DePaul University Newsline > Issue > October 23, 2020
October 23, 2020
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VOL. 54 NO. 8
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Recruitment, retention and the road ahead: A conversation with Enrollment Management
Elizabeth Clements | October 23, 2020
As DePaul completes its fall 2020 census, Newsline sat down with Soumitra Ghosh, vice president for Enrollment Management, to discuss higher education enrollment and challenges nationwide. In this Q&A, Ghosh shares how the university is strengthening its recruitment and retention initiatives – and how faculty and staff can help.
HEY STUDENTS! NEWS YOU NEED
Student Food Pantry open this fall, December intercession
Rachel Wojnicki | September 23, 2020
The Student Food Pantry, located on the third floor of the Lincoln Park Student Center, is open to all students this fall quarter. The pantry will be available to all students during the December intercession with modified hours.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Now We Must: A Conversation with Student Leaders
Alumni Relations | October 23, 2020
Students are facing unprecedented challenges due to the impact of the pandemic. Join President A. Gabriel Esteban and Sasha Gerritson (MUS '99), Now We Must campaign chair and trustee, on Oct. 27 for an opportunity to learn more about the current student experience and how the greater DePaul community can help. Register today for this event, which will include a Q&A session with a panel of student leaders.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Fall 2020 Census: Achievements and areas for growth
Enrollment Management | October 23, 2020
This year's fall census enrollment results demonstrate - more than anything else - the power of collective will and community action. In a year when many of our peer institutions saw significant losses, welcoming the most diverse and largest freshman class in the university's history is a proud achievement for all of us.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Chicago-based artist's work on display at DePaul Art Museum
Russell Dorn | October 23, 2020
In a new site-specific billboard exhibition at DePaul Art Museum viewable from the Chicago Transit Authority's Fullerton 'L' platform, Chicago-based artist Ayanah Moor asks audiences to question our personal and national progress, intentions and methods of change surrounding issues of equity and inclusion.
MULTIMEDIA
Acts of Loving Kindness
Division of Mission and Ministry | October 23, 2020
This week's quote comes from Mufti Menk: "The world is crying out for compassion and kindness. Strive to spread more love and goodness." What are your ideas for this week's Acts of Loving Kindness?
DEBUZZ
Gathering of Remembrance set for Nov. 19
Division of Mission and Ministry | October 23, 2020
Faculty, staff and students are invited to the 2020 virtual Gathering of Remembrance, set for Nov. 19. The event is an interfaith memorial service for community members who have lost loved ones over the past year and friends and family who support them.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Mission: Simplicity in hectic times
Emily LaHood-Olsen | October 23, 2020
In complex times, the Vincentian virtue of simplicity reminds us to be present to our thoughts and to make room for stillness.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Wellness: Peer support and allyship
Katrina Wagner, health promotion coordinator | October 23, 2020
When we have peer support, it can make us feel less alone and more understood. As we navigate each day, it is critical that we are able to identify the peer supports in our life. Our family and friends are certainly extensions of support, but feeling "understood" and "validated" by someone else with similar experiences and understandings is invaluable.
Life Events
LIFE EVENTS
IS' Tyneka Harris Coronado welcomes son
October 23, 2020
Tyneka Harris Coronado, a Double Demon and project leader in Information Services, and her husband, David Coronado, also a Double Demon, welcomed a son, Mateo, on Sept. 28.
Multimedia
MULTIMEDIA
Grounded in Mission, year two update
October 23, 2020
Our world changed dramatically this past year, yet our strategic goals remained firm. They endured, and you endured because DePaul has a clear vision of where it is headed and what it seeks to become. Here, we highlight the progress we have made toward the six strategic goals of Grounded in Mission, the Plan for DePaul 2024.
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