Chicago Ideas Week 2019

Oct. 16, 2019

For the third consecutive year, DePaul partnered with Chicago Ideas Week to encourage critical discussions and provide DePaul’s civic-minded faculty, staff and students an opportunity to connect with issues that are important to them.

On Oct. 14, DePaul hosted a sold-out Chicago Ideas Week lab - a unique behind-the-scenes experience - at Cinespace Chicago to showcase the exclusive programs the School of Cinematic Arts offers its students through the alliance with the film studio.

Later in the day, DePaul sponsored a thought-provoking conversation about border security and the ongoing refugee crisis at the stage program, “Are Borders Really the Problem?”

John Corba, director of DePaul Cinespace Studios, leads the Chicago Ideas Week Lab: Behind the Scenes at Cinespace with DePaul University, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios on Chicago’s West Side. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

John Corba, director of DePaul Cinespace Studios, leads attendees of DePaul's Chicago Ideas Week lab behind the scenes at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

David Miller, dean of the College of Computing and Digital Media, speaks during the Chicago Ideas Week lab, "Behind the Scenes at Cinespace with DePaul University," for Chicago Ideas Week 2019. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Pete Biagi, cinematographer in residence in the College of Computing and Digital Media, leads a demonstration of filming techniques during the DePaul-run lab on Oct. 14. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Attendees try out film equipment during the Chicago Ideas Week Lab: Behind the Scenes at Cinespace with DePaul University, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios on Chicago’s West Side. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Attendees try out film equipment during the Chicago Ideas Week lab, "Behind the Scenes at Cinespace with DePaul University," at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

David Wellman, associate professor of Religious Studies, Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies and director of DePaul’s School of Applied Diplomacy, introduces panelists during the Chicago Ideas Week

David Wellman, the director of DePaul’s School of Applied Diplomacy, introduces panelists during the 2019 Chicago Ideas Week panel, "Are Borders Really the Problem?" (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

Michael Shear (left), White House correspondent for The New York Times; Julie Hirschfield Davis, congressional editor for The New York Times; and Jamil Smith, senior writer for Rolling Stone, speak during the Chicago Ideas Week panel "Are Borders Really the Problem?" (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

Martha Minow, professor at Harvard Law School; Newt Minow, senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLC and former chair of the Federal Communications Commission,

Martha Minow (left), professor at Harvard Law School; and Newt Minow, senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLC and former chair of the Federal Communications Commission; discuss the idea of borders during a Chicago Ideas Week session on Oct. 14. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)