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August 7, 2020
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VOL. 53 NO. 44
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Campaign matches gifts to Student Emergency Assistance Fund
Office of Advancement | August 7, 2020
A generous donor has stepped forward to double the impact of contributions to DePaul's Student Emergency Assistance Fund. From now through Sept. 8, all gifts to SEAF will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $50,000.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Sanitization 101: Face coverings
Michelle Patrick | August 7, 2020
One simple, but critical, way to take care of each other during the ongoing pandemic is to wear a face covering. It protects others in case you are infected with COVID-19 but don't have symptoms and helps slow the spread of the virus.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Commit to DePaul's community health and safety pledge
Michelle Patrick | August 7, 2020
To help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and its devastating effects on people and communities, students, faculty and staff are encouraged to review and commit to DePaul's Community Health and Safety Pledge.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
DePaul names 2020-21 Wicklander Fellowship Recipients
Driehaus College of Business | August 7, 2020
Earlier this summer, DePaul named Rebecca Feinberg, a teaching assistant professor of health sciences, and Michael Naas, a professor of philosophy, as the recipients of the Institute for Business and Professional Ethics' 2020-21 Wicklander Fellowship.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Lawful Assembly podcast: Portland, What border are we defending?
Division of Mission and Ministry | August 7, 2020
The Rev. Craig B. Mousin discusses the deployment of federal officers to Portland in reaction to the ongoing protests. He discusses the problem of relying on federal immigration officers for local law enforcement and links some of Chicago's responses to federal interference in local matters.
DEBUZZ
Library book drops now open
DePaul University Library | August 7, 2020
If you still have overdue books, you can now return them to the Library book drops. Equipment such as DVDs, video games and consoles, and other technology cannot be returned via the book drops.
DEBUZZ
Information Services introduces BlueKey
Information Services | August 7, 2020
Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 11, some login screens for various DePaul services will switch to BlueKey, a new seamless and secure login experience for university applications.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Mission: Pilgrimage through the pandemic
Abdul-Malik Ryan | August 7, 2020
Muslims around the world just observed Eid al-Adha which comes at the end of the Hajj Pilgrimage season. What if we thought of the challenges of the pandemic as a season of pilgrimage, a journey of the heart that comes with hardship, and as an opportunity to grow, learn, and transform?
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Wellness: Mental health during COVID-19
Christine Augustin | August 7, 2020
Watching the rising rates of COVID-19 across the country can cause us worry, stress, fear and anxiety. There are many things we cannot control, but there are things we can. Focusing on what is in our sphere of influence can help lessen our stress.
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