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  • Alumna Olivia Homan (BUS '19, MS '20) Documents Paris Olympics

    A young woman looks over her shoulder at an Olympic beach volleyball court
    Driehaus helped her launch her career at the intersection of entertainment, fashion, and sports.

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  • "Pitch Madness" Brings 32 New Businesses, Representing Nine Universities, to Driehaus

    A young woman demonstrates how to escape a wrist grab with help from DePaul's favorite Blue Demon mascot, DIBS
    Driehaus students stood out from the crowd with their commitment to social good. 

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Driehaus Entrepreneurship Ranked Twelfth for 2025

Driehaus Entrepreneurship Ranked Twelfth for 2025

​DePaul’s Driehaus College of Business is ranked 12th among the top schools for entrepreneurship, according to rankings released Tuesday... read more

The Curriculum Meets Real Life at Meet the Firms

The Curriculum Meets Real Life at Meet the Firms

A record number of students attended this fall’s Meet the Firms event, Driehaus’ signature, biannual career fair for students pursuing... read more

At The PhD Project’s 30th Reunion, Participants Share Insights and Celebrate Community

At The PhD Project’s 30th Reunion, Participants Share Insights and Celebrate Community

​​On Wednesday, August 7, more than 70 academic and business leaders gathered at DePaul’s Driehaus College of Business to celebrate 30 years... read more

University Pitch Madness Showcases Innovation and Creativity

University Pitch Madness Showcases Innovation and Creativity

On the afternoon of July 16, during an otherwise quiet summer, DePaul’s Holtschneider Performance Center is bustling. Expo tables line the... read more

Through Mentorship, DePaul Students Gain New Perspective

Through Mentorship, DePaul Students Gain New Perspective

​​​​The 2024 Invest for Kids Summer Investment Challenge at DePaul University isn’t your typical summer camp.  For one, an early... read more

Driehaus Announces New School of Hospitality and Sports Business

Driehaus Announces New School of Hospitality and Sports Business

​​​​​​​Starting in July 2024, there will be a new school at the Driehaus College of Business.  The sports business program,... read more

From Campus to the C-Suite: Accomplished alumna Paula Price to share her insights and advice in new Executive Speaker Series

From Campus to the C-Suite: Accomplished alumna Paula Price to share her insights and advice in new Executive Speaker Series

​​Even among other accomplished leaders, Paula Price has a unique vantage point.  The Driehaus alumna and independent board... read more

DePaul's Halperin Emerging Company Fund Invests in Fast-Growing Snack Bar Startup Mooski

DePaul's Halperin Emerging Company Fund Invests in Fast-Growing Snack Bar Startup Mooski

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​If you know where to look, you'll find evidence of the Halperin Emerging Company Fund across Chicago.On State Street, a... read more

New MBA Program Directors Announced

New MBA Program Directors Announced

​​Associate Professor of Marketing Jim Mourey and Senior Instructor of Marketing Christine Hjorth have been appointed as the directors of... read more

Accountancy Director Hui Lin Appointed Deloitte Foundation Endowed Professor

Accountancy Director Hui Lin Appointed Deloitte Foundation Endowed Professor

​​​​​DePaul University Professor and School of Accountancy & MIS Director Hui Lin has been named the Deloitte Foundation Endowed... read more

Champions Crowned in Inaugural Driehaus Cup Business Pitch Competition

Champions Crowned in Inaugural Driehaus Cup Business Pitch Competition

Two teams of undergraduate business students have been named co-champions of the inaugural Driehaus Cup, the Driehaus College of... read more

DePaul Moves Up in National and Global Entrepreneur Rankings

DePaul Moves Up in National and Global Entrepreneur Rankings

​ DePaul University moved up in two recently released rankings of the best higher education programs for studying entrepreneurship.... read more

DePaul Launches Executive Education with New Certificates and Customized Learning and Development Programs

DePaul Launches Executive Education with New Certificates and Customized Learning and Development Programs

​​ Executive education has become an increasingly important factor in business success, both for individuals seeking career advancement and... read more

Meet Joel Reynolds, New Undergraduate Programs Director in the School of Hospitality Leadership

Meet Joel Reynolds, New Undergraduate Programs Director in the School of Hospitality Leadership

Assistant Professor Joel Reynolds was recently named the new director of the undergraduate programs in the School of Hospitality... read more

New DePaul Boot Camp Introduces Students of Color to Accounting Concepts and Careers

New DePaul Boot Camp Introduces Students of Color to Accounting Concepts and Careers

​ A group of incoming DePaul freshmen had different reasons for enrolling in a new accounting boot camp for students of color hosted by the... read more

Lisa Young Appointed Director of the School of Hospitality Leadership

Lisa Young Appointed Director of the School of Hospitality Leadership

Lisa Young, an associate professor and director of undergraduate programs at DePaul University’s School of Hospitality Leadership... read more

DePaul/Greenwood Project Partnership Connects Black and Latinx Students to Careers in Finance

DePaul/Greenwood Project Partnership Connects Black and Latinx Students to Careers in Finance

This summer, DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business is partnering with the Greenwood Project to help deliver financial... read more

Alumni Discuss Benefits of Student Consulting Projects in Latest Issue of Business Exchange

Alumni Discuss Benefits of Student Consulting Projects in Latest Issue of Business Exchange

Check out these stories in the just-issued spring/summer 2022 issue of Business Exchange, the Driehaus College of Business alumni and... read more

Alyssa Westring Named Management & Entrepreneurship Chair

Alyssa Westring Named Management & Entrepreneurship Chair

Professor and work-life balance scholar Alyssa Westring has been chosen to become the next chair of the Department of Management &... read more

