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DePaul Athletic Development Staff

Thad Dohrn tdohrn@depaul.edu Lemone Lampley llampley1@depaul.edu Marge Mazik mmazik@depaul.edu Mario Stula mstula1@depaul.eduMolly Creek mcreek@depaul.edu

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Phone: 773-325-7240

DePaul University softball fans are invited to make a gift to support this once in a lifetime opportunity for student-athletes. To contribute, select fund for softball on enclosed gift card. Aug 09, Friday DepartureCheck in for the overnight flight to Paris, France!Aug 10, Saturday, ParisBonjour and welcome to Paris! After passport control, proceed to the baggage claim area and continue to the Arrival Hall. Our Paris-based local guide will meet the group and direct us to the waiting motorcoach for our drive into Paris. Our guide will point out some of the landmarks in Paris but we’ll travel directly to our hotel located near the Eiffel Tower. Our rooms have been booked for early check- in so that we have time to rest and freshen up. Aug 11, Sunday, ParisThis morning, with Father Udovic as our guide, we’ll go directly to the area of Paris known as Ile de la Cité. For those who wish to, there will be an opportunity to attend Mass in mag-nificent Notre- Dame Cathedral. The Cathedral will be celebrating its 850th anniversary and Jubilee year from December 12, 2012 through November 24, 2013. Aug 12, Monday, ParisA fascinating day is in store for us as Father Udovic gives us a tour of some of the Vin-centian sites in Paris. We will begin our day visiting the Vincentian motherhouse on rue de Sèvres. Highlights of this visit will include the magnificent chapel with its reliquary containing St. Vincent’s remains, and the accompanying Vincentian Museum.

Aug 13, Tuesday Folleville, AmsterdamAfter breakfast, meet our driver who will be with the group for the remainder of the tour. Traveling outside of Paris, with Father Udovic as our guide, a morning visit is planned in Folleville. The Congregation of the Mission had its origins in a sermon given by St. Vincent in the parish church at Folleville.

Aug 14, Wednesday, AmsterdamDuring the next four days, we’ll see many of the sites in and around Amsterdam as we travel to and from our practice and games. This morning, we’ll begin with a reserved visit to the Anne Frank House. Everyone who has read the Diary of Anne Frank will be familiar with the story of the young Jewish girl and her family who hid from the Nazis during World War II. Aug 15, Thursday, AmsterdamA doubleheader is scheduled for today. Father Udovic will say good-bye to the group after the game or at dinner16, Friday, AmsterdamOur final game scheduled for today. Depending on the time and location of our game, we might have an opportunity to visit one of the picturesque towns near Amsterdam.Aug 17, Saturday, AmsterdamNow that our games are over, we’ll have an opportunity to explore Amsterdam. We’ll begin with a cruise. As we travel down narrow canals and under bridges, we’ll get a different view than you do on foot. If you are interested in art, you might want to visit the Van Gogh Museum. Aug 18, Sunday ReturnAfter breakfast, transfer to the airport for the return flight to Chicago.

For information, contact:Kathryn StatzAssociate Athletic Director for Varsity SportsOffice Tel: 773-325-7502 • e-mail: kstatz@depaul.edu

For their dedication to educating and enriching the lives of young women and men in Chicago, DePaul University’s Monsignor Kenneth J. Velo and alumnus Thomas Kleinschmidt were honored May 6 at an “Inspiration Celebration” by the board of directors and friends of Gordon Tech College Prep.

Velo, senior executive for DePaul’s Office of Catholic Collaboration and co-chair of the Big Shoulders Fund, is “a man who loves Chicago and all the people in Chicago,” said Trisha Rooney Alden, who co-chaired the event with Christopher Valenti.

In accepting the award, Velo looked back and acknowledged the years of service by the Resurrectionists and the wonderful faculty at Gordon Tech.

“As we look forward, we see a new beginning. I am humbled by all the work that goes on here … and we look forward to amazing things,” Velo said.

Kleinschmidt played professional basketball after being a standout player at Gordon Tech and later Conference Player of the Year at DePaul. He is now a teacher and head basketball coach at Gordon.

“But basketball player no longer defines Tom Kleinschmidt,” said Jean Lenti Ponsetto, DePaul’s athletic director. “Today, he is inspirational, motivating, encouraging, guiding and directing. (He is) back home at Gordon to create an educated and passionate and just world — one student at a time.”

In accepting the award, Kleinschmidt talked about the friends he made and lessons he learned as a basketball player and coach, and his new fulfilling role as a teacher. Among those who inspired him were the “great teachers, coaches and crowds.”

Among the estimated 300 Gordon Tech alumni and supporters at the Inspira-tion Celebration was Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

“I wanted to be here because of the mission of Gordon Tech and DePaul University; what you guys do to make sure our children have a better, stronger future. Your partnership is so important,” Emanuel said.

In October, DePaul announced it was teaming up with Gordon Tech to provide a strong school of choice for Chicago’s North Side, an area of the city that wanted a viable Catholic high school option. The collaboration was designed to build upon Gordon Tech’s recent enrollment growth and put the coed college preparatory institution on par with the Chicago area’s other top-tier Catholic high schools.

