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September 18, 2020

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VOL. 54 NO. 3

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

DePaul Download podcast: DePaul kicks off unique academic year rooted in its mission

University Marketing and Communications | September 18,2020

​To kick off the unique 2020-21 academic year, DePaul Download sits down with President A. Gabriel Esteban to explain how the community's commitment to the university's mission is stronger than ever and how the community can apply the mission to their personal lives.

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Articles

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Summer First-Year Academic Success Program breaks records

Rachel Wojnicki | August 18, 2020

​DePaul's First-Year Academic Success Program had record-breaking enrollment this summer, with more than 220 students fulfilling a math or writing prerequisite.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

University’s Honors Program welcomes new director

Rachel Wojnicki | September 18, 2020

​This summer, DePaul’s Honors Program welcomed a new director, Jennifer Conary. To usher in a new academic year, Newsline sat down with Conary and outgoing director, Martha Martinez-Firestone, to discuss the program’s growth and plans for the future.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Global Fall @ DePaul to showcase university's global engagement offerings

Rachel Wojnicki | September 18, 2020

​Set to begin Sept. 21, Global Fall @ DePaul will feature a series of events to display DePaul’s high quality offerings involving international engagement.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Get ready for Vincent de Paul Heritage Week 2020

Division of Mission and Ministry | September 18, 2020

​St. Vincent was a trailblazer, a true change agent of his day. Vincent de Paul Heritage week honors his legacy, and all members of the university community are welcome to participate in events and activities throughout the week, from Sept. 21 to his Feast Day on Sept. 27.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

I-Share borrowing resumes on Sept. 21

Jill King | September 18, 2020

​​Beginning Sept. 21, contactless pickup service from the DePaul University Library will be expanded to include I-Share borrowing and lending.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Update your Google Scholar settings to continue full-text access

Jill King | September 18, 2020

​Over the summer, the DePaul University Library introduced new and improved systems, including the link resolver that connects you to full text articles at DePaul. Learn how to update your Library Links in order to continue accessing Find Full-Text @ DePaul links in Google Scholar.
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DEBUZZ

Zoom update to make passcodes, waiting rooms mandatory

Information Services | September 18, 2020

​Beginning Sept. 27, Zoom will require all meetings have a passcode or waiting room. These changes will apply to all Zoom accounts, including those for the DePaul community.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Mission statement dialogue sessions to be held this fall

Hannah Coyle | September 18, 2020

​​As part of the formal review process, the Mission Committee is interested in gathering input from the DePaul community. An essential component of this input will be a series of dialogue sessions with groups of faculty, staff, students and alumni taking place throughout the fall quarter.
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DEBUZZ

Upcoming 'Lunch with Vincent' to highlight DePaul's mission, anti-racism

Rachel Wojnicki | September 18, 2020

​The focus of DePaul's 2020-21 Lunch with Vincent program will be the Vincentian mission, diversity and anti-racism. The first event is set for Sept. 22. President A. Gabriel Esteban and Cynthia Pickett, DePaul's associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion, are the event's featured speakers.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Mission: Rosh Hashanah - Reflection at the start of a new year

Matthew Charnay | September 18, 2020

​The beginning of a new academic year coincides with the High Holidays marking the start of a new year in the Jewish calendar. DePaul's Jewish Life coordinator Matthew Charnay offers a reflection inviting a new beginning.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Wellness: What must be done to support one another?

Katrina Wagner, health promotion coordinator | September 18, 2020

​We've heard a lot about making sure that we are socially or physically distanced from one another to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. But the implications of this distancing ourselves can have emotional impacts as well.
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Life Events

LIFE EVENTS

In Memoriam: Thomas David Walters, father-in-law of CSH's Bala Chaudhary

September 18, 2020

​​It is with sadness we have learned of the death of Thomas David Walters, father-in-law of Bala Chaudhary, an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Studies. He passed away at home on August 14th at the age of 82 due to cancer.
LIFE EVENTS

In memoriam: Richard Allen Tindall, brother of Financial Aid's Tina Tindall

September 18, 2020

​It is with sadness that we have learned of the death of Richard Allen Tindall, the brother of Tina Tindall of the Office of Financial Aid. Richard passed away on Aug. 28. and is survived by his son, Richard Tindall, Jr.

Multimedia

MULTIMEDIA

Seeds of the Mission, an Introduction

September 18, 2020

​The Division of Mission and Ministry is grateful to the students, faculty, staff and alumni who shared their mission-in-action stories. Watch this kick-off video and follow along this fall as we share their stories and reflect upon the living mission at DePaul.
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DePaul In The News

CPA Practice Advisor • Elizabeth Murphy

Elizabeth Murphy Named Illinois CPA Society’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

September 16, 2020

Go Into The Story • Meghann Artes and Scott Myers

Movies You Made: “Oh, Baby!”

September 15, 2020

Robert Feder • Carol Marin and Don Moseley

‘Beacon of journalism’ Carol Marin says she’s bowing out of TV news

September 14, 2020

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