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DePaul University is a private university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from a 17th century French priest, Saint Vincent de Paul. The largest Catholic university in the nation and the largest private institution in Chicago, DePaul currently serves approximately 24,000 students. This also places it as one of the ten largest private universities in the United States. The university prides itself on its commitment to providing access to higher education for a diverse student body (1), though recently it has been criticized for its weakening support of free speech[1].

DePaul has campuses in the Lincoln Park section of Chicago and the downtown Loop area as well as suburban campuses in Naperville, Oak Forest, O'Hare and Rolling Meadows. DePaul entered into a merger with Barat College in 2000, from which it withdrew in 2005.

Contents 1 Academics 2 Alumni 3 Athletics 4 Free speech concerns 5 External links

Academics

DePaul University has one of the ten oldest business schools in the United States. Their part-time MBA program that has consistently ranked high (currently #8), garnering top 10 placements in the US News and World Report rankings for the last 9 consecutive years. Additionally, DePaul currently has MBA programs overseas in the Czech Republic and Bahrain. Notable professors include behavioral finance pioneer Werner DeBondt, Mesirow Financial Chief Economist Diane Swonk, Coleman Foundation Endowed Chair for Entrepreneurship Harold P. Welsch, and former president of the Society for Business Ethics, Laura Hartman. Entrepreneurship magazine has consistently ranked DePaul's entrepreneurship program among the best programs in the USA. In recent years, US News and World Report has twice ranked DePaul University undergraduate students #1 in the USA (most recently in 2004) in terms of satisfaction with their college experience.

DePaul University's College of Law, located in the Chicago "Loop" district, is known for its Intellectual Property program, headed by Professor Roberta Kwall, and its Health Law program, headed by Professor Michele Goodwin. Both programs have garnered top 10 placements in the US News rankings in recent years. Also, its International Law Institute is headed by Professor Cherif Bassiouni, a world-renowned Nobel Prize nominee. In 2004, the school established the International Aviation Law Institute, the first of its kind in the United States. Many of its graduates go on to practice at leading law firms. Also, numerous judges of state and federal courts and city politicians are graduates of DePaul University.

DePaul's Computer Science program is the largest graduate program in computing in the United States. DePaul also contains a notable school of music, with many Chicago Symphony Orchestra members as faculty. The Theatre School, DePaul University is one of the few remaining theatre conservatories in America. The school is the first to offer an undergraduate degree in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism.

Alumni

Notable graduates include Richard M. Daley, current mayor of Chicago and Richard J. Daley, late mayor of Chicago as well as Jack Greenberg (former CEO of McDonald's Corp), George Perle (Pulitzer Prize-winning composer), William J. Bauer (Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals), James Quinn, Emmy Award-winning composer, power sports agent Todd Musburger and one of the NBA's 50 greatest players, the late George Mikan. Other prominent graduates include Kellogg Co. CEO James Jenness; ComEd CEO Frank M. Clark; Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. CEO Patrick J. Moore; Driehaus Capital Management CEO Richard Driehaus; and Navistar International Corp. CEO Daniel Ustian. Notable theatre school alumni include actresses Gillian Anderson, Betsy Palmer, Judy Greer and Linda Hunt, and the actors Joe Mantegna, Kevin Anderson and John C. Reilly. Also included is Attila Bogdan, Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County.

Prominent DePaul MBA alumni featured in Crain's Chicago Business' "40 Under 40" list include John Dunburg, Senior Managing Director of CB Richard Ellis, and Jeff Aronin, President and CEO of Ovation Pharmaceuticals.

Well-known sports figures from DePaul include: Mark Aguirre, Forward, NBA 1982 - 1994 (Dallas, Detroit), Terry Cummings, Forward, NBA 1982 - 2000 (7 different teams), Rod Strickland, Guard, NBA 1988 - 2005 (9 different teams), Quentin Richardson Guard, NBA 2000 - present (currently with New York Knicks), Bobby Simmons Guard, NBA 2001 - present (currently with Milwaukee Bucks), Steven Hunter Center, NBA 2000 - present (currently with Philadelphia 76ers).

Athletics

On the athletic agenda, DePaul, which competes in NCAA Division I, is a member of the elite Big East Conference. The school mascot is the Blue Demon. The school is well known for its basketball program which gained prominence under Ray Meyer who led the team to the NCAA Division I basketball Final Four in 1979. The school's only national championship came in 1945 after winning the NIT tournament. The current men's basketball coach is Jerry Wainwright. In Wrainwright's first season, the team fell to Old Dominion on 17 December 2005 by a score of 87-43. It was the worst defeat in the school's history. Other notable sports programs at DePaul are NCAA women's basketball and women's softball. Perennial rivals include, Marquette University, Northwestern University and the University of Notre Dame.

Free speech concerns

The university has been recently criticized over free speech concerns. The firing of Thomas E. Klocek in September 2004 for comments made to students concerning the Israel and Palistinians conflict have left some Free Speech advocates wondering how strongly the university supports open discussion and debate. Other examples include the banning of flyers protesting a visit of Ward Churchill, declaring them "propoganda" and not worthy of free speech protection. The university has even gone so far as to make changes in its rules targeting specific groups it disagrees with to prevent their attendence at workshops[2].

The current President of DePaul is Rev. Dennis Holtschneider.

External links

• DePaul University
• DePaul CTI
• Official DePaul athletics site
• DePaul College of Law
• Depaul School for New Learning
• DePaul Rivals.com site - Blue Demons Nation

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