Adjunct faculty recognized at appreciation reception

Josephine Esteban and A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., president of DePaul University, greet guests at the reception in Cortelyou Commons. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Mary Mindak, right, chair of Faculty Council's Committee on Contingent Faculty, talks with Ahmed Salim, adjunct faculty  member in the College of Law. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Academic Affairs, the Workplace Environment Committee and the Committee on Contingent Faculty hosted the reception to recognize the contributions adjunct faculty members make to the DePaul community. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Demetrius Jordan, an adjunct faculty member in the Driehaus College of Business, right, talks with Donald Opitz, interim dean of the School for New Learning. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Jeffrey Kowalkowski, an adjunct faculty member in the School of Music, plays the DePaul Victory Song on his accordion. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Maneesh Sharma, an adjunct faculty member in the Driehaus College of Business, left, talks with Lucy Rinehart, associate provost in Academic Affairs. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Victoria Hohenzy, chair of the Workplace Environment Committee and an adjunct faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, spoke about the important contributions adjunct faculty have made this year. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Mary Mindak, chair of the Committee on Contingent Faculty and a faculty member in the Driehaus College of Business, addressed attendees during the event. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

During the event, Marten denBoer, DePaul's provost, addressed attendees and thanked adjunct faculty for their many academic contributions to the university. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Guests check to see if they won a raffle prize during the reception. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

The DePaul Women's a Cappella group performed at the annual reception. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Curt Hansman, an adjunct faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, left, received an Outstanding Service Award from Mary Mindak, chair of the Committee on Contingent Faculty, for her contributions to the CCF. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

DePaul's mascot, DIBS, entertained the crowd by dancing and tossing t-shirts. The pep rally-inspired "RAH-RAHception" honored the accomplishments of DePaul's adjunct faculty members. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Guests lined up for pictures with DIBS. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)