University News
New School of Hospitality Leadership Launched with $7.5 Million Gift
Nobel Laureate Speaks to Donors and Friends about Science Education
Entrepreneurship Program Ranked among Nation's Best
Former NBA Player Joins DePaul Men’s Basketball Staff
Paving the Way for Excellence in Science

Alumni News
Tour Chicago Neighborhoods with Fellow Alumni
Sneak a Peak at DePaul’s Basketball Teams during Reunion
Benefit of the Month: Alumni ID Card
Call for Nominations: 14 Alumni Under 40

  The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has given $7.5 million to help establish a new School of Hospitality Leadership at DePaul. The school will address a growing shortage of qualified, skilled employees and a significant lack of diversity among hospitality managers, as well as provide educational opportunities for qualified Chicago hospitality workers who desire to enter management but lack the educational credentials. For more information, visit Alumni News.



In September, some 80 President’s Club members, DePaul faculty and students, and friends of the university attended a special presentation by Leon Lederman, Nobel laureate in physics and director emeritus of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill. During his presentation “Advice to the New President on Science Education,” Lederman argued that politicians and business professionals need to understand science to solve the long list of critical issues facing the nation — an understanding that begins with better science education. For further details, visit Alumni News.



DePaul University’s entrepreneurship program has again been recognized as one of the finest in the United States in Entrepreneur magazine/Princeton Review’s annual “Best Schools for Entrepreneurs” rankings.

DePaul moved up three places to second on the list of best-rated graduate entrepreneur programs and placed seventh in the undergraduate entrepreneur education category. “DePaul’s rankings are a tribute to the academic excellence of the program and the quality of our faculty,” said Harold Welsch (COM '66, MBA '68), Coleman Entrepreneurship chair at DePaul, who founded the program. For more details, visit the DePaul University Newsroom.



Former Blue Demons standout and retired NBA player Dave Corzine (LAS '78) has been named DePaul University’s director of men’s basketball operations. A member of the DePaul men’s basketball team from 1974-78, Corzine is the school’s all-time leading rebounder and still ranks third in school history for scoring. He joined the NBA in 1978 and played in the league for 13 seasons, spending seven with the Chicago Bulls.

A native of Arlington Heights, Ill., Corzine has spent the past six seasons as the color analyst for DePaul radio broadcasts on WSCR (670 AM). To read more, visit Athletics News.



Support DePaul’s Campaign for Excellence in Science by purchasing a personalized brick, which will be on view for generations near the new Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Science Building. Through your purchase, you help ensure that DePaul can continue to provide science facilities, teachers and programs to future generations of students. The buy-a-brick drive runs through Dec. 31, 2008. Learn more at giving.depaul.edu/science.

  Visit a diverse array of Chicago neighborhoods during the Second Annual Chicago Neighborhood Tour on Saturday, Nov. 1. Narrated by Dr. Irving Cutler, an author and expert on Chicago's ethnic heritage, the bus tour takes you to landmarks and neighborhoods throughout the city's south and southwest sides. Areas to be visited include Pilsen, Little Italy, Brighton Park, Marquette Park, Pill Hill and many more. Stops along the route include the Mexican Fine Arts Museum, the DuSable Museum of African American History and the historic Civil War section of Oak Woods Cemetery. For complete details and to register, visit the Alumni Events Calendar.



Get a preseason look at the 2008-09 DePaul Blue Demons basketball program. Join head coaches Jerry Wainwright and Doug Bruno (LAS '73, MA '88) on Saturday, Oct. 18 for special practice sessions of the DePaul men’s and women’s basketball teams exclusively for Reunion attendees, alumni and season ticket holders. Complimentary food and beverage will be provided, and the first 500 fans in attendance will receive a DePaul basketball t-shirt. For more information and to register, visit the Alumni Events Calendar.

Reunion 2008 kicks off this Friday, Oct. 17. We look forward to seeing you during this weekend-long celebration of DePaul alumni.



!Your free Alumni ID card gives you access to a number of alumni-only perks. Use the card to check out materials at DePaul University Libraries, gain access to DePaul’s computer labs, receive discounted admission to the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center, use campus parking facilities at reduced rates and much more.

Request your card online and pick it up at the ID Services office next time you are on campus. For more information, visit our Alumni Benefits & Services page or contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni_ID@depaul.edu or (800) 437-1898.



Each year, DePaul Magazine recognizes 14 outstanding alumni under the age of 40. The honorees represent an amazing assortment of professions and talents. Currently, DePaul Magazine is taking nominations of honorees for the fourth annual "14 Alumni Under 40" issue, scheduled to be published in fall 2009. If you know of a successful DePaul graduate and want to make a nomination, write us at depaulmag@depaul.edu and tell us about your nominee.