ALUMNI

IMPACT REPORT 2015-16

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Dear Alumni, In the following pages, we hope to offer you a glimpse into the many different ways the DePaul University alumni community—your community—has made an impact and strengthened traditions at DePaul over the last fiscal year (July 1-June 30). From engaging with us on social media to “living the mission” through community service, from broadening your networks at alumni events to supporting current students by making gifts, there are hundreds of ways alumni continue to stay connected with DePaul. We hope that you enjoy this look back at the last year and that you’re as excited as we are for the future! Sincerely, Your Alumni Outreach and Engagement Team

ALUMNI STATISTICS

6,500+

176,000 +

NEW ALUMNI W E LCO M E D I N 2016

TOTA L A L U M N I I N T H E D E PA U L CO M M U N I T Y

4,017

ALUMNI EVENT ATTENDEES

ALUMNI CHECKLIST There are many ways to stay connected to DePaul after you graduate. Find out if you’re hitting the mark.

13,000+

8,562 A L UMNI D ONORS

A L U M N I F O L LOW E R S O N SOCIAL MEDIA

1,850+

337

A L UMNI S E RVIC E HOURS W ITH D e PA UL PRO JE CTS

A L U M N I C E N T E R V I S I TO R S

I lend my time to DePaul as a volunteer.

I foster professional connections within the DePaul network.

I stay in touch by updating my contact info and following @depaulalumni on social media.

I support DePaul by making my annual gift.

I show my pride by wearing DePaul gear.

I attend alumni events every year.

I celebrate Alumni Weekend, Blue Demon Week and Vincentian Service Day.

I love DePaul!

ALUMNI WEEKEND Alumni Weekend is for all alumni to come together as one DePaul community, show pride, reminisce with old friends and make new connections.

THE REUNION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

593 GIFTS

Scholarship is a great way for alumni to support the students

COLLEGE OF LAW 50TH REUNION

footsteps.

AVERAGE GIFT AM O U N T

ALUMNI

The Reunion Endowed

who are following in their

$132

$78,211

TOTA L A L U M N I S U P P O RT

C LA S S OF 1965

ALUMNI WEEKEND RECEPTION

25TH REUNION DINNER CLASS OF 1990

FRIDAY LUNCH

SATURDAY DAY

FRIDAY NIGHT

50 YEAR REUNION LUNCHEON CLASS OF 1965

SUNDAY

SATURDAY NIGHT

FALL FAMILY HARVEST

ALUMNI & FAMILY WEEKEND BRUNCH

REGISTER TODAY!

BLUE DEMON WEEK Blue Demon Week is a week-long tradition for alumni, students, faculty and staff to show their DePaul pride.

B L U E D E M O N C H A L L E N G E R E S U LT S

672 DONORS

TUESDAY

Blue Demon Week kicks off.

HOURS HOURS

52,000 DOLLARS RAISED

SATURDAY

THURSDAY

Faculty and staff alumni breakfast in the Loop.

MONDAY

24

At nationwide game watches, alumni cheer on the men’s basketball team.

Blue Demon Challenge

WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

SUNDAY

Faculty and staff alumni lunch in Lincoln Park.

Blue Demon Challenge: We did it!

Alumni gather to cheer on the women’s basketball team.

ALUMNI SOCIAL MEDIA DEMON DARLINGS

M E R E D I T H D E R R ( C D M ’12 )

C I N DY VO LA N T E ( C S H '79 ) A N D

PaT R I C I A S A LAZA R ( E D U ’97, M E D ’03 )

A N D J J B A K K E N ( C D M ’12 )

F RA N K VO LA N T E ( B U S '77 )

A N D RAY S A LAZA R ( E D U ’95, M A ’03 )

Around Valentine’s Day each year, DePaul couples, lovingly referred to as Demon Darlings, share their stories.

BEING VINCENTIAN Each month, a member of the DePaul community shares what the Vincentian mission means to them.

“In 1975,

“We have

I was a

15 years of

freshman

marriage

and I

under our

purchased

belts, master’s

two season

degrees

“We got engaged on January 17,

tickets for basketball games… I ended

2015 (our six-year anniversary)

up sitting next to a junior and we

and we are the proud parents of two

and will be married in the fall of

started talking… One conversation led

beautiful children. We will forever be

2016. We’re so thankful DePaul

to another, and we never looked back.

#demondarlings.”

brought us together!”

We’ll be married 35 years this August!”

from DePaul

Being Vincentian is being an attentive, compassionate, caring responder to the needs of others; humbly offering hope and practical, respectful service that not only meets an immediate need, but that will enhance their sense of human dignity and a feeling of being part of the community.

- Father William Piletic, C.M., Advancement Chaplain

Being Vincentian calls us to tune our eyes, ears and minds to the world, making connections that combine knowledge and service for a better tomorrow.

- Annie Miskewitch (LAS ’00, MA ’03)

ALUMNI TAG @ D e PAULALUMNI Alumni share their love of DePaul on social media. Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and tag @depaulalumni when posting your DePaul photos.

D E PAUL STUDENTS TODAY DePaul students are continuing the legacy left by the thousands of alumni who came before them, carrying DePaul’s unique brand of service-oriented learning with them into diverse and impactful careers.

