Mayor Rahm Emanuel on May 23 at Senn High School, the partner school for Loyola University. The mayor is encouraging Chicago’s four-year universities to pair with the city’s public high schools to help the schools “launch in a new direction,” Emanuel says. Full Story A series of events in DePaul history that have taken place in the month of May… Full Story “This designation serves as a signal to your community and peer institutions that you stand as a leader in higher education sustainability,” says Eric Heineman, senior sustainability policy advisor to Gov. Quinn Full Story DePaul took special care when selecting the works of art gracing the walls and halls of the new DePaul Art Museum. Full Story Music students record film score for silent classic Full Story 2012 commencement speakers include computer pioneer, African-American theatrical impresario and Pulitzer Prize-winning social biologist Full Story Other prestigious drama schools to make the list were The Julliard School, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, Yale University School of Drama and Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Full Story Residential Education has lent its expertise administering in the StrengthsQuest talent assessment to faculty and staff in more than a dozen departments around DePaul. Full Story DePaul University is No. 19 in Diversity MBA Magazine’s annual “50 Out Front for Diversity Leadership,” the top ranking achieved by an institution of higher learning. Full Story By early April, 3 percent of roughly 11,150 students admitted to DePaul’s next entering class applied as test optional. Full Story Amidst the sounds of rap, reggae and salsa, thousands of DePaul and Chicago Public School (CPS) students came together at Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St., May 5 to promote peace and unity among the youth of our city. Full Story Members of the university community are invited to attend several events related to the upcoming NATO summit in which DePaul is participating or sponsoring. Full StoryDePaul’s Board of Trustees is expected to approve Vision 2018, a new strategic plan to guide the university for the next six years. Full Story he DePaul University Art Museum has recently been awarded LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for sustainable design and construction principles. Full Story U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., held a press conference at DePaul on May 1 to voice his support for legislation pending in the Senate that would prevent federal student loan interest rates from increasing. Full Story The new Office of Research Services is improving access to resources that will make it easier for faculty to find and apply for grants. Full Story A series of events in DePaul history that have taken place in the month of April… Full Story Nine newly elected members and five re-elected incumbents are joining DePaul’s Staff Council for the 2012-13 school year following early April elections. They join 15 currently serving members on the 29-member council. Staff Council will elect a new president and committee chairs at the June meeting. Full Story Rima Shah became the office’s first full-time sexual health and violence prevention coordinator in February. Full Story The Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., president, addressed the April 16 meeting of DePaul’s Staff Council, answering questions on a wide range of topics, including the NATO summit and the possibility of a new basketball arena. Full Story “Miss Representation” is a documentary that sheds light on how women are portrayed in the media. After the screening, three DePaul-affiliated guests led a panel discussion about the film’s topics. Full Story Cara Kaufmann-Rosenthal, director of development in Information Services, lost 70 pounds with the help of health services that also can be found at DePaul. Full Story The stars came out for the Theatre School’s annual Awards for Excellence in the Arts gala, hosted by Emmy-winning director Scott Ellis. Friends of The Theatre School mingled with costumed performers and helped provide scholarships for future students. Full Story Citing DePaul’s “significant strides toward becoming more environmentally
sustainable through green building initiatives, conservation efforts, use of
alternative energy sources and academic programs,” the Princeton Review named the university to its list of the nation’s greenest colleges for the third year in a row. Full Story DemonTHON, the first student-run dance marathon on campus, is on target to become largest fundraising first-year marathon in history. Full Story “The city will be open for business,” says Lori Healey, executive director of the Chicago NATO Host Committee and the featured speaker at DePaul’s Seventh Annual Consular Corps luncheon, held April 12 at Cortelyou Commons. DePaul invited diplomats from 48 countries to the event, which serves to thank consuls general for supporting the university’s international initiatives. Full Story DePaul played host to a group of 18 high-achieving students and one NFL star, as Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha brought his ACTS (Asomugha College Tour for Scholars) group to campus. Full Story Women as Global Leaders conference hosted by Zayed University in Abu Dhabi Full Story “HR is lending its support to help better integrate part-time faculty into the university,” says Gary Miller, HR’s director of Integrated Management Support. “They are an important part of DePaul and our mission.” Full Story A recap of last month's Staff Council meeting. Full Story The Theatre School will hold its annual gala on April 16 at the Four Seasons Hotel at 120 E. Delaware Ave. Full Story Human Resources (HR) is encouraging employees to add extra steps to their days through the Stay Healthy and Earn Healthy Vin-cent$ Campaign’s upcoming University Walking Challenge. Full Story Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., a leading national voice against capital punishment and the injustice of the legal system, will give a public lecture May 15 at DePaul titled “Dead Man Walking – The Journey Continues.” Full Story The Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology is preparing for its annual World Catholicism Week, a series of events celebrating the Catholic faith’s unity in diversity. This year’s events are open to the public and take place April 16 to 20. Full Story The new Arts and Letters Hall was dedicated in an official ceremony on Jan. 11, drawing a full house of spectators to feast eyes on its sleek design and state-of-the-art classrooms. Full Story Gov. Pat Quinn helped DePaul celebrate its women's basketball team as the players prepared to head into their first-round NCAA tournament game. Full Story As NATO comes to Chicago, DePaul professors are bringing the summit into the classroom. Full Story SITF has made recommendations for positioning sustainability as an essential part of DePaul’s Catholic, Vincentian and urban mission. Full Story The women's basketball team faces No. 10 seed BYU on Saturday, March 17 at the Allstate Arena. It will be the team's tenth straight year of appearing in the tournament. Full Story DePaul women used the annual event as an opportunity to learn leadership and career management tips. Full Story Scott Walter will leave the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to join DePaul on April 30. Full Story As of Newsline’s press time, DePaul officials have decided to close the Loop Campus from May 18 through May 21. All DePaul buildings in the Loop will be closed during that period. Full Story Francis Cardinal George, archbishop of Chicago, and other church leaders are scheduled to attend the evening prayer at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 26 in the Sullivan Athletic Center. Full Story Finalists presented their ideas on Feb. 23 to a three-judge panel who questioned the students on their ideas’ feasibility and use. First-place winners received $200, second-place winners got $150 and third-place winners received $100 to use on developing their idea. Full Story A DePaul instructor brings in real CEOs to provide real-world learning opportunities. Full Story The opportunity to join Staff Council has arrived. Candidacy forms are due by March 19. Full Story DePaul Opera Theatre presents Leoš Janáček’s final opera, a 20th century fantasy Full Story The university plans to use the building on Belden Avenue and Halsted Street