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October 22, 2021
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VOL. 55 NO. 8
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Now open: Speaker applications for 2022 TEDxDePaulUniversity
University Marketing and Communications | October 22,2021
All DePaul students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to apply to be a 2022 TEDxDePaulUniversity speaker. Applications are due by Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 5 p.m. and must relate to this year's theme, metamorphosis.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Data-science Corps helps nonprofits turn data into knowledge
Kristin Claes Mathews | October 22, 2021
Five Illinois universities, including DePaul, have established the Metropolitan Chicago Data-science Corps to help meet the data science needs of the Chicago metropolitan area. Teams of undergraduate students and expert faculty mentors will work with communities and nonprofit organizations to tackle data challenges.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Meet Hayden Pfeifer: Forward-thinking, friendly face welcoming first-years
Christian Saulog | October 22, 2021
For new college students, meeting people and establishing friendships often is a priority. However, it can also be a daunting task. Luckily as students enter DePaul, they have seasoned peers whose job it is to be a friendly face and early resource, including Hayden Pfeifer in the Office of New Student and Family Engagement.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Rafael Vizcaíno, finding a personal path into the field of philosophy
Scott Butterworth | October 22, 2021
When Rafael Vizcaíno joined the DePaul faculty last fall, accepting what he calls “my dream job,” he was drawn in part by the Faculty Recruitment Incentive Program, which aims to bring talented academics of color to the university. Still, the largest factor in his decision was DePaul’s unique commitment to both Latin American philosophy — Vizcaíno’s primary area of research — and European philosophy.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Balanced approach: A conversation with SGA President Watfae Zayed
University Marketing and Communications | October 22, 2021
Watfae Zayed studies neuroscience at DePaul, serves as Student Government Association president and a mentor, and teaches Arabic at her mosque. She joins the DePaul Download podcast to share how the pandemic has changed her as a leader, her own shift in career path, and how she balances all her responsibilities while still prioritizing a good night’s sleep.
DEBUZZ
AAUW awards fellowship to DePaul faculty
Scott Butterworth | October 22, 2021
Monica Reyes, an assistant professor of writing, rhetoric and discourse, received a grant from the American Association of University Women. The grant will allow her to examine in detail the U.S. asylum process.
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