DePaul University^[1] is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest who valued philanthropy, Saint Vincent de Paul. A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central History The area now known as Lincoln Park in Chicago was primarily forest with stretches of grassland and occasional quicksand until the late 1820s when the Europeans arrived Population According to the 2000 Census, 16388 people live in the Loop School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges Research is defined as Human activity based on Intellectual application in the investigation of Matter. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lazarites ( Lazarists, Lazarians, or in English -speaking countries Vincentians) are the popular names of the members of the Congregation St Vincent de Paul and Church of St Vincent de Paul redirect here The student body consists of about 23,500 students (approximately 15,000 undergraduate and 8,500 graduate/law), making DePaul the largest Catholic university and one of the 10 largest private universities in the United States; it is the largest private university in Illinois. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Unlike Public universities, private universities generally do not receive direct operational funding from national or subnational governments and thus rely on private DePaul is a member of the Big East Conference. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United

Academics

DePaul University emphasizes a primary focus on pedagogy and has been recognized for excellence in experiential and service-based learning. Pedagogy (ˈpɛdəgɒdʒi or paedagogy is the Art or Science of being a Teacher. US News & World Report has listed DePaul's service learning program at the top of the "America's Best Colleges" rankings since 2004. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D Service-learning is a method of teaching learning and reflecting that combines academic classroom curriculum with meaningful service frequently Youth service, throughout The university has a strong emphasis on recruiting first-generation university students and those from disadvantaged backgrounds while striving for academic rigor. The Princeton Review, in its 2007 survey of the best colleges and universities in the United States, ranked DePaul #1 in the nation in the “Diverse Student Population” category. The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company The 2005 guidebook Colleges with a conscience: 81 great schools with outstanding community involvement provides a description of outreach activity undertaken by the university. In recent years, US News & World Report has twice ranked DePaul University undergraduate students #1 in the USA (most recently in 2004) in terms of satisfaction with their college experience. The university is in the third tier of the 262 "National Universities" by US News & World Report^[2] The university's doctoral programs were ranked # 1 in the USA for small university research programs in the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index for the year 2005 produced by the State University of New York at Stony Brook. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D State University of New York at Stony Brook, commonly known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York CIO Magazine, a leading journal for the information technology industry, named DePaul to its list of the nation's 100 most innovative organizations in information technology. [3] DePaul was recognized for its creation and implementation of a series of online tools that help students better navigate their academic careers. DePaul University has nine colleges and schools.

College of Commerce and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at State and Jackson in the Chicago Loop. Population According to the 2000 Census, 16388 people live in the Loop

DePaul's College of Commerce[4] is located downtown in Chicago's Loop at 1 East Jackson Boulevard and is one of the ten oldest business schools in the US. Population According to the 2000 Census, 16388 people live in the Loop A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration It includes the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (KGSB). The full-time faculty of the college consists of approximately 130 members. A permanent full-time job usually has benefits (such as health insurance however temporary full-time jobs usually do not have benefits In 2006 Princeton Review ranked the College of Commerce's entrepreneurship program (out of 700 programs) #2 in the US among graduate programs and #3 among undergraduate programs. Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new Organizations or revitalizing mature Organizations particularly new Businesses generally in response to identified A graduate school or ("grad school" is a school that awards advanced degrees such as doctoral degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned Entrepreneur magazine has consistently ranked DePaul's entrepreneurship program one of the best in the US. Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new Organizations or revitalizing mature Organizations particularly new Businesses generally in response to identified In 2007, Fortune Small Business magazine named DePaul's undergraduate program one of the 25 best in the nation for entrepreneurs [5] and its graduate program one of the top 26 MBA programs with an entrepreneurial flair. [6] Its MBA consistently ranks high, garnering a # 6 ranking in the 2009 US News and World Report. The Master of Business Administration ( MBA) is a Master's degree in Business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines The KGSB has active graduate business programs in Bahrain, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, and Taiwan, P.R. China. The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Professors include behavioral finance pioneer Werner DeBondt, Mesirow Financial Chief Economist Diane Swonk, and Coleman Foundation Endowed Chair for Entrepreneurship Harold P. Behavioral economics and behavioral finance are closely related fields which apply scientific research on human and social cognitive and emotional factors to better Mesirow Financial is a diversified Financial services firm headquartered in Chicago. The Chief Economist is a single position job class having primary responsibility for the development coordination and production of Economic and Financial analysis Welsch.

