Summer Soiree

Celebrate with food, drinks and a chance to win raffle prizes, including an iPad, Cameras, spa certificates, restaurant certificates and more. Raffle drawing is at 4:45 p.m. and you must be present to win. Most university business offices will close at 3 p.m. to allow travel time to Lincoln Park. Public transportation is strongly encouraged. Limited parking in the Sheffield and Clifton parking garages will be free to picnic attendees. Evening classes will be held as scheduled, so offices that support evening students or vital campus services should make plans for light staffing during the picnic and return to normal staffing afterward. Vice presidents, deans and directors will determine any service departments that must remain open and coordinate hours and staffing as they see fit. RSVP here by June 12 FACULTY AND STAFF MUST PRESENT A PHOTO ID TO ATTEND THE CELEBRATION AND A STATE ID WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ANYONE CHOOSING TO CONSUME ALCOHOL AT THE EVENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (312) 362-8253.

DES Luncheon, May 16, 2014

The Retirees were treated to Crook & Folly (formerly Threshold) literary magazine readings by two 2014 contest winners at the Spring DES Luncheon on May 16, 2014. The student editors and writers shared their love of writing with all in attendance. Enjoy the photo video from the day.



Photo video: Elaine M. Beaudoin

Communication Dean Announced

Dear Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to announce the appointment of Salma Ghanem as the next dean of the College of Communication. She will begin her new role on August 4, and we are thrilled to welcome her to DePaul. Salma is a highly respected leader in the communication field and has earned recognition for her interdisciplinary approach to education. For the past five years, she has served as dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts at Central Michigan University. Prior to her current position, she chaired the Department of Communication at The University of Texas-Pan American for eight years. In both roles, she worked extensively on strategic planning and launched multiple interdisciplinary programs.

At Central Michigan University, for example, she helped develop an online program in strategic social media. At the University of Texas-Pan American, she created a minor in Hispanic Media Studies and a program that combined graphic design and advertising. She also has administered programs in integrative public relations and media, integrative marketing communication and is currently exploring a minor in entrepreneurial and business journalism. Salma earned her B.A. in communication from the University of Texas-Pan American and her Ph.D. in journalism from the University of Texas-Austin. She has published extensively on political communication and intercultural communication. Salma brings to DePaul professional experience in both health care communication and international diplomacy. She has worked as an information officer in the Press Office of the Egyptian Mission to the United Nations and as a communications specialist at the Scott & White Hospital and Clinic in Texas. Her passion for cultural awareness and interdisciplinary research stems from the fact she herself is an immigrant and was raised by parents who are Egyptian and Dutch. She attended the Sacré Coeur Catholic School in Cairo, Egypt and is fluent in Arabic and French and has considerable skill in Spanish. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to Bruno Teboul, who has served as interim dean for the College of Communication since March 2013. He has worked tirelessly to continue to build a strong college, and we have been very fortunate to have his leadership during this transitional time. I cannot thank him enough. Bruno will take a one-year sabbatical to pursue his scholarly interests. I also would like to thank the search committee, chaired by Lawrence Hamer. The committee devoted numerous hours to conduct a highly competitive nationwide search. I am most grateful to them. I also am grateful to the many faculty and staff who took time to send their insights on the various candidates. I found them extremely helpful. In the coming months, Salma will relocate to Chicago with her husband. We look forward to welcoming her to the DePaul family. Sincerely, Patricia O’Donoghue Interim Provost Source: Email to DePaul University Community, May 19, 2014

In Memoriam - Eleanor Swiatly

The DES recently learned of Eleanor Swiatly's death. She retired in 1994 from the Modern Language department after 16 years of service to the university.

