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March 28, 2019
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VOL. 52 NO. 26
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Spring break edition: Best of 2018-19
Rachel Marciano | March 28,2019
As the university community bids farewell to another winter quarter, the Newsline team decided to use its spring break edition to look back at some of our most popular content from this academic year so far. From profiles on faculty, staff and students to highlights of programs and events around campus, we've compiled the stories with the highest readership from each column.
Articles
INTO THE ARCHIVES
How things were in the beginning: The first fall class of St. Vincent’s College
Patty Chavez | March 28, 2019
On the morning of Sept. 5, 1898, 10 faculty members and roughly 70 students walked into St. Vincent's College Hall to begin classes for the first time. Now 120 years later, DePaul University still stands as a center for a uniquely urban, Vincentian education. However, the road to this long-standing success was far from easy, and was more than 20 years in the making.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
TEDx unveils 2019 speakers and tickets go on sale
Wendy Smit | March 28, 2019
Tickets are now on sale for TEDxDePaulUniversity's return on April 12 with nine speakers, interactive engagement opportunities and a new location - the School of Music's Holtschneider Performance Center.
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS
Quarter to Semester Task Force appointed
Denise Mattson | March 28, 2019
The Quarter to Semester Exploratory Task Force, a committee led by faculty, and including staff and students, was appointed to examine academic calendar systems and identify the most pressing academic implications of the university's current quarter-based calendar. Currently, the College of Law uses semesters and all other degree programs are taught in quarters.
Jessica Landis: DePaul s new Title IX coordinator
Rachel Marciano | March 28, 2019
Earlier this month, Jessica Landis joined the DePaul community as the university's new Title IX coordinator. Though she has only been on campus a few weeks, her work and commitment to sexual and relationship violence awareness, prevention and response go back to her undergraduate career.
ASK AN EXPERT
Understanding procrastination with psychology professor Joseph Ferrari
Russell Dorn | March 28, 2019
It's hard to imagine piles of clutter strewn about researcher Joseph Ferrari’s house or office. The professor of psychology knows the risks associated with that after spending much of his career studying and publishing on the topic of procrastination. Now in new research, Ferrari has discovered that an overabundance of “stuff” can have a detrimental effect on a person's mental health and disrupt their sense of home.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Meet Willord Simmons: Advocating for music education in prisons
Carolyn Brinckwirth and Jessica Peterson | March 28, 2019
Originally from Victoria, Texas, McNair Scholar and senior music education major Willord Simmons was drawn to Chicago for many reasons, including DePaul's outstanding music program, although he admits he was nervous for his audition.
FACULTY AND STAFF: HR NEWS
Faculty and staff: Updates from compensation and benefits
Ben Craig | March 28, 2019
As we approach the end of 2018, the Office of Human Resources would like to highlight some upcoming changes in benefits and compensation, including match increase and updates on the salary planning process.
DEBUZZ
U.S. News World Report ranks DePaul University among 2019 Best Colleges
Carol Hughes | March 28, 2019
DePaul University is ranked 119th in the just-released 2019 listing of National Universities by U.S. News & World Report. Last year, DePaul was ranked 120th.
Multimedia
MULTIMEDIA
DePaul University 2018 Holiday Video
March 28, 2019
In 2018, DePaul University began a new tradition, the lighting of the first DePaul holiday tree. By the lighting of the holiday tree, DePaul created a symbol of hope for the university community. Regardless of religion, background or beliefs, the tree was for everyone at DePaul.
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