for academic space. Full Story A series of events in DePaul history that have taken place in the month of February… Full Story A summary of the DePaul Staff Council meeting held on Feb. 15. Full Story After years spent perfecting their skills with more conventional instruments, School of Music students will broaden their musical horizons as they prepare for the annual DePaul African Ensemble concert on March 2. Full Story The Student Employee Summit brought together DePaul’s student employees on Feb. 16 for an evening of strengthening their leadership skills. Full Story Performance appraisals are conducted at DePaul between March and mid-May, although individual offices may participate on a slightly different schedule that coordinates with the university timeline. May 11 is the deadline for paper copies of completed appraisal forms to be returned to HR. Full Story DePaul will mark Women's History Month in March with events examining the modern-day issues that women face. Full Story Associate Professor Franklin Perkins lends his knowledge to ‘The Karate Kid’. Full Story Richard H. Driehaus announces $30 Million commitment. DePaul will rename the College of Commerce the Richard H. Driehaus College of Business at DePaul University. Full Story The DePaul Art Museum’s new $7.8 million home at 935 W. Fullerton Ave., just east of the CTA’s Fullerton “L” stop, will debut with the Sept. 17 opening of “Re: Chicago.” The exhibition, which runs through March 4, 2012, examines the careers and artistic reputations of Chicago artists over more than a century. Full Story DePaul will co-host a city-wide symposium on April 24 involving 60 to 100 Chicago community leaders and organizations working on youth violence prevention and response. Full Story DePaul faculty and staff work with a vast variety of sensitive data – from salary information and students’ grades to Social Security and credit card numbers – that could lead to costly consequences if left in the wrong hands. Full Story It's not just for the hard times - the Employee Assistance Program also assists in issues like tax preparation, social networking and relieving stress at work. Full Story Cynthia Lawson, a nationally recognized expert in higher education communications, has been appointed vice president for public relations and communications. Full Story One DePaul web developer’s adventures in Hollywood Full Story 48 students are divided into seven teams led by class-elected student managers. The teams then recruit a manager from a local Chicago corporation or nonprofit to interview throughout the course of the quarter about management concepts. Full Story Under the direction of DePaul’s Institute for Business and Professional Ethics (IBPE), students will compete this spring to develop sustainable social business plans that create at least 10 jobs for Haitian workers living in poverty. Full Story A summary of the DePaul Staff Council meeting held on Jan. 18. Full StoryOne DePaul professor attempts to bridge the gap. Full Story Friends, family, players and coworkers gathered to celebrate as Bruno was officially named as an assistant coach to the USA women’s basketball team for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Full Story A series of events in DePaul history that have taken place in the month of January… Full Story DePaul kicked off a day commemorating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, January 16 with a prayer breakfast that left the auditorium on the Lincoln Park campus overflowing. Full Story The 43-member board governs the university, sets its strategy and supports it in multiple ways to carry out its work. Full Story While many have put the champagne away for another year, Chinese New Year has yet to arrive. On January 23, the Year of the Dragon begins, and DePaul will be celebrating in style. Full Story Four DePaul faculty authors were recognized as favorite Chicago-area authors of 2011 by the Chicago Tribune. Full Story As violent bullying incidents continue to make headlines, nationally known anti-bullying experts will provide school officials and parents with the tools and information they need to combat bullying at a Jan. 20 conference at DePaul University. Full Story Questions and answers about using the FSA grace period to submit your healthcare and dependent care claims from the previous year for reimbursement. Full Story DePaul will play host to the junior detective on stage in “Nancy Drew and the Sign of the Twisted Candles,” adapted and directed by Damon Kiely, assistant professor of directing and acting. Full Story A proposed $566 million budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year with the lion’s share of it—59 percent—allocated to salaries and benefits for faculty and staff has been unanimously recommended to the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president, by the nine-member Strategic Resource Allocation Committee (SRAC). Full Story As of Jan. 1, the Productive Learning Strategies Program (PLuS) and the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) will be integrated into one department—the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD). Full Story Addressing financial aid for low-income students, supporting faculty research and better integrating part-time faculty into the university were among the hot topics at six town hall forums the Strategic Planning Task Force hosted in November to solicit feedback on the initial draft of DePaul’s next strategic plan. Full Story A series of events in DePaul history that have taken place in the month of December… Full Story Patricia O’Donoghue, Ph.D., vice president for Alumni Outreach and Engagement, has been appointed by the Board of Trustees to serve a one-year term as interim provost beginning July 1, 2012. Full Story Workplace Learning and Performance (WLP) has launched an online orientation program providing information from the history of DePaul to details of important workplace policies – and much more in between. Full Story This year, Associate Professor Noriko Tomuro took her students to the epicenter of gaming to work on a new project with Japanese students. Full Story DePaul’s celebration of King will kick off with the Center for Intercultural Programs’ prayer breakfast on Jan. 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Student Center, Room 120. Full Story Alumni who graduated in the past 15 years—1996 to 2011—are invited to participate in the Moore Family Challenge, an effort to encourage this generation of alumni to support current and future generations of students. Full Story DePaul has received a major gift this holiday season—the generosity of an alumnus and his wife who have pledged $10 million from their estate to the university. Full Story Take the BlueCross BlueShield Health Risk Assessment to receive a personalized, confidential report that outlines health risks and strengths and offers ideas for healthier living Full Story The club honors those how have worked at DePaul for 25 years or more. Full Story The Arnold L. Mitchem Fellowship Program is named after the founder and president of the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), who is one of the nation’s foremost advocates of educational opportunity. Full Story A summary of events at the Nov. 16 DePaul Staff Council meeting. Full StoryLast December, DePaul dedicated the Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley building at 14 E. Jackson Blvd. which now houses the College of Communication, School of Public Service, a number of College of Law clinics and the School for New Learning, which specializes in helping adult students achieve degrees. Full Story DePaul University’s College of Commerce is partnering with The CFO Alliance, a chief financial officer peer-to-peer community, to launch the group’s Chicago chapter. On Dec. 7, Chicago-area CFOs are invited to explore paths to United States economic recovery at an invitation-only breakfast roundtable discussion. Full Story U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., and U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., were joined by veterans attending DePaul to highlight the fast-approaching Dec. 3 deadline to send care packages to members of the armed forces stationed in the Middle East. Full Story DePaul University’s highest honor, the Saint Vincent de Paul Award was conferred upon three leaders who have distinguished themselves while serving disparate communities of need around the world.
