Theatre School Building Tour

The DES members were treated to a student-led tour of the new Theatre School facility following our Fall Luncheon.  Approximately 20 members toured the five story building located at Racine and Fullerton.  For those of you who spent a lot of time on the Lincoln Park Campus, the site was known as the "Baby Factory" as it has previously had a manufacturing plant that made baby buggies among other items.






Enjoy virtually wandering through the Theatre School building. 

If you were unable to join us on November 1, we hope you will stop by and take a look in person, or even better, attend one of the many plays produced in the facility.

DES and Philanthropy, 2013

The FY 2013 DES Philanthropy report is final.  You were all most generous - our students thank you.

Highlights of DES giving FY2013:

• Total raised for The DePaul Emeritus Society Scholarship this year: $16,893.  The most raised in one year.
• 95 DES members generously supported the philanthropy efforts.
• Office of Mission and Values, for the second year, matched up to $15,000 of the money raised
• With this matching gift and $3,155 in earnings from the principal of the endowed scholarship fund, we were able to give 7 scholarships during Spring Quarter, 2013.  Most scholarships were in the $2,000 - $2,500 range.
• Including the DES Scholarship gifts, retirees gave more than $250,000 to the University this year.
• The DES Scholarship's current principal balance is now in excess of $90,000.

Read some comments from this year's scholarship recipients.

The Mission and Values Office committed to a three-year, matching grant of $15,000 per year.  This is year three. Let's exceed the $15,000 again!

Thanks to all who support DePaul University and its students.

Snapshot of DES, Fall 2013

Who makes up the DePaul Emeritus Society?

• We are 249 retirees strong - 33 more retirees than when we began in May, 2008
• Plus 58 spouses of deceased retirees join with us
• Of the 249 retirees, 61% are faculty and 39% are staff. (152 faculty; 97 staff)
• Our gender representation is 57% male and 43% female (143 male; 106 female)
• Our current retirees stretch over four decades with the earliest retirement date 1979 - more than 34 years ago.
• Our ages also span a few decades with our youngest retiree being born in 1953 and our most senior retiree born in 1915.
• 72% (179) of us live in Illinois; the remaining 70 live in 24 states, District of Columbia and two live in a foreign country.  About 44% of the out-of-state members live in four states: Wisconsin, Florida, California, and Arizona.

So that is a little bit of who makes up the DePaul Emeritus Society in the fall of 2013.  But there is one more thing that we all have in common and that is our decades-long love for the University, its mission and St. Vincent. 

Source: Human Resource Department

Fall DES Luncheon, Friday, November 1

The invitations are now in the mail for our DES Luncheon on November 1, 2013.  Mark your calendars and please join us at 10:30 a.m. for the All Souls Mass honoring our recently deceased DES members. 

The Social Hour begins at 11:00 a.m. followed by a few remarks and a delicious lunch.  We are fortunate to have Theatre School members joining us to provide us with an introduction to their beautiful new building and then taking us on a tour.  Wear your walking shoes and join us!

We hope to see you all on Friday, November 1 at the Student Center on the Lincoln Park Campus.

In Memoriam - A. Jabbar Alwan

It is with great sadness that we have learned today of the death of Abdul Jabbar Alwan who died on September 26, 2013.  Dr. Alwan was a Professor Emeritus in the Management department having served at DePaul from 1967 until his retirement in 1998. Abdul, born in 1926, was a graduate of the University of Chicago.  If we received additional information, it will be posted here.


Photo courtesy DePaul University Archives

2013 St. Vincent Health Faire

The 2013 St. Vincent's Health Benefit Faire will be held on October 15 and 16, 2013.  Flu shots and wellness screenings* including testing for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, liver and kidney disease will be available.  In addition, several special wellness events** will be offered.

• Preventing Diabetes: A seminar to promote awareness of adult (Type 2) diabetes risk factors.
• Managing Seasonal Illness: A Board Certified family medicine specialist will present strategies for boosting the immune system during the cold an flu season.
• Exercise 101: Will provide attendees with information and tips to consider in the implementation of an exercise program.

DePaul's Benefits Department will offer two sessions especially for retirees updating the upcoming retiree medical plan changes for 2014.  They are scheduled for:

• Loop: DePaul Center, Concourse Level, October 15, 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
• LPC: Student Center, Room 120 A&B, October 16, 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Please mark your calendars for these events and look for additional information regarding the Faire and your Open Enrollment materials next week in the US mail.

* Wellness screenings require prior registration.  To register go to www.myinteractivehealth.com

** Other special wellness events, including the sessions on retiree medical plan changes for 2014, require pre-registration.  To register, contact Sara Nelson at snelso26@depaul.edu or call 312-362-7524.

Information Commons Dedicated

The LPC Library's Information Commons was dedicated yesterday. It provides for many new approaches to teaching, learning and research. The renovated first floor of DePaul’s John T. Richardson Library offers cozy seating, a hub of academic resources and media tables where students can bring their own device and collaborate on large screens. If you find yourself on the Lincoln Park Campus, be sure to stop by.  For more information click here.

If you weren't there, here are a few who were:

Helen Marlborough and Kathryn DeGraff

Fr. Richardson speaking to the attendees

Fr. Ed Udovic

And, retiree Elaine Beaudoin was the winner of the door prize, an iPad Mini.  It was a lovely event.

Photos courtesy: Elaine M. Beaudoin