Recent media stories featuring DePaul University’s achievements, programs, experts and community involvement include:
Bill Obenshain, executive director of DePaul’s Center for Financial Services was profiled by Crain’s Chicago Business online on April 19.
Commemorative vigils and prayer services that DePaul held on Tuesday, April 17 to remember those who lost their lives at Virginia Tech University was covered by several media outlets including Channels 2, 7 and 9.
Religious studies Professor Aminah McCloud was featured in the April 18 segment of the PBS series “America at a Crossroads” in which she discussed the history of Muslims in America.
Master of Public Services Professor Woods Bowman was interviewed for an April 17 Chicago Tribune story about his column, “The Nonprofit Ethicist,” which appears in the Nonprofit Quarterly magazine.
Actress Pam Grier’s visit to DePaul to host a Q&A session with students in the Theatre School was mentioned in the Chicago Sun-Times April 17. Grier is also receiving an Excellence in the Arts Award from the Theatre School at its 19th Annual Awards for Excellence in the Arts gala.
Journalism Professor Bruce Evensen was featured in an April 17 Chicago Sun-Times story about the PSA blood test, a commonly used screening tool for prostate cancer. He also appeared on Chicago Tonight on April 19 to discuss the media ethics issues surrounding the NBC’s airing of the Virginia Tech killer’s self-made videos.
Joe Schwieterman, director of DePaul’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, was quoted in an April 16 Crain’s Chicago Business article about the O’Hare modernization program.
In an April 15 Associated Press story, Joe Marconi, marketing instructor, discussed corporate crisis communications in the wake of a peanut butter salmonella scare. The story ran in the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and Buffalo News, among other dallies.
Law Professor Len Cavise was quoted in an April 13 New York Times story about the 1993 Brown’s Chicken Massacre.
DePaul was mentioned in an April 12 New York Times story about students who receive multiple acceptance letters from colleges and universities and have to narrow their choices down to one.
The New York Times reported on the tenure decision process for DePaul Political Science Professor Norman Finklestein on April 12. Several Web based publications also reported on the situation.
The Chicago Sun-Times quoted Psychology Professor Joe Ferrari at length about procrastination in a story that ran on the tax filing deadline. Ferrari was also interviewed about procrastination on Wisconsin Public Radio April 12 and was recently featured in the Italian magazine “OK.” Ferrari discussed the causes, consequences and possible cures for chronic procrastination among adults. A photo of Ferrari also accompanied the article.
The student chapter of the Campaign to end the Death Penalty held a protest rally at a hearing for convicted murderer Brian Dugan. The story was covered in the April 10th Daily Herald, which featured a prominent interview with DePaul student Elliot Slossar, and the April 11th Chicago Tribune.
A panel discussion held at DePaul, titled “The Future of Futures,” was mentioned in the Chicago Tribune April 8. Executives from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and other finance industry experts explored the outlook for the futures industry.
The Chicago Tribune mentioned DePaul’s College of Computer Science, Telecommunications & Information Systems’ degree program in Jordan as part of an article on local colleges’ overseas academic options April 6.
A DePaul Art Museum exhibition, “Blood and Ink: Disasters of War from Goya to the Chapman Brothers,” which shows powerful war images, was featured in the April 5-11 issue of Time Out Chicago magazine.
Law Professor Andrew Gold was quoted in a March 27 Wall Street Journal article about politics and economics and Supreme Court cases.
DePaul’s MBA program offered in Prague in partnership with the Czech Management Center was featured in a story in the Feb. 28-March 6 Prague Post. Management Professor Michael Jedel, associate dean of international programs for the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, was quoted about the growing awareness of these programs in Eastern Europe.
Kelly Gribbin, a coordinator of First-Year Experience in DePaul’s Office of Academic Enhancement, was profiled in a Feb. 27 Wall Street Journal story about her experience as a college senior searching for employment and career opportunities in a story about the job-hunting anxieties seniors face upon approaching graduation.
