SPS Fall 2010 Newsletter

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C O L L E G E O F L I B E R A L A R T S & S C I E N C E S A N E W S L E T T E R F R O M T H E S C H O O L O F P U B L I C S E R V I C E

SPS founder leaves legacy of service, perseverance

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In late August, DePaul University mourned the loss—but also celebrated the extraordinary life—of Dominic

(Nick) Parisi, a longtime member of the DePaul

community and founder of what is now the School

of Public Service.

Parisi died August 21 of heart failure at the age of 93

in his Hyde Park home. He retired in 1987 after more than

30 years of teaching and serving as chair of DePaul’s

Department of Management. He is survived by his wife,

Helen, of 66 years.

Parisi, with a keen sense of humor and easy disposition,

was famous for never missing an opportunity to network

or make a deal, according to close friend and colleague,

SPS Director J. Patrick Murphy.

“He was a deal-maker all over Chicago and the Midwest,”he said. “That is still the way we operate today, with

an entrepreneurial spirit. We make deals all over the world

and that is part of his legacy.”

Life dealt Parisi blows that would have hindered most

people. He spent his childhood in orphanages after

his parents died when he was very young. Later in life,

he survived shrapnel wounds while serving in WWII,

earning him the Purple Heart. Adversity, however,

was never a stumbling block for Parisi. It was inspiration

to persevere and make a difference in the world.

“Nick was dedicated to service,” SPS Associate Director

Bill Calzaretta said. “He truly led through service and that

translated into success.”

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faculty Letter from the director:

J. Patrick Murphy

studentsStudent profile:

Aimee Ramirez

SPS student

representatives

alumniA mission to serve

study abroadDiscovering heritage

in the Emerald Isle

A new perspective

chaddick hay Series highlights

Chicago planners

Hay updates

eventsSPS Pub Night

SPS featured in

Chicago Tribune

Leading from

Within series

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Faculty, students represent SPS at international conference

The School of Public Service was well-represented at

the ninthconference of the International Society for

Third-Sector Research in Istanbul, Turkey, in July. The

distinguished group of approximately 700 participants

included eight SPS faculty, 16 students and two alumni—

the largest representation of a single university atthe conference.

The International Society for Third-Sector Research

(ISTR) is an organization committed to high quality

research and education in philanthropy and the nonprofit

sector. The association’s 2010 conference theme,

“Facing Crises: Challenges and Opportunities Confronting

the Third Sector and Civil Society,” sought to educate

attendees about the current global nonprofit environment.

The Third Sector Foundation of Turkey and Kadir Has

University hosted the event.

Professor Tamara Nezhina attended the conference with

several SPS colleagues who presented articles. She noted

that the school had considerable stock in the conference

with so many faculty and students in attendance.

“DePaul’s presence was noticeable and both students

and faculty were very interested in the topics presented,”

she said. “Our students attended many workshop

sessions and you could tell they were listening and

engaged, which means they are interested in learning

from professionals in the field and their peers.”

Istanbul, Turkey

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faculty

In my fall 2000 column I wrote:

A year ago I began an academic leave with many ideas of how to refresh myself and my teaching. I did almost nothing

I had planned (much like student thesis plans). But I am refreshed and enjoying life more. During the year I set up the

course in Dublin and co-hosted the first International Conference on Higher Education Administration in Brazil since

1989. I also represented DePaul in negotiating and signing an agreement of cooperation with the top-ranked business

school in Latin America, the Getulio Vargas Foundation (Rio de Janeiro). I also edited a book. It was a great year.

We had just moved to new quarters in the Lewis Center that year and launched our first study abroad course which I had

taught in Ireland.

This autumn I report again that I have returned from a one-year academic leave. I did almost nothing of what I had planned,

but I taught two courses on a Fulbright Scholarship in Curitiba, Brazil, lectured at three Brazilian universities, presented

a paper in Istanbul, and taught again in Ireland. I negotiated an agreement with the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

in Curitiba, Brazil, where our students will study in February. We moved into our new, beautiful quarters just as I began

my leave.

I am grateful for the faculty and staff who took such good care of the school during my leave. I am grateful for the students

who bring life and energy to the 16th floor. I am especially grateful for the great service of Kylie Weller and Bill Calzaretta who

worked so hard to manage the enterprise last year.

Ten years after our first study abroad we can be proud of hundreds of students taking dozens of courses in 14 cities abroad.

I currently have invitations for new study abroad courses in Haiti, Honduras and Columbia. Nobody does study abroad like

we do. We can all be grateful for the vision of the faculty in our becoming international by design.

During that first study abroad course in Ireland, in July 2000, our students learned a simple lesson of the difference in the

way the two cultures view work and life. Simply put, the Irish work to live; Americans live to work. I like to think that we in

SPS live and work to make a difference. I know you make a difference for me.

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

J. PATRICK MURPHY

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• Bill Calzaretta presented “The People Part of Managing” at the 2010 National Catholic

Development Conference in September.

• Christopher Einolf and Steven L. Nock’s paper,“The One Hundred Billion Dollar Man,”

was quoted in a June 16 Baltimore Sun article titled “Driving away dads.”

• Ron Fernandes is creating a charitable organization named American Friends ofWatershed Organization Trust. In addition, his research on the effect of learning

management systems on student learning outcomes was accepted for presentation

at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Conference

and the Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning. Fernandes also was

recently invited to join the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and

Administration (NASPAA) International Committee.

• J. Patrick Murphy was elected president of the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council

(NACC), an association of nonprofit programs in higher education, in June 2010.

