DePaul University Newsline > Issue > August 21, 2020
August 21, 2020
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VOL. 53 NO. 46
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
A letter to parents: The DePaul fall experience
Gene Zdziarski, vice president for Student Affairs | August 21, 2020
With the news that came on Aug. 12 that DePaul is making some changes for the fall quarter in order to reduce density on campus and decrease the spread of COVID, you must be wondering what the student experience will be like while we remain largely remote. I want to assure you that countless staff professionals are working incredible hours and coming up with many creative solutions to ensure your student has many options for staying engaged.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Contact tracing overview
Michelle Patrick | August 21, 2020
Contact tracing plays a critical role in DePaul's efforts to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Learn more about their role at the university.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Training course now available for DePaul’s phased return to campus
Office of Human Resources | August 21, 2020
It is important that all members of the DePaul community are familiar with the basics of COVID-19, as well as the current safety protocols implemented at the university. To this end, DePaul has created an interactive online training course.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Faculty trained by DOTS exceeds 1,000
Sarah Brown, assistant director of Faculty Development and Instructional Technology | August 21, 2020
In June, 241 faculty attended the DePaul Online Teaching Series, bringing the total number of faculty who have received intensive online teaching instruction to more than 1,000.
DEBUZZ
Ruben Parra named HACU fellow
Rachel Wojnicki | August 21, 2020
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities named DePaul's Ruben Parra as one of the 26 fellows for the second cohort of its Leadership Academy/ La Academia de Liderazgo. The program is designed to increase diverse representation in executive and senior-level positions in higher education.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Mission: This great universe
Tom Judge | August 21, 2020
Recently, several DePaul colleagues have shared about the joy they feel when they are in the natural world. A sense of awe, a feeling of pleasure, a wave of gratitude that may be found "in that beautiful order we observe in nature," as Vincent de Paul once wrote.
HEY STUDENTS! NEWS YOU NEED
Information Services introduces BlueM@il
Information Services | August 21, 2020
.Say hello to BlueM@ail, the university's new student email and communications platform. Starting this fall quarter, all university communications will be sent to the BlueM@il address.
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