College of Law, School for New Learning, Lewis Center.

The DePaul College of Communication[7] is home to more than 1,100 students pursuing professional or traditional academic courses of study in journalism; public relations and advertising; media studies; radio, television and film; relational, group and organizational communication; and culture and communication. Coursework in the college's graduate and undergraduate degree programs is supplemented by a range of comprehensive pre-employment training opportunities, including Radio DePaul, The DePaulia, and a top-rated internship program.

The DePaul University College of Law, located in the Loop at 25 East Jackson Boulevard, is known for its Intellectual Property and Health Law programs, which have both garnered top 10 placements in the US News and World Report rankings in recent years. Population According to the 2000 Census, 16388 people live in the Loop Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names Health Law is the federal state and local law rules regulations and other jurisprudence affecting the health care industry and their application to health care patients providers and USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D Notable faculty include M. Cherif Bassiouni, who was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1999 for his work on behalf of the International Criminal Court, Alberto Coll, former assistant Secretary of Defense under George H. W. Bush, and Andrea Lyon, director of the Center for Justice in Capital Cases. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor The International Criminal Court ( ICC or ICCt) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for Genocide, crimes against Assistant Secretary of Defense is a title used for many executive positions in the United States Department of Defense. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

College of Computing and Digital Media.

The DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) is also located in the Loop and includes the largest graduate program in the United States. Note: On April 15th 2008 DePaul University's School of Computer Science Telecommunications and Information Systems Population According to the 2000 Census, 16388 people live in the Loop CDM is organized into two schools: the School of Cinema and Interactive Media and the School of Computing. At the 2006 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, in which over 5,600 teams representing 1,733 universities from 84 countries competed, DePaul placed 29th, one of three U.S. universities in the top 30 (MIT placed 7th, Princeton placed 28th). The Association for Computing Machinery, or ACM, was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational Computing society ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (abbreviated as ACM-ICPC or just ICPC) is an annual multi-tiered computer programming competition among the universities Higher education in the United States refers to a variety of institutions of Higher education in the United States. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. CDM is a recognized national leader in computer network security and information assurance education, according to a designation bestowed by the National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. A network security policy is a generic document that outlines rules for Computer network access determines how policies are enforced and lays out some of the basic architecture Information assurance (IA is the practice of managing information-related risks The National Security Agency/ Central Security Service ( NSA/CSS) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States government DePaul was named as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance by the two agencies in early 2005. CDM was one of only six schools nationwide (and the only Midwestern university) selected by Sony Pictures Imageworks to take part in the inaugural Imageworks Professional Academic Excellence (IPAX) program. Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc is an Academy Award -winning State-of-the-art Visual effects and Character animation company The program is a collaboration to educate faculty and structure curricula in an effort to develop future artists, designers, animators and engineers who will help the visual effects industry to grow. Visual effects (commonly shortened to Visual F/X or VFX) are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a Live DePaul’s groundbreaking Digital Cinema program, one of the first of its kind in the nation, combines the artistic principles of film school programs with the technology expertise of digital graphics, visual effects and digital storytelling. Digital cinema refers to the use of Digital technology to distribute and project Motion pictures The final movie can be distributed via A film school is a generic term for any educational institution dedicated to teaching moviemaking, including but not limited to film production theory, and Digital Storytelling refers to using new digital tools to help ordinary people to tell their own real-life stories In 2005 DePaul became the first Liberal Arts university in the US to offer a Bachelors degree in game development, and in 2008 named Eugene Jarvis their first Game Designer in Residence. Eugene Peyton Jarvis (born 1955 is a Game designer and programmer, producing Pinball machines for Atari and Video games for Williams

