Vinny Fest 2017

Sept. 28, 2017

Students, staff and faculty assembled on the Quad at DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus for the annual Vinny Fest on Sept. 22. The carnival-like event featured games and prizes that highlighted the life of St. Vincent de Paul, the Vincentian mission and the school's "name above the door."

Students, staff and faculty gather on the Quad, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, for the annual Vinny Fest. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Free buttons are lined up on a table as students, staff and faculty learned about St. Vincent de Paul and the university's Vincentian mission during the annual Vinny Fest. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Students play trivia games for prizes on the Lincoln Park Campus Quad during Vinny Fest. The gathering featured games, raffle prizes, Vinny trivia, snow cones, snacks and treats. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Sister Judy Warmbold tells students about DePaul USA and the DAX program during the annual Vinny Fest. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Kiera Kuper plays the game "Pin the Zucchetto on Vinny" at the Lincoln Park Quad during the annual Vinny Fest. A zucchetto is a Roman Catholic cleric's skullcap, typically black for a priest, purple for a bishop, red for a cardinal, and white for the Pope. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Students try their luck with one of the many games set up on the Lincoln Park Quad during the annual Vinny Fest. The carnival-like event featured games and prizes that highlighted the life of St. Vincent de Paul, the Vincentian mission and the school's "name above the door." (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Students try their luck at St. Vincent de Paul trivia during the annual Vinny Fest. The carnival-like event featured games and prizes that highlighted the life of St. Vincent de Paul, the Vincentian mission and the school's "name above the door." (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

DePaul's Muslim Chaplain Abdul-Malik Ryan offers up a quiz to students on the Quad at Vinny Fest. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Staff members Eunice Morales, left, and Claire Putsch play a game called "Catch The Spirit" during the annual Vinny Fest on the Lincoln Park Campus. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Students try to beat the heat with frosty snow cones as they enjoy the festivities on the Lincoln Park Quad during the annual Vinny Fest. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Students pose for photos with St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac during the annual Vinny Fest at DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)