“This is a school of spectacular history,” noted the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschnei-der, C.M., DePaul’s president. He was called upon at the Inspiration Celebra-tion to share highlights of what has occurred during this strategic planning year between the two schools.

Among the items Holtschneider noted were:

DePaul assisted the Gordon Tech board with the selection of Jim Quaid

as the new principal who along with Kelly Jones, the board president, “make a powerful team for the school.” On May 19, Gordon Tech’s graduation will take place at the St. Vincent de Paul Church in Lincoln Park. On Aug. 12, Gordon Tech students will kick off the school year on DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus where they will spend their first day of school. To help integrate re-search into the curriculum, all Gordon Tech students, faculty and staff now have access to the Richardson Library. The College of Computing and Digital Media is helping develop a technol-ogy program. “You may note that our computer science school provides 45 percent of Chicago’s computer science degrees.” DePaul’s Theatre School is making curriculum recommendations. “Gordon Tech has an excellent woodshop and The Theatre School is working with them to develop ideas for a set design program.” The School of Music, whose Jazz Quartet played at the event, is helping to create an education program to bring music back to the school. The College of Education is reviewing Gordon’s counseling and profes-sional development programs and will provide a set of recommendations.

“We are thrilled to be working together in so many different capacities. I’m certain we will find more,” Holtschneider said.

“The reason why for all of us this is a core belief is not only that Chicago needs to have a strong, vital high school on the North Side, which Gordon Tech represents and I think our partnership can grow ever more, but the Catholic church itself needs to be strengthened by those who have gone through Catholic education,” Holtschneider said. “It is our great honor to be part of this project that educates young people and their futures.”

The Gordon Tech board of directors, chaired by Dia Weil, who also is a DePaul trustee, provided a number of facts and statistics at the event. Cur-rently, Gordon Tech has a 99 percent graduation rate and 99 percent college acceptance rate. Its students are a diverse group, coming from more than 42 different zip codes and 15 different countries.

This year alone, Gordon Tech seniors have qualified for $1.3 million in college scholarships and have been accepted into a variety of universities including: University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bradley, Loyola, Marquette, University of Iowa, Northwestern, and, of course, DePaul.

Gordon Tech Honors DePaul’s Monsignor Velo and KleinschmidtFormer Blue Demon basketball player, Thomas Kleinschmidt, is a teacher and head basketball coach at Gordon Tech College Prep, where he was honored May 6 at an Inspiration Celebration. (Photo by Carol Hughes)CHICAGO--(ENEWSPF)--May 9, 2013

GET YOUR DAILY DOSE OF THE BLUE DEMONS WITH THE DAILY DEMONDePaul fans can get their compilation of Blue Demon news every morning at 8:30 through The Daily Demon. Get your updates with your morning cup of coffee. The Daily Demon features Today in Blue Demon History, sports updates from the previous day, Letterwinners Links and more. To subscribe, email development graduate assistant Jules Lloyd at Jlloyd1@depaul.edu or on FACEBOOK at The Daily Demon.

May 10, 2013To become a member of Champions Club make a gift Click Here or Call Marge Mazik at 773-325-7240Today In Blue Demon History:On May 10, 2005, two-time All-American, and DePaul recordholder in the hammer throw, Carey Ryan was one of 10 named to the All-Decade team. Ryan was a three-time champion in the hammer throw and is the only student-athlete in C-USA Championship history to eclipse the 60-meter mark in the hammer throw. He placed third in the hammer at the 2002 NCAA Championships and finished sixth at the NCAA meet in 2001. He just missed winning the hammer throw in all four years at DePaul as he placed second in the event at the 1999 C-USA Outdoor Championship.

Sports Reports:Softball: Kirsten Verdun did not realize she had not given up a hit with one out in the sixth inning Thursday. All the DePaul junior knew was that she had to protect a narrow lead in the Blue Demons’ 1-0 victory over Georgetown in the opener of the BIG EAST Championship tournament at USF. DePaul (32-20) advances to the 3 p.m. semifinal game on Friday against No. 1-seed Notre Dame (42-12) who beat No. 8-seed Seton Hall 6-0.

Track & Field: DePaul will take its best shot in track and field’s “last-chance weekend” hoping to qualify student-athletes for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in two weeks. The Blue Demon hurdlers, sprinters, 800-meter man Chris Miedema and high jumper Durrell McDonald will head to Atlanta and compete in the Georgia Tech Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The throwers will be in Louisville, Ky. on Friday for the Louisville Twilight meet.

Men’s Golf: DePaul senior golfer John Pavelko became just the second DePaul golfer to earn BIG EAST All-Confer-ence honors, as announced the league office on Thursday. Pavelko earned all-conference honors after finishing in a tie for seventh place at the Conference Championship on April 30.