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences[8] is DePaul's largest college and is located in the Lincoln Park campus, which occupies 36 acres in Chicago's Lincoln Park community. History The area now known as Lincoln Park in Chicago was primarily forest with stretches of grassland and occasional quicksand until the late 1820s when the Europeans arrived In 2006 the Department of Modern Languages inaugurated a unique and innovative Chinese studies major[9]. A modern language is any Human Language that is currently in use Notable college faculty members include Aminah McCloud, director of the Islamic World Studies program; psychology professor Leonard Jason[10]; Joseph Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development [11]. The term Muslim world (or Islamic world) has several meanings The philosophy department is also noted as a first-rate program in 20th century continental philosophy, particularly at the graduate level, according to the Hartman Report [12]. Continental philosophy, in contemporary usage refers to a set of traditions of 19th and 20th century philosophy from mainland Europe The department includes major Heidegger translators David Farrell Krell and William McNeill, and feminist theorist Tina Chanter. Martin Heidegger ( September 26, 1889 &ndash May 26, 1976) (ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈhaɪ̯dɛgɐ was an influential German philosopher David Farrell Krell is a professor of Philosophy at DePaul University. William McNeill (born 1961 is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University. The graduate School of Public Service (SPS), located in the Loop Campus, educates nonprofit and government professionals, includes an interdisciplinary faculty, and offers a number of international programs. Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by Government to its Citizens, either directly (through the Public sector) or [13] It is the largest program of its type in the midwest. The English department offers the Oeuvre Prize to distinguished writers semi-annually to recognize significant accomplishments in Literature. The community and clinical-community psychology programs won the Award for Excellence in Education Programs from the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA Division 27 of the American Psychological Association); DePaul's program was the first recipient of the award, given for the first time in 2007. The American Psychological Association (APA is a professional organization representing psychologists in the U

The School for New Learning[14] (SNL), created in 1972, was one of the first university-wide efforts in the United States to serve adult students through a separate college. Students partner with faculty and professional mentors to create a unique curriculum for earning an undergraduate or graduate degree and can earn college credit for knowledge gained through life experiences by demonstrating competence in various areas. A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of Higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing SNL was named one of six "Best Practice" institutions in North America by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, an international non-profit organization which advocates for adult learning. Experiential education is a philosophy of education that focuses on the transactive process between teacher and student involved in direct experience with the learning environment A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage The Houston-based American Productivity and Quality Center has touted SNL for its individualized education of adult students. Associate Professor Miriam Ben-Yoseph was named the 2006 Illinois Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)[15].

The School of Education[16] is recognized for teaching students to be effective in multicultural urban environments. It is engaged in partnerships with more than 150 Chicago-area schools, including the Chicago Public Schools, parochial and private institutions. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians is a School district that controls over 600 public elementary and high DePaul’s education program was among the first to become accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education in 1965 and remains accredited today. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE was founded in 1954 to accredit teacher certification programs at U The school offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in early childhood, elementary and secondary education and physical education; bilingual/bicultural education; social and cultural foundations in education; curriculum studies; educational leadership; human services and counseling; and a program in language, literacy and specialized instruction. Australia See also Education School leadership, or educational leadership, is the process of enlisting the talents and energies of Teachers Pupils and Parents toward achieving

DePaul's School of Music[17] is nationally renowned, with more than two dozen members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago as faculty. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( CSO) is an American orchestra based in Chicago Illinois. Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading Opera companies in the United States. The School of Music was named as one of the "Schools That Rock" in the 2005 Rolling Stone guidebook that evaluated collegiate music schools nationally. A university school of music or college of music, or academy of music or conservatoire ( French, but used in British English) &mdash Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published In 2007, Fortune Small Business recognized its performing arts management major as one of the 24 best cross-discipline programs for entrepreneurs. [18] In addition to degrees in jazz and concert performance, music composition, music education and jazz studies, DePaul has programs in sound recording technology and performing arts management. Musical composition is an original piece of Music the structure of a musical piece the process of creating a new Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music The performing arts are those forms of Art which differ from the Plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own Body, Face and presence

