DEPAUL UNIVERSITY’S 119TH COMMENCEMENT JUNE 9–10, 2018 DE PAUL UNIVERSITY’S 119TH COMMENCEMENT June 9-10, 2018 June 2018 DEAR GRADUATE, Today, we celebrate your hard work, perseverance and commitment to lifelong learning. Commencement is a time to applaud your accomplishments thus far and look ahead to new beginnings. As a DePaul graduate, you are prepared to serve a changing world, and I know you will continue to make your university proud. On behalf of the entire DePaul community, congratulations on your graduation. Sincerely, A. Gabriel Esteban, PhD President CONTENTS About DePaul University .............................................................4 Board of Trustees, Officers of the University, Academic Deans and Administrative Officers ...........................................5 The Vincentian Character, Saint Vincent de Paul, the Coat of Arms, the Tree of Wisdom .................................................6 The Banners of DePaul University, the Colleges and Schools ..............................7 Academic Dress, the DePaul University Mace, Pledge of Social Responsibility ........................................................8 Presidential Medallion, Graduation with Honor, University Student Leaders ...........................................................9 Academic Honorary Societies .......................................................10 College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and School for New Learning ............................................................11 College of Science and Health and College of Education ...............................................................29 College of Communication and College of Computing and Digital Media ..............................................51 School of Music and The Theatre School ..............................................79 Driehaus College of Business ........................................................85 Please visit DePaul University’s Commencement website at commencement.depaul.edu. Because of printing deadlines, it is possible that the roster of degree candidates or honor distinctions as represented in this program may not be entirely accurate. We request that all candidates for graduation, their families and their guests, remain seated until the conclusion of the ceremony. DePaul University 1 East Jackson Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60604-2287 (312) 362-8000 © 2018 DePaul University ABOUT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY DePaul is the largest Catholic university and the 13th-largest private, The College of Computing and Digital Media offers a wide range of not-for-profit institution of higher learning in the country. The university practical and innovative undergraduate and graduate degree programs. enrolls about 22,700 students in 10 colleges and schools and offers a The college houses the School of Computing, which features technical wide range of academic and professional programs on three Chicago-area degrees in computing, cybersecurity and computer game and web campuses. DePaul’s reach extends internationally, from degree programs development; the School of Cinematic Arts, which showcases cinema, offered in Bahrain to study-abroad opportunities around the globe. With animation and screenwriting degrees; and the School of Design, which Chicago, the metropolitan area and the world as its classroom, DePaul features degrees in media arts and graphic, game and experience design. has a reputation for innovative courses and personalized instruction. The College of Education’s primary mission is to prepare students to The university is the hub of an innovative and diverse community that become teachers, educational leaders and counselors. Partnerships with enables students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to advance personally, the Chicago Public Schools, the archdiocese of Chicago, charter and professionally and intellectually. private schools as well as with social service agencies have enhanced the Founded by Vincentian Fathers in 1898 to teach the children of experiences of faculty, our students and those Chicagoland individuals immigrants, DePaul remains committed to students from a broad range whose lives they touch. of cultural backgrounds, especially first-generation and non-traditional The School for New Learning is an internationally recognized leader students. Named for and inspired by the life of St. Vincent de Paul, the in educating adults, offering flexible undergraduate and graduate university has a distinct mission: to foster through higher education a deep programs. It pioneered individualized degree programs, online learning respect for the God-given dignity of all persons, especially the materially, for adult students, the assessment of learning outside the classroom, and culturally and spiritually deprived; and to instill in its students a dedication competence-based education. Its inventive approach to professional and to the service of others. lifelong learning has been used as a model around the world. The Vision 2018 strategic plan is concluding six years of initiatives that Founded as the Goodman School of Drama in 1925, The Theatre solidify DePaul’s place among the most exceptional urban universities in School is the Midwest’s oldest theatre conservatory and is renowned the world. Our four-year graduation rate is at an all-time high, national as one of the top professional theatre training programs in the United ranking is the best in a decade and diversity has reached record levels. States. A new facility to house the school opened in 2013 and includes DePaul’s distinguished colleges and schools are known for the excellence a 250-seat thrust theatre and 100-seat black box theatre. of their academic programs and the achievement of their students. For more than 100 years, the School of Music has been dedicated to The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences encompasses more excellence in music teaching and performance, with distinguished faculty than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and 11 centers and that include members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric institutes. With an overarching emphasis directed toward empowering Opera of Chicago. The school offers a robust musical studies department leadership through the liberal arts, students pursue studies in areas with majors in composition/musicianship, music education, performing including social and political studies, media and studio art, creative and arts management, and sound recording technology. The school’s new professional writing, ethics, geographical information systems, forensic Holtschneider Performance Center will open in fall of 2018. archaeology, criminology, public health and modern languages. The College of Communication’s programs examine communication Established in the 2011–12 academic year, the College of Science and in all forms, with an emphasis on research, theory, new technology, Health offers its students classroom, laboratory, clinical, research, and media literacy, and ethical practices. Programs include organizational field experiences with multiple programs in science, allied health, and communication; health communication; sports communication; technology. The college also houses the Family and Community Services communication and technology; journalism; media and cinema studies Center, the Institute for Nature and Culture, the Center for Community and public relations and advertising. Faculty with extensive industry Research, and the STEM Center. expertise, along with award-winning student-led organizations, have DePaul’s College of Law has been a highly respected name in the positioned the college as one of the top places to study communication. Chicago legal community for more than a century and is nationally known DePaul’s Irwin W. Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning for its intellectual property and information technology, health law, public and Community Service Studies is home to the Egan Office for Urban interest law and public service programs, among others. In addition to Education and Community Partnerships and the Asset-Based Community the Juris Doctor (JD), the College offers seven joint degree programs, four Development Institute. The center is nationally recognized and supports graduate programs and a Master of Jurisprudence. Through the breadth over 3,500 service-learning student placements a year. and depth of its curriculum and its extensive opportunities for experiential DePaul’s 15 intercollegiate men’s and women’s athletic teams are learning, students are prepared to be lawyers who advance the law and members of the NCAA Division I, BIG EAST Conference. In 2018, the impact Chicago and the world. women’s basketball team marked its 16th consecutive appearance in the The Driehaus College of Business and its Kellstadt Graduate School NCAA tournament. Numerous DePaul teams claimed BIG EAST Team of Business offer respected programs that provide real-world knowledge Academic Excellence Awards in recent years. and strong connections to the business community. The college houses This year’s graduates and DePaul’s more than 181,000 living alumni are programs that are nationally recognized, including three top-10 rankings linked by more than their degrees. DePaul’s graduates have succeeded for its accountancy programs based on a TaxTalent survey of hiring in a learning environment that values both academic achievement and managers and top-15 rankings for its undergraduate and graduate community responsibility—values that will remain with them throughout entrepreneurship programs from