August 14, 2008
- David Kalsbeek, DePaul’s senior vice president for Enrollment Management and Marketing, was the subject of an Aug. 7 Chronicle of Higher Education story titled “Enrollment Expert Gives Top 5 Reasons Why Student-Retention Strategies Fail.”
- Psychology Professor Joe Ferrari’s research on procrastination – including how the proliferation of technological gadgets may be contributing to the problem – has resulted in extensive media coverage from around the world, including feature stories in The London Guardian and The London Observer newspapers, New Zealand Herald and Il Venerdi, one of Italy’s leading publications. He has also had radio interviews on the BBC World News, BBC Arabic and with stations in New Zealand, Australia and Canada. A separate story on procrastination in children was featured in the July issue of Parent magazine and led to additional interviews featured on the CBS radio network. Separately, he was featured in a story in Woman’s Day magazine on the characteristics of successful families.
- A neighborhood diversity study, authored by DePaul Chaddick Institute researchers Lauren Fischer and Joe Schwieterman, was the subject of a July 11 Chicago Sun-Times article that also focused on the changing face of Bridgeport. The study was also profiled in a front page story in RedEye on July 28. Fischer also was interviewed by the WBEZ-FM and WLUW-FM radio stations in July on the study and was a guest on National Public Radio’s “Tell Me More” program.
- College of Law Professor Nanette Elster and the Health Law Institute which she heads were featured in an Aug. 1 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin profile that examined her work in the area of assisted reproduction as well as her personal experience with the issue.
- DePaul’s Anthropology Department’s summer archeological field study in Pullman, led by associate professor of anthropology Jane Baxter, was featured in the Chicago Tribune and RedEye July 14. WIND-AM and the Northwest Indiana Times’ Illinois edition also covered the program.
- The College of Commerce’s new mock trading room was profiled in the Aug. 4 edition of Crain’s Pension & Investments magazine. Ali Fatemi, chair of the Finance Department, was pictured and quoted at length in the story.
- The August issue of Chicago Lawyer profiled DePaul general counsel José Padilla in a story about attorneys who work in higher education.
- Kevin Stevens, director of the School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems, was photographed and interviewed for a Crain’s Chicago Business Q&A column about how international accounting standards may affect accounting schools.
- “Chicago Tonight” host Elizabeth Brackett on Aug. 6 had positive comments about the Chronic Illness Initiative in the School for New Learning (SNL). The comments stemmed from coverage of Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s news conference at DePaul, which featured staff and students from the Chronic Illness program. Fox News Chicago also covered the event.
- Assistant Professor of History Carson Cunningham, a former professional basketball player who teaches a class on the modern Olympics, was one of two guests on a panel on WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” Aug. 7 discussing the implications of the Beijing Olympics and Chicago’s prospects for getting the 2016 games.
- Political Science Professor Clement Adibe was quoted in a July 7 article in the London Financial Times on China’s position among the largest developed nations of the world.
- Father Dennis Holtschneider was quoted in the Spring/Summer issue of Continuance Magazine regarding DePaul’s history of serving a diverse student population in connection to a state-sponsored forum on aging that was hosted at DePaul.
- Paula Luff, assistant vice president for financial aid, was quoted in a BusinessWeek online story posted on Aug. 13 about tightening credit standards in the private student loan industry.
- Tom Mockaitis, professor of history, had an op-ed on the crisis spurred by Russia’s military incursion into Georgia in the Tribune on Aug. 13.
- Newsline’s redesign was the cover story on the August issue of Corporate Writer & Editor.
- Barbara Radner, director of the School for New Learning's Center for Urban Education, was interviewed Aug. 13 on WBEZ-FM regarding disappointing results on Illinois students' ACT test scores.
- Father Mark Pranaitis was interviewed in the July 17 issue of Time Out Chicago magazine about the challenge of keeping confessions confidential.
- A number of local media covered news that bullets were found on the Lincoln Park Campus, including FOX News Chicago, Ch. 7, Ch. 2, the Sun-Times, the Tribune and Associated Press.
