Frosty Fun: DePaul’s 2nd Annual Holiday Giveaway
Our second annual Frosty Fun holiday giveaway has come to an end! From Apple Watches to Spa Days and VR Parties, we’ve had an incredible giveaway this year. A huge thank you to all of our incredible partners at DePaul who made this giveaway possible, and of course to all the Frosty Fun-lovers out there who signed up!
Though the contest is over, you can view our partners from the year here. Take a look at this year’s prizes below!
DAY 1 – FREE TICKETS AND A SIGNED JERSEY
This holiday season ⛄, we’re bringing you courtside! 🏀 At DePaul, athletics are an exciting part of our community, bringing students, alumni, and fans together. That’s why we’re excited to kick off this holiday season with a prize package designed to bring YOU into this community! We’re giving out a code for two complimentary tickets to a select DePaul men’s or women’s basketball game—perfect for cheering on our Blue Demons. On the day of, we gave to one lucky winner a Nike DePaul basketball jersey, autographed by head men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann.
And if you want to get in on the Frosty Fun, use promo code FROSTY24 at this website to receive your complimentary tickets. See you on the court! 🏀
DAY 2 – MAKERSPACES AND MOVIE MAGIC
On Day 2, our lucky winner got a chance to unleash their creativity! Our winner and up to four friends will get an exclusive, hands-on workshop in our advanced fabrication space, guided by our expert student staff. And we gave them a 3D printing pen to bring the creative spirit back home.
But wait! There’s more!
DePaul’s renowned School of Cinematic Arts—home to the next generation of great filmmakers—gave one winner the ultimate movie lover’s prize: a one-year subscription to the Criterion Collection (featuring the best in cinema history) and a popcorn maker. It’s movie time!
DAY 3 – GO PRO WITH A GOPRO
Ready to capture every moment? 📸 In celebration of DePaul’s College of Communication, on Day 3 we gave away a GoPro! This isn’t just a camera; it’s your storytelling sidekick, ready to record every adventure, every laugh, and every epic “did that just happen?” moment.
Just like the College of Communication brings together media, tech, and the art of connection, the GoPro lets our lucky winner create, communicate, and share their world from any angle—whether they’re scaling mountains or just perfecting that dramatic selfie. 🎬
DAY 4 – A FANFARE OF CHICAGO MUSIC EXPERIENCES
🎶 What’s that sound? A one-snow-man band? A jazz riff carried on a winter breeze? Nope, it’s the ultimate Chicago music giveaway brought to you by DePaul’s School of Music! 🎻✨
On Day 4, we’re spread some serious holiday cheer by giving one lucky music lover a passbook of tickets to Chicago’s most iconic music venues, all of which feature our faculty, students, or alumni. Our winner received two tickets to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, wo tickets to the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and four tickets to the Jazz Showcase. To which we say: Brava! Brava!
DAY 5 – LUNCH WITH LEADERS
On Day 5, our College of Business gave out a an exclusive opportunity to four lucky winners for a mentorship lunch at Cindy’s Rooftop with one of our star professors, Jim Mourey or Alyssa Westring. Our winners will dive into inspiring conversations, enjoy a great meal, and even walk away with a signed copy of Jim or Alyssa’s book—because who says networking can’t come with appetizers?
The winners also scored some exclusive DePaul swag to show off their Blue Demon pride all season long. When it comes to kitting out our students, DePaul means business!
DAY 6 – IT’S A VR PARTY!
🎮❄️ Are you ready for Day 6’s holiday prize? It’s a fun one! DePaul’s Jarvis Innovation Center has given one lucky winner the ultimate VR Game Party giveaway! Our winner can gather 5-10 of their friends for a private VR gaming session in our cutting-edge space—it’s like stepping into a winter wonderland, but with more lasers and epic boss battles.