Health Economics Scholar Anthony LoSasso Appointed Economics Chair

Health Economics Scholar Anthony LoSasso Appointed Economics Chair

​ The Driehaus College of Business at DePaul University has appointed Anthony LoSasso, a nationally recognized scholar in the field of... read more

 Revised Bachelor’s in Business Program Emphasizes In-Demand Skills and Flexibility

Revised Bachelor’s in Business Program Emphasizes In-Demand Skills and Flexibility

Students who enroll in the Driehaus College of Business’s Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB) program this fall will benefit from a... read more

Hui Lin Appointed Director of the School of Accountancy & MIS, Effective July 1

Hui Lin Appointed Director of the School of Accountancy & MIS, Effective July 1

The Driehaus College of Business at DePaul University has appointed Hui Lin as director of its School of Accountancy & MIS (SOAMIS),... read more

DePaul University and the Deloitte Foundation to Fund Scholarships for  Students Pursuing a Fifth-Year Master’s Program in Accounting

DePaul University and the Deloitte Foundation to Fund Scholarships for Students Pursuing a Fifth-Year Master’s Program in Accounting

The School of Accountancy & MIS (SOAMIS) at DePaul University is collaborating with the Deloitte Foundation in the Deloitte Foundation... read more

New Sports Business Major Supports Many Career Paths

New Sports Business Major Supports Many Career Paths

If you ask Andy Clark, director of the new Bachelor in Business sports business major at the Driehaus College of Business, he’ll tell... read more

DePaul Entrepreneurship Program Recognized for Excellence in Two Rankings

DePaul Entrepreneurship Program Recognized for Excellence in Two Rankings

DePaul University is among the best places to study entrepreneurship, according to two recent rankings that surveyed hundreds of college... read more

School of Hospitality Leadership Career Events Return to Campus

School of Hospitality Leadership Career Events Return to Campus

This fall the School of Hospitality Leadership (SHL) at DePaul resumed its robust schedule of on-campus career networking events that... read more

DePaul Business College Community Returns to Campus

DePaul Business College Community Returns to Campus

​Students, faculty and staff of the Driehaus College of Business returned to DePaul University’s campuses in September after more than a... read more

Driehaus College of Business Offers Online Degrees and New Undergraduate Majors

Driehaus College of Business Offers Online Degrees and New Undergraduate Majors

The Driehaus College of Business and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business will debut two new undergraduate programs this fall in addition... read more

DePaul Recognized as a Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner

DePaul Recognized as a Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner

The Driehaus College of Business has been designated a Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner (ELP), joining a select group of colleges... read more

Alumnus Host of Popular Wine Show Returns to Shoot Episode at DePaul

Alumnus Host of Popular Wine Show Returns to Shoot Episode at DePaul

​ Alumnus Vince Anter (CDM ’10) ventures to vineyards far and wide to share his love of wine and travel as the host of the popular... read more

Q&A with Coleman Chair and Professor Maija Renko on the New MS in Entrepreneurship Program

Q&A with Coleman Chair and Professor Maija Renko on the New MS in Entrepreneurship Program

A new fully online MS in Entrepreneurship Program is debuting at the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business this fall. What makes this... read more

Read DePaul Business Exchange: Remembering Richard H. Driehaus; Reimagining the Classroom; Return to Campus

Read DePaul Business Exchange: Remembering Richard H. Driehaus; Reimagining the Classroom; Return to Campus

Check out the latest issue of Business Exchange, the Driehaus College of Business alumni and friends newsletter. The spring-summer... read more

Spring Blooms in the Chicago Loop

Spring Blooms in the Chicago Loop

Photos by Kathy Hillegonds

DePaul Forms MBA Partnership with College of Mount Saint Vincent

DePaul Forms MBA Partnership with College of Mount Saint Vincent

The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University and College of Mount Saint Vincent (CMSV) have formed a partnership to... read more

Q&A with Jaclyn Jensen, New Associate Dean for Student Success

Q&A with Jaclyn Jensen, New Associate Dean for Student Success

Jaclyn Jensen is an associate professor of management at the Driehaus College of Business and the former director of... read more

DePaul Business College and Accountancy School Earn Reaccreditation from AACSB

DePaul Business College and Accountancy School Earn Reaccreditation from AACSB

The Driehaus College of Business and its School of Accountancy & MIS have both earned five-year accreditation renewals from AACSB... read more

School of Hospitality Leadership to Host 2021 Virtual Career Fair on Jan. 29

School of Hospitality Leadership to Host 2021 Virtual Career Fair on Jan. 29

The School of Hospitality Leadership at the Driehaus College of Business is hosting its annual career fair virtually this year on Friday,... read more

 DePaul Sales Program Celebrates 15th Anniversary

DePaul Sales Program Celebrates 15th Anniversary

​ Fifteen years ago, four business faculty members came together at a Chicago Thai restaurant to hatch a plan to teach sales classes to... read more

Q&A with Grace Lemmon, New Director of Doctorate in Business Administration Program

Q&A with Grace Lemmon, New Director of Doctorate in Business Administration Program

​Grace Lemmon, associate professor of management & entrepreneurship, has been named director of the Doctorate in Business Administration... read more

New Business Minor, Combined Degrees Prepare Undergrads for the Job Market

New Business Minor, Combined Degrees Prepare Undergrads for the Job Market

​​​ The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the economy has created an uncertain career outlook for many college students. Here are three ways... read more

Online MBA in Hospitality Leadership Provides Convenience and Cost Savings

Online MBA in Hospitality Leadership Provides Convenience and Cost Savings

The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business is accepting applications to the MBA in Hospitality Leadership program, which is now being... read more

DePaul Graduate Bushra Amiwala Delivers 2020 Student Commencement Speech

DePaul Graduate Bushra Amiwala Delivers 2020 Student Commencement Speech

DePaul University welcomed the Class of 2020 – including Driehaus College of Business graduates – to its network of more than 191,000... read more

