Tag: DePaul Alumni

Open Door Series: Kathleen Rooney, DePaul alum Andrea Rehani

On By depaulundergroundIn Alumni News, Department News, Faculty News, Get Connected with DePaul English, Off-Campus, Poetry

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The Open Door series presents work from Chicago’s new and emerging poets and highlights the area’s outstanding writing programs. Each hour-long event features readings by two Chicagoland writing program instructors and two of their current or recent students. November’s Open Door Reading presents Chicago State University’s Kelly Norman Ellis and her student April Gibson along with DePaul University’s Kathleen Rooney and her student Andrea Rehani.

Tuesday, November 21st at 7:00 PM
The Poetry Foundation
61 W. Superior

Learn more!

ASK Social: I was the first!

On By depaulundergroundIn Get Connected with DePaul English, Resources

Are you a first-generation college student?

You have unique gifts and challenges. Hear from our alumni how they made it work for them on

Wednesday, October 19, 12-1 PM
DePaul Club
1 E. Jackson Blvd., 11th floor
Chicago, IL 60604

Come hear success stories from DePaul alumni who were the first in their families to graduate from college. There will be free food and time to have easy group discussions

Seating is limited – register today!

About 1/3 of DePaul students are first generation college students. About 1/3 of our ASK alumni volunteers are also first generation college graduates.

ASK Networking Event: Coffee & Chill on Tuesday, February 17th

On By depaulundergroundIn Get Connected with DePaul English, Uncategorized

The ASK (Alumni Sharing Knowledge) network at DePaul welcomes all LAS students to a social event called Coffee & Chill that will take place Wednesday, February 17th, in Arts & Letters Hall Rm 102. The ASK network is a great resource that makes alumni mentors available to students in order to share their experiences, career trajectories, and other useful knowledge. Speaking with people who have liberal arts degrees is a great way to understand the wealth of possibilities available to LAS students!

Coffee & Chill is a relaxed, casual event that is meant to help students become familiar with ASK and ASK mentors. There will be coffee and refreshments. All LAS students are welcome!

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Visiting Writers Series Welcomes DePaul MAWP Alum Jessica Chiarella Reading from Debut Novel “And Again”

On By depaulundergroundIn Alumni News, Get Connected with DePaul English, Literature, Uncategorized, Visiting Writer

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Exciting news this month for the DePaul English community: MAWP alumna Jessica Chiarella‘s debut novel, And Again, was published last week by Simon & Schuster. Chiarella is a native of Vernon Hills, IL and is currently in the creative writing MFA program at the University of California, Riverside.

The Chicago Tribune published an article last week in which Printers Row reporter Jeremy Mikula mentions that the first draft of the novel was written for Prof. Johns Trissler’s novel-writing class.

And Again explores the lives of four terminally ill medical patients who undergo an experimental medical procedure that erases their former ailments and illnesses. Check out the Kirkus Review of the novel here.

The DePaul Visiting Writers Series welcomes Chiarella for a reading at the Richardson Library next week. The event will take place Tuesday, January 26 at 6pm in Richardson 150.

 

ASK Alumni Panel: Post-Military Professional Careers (10/23/14)

On By depaulundergroundIn Get Connected with DePaul English

DePaul Alumni Panel: Post-Military Professional Careers
       Thursday, October 23, 2014
       5:00pm – 6:00pm
       Loop campus, DePaul Center 8th Floor, Room 8011

DePaul’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs has teamed up with Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) and the Office of Alumni Relations to host a career panel of alumni who are veterans.  Guest professionals will discuss their career paths and share tips on how to market transferable skills from military service.  Meet the speakers for open networking before and after the panel.  Open to DePaul students who are veterans.

Questions about our events? Contact us at ask@depaul.edu, (312) 362-8281.