DePaul's Theatre School[19] was founded as the Goodman School of Drama in 1925 and is the Midwest's oldest theatre training conservatory. The Goodman School of Drama is now renamed The Theatre School at DePaul University. In 2006, the school's array of theatrical productions, playwrighting festivals, guest-lecture series and scholarship availability are featured in the book, Creative Colleges by Elaina Loveland. In January 2003, The Education Life section of The New York Times listed DePaul's Theatre School among nine schools most mentioned by casting directors and theatrical agents for program quality. In the Performing arts, casting (or casting call) is a vital pre-production process for selecting a cast (a meaning of the word recorded since 1631 of Actors It was the first in the USA to offer an undergraduate degree in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism. As part of a "learning by doing" philosophy, the school presents more than 40 productions each season in a variety of venues. Ten productions are offered to the public each season as part of The Theatre School Showcase, Chicago Playworks (the city’s oldest continuously operating children’s theatre), New Directors Series, or New Playwrights Series. Theatre students are involved in all aspects of the productions. 89689

History

A 1911 photograph of DePaul University in the Chicago Daily News

Originally named St. The Chicago Daily News was an afternoon daily Newspaper published between 1876 and 1978 in Chicago Illinois. Vincent’s College, DePaul University was founded in 1898 by the Congregation of the Mission priests and brethren, known as the Vincentians. Lazarites ( Lazarists, Lazarians, or in English -speaking countries Vincentians) are the popular names of the members of the Congregation Lazarites ( Lazarists, Lazarians, or in English -speaking countries Vincentians) are the popular names of the members of the Congregation Followers of 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul, they founded the university to serve Roman Catholic children of immigrants, many of whom were denied admission to universities based on ethnic and religious quotas. St Vincent de Paul and Church of St Vincent de Paul redirect here

Student enrollment grew from 70 in 1898 to 200 in 1903 in what is now the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. In that year, James Quigley, archbishop of Chicago, announced plans to create a preparatory seminary, now Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, for the archdiocese and allow Jesuit Saint Ignatius College, now Loyola University Chicago to move its collegiate programs to the north side, threatening St. James Edward Quigley ( October 15, 1854 &ndash July 10, 1915) was the seventh bishop and second archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago is a Particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary was a United States High school administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago for young The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Saint Ignatius redirects here for other Saints see Ignatius. Ignatius of Loyola, also known as Íñigo Oñaz López de Loyola Loyola University Chicago is a private co-educational Jesuit university established in Chicago in 1870 as Saint Ignatius College Vincent College’s survival. In response, the Vincentians re-chartered in 1907 as DePaul University, expressly offering all of its courses of study to men and women of any religious background. DePaul began admitting women in 1911 and awarded degrees to its first female graduates in 1912. It was one of the first Catholic universities to admit female students in a co-educational setting. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities

In 1912, DePaul established the School of Music and the College of Commerce, the latter becoming one of the oldest business schools in the nation. In 1914, the College began offering courses in Chicago’s Loop, the precursor of DePaul’s second primary campus. In 1915, the Illinois College of Law completed its affiliation with the university and became the DePaul University College of Law. Enrollment totaled more than 1,100. With the entry of the United States into World War I in 1918, DePaul formed a unit of the US Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and converted its College Theatre into Army barracks. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. ROTC links here For other uses see ROTC (disambiguation A Reserve Officers' Training Corps ( ROTC) ROTC produces officers in all branches An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces

DePaul University's basketball team (1908)

DePaul University's baseball team (1908)

DePaul University's football team (1916)

Although finances were rocky, the university continued to grow and build in the 1920s. In 1926, the university was first accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities. When DePaul’s first sports teams were formed in the early 1900s, the monogram "D" was selected for the uniforms. From this originated the nickname "D-men" which evolved into "Demons. " The color blue, which signifies loyalty and was chosen in 1901 by a vote of the student body, was added to the name to create the "Blue Demons. "

