Welcoming DePaul University's 13th president

Judy Greffin, chair for the Presidential Search Committee and vice-chair for the Board of Trustees, welcomed attendees to Cortelyou Commons and the livestream. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

DePaul used the morning program to introduce Robert L. Manuel, the university's 13th president, to the campus community. (DePaul University/Steve Woltmann)

President-elect Manuel joined Gerald Beeson, chair of DePaul’s Board of Trustees, for an armchair discussion at the livestream event. (DePaul University/Steve Woltmann)

“To me, there was no better opportunity to write the next standards of quality for higher education than at DePaul," President-elect Manuel said during the morning's armchair conversation. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

President-elect Manuel answered questions about his vision for leading the university. (DePaul University/Steve Woltmann)

Wilmara Manuel, wife of President-elect Manuel, and their daughter, Margaux, listened to the program introducing DePaul’s 13th president. (DePaul University/Steve Woltmann)

Trustees, faculty, staff and students welcomed President-elect Manuel and his family to the DePaul community at events hosted throughout the day. (DePaul University/Steve Woltmann)

President-elect Manuel and his family used the day to mingle with members of the Blue Demon community. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

During an afternoon reception, DIBS presented the newest Blue Demons with small gifts, inducting them into the DePaul family. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

DIBS, DePaul's mascot, stopped by the Lincoln Park Campus to welcome President-elect Manuel and his family to the university community. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

Rev. Guillermo Campuzano, C.M., vice-president for Mission and Ministry, opened the program with an invocation. (DePaul University/Steve Woltmann)

DeWayne Peevy, vice-president and athletics director, shared a laugh at the meet and greet receptions for President-elect Manuel. (DePaul University/Steve Woltmann)

President-elect Manuel, his wife, Wilmara, and his daughter, Margaux, mingled with members of the DePaul community at the welcome receptions in Cortelyou Commons. (DePaul University/Steve Woltmann)

Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban, president of DePaul, shared some advice with President-elect Manuel as he prepares to move to Chicago. (DePaul University/Steve Woltmann)

Presdient-elect Manuel mingled with faculty and staff at one of the welcome receptions in Cortelyou Commons. (DePaul University/Steve Woltmann)