DePaul Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Commencement begins this Sunday 6/16 at 6pm at Wintrust Arena. For family and friends unable to attend in-person, a livestream will be available for you to view your loved one cross the graduation stage.

Livestream at: https://depaul.origindev.com/liberalarts.html

Graduation weekend is nearly here and we are excited to celebrate the graduating Class of 2024!

Visit the commencement website to plan your trip to Wintrust Arena.

Go to: https://resources.depaul.edu/commencement/Pages/default.aspx

It's graduation week! Graduating seniors are welcomed to daily activities celebrating them! Join tomorrow's activity from 10am-4pm @ the Lincoln Park Campus.

It's graduation week! Graduating seniors are welcomed to daily activities celebrating them! Join tomorrow's activity from 12-4pm @ the Loop Campus.

Graduation Weekend is just a few days away!

LAS Alumni: Don't forget to register for this week's LAS Alumni Reception at River Roast in Chicago. Registration closes tomorrow 5/22. We hope to see you there!

https://www.alumni.depaul.edu/s/1906/19/interior.aspx?sid=1906&gid=2&pgid=3659&cid=8570&ecid=8570&crid=0&calpgid=630&calcid=1537

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences alumni are invited to a special reception featuring remarks from Dean Vasquez de Velasco. Enjoy beer, wine, soft drinks and light hors d'oeuvres while reengaging and reconnecting with the LAS community. Please note, only College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences alumni are permitted to register. There is a maximum of one guest per alumnus/a. Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

ATTN: DePaul Students, Faculty and Staff

University Partner Fest at the Art Institute of Chicago is back! Join us at the AIC for a day of student and faculty gallery talks, art-making activities, a museum careers panel, and learn about internship and job opportunities.

For program details see:https://las.depaul.edu/about/news-events/Documents/university-partner-fest-2024.pdf

Join us for LAS Night at Wintrust Arena this Sunday for an exciting BIG EAST conference Women’s Basketball game between the DePaul Blue Demons and UConn Huskies as we celebrate !

Use promo code: LAS23

https://depaulbluedemons.com/promo

STRC Undergraduate Research Fellow, Samara Smith, is a political science major with a minor in history. While studying abroad, Samara is also a part of Designing DePaul's Black Equity Initiative Committee.

Read more about Samara's commitment to community: https://bit.ly/samarasmith-newsline

alum, faculty, staff, family & friends...ARE YOU READY?!

Winston M. Allen has been so amazed by your response to our calls-to-action, that he has pledged a bonus $50k when 60 additional donors make a gift to any of the College of LAS funds!

With less than 6 hours to go, do you think we can do this?!
Here at the College of LAS we KNOW you can....because HERE, WE DO!

Let's get this!

Give at: https://challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/80887/department/80894

With just under 7 hours to go in the , is near completing its remaining challenges! Help us access $148k in pledged gifts by donating to the following:

🔴 College of LAS Challenge
🔵 Chaddick Institute Challenge
🔴 Big Shoulders Books Challenge
🔵 Sean O'Shea Memorial Scholarship Match

And help us reclaim the #1 spot on the Colleges and Schools Leadership Board for an additional $3k!

Your gift, however big or small, helps us reach our goal of donors and unlocks additional funds for our students!

CAN WE COUNT ON YOU TO TAKE US TO THE FINISH LINE?!

Give at: https://challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/80887/department/80894

🚨 Update! 🚨 This challenge is nearly complete...only 22 donors more and unlocks its largest pledged gift for 2024!

🚨 Calling all alum, faculty, staff, family and friends 🚨
We have 13 hours to go! Just 123 more gifts to any fund in the College of LAS unlocks an additional $100k from the Sarowitz family!

Give at:
https://challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/80887/department/80894

Big Shoulders Books is just 13 donors away from receiving a pledged gift of $20k! Your gift, of any size, gets us that much closer to closing out this challenge. Let's do this !

Give at: https://challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/80887/department/80894

10 more to go! Help us unlock the second largest gift for . Can we count on you?

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We are so close to unlocking $25k in scholarship money!
The next 7 donors to make a gift to the Latino Research/Latino Studies Challenge will help us reach the magic number needed!

Give at: https://challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/80887/department/80894

Your generosity amazes us! We are now just 6 gifts away from unlocking $1,500 for the Chaddick Institute of Metropolitan Development. Let's keep the momentum going!

Give today: https://challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/80887/department/80894

We are 3 gifts away from unlocking a $20k donation from an anonymous donor! Gifts of any size will close out this challenge. Can we count on you?!

Give at: https://challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/80887/department/80894

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When 250 people make a gift to any fund during the Power Lunch Power Hour (noon-1 p.m. CT), Raymond A. Daly (CSH MS '65) will commit an additional $110,000!

Make your gift now at challenge.depaul.edu!

🚨 Calling all alum, faculty, staff, family and friends 🚨
We have 13 hours to go! Just 123 more gifts to any fund in the College of LAS unlocks an additional $100k from the Sarowitz family!

Give at:
https://challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/80887/department/80894

Your gifts-of any size-during Blue Demon Challenge have a far greater impact on our students than you can even imagine!

Support the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences during Blue Demon Challenge 2024! Dean Guillermo Vásquez de Velasco and faculty members from DePaul University's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences share the myriad ways donors can m...

is once again leading the way! Help us unlock an additional $3k by making a gift to the College of LAS.

Make a gift today:
https://challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/80887/department/80894

We are just 5 gifts away from completing the first College of LAS challenge in benefit of the History Department! 5 additional gifts to the Fund of History unlocks $5k!!! Let's do this!

Give at: https://challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/80887/department/80894

Blue Demon Challenge is here! Help support students throughout their time at . Your gift, of any size, goes a long way in making a student's college experience meaningful and impactful.

Make a gift today to any of the LAS challenges:
https://challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/80887/department/80894

For the last installation of our Fall Alumni Spotlight Series, we caught up with Kennedy Healy, BA ‘15, the Founder and CEO of Crip Crap, a disability-focused media platform. Through Crip Crap, Kennedy initiates and facilitates conversations about disability “in a way that pushes the needle forward and considers a systemic perspective.” Kennedy also shared more about her time at LAS, including how she created her own concentration in Disability Studies.

Check out Crip Crap and learn about Kennedy’s work and LAS experience at the link: https://las.depaul.edu/about/alumni/Pages/alumni-spotlight.aspx!

Amanda Licastro, LAS MA ‘11 English Literature and Publishing, is the Digital Scholarship Librarian at Swarthmore College. In this role, she supports digital scholarship across the college, working on faculty, student, and grant-driven projects. Amanda also teaches a year-long course called Lib Lab, where students learn about the digital humanities and then work on a digital project for the library. She credits the MA program for giving her experience in teaching, which is one of her favorite parts of the job. In her free time, Amanda also mentors DePaul master’s students and is always happy to take time out of her day to advise students interested in “alt-ac” (alternative academic) roles.

Learn more about Amanda: https://las.depaul.edu/about/alumni/Pages/alumni-spotlight.aspx

Join us for LAS Day at Wintrust Arena and celebrate while supporting the Blue Demons. We are excited to recognize this year's Creating Knowledge student authors on the court, and we invite the LAS community to join us in celebrating their academic excellence.

Enter promo code for discounted tickets at: depaulbluedemons.com/promo.

The application cycle for CPBL Internship Scholarships opens next week, 12/7! Visit website to learn more about this opportunity for undergrad and graduate students.

https://go.depaul.edu/cpbl