DePaul's New Provost

Dear University Community: It is my great pleasure to announce the appointment of Donald Pope-Davis, Ph.D., as Provost of DePaul University.  Don is an accomplished leader, teacher and scholar, and we are happy to welcome him to DePaul. Don brings 35 years of higher education administrative experience and 30 years of faculty experience to DePaul.  He joins us from the University of Notre Dame, where he is the vice president and associate provost.  In his current role, which he has held since 2007, he leads and manages the faculty recruitment and hiring process, tenure and promotions, mentoring programs for faculty and new programs to prepare faculty leaders to carry out administrative tasks.  Prior to serving as associate provost, Don held senior administrative roles in the Notre Dame Graduate School for five years, including interim dean.

A nationally recognized scholar with a passion for teaching, Don is a professor in the Counseling Psychology Program in the Department of Psychology at Notre Dame.  Recognized in 2008 by the Journal of Counseling Psychology as the third leading contributor to the field of multicultural counseling, his research interests include cultural and racial identity development and cultural competency training. He has published extensively in academic journals, authored three books and is a research fellow in the American Psychological Association.  He recently co-authored the first national survey of African American Catholics, an unprecedented study that revealed significant demographic trends in the church. Don earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Benedictine University and his doctorate in counseling psychology from Stanford University.  He is one of 12 children.   He and his wife, Sara, have three children, David, Daniel and Gabrielle. To learn more about Don, please see his CV and letter to the DePaul community. A Newsline story is also available. In his new role at DePaul, effective July, Don will serve as chief academic officer.  Responsible for the intellectual life of our university, he will oversee Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management and Marketing, and Student Affairs.  Everyone at DePaul was moved by his dedication to students, especially those who are the first to attend college in their families.  I would like to thank the search committee, chaired by Board of Trustees Member and Alumna Connie Curran.  The committee devoted countless hours to conduct a vigorous nationwide search over the course of several months.  I am extremely grateful to them.  When I spoke to Don, he expressed his deep respect for the university’s academic achievements, commitment to diversity and its Catholic-Vincentian identity. We look forward to welcoming him to the DePaul family. Respectfully, Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. President Email sent to University, February 27, 2013

Pope-Davis Named New DPU Provost

Donald B. Pope-Davis, professor of psychology and for the past six years the vice president and associate provost at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected provost of DePaul University by its Board of Trustees.
 

Pope-Davis will become DePaul’s chief academic officer in July, stepping into the position held on an interim basis this academic year by Patricia O’Donoghue, DePaul’s vice president for alumni outreach and engagement. O’Donoghue succeeded Helmut Epp, who served as provost for the previous seven years.

In the role as DePaul’s provost, Pope-Davis will oversee Academic Affairs, which includes Enrollment Management and Marketing, Student Affairs, and Teaching and Learning Resources.

“We think highly of Dr. Pope-Davis’ intellectual work as well as his broad service to his colleagues in academic administration at Notre Dame,” said the Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., president. “Unanimously, everyone at DePaul also was moved by his obvious love for students, especially those who are the first to attend college in their families.”

Elected to his current position at Notre Dame in 2007, Pope-Davis currently is responsible for expanding opportunities and participation in undergraduate scholarship and research, implementing the Undergraduate Academic Code of Honor and leading the university’s enrollment management efforts by overseeing the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the Office of Student Financial Services. He also provides oversight to the university’s First Year of Studies, ROTC programs, Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, Hesburgh-Yusko Scholars Program, Office of Disability Services, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Snite Museum of Art, Institute for Church Life and Center for Social Concerns.

His other administrative experience at Notre Dame includes coordination of the Multicultural Research Institute, direction of the TRIO programs – the McNair Scholars Program, Upward Bound and Talent Search, all federally funded educational opportunity outreach programs designed to motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds –and the leadership of the Moreau Academic Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, an initiative to attract scholars from underrepresented groups to Notre Dame for research and engagement of issues related to multiculturalism and diversity. Pope-Davis served for three years as chair of Notre Dame’s Faculty Board on Athletics and its NCAA faculty athletics representative. He also has served on the provost’s advisory and diversity committees.

A member of the Notre Dame faculty since 2000, Pope-Davis studies in the areas of multicultural psychology, counseling and education. Specifically, he is interested in cultural and racial identity development, cultural competency training, development and assessment. Other areas of research include multicultural supervision in professional psychology, development of multicultural measures for assessing environments and supervision, issues of mental health of people of color and cross-cultural communications.

Pope-Davis recently co-authored a report on African-American Catholics in 2011. The largest sampling ever of its kind, the survey examined the religious engagement of African-Americans with the Catholic Church and identified demographic trends facing the church.

Pope-Davis earned his doctorate in counseling psychology from Stanford University, his master’s degree from Indiana University and his bachelor’s degree in psychology and theology from Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill. He previously taught and conducted research at the University of Maryland for six years and the University of Iowa for five years.

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DePaul Newsline, February 26, 2013

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In Memoriam - Jenny Morlan

Jenny Lynn Morlan, 59, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.