By 1930 more than 5,000 students were enrolled in eight colleges and schools on two campuses. The Great Depression led to fluctuations in enrollment and tuition as well as cutbacks, including elimination of the football team in 1939. In 1938, the Department of Elementary Education was established, reportedly the only one in the Midwest and one of six in the United States. Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

DePaul mobilized for World War II, offering its facilities for war training and free courses to train people for industry work. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The G.I. Bill, which paid the tuition of veterans enrolled in college, turned the financial tide for DePaul. The GI Bill (officially titled Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 PL346 58 Statutes at Large 284 provided for college or vocational education for returning Enrollment in 1945 skyrocketed to 8,857 students, twice as many as the previous year, and totaled more than 11,000 in 1948. Although a consulting firm recommended relocating from its deteriorating Lincoln Park neighborhood to the suburbs, trustees voted to remain and support revitalization of the neighborhood. Management consulting refers to both the industry of and the practice of helping organizations improve their performance primarily through the analysis of existing business problems

In 1942, DePaul named Ray Meyer as head basketball coach. Raymond Joseph Meyer ( December 18 1913 &ndash March 17 2006) was an American men's collegiate basketball coach from Meyer coached for DePaul until he retired in 1984, leading the 1945 team to the championship of the National Invitation Tournament and earning numerous honors, including election to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979, the fourth active coach to be so honored. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball

In 1954, DePaul adopted its current armorial seal with coat of arms and motto: "Viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi" ("I will show you the way of wisdom. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people " Proverbs, IV, 11). In 1955, the Frank J. Lewis Foundation donated the 18-story Kimball Building, rechristened the Lewis Center, at 25 East Jackson Boulevard, to the university. The building, still used today, was the hub of the Loop campus until 1993, when the DePaul Center opened at 1 East Jackson (at State Street).

In 1972, DePaul created the School for New Learning, one of the first colleges in the nation dedicated to serving adult students. In 1976 and 1977, the university acquired the land and buildings of the McCormick Theological Seminary, which increased its presence in Lincoln Park. McCormick Theological Seminary is one of eleven schools of Theology of the Presbyterian Church (USA. In 1978, DePaul acquired the 47-year-old Goodman School of Drama from the Goodman Theatre and transformed it into The Theatre School. The Goodman Theatre is a Theater in Chicago 's Loop, and part of Chicago theatre.

Following renovations in the 1980s and expansion of academic programs to promote research and social engagement, the university launched a six-year strategic plan in 1989. The plan included raising the national profile, expanding enrollment from 13,500 to 18,500 and completing an extensive building campaign at the Loop and Lincoln Park campuses. Major construction included renovation of the DePaul Center in 1993 and acquisition of the Blackstone Theatre, rechristened the Merle Reskin, in 1992. At Lincoln Park, projects included the John T. Richardson Library, completed in 1992, several new residence halls and the quadrangle. Dormitory typically refers in the United States to residence halls which are sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for

In 1994 enrollment was 16,700. Under the next six-year strategic plan, the university expanded enrollment to 23,000 students, reclaiming its status as the nation’s largest Catholic university while maintaining admission standards, increasing diversity (currently, one third of the student population is of color) and maintaining access for first-generation college students and those from low-income circumstances (about one-fourth of incoming freshmen qualify for Pell grants for low-income families). Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and Additional new facilities included the McGowan Biological and Environmental Sciences Center in 1999, the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center in 1999, the Student Center in 2001 and the Sullivan NCAA Athletic Center in 2000. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations DePaul was one of seven finalists for “College of the Year” honors given by TIME magazine and the Princeton Review in 1998. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company

DePaul entered into a merger with Barat College in 2000, from which it withdrew in 2005 after continued low enrollment and rising maintenance costs made the campus unviable. Barat College of the Sacred Heart was a small Catholic college located in Lake Forest Illinois, 30 miles north of Chicago It sold the grounds of the 100-year-old college to a condominium developer who pledged to maintain the historic Old Main building. The remaining students, most faculty and some staff were absorbed into DePaul's other campuses.

