D E PAUL UNIVERSITY’S 116 PAUL TH COMMENCEMENT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY’S 116TH COMMENCEMENT JUNE 14–15, 2014 JUNE 14–15, 2014 DE PAUL UNIVERSITY’S 116TH COMMENCEMENT June 14–15, 2014 COMMENCEMENT 2014 | 1 June 2014 DEAR GRADUATE, On behalf of the entire DePaul community, I would like to congratulate you on your graduation. I would also like to thank you for what you as a student have brought to DePaul University. Your hard-earned degree represents the power of lifelong learning to shape your life and transform our world for the better. We are proud that you will put your education to work in the career of your choice as a DePaul alumnus. We are confident in your success, and ask that God will bless you abundantly in the years to come. Sincerely, Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. President 2 || D DEPAULEPAUL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY CONTENTS President’s Letter ...................................................................2 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 ...........................................8 Graduation with Honor, Via Sapientiae Award, Pledge of Social Responsibility, Presidential Medallion ...................................9 University Senior Student Leaders ....................................................10 Academic Honor Societies ...........................................................11 College of Education ............................................................... 13 School of Music and The Theatre School ..............................................29 School for New Learning ............................................................39 College of Science and Health and College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences ..............49 College of Computing and Digital Media and College of Communication ..................87 Driehaus College of Business .......................................................123 DePaul University 1 East Jackson Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60604-2201 (312) 362-8000 Please visit DePaul University’s commencement website at oaa.depaul.edu/what/commencement.jsp. 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. © 2014 DePaul University COMMENCEMENT 2014 | 3 ABOUT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY DePaul is the largest Catholic university and the 12th largest private, engineering as well as emerging fields such as predictive analytics—and the not-for-profit institution of higher learning in the country. The university School of Cinema and Interactive Media—which features digital arts majors enrolls about 24,400 students in 10 colleges and schools and offers such as graphic design, animation and interactive media. a wide range of academic and professional programs on five Chicago- The College of Education’s primary mission is to prepare students to area campuses. DePaul’s reach extends internationally, from degree become teachers, educational leaders and counselors. Partnerships with programs offered in Kenya to study-abroad opportunities around the Chicago Public Schools, the Archdiocese, charter and private schools as the globe. DePaul is the hub of an innovative and diverse community well as with social service agencies have enhanced the experiences of faculty, that enables students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to advance our students and those Chicagoland individuals whose lives they touch. personally, professionally and intellectually. The School for New Learning is an internationally recognized leader The Congregation of the Mission, or the Vincentian Fathers, founded in educating adults, offering flexible undergraduate and graduate DePaul in 1898. A Roman Catholic religious community, the Vincentians programs. It pioneered individualized degree programs, online learning follow the vision and values of the 17th-century French priest St. Vincent de for adult students, the assessment of learning outside the classroom, and Paul. The university’s mission emphasizes academic excellence, community competence-based education. Its inventive approach to education has been service, access to education and respect for the individual. DePaul’s used as a model around the world. strategic plan, “Vision 2018: Dedication to Excellence, Commitment Dedicated to excellence in music teaching and performance, the to Community,” has focused the university on six key goals. A series of School of Music’s distinguished faculty includes members of the Chicago strategic alliances is among its first-year accomplishments. They include Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera. The Theatre School, founded partnerships with Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, as the Goodman School of Drama, is one of America’s oldest and most Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago respected theatre training schools. A new facility to house The Theatre Theological Union and the Chicago History Museum. School opened in 2013 as part of DePaul’s ambitious redevelopment of its DePaul’s colleges and schools have distinguished reputations for Lincoln Park Campus. academic quality and dedication to fostering student success. The The College of Communication offers programs in areas such as College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences encompasses more than 45 relational, organizational and intercultural communication, journalism, undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It also supports academic media and cinema studies and public relations and advertising. A diverse centers, such as the Humanities Center, the Center for Latino Research, and prestigious roster of faculty with extensive academic, industry and the Social Science Research Center, the Center for Black Diaspora and the international experience, along with cutting-edge curricula and award- Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology. winning programs and student-led organizations, have positioned the DePaul established its newest college, Science and Health, in the 2011–12 college as one of the top places to study communication. academic year. The college departments include the natural sciences, DePaul’s tradition of educational achievement is complemented by a health science, mathematics, nursing and psychology, as well as five centers, strong commitment to public service. DePaul’s Irwin W. Steans Center for including the Center for Community Research and the DePaul Family and Community-based Service Learning has earned national accolades for Community Services. Students pursue programs that take advantage of integrating academics and community service. The center supports more opportunities in science and health care fields. than 3,400 service-learning students a year in more than 180 courses from The College of Law is distinguished by its successful centers, which across DePaul’s colleges and schools. Last year, the center logged more than emphasize collaborative learning among students and faculty in advancing a half million hours of community service. the law and serving justice. The college is known for its programs in Collegiate athletics is another important part of university life. DePaul’s intellectual property law, health law and public interest law. 15 intercollegiate men’s and women’s athletic teams are members of the The Richard H. Driehaus College of Business and its Kellstadt Graduate National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, BIG EAST School of Business offer respected programs of business study that provide Conference. In 2014, the women’s basketball team won its first BIG EAST real-world knowledge and connections for career advancement. The college tournament championship and marked its 12th consecutive appearance in houses programs that are nationally ranked, including a No. 1 ranking for its the NCAA tournament. Numerous DePaul teams claimed BIG EAST Team master’s in taxation degree based on a survey of tax firm hiring managers Academic Excellence Awards in recent years. and a top-25 ranking for its undergraduate entrepreneurship program from This year’s graduates and DePaul’s more than 161,500 living alumni are Entrepreneur Magazine and the Princeton Review. linked by more than the valuable degrees they receive on commencement The College of Computing and Digital Media offers a diverse program day. DePaul’s graduates have succeeded in a learning environment that of practical and cutting-edge study, including degrees in computer science, values both academic achievement and community responsibility—values digital cinema, network security and computer game development. The that will remain with them throughout their lives and careers as they carry on college contains the School of Computing—which incorporates traditional the heritage of St. Vincent de Paul. information technology majors such as information systems and software 4 || D DEPAULEPAUL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY DEPAUL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY James M.