Sept. 7, 2022
Today's students may have many perks their predecessors didn't have when working on their degree. That includes electricity, high-speed internet, mobile phones, Google and two-day shipping, to name a few. However, one thing remains true across the university's 125-year history: DePaul is committed to providing students with an innovative Catholic, Vincentian and urban education in Chicago.
First group picture of students and faculty of St. Vincent's College, Chicago, which opened in September 1898. Picture taken in June 1899 (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
Students in the 1920s cluster in a building lobby. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
Stanley S. Jados (right), assistant professor of political science, wears a worried look as his pupils (from left) Florence Wrzesien, Jim Lambert, Elizabeth Hicklin and Stanley Provenzano turn in ratings on his classroom efficiency. (Daily News photo). May 21, 1949. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
New Blue Demons attend freshman orientation in 1957. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
Students in the Lewis Center library. Photo taken between 1960 and 1969. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
Members of the Black Student Union in 1969. (DePaulian) (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
In a university art studio, a student digs through a portfolio. Photo taken between 1960 and 1969. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
Research is underway in a laboratory at the Uptown Campus in 1971. (DePaulian) (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
Pre-med students review their research findings with their professor. Photo taken around 1980. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
Before the advent of whiteboards, overhead projectors and blackboards were how professors would convey ideas to large classes at once. Photo taken around 1980. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
Urban Teaching Corps members sitting at desks in 1992. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
Discover Chicago Program students pose in front of fence. Photo taken around 1992. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
Two DePaul fans get acquainted with DePaul's mascot. Published in DePaul Magazine in the spring of 1999. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
Students enjoy a seat on DePaul's contribution to the city's Suite Home Chicago public art project. Located in the DePaul Center plaza, the couch features images of the Loop and Lincoln Park Campuses, as well as a rendition of an El train that connects them. Photo taken in 2001. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Special Collections and Archives)
The DePaul community celebrated renovations of its John T. Richardson Library with a grand opening in 2013 of the Information Commons, a technology-rich, comfy space where students can gather and collaborate. (DePaul University)
DePaul welcomes students during move-in day for the 2022-2023 academic year. (DePaul University/Steve Woltmann)