Hui Lin, an associate professor and international program administrator, has been named the next director of the School of Accountancy & MIS. Lin will assume her new role July 1. A member of the school’s faculty since 2008, Lin led the college’s international degree and study abroad programs as director of the Driehaus Center for…
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Sulin Ba Appointed Driehaus College of Business Dean
Sulin Ba, a higher education leader dedicated to fostering research, interdisciplinary collaboration and global learning, has been appointed dean of the Driehaus College of Business, effective July 1. Ba is currently a professor and the Treibick Family Endowed Chair in information technology at the University of Connecticut. In her nearly 20 years at UConn’s School…
$8 Million Bequest Supports Student Scholarships
To honor the legacy of his late wife, Lorraine “Lori” Holland (BUS ’84), Robert A. Holland has made an $8 million bequest to DePaul University to support student scholarships. Mrs. Holland was a first-generation college graduate who rose to become managing director of investment management firm Neuberger Berman and serve as chair of DePaul’s Board…
MacArthur Foundation Grant Supports Housing Research
The Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University (IHS) at the Driehaus College of Business received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support its mission to produce research that informs housing policy and practice in the Chicago region. “We’re excited to continue our long-standing partnership with the…
Women in Entrepreneurship Institute Partnership Supports Business Founders of Color
The Women in Entrepreneurship Institute (WEI) has partnered with the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago to offer WEI’s business accelerator program to Chicago-area entrepreneurs who are women of color. The first cohort of YWCA-identified participants completed WEI’s two-month accelerator workshop last spring. “Women entrepreneurs are less likely than men to have access to capital and resources, and…
College Named a Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner
The Driehaus College of Business has been designated a Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner, joining a select group of colleges recognized for offering students practical learning experiences using the Bloomberg Terminal, a powerful analytics tool widely used by business and government decision-makers. Most of DePaul’s 20 Bloomberg Terminals are in the Christopher L. Keeley Finance Lab,…
College Briefs: Reaccreditation and Rankings, Faculty Recognition and an MBA Partnership
Business College and Accountancy School Reaccredited The Driehaus College of Business and its School of Accountancy & MIS have each earned five-year renewals of their accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. AACSB grants accreditation to programs that meet rigorous standards and demonstrate the highest quality in teaching, research and…
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…
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…
Thomas Donley Appointed Interim Business College Dean
DePaul University Interim Provost Salma Ghanem has named Thomas Donley Interim Dean for the College of Business, effective July 1. Prior to his appointment, Donley, a professor of economics, held a series of administrative roles in which he helped shape the business college’s academic programs and operations, as well as DePaul’s faculty governance. He will…
