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Around Campus Dec 2016

Around Campus

DePaul Magazine

A House Reunited: Historian Steven Hahn examines the successes, failures and ongoing effects of Reconstruction; Meet DePaul's New Deans: Ronald Caltabiano and Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco; On Their Way: DePaul Community Celebrates 2016 Commencement; Welcome Back: DePaul Celebrates Alumni Weekend 2016; Welcome the Wintrust Arena; Lasting Fame: Mark Aguirre Joins Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2016; DePaul Legacy: Alumnus avidly promotes event center's potential; Gold Mine: Doug Bruno Helps USA women's basketball dominate in Rio; Applause, Applause: Athletics Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto honored x2; Live Long and Prosper: Pop Culture Colloquium Celebrates "Star Trek"


From The President: A Feeling Of Home Dec 2016

From The President: A Feeling Of Home

DePaul Magazine

The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president of DePaul University, discusses the idea and feeling of home the DePaul community feels for the university through its educational progress, improved facilities and Vincentian spirit.


The Way We Were: Discover The Secret History And Dynamic Pasts Of Four Depaul Buildings Dec 2016

The Way We Were: Discover The Secret History And Dynamic Pasts Of Four Depaul Buildings

DePaul Magazine

DePaul University has repurposed existing buildings to expand its Loop and Lincoln Park campuses. This article discusses the original uses of four buildings that are now part of DePaul: the Lewis Center, CDM Center, DePaul Center and 990 Building. It also gives a brief history of Seton Hall.


Inside The Dorm Room Dec 2016

Inside The Dorm Room

DePaul Magazine

Photo essay of a DePaul dorm room shows the style and new essentials of dorm living for today's students.


Class Notes Dec 2016

Class Notes

DePaul Magazine

News about DePaul alumni.


Looking Back: Army Specialized Training Program Unit, 1943 Dec 2016

Looking Back: Army Specialized Training Program Unit, 1943

DePaul Magazine

Vintage photo of student-soldiers who were trained on campus during World War II.


Donor Profile: Croak Endowment Fund Supports Legal Services For Students Dec 2016

Donor Profile: Croak Endowment Fund Supports Legal Services For Students

DePaul Magazine

For more than a decade, an innovative clinic at DePaul has offered advice to students through the Croak Student Legal Services (CSLS) program. Now, an endowment campaign in honor of the clinic’s founding director, the Rev. Thomas Croak, C.M. (JD ’91), has raised more than $130,000 from Chicago law firms and attorneys to ensure that the program can serve students for years to come.


More Than Four Walls: The Psychology Of Home Dec 2016

More Than Four Walls: The Psychology Of Home

DePaul Magazine

Joe Ferrari, professor of psychology and Vincent de Paul professor in DePaul's College of Science and Health, discusses his research to understand what "home" means to people, a nebulous, but important feeling we have. The psychology of home is an important new area study because of the millions of baby boomers heading into retirement in the United States who may be headed for life in nursing facilities and the 59.5 million displaced persons worldwide who will need assistance dealing with disruption and feelings of loss.


The Pursuit Of Consumer Happiness: The School Of Hospitality Leadership Stays On Trend With A Constantly Evolving Industry Dec 2016

The Pursuit Of Consumer Happiness: The School Of Hospitality Leadership Stays On Trend With A Constantly Evolving Industry

DePaul Magazine

Established in 2009 with a $7.5 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the School of Hospitality Leadership is growing quickly. One of the basics students learn is that part of creating an enjoyable hotel stay is meeting traveler expectations. Millennials and the influence of the shared economy are driving this evolution to redefine hotel and travel experience. Nicholas Thomas, assistant professor and director of the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Center for Student Development and Engagement at DePaul, and some of the school’s alumni explore a few of the many new trends that hotels are adopting in …


History Reclaimed: Sister Betty Ann Mcneil, D.C., Tells The Hidden Story Of The Daughters Of Charity During The Civil War Dec 2016

History Reclaimed: Sister Betty Ann Mcneil, D.C., Tells The Hidden Story Of The Daughters Of Charity During The Civil War

DePaul Magazine

This article excerpts from Sr. Betty Ann McNeil, D.C.'s “Balm of Hope: Charity Afire Impels Daughters of Charity to Civil War Nursing,” based on her finds while serving as the archivist for the Daughters of Charity, Province of Emmitsburg, Md. The collection is valuable for it gives names which have been suppressed in later transcriptions.