Athletics

Blue Demon logo

DePaul competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big East Conference. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United The school mascot is the Blue Demon. The school is well known for its basketball program which gained prominence under Ray Meyer who led the team to the NCAA Division I basketball Final Four in the 1978-1979 season. Raymond Joseph Meyer ( December 18 1913 &ndash March 17 2006) was an American men's collegiate basketball coach from The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The school's only national championship came in 1945 after winning the NIT tournament. The team has played at the Allstate Arena since 1980. The Allstate Arena is a Sports Arena in Rosemont Illinois, which is home to the Chicago Wolves hockey club DePaul University

The current men's basketball coach is Jerry Wainwright, who joined DePaul in 2005. Jerry Wainwright is the current head men's basketball coach at DePaul University. Wainwright's first season with his young team was erratic, beating No. 16 Wake Forest 84-81 before falling to Old Dominion by a score of 87-43 (the worst defeat in the team's history), and then beating future Big East Champion, Syracuse, 108-69 on March 2, 2006. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons Men's basketball team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference and their homecourt is the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. In the 2006-2007 season, the Blue Demons beat powerhouse #5 Kansas, pulling off one of the greatest upsets in school history. They also beat 2006 NCAA tournament teams California, Northwestern State, Marquette, Connecticut, and Villanova. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Northwestern State University, often called NSU, is a public four-year University primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing Marquette University is a private coeducational Jesuit, Roman Catholic University located in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Villanova University' is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States The team made it to the NIT and lost in the bracket final to Air Force.

The Demons opened up the 2008 season with two of their star players gone to the NBA. But freshman Dar Tucker and Mac Koshwal look to fill in those spots and senior Draelon Burns is already a star. Four games into the 2007-2008 season, Wainwright logged his 200th career win as a head coach. He has made six post-season appearances in his previous 12 years as head coach. The 2007-08 season saw the Demons with a 10-19 record, but there were high points in the year. DePaul had upsets over Villanova, then ranked #15 nationally and ultimately a member of the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, and Northwestern. Villanova University' is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States

DePaul's NCAA women's basketball reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in the program's history in 2006. Head Coach Doug Bruno is entering his 22nd year as head coach of the team. He recently completed a two-year term as president of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. [20]

The DePaul women's softball team has participated four times in the Women's College World Series since 1999. It finished the 2006-07 season ranked sixth in the final USA Today/NFCA Poll. [21] The women's softball team has participated in the NCAA World Series several times in recent years. Head coach Eugene Lenti and his staff were named National Fastpitch Coaches Association Mideast Region Staff of the Year. [22]

DePaul's perennial rivals include Marquette University, Northwestern University and the University of Notre Dame. Marquette University is a private coeducational Jesuit, Roman Catholic University located in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in

DePaul's mascot is DIBS which stands for Demon In a Blue Suit. DIBS is present at every Blue Demon's basketball game and makes frequent appearances at DePaul's Lincoln Park campus and charity appearances around the Chicago metropolitan area. While the Blue Demon nickname has been around for many years, the Blue Demon mascot took the game floor for the first time in 1968 with a papier-mache head and old warm-up suit. Through the years, the Blue Demon has taken on many forms in its evolution and was dubbed DIBS during the 1990’s. [23]

Blue Demons fight song

We will gather
'Neath your banner,
'Neath the scarlet and the blue,
While in song we
Tell your praises
Praises for old DePaul U

Let the battle
wage and threaten
Yours the victory to claim;
As we fight beneath your standard: Proud!
Exulting in your name.
D - E - M - O - N S
(repeat first verse and conclude with "D-E-P-A-U-L")

Campuses

Completed in 1992, Richardson Library faces the Quad in the heart of DePaul University's main campus in Lincoln Park.

