Recent media stories featuring DePaul University’s achievements, programs and community involvement include:
James Shilling, DePaul’s new Michael J. Horne Chair in Real Estate Studies wrote the lead op-ed in the April 2 edition of Crain’s Chicago Business discussing prospects for publicly traded real estate investment trusts in the wake of the recent buyout of Equity Office Properties.
A March 30 online story by Crain’s Chicago Business featured DePaul’s part-time MBA program, which has been ranked ninth in the nation by U.S.News & World Report in the magazine’s 2008 graduate degree rankings guidebook released April 2.
An introductory seminar to launch two new joint degree programs by DePaul and the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance was featured in a Bahrain Daily News article April 1.
DePaul’s Theatre School’s 19th Annual Awards for Excellence in the Arts, which will present actor Alec Baldwin with an Award for Excellence, was mentioned in a March 30 Chicago Sun-Times story.
The Feb. 20 Chicago Sun-Times contained a nearly full-page story about DePaul’s poverty-reduction-through-commerce initiative and Institute for Business and Professional Ethics Abbott lecture series. A photo of Commerce Dean Ray Whittington, Wicklander Ethics Chair Patricia Werhane and Management Professor Laura Hartman accompanied the story.
The Daily Herald reported on April 2 that a team of students from DePaul University's School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems (CTI) recently won the Illinois Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.
Law Professor Patty Gerstenblith was quoted in a March 28 New York Times story about stolen artwork and lawyers who work to reclaim it.
Law Professor Bruce Ottley was quoted in a March 27 Chicago Tribune article about Derek Monroe, a self-employed consultant who has filed numerous small claims cases against companies in his battle for better customer service. The story also ran in the Arizona Republic and the Kansas City Star.
Environmental Science Professors Thomas Murphy and Liam Heneghan were featured in a March 15 Vernon Hills Review article about partnering with the village of Mettawa and the Mettawa Open Lands Association on a six-year project, which will turn a former farm field into a native savanna.
Economics Professor Antonio Morales-Pita appeared March 23 on Mega TV’s “Polos Opuestos,” the hour-long, top-rated talk program serving Miami’s Latino community to discuss his recent book and the economic issues of Cuba moving toward a market economy.
Journalism Professor Mike Conklin was quoted at length in the April 3 Daily Herald discussing the ramifications of the sale of the Chicago Tribune, where he had previously worked for over 30 years.
Psychology professor Joe Ferrari was featured in a series of stories in La Presse, Montreal’s largest paper, discussing the prevalence of procrastination in Canada.
The appointment of William Obenshain as executive director of the College of Commerce’s new Center for Financial Services was mentioned in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune. He was also interviewed about small banks on CLTV March 25.
Management Professor Marty Martin was featured in a March 25 Chicago Tribune story about the connection between psychological and financial health. Martin has teamed up with Cicily Maton, president of Chicago-based Aequus Wealth Management Resources, in an effort to take a more holistic approach to financial management.
DePaul CTI Professor Daniel Mittleman was interviewed by WFLD-TV for a story on the phenomena of political ads spreading through social media Web sites like YouTube. The segment aired on the evening of March 22 and the March 23 noon newscast.
Management Professor Laura Hartman was quoted about company exit packages in a March 20 CNNMoney.com article about Blockbuster’s chairman and CEO John Antioco’s payout after his decision to step down.
Laura Washington, DePaul’s Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor, was quoted in a March 30 Washington Post story about the Chicago police department and the videotaped beatings by Chicago police officers.
Raman Chadha, executive director of DePaul’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, was quoted in a March 18 Scranton Times-Tribune story about the challenges retail entrepreneurs face.
The Loft-Right residence hall, which houses DePaul students, was positively featured in the Sunday edition of the New York Times on March 18 in a story about high-end student residences.
An article written by History Professor Tom Mockaitis, titled, “The Iraq War: Learning From the Past,” which appears on the Army War College’s Strategic Institute Website, was featured in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch story March 17.
DePaul Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto was featured in Chicago Daily Herald, Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune stories March 14 and 15 about receiving a five-year contract extension, which runs through the 2011-12 academic year.
Adjunct Finance Professor Tommy FitzGibbon, who teaches real estate, was quoted in a March 16 Chicago Sun-Times story about the mortgage brokering industry.
Steve Kelly, marketing professor, was quoted in a March 16 Reflejos article about a seminar held at DePaul that was geared toward business professionals who want to learn how to reach and advertise to the growing market of young Latinos.
A feature story, that profiled DePaul’s former dean of Education Barbara Sizemore, appeared in the April 1 addition of the Indiana Tribune Star. Sizemore, who passed away in 2005, served as dean from 1992-1998.
Political Science Professor Molly Andolina was quoted about presidential candidate and Ill. Sen. Barack Obama in a March 14 Chicago Daily Herald story about crossing the color barrier.
DePaul was mentioned in a March 12 Inside Higher Ed story about the national student unit record system.
The promotion of David Kalsbeek to senior vice-president for enrollment management and marketing was mentioned in the “On the Move” section of Crain’s Chicago Business March 12.