But that’s not all! The winner will also take home games developed by DePaul students, including Octodad Z, Organ Trail, and Animal Well. It’s the perfect prize for gamers, friends, and anyone who’s ready to make holiday memories virtually unforgettable. 🎄✨
DAY 7 – LUNCH WITH LEADERS
DePaul’s Career Center brought the holiday cheer with some seriously fantastic prizes! Inspired by Target’s amazing recruitment efforts at our Career Fairs, Day 7’s prize was a $150 Target gift card to refresh our winner’s wardrobe or upgrade their home office—and that’s not all. We also gave away an interview kit packed with DePaul swag to help our winner level up their professional game. 🛍️✨
The Coleman Entrepreneurship Center also got in on the holiday fun and gave away a collection of DePaul student-created products. All the gifts featured in this part of the giveaway are products (that you can buy in stores) designed, developed, and sold by our students and alumni. Blue Demon’s represent!
DAY 8 – TRAVEL LIKE A DIPLOMAT
Representing DePaul’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is the Grace School of Applied Diplomacy—where future changemakers start. To get them ready for the jet-setting lifestyle, we gave Day 8’s winner a Diplomat’s Toolkit!
Inside:
✈️ A 5-piece luggage set—ideal for jetting off to negotiations or packing extra scarves for a winter summit
✒️ A monogrammed leather journal—for notes, treaties, or doodles during delays
📘 Costas M. Constantinou’s On the Way to Diplomacy—because even diplomats need light reading
This toolkit will prepare our winner for anywhere they could, whether that’s the classroom, the statehouse, or a hot cocoa showdown. Diplomacy never looked so festive!
DAY 9 – REMOTE WORK RENOVATION
🎁 Take your remote setup from “meh” to magnificent. 🎁
Day 9’s prize was the ultimate work smarter, not harder bundle, packed with everything our winner will need to shine. Brought to you by DePaul’s College of Education, this prize includes a sleek screen extender for all that extra screen space (think spreadsheet here, cat video there), a ring light to brighten up screen time (hello, Hollywood glow), and a microphone to make sure our winner’s voice is heard crystal clear!
For each submission we received, DePaul donated $1 for every submission to five Chicago-area school art departments. DePaul and the College of Education are committed to supporting our communities. That’s the true spirit of Frosty Fun!
DAY 10 – A DOUBLE DOSE OF DEPAUL DELIGHT
Day 10 brings twice the fun with two incredible prizes to help you relax, unwind, and jet off!
Nobody knows better than the Office of Financial Aid that figuring out finances can be stressful! So our first prize is the ultimate stress-buster: a $300 voucher to the Spa at the Palmer House Hotel! Just steps away from DePaul’s Loop Campus, the Palmer House spa will work out our winner’s worries—and maybe a knot or two if you go for the premium massage.🌿🦌
Our next prize comes from The Office of Global Engagement and the School for Continuing and Professional Studies to fuel our second winner’s next adventure! We’ve got the ultimate travel bundle: the roomy, stylish Beis Weekender bag (because overpacking is a lifestyle), a sleek passport holder to keep those travel docs safe, and an international snack pack to keep our winner fueled—from airport delays to in-flight cravings.
DAY 11 – THEATRE EXTRAVAGANZA
🎭✨ Free tickets to The Theatre School at DePaul? A behind-the-scenes tour? And a $200 Broadway in Chicago gift card? All in ONE bundle?! We’re not being dramatic—but we are definitely being theatrical! 🌟 Day 11’s prize was a show-stopper from The Theatre School at DePaul and the Office of Student Involvement, letting our lucky winner dive headfirst into Chicago’s legendary theatre scene. 🎬 How’s THAT for getting our students involved?!
The Theatre School at DePaul isn’t just any theatre school—it’s the birthplace of stars like Joe Keery (Stranger Things), John C. Reilly (Talladega Nights), Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), and Judy Greer (Arrested Development)! Our winner might just spot the next Steve from Stranger Things before he’s famous… or, hey, maybe he’ll spot them! 🌟🎭
DAY 12 – APPLE WATCH ALERT!
For our final prize, we partnered with DePaul’s College of Science and Health to give away an Apple Watch SE! Perfect for math whizzes and psychology buffs alike, this prize features apps to track fitness, manage stress, and even dive into mindfulness and focus exercises. Thanks to the College of Science and Health, our lucky winner will ring in the new year with style and smarts! ⌚💙