TOTA L E N RO L L M E N T

23,539

1 3 OUT OF

86%

UNDERGRADUATES ARE FIRST- GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS

FINANCIAL AID RECIPIENTS

4,500

STUDENTS BECOME WORLD - READY THROUGH INTERNSHIPS

7,575 15,961 GRADUATE

67% I N - S TAT E

UNDERGRADUATE

518,848 STUDENT VOLUNTEER HOURS COMPLETED LAST YEAR

50

S TAT E S REPRESENTED

RO B E RT N E L S O N

350+

C M N ’16

35%

“My DePaul education challenged me to become a bigger thinker. I was encouraged to make mistakes and only reprimanded when I failed to learn from them. As a new grad, I’ve learned that DePaul alumni have a certain spirit to them; our school sends you into the world ready to make a mark.”

STUDE NT O RGANIZATIO NS

87

COUNTRIES

REPRESENTED

STUDENTS OF COLOR

CLASS LEGACY GIFT Each year, the graduating class joins together by making gifts to the Legacy Fund which supports scholarships.

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500

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Alumni making gifts

2000

I made my first gift as a DePaul graduate to the Class Legacy Gift because I wanted to be part of the tradition that helped make my DePaul experience so meaningful. – Cara, CMN ’16

1,899 2016 D O N O R S

29% 29% PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION

20,163 2016 $ RA I S E D

ALUMNI GIVING Gifts from alumni are put to use to help every student every day. Each fiscal year (July 1-June 30), gifts of every amount from thousands of alumni make an immediate and lasting impact, helping ensure that DePaul can continue to invest in its extraordinary students and faculty.

Student scholarships

WHAT CAN I SUPPORT? It’s up to you to decide how DePaul will put your gift to use. With hundreds of areas at DePaul worthy of your support, there’s a home for your gift no matter what you’re passionate about.

RAV I H A N S RA ( E D U ’02, E d D ’10)

student access and

Your college or school fund

opportunity

Institute of Global Homelessness

academic

Service immersion trips

excellence

Student Emergency Fund

service and mission

Steans Center for Community-Based Learning & Community Service Studies

Academic Research

I G I V E B E CAU SE... Giving back is a result of acknowledging that we are all vulnerable. It is a function of understanding that I have achieved nothing alone. My legacy exists on the shoulders of countless others who have supported me in my life; thus, I give to support others on their own journeys.

“

BECAUSE YOU GIVE... students have the

chance to carry on the DePaul tradition of

service-based learning

8,562 $9,197,853 RAISING

ALUMNI

SUPPORTED D E PAUL

4,383

gives back.

T H RO U G H A N N U A L G I V I N G I N F Y16

OF DONORS

G AV E $100 O R L E S S

TM

OF D E PAUL’S LOYALTY G I V I N G S O C I E TY

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24

187

HOURS

1,581

56%

ALUMNI MEMBERS

and be part of a

community that truly

AND

ALUMNI MADE THEIR FIRST-EVER GIFTS TO D E PAUL IN FY16

DONORS

$22 ,922

RAISED ON GIVING T U E S D AY

TO P T H R E E A R E A S S U P P O RT E D

KY LA PAT T E R S O N ( LA S ’17)

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

FUND FOR D E PAUL

VOLUNTEER & SERVICE

78

S E RV I C E P RO J E C T S

VINCENTIAN SERVICE DAY

From making cards for kids to helping out on an urban farm, alumni across the country came together to give back on Vincentian Service Day, May 7, 2016. At 12 sites in cities like Chicago, New York, Washinton, D.C. and Seattle, alumni lived out DePaul’s Vincentian mission by volunteering their time and celebrating in the spirit of service.

REYNA GRIFFIN B U S ’08 "I volunteer because I have seen the good that comes from our gathering together, both for the communities we serve in and for our DePaul community. Volunteering allows me to share my talents with others and allows for growth, both spiritually and personally."

974 + ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS

WANT TO GET INVOLVED AT D e PAUL? CHECK OUT THE MANY WAYS YOU CAN HELP AND LEARN MORE AT ALUMNI.D e PAUL.EDU/VOLUNTEER.

D E PAUL PRIDE Across the country and around the world, alumni are proud to represent DePaul.

ALEXIS GORDON ( BUS '14) AND D e PAUL STUDENT SPENCER GORDON IN PISA, ITALY

P ETER H EI D ENBERG ER ( BUS ‘15) I N D UBROV NI K, C ROATI A

JIM PATTERSON ( BUS '78) AND HIS DAUGHTER MARY PATTERSON ( LAS '10) TOURED THE APOSTLE ISLANDS IN WISCONSIN

CARL OLLERER ( SNL '88) AT THE SCHONBRUNN PALACE IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA

H I LA RY E I C H I E ( C SH M S '12) I N LAG O S, NI G ERI A

VALERIE RUIZ ( CMN '09) AND FRIENDS IN MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA

TINA VERRILLI ( C SH '14) IN SENEGAL

WA N T TO S H A R E YO U R D E PA U L S P I R I T? S E N D A H I G H - R E S O L U T I O N P H OTO O F YO U I N YO U R D E PA U L G E A R TO D PA L U M N I @ D e PA U L.E D U A N D I N C L U D E YO U R N A M E, G RA D U AT I O N Y E A R A N D T H E LO CAT I O N A NTHO NY AREN A ( CSH '05, MS '07) W I T H HIS MO M O N T H E HAWAIIAN IS LAN D O KAUAI

W H E R E T H E P H OTO WA S TA K E N. DI N A M I G A LA ( EDU '08) AT TH E C L I F F S O F M O H ER I N CO UNTY C LA RE, I RELA ND

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