Recent media stories about DePaul University include:
The Chicago Tribune business section ran an article Oct. 11 about the establishment of the Horne endowed chair at DePaul’s Real Estate Center and the hiring of prominent academic James Shilling to fill the post.
DePaul was featured prominently in Entrepreneur magazine/Princeton Review’s rankings of the best university entrepreneur programs in the country published in the October issue of the magazine. DePaul’s graduate program ranked second, while DePaul’s undergraduate program placed third in the national rankings. The rankings also appeared in a Chicago Tribune brief Sept. 25.
Finance Professor Susanne Cannon, the Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Director of the Real Estate Center at DePaul, and assistant professor of finance Jonathan Dombrow discussed residential real estate trends in an October Chicago magazine story about the local housing market.
DePaul Jazz Studies student Justin Thomas was featured in the October issue of Ebony magazine in a story headlined “Terrific Teens: Young Achievers Showcase Exceptional Talent.” The 19-year-old Thomas has already performed with Wynton Marsalis and the late Lionel Hampton. In June the City of Baltimore proclaimed a day in Justin’s honor because of his extraordinary musical talent.
Commerce Dean Ray Whittington and the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, DePaul president, were chosen to be included in the education section of the annual Who’s Who in Chicago Business issued by Crain’s Chicago Business magazine Sept. 4.
Barry Kellman of DePaul’s College of Law was interviewed on ABC-7’s 5 p.m. newscast on Oct. 9.
Joe Schwieterman, professor of public policy and director of DePaul’s Chaddick Institute, was featured in an Oct. 12 story on CBS-2’s 10 p.m. newscast on the possibility of a “no-fly” zone being established around Chicago’s downtown in the wake of the private plane crash in New York. He noted that such a zone would do little to prevent attacks.
Accounting Today ran an item Oct. 2 about a team of DePaul students who earned first place in the KPMG-Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting Case Competition, a national accounting case contest, in August. The team and their sponsor, Beth Murphy, associate professor of accountancy, were also pictured and featured in a story in Inside, the Lincoln Park community paper on Aug. 23.
The DePaul Art Museum was mentioned in a Sept. 29 Tribune article about Chicago artist Julia Thecla. Thelca’s work is on display at the art museum through Nov. 22.
A free School of Music concert, featuring the complete Mozart sonatas performed by members of the AmerKlavier Studio and School of Music faculty members, was listed in a Tribune article Sept. 29 about places to sample free classical music.
Economics Professor Peter Bernstein’s article on the Chicago White Sox was featured in the October issue of the Chicago Sports Review magazine. Professor Bernstein is a regular contributor to the Chicago Sports Review.
Music faculty member Charlie Vernon was featured on the “Artbeat” segment of Chicago Tonight Sept. 28 on WTTW-TV. He was soloist for the world premiere of “Chick’a’Bone Checkout,” a trombone concerto written for Vernon and performed on Sept. 28 and 29 at Symphony Center.
Tribune columnist Eric Zorn’s keynote speech delivered to faculty and staff at DePaul’s Media Recognition Luncheon Sept. 27 appeared on a Tribune Web log.
Sociology Professor Kiljoong Kim was interviewed for an HBO documentary “Wait ‘Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs,” which began airing Sept. 26.
English Professor Jonathan Gross was mentioned in a Washington Times article Sept. 24 about America’s third president Thomas Jefferson. Professor Gross has compiled into scrapbooks some of the poems that Jefferson cut and pasted during his 1800-1808 presidency which he gave his granddaughters as gifts.
DePaul’s new Lincoln Park residence hall, Loft-Right, was featured on CLTV Sept. 23.
Professor of Islamic Studies Aminah McCloud was quoted in a Sept. 23 Tribune article about the ailing Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Professor McCloud also was quoted on WBBM-TV Sept. 22 about Farrakhan.
Economics Professor Stuart Thiel was quoted in a Sept. 21 USA Today story about the relationship between gas prices and President George Bush’s approval ratings.
A reception co-sponsored by DePaul’s Real Estate Center honoring the late developer Robert Weitzman appeared as a calendar item in the Chicago Sun-Times Sept. 20.
