Men’s Soccer Coaches Craig Blazer and Adam Tinkham were named BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year at the annual BIG EAST awards banquet in November. Blazer and Tinkham guided the Blue Demons to the best season in program history with its first NCAA Championship appearance and 12 wins. More information.

Both future accountants and art majors studying at DePaul University will benefit from bequests made this fall by Ron Marcuson, a longtime faculty member at DePaul’s School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems. More information.

DePaul University lost one of its own on Dec. 7 with the death of the Rev. Thomas P. Munster, C.M. (LAS MA ’53). A lifelong DePaul sports fan, Munster served in a number of leadership, staff and volunteer positions at DePaul Academy and DePaul University, beginning as an academy faculty member in 1949 and serving most recently as a university chancellor. Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Saint Vincent's Church, 1010 W. Webster Ave., Chicago, concluded by a Mass of Christian burial at 7:30 p.m. that evening. Graveside services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel at All Saints Cemetery, 700 N. River Road, Des Plaines, Ill.

 Benefit of the Month: Discounted DePaul Performance Tickets
Alumni can attend productions and performances by The Theatre School and the School of Music for discounted rates. For theatre event tickets, please call the Merle Reskin Theatre Box Office at (312) 922-1999. For music performance information, please contact the School of Music at (773) 325-7260.

 LAST CALL: Submit Nominations for 2008 Alumni Awards
Do you know a DePaul graduate who has made outstanding contributions in a professional field or through service to others? Nominate that person for the inaugural DePaul Alumni Awards. Recipients will be recognized at a special dinner during Alumni Weekend, Oct. 16-19, 2008. Please submit your nominations today, Dec. 10, by 5 p.m. More information.

 Cheer the Blue Demons to Victory
The DePaul basketball season is well underway! Be part of it by joining fellow alumni and friends in locations nationwide to watch the men’s team take on the Marquette Golden Eagles on Jan. 26, 2008. You also can cheer on the Blue Demons at celebrations held before men’s homes games against Providence and the University of South Florida and when the men travel to Detroit Mercy and Seton Hall. More information. 

 Join Your Reunion Class Committee

The Office of Alumni Relations invites alumni from classes that end in “3” or “8” – the classes of 2003, 1998, 1993, 1988, 1983, 1978, 1973, 1968, 1963 and 1958 – to join their reunion class committees. The class committees help plan events during Alumni Weekend, Oct. 16-19, 2008, and encourage fellow alumni to attend the festivities. If you are interested, call (312) 362-8584 or e-mail reunion@depaul.edu.  More information.