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DePaul cancels commencement, petition surfaces to postpone ceremony instead

DePaul cancels commencement, petition surfaces to postpone ceremony instead

Ella Lee, Print Managing Editor March 27, 2020

Traditional in-person graduation ceremonies will not be held this May or June, DePaul announced Friday in an email. Instead, the university is planning a “series of virtual ceremonies.” The decision...

FILE- In this May 5, 2018, file photo, students attend the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio. Colleges across the U.S. have begun cancelling and curtailing spring graduation events amid fears that the new coronavirus will not have subsided before the stretch of April and May when schools typically invite thousands of visitors to campus to honor graduating seniors.

Some US colleges cancel, postpone graduation over virus

Associated Press March 13, 2020

BOSTON (AP) — Colleges across the U.S. have begun canceling and curtailing graduation amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic will stretch into spring. Some are exploring “virtual" alternatives,...

President Esteban congratulates graduates of the law school as they step forward to earn their diploma. Commencement was at the McCormick Grand Ballroom instead of Wintrust Arena.

The search for student commencement speakers

Erica Carbajal April 8, 2019

The deadline for DePaul commencement speaker applications is April 12, but at a university with a large student body, how are student speakers chosen and what does it take to give an address at commencement? Students...

2019 commencement plans to change ticketing, regalia

2019 commencement plans to change ticketing, regalia

Evan Sully October 15, 2018

The majority of students graduating from DePaul in May and June 2019 will only receive six free, general admission tickets for their guests of choice to the commencement ceremonies at the Wintrust Area...

Episode 23: Graduates gouged

Episode 23: Graduates gouged

Cody Corrall, Multimedia Editor May 16, 2018

After the switch from Allstate to Wintrust Arena, the Office of University Events is facing an unprecedented response to this year's commencement ceremonies. Downgrading from Allstate's 18,500 seat...

Graduation gouging: Lack of commencement tickets means high prices for students

Graduation gouging: Lack of commencement tickets means high prices for students

Emma Oxnevad and Jonthan Ballew May 14, 2018

The hottest ticket in town isn’t a Hamilton show or a trip to Wrigley Field; it’s a DePaul graduation ticket. Due to a lack of seating at Wintrust Arena, students are selling their free tickets for...

Senior advisors, some helpful advice we wish we'd have gotten as freshmen

Senior advisors, some helpful advice we wish we’d have gotten as freshmen

Matt Koske September 11, 2017

The first week on campus may seem like a walk in the park. Throughout your academic pursuits, there will definitely be times where the overload of schoolwork will come crashing down or your roommate burns...

DePaul seniors face graduate school question

DePaul seniors face graduate school question

Maria Garcia June 9, 2015

As DePaul’s seniors wrap up their final undergraduate moments, some students are excited to start their first entry-level jobs, some are looking forward to traveling for a couple years, and some are...

Christine Roberts practices during opera choral rehearsal April 15. Oftentime, voice students wait before beginning graduate school because the voice takes years to mature to its full potential. (Kirsten Onsgard / The DePaulia)

Composing the future: The journeys of three DePaul musicians as they prepare for graduation (Part Two)

Kirsten Onsgard April 19, 2015

This is the second in a three-part series following three seniors in the School of Music. Part one was published Feb. 2. For seniors, there’s often one question that begins well intentioned but ends...

(Carolyn Duff / The DePaulia)

Switching gears: Buying a car a gateway into adulthood

Maria Garcia April 19, 2015

With graduation approaching, some students are in the process of purchasing their own graduation gift: a new car, reliable enough to get them to their first handful of job interviews this summer. Anakaren...

Richard Edelman, who will speak at the College of Communication commencement ceremony, speaks at the 2011 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Switzerland. (Wikimedia Commons)

DePaul announces 2015 commencement speakers

Brenden Moore April 1, 2015

A humanitarian activist, public relations executive and pianist were among the list of dignitaries who will speak at 2015 commencement, the university revealed Tuesday. Cherif Bassiouni, an...

Graduation flowers at DePaul made possible by Flowers for Dreams

Zhangli Bu November 16, 2014

College graduations are often accompanied by caps, gowns and diplomas. But at DePaul University, there was more than people could have expected. At its 2014 Commencement ceremony, for the third year...

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