DePaul to participate in Chicago Ideas Week

Global thought leaders will converge on Chicago Ideas Week Oct. 16-22 to discuss a wide-range of compelling topics - from science and technology to improving communities and the most pressing issues of the day.

Organized by the nonprofit Chicago Ideas, the week of programming is billed as "the world's most accessible ideas festival" for its nominal cost to attend. Each year, Chicago Ideas attracts nearly 30,000 attendees and 200 world-class speakers who are engaged and passionate about the future of Chicago. Each of the 150 events happening during the week provide a platform to educate, inspire creativity and allow for new ideas to be discovered.

This year, DePaul will serve as one of the sponsors of 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.

As part of the university's sponsorship, the DePaul community will receive a 15 percent discount on $15 tickets to any of the Chicago Ideas Week stage programs. Starting Sept. 12, when tickets go on sale to the general public, the first 500 faculty and staff to use code DPU89DSC when buying tickets at www.chicagoideas.com will receieve the discount. Tickets purchased with this code grant participants reserved seating and exclusive access to Menlo Lounge at the Harris Theatre when available.

Beginning Sept. 12, the first 500 students to use the unique code DPU89DSCG to book tickets to any of the stage programs on the Chicago Ideas website also will receive the 15 percent discount.

While speakers for this year's programs are still being finalized, past speakers have included President Bill Clinton, General Colin Powell, Jack Welch, Bryan Cranston, Martha Stewart, George Lucas, Sandra Day O'Connor, Mike Bloomberg, Rep. John Lewis and many others.

To learn more about Chicago Ideas Week and to see this year's schedule of events, visit www.chicagoideas.com. 

DePaul faculty and staff can win a ticket to any of Chicago Ideas Week's available stage programs in October. Simply follow the steps below to enter the contest. Newsline will select 10 winners at random on Sept. 8. Winners will be notified via direct message on the social media platform you select below. Only one entry per person will be considered.