DES Steering Committee Election, 2012

Dear DES Member -

We are very pleased Dick Meister and Doris Brown have placed their names in nomination for the two openings on the DES Steering Committee.  Since there have been no other individuals who have been nominated, we will not be sending out ballots this year.  At the DES Luncheon on may 18, Dick and Doris' names will be placed in nomination, along with any additional nominations from those in attendance.  Once the nomination ballot has been determined, those in attendance will be asked to cast their written vote for one candidate to fill the faculty opening and one candidate to fill the staff opening.  However, if no other names are placed in nomination, those in attendance will be asked to vote, by a show of hands, for the slate presented.

Watch for the May 18 Luncheon invitation in early April.  We hope you will be able to join us.

Sincerely,

Elaine Beaudoin, Chair

Letter mailed with DES Survey, March 9, 2012

DES Survey, 2012

Earlier this month you received a survey from the DePaul Emeritus Society.  The cover letter asks the question:

"What do you value most and what's really important in keeping you connected to DePaul and to the DePaul Emeritus Society?"

The survey gives you the opportunity to tell us.  We really want to hear from you. Your response is requested by next week, April 2, 2012.  Please help the DES Steering Committee to serve you better.

If you haven't received the survey, please contact Alice Farrell at afarrell@depaul.edu and she will see a copy is sent to you.

Thanks in advance.

Elaine Beaudoin, Chair

Fr. Richardson, March Letter

In case you didn't received your letter in the mail, here is the March 2012 letter from Fr. John Richardson.

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Helen Suzman Exhibition

Dear Friends,
The Office of Community, Government and International Affairs and the Center for Intercultural Programs would like to invite DePaul University retirees to a special event: The Helen Suzman Exhibition. Helen Szuman, the iconic South African leader who devoted her life to the fight against apartheid, was a member of the South African Parliament for 36 years, from 1953-1989.

She was the sole opposition voice condemning apartheid during the 13-year period (1961-1974) when she was the governing body's only member of the Progressive Party.

Please join in the opening of this exhibit, which chronicles the life and political career of Helen Suzman through artifacts and photos.

HELEN SUZMAN EXHIBITION
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
DePaul Student Center
2250 N. Sheffield Ave., Room 314AB
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Please RSVP to Susan Kosinski at 312/362-5723 or skosinsk@depaul.edu. Online information may be found at studentaffairs.depaul.edu/cip.

Source: Mission and Values email, March 15, 2012

How did DePaul's Womens' Basketball Team Do? Academically, that is.

Academic March Madness, Round 2 March 13, 2012 - 3:00am By Allie Grasgreen

For the past seven years, Inside Higher Ed has conducted its annual Academic Performance Tournament, in which we determine who would prevail in the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball frenzy that is March Madness if academics were the deciding factor. Today, we present the first-ever women's edition, and unlike yesterday's men's bracket, there are few out-and-out surprises.

In our academic bracket, teams progress through the tournament based on their multiyear Academic Progress Rate, which the NCAA uses to measure classroom performance. If necessary, the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate, which measures the proportion of athletes who graduate within six years, serves as a tie-breaker. And, also unlike the men's bracket, there are a notable number of high-scoring ties -- in fact, we had to resort to a coin toss to determine our second finalist (sorry, Princeton). But that seems only appropriate, given that chance always plays some small but crucial role in sports. So, who prevailed?

Click on the image below to enlarge and see how DePaul's women did "academically" on the Inside Higher Ed Tournament.

 Source: Inside Higher Education, March 13, 2012, http://www.insidehighered.com

Arts and Letters Hall - Come for a Tour

The new Arts and Letters Hall opened January 2012 on the Lincoln Park Campus.  At our May 18 Spring Luncheon, we will have the opportunity to hear about the building from Susan Solway Chair of the History of Art and Architecture department.  In addition, she will lead a tour of the building after lunch. 

The new four-story building brings 47 state-of-the-art classrooms and a PC lab for math and science specialties to the heart of the Lincoln Park Campus. The 119,000-square-foot building features an exposed interior staircase overlooking a dramatic, four-story atrium. Light-filled bays just off the atrium on each of the four floors will accommodate lounge and study areas, while a stain-glassed image of St. Vincent de Paul, the university’s patron, overlooks the main entrance.

The landscaped courtyard of the new building includes attached tables and chairs to provide additional gathering spots under a pergola. Digital Commons, a computer lab located just off the main lobby on the first floor, will provide students with work stations, and the entire building also will offer wi-fi access. Two academic departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (LAS) — English and History of Art and Architecture— relocated from McGaw Hall to the building with faculty offices and meeting rooms.

Exterior, Northeast corner of Belden and Kenmore

Pegola

First floor

St. Vincent Stained glass window

Atrium looking up from first floor

One of  many light-filled study areas

 

New meets Old - View from 4th floor of Arts and Letters Hall

Source: Newsline January 16, 2012; Photos: Elaine M. Beaudoin