The prestigious award has been given out only 24 times since it was first awarded in 1965. Full Story The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president, applauded research in natural sciences, mathematics and technology disciplines by more than 100 students who displayed their handiwork in a recent showcase. Full Story A series of events in DePaul history that have taken place in the month of November… Full Story In observance of Veteran’s Day, with DePaul faculty, staff and students – many of them veterans – read from the National Roll Call. The nationwide effort was meant to commemorate the lives of American service men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11. Full Story DePaul will again shine a light on the need for charitable service this holiday season when it serves as the exclusive university sponsor of The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival® presented by BMO Harris Bank on Nov. 19. Full Story A group of 18 DePaul students gave Pope Benedict XVI a spirited greeting on Nov. 9 during the pontiff’s general audience he held in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. Full Story DePaul’s business school has been awarded Four Palms for being an internationally known top business school, and it placed 53rd in the United States category of a ranking of the 1,000 best business schools in the world issued by Eduniversal, a Paris-based educational consulting organization. Full Story A list of raffle prize winners from the St. Vincent Health Benefit Faire that was held Oct. 11 and 12. Full Story The book and a website document this project by presenting the maps collected in each city along with commentary by leading thinkers dealing with art, urban space, cartography and definitions of place. Full Story The finishing touches are being applied to DePaul’s new $33 million Arts and Letters Building, which will bring 47 state-of-the-art classrooms to the heart of the university’s Lincoln Park Campus. Classes are scheduled to begin Jan. 3 with the start of the winter quarter. Full Story The Organizational Diversity Concentration is just one of several new programs introduced this fall. Full Story DePaul’s Special Collections and Archives will host an opening reception for the exhibit “Mother’s Milk: The Story of La Leche League” on Nov. 3 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Full Story A series of events in DePaul history that have taken place in the month of October… Full Story The Vincentian Mission Institute (VMI), which began in 2007 as a collaboration between DePaul, St. John’s University and Niagara University to develop successive generations of lay leaders to support their institutions, is adding some changes to its second cohort, which began this fall. Full Story An annual celebration of DePaul’s rich blend of cultures, the President’s Diversity Brunch is a highlight of each year’s Family Weekend. This year’s Oct. 15 brunch was enjoyed by a packed house of students, parents, faculty and staff. Full Story Undergraduate enrollment is now 16,384—the largest in DePaul’s history, with 332 more students than last year. DePaul also set a record for the number of new students enrolled with 6,699, which comprises new freshmen, transfers, graduate and law students. Full Story The vote is now on for the 2011 Vintage DePaul photo of the year. Each week, Vintage DePaul photos that appeared on Newsline Online this year will be voted on, with the winning photo surviving to the next round, until the top photo of the year is crowned. Full Story Major Archbishop Mar George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, is scheduled to lead a lecture and discussion at DePaul on Oct. 26 sponsored by the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology. Full Story This month, Chicago Playworks – The Theatre School’s children’s theatre – will scare up a stage version of the Roald Dahl classic “The Witches”. Full Story CTU and DePaul both have missions firmly rooted in Roman Catholic tradition, and both institutions are committed to ecumenism, interreligious dialogue and global outreach. The alliance will enable both institutions to enhance their Catholic character and strengthen Catholic educational opportunities in Chicago. Full Story Each year the Eastern Rhyme of Passion American Campus Tour brings performers from China to American colleges and universities. This year, for the first time, the tour will make a stop at DePaul. Full Story “We’ve created a new section of the page, ‘Explore DePaul,’ that will feature stories from across the university that conveys our academic excellence, our distinctiveness and how we distinguish ourselves from our competitors,” says says Sharon Miller, director of Internet Communications in Enrollment Management and Marketing (EM&M). Full Story DePaul’s Center for Interreligious Engagement (CIE), dedicated to building bridges between different religious cultures, begins the new school year under the leadership of Tom O’Brien, associate professor of religious studies. Full Story Each year, select productions from The Theatre School at DePaul play to a very special and select audience. .. Full Story Members of DePaul’s Phi Beta Delta Honor Society will host a silent auction on Oct. 10 for the benefit of Sister Marie Therese Diang, a graduate student from Cameroon in the College of Education and member of the Society who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Full Story To enhance the student learning experience, DePaul is moving its Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (KGSB) Weekend MBA program to DePaul’s new O’Hare Campus in Chicago from the university’s Rolling Meadows Campus, beginning in summer 2012. Full Story A series of events in DePaul history that have taken place in the month of September… Full Story More than 1,400 people visited the DePaul Art Museum’s new $7.8 million home and the “Re: Chicago” exhibition during its opening week events that kicked off Sept. 16. Full Story -Receive free flu shots and wellness screenings
-Meet with vendors and health representatives
-Attend enrollment presentations and health and financial sessions Full Story The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal in collaboration with the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) visited the Student Center on DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus to distribute free smoke alarms and fire safety tips to DePaul students. Full Story DePaul University men’s and women’s basketball players, the pep band, cheerleaders and the DePaul Gospel Choir will participate in Open Streets on State Street, a celebration of community and culture in Chicago’s Loop on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Full Story This month, DePaul’s Center for Latino Research will introduce a new issue of Dialogo, a bilingual journal published annually since 1998. Full Story Faculty/staff tours take place biannually, and online applications for the 13-day 2012 trip will be available next week. The trip will likely include about 30 people. Full Story The ad campaign "takes everyday objects and holds them up to a prism of different perspectives, thus transforming these objects through an artistic, scientific, economic, legal or historical lens—and that’s essentially what our faculty and students do daily,” says says David H. Kalsbeek, senior vice president for Enrollment Management and Marketing (EM&M). Full Story DePaul participants have lost 1,733 pounds since last year. A big chunk of that was lost by Ed Gregory who lost... Full Story DePaul, in conjunction with the national campaign, is sponsoring or co-sponsoring a variety of events to promote safety and preparedness, including... Full Story The College of Computing and Digital Media class, led by Assistant Professor Jose Zagal, teaches the importance of developing games that are not only innovative, but also commercially viable and completed on schedule. Full Story DePaul University Archives presents this look at events and accomplishments in the DePaul’s history that have taken place in the month of August. Full Story DePaul’s commitment to diversity has been honored in three recent national rankings... Full Story Public relations veteran Ron Culp has been named director of the graduate public relations and advertising program (PRAD) at DePaul. Full Story DePaul’s “Many Dreams. One Mission” capital campaign has surpassed the $200 million mark—or is 80 percent of the way toward the $250 million goal. Full Story The Moore Family Challenge, part of the university’s $250 million Many Dreams, One Mission Campaign, will match gifts of up to $5,000 made to the university by alumni who graduated since 1996. Full Story DePaul has renamed McGrath Arena to McGrath-Phillips Arena in honor of Joni Phillips, a 1982 nursing graduate and the most generous benefactor in DePaul athletics history. Full Story “We are thrilled that someone with the depth of expertise and the breadth of experience of Geoff Smith will be serving as executive director,” said Susanne Ethridge Cannon, chair of DePaul’s Department of Real Estate. Full Story Barry Epstein, an alumnus and longtime supporter of DePaul, recently donated $350,000 to endow a fellowship in the School of Accountancy and Management Information Services (SAMIS). The first recipient is... Full Story DePaul women's basketball, golf, men's soccer, softball and women's tennis all boast the best team GPA in the Big East. Full Story Christine Sneed’s “Portraits of a Few of the People I’ve Made Cry” is among the books recently published by faculty authors and one of many earning critical acclaim. Full Story Each year the Faculty/Staff Endowed Scholarship fund distributes as much as $4,000 to a top student in each of DePaul's schools and colleges. Meet two recent recipients: Charlene Rhinehart and José Alvarado. Full Story Several faculty, staff and