DePaul's two primary campuses are in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago and the downtown Loop area. History The area now known as Lincoln Park in Chicago was primarily forest with stretches of grassland and occasional quicksand until the late 1820s when the Europeans arrived Population According to the 2000 Census, 16388 people live in the Loop The university has suburban campuses in Naperville, Oak Forest, O'Hare and Rolling Meadows. Naperville ( is an affluent city in the Chicago metropolitan area in Illinois in the United States, voted the second and third best place to live This Oak Forest is the city in Illinois. For the Houston Texas neighborhood see Oak Forest (Houston. Rolling Meadows is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

Lincoln Park Campus

DePaul's Lincoln Park campus is the oldest and largest of the university's six campuses. Located on 36 acres in Chicago's historic Lincoln Park neighborhood, this campus offers a traditional university environment. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Approximately 1,700 students live on campus in DePaul's eleven residence halls.

The Lincoln Park Campus is home to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Communication, The Theatre School, the School of Music, the School of Education, and the John T. The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. Communication is the process of conveying information from a sender to a receiver with the use of a medium in which the communicated information is understood the same way Richardson Library. Opened in 1992, the library features study and small-group spaces, an automated reference center, and a high-tech Resource Center for Career Development. In Organizational development (or OD the study of Career development looks at how individuals manage their careers within and between organizations

Completed in 2002, the Student Center is a central meeting place for students.

Student Center in March 2007.

The three-level Student Center, which opened in 2002, houses student services, dining facilities, the Saint Louise de Marillac Chapel, a cyber cafe and offices for organizations ranging from special-interest clubs to the Cultural Center. Other recent additions include the state-of-the-art McGowan Sciences Center, and the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center. Ground was broken in 2007 for a second science building, scheduled for completion in 2008.

Loop Campus

DePaul's Loop campus is located in downtown Chicago at the intersection of Jackson Boulevard and State Street. It is close to the stock exchanges, financial district, and the Art Institute of Chicago. A stock exchange, share market or bourse is a Corporation or Mutual organization which provides "trading" facilities for Stock The Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's premier Fine art museums The newest building on the Loop Campus is the DePaul Center (DPC), an 11-story building fully renovated in 1993 to include modern classrooms, high-tech student services and a business library. It is home to the College of Commerce. In November of 2000, the Urban Land Institute presented DPC with its Award for Excellence for Rehabilitation. The Urban Land Institute, or ULI, is a Non-profit organization with offices in Washington D The College of Law, the School for New Learning, and the School of Public Service Management are based in the Lewis Center and O'Malley Place at the southwest corner of Wabash and Jackson. Kitty-corner across the street is the College of Computing and Digital Media. Note: On April 15th 2008 DePaul University's School of Computer Science Telecommunications and Information Systems DePaul partnered with Roosevelt University and Columbia College Chicago to build the University Center of Chicago, an 18-story residence hall two blocks south of DPC housing 1,700 students, which opened in 2004 at the intersection of State and Congress Streets. Roosevelt University is a private Institution of Higher education with full service Campuses in Chicago's Loop and northwest Columbia College Chicago is the largest arts and communications college in the United States. DePaul's four suburban campuses primarily serve part-time professional students completing undergraduate and graduate degrees. A part-time job carries fewer hours per week than a Full-time job and usually pays less than a full-time job A Professional student has two uses in the University setting In the United States and Canada, if not elsewhere a professional student

Controversies

Like other universities, DePaul has incurred multiple controversies.

• In 1967, the Black Student Union (BSU) was formed. In 1969, while in ongoing negotiations with DePaul administrators, members of the group occupied a campus building for two days and led several related rallies. The actions helped bring concerns of black students, and later those of Latino, Muslim and other student groups, to the fore. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The university now sponsors a wide range of student organizations, including BSU, the DePaul Conservative Alliance, DePaul Irish Society, the DePaul Alliance for Latino Empowerment, United Muslims Moving Ahead, the Asian Cultural Exchange, the Hellenic-American Student Association and the Activist Student Union.