Swiatly, Eleanor C. (nee Stuckert) 84 years, December 28, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Walter L.; loving mother of Leonard (Betty), Mark (Vida), the late Marian Nicholson, Lorraine, Paul, Patty, the late John, Vince (Peggy) and Wally (Annette); dear grandma of 11; great-grandma of many; fond sister of Marian Kulterman and John; aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday 9:15 a.m. from Ewald-Barlock Funeral Home, 2501 N. Southport Ave., Chicago to St. Vincent DePaul Church for Mass at 10:00 a.m. Cremation private. Please omit flowers. Kindly make donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , PO Box 1000 Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908. Visitation 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. on Thursday. Funeral info: 773-549-0098 or www.ewaldbarlockfuneralhome.com - See more at: http://legacy.suntimes.com/obituaries/chicagosuntimes/obituary.aspx?n=eleanor-c-swiatly&pid=168833065&#sthash.sUYYKJKS.dpuf

Our condolences go out to the family, friends, and university colleagues who mourn her loss. May she rest in peace.

Source: Chicago Sun Times, December 31, 2013
Photo: Staff Emeritus Luncheon, May 11, 2004

Seven Students Receive DES Scholarships in 2014

The DePaul Emeritus Society Members have been generous again this year. Highlights of your philanthropy include:

• 54 gifts made, as of May 11, to the 2014 DES Scholarship Fund campaign, totaling $14,210
• Again this year, the Office of Mission and Values has matched our total giving
• Seven scholarships granted to upper-level undergraduates, mostly to students graduating June, 2014, from the colleges of Education (2), LA&SS, Business, Communication, Science and Health, and Computing and Digital Media.
• Nearly $20,000 distributed in scholarships
• DES Scholarship principal, as of April 30, over $105,000.
• 32 DES members gave to funds other than the DES Scholarship totally over $93,000 in additional gifts

Comments from our Scholarship recipients regarding receipt of the 2014 DES Scholarship:

• This has been such a blessing. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.  Having not attended college themselves, my parents are -- and have been for most of my life -- financially burdened. This scholarship means that I can cut down slightly on the hours I'm working outside of school, thus allowing me to place more focus on my studies in my final quarter here at DePaul. '

• I'd just like you to know that later in life when I become more financially stable, I fully intend on paying this forward and donating scholarship money back to DePaul for future students. Thanks you again, this has helped me immensely.

• It means a lot to me; simply put without added financial help I would not have had a chance to attend DePaul.  Six years ago I would have not thought this was possible.

• As happy as I am to have benefited from this scholarship, there are others in worse positions than I was that are just as deserving.  Please continue to donate and help others like myself who can make a difference, but need help along the way.

• During my four years at DePaul, college financing has been challenging. With only my mother's source of income, this scholarship has eased my family's financial stress.  This scholarship is giving me the privilege of completing my degree as a first generation college graduate. I hope to one day give back to the DePaul community by helping others reach their education goals just as this scholarship had done for me.

• I just want to thank the donors for this generous gift. Words cannot express how much this scholarship means to me and my family.  Thank you for allowing me to get one step closer to achieving my education and professional goals.

Thank you to all the members of the DES for helping seven of our DePaul undergraduate students realize their dream of graduation. If you wish to make a donation to the DES Scholarship Fund, contact Alice Farrell afarrel@depaul.edu and she will help process the gift.

Spring Concert, May 21

5:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception

6:15 p.m.
Dinner and Awards Presentation

8:00 p.m.
Performance by the DePaul Symphony Orchestra

Program
Anatoly Lyadov: The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
        Kikimora, Op. 63
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

9:30 p.m.
Post-Concert Champagne and Dessert Reception


This event benefits the School of Music Scholarship Endowment Fund.

Business attire is requested.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit alumni.depaul.edu/SOMgala or
contact the Office of Advancement at (312) 362-8455 no later than May 9.

For program tickets only:
Tickets go on sale April 1:
$5 (plus service fee) General Admission
Available at www.cso.org, 312-294-3000 and in-person at the box office
(no service fee at the box office)
DePaul students receive 2 free tickets in advance when reserved via phone or in person.
** A limited number of reserved, lower balcony seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, also for $5. These are available in-person or by phone ONLY. **

Deans Casey and Suchar Retire

Dear Colleagues,

Saying goodbye to a beloved colleague is never easy. Yet today we must wish two of our dedicated leaders well, as Don Casey, dean of the School of Music, and Chuck Suchar, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, have announced their decisions to retire from DePaul University. While I am sad to see them both leave, I am extraordinarily grateful to have had the opportunity to work with both Don and Chuck these many years. Their legacy will remain a part of DePaul forever.

