What do an American founding father, a Chinese revolutionary leader, an FBI director, an infamous lover, a pope, and a surrealist artist have in common? Ben Franklin, Mao Zedong, J. Edgar Hoover, Giacomo Casanova, Pope Pius XI, and Marcel Duchamp all worked as librarians. Ever wonder what it is like to work in a library?

A group of promising undergraduate and graduate scholars recently had the opportunity to find out by participating in a tour of DePaul’s John T. Richardson Library. DePaul hosted participants from LAMP, an organization dedicated to encouraging students from historically underrepresented populations to gain greater awareness of the library profession. 

Want to know how you can participate in your own tour of the library?

Tours of DePaul’s Richardson Library will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2009 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m as part of Family & Alumni Weekend. Join us as we explore unique resources and perhaps you will one day start your own revolution.

A self-guided library tour is also available on the library’s website.

Maintaining a high GPA while dividing time between the demands of Division I athletics and academics is no easy task. The library would like to recognize and congratulate DePaul’s student-athletes for their impressive achievements!

Honor Roll student-athlete Selma Salkovic and her women’s tennis team doubles partner Anna Redecsi were recognized this season as back-to-back BIG EAST Conference award winners. Teammate and Honor Roll student-athlete Dunja Antunovic received the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award for her commitment to academics, athletic achievement and community service.

Last season the BIG EAST recognized four of DePaul’s teams (women’s basketball, women’s cross country, men’s soccer and women’s tennis) for Team Academic Excellence Awards for the highest collective grade-point averages in each conference sport. Additionally, DePaul’s women’s basketball, women’s tennis and softball programs all earned honors from the NCAA for having multiyear Academic Performance Rate scores in the top 10 percent of all teams in their respective sports. All three programs were nationally ranked in their respective sports during the 2007-08 athletic year.

Congratulations to DePaul’s student-athletes!

BIG EAST All-Academic Selections

BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week