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Sept. 6, 2018
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VOL. 52 NO. 2
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
New gateway on Lincoln Park Campus welcomes students and visitors
Carol Hughes | September 6,2018
DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus has a new entrance at the corner of Fullerton Avenue and Halsted Street. A neoclassical gateway and pocket park adjacent to the School of Music Holtschneider Performance Center welcome students and visitors to campus, while giving pedestrians and bus commuters additional sidewalk space.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
DePaul University Launches John L. Keeley Jr. Center for Financial Services
Driehaus College of Business | September 6, 2018
DePaul University finance students will benefit from innovative academic and cocurricular programming at the newly named John L. Keeley Jr. Center for Financial Services, thanks to a $3 million commitment from the family of the late finance executive John L. Keeley Jr. and the Keeley Family Foundation to the university’s Driehaus College of Business.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
DePaul Art Museum announces fall exhibitions
Russell Dorn | September 6, 2018
Steel sculptures and neon lights by artist and dancer Brendan Fernandes, which are based on fabricated African masks sold to tourists in New York City, anchor one of three exhibitions — “The Living Mask” — that opens Sept. 6 at DePaul Art Museum.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Tenured and promoted faculty: College of Business 2018-19
Rachel Marciano | September 6, 2018
This fall, Newsline will highlight all recently promoted and tenured DePaul faculty members. This issue features faculty from the College of Business.
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Inside the Supreme Court with political scientist Joseph Mello
Russell Dorn | September 6, 2018
The Supreme Court appears poised to shift to the right if Congress confirms U.S. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh for a position on the highest court. If chosen, some conservatives are hoping Kavanaugh will join other conservative-leaning judges in reversing several landmark court decisions, sending the issues back to the states to decide on, says Joseph Mello, an assistant professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
FACULTY AND STAFF: HR NEWS
Aligning efforts to support a fair and equitable DePaul
Ben Craig | September 6, 2018
Following a recommendation from a recent organizational review, the university formed the Employee Engagement and Equal Employment Opportunity office, housed in the Office of Human Resources, on July 2, 2018.
DEBUZZ
DePaul selected for U.S.-Japan COIL Initiative
Linda Blakley | September 6, 2018
DePaul has been named one of six U.S. colleges and universities chosen by the American Council on Education to be a part of the U.S.-Japan COIL Initiative. This work aims to expand U.S.-Japan higher education ties through collaborative online international learning, also known as COIL, a method of linking faculty and students in two countries for shared teaching and learning using online communication.
DEBUZZ
Faculty and Staff: Smile for the Camera!
Maria Toscano | September 6, 2018
The Office of Public Relations and Communications Visual Services team invites faculty and staff to walk-in portrait days at the Lincoln Park and Loop Campuses.
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New Student Service Day 2018
September 6, 2018
On Sept. 4, DePaul freshmen fanned out across Chicago to take part in New Student Service Day. The event invited DePaul’s Chicago Quarter students to come together with the communities of Chicago for a day of service and reflection.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
From the president: Religious holidays and observances
A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D. | September 4, 2018
A message from A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., about making appropriate accommodations to allow students, faculty and staff to fully express their faith in the upcoming academic year.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Start your day with Newsline Daily
Elizabeth Clements | August 30, 2018
Want to know what’s happening on campus? Be sure to read Newsline Daily, a new communications tool for all faculty, staff and students that will be delivered to your inbox every weekday.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Convocation 2018: A new class and a new academic year at DePaul
Elizabeth Clements | August 30, 2018
As DePaul kicks off its 121st academic year, it welcomes the largest, most diverse and most academically prepared freshman class in the university’s history. Faculty and staff celebrated this achievement at the annual convocation ceremony on Aug. 30 at the St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Lincoln Park.
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