A Message from Dean Sulin Ba Dear Driehaus alumni, supporters, and community members: Welcome to the fall 2024 issue of Business Exchange. Read on to learn about how our faculty are advancing knowledge, how our students are building careers, and perhaps most importantly, how our alumni are forging change in their fields. The latest from…
Category: College News
Holland Initiative Supports Women in Finance
The newly established Lori Holland Initiative for Women awarded its first scholarships this spring, part of its mission to elevate opportunities for DePaul women and their allies to advance in the fields of finance and investment management. The multi-pronged initiative is funded by a generous gift honoring the late DePaul alumna Lorraine “Lori” Holland (BUS…
DePaul University Invests $100K in Alumna-Founded Media Company
Visual Feeder receives first investment from Halperin Emerging Company Fund DePaul University made its first investment of $100,000 from the new Halperin Emerging Company Fund in Visual Feeder, an experiential media company co-founded by a Driehaus College of Business alumna. Yaxi Yang (BUS ’14) and her brother Eddie Yang co-founded Visual Feeder, which produces immersive…
BETA Hub Infuses Tech into Business Education
The Driehaus College of Business opened a new resource center in January that is infusing emerging technologies into student classwork and faculty research. BETA Hub — short for Business Education in Technology and Analytics Hub — offers a collection of teaching and research resources that includes virtual reality headsets, a blog creators’ studio, a Neurobusiness…
DePaul Executive Education Launches
To accelerate both individual and organizational talent development, the Driehaus College of Business launched DePaul Executive Education this fall. Program offerings include: Open enrollment, 12-week, noncredit certificate programs for all levels of professionals seeking to upskill or reskill. Programs in business analytics and entrepreneurship will begin this winter and programs in health care management and business administration…
DePaul Business College Welcomes New Leaders and Faculty Members
Four faculty members have been promoted to academic leadership roles within the Driehaus College of Business this academic year. The new leaders are: Hui Lin, director of the School of Accountancy & MIS. Recognized for her teaching excellence, Lin has expertise in knowledge management, accounting information systems and internal controls. Anthony LoSasso, chair of the…
Driehaus Cup Debuts as Part of New Core Curriculum
Two teams of undergraduate business students have been named co-champions of the inaugural Driehaus Cup, the Driehaus College of Business’s new quarterly business pitch competition, which was held Nov. 16 at the DePaul Lincoln Park Campus Student Center. The competition is the culminating project of the college’s new course, Business 101: Business Fundamentals and the…
Halperin Fund Poised to Invest in DePaul Entrepreneurs
The Halperin Emerging Company Fund has been founded to give DePaul the capital to make equity investments in startups founded by DePaul students and alumni as well as community members. Overseen by the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, the fund will focus on investing in ventures that show potential for growth and job creation. The initiative was…
Scholarship Honors Legacy of Professor Sandra Shelton
Last fall the Driehaus College of Business lost one of its most influential faculty members. Sandra Shelton, an accountancy professor who mentored PhD candidates of color across the nation, died on Oct. 4. Shelton taught auditing and corporate governance at DePaul for 27 years, and as one of the founding members of the nonprofit PhD…
Revised Bachelor’s in Business Degree Curriculum Debuts This Fall
The Driehaus College of Business has reimagined its Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB) core curriculum with input from employers about the knowledge and skills they seek when recruiting graduates. Debuting this fall, the revised program begins with three new courses—Business Fundamentals and the Entrepreneurial Mindset, Business Analytics, and Business for Social Good. “By completing…
