Academic Convocation 2021

Sept. 2, 2021

Faculty and staff gathered at St. Vincent de Paul Church for Academic Convocation on Sept. 3. The first in-person ceremony in almost two years began DePaul's 124th academic year. Provost Salma Ghanem and President A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., spoke to the crowd and more than a dozen awards and recognition were presented.

Faculty and staff gather on the Lincoln Park Campus to begin the processional for the 2021 Academic Convocation. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

The Chicago Brass Quintet provided music during the procession. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

Faculty and staff make their way into St. Vincent de Paul Church to mark the beginning of the 2021-22 academic year. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

(Left to right) Salma Ghanem, provost; A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., president of DePaul; and Sherri Sidler, executive vice president and chief financial officer, watch as faculty and staff enter the church for the annual ceremony. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

Dr. Esteban also delivered a speech to staff and faculty attendees. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

During the event, the university recognized a number of faculty and staff with annual awards and thanked them for their dedication to the campus community. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)