DePaul Business Student Launches Face Mask Company During COVID-19

DePaul Business Student Launches Face Mask Company During COVID-19

Before she came to DePaul, Lauren Pingad knew she wanted to use entrepreneurship to help people. What she didn’t... read more

DePaul Launches New Online Degree for Human Resources Professionals

DePaul Launches New Online Degree for Human Resources Professionals

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, human resource professionals with master’s degrees are expected to be more competitive in... read more

DePaul Health Economics Expert  Examines COVID-19’s Impact on Health Care Industry

DePaul Health Economics Expert Examines COVID-19’s Impact on Health Care Industry

​ As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend the economy and drastically impact the lives of millions of Americans, the U.S. health care... read more

Revised MBA, New  Undergraduate and Graduate Programs Debut in Fall

Revised MBA, New Undergraduate and Graduate Programs Debut in Fall

Decision-making in all industries is increasingly data-driven, creating more career opportunities for business graduates with... read more

A Q&A with Driehaus College of Business Director of Online Learning

A Q&A with Driehaus College of Business Director of Online Learning

When the coronaviru​s outbreak began impacting people and organizations worldwide this year, universities and colleges were forced to... read more

Thomas Donley Named Interim Dean for Driehaus College of Business

Thomas Donley Named Interim Dean for Driehaus College of Business

DePaul University Interim Provost Salma Ghanem has named Thomas Donley interim dean for the Driehaus College of Business, effective July... read more

DePaul Receives 8-Figure Gift to Endow Leadership Development Center, Scholarships

DePaul Receives 8-Figure Gift to Endow Leadership Development Center, Scholarships

​​​ DePaul University has received a significant, eight-figure gift from the estate of the late William E. Hay, a DePaul MBA alumnus and... read more

Business Professors Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions

Business Professors Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions

DePaul’s Driehaus College of Business appointed five faculty members to endowed professorships and fellowships this fall in... read more

DePaul Entrepreneurship Program Ranked Among the Nation’s Best

DePaul Entrepreneurship Program Ranked Among the Nation’s Best

​​ DePaul's Coleman Entrepreneurship Center hosts events and competitions, like University Pitch Madness, where  student... read more

Scene at Driehaus: Fall 2019

Scene at Driehaus: Fall 2019

Two New Bachelor’s + Master’s Programs Save DePaul Students Tuition + Time

Two New Bachelor’s + Master’s Programs Save DePaul Students Tuition + Time

DePaul’s combined bachelor’s and master’s degree programs allow students to save both time and money. This fall the Kellstadt... read more

DePaul Students Test Chicago Cubs Customer Service

DePaul Students Test Chicago Cubs Customer Service

A DePaul University business course gave students an opportunity to help the Chicago Cubs organization hit a home run... read more

DePaul and Comer Youth Center Partner to Teach Teens about Entrepreneurship

DePaul and Comer Youth Center Partner to Teach Teens about Entrepreneurship

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Industry Speakers Bring Real-World Lessons to DePaul Real Estate Classes

Industry Speakers Bring Real-World Lessons to DePaul Real Estate Classes

​​ When he was studying real estate at DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, Nestor Eliadis (MBA ’10) remembers... read more

Students Serve on Marketing Community Board

Students Serve on Marketing Community Board

The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business strengthened connections between its Master of Science in Marketing (MSM) students, graduates and... read more

DePaul Part-time MBA Moves Into Top 50 in U.S. News Rankings

DePaul Part-time MBA Moves Into Top 50 in U.S. News Rankings

​​DePaul University’s part-time MBA program placed among the 50 best programs in the country in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best... read more

New DePaul Undergrad Digital Marketing Track Addresses Industry Demand

New DePaul Undergrad Digital Marketing Track Addresses Industry Demand

Digital marketing talent is in high demand by organizations nationally. In fact, it is the most recruited role by marketing... read more

Short Term Study Abroad for Graduate Students Q&A

Short Term Study Abroad for Graduate Students Q&A

Sustainability in Scandinavia, innovation in India and Geschäft in Germany. These are just a few of the business concepts DePaul students... read more

Start the New Year by Enrolling in the DePaul Weekend MBA

Start the New Year by Enrolling in the DePaul Weekend MBA

Is 2019 the year you’ll start your MBA? If your New Year’s resolution is to advance your career by earning a graduate business degree,... read more

DePaul Actuarial Students Tutor Local Teens

DePaul Actuarial Students Tutor Local Teens

​ The season of giving isn’t just in December for students in DePaul University’s Actuarial Science Club – it extends throughout the... read more

Human Resources Seminar Explores Implications of Artificial Intelligence

Human Resources Seminar Explores Implications of Artificial Intelligence

​ Forty-seven percent of U.S. jobs are at risk of being automated in the next 20 years, according to an Oxford University study. The... read more

Visiting Professor Talks about the Psychology of Business

Visiting Professor Talks about the Psychology of Business

​Visiting Professor Neal Outland explores the psychology of teamwork in a range of settings, from the workplace to outer space. Outland,... read more

MS in Sustainability Program Links Execs with Students

MS in Sustainability Program Links Execs with Students

DePaul students had a chance to learn more about careers in sustainability management from three prominent corporate veterans of this... read more

ALPFA DePaul MBA Partnership Seeks to Empower Latino Leaders

ALPFA DePaul MBA Partnership Seeks to Empower Latino Leaders

Developing and empowering leaders is central to the missions of both the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University and the... read more

Master’s in Marketing Event Builds Community

Master’s in Marketing Event Builds Community

Kate Stevenson (LAS ’07, MBA ’16), a senior consultant at Clerestory Consulting, returned to... read more

