Vincentian Service Day 2019

May 16, 2019

On Saturday, May 4, hundreds of DePaul faculty, staff and students rolled up their sleeves to take part in the annual Vincentian Service Day on May 4. Service teams fanned out throughout the Chicago area to help service locations in need. Dr. Esteban delivered remarks during the morning's kick-off event in McGrath-Phillips Arena, then participated at a service site with his wife, Josephine.

Read more about the origins of Vincentian Service Day in Newsline.

Hundreds of DePaul faculty, staff and students gathered in McGrath-Phillips Arena to kick off the annual day of service. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)

A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., president of DePaul University, pepped up the crowd of volunteers. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)

A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., president of DePaul, pepped up the crowd of volunteers for the day. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)

Mattie Norris, Mackenzie Savage, Brittany Maxwell, Natalie Hayward and Katie Dolan, players on the women’s Volleyball team, painted exterior fencing at Neighbor Space – Chicago. (DePaul University Athletics)

Mattie Norris, Mackenzie Savage, Brittany Maxwell, Natalie Hayward and Katie Dolan, mebers of the DePaul women’s volleyball team, painted exterior fencing at Neighbor Space – Chicago. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Athletics)

A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., president of DePaul University, and his wife Josephine talk with a resident of St. Mary’s Home in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)

Dr. Esteban and his wife, Josephine, talk with a resident of St. Mary’s Home in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)

Vito Tonejc, on the men’s Tennis team, busts concrete with the Telpochcalli Community Education Project. (DePaul University Athletics)

Vito Tonejc, of the men’s Tennis team, busts concrete with the Telpochcalli Community Education Project. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Athletics)

The annual service day attracts more hundreds participants to fulfill the mission of DePaul University. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)

Each year, the service event attracts hundreds of participants to take action and live DePaul's Vincentian mission. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)

After the day of service concluded, participants gathered on the Lincoln Park Campus Quad for a BBQ lunch. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)

Following the day of service, participants gathered on the Lincoln Park Campus Quad for a BBQ lunch. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)