Jenny was born on Dec. 9, 1953, the daughter of Fred and Betty Morlan. Jenny graduated from Parkersburg South High School, and was an art professor at DePaul University in Chicago before moving to Texas.

She was the Art Director for the book "WEST VIRGINIA USA", published by Seawell Multimedia in 1976. Her paintings have been displayed in Chicago and at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. In 1991, she was the subject of a feature article in the Chicago Sun-Times. Plans have been made to display Jenny's major works at West Liberty University in the future.

She is survived by her sister, Nancy McClung of Lubeck; her brother, Jeffrey of Washington; and several nieces and nephews.

Jenny donated her body to the WVU Human Gift Registry.

Parkersburg News and Sentinel, West Virginia, December 22, 2012, on-line

Jenny was a member of DePaul's Art Department from 1988-2008.

In Memoriam - Julian Andorka

Dr. Julian G. Andorka
September 9, 1922 - January 1 2013

Julian Andorka, October 2012, DES Luncheon

Dr. Julian G. Andorka, a resident of Sun City Center, FL., died January 1, 2013 at the Sun City Center Hospice House.

He was born September 9, 1922 in Kaposvar, Hungary, the son of Gyula and Ethel Andorka. He graduated from Army Cadet School and, in 1947, the St. Elizabeth University of Sciences, attaining degrees as Doctor of Law and Political Sciences.

During the Hungarian-Russian occupation after the Second World War, he crawled through the barbed wire fences and across the minefields of the Hungarian border to escape to Spain where he met his first wife Karin Palugyayi (Weichhardt). He and Karin, along with her daughters, Rosemary and Veronica, immigrated to Canada in 1951; they married later that year in Toronto, Canada.


While in Toronto, he worked for Sun Life Assurance Co., Canada and continued to advance his education. He received a diploma for Business Administration while he worked for John Inglis Co., Canada (Subsidiary of English Electric Co.), he was the Marketing Research Director. In 1960 he and his family transferred to Chicago, IL.  He worked for Foote, Cone and Belding Advertising as a Marketing Research Supervisor and then for Earl Ludgen & Co. Advertising Agency, as Marketing Research Director.

On October 12, 1965, he became an American Citizen.

In 1966, from Stanford University, he received a graduate certificate from the School of Business on New Developments in Marketing Research. After Earl Ludgen & Co., he worked for Morton Salt  Company as International Market Research Director and finally, DePaul University as professor of Advertising and Market Research.

In March, 1993, his wife Karin died of cancer.  In 1994, he retired from DePaul University. While on a cruise in 1997, he met Lucille Hearne of Salisbury, MD; they married in 1998 and later that year, he moved from Schawnburg, IL to Salisbury, MD. He and Lucille loved to travel the world: Europe, the Near East, the Far East, India and Australia.

In 2003, he and Lucille sold the house in Salisbury, MD and purchased their home in Sun City Center, FL. During his later years, he authored a number of books.

Preceding him in death were his wife, Lucille in 2008; his adopted daughter, Rosemary (Scatcherd) in 1963, his sister Ester and his parents. Survivors include his adopted daughter Veronica (Willenius) of  Roscoe, IL, his grand children: Eric and Rachel (Frank), Kevin and Stacey (Frank), Jamie and Ray (Garcia), Catrina (Willenius) and great-grandchildren: Karen, E.J., Danielle, Ray, Damien , Brian, Deonna and Samantha.

The family extends its great appreciation to Ms. Patricia Frey, Dr. Andorka's fiancee, for all her help and assistance during this very trying time.

Obituary provided by Veronica Wellenias, daughter, February 13, 2013

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Dear Colleagues,

It is with sorrow that we have learned of the death of Professor Emeritus Julian Andorka.  Dr. Andorka served DePaul as a Professor of Marketing from 1972 until his retirement in 1992, and recently published the book "I Remember!  Do You?" in March 2012.. Dr. Andorka passed away on January 1, 2013 at the age of 90.  He is survived by his daughter and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Services were held in Florida.

Our sympathy goes go the family, friends, and university colleagues and former students who mourn the loss of Dr.Andorka.  May he rest in peace.

Thank you.

Mission and Values, email, February 14, 2013

Alumni Events Around the Country

Throughout the year, the Office of Alumni Relations invites alumni and friends to join together to enjoy beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres while hearing from university leadership and connecting with the DePaul community. These receptions are held throughout the country in areas with concentrations of DePaul alumni. As members of the DePaul Emeritus Society you receive invites to these events and it would be wonderful if you could join us whenever possible. You are important members of the DePaul community and our alumni would be delighted to connect with you across the country. We will continue to update you on event dates.  The next four Alumni events are planned for:

• February 26, 2013 Orlando, Florida 
• March 13, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona 
• April 17, 2013 Portland, Oregon 
• May 23, 2013 Washington DC 

If you would like additional information regarding these events contact Tracy Krahl in the Office of Alumni Relations at tkrahl@depaul.edu or 312-362-5577

Tracy, thanks for giving the DES members a heads up on these Alumni gatherings.