Several DePaul Programs Recognized by National Publications

DePaul University and its colleges, schools and programs have been recognized recently by several national publications for distinctions ranging from academic excellence to commitment to diversity. These accolades underscore the quality and value of a DePaul education... More >>
Release date: 12/12/2007

Deloitte campaign raises $60,000 for DePaul

Deloitte and its employees raised more than $60,000 for DePaul University as part of the accounting giant's fifth annual corporate alumni giving campaign. This is the largest amount raised to date by a Deloitte campaign... More >>
Release date: 12/12/2007

Blue Demon Basketball Invades the Air Waves

Blue Demon fans across the country can catch the DePaul men's and women's basketball teams live this season—on their television screens... More >>
Release date: 12/04/2007

Call for Nominations: 2008 DePaul Alumni Awards

Do you know a DePaul graduate who has made outstanding contributions in a professional field or through service to others? Nominate him or her for the inaugural DePaul University Alumni Awards... More >>
Release date: 12/04/2007

Alumni Board Meeting Update

In coordination with Reunion Weekend, the Alumni Board held their first meeting of 2007-2008. Complete with three new board members, they reconnected with fellow graduates by attending, hosting and speaking at the weekend's events... More >>
Release date: 11/13/2007

Fortune 100 CEO headlines the Arizona Executive Forum

Nicholas D. Chabraja, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, a Fortune 100 corporation, addressed DePaul alumni and friends at the university's first Executive Forum, held at the Royal Palms Resort in Phoenix on Oct. 18... More >>
Release date: 11/05/2007

Alumnus receives 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom

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 is the first DePaul graduate to receive the honor... More >>
Release date: 10/31/2007

Theatre School Announces 2007-2008 Season

The Theatre School is the Midwest's oldest theatre conservatory and is renowned as one of the top professional theatre training programs in the United States. You won't want to miss a single production of its 2007-2008 season...  More >>
Release date: 09/11/2007

Get into the Blue with DePaul Basketball

Coach Jerry Wainwright's men's basketball team is coming off a 20-14 season highlighted by the Blue Demons' first appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament and a visit to the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament... More >>
Release date: 09/11/2007

Operation Read and Restore: DePaul Adopts 100 Soldiers

Help brighten a soldier's holiday with the gift of a good read (or video). DePaul University is supporting service men and women stationed overseas through "Operation Read and Restore: DePaul Adopts 100 Soldiers"...  More >>
Release date: 09/05/2007

NBA Scores Two DePaul Players

Two Blue Demons players advanced their basketball careers in the 2007 NBA Draft. Wilson Chandler was taken by the New York Knicks as the 23rd pick while Sammy Mejia was the 57th overall pick by the Detroit Pistons... More >>
Release date: 07/19/2007

DePaul Launches Morning MBA Program

For professionals with demanding careers and family responsibilities, the idea of going back to school to earn an MBA can be daunting. DePaul is responding to the changing needs of MBA students by offering an innovative, nontraditional approach to continuing education... More >>
Release date: 07/19/2007

DePaul Welcomes Three New Trustees

DePaul University named Douglas Crocker II, Connie R. Curran (LAS '72) and Jeffrey J. Kroll (COM '87, JD '90) as new members on its Board of Trustees... More >>
Release date: 07/18/2007

DePaul Celebrates the Groundbreaking for the New Science Building

More than 300 alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students celebrated the groundbreaking for DePaul's new Lincoln Park Campus science facility, the Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Science Building, June 6... More >>
Release date: 06/11/2007

$3.5 Million Grant to Help Save Chicago-Area Affordable Housing

With a $3.5 million grant, the Real Estate Center at DePaul University joined a coalition of Chicago-area real estate, finance, philanthropic, nonprofit and government organizations to launch a multifaceted program to save affordable rental housing for low- and middle-income families in the Chicago region... More >>
Release date: 06/04/2007