Find the Right Business Program at Kellstadt Power Hour

Find the Right Business Program at Kellstadt Power Hour

The Kellstadt Power Hour lived up to its name for Jarrett McGuigan. The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business’s informal information session... read more

Strategic Directions: A Q&A with Dean Johanson

Strategic Directions: A Q&A with Dean Johanson

July marked the one-year anniversary of Misty M. Johanson’s tenure as leader of the Driehaus College of Business.... read more

Business Faculty and Staff Honored at DePaul's 121st Convocation

Business Faculty and Staff Honored at DePaul's 121st Convocation

DePaul University faculty and staff celebrated the beginning of the 121st academic year... read more

Four Seasons a Year: Luxury Hotel Brand Seeks DePaul Students

Four Seasons a Year: Luxury Hotel Brand Seeks DePaul Students

Thomas Wright (BUS ’17) knew from an early age that he wanted to work in hospitality. Throughout high school he worked in the food and... read more

John L. Keeley Jr. Center for Financial Services Founded

John L. Keeley Jr. Center for Financial Services Founded

DePaul University finance students will benefit from innovative academic and co-curricular programming at the newly named John L. Keeley... read more

Alumnus Gift Supports Accounting Student Professional Development

Alumnus Gift Supports Accounting Student Professional Development

When Kent Klaus (BUS ’82) looks back at his undergraduate years at DePaul University’s Driehaus of College Business, one thing stands out:... read more

New DePaul MS in Business Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-makers

New DePaul MS in Business Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-makers

DePaul University continuously examines business trends to design academic programs to meet students' current and... read more

DePaul Hosts Three Midwest Universities for Startup Competition

DePaul Hosts Three Midwest Universities for Startup Competition

​ DePaul University’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center hosted a Final Four Business Pitch competition at 1871, Chicago’s tech... read more

New Women in Entrepreneurship Institute Launches at DePaul

New Women in Entrepreneurship Institute Launches at DePaul

​​The Coleman Entrepreneurship Center at DePaul University is launching the Women in Entrepreneurship Institute, the nation’s first... read more

Nicholas J. Thomas Named School of Hospitality Leadership Director

Nicholas J. Thomas Named School of Hospitality Leadership Director

Nick Thomas has been promoted to director of the School of Hospitality Leadership. Nicholas J. Thomas, interim associate director... read more

First DePaul Business Doctorate Students Graduate

First DePaul Business Doctorate Students Graduate

This year’s Driehaus College of Business’s commencement featured four “firsts.” The college graduated its first class of Doctorate in... read more

Purpose-Driven Startups Compete for Prizes

Purpose-Driven Startups Compete for Prizes

​ Four Chicago startups with ties to DePaul pitched their purpose-driven businesses in the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center’s second... read more

DePaul Students Test Cubs Customer Service

DePaul Students Test Cubs Customer Service

​How customer friendly are the “Friendly Confines” of Wrigley Field? Ten DePaul University students got a chance to explore this question... read more

Business Students Develop Sponsorship Proposals for Special Olympics

Business Students Develop Sponsorship Proposals for Special Olympics

Geena Fennell’s first encounter with Special Olympics was in seventh grade, when she volunteered for the summer games in Michigan. She... read more

Misty Johanson Named Business Dean

Misty Johanson Named Business Dean

DePaul University Provost Marten denBoer named Misty Johanson, PhD, dean of the Driehaus College of Business March 1. Johanson, a... read more

Branding Days Connect Students to Hospitality Employers

Branding Days Connect Students to Hospitality Employers

Eileen Williamson (BUS ’04) represented Breakthru Beverage Group during Branding Day. Business students interested in entering... read more

DePaul Celebrates 120th Academic Year at Convocation

DePaul Celebrates 120th Academic Year at Convocation

DePaul University celebrated its 120th academic year at the annual academic convocation Thursday, Aug. 31 at the St.... read more

Business Students Learn How to Balance Grad School and Careers

Business Students Learn How to Balance Grad School and Careers

When Brittany Gelsomino enrolled in DePaul’s evening MBA program, she wasn’t sure how much work it would take to balance a full-time job... read more

Students Explore Blockchain Technology

Students Explore Blockchain Technology

For undergraduate finance major Pat Gibbons, attending a two-day workshop on blockchain programming provided a way to immerse himself in... read more

Graduate Business Programs Offer Unique Experiences

Graduate Business Programs Offer Unique Experiences

Jake Lorber decided to pursue a DePaul MBA degree to become better qualified for management positions. | Photo by Kathy Hillegonds After... read more

DePaul Summer Programs Inspire Ambitious Teens

DePaul Summer Programs Inspire Ambitious Teens

Over the summer, DePaul’s Driehaus College of Business invited high school students from across the Chicago area to participate in academic... read more

Save Time and Money with Combined Degrees

Save Time and Money with Combined Degrees

Prima Bautista was a sophomore in the Driehaus College of Business when she decided she was going to continue her education with a... read more

Internships Lead to Job Offers for DePaul Business Students

Internships Lead to Job Offers for DePaul Business Students

​When Dimitri Eliopoulos began attending DePaul University more than a decade ago to study finance, he knew he wanted to work with money and... read more

An interview with Interim Dean Misty Johanson

An interview with Interim Dean Misty Johanson

Misty Johanson, PhD, became interim dean of the Driehaus College of Business on July 1, bringing 20 years of academic and industry... read more

DePaul Celebrates 1871 Membership Anniversary

DePaul Celebrates 1871 Membership Anniversary

The CEC serves as an entrepreneurial hub for DePaul and the surrounding business community. The center is a place where students and... read more

At Commencement, Grads Urged to Be Generous Leaders

At Commencement, Grads Urged to Be Generous Leaders

​A willingness to give back without reward is a key characteristic of leaders who succeed, alumnus Rick Kash (LAS ’68), vice chairman of... read more

