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March 13, 2020

VOL. 53 NO. 23

Articles

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Significant changes to winter final exams and spring quarter

A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D. | March 13, 2020

​New proactive measures are announced for the remainder of Winter Quarter and all of Spring Quarter to safeguard the community against COVID-19.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

COVID-19 Planning and Response Task Force established

A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D. | March 13, 2020

Starting this week, we have formalized our COVID-19 preparedness efforts by forming a COVID-19 Planning and Response Task Force.The group is meeting daily as the situation continues to evolve.

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DEBUZZ

Payroll Services encourages direct deposit in light of COVID-19

Payroll Services | March 13, 2020

​As the university continues to make contingency plans in the event of a disruption to business operations due to concerns regarding COVID-19, the university's Payroll Services strongly encourages employees who receive their paychecks through the mail to elect to receive their pay via direct deposit.
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DEBUZZ

How DePaul employees can prepare to work remotely

Information Services | March 13, 2020

​​As the university continues to monitor the evolving COVID-19 situation, Information Services developed an Instructions for Remote Work site with detailed guidance for employees.
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DEBUZZ

Radio DePaul named best college station in the nation

Rachel Marciano | March 13, 2020

​Earlier this month, Radio DePaul, the university's student-run radio station, won several awards at the 2020 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Media Awards.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Women's basketball wins third straight BIG EAST Championship

DePaul Athletics | March 13, 2020

​On March 9, the DePaul women's basketball team beat Marquette University to win its third straight BIG EAST championship.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Chante Stonewall Named CoSIDA Academic All-American

DePaul Athletics | March 13, 2020

​DePaul women's bastketball athlete Chante Stonewall was named to the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America Team. She is only the fifth Blue Demon in program history to earn such an accolade.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

DePaul Download podcast: Alyssa Westring on what parents can learn from business leadership

| March 13, 2020

​​Driehaus College of Business professor Alyssa Westring draws from her new book, "Parents Who Lead," to offer leadership-influenced solutions for the burnout years of parenthood.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Finalists selected for associate provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

University Marketing and Communications | March 13, 2020

​Faculty and staff are invited to attend open forum sessions hosted on Zoom with each candidate. Feedback on each candidate, via surveys published in Newsline, is requested by Tuesday, March 24.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

University library leadership update

Elizabeth Clements | March 13, 2020

​Interim Provost Salma Ghanem announced Rob Karpinski will serve as associate vice president for academic and library affairs. As part of his role, Karpinski will assume the leadership role of the library.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Mission Monday: A history of the DePaul University seal and motto

Michael Van Dorpe | March 13, 2020

​Most of us are probably familiar with DePaul's coat of arms, but have you ever wondered what it means, or where the ideas for the symbols came from?
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DEBUZZ

Early voting, political campaign activities reminder

Carol Hughes | March 13, 2020

​Illinois residents, including many DePaul students, faculty and staff who are registered voters, have several options when it comes to voting in the March 17 Illinois primary election.
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FACULTY AND STAFF: HR NEWS

Faculty and staff: Debunking Nutrition Myths

Office of Human Resources | March 13, 2020

​This month's Healthy Vincent's Wellness Program webinar, "Debunking Nutrition Myths," is set for March 19 at noon. The presentation by Interactive Health will teach faculty and staff how to find the most credible, science-based nutrition recommendations.
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Multimedia

MULTIMEDIA

Blue Demons take part in 2020 Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference

March 13, 2020

​At the end of February, 19 students from the College of Science and Health participated in the 2020 Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference hosted at Western Illinois University. Students' research and presentations focused on the fields of ecology and evolution, with topics including brown rat populations in Chicago, pectoral fins of sharks and a new fossil fish.
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DePaul In The News

The Hill • Tom Mockaitis

What we can learn from past pandemics

March 11, 2020

Crux • Rev. Guillermo Campuzano, C.M., and Lydia Stazen

Vincentians play key role in U.N. commission’s focus on world’s homeless

March 11, 2020

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