Pusateri Family Gift Honors Father's Public Service Legacy

Thanks to a generous charitable gift from the family of the late Lawrence Pusateri, College of Law student Dima Khalidi will spend the summer learning how to practice public interest law at The Center for Constitutional Rights in New York... More >>
Release date: 05/25/2007

Schiller DuCanto and Fleck Family Law Center
Supports Students' Public Service

Two special programs in DePaul's Schiller DuCanto and Fleck Family Law Center are funding law students' public service work in areas of family law... More >>
Release date: 05/11/2007

Marketing Professor's Research Among the Most Cited Worldwide

A 2001 study coauthored by DePaul Associate Professor of Marketing Albert M. Muñiz Jr. has topped the academic charts this spring as the most cited research paper in the field of business and economics worldwide, according to Thomson Scientific... More >>
Release date: 05/09/2007

DePaul Earns No. 1 Seed in the 2007 Big East Championship

DePaul earned the No. 1 seed in the Big East Softball Championship set to kickoff on Thursday, May 10 at the Belleville Softball Complex in South Bend, Ind... More >>
Release date: 05/07/2007

Three Alumni Receive Golden Apple Teaching Award

The Golden Apple Foundation will recognize three DePaul School of Education alumni for being among the best teachers in the Chicago area at the foundation's 22nd Annual Awards Ceremony and Gala, Saturday, May 12, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago... More >>
Release date: 05/04/2007

CTI Names New Dean

The School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems (CTI), one of the Midwest's largest information technology schools, named David Miller as its new dean... More >>
Release date: 05/04/2007

DePaul Center Launches New Business Innovation Author Series

The Innovator's Bookshelf, a new series of author talks about business creativity and innovation, begins at DePaul's Loop campus on May 24... More >>
Release date: 05/03/2007

Law and MBA Programs Ranked Among the Best, According to U.S. News

DePaul University's health law, intellectual property and part-time MBA programs are among the best in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report's annual guidebook America's Best Graduate Schools 2008... More >>
Release date: 04/16/2007

DePaul Students Win Statewide Computer Security Competition

A team of students from DePaul's School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems (CTI) recently won the Illinois Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition...  More >>
Release date: 04/13/2007

Alec Baldwin, Others to be Honored by The Theatre School

The movie, television and stage actor Alec Baldwin, along with several other notable contributors to the arts, will be honored at The Theatre School's 19th Annual Awards for Excellence in the Arts on Wednesday, April 18 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago... More >>
Release date: 03/26/2007

Men's Basketball Team Bows Out of NIT

The DePaul men's basketball team ended its season, losing in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) semifinals to top-seeded Air Force, with the score of 52-51... More >>
Release date: 03/22/2007

Call for Nominations: Law Alumni Awards

DePaul University's College of Law and the Office of Alumni Relations are calling for nominations for the 2007 Law Alumni Awards... More >>
Release date: 03/21/2007

Men's Basketball Team Advances to NIT Regional Finals

The men's basketball team advances to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) West Regional finals with a 70-65 second-round victory over Kansas State on March 19... More >>
Release date: 03/20/2007

Women's Basketball Drops Heartbreaker

The 10th-seeded DePaul women's basketball team suffered a heartbreaking loss to seventh-seeded Georgia Tech in the first round of the NCAA women's tournament on March 17... More >>
Release date: 03/19/2007

Men's Basketball Team Wins in First Round of NIT

The DePaul men's basketball team advances to the second round of the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), as the Blue Demons posted an 83-71 win over Hofstra on March 14 at McGrath Arena on the Lincoln Park campus... More >>
Release date: 03/15/2007

Basketball Teams Selected for Post-Season Action

The season isn't over yet for the DePaul men's and women's basketball programs, as both advanced to the post-season. The women's team earned the program's fifth straight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship bid, while the men's team was selected to compete in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT)... More >>
Release date: 03/14/2007

DePaul Coach to Lead Women's Basketball World Championship Team

Doug Bruno (LAS '73, MA '88), alumnus and head coach of the DePaul women's basketball team, has been named head coach of the 2007 USA Basketball Women's World Championship Team for elite players under 19 years old...  More >>
Release date: 03/06/2007