Overall Salaries Increase for Business Undergraduates

Overall Salaries Increase for Business Undergraduates

The 2016 Postgraduate Outcomes Summary released by the DePaul University Career Center found that the overall median salaries for the... read more

DePaul DBA Prepares Business Professionals for Academia

DePaul DBA Prepares Business Professionals for Academia

​For Jennifer McGarry, helping train tomorrow’s accountants does more than pay the bills. As a CPA with 15-plus years of experience, McGarry... read more

DePaul Hosts First Business Alumni Reunion in China

DePaul Hosts First Business Alumni Reunion in China

​For DePaul alumna Quen Wang, attending DePaul Unive­rsity’s first-ever business alumni reunion in China felt like “coming home.” “I... read more

Q&A with DePaul's New Management Chair

Q&A with DePaul's New Management Chair

From the cornfields in Indiana to the ice floes of Antarctica, Dan Heiser’s passion for education and travel has coalesced into a new... read more

June 11 Commencement to Honor Nearly 2,000 DePaul Business Graduates

June 11 Commencement to Honor Nearly 2,000 DePaul Business Graduates

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DePaul Renames Accounting Master’s Program to Align with Hiring Trends

DePaul Renames Accounting Master’s Program to Align with Hiring Trends

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DePaul Links Students to Analytics and STEM Careers

DePaul Links Students to Analytics and STEM Careers

​DePaul offers a wide range of analytics-related degrees and an annual Analytics Career Night that brings together recruiters, alumni and graduating students interested in data-driven careers. ​

Teaching Award Winner Shares Real-World Economic Lessons

Teaching Award Winner Shares Real-World Economic Lessons

As a school kid growing up in Killingworth, a rural town on the Connecticut seacoast, Brian Phelan remembers excelling at math. “But I... read more

Award Competition Sparks Student Innovations

Award Competition Sparks Student Innovations

Alyssa Nagy noticed a need in the marketplace when her grandmother, Clara, became sick with pneumonia and required nursing services at... read more

Corporate Education Partnerships Benefit Employees and Employers

Corporate Education Partnerships Benefit Employees and Employers

Anthony J. Gattuso always wanted to earn an MBA. Like many working professionals, however, he hesitated to add another commitment to his... read more

DePaul Weekend MBA Offered on Loop Campus

DePaul Weekend MBA Offered on Loop Campus

DePaul University’s Weekend MBA program is a great choice for working professionals whose travel schedules and other work/life... read more

Misty Johanson Named Interim Business Dean

Misty Johanson Named Interim Business Dean

​DePaul University Provost Marten denBoer has named Misty Johanson, PhD, to serve as interim dean of the Driehaus College of Business... read more

Q&A with Award-winning Professor Jaclyn Jensen

Q&A with Award-winning Professor Jaclyn Jensen

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DePaul Tax and Accounting Programs Rank Among Best in U.S.

DePaul Tax and Accounting Programs Rank Among Best in U.S.

DePaul University's graduate tax and accountancy programs are once again ranked among the top 10 in the nation by employers in... read more

DePaul Students Extend Hospitality to Little City Residents

DePaul Students Extend Hospitality to Little City Residents

DePaul University School of Hospitality Leadership students have partnered with Little City to mentor residents of the nonprofit service... read more

DePaul Internship Launches Career for McDonald’s Executive

DePaul Internship Launches Career for McDonald’s Executive

The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business attracts international students from more than 30 counties to its MBA and specialized master’s... read more

Faculty and Executives Discuss How to Diversify Finance Field

Faculty and Executives Discuss How to Diversify Finance Field

DePaul University business professors joined finance industry leaders in exploring ways to increase diversity and inclusion in the... read more

DePaul Hospitality Center Forges Student-Industry Links

DePaul Hospitality Center Forges Student-Industry Links

The Student Experience Room in DePaul's new J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Center for Student Development and... read more

DePaul Ranks Highly for Entrepreneurship Education

DePaul Ranks Highly for Entrepreneurship Education

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DePaul Business College Dean to Step Down July 1

DePaul Business College Dean to Step Down July 1

After serving as dean of the Driehaus College of Business and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business for more than 10 years, Ray... read more

New Professor Joins MACC Program

New Professor Joins MACC Program

Tawei (David) Wang is the newest faculty member to join DePaul University's School of Accountancy and Management Information... read more

DePaul Custom MBA Offers Flexibility

DePaul Custom MBA Offers Flexibility

Like business itself, business students need to be nimble to thrive in today's ever-changing marketplace. That's why DePaul... read more

Innovative Professor Challenges Finance Assumptions

Innovative Professor Challenges Finance Assumptions

Hongjun Yan embraces unconventional thinking. It's a mindset that drove this scholar to become an innovative finance professor and to... read more

Certificate Programs Help Advance Management Careers

Certificate Programs Help Advance Management Careers

​Management Development Center features continuing education programs to help professionals advance their skills. ​

Advising Office Empowers Student Success

Advising Office Empowers Student Success

What graduate business degree is right for me? What courses should I take? What credits can I waive or transfer? How can I... read more

Upbeat Outlook for Graduate Business Students

Upbeat Outlook for Graduate Business Students

Where do DePaul graduate business students land after graduation? According to the 2015 Postgraduate Outcomes Summary released by the DePaul... read more

DePaul Joins 1871 Entrepreneur Hub

DePaul Joins 1871 Entrepreneur Hub

​DePaul business, computer and law programs share new space in tech incubator.

