When Brian Ruben (MSA ’95) started his graduate program at the School of Accountancy & MIS nearly 30 years ago—right around the time he began working at Deloitte in Chicago—he wasn’t sure which direction he wanted to take in his professional career. He chose accounting because “it’s the language of business and every organization needs…
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…
‘Powerful Humility’ Drives Ukrainians to Selflessly Defend their Homeland, says DePaul Alumna Who Served as Ukraine Finance Minister
Driehaus College of Business alumna Natalie Jaresko (BUS ’87), an American-Ukrainian investment banker who served as Minister of Finance of Ukraine from 2014-2016, returned to DePaul this spring to deliver an impassioned address about the war-torn Eastern European nation. Jaresko was the keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Consular Corps Luncheon, hosted by The Grace…
Major Gift Creates Emerging Company Program at DePaul University
Errol R. Halperin and his wife, Libby, support startups launched by students, alumni and others DePaul University alumnus Errol R. Halperin (BUS ’64, JD ’67), and his wife, Libby Halperin, made a major gift to the university at the end of last year to create a new business entrepreneurship program. Mr. Halperin is a retired…
From Inspiration to Innovation: A Q&A with Serial Entrepreneur Russ Gottesman (MBA ’11)
Entrepreneur Russ Gottesman’s first venture, CommuterAds, began as a business idea he pitched to win the 2008 New Venture Challenge, an annual student competition for aspiring business founders sponsored by DePaul’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center. Today, Gottesman (MBA ’11) is CEO of CommuterAds, a Dayton, Ohio-based business that has placed more than $25 million in audio…
$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…
Flexibility Is Our New Norm
This fall, we welcomed our business students back to DePaul with a course schedule that offered a range of in-person, remote and hybrid classes. Flexibility has become the new norm for how we deliver business education, shaped by the diverse needs of our students and the novel ways we have learned to teach and support…
Real-World Consulting Projects Prepare Students for Careers
Anissa Patterson (BUS ’21) took her first sports management class at the Driehaus College of Business three summers ago. At the time, Patterson was earning a business administration degree and unsure of what field she wanted to pursue, but she had always been an avid sports fan. So when she learned about a business class…