Call for Nominations: 2007 Chicago Executive of the Year

The Center for Strategy, Execution, and Valuation at DePaul's Kellstadt graduate business school and the Chicago chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute are seeking nominations for their joint "2007 Chicago Executive of the Year" award... More >>
Release date: 02/28/2007

DePaul's Human Resources Program Recognized

DePaul's master of science in human resources degree program is the first in the nation to fully align with new academic guidelines established by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and supported by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)... More >>
Release date: 02/27/2007

LAS Dean Wins French Onion Dip Eating Contest

Three DePaul deans split $5,000 in winnings after competing in Dean Food's "Dive Into Dip" Dip Eating Contest on Feb. 14 during halftime of the DePaul men's basketball game against Marquette University... More >>
Release date: 02/20/2007

DePaul Deans Dive into French Onion Dip

Three DePaul deans will vie for $5,000 in prize money on Feb. 14 by consuming as much Dean's French Onion Dip as they can in 45 seconds... More >>
Release date: 02/14/2007

Gift helps SNL launch the Center for Advancement of the Education of Adults

With support from a $100,000 founding grant from alumna Trish Parson (SNL '78), the School for New Learning (SNL) has launched the Center for the Advancement of the Education of Adults. Other donors to the center include alumnus Bertram Scott (SNL '80) and his wife, Liz Fender, who pledged $150,000 to support a distinguished lecture series... More >>
Release date: 02/02/2007

Carnegie Foundation Recognizes DePaul University's Dedication to Community Engagement

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the nation's premier higher education research and advocacy organization, has named DePaul to its first class of designees in a new Community Engagement classification. DePaul is one of only 62 universities in the nation-and the only one in Illinois-to earn the highest honor... More >>
Release date: 02/01/2007

Experience the Future of Business Networking

Want to strengthen your business network? Find new business partners? Discover potential career moves? Join other DePaul alumni from the Chicago business community for the fourth-annual speed networking event on Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Sears Tower... More >>
Release date: 01/31/2007

DePaul's Doctoral Programs Ranked No. 1, According To New Survey

The faculty of DePaul's doctoral programs was recognized as the most productive and distinguished in the country among universities with fewer than 15 doctoral programs, according to a new study unveiled in January... More >>
Release date: 01/25/2007

Real Estate Center Announces $16 Million Fundraising Campaign and $3 Million Gift

DePaul's Real Estate Center announced a $3 million gift from an anonymous donor, as well as the public launch of a $16 million fundraising campaign, during a Jan. 25 luncheon to welcome James D. Shilling, the first Michael J. Horne Chair in Real Estate Studies... More >>
Release date: 01/25/2007

Record-setting Scholarships in School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems

The School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems (MIS) recently announced the recipients of more than $200,000 in scholarships and awards for the 2006-07 school year. Overall, 106 separate awards from 17 individual award funds and sponsors were presented to 95 students... More >>
Release date: 01/22/2007

DePaul Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

DePaul will induct 10 former student-athletes and honor a former university employee with a special service award during the annual DePaul Athletics Hall of Fame induction weekend, Jan. 20-21... More >>
Release date: 01/16/2007

Law Faculty Member Receives Archeology Service Award

College of Law Professor Patty Gerstenblith received the Archaeological Institute of America's Distinguished Service Award for 2007. The award was presented on Jan. 5, 2007, during the 108th AIA Annual Meeting in San Diego... More >>
Release date: 01/16/2007

Alumnus Appointed to Illinois Senate Leadership Position

DePaul College of Law alumnus and Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard(JD ’82) has been appointed Senate Republican whip for the 95th Illinois General Assembly... More >>
Release date: 01/09/2007

Alumna Honored as Public Official of the Year 2006

Mary A. Dempsey (LAW '82) was honored as one of nine 2006 Public Officials of the Year by Governing magazine. She was cited for reinvigorating the Chicago Public Library and reforming the City of Chicago's purchasing department... More >>
Release date: 01/02/2007