Chinese Students Find Success at DePaul

Chinese Students Find Success at DePaul

What makes international students travel from around the globe to attend the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business in... read more

A Q&A with DePaul's New Economics Chair

A Q&A with DePaul's New Economics Chair

Anthony Krautmann has been teaching economics at DePaul for over thirty years. Now the sports economics and microeconomics expert has a new... read more

Hospitality School Receives $1.8 Million Grant From Marriott Foundation For Student Development Center

Hospitality School Receives $1.8 Million Grant From Marriott Foundation For Student Development Center

A new $1.8 million grant from The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation will be used to help establish The J. Willard and Alice S.... read more

DePaul Accountancy Programs Prepare Students for Hot Job Market

DePaul Accountancy Programs Prepare Students for Hot Job Market

As the DePaul University Class of 2016 winds down their graduation celebrations, accountancy graduates are getting to work. Alumni of... read more

Full-Time MBA Helps Alumnus Make a Successful Career Transition

Full-Time MBA Helps Alumnus Make a Successful Career Transition

Making the decision to go back to school full time to pursue an advanced business degree is not one to be taken lightly. Neither is the... read more

DBA Helps Consultant Turn Research into Client Solutions

DBA Helps Consultant Turn Research into Client Solutions

Karen Bartuch (CMN '10) has worked in a wide range of settings — from the squad room to the board room — where interpreting data is an... read more

Pension Case Competition Showcases Real-World Finance Education

Pension Case Competition Showcases Real-World Finance Education

On its face, the challenge seemed Herculean. Solve the Illinois pension crisis in six weeks. Without a doubt, the more than 60 DePaul... read more

Sandra Shelton Named KPMG Casson Professor

Sandra Shelton Named KPMG Casson Professor

DePaul University and its Driehaus College of Business joined KPMG Foundation representatives this spring to celebrate the foundation's... read more

Entrepreneurship is at Home at DePaul

Entrepreneurship is at Home at DePaul

The Coleman Entrepreneurship Center (CEC) has fostered innovation at DePaul and among the Chicago business community since it began in... read more

DePaul Students Visit "Oracle of Omaha," Warren Buffett

DePaul Students Visit "Oracle of Omaha," Warren Buffett

This spring, 20 MBA candidates from DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business were chosen to meet one of the most... read more

Real Estate Entrepreneur Credits DePaul with His Success

Real Estate Entrepreneur Credits DePaul with His Success

Double Demon Michael Episcope (BUS '94, MS '08), the cofounder of Origin Investments, a real estate private equity firm with nearly... read more

Actuarial Science Major Helps Students Enter Hot Job Market

Actuarial Science Major Helps Students Enter Hot Job Market

​Actuaries are business professionals who use mathematics, statistics and finance to help companies determine, quantify and manage risks and... read more

Double Demon Scholarship Saves Tuition Dollars

Double Demon Scholarship Saves Tuition Dollars

Miriam Dybczak is back at DePaul University, her alma mater, pursuing a Master of Science in Management, thanks to a valuable benefit... read more

Economics Grad Interns at the White House

Economics Grad Interns at the White House

After landing a White House internship last year, Ernie Enriquez (BUS '14) made the exciting leap from studying economics at DePaul... read more

Management Professor Teaches Human Side of Supply Chain Logistics

Management Professor Teaches Human Side of Supply Chain Logistics

​In August of 1999, Nezih Altay had everything he wanted. He was in Istanbul, about to marry the woman of his dreams. He was getting his PhD... read more

Business Culture Course Supports International Student Success

Business Culture Course Supports International Student Success

International enrollment at DePaul University has steadily increased over the last five years. Nearly 2,500 international students from 110... read more

DePaul Business School Shares Admission Application Tips

DePaul Business School Shares Admission Application Tips

Applying to a graduate business program may seem daunting, and prospective students often have many questions about the best way to approach... read more

DePaul Student Group Prepares Emerging Leaders

DePaul Student Group Prepares Emerging Leaders

​​ Collegiate DECA, an international business student organization, provides students with opportunities to develop leadership,... read more

Employers Clamor for DePaul Marketing Students

Employers Clamor for DePaul Marketing Students

Michael Stratta's Chicago-based marketing agency has had a friendly invasion of late. Three new hires hail from DePaul University's... read more

Theory Meets Practice for Finance Professor

Theory Meets Practice for Finance Professor

The opportunity to blend theory and practice in the classroom is what led Vahap Uysal to the Driehaus College of Business at DePaul... read more

Start Your Advanced Business Degree in 2016

Start Your Advanced Business Degree in 2016

More people search for a new job in the first week of January than any other time, according to career site research. But often people find... read more

DePaul Business Degrees Earn Global Rankings

DePaul Business Degrees Earn Global Rankings

Five DePaul University graduate business degrees were ranked among the top 100 internationally and six other degrees made the North... read more

MS in Management Degree Helps Students Start Business Careers

MS in Management Degree Helps Students Start Business Careers

A Master of Science in Management is becoming an increasingly popular degree at America's business schools, according to Forbes... read more

DePaul's MACC Program Prepares Graduate Students for Hot Market

DePaul's MACC Program Prepares Graduate Students for Hot Market

In a recent report by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, more than 83 percent of CPA forensic accounting professionals... read more

Finance Centers Celebrate 10 Years of Education, Partnerships and Research

Finance Centers Celebrate 10 Years of Education, Partnerships and Research

In 2013, the Center for Financial Services (CFS) at DePaul University hosted Sheila Bair, fresh from her stint as chair of the Federal... read more

DePaul Tax and Accounting Programs Rank Highly

DePaul Tax and Accounting Programs Rank Highly

DePaul University's graduate tax and accountancy programs are once again ranked among the top 10 in the nation by TaxTalent in its... read more

DePaul Business School Celebrates Diversity

DePaul Business School Celebrates Diversity

Corporate leaders, business professors and students gathered to celebrate the diversity of DePaul University's business school... read more