alumni of The Theatre School have been honored in Chicago magazine’s just announced “Best of 2011.” Full Story The show will air in Chicago at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Wednesday. Full Story Patty Gerstenblith, a DePaul College of Law distinguished research professor and director of the law school’s Center for Art, Museum & Cultural Heritage Law, has been selected to chair President Barak Obama’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC). Full Story DePaul University Archives has complied this look at events and accomplishments in the DePaul’s history that have taken place in the month of July. Full Story “The Edes Foundation Prize will give me a chance to write without financial constraint, work with fantastic musicians and share my music with a global audience,” said Clark. Full Story DePaul’s construction cameras provide real-time monitoring of buildings under construction around DePaul campuses, which can be viewed online. Full Story A brief look at some of the improvement projects happening this summer at DePaul. Full Story Staff Council serves as the official liaison between staff and other university constituencies and is a recognized part of the university governance. Here, Staff Council president Edwin Darrell offers the first update for the 2011-2012 year. Full Story “The Vincent & Louise House is an intense year-long experience that will last a lifetime,” says Pauline Villapando, Catholic Social Concerns coordinator for University Ministry. Full Story Students, faculty and community partners were invited to present and lead workshops reflecting on their experiences addressing social justice issues at community organizations in Chicago. Full Story DePaul student and resident advisor Alyssa Hernandez was inspired by her recent trip to the White House, where she and a group of her fellow young leaders were praised by President Obama for their commitment to community service. Full Story The class of 2011 received advice and praise as well as diplomas at the DePaul’s 113th Commencement this spring. Full Story The 200 employers at this year’s luncheon was a record and reflective of an improved employment outlook for the class of 2011. Full Story In the past year, four College of Communications faculty members have published books, with the most recent one due out in June. Full Story Nonprofit hospitality includes the social service networks like soup kitchens; shelters for battered women, children and the homeless and disaster relief efforts like the Red Cross and FEMA that provide lodging and food service in emergency situations. Full Story Timur Gӧk has taken the helm as director of the College of Commerce’s Arditti Center for Risk Management, with a background that spans corporate, academic and association roles. Full Story Dr. Bechara Choucair, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, congratulated soon-to-be-graduates of DePaul’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program and encouraged them to dream big about contributions they can make in their careers toward the city’s and the nation’s public health system. Full Story The students visit the 52-story senior home during three class periods throughout the year. Full Story While most college seniors are busy focusing on finals and future job prospects, three soon-to-be-DePaul-alumni were busy creating a symposium on sustainability in the Midwest that they hope will be a lasting tradition. Full Story Irish author and world-renowned humanitarian Don Mullan will speak June 10 at a complimentary breakfast program. Full Story DePaul has earned a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with distinction for its “strong institutional commitment to service and compelling campus-community partnerships.” Full Story With a tentative price tag of $69 million, the airy, five-story building is designed to showcase the varied and dynamic activities that characterize the school, its students and faculty. Full Story Student-run station invited to create a music playlist to be played in the 1,000 American Eagle Outfitters stores in North America. Full Story The conference will feature DePaul faculty and nationally distinguished writers of poetry, non-fiction and fiction. Full Story The teams, which were required to have student leaders but could include alumni and others, vied for $10,000 in cash. Full Story More than 350 faculty and staff marking service anniversaries in five-year increments were described as the “heart of DePaul” by the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president, who presided at the 23rd annual event. Full Story The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., was among scores of elected officials, university presidents, students and immigrant rights advocates joining U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chicago Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel. Full Story CSH—the university’s 10th college/school—will encompass programs in biology, chemistry, physics, nursing, psychology, environmental science, mathematics and statistics that were previously located in DePaul’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Full Story At the DePaul library, students can access the classic works by the likes of Faulkner, Shakespeare and Super Mario. Full Story Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine has ranked DePaul University among the top 100 four-year colleges in the nation to award bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees to Hispanics, based on a survey of 2010 graduation data. Full Story The responses to last month’s Newsline survey question are in and a new question has been posted. Full Story Faculty and staff are invited to the May 23 sneak peek of the DePaul Art Museum’s new $7.8 million home Full Story The DePaul Symphony Orchestra will be in concert May 25 at Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center. The annual concert has sold out for three consecutive years. Full Story A Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a leading Kenyan social justice activist and the CEO of McDonald’s Corp. will be among the distinguished honorary degree recipients and speakers at DePaul University’s 113th commencement ceremonies June 11 and 12. Full Story On May 13, the Merle Reskin Theatre hosts the world premiere of Carlos Murillo’s play “Mayday Mayday Tuesday”, an ensemble piece written specifically for its cast – DePaul’s graduating MFA acting class. Full Story Vincentian Service Day 2011 is just 5 days away, and room remains for more volunteers. Full Story Roundtable discussions on sustainability initiatives at DePaul are under way. The second of four planned forums was held April 29 at the Richardson Library. Full Story The Vincentian Studies Institute (VSI) has launched the first in a series of virtual exhibitions. It explores a fascinating chapter in the storied history of Saint-Lazare, the famous motherhouse of the Congregation of the Mission in Paris. Full Story The Sustainability Initiatives Task Force (SITF) has launched a new website to keep the university community up to date on efforts to develop sustainability at DePaul. Full Story Velo, senior executive for Catholic Collaboration at DePaul, will be honored with the Blessed are the Peacemakers Award. Full Story The next survey question is now posted. Respondents will be entered to win a DePaul Athletics True Blue Pack. Full Story Past and present students, staff and supporters gathered to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Center for Latino Research (CLR). Full Story For the second year in a row, DePaul has been named to The Princeton Review’s guide to the nation’s greenest colleges. Full Story Author and actress describes her her life in foster care. Full Story Past meets present in his year’s Theatre School Showcase, with a modern spin on Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy “Medea.” Full Story “Many of you represent countries from around the world—most of which we fly to—and I want to tell you how much United Air Lines appreciates your support,” United’s Executive Vice President James Compton told DePaul’s sixth annual Consular Corps of Chicago luncheon. Full Story M. Cherif Bassiouni, professor emeritus at DePaul’s College of Law, has been named by the U.N. Human Rights Council to serve as chair of a special commission to investigate abuse allegations arising from the fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gadhafi. Full Story DePaul University ranked 19th in Diversity MBA Magazine’s annual “50 Out Front Companies for Diversity Leadership: Best Places for Diverse Managers to Work,” released in April. Full Story More than 200 members of the DePaul community and friends turned out April 1 to raise over $15,000 for Haiti and celebrate Zafèn’s first anniversary. Full Story College of Commerce faculty and staff who toured Turkey in mid-March were greeted by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a visit to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara. Full Story Throughout April and May, the center’s lectures, film screenings, readings and discussions all fall under the theme, “Race, Environmentalism and Going Green.” Full Story The Theatre School’s 23rd annual Awards for Excellence in the Arts gala will be held on April 4. The event benefits The Theatre School’s Scholarship Fund, which provides necessary financial assistance to artists-in-training at the school. Full Story An enthusiastic crowd of students, staff and supporters rocked Sullivan Athletic Center on March 25 during a huge sendoff celebration for DePaul’s women’s basketball team. Full Story DePaul’s law, part-time MBA and public service programs have all been recognized among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its latest survey of graduate schools. Full Story "What issue should Chicago’s new mayor tackle first, and why?"