Women’s Volleyball: With its 2013 spring schedule exhausted, DePaul volleyball spent Wednesday afternoon soaking up some sun and hosting a triples tournament to close out the annual Spring Challenge at North Avenue Beach. In a battle between “Red” and “Blue,” the “Blue” team came out on top with freshman Abbie Fleener winning the individual title.

MAY IS SCHOLARSHIP MONTH! After a rousing success in last year’s Blue Demon Scholarship Challenge, DePaul Athletic De-velopment has designated May as scholarship month for 2013. As part of the Blue Demon Scholarship Challenge, the DePaul’s athletic programs will compete for a chance for departmental awards for their scholarship accounts. Last year, because of great support from alumni, family and friends, the Inaugural Scholarship Challenge garnered a total of 151 scholarship gifts, totaling more than $38,000.

There will be three ways to win: 1) Award for most gifts to a sport’s scholarship fund(s) (gifts of $100 or more), 2) Largest amount of total gifts to a sport’s scholarship fund(s), and 3) Largest percentage of alumni who make a gift to a scholarship fund(s) (gifts of $100 or more). The program that wins each award will receive $1500 for their scholarship funds from the revenue generated by DePaul’s on-line auctions throughout 2012-13. (The Scholarship Challenge only counts Scholarship gifts that are made between May 1 and May 31.)

We need all the support this year to make Scholarship Month another success! Give a gift to your favorite DePaul sport by click-ing the corresponding scholarship from the drop down box on our website. If your sport does not have a specific scholarship you can donate to the sport itself. We thank you in advance for all your generous donations. Together we can

To donate: To make a gift or for more information call Marge Mazik at 773-325-7240.

To make a gift online click here: https://alumni.depaul.edu/give/GivingForm.aspx?type=ATHL&appeal_code=AOG13

Upcoming Events

May 22Alumni & Friends Reception in Oak Forest, Ill.Time: 6 p.m.Link http://alumni.depaul.edu/events/EventDetail.aspx?event_id=1711

May 29Annual DePaul Symphony Orchestra Spring ConcertTime: 8 p.m.Link http://alumni.depaul.edu/events/EventDetail.aspx?event_id=1699

May 14Alumni Book Club: “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott FitzgeraldTime: 6 p.m.Link http://alumni.depaul.edu/events/EventDetail.aspx?event_id=1693

May 15Annual Young Alumni Etiquette DinnerTime: 6 p.m.Link http://alumni.depaul.edu/events/EventDetail.aspx?event_id=1713

May 18Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets Rooftop OutingTime: 11:05 a.m.Link http://alumni.depaul.edu/events/EventDetail.aspx?event_id=1659

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MANY DREAMS. ONE MISSION. - THE CAMPAIGN FOR DEPAUL UNIVERSITYThe Many Dreams, One Mission Campaign for DePaul University is an historic initiative undertaken in support of one of America’s great universities. It will ensure that DePaul continues to deliver on our founding promise: an excellent education for any talented student who seeks it.

The Campaign supports dreams. Students come to DePaul from across the country and around the world. Their dreams are many and varied, individual to each, as our students come from all stations in life. Many are the first in their family to attend college.

The realization of their dreams gives rise to new dreams and strong communities.The Campaign sup-ports DePaul’s mission, a mission which blends opportunity and excellence, inquiry and discovery, ser-vice to the individual and benefit to the larger community. It is manifested in the work that goes on here every day, in libraries, classrooms, laboratories, practice rooms and on the stage in hours of solitude and moments of connection

ATHLETICS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SURPASSES $10 MILLION MARKAthletics provides an avenue of opportunity for students at DePaul. Athletics also helps build community and enhance DePaul’s reputation locally and nationally. As part of DePaul’s Many Dreams. One Mission. Campaign, Athletics is charged with raising $14 million. Strategically, goals have been set to raise the gifts to support scholarship endowment, facility improvements and programmatic sup-port. As of March 15, DePaul Athletics had raised nearly 10.2 million dollarsINSURE OPPORTUNITY FOR TOMORROW, TODAY THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTSDePaul Athletics fundraising efforts have focused on endowing scholarship and programming needs. Annually athletics spends nearly $5 million on scholarship expenses for its more than 200 student-athletes. By endowing scholarships, DePaul Athletics has the opportunity to enhance scholarships in some sports and redistribute available funding to maximize the department’s resources.A named scholarship requires a gift of $50,000. All gifts can be made in pledges over five years. Planned giving opportunities are also available. For more information, call Thad Dohrn at 773-325-7240.

WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEPHONEYou can make your gift by phone to Development Associate Marge Mazik at773-325-7240. We accept MasterCard, American Express, VISA and Discover.

MAILMake your check payable to DePaul University, and send your gift to:DePaul UniversityOffice of Development1 East Jackson Blvd.Chicago, IL 60604-2287

ONLINEUse our secure online form to make a credit card gift or pledge.CLICK HERE

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO GIVEDePaul University offers other ways to give, includ-ing: electronic funds transfers, recurringcredit card charges and stock transfers. For more information, call Mark Burns, 312-362-5651.