DePaul University
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| Motto: | Viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi. ("I will show you the way of wisdom.") |
| Established: | 1898 |
| Type: | Private |
| Religious affiliation: | Roman Catholic (Vincentian) |
| Endowment: | $344.7 million |
| President: | Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., Ed.D. |
| Faculty: | 889 full-time, 900 part-time per quarter (fall 2008 data) |
| Undergraduates: | 15,782 |
| Postgraduates: | 8,570 (1,044 in law) |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Campus: | Metropolitan, Lincoln Park and downtown Chicago Loop; four suburban locations |
| Colors: | Royal Blue & Scarlet, Black (Athletics only) |
| Nickname: |  Blue Demons |
| Mascot: | DIBS (Demon In a Blue Suit) |
| Athletics: | NCAA Division I |
| Affiliations: | Big East Conference |
| Website: | www.depaul.edu |
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DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest who valued philanthropy, Saint Vincent de Paul. The student body consists of about 24,300 students (approximately 15,800 undergraduate and 8,570 graduate/law), making DePaul the largest Roman Catholic university and one of the 10 largest private universities in the United States; it is the largest private university in Illinois. DePaul is a member of the Big East Conference.
Academics
DePaul University emphasizes a primary focus on pedagogy and has been recognized for excellence in experiential and service-based learning. US News & World Report has listed DePaul's service learning program at the top of the "America's Best Colleges" rankings since 2004. The university has a strong emphasis on recruiting first-generation university students and those from disadvantaged backgrounds while striving for academic rigor. The Princeton Review, in its 2007 survey of the best colleges and universities in the United States, ranked DePaul #1 in the nation in the “Diverse Student Population” category.
College of Commerce
DePaul's College of Commerce is located downtown in Chicago's Loop at 1 East Jackson Boulevard and is one of the ten oldest business schools in the US.[3] It includes the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (KGSB). The full-time faculty of the college consists of approximately 130 members. In 2006 Princeton Review ranked the College of Commerce's entrepreneurship program (out of 700 programs) #2 in the US among graduate programs and #3 among undergraduate programs. Entrepreneur magazine has consistently ranked DePaul's entrepreneurship program one of the best in the US. In 2007, Fortune Small Business magazine named DePaul's undergraduate program one of the 25 best in the nation for entrepreneurs[4] and its graduate program one of the top 26 MBA programs with an entrepreneurial flair.[5] DePaul's MBA consistently ranks high, garnering a # 6 ranking in the 2009 US News and World Report. The KGSB has active graduate business programs in Bahrain, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, and Taiwan, People's Republic of China. Professors include behavioral finance pioneer Werner DeBondt, Mesirow Financial Chief Economist Diane Swonk, Government Affairs Expert Robert Kallen, and the Coleman Foundation's Endowed Chair for Entrepreneurship, Harold P. Welsch. In 2009, Business Week ranked DePaul University's undergraduate College of Commerce 71st in the nation, making it the second highest ranked business school in Illinois.