Answer and you could win an iPod Nano! Full Story Blue Demons play Navy in the first round on Saturday, March 19 Full Story Sun, surf and sand—terms that symbolize spring break for college students across America—will take a back seat to service and self-discovery for DePaul students who participate in the university’s Alternative Break Service Immersions during spring break. Full Story $6 movies? $5 guitar lessons? Have you gotten your Demon Discounts? Full Story Strategic planning for 2018 gets underway. Full Story “This is a way for us to celebrate business people who give so generously of their time to DePaul students and help further the field of innovation,” said Lisa Gundry, professor of management in the College of Commerce and director of The Center for Creativity & Innovation. Full Story The awards recognize innovative efforts by current DePaul students. Nominated projects could be an invention or an improvement to an existing product, service, process or technology. Full Story DePaul’s Information Services (IS) has initiated a multiyear plan to implement Microsoft’s latest operating system and productivity software suite on computers across the university. Full Story See a video of the ceremony in which Sister Helen Prejean, of "Dead Man Walking" fame, donated her personal records to DePaul. Full Story March 11 will mark the premiere of the School of Music and DePaul Opera Theatre’s presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan's “The Gondoliers,” continuing a quarter-century tradition of opera at DePaul. Full Story Last fall, a president-appointed steering committee assembled an advisory committee and consulted with Faculty Council, Staff Council and the Student Government Association to develop an effective method of extending DePaul’s long-term planning to 2018. Full Story Check out this video about DePaul's screening of the national cut of DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis, a look at the evolution of Chicago's black culture and it's impact on the country. Full Story DePaul will implement a test-optional policy for freshman admission starting in fall 2012.
“This is not an open admissions policy..." said David Kalsbeek, senior vice president for Enrollment Management and Marketing. Full Story Looking back, Gwyn Friend, associate vice president for university marketing communications, realizes the two kids at the back of the CTA Red Line car she was riding had been watching her. She also realizes that she should have been more aware of her surroundings... Full Story The DePaul women’s basketball team is having a record-breaking year—its 25-3 record is a program-best; its 12 BIG EAST wins is a first and, on Feb. 21 when the Associated Press Poll was released, the Blue Demons were ranked No. 7, the highest ranking in the program’s 37-year history. Full Story This year marks the silver anniversary of DePaul’s Center for Latino Research (CLR), an important milestone for this center founded in 1985 with a mission to tie academic research to the local and regional community. Full Story "It’s...important that our law students understand that they are joining a law community that goes back nearly a century.” Full Story DePaul’s Workplace Learning and Performance would like to remind DePaul employees and managers to be S.M.A.R.T. when filling out annual performance evaluations. Full Story In a news conference at DePaul, Sen. Dick Durbin announced the winners of a loan forgiveness program aimed at attracting and retaining prosecutors and public defenders in Illinois. Full Story Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., the crusading New Orleans nun made famous in the film “Dead Man Walking” and a leading national voice for abolishing capital punishment, has donated her personal archives to DePaul. Full Story DePaul’s seventh annual commemoration of Women’s History Month is a month-long celebration that includes a March 3 luncheon and evening lecture that focus on Chicago women activists. Full Story DePaul hosted the inaugural screening of the national cut of the ground-breaking documentary “DuSable to Obama: Chicago’s Black Metropolis” to help kick off Black History Month. Full Story Learn to use Wimba, a real-time collaboration tool that allows individuals or groups to meet online for lectures, meetings, interviews, review sessions and more, at the February Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Full Story To honor the many contributions of Chicago’s first couple, DePaul University’s Trustees have named the academic building at 14 E. Jackson Blvd. the Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley Building. Full Story DePaul is host to a series of events in January and February to celebrate Black History and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Full Story No ice is forming on the red hot women’s basketball team. The 14th-ranked Blue Demons are tied for first place in the BIG EAST following a 77-61 victory over University of South Florida on Jan. 11. Full Story A new video celebrating Doug Bruno's 25 years and 500 wins at DePaul. Full Story Octodad is a 3D adventure game where the player controls an octopus pretending to be a human. He also is trying to keep his octopus secret from his wife and kids. The player controls Octodad as he goes about his daily routine. Using controls that make Octodad difficult to manage, the player must have Octodad perform a list of chores around the house. Full Story On Wednesday, December 8, DePaul's first Book tasting will introduce works from DePaul authors paired with wine selections. Full Story Beginning in 2011, the office of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White will offer vanity and personalized license plates bearing DePaul University’s name and its distinctive “tree of wisdom” logo. Full Story By popular request, a new "lunch and learn" professional development series for staff will kick off Jan. 17 (lunch is provided). Full Story The Board of Trustees announces the extension of Fr. Holtschneider’s contract and look forward to his continued leadership of DePaul University. Full Story DePaul faculty have a new online learning management system replacing Blackboard. Why it's better... Full Story Fifteen projects designed to enhance the Catholic and Vincentian character of DePaul received grants from the Vincentian Endowment Fund (VEF) Board during the 2010-2011 funding cycle. Full Story U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $688.87 on holiday-related shopping this year. Brenda Williams, associate director of DePaul’s Financial Fitness Program, has some tips that will help you avoid the post-holiday poorhouse. Full Story The annual training is designed to ensure that all DePaul employees—including student employees—are familiar with DePaul’s Code of Conduct, which covers a wide range of ethical issues ranging from workplace conduct and conflict-of-interest rules to confidentiality requirements for student records. Full Story More than 80 attendees discussed the state of America’s public school system at the Nov. 10 DePaul President’s Book Club meeting. Full Story DePaul shines a light on the need for charitable service this holiday season as the exclusive university sponsor of the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival and Parade on Nov. 20. Full Story The newly launched DePaul Center for Data Mining and Predictive Analytics’ first public event—a symposium for Chicago-area data mining researchers—successfully attracted nearly 150 industry and academic guests interested in learning more about the innovative center’s initiatives. In conjunction with the new center, a new master's degree is available... Full Story September is National Preparedness Month. For those who