DePaul Entrepreneurship Program Ranked Top 25 Again

DePaul Entrepreneurship Program Ranked Top 25 Again

​The Princeton Review has ranked DePaul University's undergraduate entrepreneurship program No. 12 in the nation, up three places from... read more

Overseas Trips Ready Students for Jobs in Hospitality Industry

Overseas Trips Ready Students for Jobs in Hospitality Industry

Less than two years ago, Kyle Harris was a music major unsure about his career prospects. Now, at age 23, he’s a banquet... read more

MS in Management a Good Fit for New Professionals

MS in Management a Good Fit for New Professionals

Called the "star of 21st-century business education" by the Financial Times, the Master of Science in Management degree is... read more

Student Discovers Long-term Benefits of Part-Time MBA

Student Discovers Long-term Benefits of Part-Time MBA

​​Even in high school, Rachel Miklas (pictured right) knew she wanted to attend DePaul. After getting her bachelor's degree in business... read more

Combined Degrees Save Money, Accelerate Learning

Combined Degrees Save Money, Accelerate Learning

At just 23 years old, Byanca Avitia is poised to graduate next year with both her bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting.... read more

Former U.S. Commerce Official Finds Flexibility and Camaraderie in DePaul Evening Cohort MBA

Former U.S. Commerce Official Finds Flexibility and Camaraderie in DePaul Evening Cohort MBA

Lizabeth Stuck knew exactly what she wanted when she began seeking an MBA program in 2014. After two years as a deputy director in the... read more

Chicago Professionals Bring Real-World Learning to DePaul Classrooms

Chicago Professionals Bring Real-World Learning to DePaul Classrooms

​As a category manager at Walgreen Co., Nate Muszczynski (BUS '11) is responsible for the store chain's beer sales nationwide. He... read more

Business Ethics Chair Named

Business Ethics Chair Named

Daryl Koehn's appointment as the Wicklander Chair in Business Ethics this past July marks a DePaul University homecoming for the... read more

Professor Helps Chinese Students Acclimate

Professor Helps Chinese Students Acclimate

Associate Professor of Accountancy Ning Du takes a distinctive approach when teaching accounting to DePaul's international students,... read more

John Ahern Named Interim Accountancy Director

John Ahern Named Interim Accountancy Director

John Ahern is the embodiment of DePaul University. Not only did he earn his bachelor's and master's degrees in accountancy from... read more

Charles Wurtzebach Named Real Estate Chair

Charles Wurtzebach Named Real Estate Chair

It was a trip to the library in the mid-1970s that led Charlie Wurtzebach (BUS '71) to his future career. Then a PhD candidate in... read more

New Business Degrees to Advance Your Career

New Business Degrees to Advance Your Career

​The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business is introducing two new master's degrees and an executive doctorate this fall that will help... read more

Real-World Lessons From Nonprofit Consulting

Real-World Lessons From Nonprofit Consulting

Students in DePaul University's full-time MBA cohort finished a year-long community service project this spring that challenged them to... read more

Chicago Executives Enhance Business Student Learning

Chicago Executives Enhance Business Student Learning

Thanks to DePaul University's vast network of business alumni, prime location in downtown Chicago and strong faculty professional... read more

DePaul Hospitality Program Partners with Marriott

DePaul Hospitality Program Partners with Marriott

A new partnership with a prominent hotel brand is helping DePaul University undergraduate students gain real-world knowledge about the... read more

DePaul Professor Ignites Passion for Studying Economics

DePaul Professor Ignites Passion for Studying Economics

Carley Dubinski looked expectantly at her audience. The DePaul undergraduate economics major had just finished presenting her research paper... read more

Master in Accountancy at DePaul Prepares Leaders

Master in Accountancy at DePaul Prepares Leaders

Darren Guccione (MSA 1996), a technology entrepreneur, serial inventor and the CEO co-founder of Keeper Security, is grateful for all the... read more

Finance Stars Share Advice with Students

Finance Stars Share Advice with Students

Many DePaul University business courses combine theory with real-world lessons. However, not all of them feature the collective wisdom... read more

Trips Abroad Give Students Global Lessons

Trips Abroad Give Students Global Lessons

DePaul University prepares students to be part of today's international economy by exposing them to examples of business from all over... read more

Love of Teaching Fuels Finance Professor

Love of Teaching Fuels Finance Professor

Thomas Berry's inspiration to become a professor grew out of being a student at DePaul University. While earning his MBA in finance, a... read more

Graduate Course Spotlights Patient Experience in Health Care Management

Graduate Course Spotlights Patient Experience in Health Care Management

It took just 115 characters and the hashtag "#PX" for Andrew Gallan to get the prompt attention of one of the largest health care... read more

MS in Taxation Online Offers Flexibility

MS in Taxation Online Offers Flexibility

DePaul University's nationally recognized Master of Science in Taxation program has expanded to include an online degree, creating a new... read more

Virtual Trading Room Offers Real-World Advantage

Virtual Trading Room Offers Real-World Advantage

The statement from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in January had barely been made public before DePaul University finance... read more

Students Profit from Marcus Lemonis Talk

Students Profit from Marcus Lemonis Talk

Serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis, host of CNBC's reality show "The Profit," captivated a standing-room-only crowd of... read more

Honors Scholar Praises DePaul Opportunities

Honors Scholar Praises DePaul Opportunities

​Driehaus College of Business student Emily Kolpas is getting a peek at life after college while still in school. Through the Strobel Honors... read more

Professor Balances Theory and Practice

Professor Balances Theory and Practice

Robert S. Rubin didn't know he would spend more than a decade at DePaul University's Driehaus College of Business when he first... read more

