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Spring/Summer 2022 May 2022

Spring/Summer 2022

Business Exchange

Business Education Reimagined; Scholarship Honors Legacy of Professor Sandra Shelton; Revised Bachelor’s in Business Degree Curriculum Debuts This Fall; School of Accountancy & MIS Names New Director; Sulin Ba Appointed Driehaus College of Business Dean; Real-World Consulting Projects Prepare Students for Careers; Alumnus Brian Ruben: “Paying It Forward Is the DePaul Way”


Fall/Winter 2021 Oct 2021

Fall/Winter 2021

Business Exchange

Flexibility Is Our New Norm; $8 Million Bequest Supports Student Scholarships; Women in Entrepreneurship Institute Partnership Supports Business Founders of Color; College Named a Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner; MacArthur Foundation Grant Supports Housing Research; Navigating the New Workplace Norms; Professor Introduces Students to Fintech Innovations; Accounting Graduate Brews Coffee Business with Soul


Note From The Dean: Planning Our Pandemic Future May 2021

Note From The Dean: Planning Our Pandemic Future

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Interim Dean Thomas Donley discusses how the college adapted to remote teaching during the pandemic and how it will emerge as more students return to campus in the fall. He also mentions the new MS degree in entrepreneurship and the passing of Triple Demon, DePaul benefactor and investment pioneer Richard H. Driehaus.


Scholarly Pursuits: Research Probes Growing Problem Of Weight-Based Bullying At Work May 2021

Scholarly Pursuits: Research Probes Growing Problem Of Weight-Based Bullying At Work

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This article discusses research being conducted by DePaul faculty member into how larger-size workers are treated and mistreated in the workplace and how to intervene to prevent bullying and increase workplace harmony.


Brief May 2021

Brief

Business Exchange

Business College and Accountancy School Reaccredited; MBA Partnership Formed with College of Mount Saint Vincent; Professor Named Among “Most Powerful Women in Accounting”; DePaul Ranked in Top 50 for Entrepreneurship Education


Alumnus Leads Data Tech Firm That Helps Hospitals Curb Costs May 2021

Alumnus Leads Data Tech Firm That Helps Hospitals Curb Costs

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A profile of Dan Michelson (MBA ’94), who celebrates his ninth year as CEO of Chicago-based Strata Decision Technology, about his work, his career path, and his passion projects.


Professional Development: Lessons From Building A Workplace Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Program May 2021

Professional Development: Lessons From Building A Workplace Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Program

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Corliss Garner (BUS ’96), who is the senior vice president and head of corporate social responsibility and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at First Midwest Bank, offers steps needed to build an effective and sustainable DEI program in any business.


Reimagining The Classroom Experience May 2021

Reimagining The Classroom Experience

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This article discusses innovative approaches to teaching business subjects, including using the principles of improvisational comedy to teach business leadership, using a game to help students learn to uncover financial fraud, and working in technology-enhanced classrooms.


Remembering Richard H. Driehaus May 2021

Remembering Richard H. Driehaus

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An obituary to pioneering investment manager Richard H. Driehaus, a DePaul alumnus and benefactor, who died on March 4 at the age of 78.


Note From The Dean: Making This A Year We Can Be Proud Of Nov 2020

Note From The Dean: Making This A Year We Can Be Proud Of

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Interim Dean Thomas Donley discusses teaching and remote business school activities during the pandemic, diversity and inclusion efforts and the universitywide fundraising effort, Now We Must: The Campaign for DePaul's Students.


Briefs Nov 2020

Briefs

Business Exchange

Business College Refreshes Curricula; College Recognized in Rankings; Generous Gifts Support Scholarships and Fellowships; Academic Departments Merge


Building Career Resilience Nov 2020

Building Career Resilience

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This article discusses how DePaul business school students and alumni can make use of internships, mentorships, networking and other resources to build their skills and land jobs in their chosen areas of study.


Professional Development: Food Bank Executive Offers Crisis Leadership Advice Nov 2020

Professional Development: Food Bank Executive Offers Crisis Leadership Advice

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Sheila Creghin, vice president of operations at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, offers advice for crisis leadership, which she put into action during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.


Business Exchange: Fall 2020, Full Issue Nov 2020

Business Exchange: Fall 2020, Full Issue

Business Exchange

The complete Fall 2020 Business Exchange issue.


Scholarly Pursuits: Nationally Recognized Health Expert Tony Losasso Returns To Depaul Nov 2020

Scholarly Pursuits: Nationally Recognized Health Expert Tony Losasso Returns To Depaul

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DePaul business school alumnus Tony LoSasso returned to his alma mater to launch a DePaul MBA concentration in health care markets and analytics. He is nationally recognized expert in health economics, LoSasso teaches graduate and undergraduate health economics courses. His award-winning research spans several dimensions of health and labor economics, health policy and health services.


Alumna Profile: Political Pioneer Bushra Amiwala Reclaims Her Voice Nov 2020

Alumna Profile: Political Pioneer Bushra Amiwala Reclaims Her Voice

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Business school alumna Bushra Amiwala, a Pakistani Muslim, may have lost her 2018 primary election to the Illinois' Cook County Board of Commissioners, but she won her 2019 bid to be seating on the Skokie (Ill.) Board of Education. She is the youngest Muslim elected official in the country and part of a growing trend of elected women of color that includes Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.