- Management Professor Lisa Gundry, director of the Center for Creativity and Innovation, provided innovation strategy advice for small business owners in a June 10 BusinessWeek "Small Biz" online column.
- Marketing Professor Bruce Newman was interviewed about the effect of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign on North Shore congressional races by Crain’s Chicago Business July 7.
- Patrick Murphy, assistant professor of management, discussed the rewards of social entrepreneurship in a Crain Chicago Business’s special section story on July 14.
- A December 2007 study by DePaul’s Chaddick Institute on the intercity bus industry continued to generate significant media coverage with a July story by the Associated Press that was picked up in a number of newspapers, including the International Herald Tribune and the Detroit Free Press.
- Tom FitzGibbon, adjunct professor of finance and real estate, commented on a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant moving into the Block 37 project in a Chicago Tribune story July 11.
- Steve Kelly, chair of the Marketing Department in the College of Commerce, and Melanie Murray, of the Career Center, were quoted about the strength of the job market for research analysts for an Aug. 11 story on the Tribune’s CareerBuilder.com Web site.
- College of Communication Professor Joe Cappo’s scholarship donation to the college was noted in Charles Storch’s column in the June 26 Chicago Tribune. It was also included the July 14 Times of Northwest Indiana.
- The College of DuPage accelerated transfer admission session was noted in the July 4 Naperville Sun. Accelerated transfer admission sessions also received coverage in the July 3 Lawndale News, the July 10 Mount Greenwood Express and the July 4 Lake County News-Sun.
- A story in the July 13 Daily Herald on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s comments about Barack Obama included comments from political science professor Michael Mezey.
- Laura Washington appeared on WBBM-TV’s 10 p.m. newscast with her comments on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s comments about Barack Obama on July 10. She was also on WMAQ-TV’s 6 a.m. newscast talking about the same topic on July 14.
- Antonio Morales-Pita, adjunct professor of economics, discussed the economic problems at home finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on the 5 p.m. newscast on Telemundo and at 10 p.m. on the nationally broadcast “Azteca America” program on July 14. He also was on the local 10 p.m. Univision newscast on July 15 discussing rising unemployment and its impact on Hispanics and on July 27 discussing rising oil prices. He was also quoted in Miami’s El Nuevo Herald on Aug. 6 on the Cuban economy.
- College of Law professor Cynthia Roseberry was featured and pictured in an Aug. 7 Wisconsin Law Journal story about female criminal defenders who shy away from sexual assault cases. The story resulted from a presentation she gave at a conference sponsored by the National Association of Criminal Lawyers in Milwaukee.
- Andrea Lyon’s work to free a Detroit woman sentenced to life in prison was detailed in the Detroit Free Press and in an Associated Press story on Aug. 6. Lyon has represented the woman, Kylleen Hargrave-Thomas for the past four years.
- A $100,000 grant received by the College of Law for research on biological terrorism was featured in the Aug. 7 Philanthropy column in the Chicago Tribune.
- College of Law Adjunct Professor Cherie Travis was featured in a July 30 FOX News Chicago story about animal cruelty. Davis is working with Bloomingdale police to help crack down on animal cruelty.
- Barbara Radner, director of the School for New Learning’s Center for Urban Education, was quoted in an Aug. 7 article on violence on urban youth in the Chicago Sun-Times. Radner was also quoted in an Aug. 9 article on standardized state test scores.
- SNL visiting faculty member Joseph Liang was featured in a July 24 article in the Des Plaines Times about his leaving as associate pastor of Christ Church in Des Plaines.
- Karen Roloff, director of internships for the College of Communication, was mentioned in the June 26 Glenview Announcements for receiving a national award for her distinguished work in the field of experiential education from the National Society for Experiential Education.
- SNL Associate Professor Patricia Monaghan and her new book, “Wineries of Wisconsin and Minnesota,” were mentioned in the Aug. 8 online version of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- The DePaul University Museum’s upcoming art exhibit on 1968 was mentioned in an article on political art shows around Chicago in the fall 2008 issue of the New York Time’s Chicago Life magazine, issued on Aug. 10.
