IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 527
Honoring the centennial of the founding of DePaul University in Chicago,
Illinois.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 10, 1998
Mr. BLAGOJEVICH submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce
RESOLUTION
Honoring the centennial of the founding of DePaul
University in Chicago, Illinois.
Whereas 1998 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding
of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, which is the
second-largest Catholic university in the Nation with over
17,000 students;
Whereas DePaul University was originally founded by the
Vincentian Fathers to teach immigrants who were other-
wise denied access to a college education, and has been
guided for the past 100 years by the mission to foster in
higher education a deep respect for the God-given dignity
of all persons and to instill in educated persons a dedica-
tion to the service of others;
Whereas DePaul University has matured into a major re-
gional resource that drives the Illinois economy at many
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levels and with over 65,000 alumni who live and work in
Illinois, DePaul graduates are prominent in the State’s
business community, the law profession and the judicial
system, the educational institutions of the State, and
music and theatre;
Whereas DePaul University is nationally recognized for the
diversity of its faculty and student population as the Uni-
versity enrolls the largest combined number of African-
American and Latino students of any private college or
university in Illinois;
Whereas DePaul University has distinguished itself in such
fields as education, business, performance art, tele-
communications, and law;
Whereas the School of Education has provided the Chicago
metropolitan area with many of its elementary and high
school teachers and has joined forces with the Chicago
Public School system to develop innovative educational
techniques;
Whereas DePaul University has a nationally ranked graduate
School of Business, which is one of the largest in the
United States, and a part-time MBA program that has
received national recognition as 1 of the top 10 programs
in the Nation for the past 4 years;
Whereas DePaul’s School of Music and Theatre School are
nationally recognized institutions;
Whereas DePaul’s School of Computer Science, Tele-
communication and Information Systems is the largest
graduate school of its kind in the United States;
Whereas the DePaul School of Law has produced many of
Chicago’s lawyers and jurists while obtaining an inter-
national reputation for its work in international human
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rights, and the International Criminal Justice and Weap-
ons Control Center of DePaul University is working in
support of the establishment of an International Criminal
Court;
Whereas the DePaul University School for New Learning is
widely recognized as a national model in alternative edu-
cation for working professionals; and
Whereas the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the larg-
est and oldest of DePaul’s colleges and provides the foun-
dation of an educational experience: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes the important educational con-
tributions that DePaul University has made to the
State of Illinois and the Nation; and
(2) congratulates the students, alumni, faculty,
and staff of DePaul University on the occasion of
the centennial anniversary of the founding of
DePaul University.
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