As dean of the School of Music for 20 years, Don built an extraordinary program. An accomplished scholar and conductor, he came to DePaul in 1995 from Northwestern University, and immediately began transforming the School of Music into the world-class program it is today. Early on, Don realized that the School of Music had a unique advantage, due to its proximity to Chicago’s thriving music scene. He cultivated relationships throughout the city. He recruited extraordinary faculty. He more than tripled the number of endowed scholarships in the School of Music.

Under Don’s leadership, four of the school’s major ensembles rose to a level of such excellence, they are now considered to be among the best in the country—an accomplishment that makes us all proud. Don not only helped significantly raise the performance standards of students, he also elevated the reputation of the school’s faculty and staff. He recognized that a great school of music gives students not only the technical and performance skills they need to succeed, but also the teaching skills to cultivate the next generation of musicians. Making this a high priority, he led a revision of the school’s undergraduate and graduate curricula. Upholding our Vincentian ideals, the Community Music Division now provides music instruction and instruments to 150 children from the lowest economic stratum in Lawndale. Through Don’s legacy, the School of Music will help students realize their own dreams and the dreams of many future musicians to come.

Beyond the School of Music, Don served as one member of three on the Strategic Plan Steering Committee, which developed Vision 2018. We also can thank Don for helping initiate and produce “Christmas at DePaul,” one of DePaul’s most cherished holiday traditions. A role model for students, he has made more than 100 appearances as a music festival guest conductor or adjudicator in 20 states and four Canadian provinces. He has served on the Board of the Grant Park Music Festival since 2001. He led the design efforts for Harmonic Vision, Inc., a music education software company that has reached more than a million children. 

Don’s leadership and passion as dean have left the School of Music in a strong position. But in his words, the time has come for him to “pass the baton” to another.

After careful thought and deliberation, Chuck Suchar too has decided to retire from DePaul University. In his nine years serving as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and 43 years as a member of the faculty, Chuck created numerous undergraduate and graduate programs. He diligently worked to provide faculty with resources to support their scholarship. His most personal satisfaction, he will tell you, came from his work with the College Personnel Committee. Chuck represented more than 170 of his colleagues through the tenure and promotion process, and I only can imagine the gratitude and respect each one of those colleagues has for him.

DePaul also can thank him for its highly successful Chicago Quarter program, which introduces all freshmen to the city and culture of Chicago through its Discover & Explore Chicago courses. He chaired the committee that created the Focal Point Seminar Program in Liberal Studies. The impetus to create a service-learning center also came from Chuck. He and Lorrie Worrall, who became the first director of the Steans Center, co-chaired the University Task Force that proposed creating such a service-learning center. He co-edited, “DePaul University, Centennial Essays and Images.” Written in honor of DePaul’s centennial in 1998, this comprehensive history reminds us just how far the university has come since it was that little school under the El.

Throughout his career, Chuck held multiple leadership roles at DePaul. In his college, he served as associate dean for 13 years—six years for undergraduate studies and seven years for graduate studies. For eight years, he chaired the sociology/anthropology department, his academic area of expertise, and served as division head of the behavioral sciences for three years. He also directed DePaul’s university-wide honors program for five years.

As a scholar, Chuck helped develop the field of visual sociology, serving as the president of the International Visual Sociology Association for four years and as associate editor of the journal Visual Studies since its founding to the present day.

Both Don and Chuck will continue to serve as deans through December, at which time they will join their families, who have been waiting patiently for them to retire for many years now. I know Chuck looks forward to the additional time he will have with his wife, children and grandchildren. Don eagerly anticipates more time with his wife, daughter and her husband and his young grandson as well.

In the coming months, I will announce the appointment of interim deans and search committees and seek the advice of faculty and staff in those processes. Please join me in congratulating and thanking Don and Chuck for everything they have done for DePaul .

Gratefully,

Patricia O’Donoghue
Interim Provost

Source: Email sent to DePaul University Community, May 7, 2014