[edit] College of Communication
The DePaul College of Communication is home to more than 1,100 students pursuing professional or traditional academic courses of study in journalism; public relations and advertising; media studies; radio, television and film; relational, group and organizational communication; and culture and communication.[6] Coursework in the college's graduate and undergraduate degree programs is supplemented by a range of comprehensive pre-employment training opportunities, including Radio DePaul, The DePaulia, and a top-rated internship program.College of Law
The DePaul University College of Law, located in the Loop at 25 East Jackson Boulevard, is known for its Intellectual Property and Health Law programs, which have both garnered top 10 placements in the US News and World Report rankings in recent years. Notable faculty include M. Cherif Bassiouni, who was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1999 for his work on behalf of the International Criminal Court, Alberto Coll, former assistant Secretary of Defense under George H. W. Bush, and Andrea Lyon, director of the Center for Justice in Capital Cases.College of Computing and Digital Media
The DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) is also located in the Loop and includes the largest graduate program in the United States. CDM is organized into two schools: the School of Cinema and Interactive Media and the School of Computing. At the 2006 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, in which over 5,600 teams representing 1,733 universities from 84 countries competed, DePaul placed 29th, one of three U.S. universities in the top 30 (MIT placed 7th, Princeton placed 28th). CDM is a recognized national leader in computer network security and information assurance education, according to a designation bestowed by the National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. DePaul was named as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance by the two agencies in early 2005. CDM was one of only six schools nationwide (and the only Midwestern university) selected by Sony Pictures Imageworks to take part in the inaugural Imageworks Professional Academic Excellence (IPAX) program. The program is a collaboration to educate faculty and structure curricula in an effort to develop future artists, designers, animators and engineers who will help the visual effects industry to grow. DePaul’s groundbreaking Digital Cinema program, one of the first of its kind in the nation, combines the artistic principles of film school programs with the technology expertise of digital graphics, visual effects and digital storytelling. In 2005 DePaul became the first Liberal Arts university in the US to offer a Bachelors degree in Computer Games Development, and in 2008 named Eugene Jarvis their first Game Designer in Residence.College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is DePaul's largest college and is located in the Lincoln Park campus, which occupies 36 acres (150,000 m2) in Chicago's Lincoln Park community.[7] In 2006 the Department of Modern Languages inaugurated a unique and innovative Chinese studies major.[8] Notable college faculty members include Aminah McCloud, director of the Islamic World Studies program; psychology professor Leonard Jason;[9]Joseph Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development. [10]The philosophy department is also noted as a first-rate program in 20th century continental philosophy, particularly at the graduate level, according to the [11]The department includes major Heidegger translators David Farrell Krell and William McNeill, and feminist theorist Tina Chanter. The graduate School of Public Service (SPS), located in the Loop Campus, educates nonprofit and government professionals, includes an interdisciplinary faculty, and offers a number of international programs.[12] It is the largest program of its type in the midwest. The English department offers the Oeuvre Prize to distinguished writers semi-annually to recognize significant accomplishments in Literature. The community and clinical-community psychology programs won the Award for Excellence in Education Programs from the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA Division 27 of the American Psychological Association); DePaul's program was the first recipient of the award, given for the first time in 2007.
[edit] School for New Learning
The School for New Learning (SNL), created in 1972, was one of the first university-wide efforts in the United States to serve adult students through a separate college.[13] Students partner with faculty and professional mentors to create a unique curriculum for earning an undergraduate or graduate degree and can earn college credit for knowledge gained through life experiences by demonstrating competence in various areas. SNL was named one of six "Best Practice" institutions in North America by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, an international non-profit organization which advocates for adult learning. The Houston-based American Productivity and Quality Center has touted SNL for its individualized education of adult students. Associate Professor Miriam Ben-Yoseph was named the 2006 Illinois Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the [14]
School of Education
The School of Education is recognized for teaching students to be effective in multicultural urban environments.[15] It is engaged in partnerships with more than 150 Chicago-area schools, including the Chicago Public Schools, parochial and private institutions. DePaul’s education program was among the first to become accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education in 1965 and remains accredited today. It is a highly prestigious school for secondary education, in all subject areas.The school offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in early childhood, elementary and secondary education and physical education; bilingual/bicultural education; social and cultural foundations in education; curriculum studies; educational leadership; human services and counseling; and a program in language, literacy and specialized instruction. Many of the schools graduates go on to teach at private Catholic schools in the city of Chicago.
[edit] School of Music
DePaul's School of Music is nationally renowned, with more than two dozen members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago as faculty.[16] The School of Music was named as one of the "Schools That Rock" in the 2005 Rolling Stone guidebook that evaluated collegiate music schools nationally. In 2007, Fortune Small Business recognized its performing arts management major as one of the 24 best cross-discipline programs for entrepreneurs.[17] In addition to degrees in jazz and concert performance, music composition, music education and jazz studies, DePaul has programs in sound recording technology and performing arts management.
