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August 6, 2021
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VOL. 54 NO. 45
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HEY STUDENTS! NEWS YOU NEED
Enter the Blue Demon Vaccine Contest today
DePaul Community Health Team | August 6, 2021
Thursday, Aug. 19, is the deadline for students to submit completed COVID-19 vaccine records or proper documentation for an exemption. All who enter will be in the running for some great prizes, including a $2,500 grant toward the cost of attendance.
Five student-athletes earn BIG EAST Excellence Awards
DePaul Athletics | August 6, 2021
Five DePaul student-athletes have been honored with 2020-21 BIG EAST Conference Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards in their respective sports. The awards recognize academic and athletic achievement as well as community service, and DePaul's five honorees tied for the most among BIG EAST members.
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Introducing the Finish Line Fund Challenge
Division of Advancement and External Relations | August 6, 2021
Contributions this month to a new fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar — helping even more students overcome financial barriers that jeopardize their ability to complete their degrees.
Health-care design for living
Abigail Pickus | August 6, 2021
At DePaul, 21st-century advances with an eye toward Vincentian values are unfolding every day. Fernando De Maio, Daniela Stan Raicu, Christina Harrington and Enid Montague provide examples in this article from DePaul Magazine.
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Counseling faculty honored for new initiatives
Scott Butterworth | August 6, 2021
The National Career Development Association has awarded Rebecca Michel, an associate professor of counseling, its Diversity Initiative Award in recognition of her cultural responsiveness within the domain of career-related activities.
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University of Illinois student wins 2021 University Pitch Madness
Coleman Entrepreneurship Center | August 6, 2021
Alex Kosyakov won first place and a $2,500 prize for his business idea presentation at this year's University Pitch Madness. Eight other universities, including DePaul, took part in the competition, hosted by DePaul's Coleman Entrepreneurship Center.
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Staff introduces framework for social justice workshops
D. Scott Tharp | August 6, 2021
"Doing Social Justice Education" provides a succinct but comprehensive introduction to the planning, design, facilitation and assessment of social justice experiences for professional staff and student peer educators.
Mission: Sharing the Way of Wisdom
Mark Laboe | August 6, 2021
The official motto of DePaul University is
Viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi. This Latin phrase is taken from the book of Proverbs; in English, it reads, "I will show you the way of wisdom." How can we best educate and work so that we demonstrate, discover, or walk alongside each other in
the way of wisdom?
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