Alumna Leads Launch Of Innovative New Bank May 2020

Alumna Leads Launch Of Innovative New Bank

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Marianne Markowitz (MBA ’92) is leading the launch of Illinois’ first new commercial bank in a dozen years. Called First Women’s Bank, the innovative, Chicago-based institution will serve small and midsize businesses and individual depositors, with a focus on women’s banking needs. Markowitz brings experience as the former Midwest regional director of the Small Business Administration to her role as bank CEO. In this interview, she shares why she is passionate about this groundbreaking bank startup, which is scheduled to open this year.


Faculty Focus: Professor Lauded For Humanitarian Supply Chain Research May 2020

Faculty Focus: Professor Lauded For Humanitarian Supply Chain Research

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Professor of Management Nezih Altay credits an earthquake in his native Turkey as a game-changing event that led him to learn more about the supply chain of disaster management. Today, Altay is lauded for being one of the first U.S. academics to recognize the importance of applying supply chain theory and research to disaster relief. He was named a Fulbright Scholar and researhed the logistics of aid delivery in conflict zones for six months the visiting Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics at Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland.


Notes From The Dean: Leadership In Changing Times May 2020

Notes From The Dean: Leadership In Changing Times

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Dean Misty Johanson announces her decision to step down as dean of the Driehaus College of Business and return to the college's School of Hospitality Leadership. She acknowledges the changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, reviews the strategic plan the college produced, marks major accomplishments of the college and reviews some of the content in the current issue.


Scholarly Pursuits: Marketing Case Workshop Celebrates 25 Years May 2020

Scholarly Pursuits: Marketing Case Workshop Celebrates 25 Years

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Business case studies bring contemporary business issues to life for students. DePaul's Jacobs & Clevenger Case Writers’ Workshop, has been helping to hone the skills of future marketing professionals for 25 years through a business conference, case-writing workshop, and publication of select cases. The exercise helps students connect theory to practice and provide a useful framework developing marketing strategies at work.


Professional Development: A Leadership Guide For Working Parents May 2020

Professional Development: A Leadership Guide For Working Parents

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Alyssa Westring, associate professor of management at DePaul, researches work-life balance. She has published a new book, "Parents Who Lead" that gives advice to parents who want to achieve career success while having an active, fulfilling personal life. This article discusses how she chose this path of research and provides some practical advice for working parents.


College News May 2020

College News

Business Exchange

Thomas Donley Appointed Business College Interim Dean; Coming Soon: Revised MBA, New Graduate Degrees; In Memoriam: Robert O'Keefe


Giving Back: Donald M. Ephraim (Bus ’52) Supports And Inspires Student Achievement May 2020

Giving Back: Donald M. Ephraim (Bus ’52) Supports And Inspires Student Achievement

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Alumnus Donald M. Ephraim, a successful talent agent and lawyer, gives back to DePaul through the Donald M. Ephraim Family Endowed Excellence Award, which provide a monetary prize for the highest-achieving DePaul business students at the end of their junior year.


Student Internships Open Doors To Alumni Career Success May 2020

Student Internships Open Doors To Alumni Career Success

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An internship experience remains the most effective tool for career exploration, preparation and success. The ultimate goal: ensure students are equipped with the hands-on professional experiences they need to immediately contribute to and succeed in the workforce. This article explores the effectiveness of internship opportunities in positively affected career success in the hospital industry, accountancy, and marketing, as well as benefits to mentors.


Notes From The Dean: Creating Value By Being Entrepreneurial Oct 2019

Notes From The Dean: Creating Value By Being Entrepreneurial

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Driehaus College of Business Dean Misty Johanson discusses developments at the college centered on entrepreneurship and the college's 2024 Strategic Plan: Connection, Culture and Commitment.


Faculty Focus: New Coleman Chair Sees Entrepreneurship As An Agent For Social Change Oct 2019

Faculty Focus: New Coleman Chair Sees Entrepreneurship As An Agent For Social Change

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Maija Renko, Coleman Foundation Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship, joined DePaul in July 2019 and hopes to inspire students interested in starting businesses that create social change.


Alumnus Profile: Walgreens Exec Turns Real Estate Experience Into Real-World Lessons: Nestor Eliadis (Mba '10) Oct 2019

Alumnus Profile: Walgreens Exec Turns Real Estate Experience Into Real-World Lessons: Nestor Eliadis (Mba '10)

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Profile of Walgreens Senior Director of Real Estate Nestor Eliadis (MBA '10).


Professional Development: Getting To The C-Suite: How Sponsorship Can Propel Your Career In Ways That Mentorship Can't Oct 2019

Professional Development: Getting To The C-Suite: How Sponsorship Can Propel Your Career In Ways That Mentorship Can't

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Stephanie Smith, VP and chief human resources office at DePaul, has conducted research that examines how sponsorship is distinct from mentorship and can help people traditionally locked out of C-suite careers to advance to the most senior levels in business.


Giving Back: Helping The Next Generation Of Tax Professionals Thrive In Chicago And Beyond: John Mann (Mst '83, Mba '01) Oct 2019

Giving Back: Helping The Next Generation Of Tax Professionals Thrive In Chicago And Beyond: John Mann (Mst '83, Mba '01)

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Profile of donor John Mann (MST '83, MBA '01), who targets his philanthropy to help MST students with the John and Sharon Mann Scholarship Fund.


College News Oct 2019

College News

Business Exchange

Student-Alumni Communities Formed for Master of Science Programs; DePaul Expert Shares Housing Policy Ideas with New Chicago Mayor's Team; College Honors Faculty and Staff Retirees