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April 24, 2020

VOL. 53 NO. 29

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Professor talks fandoms, virtual engagement in a time of social distancing

Isabel Rejto | April 24,2020

​​Fandoms have played a pivotal role in Paul Booth's professional and personal lives. In this Q&A, the professor of media and cinema studies discusses the ways people have been virtually engaging with each other while practicing social distancing, the role fandoms have played in engagement, and why people are rewatching their favorite classic movies and TV shows.

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University announces SUHI-DePaul Research Fellows

Rachel Marciano | April 24, 2020

​This month, DePaul announced the first cohort of Sinai Urban Health Institute-DePaul Research Fellows. The program allows faculty to collaborate to understand health disparities and improve health equity in Chicago by translating research into scalable actions.
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14 East magazine, Good Day DePaul take top honors in journalism competition

Carol Hughes | April 24, 2020

The Society ​​of Professional Journalists this month cited the best collegiate journalism with DePaul's 14 East magazine and Good Day DePaul receiving four Mark of Excellence Awards as first place winners in the Region 5 competition.
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Dean Guillermo Vásquez de Velasco on experiential and project-based learning

University Marketing and Communications | April 24, 2020

​Earlier this quarter, Guillermo Vásquez de Velasco, dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, conducted ​a webinar about the ways schools are building unique, high-impact, scalable - and now mostly virtual - industry-integrated experiential learning programs.

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Kelly Chu earns Billy I. Ross Advertising Education Award

Layda Galvan | April 24, 2020

​​Last month, the American Academy of Advertising awards honored DePaul's Kelly Chu with the Billy I. Ross Advertising Education Award. An associate professor of public relations and advertising, the organization recognized Chu for her innovative work in advertising education.
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Real estate students take first place in Eisenberg Foundation competition

Rachel Marciano | April 24, 2020

​Earlier this quarter, a group of undergraduate students from the Driehaus College of Business took first place at this year's virtual Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation Real Estate Challenge.
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HEY STUDENTS! NEWS YOU NEED

Student Food Pantry available this spring

Rick Moreci | April 24, 2020

​The Student Food Pantry, located in the Lincoln Park Student Center, will remain open for student use for the entire spring quarter. Though the original home of the pantry is on the third floor, this spring it will be housed on the first floor and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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DePaul community raises funds for Blue Demons affected by COVID-19

Office of Advancement | April 24, 2020

​Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, the DePaul community has raised more than $100,000 for students, faculty and staff affected by the pandemic. ​

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Mission and Ministry celebrates Earth Day

Scott Kelley | April 24, 2020

To close out​ Earth Week, we invite members of the DePaul community to join in activities that call attention to our common home and our place within it.
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DePaul Humanities Center creates video library

DePaul Humanities Center | April 24, 2020

​As the university community settles in to a spring quarter like we've never experienced before, the center has created a video library of its past events, available on the center's Youtube channel. The videos, which consist of more than 100 hours of recording, can be used by faculty as a resource for remote instruction, or simply enjoyed by audiences.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

DePaul celebrates National Library Week

Rachel Marciano | April 24, 2020

​National Library Week kicks off today, April 19. To celebrate this year's theme of "Find your place at the library," DePaul will highlight the university's resources beyond those used for research and study. From video games to films to the Maker Hub, the DePaul University Libraries are a place for everyone, even those with non-academic interests.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Zoom like DIBS: Tips for video conferencing

Visual Services | April 24, 2020

​With a vast amount of teaching, learning and operations happening remotely these days, University Marketing and Communications' Visual Services team has some tips to help you look and sound your best while participating in Zoom meetings, FaceTime, Hangouts or Skype.
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Mission Monday: The creativity of love

Azucena De La Torre | April 24, 2020

​We continue to imagine novel ways to live and be together in facing a new reality. After all, as Vincent de Paul reminds us, "love is inventive to infinity."

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Wellness Wednesday: Refresh Your Sleep

Katrina Wagner | April 24, 2020

Getting enough sl​eep is always a topic for conversation. We are notorious for not getting enough sleep and/or quality sleep. Despite being at home during the coronavirus pandemic, we hear from many students, staff and faculty alike that sleep has become even worse for them. Falling asleep, getting enough sleep and getting quality sleep pose many challenges for us.
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Work from home extended through June 12

A. Gabriel Esteban, Salma Ghanem and Jeff Bethke | April 24, 2020

Almost all u​niversity departments and divisions began working remotely on March 16. As the month of April comes to a close, DePaul employees should plan to work from home through at least Friday, June 12.
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DePaul In The News

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Campus ministers creating sense of community for students during pandemic

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Better • Christie Klimas

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April 20, 2020

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