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March 26, 2021

VOL. 54 NO. 26

DEBUZZ

DePaul's game, animation programs rank nationally

Elly Kafritsas-Wessels | March 26,2021

This week, the Princeton Review included DePaul on both its 2021 "Top 50 Game Design: Undergrad" and "Top 25 Game Design: Grad" lists. The undergraduate program placed 41st while the graduate program came in 25th.

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Articles

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

NSF taps DePaul ecologist to lead group synthesizing data

Kristin Claes Mathews | March 26, 2021

​The National Science Foundation’s Long-Term Network Office tapped DePaul population ecologist Jalene LaMontagne to lead a group of researchers investigating tipping points in plant reproduction.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Statement of support for the LGBTQ community

The Rev. Guillermo Campuzano, C.M. | March 26, 2021

​Given the context of the conversations occurring over the past week, I want you to know of the continued support for the LGBTQ community by myself and the Division of Mission and Ministry.
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DEBUZZ

Faculty featured in HERstory exhibit

Rachel Wojnicki | March 26, 2021

​Naper Settlement has featured Shannon Simonovich, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing, in its 2021 exhibition, “Women: Waves of Change." The project commemorates the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage by spotlighting women who have played a pivotal role in Naperville's past and present.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Lexi Held honored as BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Bob Sakamoto | March 1, 2021

​​Earlier this month, Lexi Held was honored as the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women's basketball, the league's most prestigious athletic and academic award.

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DEBUZZ

GianMario Besana featured in Fulbright webinar

Rachel Wojnicki | March 26, 2021

​This month, the Fulbright Finland Foundation held a webinar offering practical tips and lessons learned when designing online international experiences in regard to COVID-19. GianMario Besana, DePaul's associate provost for global engagement and online learning, participated as a guest speaker for the event.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Mission: Learning to be led

Mark Laboe | March 26, 2021

​pring break may give us a little space to pause and reflect. So, let me ask: how much of your life's journey has been due to your choice, and how much of it has been something not of your own making?
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

"Portraits in Resilience" from the Driehaus College of Business

Nadia Alfadel Coloma | March 26, 2021

​In this first installment of Driehaus College of Business' new "Portraits in Resilience" series, staff asked business college students, faculty and staff to share how they've persevered through the challenges of the pandemic, what they’ve learned and who has helped them along the way.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Coleman Entrepreneurship Center partners with Sunshine Enterprises for virtual Hackathon Challenge

Jaclyn Lansbery | March 26, 2021

The Coleman ​Entrepreneurship Center recently teamed with community partner Sunshine Enterprises to deliver the bi-annual Hackathon Challenge, a virtual competition that challenges students to solve real-world problems for startups.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Global Engagement highlights virtual exchange, new initiative in winter newsletter

Global Engagement | March 26, 2021

Want to lear​n more about DePaul's new virtual global study initiative? Interested in virtual exchange design and implementation? Get the latest from Global Engagement, including the latest student and faculty mobility rates, in the department's winter 2021 newsletter.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

DePaul updates social media standards to reflect changing online environment

Jess Peterson | March 26, 2021

​This quarter, a group of staff and administrators from across the university recently came together to review and update DePaul Social Media Guidelines.
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FACULTY AND STAFF: HR NEWS

Transitioning to a more focused approach for the 403(b) plan

Office of Human Resources | March 26, 2021

​Effective on or around July 1, Fidelity will become the single service provider for receiving contributions and providing plan services for DePaul’s 403(b) Retirement Plan. All future contributions to the plan will be made to accounts at Fidelity, including employee pre-tax deferrals as well as the university matching contributions.
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DePaul In The News

Chicago Tribune • Julie Moody-Freeman

DePaul professor creates a podcast examining Black romance novels as scholarship

March 18, 2021

National Geographic • Kenshu Shimada

Shark-like fossil with manta 'wings' is unlike anything seen before

March 18, 2021

Allure • Joseph Ferrari

Turns Out, Spring Cleaning Is Good for Your Mental Health

March 24, 2021

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