As many of you know, all first-year DePaul students must register for a Chicago-themed course during their first fall quarter. One component of the Chicago Quarter program is travelling to sites in the Chicagoland area that relate to the theme of the course. Consider hosting Chicago Quarter students at your place of business and welcome them to the DePaul family. In addition, alumni working at nonprofit organizations may volunteer to host a student as part of the Student Service Project, which gives students an opportunity to engage in community service and experiential learning as a volunteer at your nonprofit.

If you are interested in volunteering with these projects, simply update your volunteer line interest areas in your online alumni profile or contact the Office of Alumni Relations at dpalumni@depaul.edu.


DePaul graduates can access a number of special, alumni-only features by logging in to the Alumni & Friends Website. With a username and password, you can update your alumni profile, submit a class note, search for and network with fellow classmates through the Alumni Directory, select your volunteer interest areas, request an alumni ID and Alumni Association card, sign up for lifelong alumni email and register online for alumni events. If you’ve already signed up, you can log in anytime to access these special features. If you need a username and password, simply visit the Get Username/Password web page and fill in the requested information. After you click “Submit,” your username and password will be sent to you via email.


Chicago native Lois Stratemeier (LAS '53) grew up on the city’s South Side, where she learned the value of volunteering by following her parents’ example. In the early 1950s, she came to DePaul to earn her bachelor’s degree in history while working part time. Along with her studies and job, she was an active on-campus volunteer, and has remained involved with the university and the Chicago community ever since. Read more about her spirit of service in the online Alumni Profile.


As commencement ceremonies wrap up at DePaul, 6,501 new graduates will join the Alumni Association’s global network of more than 135,000 alumni. On June 17, new graduates will mingle with fellow alumni at the Welcome to the Alumni Association Reception at Zed 451 in Chicago, hosted by the Young Alumni Committee. For details about the reception, visit the Alumni Event Calendar.

In addition, the Office of Alumni Relations is sharing information about the Alumni Association with recent graduates at several on-campus graduation banquets, including the Commencement Weekend Kickoff Party.