Dean Kraft Steps Down as Commerce Dean
After six years as dean of DePaul's College of Commerce and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, Arthur Kraft has announced his decision to leave the university. Kraft will become dean of the School of Business & Economics and Chair of Business & Economics at Chapman University in California. During his tenure at DePaul, the business school achieved high rankings for its academic programs, launched innovative centers and institutes and expanded international degree offerings. Dean Kraft will officially step down on Jan. 1, 2006. Ray Whittington, professor and director of the School of Accountancy, will serve as the interim dean for both the College of Commerce and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.
On September 23, President George W. Bush signed into law H.R. 3768, The Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005. The Act allows donors to make charitable cash gifts to any public charity between August 28, 2005 and December 31, 2005 and be able to deduct these gifts up to 100 percent of their adjusted gross income. You may also consider a cash gift that is a present year distribution from your IRA. Your cash gift can assist DePaul in many ways and you can leave a legacy in the form of a scholarship or endowment. Please contact either Joel Schaffer, Senior Director of Planned Giving, at (312) 362-5319 or Andrea Wynne, Director of Planned Giving, at (312) 362-8585 for more information.
New Transcript Request Process
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) in the DePaul Center unveiled a complete redesign of the university's system for providing transcripts and enrollment verification to students and alumni. With the new process, students and Alumni are now able to request transcripts online and receive them quicker. Visit the ARC Web site for more information or to request your transcript.
Undergraduate Application Fee Waiver Available
If you know a student who is in the college search process, please encourage him/her to consider DePaul. Upon your request, we can send you an undergraduate application fee waiver certificate to present to a student you would recommend. To request an alumni fee waiver (limit one per alumnus/a), please contact Sacha Thieme at (312) 362-8898 or sthieme@depaul.edu. The fee waiver is applicable for any student who applies for freshman admission by Feb. 1, 2006 or transfer admission by May 15, 2006.
Featured Alumni Benefit - Free Workout Week at Ray Meyer Fitness Center
December's Alumni Benefit of the Month can help you stay fit for the holidays. Simply show your Alumni ID card to work out FREE Dec. 14-17 at the Ray Meyer Fitness Center.
Get a Handel on this Holiday Season
Join fellow DePaul alumni in Chicago for the LaSalle Bank Do-It-Yourself-Messiah on December 21.
Ride with Pride
Show your support for DePaul and ride with pride. The Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles' collegiate license plate program provides special recognition for Illinois universities and creates a source of financial aid for Illinois college students. Click here for more information on how to purchase your DePaul license plates.
Blue Demon Basketball Events
Be a part of DePaul's inaugural season in the BIG EAST and join us for some of the upcoming events involving men's and women's basketball starting Jan. 7 against Notre Dame. For more information on these events visit the alumni Web site.
DePaul's College of Law was featured in the 2006 edition of the Princeton Review's book, "Best 159 Law Schools," which is based exclusively on student opinion. The annual survey of American law schools found that law students attending DePaul believe studying and working in downtown Chicago gives them the opportunity to pursue a quality legal education. Moreover, they say that the law school's research centers and institutes allow them to contribute directly to Chicago's legal community.
Enrollment Goals Reached for 2005-2006
DePaul's total student enrollment for this fall is 23,148. The freshman class increased by nearly 4 percent to 2,400 students. About 30 percent of new freshmen are first-generation students and 28 percent are students of color. The number of out-of-state students also rose this year by 19 percent and now comprises a record 30 percent of the entire class..
DePaul to Provide Strategic Planning Support to New Orleans
The Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul, in partnership with the Public Services graduate program, will assemble and dispatch a team to the Gulf Coast area during the December term to provide technical assistance with urban planning, community development and strategic planning support.
The team led by Dr. Gloria Simo, assistant Chaddick Institute director, will work with Father Perry Henry, C.M., pastor of St. Joseph's Church in downtown New Orleans and a former DePaul trustee, and the Tulane-Canal Development Corporation. They will work with community representatives to implement a specific plan and series of actions that will help provide housing, employment and food to those displaced by the hurricane.
DePaul Launches Cooperative Education Program
The Cooperative Education Program (Co-op) at DePaul is a new program that enables students to integrate classroom study with work experience related to their majors and professional goals.Students will work 20 to 25 hours per week with the same employer for one to three years. Through Co-op, students will graduate with professional experience, earn income to offset tuition, develop a network and earn academic credit. The Co-op program also benefits employers by providing the opportunity to hire DePaul's talented students and preview potential employees. Co-op also provides alumni with a great way to stay involved with the DePaul community and reach out to undergraduates.
DePaul invites alumni and their businesses to partner with the university to create co-op positions for commerce and CTI students. For more information contact Leigh Berkowitz, assistant director of Co-op, at coop@depaul.edu or visit the Co-op Web site.
Faculty in the News
- M. Cherif Bassiouni, J.D., was quoted in The Christian Science Monitor and USA Today for his analysis on the upcoming Saddam Hussein trial in Iraq.
- Patty Gerstenblith, Ph.D., J.D., professor of law and a trained archeologist, was quoted in The Boston Globe and USA Today on the recent acquisitions scandal involving the J. Paul Getty museum collection and the frequency of illegal acquisitions made by other notable museums.
- Timothy Opiela, Ph.D., was quoted at length in The Chicago Sun-Times about the recent appointment of Ben S. Bernanke as the next Federal Reserve chairman.
- Robert S. Rubin, Ph.D., co-wrote a study in the October issue of the Academy of Management Journal entitled, "Leading from Within: The Effects of Emotion Recognition and Personality on Transformational Leadership Ability."
