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November 13, 2020

VOL. 54 NO. 11

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Get ready for Holidays at DePaul, Dec. 7 -11

Student Affairs | November 13,2020

​Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with DePaul University. As our Vincentian tradition calls to honor all human dignity, we are excited to celebrate all holidays throughout the season with our Holidays at DePaul week, set for Dec. 7 - 11.

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Articles

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

From the President: Thank you for fulfilling your civic duty

A. Gabriel Esteban | November 13, 2020

​In a year when more Americans voted than ever before, I write to thank the DePaul community for participating in the electoral process and fulfilling their civic duty. Throughout the recent days of unsettling uncertainty, we at DePaul could hold fast to what we know to be true - today, tomorrow and for as long as this university stands.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Students: Register for DePaul's free flu vaccine clinic

Michelle Patrick | November 13, 2020

​To make it easier for DePaul's on-campus and Chicago-area students to get a flu vaccine, the university will partner with the AMITA Sage Medical Group to host a flu vaccine clinic on Nov. 16 and 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Flu vaccines will be free to all full- and part-time DePaul students.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

From the President: An update on DePaul's provost search

A. Gabriel Esteban | November 13, 2020

​When the Board of Trustees approved Salma Ghanem's appointment as interim provost, we set a goal of launching a national search in 2021 and welcoming a permanent provost by July 2022. We are now at the point of taking the next steps in this process.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Sherri Sidler named interim executive vice president

Elizabeth Clements | November 13, 2020

​Today, Nov. 10, President A. Gabriel Esteban named Sherri Sidler as the interim executive vice president for DePaul. Her appointment will be effective Jan. 1, 2021.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Update from DePaul's Office of Gender Equity

Kathryn Statz, director of Gender Equity | November 13, 2020

​DePaul's Office of Gender Equity remains here for the entire DePaul community, even in the midst of a pandemic. The office is fully functioning and operating remotely.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

New Research: Body size of the extinct Megalodon indeed off the charts in the shark world

Russell Dorn | October 13, 2020

​A new study shows the body size of the iconic gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, about 50 feet in length, is anomalously large compared to body sizes of its relatives.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Office of Research Services shares annual report

University Marketing and Communications | November 13, 2020

​​In the 2020 fiscal year, the university had more than 360 funding submissions requesting a total funding of $75.4 million. Of those requests, 125 submissions were funded, totaling $11.7 million in new and continuation grants. This fall, DePaul's Office of Research Services released its fiscal year 2020 Sponsored Research and Creative Studies annual report.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

IRMA student survey results help shape fall quarter

Russell Dorn | November 13, 2020

​​Several weeks into a challenging and unprecedented spring quarter, DePaul’s Institutional Research and Market Analytics division sent out a survey to a representative population of students to assess the issues they faced as they switched to remote instruction near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DEBUZZ

Vincentian Studies Institute shares new publications

Division of Mission and Ministry | November 13, 2020

​The DePaul University Vincentian Studies Institute has announced two new publications now available to the campus community.
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DEBUZZ

DePaul to host the Short and Sweet Pandemic Film Festival

School of Cinematic Arts | November 13, 2020

On Saturday,​ Nov. 14 at 7 p.m., DePaul will host the only screening of The Short and Sweet Pandemic Film Festival. All members of the university community are welcome to reserve tickets and attend the virtual festival.
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SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

Faculty shares a memoir-in-essays about love

Michele Morano | November 13, 2020

​A memoir-in-essays about unconsummated romance, "Like Love" turns romantic clichés inside out and challenges us to rethink our notions about what it means to love.
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MULTIMEDIA

Acts of Loving Kindness

Division of Mission and Ministry | November 13, 2020

​This week's quote comes from Margaret Mead: "Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have." What are your ideas for this week's Acts of Loving Kindness?
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Wellness: Join us for Brain Fuel

Katrina Wagner, health promotion coordinator | November 13, 2020

​As you prepare for finals, you might think you should pull all-nighters, drink more coffee and pressure yourself to only thinking about powering through the next week. However, taking breaks, making sure you are hydrated and eating well, and getting enough sleep are important for your health and well-being.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Mission: Discovering a resilient joy

Mark Laboe | October 13, 2020

​The ups and downs of the election season, along with the continued uncertainty that lingers regarding the state of our nation and public health crisis, make it clear that unless we want to ride an emotional rollercoaster, we need to find a deeper, steadier and sustainable source of joy.
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Life Events

LIFE EVENTS

In memoriam: Ella Claire Thorne, student in the College of Science and Health

November 13, 2020

​It is with sadness we have learned of the death of Ella Claire Thorne, a second-year student in the College of Science and Health studying environmental science. Thorne passed away on Nov. 1. Service information is not available at this time. May she rest in peace.
LIFE EVENTS

In memoriam: Kurt L. Moller, father of the College of Law's Mark Moller

November 13, 2020

​​It is with sadness that we have learned of the death of Kurt L. Moller, father of the College of Law's Mark Moller. Moller passed away in his home in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 8 at the age of 81 due to complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. A celebration of his life will be held at later date with close family and friends.

DePaul In The News

The Conversation • Wendy Netter Epstein

Conservatives backed the ideas behind Obamacare, so how did they come to hate it?

November 10, 2020

Splash • Morgan Kail-Ackerman and Meg Harris

"They Call Us" Magazine – In Conversation with Morgan Kail-Ackerman and Meg Harris

November 6, 2020

WTTW • Carol Marin and Don Moseley

Veteran Journalist Carol Marin Retires From Broadcast News, 'Chicago Tonight'

November 5, 2020

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