DePaul Alumni E-News
November 2007
University News
Alumnus Receives Nation's Highest Civilian Honor

Men’s Soccer Advances to BIG EAST Semifinals

Blue Demons on National Television


Alumni News
Benefit of the Month: DePaul Alumni Merchandise

Call for Submissions: Alumni Awards

Alumni Board Update

Help a Student "Test Drive" a Career

Blue Demon Basketball Events

University News

 Alumnus Receives Nation's Highest Civilian Honor
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks (JD '48, DHL '77), a civil rights leader and alumnus of the DePaul University College of Law, received the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, from President George W. Bush on Monday, Nov. 5. Hooks served as the executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1977 to 1992. More information.


 Men's Soccer Advances to BIG EAST Semifinals
DePaul men’s soccer team finished at the top of the BIG EAST’s Red Division, earning a top seed in the 2007 BIG EAST Championship tournament. With a win over Cincinnati this weekend, the team advances to the semifinals against Notre Dame on Friday, Nov. 16. The game will be televised locally on CSTV. More information.

 Blue Demons on National Television

Wherever you live, you can now cheer on the DePaul men’s basketball team live and in living color. All of DePaul's  BIG EAST conference games will be televised on one of the channels in the ESPN family. More information.

Alumni News


 
Benefit of the Month: DePaul Alumni Merchandise
Looking for the perfect gift for your DePaul graduate (or for yourself)? There are two locations to serve your DePaul merchandise needs! Visit the DePaul Shop online through DePaul Athletics to purchase your "official Blue Demon gear." Or shop online or in person at the DePaul Barnes and Noble bookstores in Lincoln Park and the Loop.

Through Nov. 30, 2007, alumni can receive 10 percent off of all Internet orders for alumni merchandise or all merchandise in the store with your alumni ID card. Please note that this is a limited time offer available only at the DePaul Barnes and Noble bookstores.


 Call for Submissions: Alumni Awards
DePaul University and the DePaul University Alumni Association have established an awards program to recognize the outstanding contributions and achievements of alumni. We invite you to nominate alumni that you feel exemplify the spirit of DePaul. Award recipients will be recognized at a special dinner during Alumni Weekend, Oct. 16-19, 2008. Please submit your nominations by Dec. 10, 2007. For more information, visit alumni.depaul.edu on Monday, Nov. 19.

 Alumni Board Update
In coordination with Reunion Weekend, the Alumni Board held their first meeting of 2007-2008 and welcomed three new board members. They reconnected with hundreds of reunion attendees by hosting and speaking at the weekend's events.

“We are improving our current objectives and establishing several new initiatives,” says Jack Cummins, president of the board. “We continue to work towards our goal of becoming a visible and active resource for the alumni community and the university, locally and nationally.” More information. 


 Help a Student "Test Drive" a Career

Would you like to help a student determine what kind of career is best for them? Are you willing to host a student for a half- or full-day company visit? The ASK (Alumni Sharing Knowledge) Volunteer Network is hosting another session of "Job Test Drive," a job shadowing program that enables undergraduate students to “test drive” their career options and alumni to share their professional experience. ASK can suggest a variety of activities to make a visit like this as easy for you as possible. Students are matched up with companies based on their career interests. More Information. 


 Blue Demon Basketball Events

Basketball season is here! Join fellow alumni at the men's basketball events in Chicago and around the country listed in the calendar of events below.

 

Calendar of Events
Nov. 14 Big East Networking Event
Dec. 14 Christmas at DePaul
Dec. 29 Men's Basketball @ Detroit
Jan. 5 BIG EAST Season Kickoff Party and Men's Basketball Game vs. Providence
Jan. 26 Orange County Annual Dinner
Jan. 26 Pregame Reception and Men's Basketball Game @ Marquette
Jan. 26 Nationwide Game Watch: DePaul @ Marquette
  Chicago
  Dallas
  Denver
  NYC
  Seattle
Feb. 9 Homecoming Game and Athletics Hall of Fame Celebration
Feb. 9 Family Theatre Production and Ice Cream Social
Feb. 19-24 DePaul Career Week
Feb. 21 DePaul Career Week: Speed Networking
Feb. 23 DePaul Career Week: Career Changers Forum
Feb. 23 Pregame Reception and Men's Basketball @ Seton Hall (details TBD)

For a complete listing of upcoming events, visit the alumni events calendar.


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