Depaul Pride/Event Recaps/Upcoming Events Dec 2016

Depaul Pride/Event Recaps/Upcoming Events

DePaul Magazine

Alumni photos, recaps of alumni events, calendar of upcoming alumni events


Depaul Voices: What Makes Depaul Feel Like Home? Dec 2016

Depaul Voices: What Makes Depaul Feel Like Home?

DePaul Magazine

Round-up of responses on social media to the question "What makes DePaul feel like home?"


Dispatches From Donut Land Dec 2016

Dispatches From Donut Land

DePaul Magazine

Beavers Coffee & Donuts isn’t the only mobile donut shop in Chicago, but it was the first, and it’s still the only one making its tasty treats fresh to order. Co-owner and co-founder, Gabriel Wiesen's (BUS '08) little donut shop on wheels paved the way for a whole range of related endeavors: catering private events, franchise opportunities and Midwest Food Trucks, another of Wiesen’s ventures, which manufactures nearly half of the licensed food trucks in Chicago. He also launched the Illinois Food Truck Owners Association as a vehicle to amplify owners’ voices and advocate for their rights.


Beyond The Grape Sep 2016

Beyond The Grape

DePaul Magazine

Certified Sommelier Clara Orban, chair of modern languages and professor of French and Italian and a frequent speaker at alumni events across the country, has been teaching The World of Wine to undergraduates since 2002. Orban discusses how to pick the perfect wine.


From The President: Legacy For Tomorrow Aug 2016

From The President: Legacy For Tomorrow

DePaul Magazine

The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president of DePaul University, introduced the contents of DePaul Magazine and reflects that DePaul's achievements today were made possible by the groundwork laid yesterday. These achievements will become our legacy as our graduates' good works transform tomorrow.


Olympic Ambition Aug 2016

Olympic Ambition

DePaul Magazine

Profile of Mabel “Dolly” Staton (EDU ’55), a track athlete who became a member of the first interracial track team in the Midwestern United States, competed in the long jump in1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland, and became the first African American to be hired at Paulsboro High School in New Jersey.


The Depaul Difference Aug 2016

The Depaul Difference

DePaul Magazine

Getting a college education is a good investment in the future. Statistics show that those who earn their degree can expect higher lifetime earnings—from nearly twice to nearly four times as much—as those who don’t. Nonetheless, landing a great job can be a challenge. In a competitive hiring environment, DePaul graduates have an edge. They have a strong reputation among employers for practical preparedness for the workplace, drive for excellence and consistent, high-quality work. They have one more advantage as well—a large network of alumni employers who recognize the value of a DePaul education and actively seek DePaul graduates and …


Hidden Depaul Aug 2016

Hidden Depaul

DePaul Magazine

Like any old and venerable institution, DePaul has housed its fair share of secretive nooks and crannies over the years. This article reveals some of the wackiest, weirdest and most wonderful hidden places on campus, including a firing range, a weather station, a Christmas elevator, and secret gardens.


A Driver Of Entrepreneurial Innovation Aug 2016

A Driver Of Entrepreneurial Innovation

DePaul Magazine

In 2003, The Coleman Foundation pledged $2.5 million to establish the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, a concept formulated by Michael Hennessey, CEO of The Coleman Foundation and Harold Welsch, professor in the Driehaus College of Business and a pioneer in the field of entrepreneurship studies.


Around Campus Aug 2016

Around Campus

DePaul Magazine

The Compassionate Cosmopolitan: National Humanities Medal award-winner Kwame Anthony Appiah suggests a way to achieve peace; Beautiful sounds: School of Music supporters celebrate as new facilities take shape; Humanity Examined: India band Typhoon wrestles with life's fragility; Deja Vu All Over Again:Women's basketball returns to the NCAA tournament; Podkowa, January Earn Academic All-American Honors; Event Center Rising; Strong Career Finishes for Mitrea, Maize and Gorden; Blue Demons Reign at BIG EAST Indoor and Outdoor Track Meets; Must Islam Change?: Nathan Lean lectures on Islamophobia and the prejudices of liberalism; Alumni U Offers a "Touch of Class"


