• An Oct. 31 Tribune story about the academic performance of student athletes competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 1998-2001 noted that DePaul’s six-year graduation rate was 80 percent, 20 points above the goal set for all colleges by NCAA President Myles Brand. Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto noted that many athletes are also first generation students.

• In an Oct. 22 Chicago Tribune story about managing growth of new businesses, Raman Chadha, executive director of DePaul University's Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, discussed the need to hire qualified people who can adapt to changes so that company’s can meet new demand.

• An upgrade in DePaul University’s bond rating by Moody’s due to the university’s strong balance sheet was noted in Crain’s Chicago Business and the Bond Buyer the week of Oct. 29.

• A DePaul class in negotiation skills taught by Management Professor Steven Briggs was referenced in an Oct. 21 Tribune story about innovative college courses.

• Planned weekly concerts by college bands including the DePaul Jazz Ensemble as part of the scheduled reopening of the Jazz Showcase in the South Loop was revealed in a Tribune story Oct. 19.

• Management professor Robert Rubin commented on how professionals should handle lunch with the boss in a Crain’s Chicago Business feature story Oct. 22 about the implications of lunch with people from work.

• The Chronicle of Higher Education on Oct. 24 and Financial Times on Oct. 29 ran stories about a study by DePaul Assistant Professors of Management Patrick Murphy and Bin Jiang which found that companies that employ former business professors as executives better than their corporate peers.

• Law Professor Cherif Bassiouni appeared in an ABC7 News story on Oct. 24 telling reporter Chuck Goudie that the men on trial for plotting to attack the Sears Tower were extreme amateurs operating in the realm of fantasy.

• Law Professor Sioban Albiol was quoted in the Chicago Sun-Times on Oct. 29 discussing a recent study that noted there was little statistical evidence to suggest higher rates of crime among illegal immigrants.

• DePaul’s multicultural marketing certificate program was discussed in a National Society of Hispanic MBA-Chicago online newsletter in October.

• The October issue of Fitness magazine featured a story on the new Sports Management MBA concentration at DePaul.