recall DePaul’s previous experiences with the unexpected, the “DePaul Ready” campaign is a reminder of the importance of emergency planning. Some of these "DePaul Disasters" include... Full Story A new center to support excellence in graduate business education for working professionals at colleges and universities throughout the country is being launched at DePaul. Full Story It’s not Christmas until you’ve been to Christmas at DePaul. Full Story There are a few changes in DePaul's benefits for the upcoming year. This is your chance to review and make changes to your benefits plans. Full Story DePaul offers faculty and staff a safety net with new backup child care program. How you can take advantage... Full Story DePaul’s fall enrollment has surpassed 25,000 for the second straight year. The all-time record enrollment ensures that DePaul continues to be the largest Catholic university in the nation and the largest private, nonprofit university in the Midwest. Find out wy enrollment is up... Full Story Human Dignity Week, celebrated October 16-21 is an opportunity for students, alumni and faculty/staff communicate and learn in the Vincentian spirit through meaningful dialogue. Full StoryDePaul takes steps to keep campus bedbug-free amid a national resurgence of the tiny pests. What you can do... Full Story Faculty and staff with management responsibilities report higher levels of satisfaction with the quality of service provided by DePaul’s Human Resources (HR) department than were reported five years earlier, according to a survey of 476 management employees conducted in the spring of this year. Full Story As of the end of September, giving to DePaul University’s Many Dreams, One Mission Campaign has reached more than half of it's goal. See how much has been raised... Full Story As Old Man Winter once again readies to bear down, DePaul employees will have their annual chance to prepare to stay healthy through next spring with a free flu shot and other wellness events. See what's in it for you... Full Story The College of Law recently hosted U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for a day of lecture and learning. He engaged faculty and staff in informal meetings and class lectures and delivered the law school’s annual Enlund Scholar-in-Residence Lecture. Read what he discussed here... Full Story A visiting ACE professor comes to Chicago. Full Story DePaul University has tapped celebrated poet, essayist and editor Haki Madhubuti to fill its Ida B. Wells-Barnett Professorship. Full Story The DePaul Blue Demons welcome a new era of men’s and women’s basketball, thanks to the leadership and experience of men’s head coach Oliver Purnell and women’s head coach Doug Bruno. Full Story DePaul’s Human Resources’ Workplace Learning and Performance (WLP) is adding manager training to its lineup of programs for all employees. Sign up today... Full Story An expanded mission results in a new name for DePaul's Cultural Center. The Center is now known as... Full Story With faculty and staff gathered for the annual Academic Convocation in St. Vincent de Paul Church, the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president, used the celebration to revisit the university’s motto: “Viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi—I will show you the way of wisdom.” Full Story The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president, is certain that DePaul has found the sweet spot with its new O’Hare education facility that was dedicated Aug. 27. Full Story A striking new Gold LEED-certified science building in the heart of the Lincoln Park Campus, being named one of The Princeton Review’s 286 Green Colleges (see sidebar) and the huge strides the university has taken to reduce its carbon footprint speak to DePaul’s commitment to sustainability. Full Story Newsline celebrates the many accomplishments from DePaul’s 112th academic year. Full StoryTarell McCraney made an unmistakable impression on Lisa Portes when she directed him in The Theatre School’s production of “Polaroid Stories.” Full Story DePaul welcomed diplomats representing 41 nations to the Lincoln Park campus for the fifth annual spring luncheon intended as a gesture of goodwill toward those who so often assist DePaul in carrying out its increasingly international mission. Full Story As seniors finish up their last quarter and plan for graduation, the Career Center is making sure they’re prepared to enter the working world. The center is using the spring quarter to sponsor a variety of “senior season” programs and events, aimed at giving graduating seniors the necessary tools to successfully transition from student to employee. Full StoryThree centuries after his death, the story of St. Vincent de Paul is making international rounds at film festivals in Ireland, England and America—and that’s not all. CatholicTV will debut the film on Vincent’s feast day, Sept. 27, and will repeat it regularly during programming on saints. Full StoryThe Theatre School honored actors Fred Willard, Ben Vereen and playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney during its 22nd annual Awards for Excellence in the Arts Gala on April 19 at the Four Seasons Hotel. Full Story David Allbritton, who has long taught introductory psychology in the classroom and more recently online, has found that threaded discussions in the online version have produced deeper contributions and broader participation than what he’s experienced in the classroom. Full Story Hailing from various corners of the developing world—Nigeria, the Philippines, China, Ethiopia and Indonesia—six Vincentian priests are studying at DePaul for degrees that will be put to good use upon return to their homelands. Full Story Five faculty members whose work supports the humanities at DePaul have been named this year’s Humanities Center fellows. Full StoryThe final stage of DePaul’s new investment options for the 403(b) Retirement Plan goes into effect May 5. Full StoryWorld Catholicism Week 2010, a conference that will feature two cardinals, the Vatican’s representative to the United Nations and many leading theologians, is further evidence of DePaul’s preeminence in the critical discussion about the Catholic Church’s shift to the so-called Global South. Full Story In today’s competitive job market, it benefits both DePaul and its staff when employees capitalize on the many opportunities available to them to manage and develop their internal careers. Full StoryPrescription drugs can be a costly medical expense, but faculty and staff can help control those costs by considering generic equivalents. Full StoryA year long, university-wide study of the Athletics Department is under way as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recertification process. Full Story DePaul’s O’Hare Campus has moved to Triangle Plaza, 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., near O’Hare Airport. Classes and other programs in the new facility will begin in September, and DePaul will continue to provide classes from its Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, School for New Learning and continuing and professional education programs. Full Story New Vincentian micro-lending project, Zafen.org, means “It’s our business” in Haitian Creole and expansion opportunities for Haitian businesses Full Story “DePaul Day for Haiti” on April 1 will feature a variety of fundraising, educational and athletic events throughout the day on both main campuses to benefit the Daughters of Charity mission in Cité Soleil, Haiti, and Fonkoze, the largest micro-lending organization in the earthquake-stricken country. Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. Full StoryThe College of Commerce has leaped into the top 50 in BusinessWeek’s 2010 survey of undergraduate business programs, landing at No. 40 in the national rankings. Full StoryDePaul has elected a distinguished alumna, Anne R. Pramaggiore, president and chief operating officer of Commonwealth Edison, to its board of trustees. Full Story The Human Dignity Committee, which recently kicked off its campaign with a series of six posters across campus, is taking a proactive approach around issues of diversity. Full StoryLive broadcasts of DePaul’s basketball and soccer games and newly added programs, such as “News at Noon” and “Politics 101,” are generating lots of excitement among the staff and listeners of Radio DePaul. “We’re called Chicago’s college connection for a reason,” says Programming Manager Joe Anderson. Full StoryThe names of many DePaul buildings reflect the Irish heritage of its Vincentian presidents. In addition, the athletic center and the two science buildings in Lincoln Park bear Irish names, although not in honor of former presidents. Full StoryWoods Bowman was a seven-term Illinois state legislator, Nina Diamond led a $600 million unit of a Fortune 500 company, and Michael Bennett was a banking executive and an economic development commissioner for the City of Chicago. They are among the many faculty for whom the real-world is no mere abstraction. Full Story In today's world, customization is the norm. DePaul’s new on-campus banking services provider, PNC Bank, understands this and built the Virtual Wallet and Virtual Wallet Student online banking tools based on the needs of today's tech-savvy consumers.. Full Story A Daughter of Charity with deep spiritual insights into St. Louise de Marillac and a Vincentian priest who nurtured Vincentian researchers for nearly two decades have won the 2010 Vincentian Studies Institute Pierre Coste Prize. Full Story More than 250 people have registered to attend workshops educating faculty and staff about new core menu options and other revisions to DePaul’s 403(b) Retirement Plan. There is still time to sign-up because the presentations by TIAA-CREF and Fidelity experts continue through May. Full StoryIn celebration of the 350th anniversaries of the deaths of St. Vincent and St. Louise, this year’s spring break immersion trips include a modern-day example of the legacy of St. Louise de Marillac. Full StoryAs opportunities diminish or disappear during the brutal recession, some working professionals consider new careers and turn to colleges and universities to begin the transition, which drives enrollments, often at the graduate level. Full Story Performance management and appraisal
training, available through May,
introduces the performance appraisal
form and increases employees’ understanding
of performance management
principles and processes for performance
planning, goal-setting and communication. Full StoryDePaul’s annual Women’s History Month (WHM) luncheon and evening lecture, which takes place March 4, will present contemporary representations of the university’s legacy. Full StoryAs faculty and staff begin to take advantage of the new investment choices in DePaul’s retirement savings program this month, some may wonder who was behind the changes. Full StoryFour graduate journalism students and three recent alumnae from the College of Communication have been selected to work in the U.S. Olympic Committee’s (USOC) press office during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver later this month. The student interns will write and edit stories and arrange interviews with Olympic athletes. Full Story When the DePaul Game Elites began creating Devil’s Tuning Fork (DTF), a PC game, they had no idea how it would turn out. The 15-member student team in the College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM), led by a group of five faculty advisors, had less than five months to create an original game to enter into the 2010 Independent Games Festival’s Student Showcase. Full Story The centerpiece of the university’s initial celebration of the 350th anniversaries of the deaths of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac is a 63-minute documentary titled “Vincent de Paul: Charity’s Saint,” which will be shown on a series of occasions beginning in February for faculty and staff. Full StoryIf it touches the world, it touches DePaul. The earthquake in Haiti made that clear yet again. Members of the DePaul community sprang into action as news of the tragedy broke. Full StoryA number of resources are available to help faculty and staff get the most out of their 403(b) retirement plan and better understand upcoming changes, as featured in the special insert of the Jan. 1 issue of Newsline. Full StoryThe Vincentian province that sponsors DePaul University has been reconfigured by combining the Midwest, South and West provinces into a single entity known as the Western Province of the Congregation of the Mission. Full StoryNearly 30 departments across the university participated in Fun File Days, as faculty and staff reclaimed space while recycling unneeded files. By the time the week was over, 7.21 tons of paper had been shredded. Full StoryTCF Bank will close its campus locations permanently in February as the university inks an agreement with a new banking partner, which will be announced soon. Full StoryIn response to the downturn in the economy and dwindling paid internships, a new “Hire DePaul” campaign is encouraging faculty, staff, alumni and area employers to think of DePaul students when looking to hire or hearing about job opportunities. Full Story In 2010, DePaul will provide new investment options and provisions for the DePaul 403(b) Retirement Plan, offering greater focus and flexibility for investors. Read on for an overview of the plan improvements. Full StorySix business, educational and religious leaders have joined DePaul’s Board of Trustees recently—three of them DePaul graduates—bringing the number of executives and influencers working locally and nationally on the university’s behalf to 43. Full StoryThis year’s celebration of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) includes a robust series of events that tackle a multitude of issues, including rethinking healthcare, building diversity in the workplace and celebrating historical black veterans. Full StoryFaculty, staff and student mothers have access to two on-campus nursing mother rooms at the Loop and Lincoln Park campuses. Suburban Campus administrators can assist mothers on an as needed basis. Full StoryA budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year that includes funding for new faculty lines, a substantial increase in financial aid and money to continue fueling new VISION twenty12 initiatives was unanimously endorsed by the nine-member Strategic Resource Allocation Committee (SRAC), which sent its recommendation to the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president. Full Story With such diversity among faculty and staff, it’s not surprising that the DePaul community celebrates the holidays in myriad ways that speak to each individual. Full Story Bishop Jerome Edward Listecki recently was named as the 11th Archbishop of Milwaukee, according to the Catholic News Agency. Listecki, a 1976 graduate of the College of Law and longtime DePaul supporter, was previously bishop of the diocese of La Crosse, Wis. He will be installed in his new position in January. Full Story Fourteen projects designed to celebrate the Vincentian character of DePaul during the 350th anniversaries of the deaths of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac received grants from the Vincentian Endowment Fund (VEF) Board during the 2009-2010 funding cycle Full Story Faculty and staff came out in full force for this year’s St. Vincent’s Health Benefit Faire, which saw a 40 percent increase in flu shots administered and a 150 percent increase in wellness screenings taken compared with last year. Full StoryThe benefits of being a DePaul faculty or staff member, student or graduate just got better, thanks to several newly available Demon Discounts. Full StoryMore than 700 alumni and their guests descended on the Loop and Lincoln Park campuses from Oct. 16
