The DES is open to all faculty and staff of DePaul University who have retired from the university with 20 years of full-time service and are 55 years or older, or have retired from the university with 10 years of full-time service and are 62 years or older.
Congratulations to Jeanne LaDuke and Susan Kosinski for being re-elected to a three year term ending in 2021. Also, congratulations to Betsy Soete who joins the Steering Committee for the first time.
The 2018/19 DES Steering Committee:
Don Casey, 2019
Kathryn DeGraff, 2020
Jerry Goldman, 2020
Marty Kalin, 2019
Susan Kosinski, 2021
Jeanne LaDuke, 2021
Nancy Rospenda, 2019
Betsy Soete, 2021
Thank you all for serving on the Steering Committee and keeping DePaul retirees engaged.
Nearly 100 retirees and spouses enjoyed a lovely afternoon renewing friendships, enjoying a delicious lunch, and hearing an interesting presentation on comic book movies and popular culture. Enjoy the photos from today.
The life of Jane Franklin, sister of Benjamin, was told by Jill Lepore in Book of Ages. We discussed the incredibly hard life of this woman, who managed to live to the age of 81, while watching children, grandchildren, other family members, and her friends die around her. Her life of dedication to domestic life as contrasted to that of Benjamin's in the wide world provided our central topic of discussion: how and why to write such a life as hers, based on few documentary sources. We were intrigued by the way Jill Lepore was able to gather and shape Jane's life from the meager facts recounted in those sources. The contrast between Benjamin's life in the historical world with Jane's in the domestic world was balanced against Jane's unflagging desire for knowledge, teaching herself to read and write despite seemingly crushing domestic responsibilities and tragedies. We ended our discussion considering how history is written about great men from documents, but the history of the obscure (often women) may have to be written as fiction.
Our next book will be A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles. Here is a link to a review from the New York Times. We will meet Wednesday, June 6, in Room 115 of the Richardson Library. We have changed the time from 1:30 pm to 11 am. Discussion begins at 11, so please bring your brown bag lunch! For further information contact Kathryn DeGraff or Helen Marlborough.
We will continue to review the titles on our list for consideration for upcoming discussions. Please let Kathryn, Helen, or anyone else in the group, if you have a favorite book you would like to share with your DES colleagues. As you can tell from the posts, we are interested in a wide range of fiction and non fiction. We enjoy our sessions thoroughly and always have room for more people and more insights.
It is with sadness that we have learned of the death of Barbara Bressler Garson. Barbara joined DePaul in 1984, and after many years as a law professor in the College of Law, she retired in 2017 as an associate dean of Experiential Education and the director emeritus of its Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology. Barbara founded the nation's first technology and intellectual property clinical program in 2000. The program assists artists with legal services to protect their creative work. Barbara passed away at the age of 67, and is survived by her husband, two brothers, and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
A service will be held this Friday, May 4 at 10:00 a.m. at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are appreciated to the Howard Bressler Memorial Campership at Congregation Shalom,https://www.cong-shalom.org/
Our condolences go to the family, friends, colleagues, and former students who mourn the passing of Barbara. May she rest in peace.
Source: Email Mission and Ministry, May 2, 2018
Photo: Glenview Patch, May 2, 2018
Services will be held Friday for the Glenview resident and founder of the country's first intellectual property clinic for creative artists.
Professor Barbara Bressler Garson, of Glenview, passed away this week at the age of 67. She was the beloved wife of Jerry Garson, the cherished sister of Steven (Susan) Bressler and Daniel (Donna) Bressler, the adored daughter of the late Jack and Janice Bressler and the proud aunt of Faye Lynn, Douglas, Eric, Emily and the late Howard and many great nieces and nephews.
A service will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.
After many years as a law professor at DePaul College of Law, Barbara retired as an associate dean of Experiential Education with emeritus status and the director emeritus of its Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology.
According to DePaul, Barbara founded the nation's first technology and intellectual property clinical program in the country in 2000. The program assists artists with legal services to protect their creative work.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Howard Bressler Memorial Campership at Congregation Shalom, 7630 N. Santa Monica Blvd. in Milwaukee.