Economics Degree Helps Alumnus Add Context to Data

Economics Degree Helps Alumnus Add Context to Data

Timothy Fox seemed destined for a career in predictive analytics. With an aptitude for higher-order math and a penchant for analyzing... read more

MBA Students Gain Business Experience Through Service

MBA Students Gain Business Experience Through Service

Students in DePaul University's full-time MBA program are engaged in a new long-term community service project that marries DePaul's... read more

Finance Chair Brings Real-World Focus to Students

Finance Chair Brings Real-World Focus to Students

The power of positive expectations often can change a person's destiny. Just ask Elijah Brewer III, chair of the Department of Finance... read more

Chicago Sports Executives Give Students Inside View

Chicago Sports Executives Give Students Inside View

​ At first glance, a course offering visits to some of Chicago's most famous sports-focused organizations may seem like one big... read more

DePaul To Launch Business Doctorate

DePaul To Launch Business Doctorate

Seasoned professionals who want to take their business knowledge — and their careers — to the next level have a new option: the Doctorate in... read more

New Director and Degree for Hospitality School

New Director and Degree for Hospitality School

The Driehaus College of Business has built its reputation for excellence with faculty and programs that blend high quality academics and... read more

Professor Earns PhD Project Hall of Fame Award

Professor Earns PhD Project Hall of Fame Award

There were only eight of them, but to Sandra Shelton, their presence was immeasurable. It was the early 1990s, and Shelton was three years... read more

Marketing Program Embraces Big Data Trends

Marketing Program Embraces Big Data Trends

For years, the goal of marketing has been for marketers to gain an understanding of their audience so they can provide products and services... read more

DePaul Alumnus Scores Finance Success Using Teamwork

DePaul Alumnus Scores Finance Success Using Teamwork

Malik Murray (BUS '96 MBA '04) personifies the DePaul MBA experience. Murray, a vice president at Ariel Investments, works with a... read more

DePaul Launches New Graduate Business Programs

DePaul Launches New Graduate Business Programs

The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business is introducing a slate of new program offerings this fall and winter to provide pathways for... read more

Business Partners Enrich Sales Program

Business Partners Enrich Sales Program

DePaul University's Sales Leadership Program crafts its curriculum to unite the interests of businesses and students, allowing both... read more

Arditti Center Names Executive Director

Arditti Center Names Executive Director

Thomas Edwalds, an actuary with 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, has been named the executive director of the Arditti... read more

Leadership Lessons

Leadership Lessons

Just a few months ago, Monae Miller had no idea how to budget her money. The teenager from the West Side of Chicago wasn't very good at... read more

Real-World Focus Elevates Sports Management Program

Real-World Focus Elevates Sports Management Program

In the 1980s, only three higher education institutions had sports management programs in the United States. Flash forward through a... read more

DePaul's Evening Cohort MBA Breaks New Ground

DePaul's Evening Cohort MBA Breaks New Ground

In the business world, building relationships is key to success. Many aspiring executives, entrepreneurs and others foster those... read more

Ledger & Quill Professor Teaches Risk Strategy

Ledger & Quill Professor Teaches Risk Strategy

Walk into Professor Mark Frigo's office and it is not unusual to see photos from his martial arts school, books on the philosophy of... read more

Students Apply Sales Skills to Fundraising

Students Apply Sales Skills to Fundraising

A culture of giving back is built into DePaul University's mission. In one marketing class at the Driehaus College of Business, that... read more

New Graduate Business Scholarships Offered

New Graduate Business Scholarships Offered

DePaul University is launching new scholarships that will make earning a degree from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business even more... read more

Cultural Exchange Builds DePaul's Bridge to China

Cultural Exchange Builds DePaul's Bridge to China

Coco Shan is your typical 20-something student attending DePaul University. She loves watching "Gossip Girl" and the "Vampire... read more

Double Demon Alumni Scholarship Expands

Double Demon Alumni Scholarship Expands

A scholarship that allows DePaul University alumni to return to school and enjoy discounted tuition for a master's degree or certificate... read more

DePaul Competition Teaches Money Manager Skills

DePaul Competition Teaches Money Manager Skills

DePaul University business student Monika Jones' curiosity about the world of finance began with an unusual gift she received on her... read more

Economics Degree Becomes Pathway to Marketplace

Economics Degree Becomes Pathway to Marketplace

Aksh Gupta hunches over the latest sales report for his startup, Occasion, an online booking agency. Gupta seems oblivious to the constant... read more

DePaul Sales Program Closes the Deal on Success

DePaul Sales Program Closes the Deal on Success

Executive-in-Residence Daniel Strunk was one of four people recruited a decade ago by Marketing Chair Sue Fogel to create what has become... read more

What We Learned from Warren Buffett

What We Learned from Warren Buffett

Meeting Warren Buffett was a "bucket list" item that hadn't even made it to my list because it seemed so farfetched.... read more

Financier Warren Buffett Shares Wisdom with Students

Financier Warren Buffett Shares Wisdom with Students

Twenty DePaul graduate business students had an opportunity to ask the "Oracle of Omaha" Warren Buffett questions about careers,... read more

New Fellow is Expert in Supply Chain Management

New Fellow is Expert in Supply Chain Management

The Wall Street Journal recently named supply chain management as one of the hottest career fields for business graduates. Professor Bin... read more

Hospitality student uses leadership skills to snag White House internship

Hospitality student uses leadership skills to snag White House internship

As a little girl enamored by the spectacle and pageantry of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Lindsay Ford never dreamed her... read more

Undergrad Business Program Rises in Bloomberg Businessweek's Rankings

Undergrad Business Program Rises in Bloomberg Businessweek's Rankings

DePaul University's Driehaus College of Business rose seven places to No. 60 in Bloomberg Businesweek's national rankings of... read more