to 18 to reconnect with one another during Reunion
Weekend 2009. Full Story Nearly 1,000 people attended the only Midwest stop on the 10-city American leg of acclaimed author Margaret Atwood’s international book tour, which featured the celebrated Canadian author narrating scenes backed by a troupe of DePaul faculty and student actors and singers. Full Story Four years in the U.S. Marine Corps that included two combat deployments in Iraq would seem to have prepared Kevin Rushing for just about anything. Yet, he says, readjusting to life as a civilian and as a college student was difficult. Full Story When Susan Beveridge’s mother suffered a debilitating stroke, both she and her father were confronted with a reality most people don’t plan for—how to finance the long-term care for themselves or a loved one. Long-term care is just one of the many lesser-known benefits offered at DePaul to all benefits-eligible faculty and staff. Full StoryFaculty, staff, students and alumni generated more than 3,000 contacts to state legislators, who voted to restore funding for the Monetary Award Program, or MAP grants, which benefit more than 4,600 DePaul students. Full Story Despite the troubled economy, DePaul set an all-time record for enrollment, surpassing 25,000 for the first time while welcoming its most diverse freshman class ever. Full Story From newly installed solar panels to Chartwells sustainable practices, DePaul continues its green efforts across campus. Full Story The Performance Management and Appraisal Series, which begins Oct. 21, has taken cues from last year’s success to build a program that better meets the needs of staff. Full StoryPolitical Science Professor Michael Budde's leadership and work in researching the intersections of political economy and Christianity have earned him this year’s Cortelyou Lowery Award. Full Story DePaul has been named one of the country’s 10 best academic institutions for entrepreneurship education and its Coleman Entrepreneurship Center was recognized as a leader in fostering entrepreneurship. Full Story Discover Chicago classes typically combine a professor, a staff professional and a student mentor to create a rich learning experience that emphasizes Chicago as a classroom. Full Story It’s crunch time for anyone devoted to maintaining state financial aid for low-income students, and DePaul has joined other universities around the state to mobilize faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents and trustees to speak up. Full Story Having issues with mail distribution in your department? If you haven’t updated your demographic information in Campus Connection, missing mail isn’t the only thing you have to worry about. The Data Integrity Project also captures location information that is crucial in the event of an emergency. Full StoryThe National Day of Writing on Oct. 20 celebrates writing in all its forms, and faculty and staff are encouraged to submit their work through DePaul’s online gallery. Full StoryStill not sure what steps you need to take for this year’s annual benefits enrollment? We take the confusion out of the decision making. Full StoryDePaul’s annual Convocation celebration served as a reminder of the university’s commitment to serving its low-income students, especially during difficult economic times. Full Story Expanded coverage for autism and breast cancer are just two of the legislative changes for 2010 that could affect faculty and staff. Full StoryThis year’s St. Vincent’s Week begins Sept. 21 and offers the DePaul community an opportunity to honor the university’s mission. Full Story Although he has been a tenured professor, a department chair and is currently the executive director and chief diversity officer of the University of St. Thomas, Lawrence T. Potter Jr. says he has much more to learn about higher education. Full Story Public Safety’s continued efforts and collaboration with the Chicago Police Department (CPD) mean a safer campus for everyone. Full StoryDePaul’s continuous efforts to create new degree programs that keep pace with the changing needs of today’s growing fields give it a competitive edge. A cross-section of the university’s newest programs reveals the strategic approach behind them. Full Story As the world awaits word on which of four cities will be awarded the torch for the 2016 Olympics, DePaul is hosting a three-day seminar to provide journalists an in-depth look at Chicago’s bid for the Summer Games. Full Story Cheryl Procter-Rogers has stepped into the newly created position of vice president of Public Relations and Communications, reporting to the president. She began Aug. 31. Full Story This year more than ever, employees need to keep a few things in mind as they prepare for annual benefits enrollment, from Oct. 19 through Oct. 31. Full StoryIt’s Sunday, but you’ve got mail. Starting in mid-September, all faculty and staff will begin receiving a calendar of upcoming public events. Full StoryIf you’ve ever considered riding your bike to work, now might be the time to give it a try. Bicycle-friendly initiatives are making it easier for faculty and staff to bike to work as an alternative mode of transportation. Full Story The surest way for students to put themselves behind the academic 8-ball in their quest for a degree is to perform poorly or fail to complete a full load of classes—or both—during their all-important freshman year. Full Story DePaul’s efforts to better align its music, theatre and other facilities to match the excellence of its programs is at the heart of the university’s new 10-year master plan for the Lincoln Park Campus. Full Story They say there are two seasons in Chicago: winter and construction. With all the recent activity taking place on the Lincoln Park and Loop campuses, the same could be said for DePaul. Full Story Illinois Appellate Court Judge Warren D. Wolfson, who will become interim dean of the College of Law on Aug. 15, has established a track record as a lawyer and judge that offers a perfect example of DePaul’s commitment to quality legal education and social justice. Full Story After extensive study of reports conducted by external investigative bodies on the labor practices in two Honduran factories, DePaul’s Fair Business Practices Committee (FBPC) recommended that the university stop doing business with Russell Athletic. Full StoryThere’s one half a world away in Manila, Philippines. There’s another
not far from Niagara Falls and another in the New York City borough of
Queens. And, of course, there’s one in Chicago. Full Story University trustees had an unprecedented first-person experience learning about faculty research, ranging from maintaining affordable housing in Cook County to capturing stories of human rights violations in Iraq, at their final meeting of the academic year. Full Story Students had the opportunity to demonstrate their university pride and creativity while giving the world a glimpse into life on campus by submitting clips to a video contest called “This is DePaul.” Full Story DePaul has made a major commitment to the nation’s service men and women with its decision to participate in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program, which covers almost all tuition expenses for veterans. Full Story |
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