This academic year has begun unlike any we have experienced before at DePaul. Keeping our community safe—our first priority—compelled the university to substantially limit face-to-face classes, on-campus activities and residence hall living for students this fall and winter. All of our business courses are online, delivered in modalities that blend synchronous and asynchronous learning. Our…
Month: November 2020
Generous Gifts Support Scholarships and Fellowships
Recent generous gifts from DePaul alumni and foundations are supporting student success and faculty excellence at DePaul’s business college. RSM US Foundation and RSM US LLP employees, including alumni, made a matching gift totaling $1 million to establish two RSM fellowships at the School of Accountancy & MIS. Joe Adams (BUS ’77, MBA ’79), RSM…
Remembering Richard H. Driehaus
My DePaul education, as both an undergraduate and through the graduate school of business, was an important factor in how my career and life have evolved. I commend the university for creating an environment that not only excels in education, but does so in a benevolent way.” — Richard H. Driehaus In 1970, Richard Driehaus…
College News: New Curricula, Rankings and Department Merger
Business College Refreshes Curricula The business college introduced new programs this fall and is revising others to make its curricula even more current. A new entrepreneurship major in the Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB) program debuted in September, as did a business minor for nonbusiness majors. Core classes in the BSB are also being…
Political Pioneer Bushra Amiwala Reclaims Her Voice
I think a lot of us just didn’t think that this kind of change would be possible for someone who had a particular background.” — Bushra Amiwala (BUS ’20) Two years ago, Bushra Amiwala’s (BUS ’20) candidacy for the Cook County Board of Commissioners captured the attention of national media outlets and won her a…
Nationally Recognized Health Expert Tony LoSasso Returns to DePaul
I’ve been really fortunate to have people help me along the way. I certainly would not have found my own way.” — Tony LoSasso (BUS ’91, MS ’93) As a DePaul undergraduate student in business, Tony LoSasso (BUS ’91, MS ’93) never thought about getting a master’s degree. Then, the late Ashok Batavia, who served…
Food Bank Executive Offers Crisis Leadership Advice
We’re trying to obtain a variety of foods, but at the same time we’re also trying to make sure we’re continuously getting food out into the communities especially those that have been direly affected by the crisis. — Sheila Creghin (MBA ’84, JD ’89) “If I’d had a crystal ball,” says Sheila Creghin (MBA ’84,…
Alumna Alex White Bridges the Music-Business Gap
As industry leaders, it’s our responsibility to learn all of the Vincentian, ethical lessons that I feel DePaul does a really good job at emphasizing in the MBA program—that people in money decisions aren’t just data.” — Miss Alex White (BUS ’07) In 2008, Miss Alex White (BUS ’07) made a pact with her…
DePaul Business Student Launches Face Mask Company During COVID-19
DePaul business student Lauren Pingad launched Fashion Masks, a high-quality protective mask venture, in April 2018 with her mother Hui Nye, a draper technician at DePaul’s Theatre School, to help people during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Pingad, who is studying management and entrepreneurship at the Driehaus College of Business, oversees the operations and marketing while…
DePaul MBA Alumnus and Professor Collaborate to Release Jazz CD
Nov. 18 marks the U.S. release date for “Bella Vita,” a gypsy jazz CD that is the culmination of a unique musical collaboration between Dario Napoli, an Italian musician and DePaul MBA alumnus, and Steven Briggs, DePaul business professor emeritus and founder of Blue Night Records, a jazz/Americana music label. In this Q&A, Napoli and…