The Road To Gentrification Aug 2016

The Road To Gentrification

DePaul Magazine

Recent development in Logan Square have certainly bettered the general quality of life. But to others, including residents and housing market experts, such as the Geoff Smith, executive director of the Institute for Housing Studies (IHS) at DePaul, and Winifred Curran, gentrification expert and associate professor in the Department of Geography and the sustainable urban development master’s program, the influx of young, mostly white professionals is a warning sign of gentrification. It’s happening around the country—areas of disrepair are renewed and rebuilt, and people of higher socioeconomic status move in, driving up housing prices and rent rates and, perhaps unintentionally, …


Mentoring With Purpose Aug 2016

Mentoring With Purpose

DePaul Magazine

Kathryn Grant, director of The Cities Project at DePaul, is on a mission to help impoverished children cope with the extreme stress that negatively affects their mental, and sometimes physical, well-being, as well as their ability to learn. In her research, Grant found that the typical coping strategies professionals teach children often aren’t effective for those living in poverty. Instead, The Cities Project teaches methods, such as distraction, self-soothing and problem-solving, that Grant hopes will help them escape the cycle of poverty.


Looking Back Urban Teacher Corps 1992 Aug 2016

Looking Back Urban Teacher Corps 1992

DePaul Magazine

Vintage photo of Urban Teacher Corps member leading a class of Chicago Public School students. The program trained teachers specifically to serve students in urban schools.


Class Notes Aug 2016

Class Notes

DePaul Magazine

Alumni announcements, engagements, marriages, births and deaths.


The Abcs Of Curating Aug 2016

The Abcs Of Curating

DePaul Magazine

Art exhibitions are merely the final product of months—even years—of hard work on the curator’s part. It’s not just about selecting pretty or evocative pieces of art to show—there’s a delicate art to curating as well. Several DePaul alumni in the profession share their insights on the art of curating.


Depaul Pride/Event Recaps/Upcoming Events Aug 2016

Depaul Pride/Event Recaps/Upcoming Events

DePaul Magazine

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Around Campus Apr 2016

Around Campus

DePaul Magazine

Center for Community Health Equity Launches; Sustainability the Focus of the 2015 Vincent de Paul Lecture; The Women's Center Celebrates 20 Years with Feminist Editor; Craft of Composing Panel Addresses the Vocation of Writing; Third Annual Horror of the Humanities Unmasks the Monstrosities of Daily Life; DePaul Basketball Enjoys Game-Changing Groundbreaking Day; Bruno Marks 30th Season Coaching the Game He Lovers; Late-Season Rally Propels Men's Soccer to Postseason; Women's Soccer Qualifies for Sixth BIG EAST Tournament; Wyatt Excels On and Off the Field; Preseason Honors the BIG EAST; Polish Scholar Reflects on Solidarity Movement and Catholicism; The Sentencing Project Director …


Our Collaborative Mission Apr 2016

Our Collaborative Mission

DePaul Magazine

Discusses contents of the spring 2016 DePaul Magazine, which explores innovative collaborations taking place at the university. Faculty partnerships, social entrepreneurship, and new programs are part of these innovations.


Better Together Apr 2016

Better Together

DePaul Magazine

Faculty have taken full advantage of the university's innovative intercollegiate grant program, and the resulting research is as interesting and diverse as the collaborators themselves. What is resulting is research on "Patient and Primary Care Provider Perspectives on Recreational and Therapeutic Cannabis Use Within a Changing Socioculltural and Political Context;" a new minor in climate change science and policy; a new class, Communication, Coding and Entrepreneurship; brain inflammation research; and the project "Cosmology Meets Continental Philosophy: Natural Laws and Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing"


A Belief In The Future Apr 2016

A Belief In The Future

DePaul Magazine

Brian Campbell (BUS ’63, MS ’73, DHL’12) has established two endowed scholarship funds at DePaul that make it possible for today’s students to achieve a first-rate business education the way he did. In so doing, he also pays tribute to those who made it possible for him. With his generous gifts, Campbell has established the Eugene J. Muldoon Endowed Scholarship and the Brian Campbell Finance Scholarship, which are awarded annually to undergraduate students in the Driehaus College of Business.