[edit] The Theatre School
DePaul's Theatre School was founded as the Goodman School of Drama in 1925 and is the Midwest's oldest theatre training conservatory.[18] In 2006, the school's array of theatrical productions, playwrighting festivals, guest-lecture series and scholarship availability are featured in the book,[19] written by Elaina Loveland. In January 2003, The Education Life section of The New York Times listed DePaul's Theatre School among nine schools most mentioned by casting directors and theatrical agents for program quality. It was the first in the USA to offer an undergraduate degree in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism. As part of a "learning by doing" philosophy, the school presents more than 40 productions each season in a variety of venues. Ten productions are offered to the public each season as part of The Theatre School Showcase, Chicago Playworks (the city’s oldest continuously operating children’s theatre), New Directors Series, or New Playwrights Series. Theatre students are involved in all aspects of the productions.
Campuses
DePaul's two primary campuses are in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago and the downtown Loop area. The university has suburban campuses in Naperville, Oak Forest, O'Hare and Rolling Meadows.
Lincoln Park Campus DePaul's Lincoln Park campus is the oldest and largest of the university's six campuses. Located on 36 acres (150,000 m2) in Chicago's historic Lincoln Park neighborhood, this campus offers a traditional university environment. Approximately 2,400 students live on campus in DePaul's fifteen residence halls.
The Lincoln Park Campus is home to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Communication, The Theatre School, the School of Music, the School of Education, and the John T. Richardson Library. Opened in 1992, the library features study and small-group spaces, an automated reference center, and a high-tech Resource Center for Career Development.
The three-level Student Center, which opened in 2002, houses student services, dining facilities, the Saint Louise de Marillac Chapel, a cyber cafe, a TCF Bank and offices for organizations ranging from special-interest clubs to the Cultural Center. Other recent additions include the state-of-the-art, and the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center. The Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Environmental Science and Chemistry Buidling (McGowan South) is a new four-story building completed in January 2009, it is connected to the William G. McGowan Biological and Environmental Sciences Center (McGowan North). The Lincoln Park campus also contains the remnants of the former McCormick Theological Seminary, these buildings (those remaining) are located east of the elevated tracks. This expansion was completed in the 1970s when McCormick moved its campus to the Hyde Park
d. The McCormick Row Houses along the south side of Fullerton Avenue east of the elevated station, though now privately owned, were originally constructed for the Seminary. Also, until its destruction in 2006, the gothic architecture Hayes-Healy Gymnasium adjacent to the CTA Fullerton Station (similar in design to the still-present Cortelyou Commons next to Wish Field) was also part of the Seminary campus. The gymnasium was demolished as part of the renovation/expansion of the Fullerton 'L' stop, despite being on the National Register of Historic Places.
Loop Campus DePaul's Loop campus is located in downtown Chicago's Loop along Jackson Boulevard from State Street to Michigan Avenue. It is close to the stock exchanges, financial district, and the Art Institute of Chicago. The DePaul Center (DPC), an 11-story building fully renovated in 1993 to include modern classrooms, high-tech student services and a business library, is located in the building that formerly housed the A. M. Rothschild & Company and Goldblatt's Department Stores. It is home to the College of Commerce. In November 2000, the Urban Land Institu
esented DPC with its Award for Excellence for Rehabilitation.
The College of Law, the School for New Learning, and the School of Public Service are based in the Lewis Center and O'Malley Place at the southwest corner of Wabash and Jackson. Kitty-corner across the street is the College of Computing and Digital Media. In 2008, DePaul purchased the 18-story 14 East Jackson Boulevard Building at State and Jackson, formerly the Lytton Building, across the street from the DePaul Center. The College of Communication and the School for New Learning will be the first academic tenants of 14 East Jackson Boulevard.
DePaul partnered with Roosevelt University and Columbia College Chicago to build the University Center of Chicago, an 18-story residence hall two blocks south of DPC housing 1,700 students, which opened in 2004 at the intersection of State and Congress Streets.
Suburban Campuses DePaul has suburban campuses in Rolling Meadows, Des Plaines, Oak Forest and Naperville. The four suburban campuses primarily serve part-time professional students completing undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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