• In recent years, criticism of the student newspaper, The DePaulia, has led to independent periodicals by black, conservative, feminist, gay/lesbian, Latino and radical student groups. A student newspaper is a Newspaper run by Students of a University, High school, Middle school, or other school Conservatism in the United States includes a variety of political ideologies including Fiscal conservatism, Supply-side economics, Social conservatism Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian Students have been critical of disqualifications in student government elections, banning of a former student from campus, and limitations of a "Boycott Coke" campaign. Students from a range of political orientations have been critical of what they see as policies limiting freedom of expression.

• In recent years, DePaul has been the target of criticism, for different reasons, by various conservative and free speech organizations, including some that oppose the university's inclusive Catholicism. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described The most active of the free speech groups is FIRE, a free speech civil rights advocacy group. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE is a Non-profit group founded in 1999 and focused on Civil liberties in Academia in the Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without Censorship or Limitation. An interest group (also advocacy group, lobby group, pressure group or special interest group) is an organized collection of people who seek FIRE gave the President of the University, Dennis H. Holtschneider, its award for the worst protector of Free Speech by a university president. The Reverend Fr Dennis H Holtschneider (born January 14, 1965) is the President of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois ^[3]

• FIRE and others have criticized the university's decision to suspend without public hearing and not renew the contract of part-time faculty member Thomas E. Klocek in September 2004 for comments made to and behaviour towards Palestinian students concerning the conflict with Israel. Thomas E Klocek is a former adjunct professor at DePaul University fired for arguing with Muslim and Palestinian students outside the classroom Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The event resulted in FIRE's harsh criticism of the university's level of support for open discussion and debate. ^[4] University supporters maintain that the issue was not Klocek's views, but the manner in which he expressed them. The conflict happened in the student union and campus security was called.

• The administration attempts to maintain a position respectful of the range of student beliefs. [24] [25] On May 24, 2006, the university sponsored a forum on free speech for students, faculty and interested community members, which featured Randall Kennedy of Harvard Law School and Ann Franke of United Educators in Washington, DC, and included a discussion between the speakers and audience members. Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without Censorship or Limitation. Randall L Kennedy (born September 10, 1954 in Columbia South Carolina) is the Michael R Harvard Law School (also known as Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional Graduate schools of Harvard University. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D

• The university limited fliers protesting a visit of Ward Churchill, declaring them "propaganda. Ward LeRoy Churchill (born October 2 1947 is an American writer and political activist. "^[5] Churchill's visit garnered a bomb threat that prompted the University to limit attendance at the event.

• In June 2007, Norman Finkelstein, an outspoken political science professor, was denied tenure. Norman Gary Finkelstein (born December 8, 1953) is an American political scientist and author whose primary fields of research are the This followed a highly public and rancorous evaluation process in which Dr. Finkelstein's nemesis Alan Dershowitz took the highly unusual and unorthodox step of sending unsolicited letters and dossiers to Finkelstein's peers at DePaul urging them to deny him tenure. Alan Morton Dershowitz (born September 1, 1938) is an American Lawyer, Jurist, and political commentator. DePaul's president, Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, denies that the outside pressure affected the university's position, saying "This attention was unwelcome and inappropriate and had no impact on either the process or the outcome of this case. The Reverend Fr Dennis H Holtschneider (born January 14, 1965) is the President of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois ”^[6] Finkelstein's supporters claim he was denied tenure due to his writings on the Holocaust and on the state of the Palestinians under Israeli occupation. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as ^[7] Detractors such as Dershowtitz challenge Finkelstein's research methods and confrontational approach. On Sept. 5, 2007, Finkelstein resigned after he and the university reached a settlement; they released a joint statement [26].

Main article: Dershowitz-Finkelstein affair

Footnotes

Notable alumni

Main article: DePaul University Alumni

See also

• Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
• DePaul University College of Law

External links

• DePaul Official Website
• Official Athletics Website