The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA )

appointed him to the organization’s 2010 Book Awards Committee. This quarter,

Murphy presented “What Managers Really Do” and “Working with Boards: Roles and

Responsibilities” at the 2010 National Catholic Development Conference and

“Leadership: Powerful, Practical and Professional” at the American Dental Association

Annual Session. Also, the Brazilian-based University of South Santa Catarina’s

Electronic Journal of Strategy and Business published his paper, “Enrollment

Management as Competitive Strategy in Private Community Universities,” in

August 2010.

• Tamara Nezhina had two papers accepted for publication, one titled “Unintended?

The Effects of Adoption of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Nonprofit Organizations”in Nonprofit Management and Leadership and the other, “Explaining the Role of

Culture and Traditions in Building Civil Society in Central Asia,” in Voluntas.

• Raphael Ogom was awarded tenure in June 2010.

• Maureen Scott was nominated for the Gerald D. Paetsch Advising Award for

embodying exemplary advising and service to DePaul students.

• The School of Public Service welcomed several new faculty and staff for the

2010–2011 academic year.

– Caitlyn Brennan, admissions and marketing manager

– Adrienne Holloway, visiting assistant professor

– John Newman, internship coordinator and adjunct faculty member

– Rebecca Steffenson, assistant professor

Faculty and Staff Achievements



students

Politics and electoral engagement have been my passion since adolescence.

I spent my teenage years promoting political candidates I believed in, talking

about social issues that were and still are important to me and encouraging

others to get involved in their communities. In my second year studyingleadership and policy at DePaul’s School of Public Service, I am more certain

than ever that I made the right decision to follow my passion to learn about

civic engagement.

I grew up in San Juan, Puerto Rico, before moving to Chicago in 2002 to

pursue a bachelor’s degree in political science at Loyola University.

After graduating, I joined the Center for International Rehabilitation (CIR),

a small nonprofit that conducts research and development on prosthetic

limbs for landmine survivors. I worked at CIR for one year before the

Illinois State Treasurer’s Office offered me an opportunity to serve as State

Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias’ assistant. Shortly after, the Young Chicago

Lakefront (YCL) elected me to serve on their board. Now renamed Lakefront

Progressives Network (LPN44), the group is a young professional

democrat committee under the 44th Ward Democratic Organization.

My involvement with these organizations motivated me to learn more about

the importance and effects of civic engagement through my SPS course

work. After completing my first year of the LPS program, it’s clear that I will

have an advantage in my future career because I’m concentrating on my

passion—civic engagement—while establishing my expertise in the field. This

concentration already has helped me serve in my second term as president of

LPN44 while I focus on the organization’s

goal to promote political activism, social

engagement and community service

among young professionals in Chicago.

As the mid-term elections geared up this

fall, I used my knowledge about civic

engagement to work with other

community, political and nonprofit leaders

to create Progressive Alliance Cook

County (PA-CC). This alliance of like-

minded organizations strives to attract

millennial voters and promote electoral

participation among young professionals.

One of the most interesting findings so far

in this process is what an untapped

resource graduate students are in

promoting civic engagement—especially in a program dedicated to

developing public servants. Through my career and involvement with PA-CC,I hope to inspire my peers to vote in city, county and state elections with the

same fervor they voted in the 2008 presidential elections.

Although I’m not entirely certain what the future holds for my career, I know

that SPS will prepare me for whatever path awaits me. As a matter of fact,

I hear there is a pretty big opening at city hall.

Degree Candidate: Master of Science

in Leadership and Policy Studies Aimee RamirezPROFILE

We are proud to co-represent the SPS student body. Together, we

are interested in offering a forum for students to voice their talents

as well as their concerns. We would like to provide professional

development, networking and social opportunities to supplement your

SPS education. Join us this year as we continue to develop our craft,

build new relationships and serve the community according to the

guiding principles of St. Vincent de Paul.

We promise to work very hard, but we will not work in a vacuum; we

need your help. We will rely on your ideas, passion and interest to help

develop our programming. We are excited to work with you in the year

ahead. Feel free to contact us at [email protected] or

[email protected]. We’ll also be available in-person during the

fall quarter at the SPS Student Resource Room from 5–5:45 p.m. on

Mondays, from 4–5:45 p.m. on Tuesdays and from 9:30 a.m.–5:45 p.m.

on Thursdays.

Message from SPS Student Representatives

Caitlin Allen and Antwon Bailey

Student Achievements

• Jennifer Beightley accepted the position of senior development officer for majorgifts at Children’s Memorial Foundation in July.

• Amy Creyer was featured in the September edition of Me: In Focus magazine as

one of Chicago’s 30 rising star entrepreneurs under 30 years old.

• Sean Morgan accepted a fellowship from the Mid-America Regional Public Health

Leadership Institute. The year-long leadership and training program is sponsored

by the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and the Centers for

Disease Control.

Several SPS students—who received scholarships to study abroad during the

2009–2010 academic year from the Vincent and Louise Foundation—presented

at the Learning the Legacies Student Research Symposium in late September.

The following students received the scholarships and presented research papers

during the event: Daniel Pasquini, “The Lessons of Indigenous Pastoral Worksin Chiapas”; Simone Gourguechon, “Vincentian Social Entrepreneurship and

Social Enterprise to Alleviate Poverty in Latin America”; Amanda Fleetwood,

“Human Trafficking in Chiapas and St. Vincent de Paul and Galley Slaves”; and

Sarah Cunningham, “Gender-specific Development Initiatives in Chiapas, Mexico:

A Representation of Vincentian Values.”

Students, send us your recent milestones and achievements including awards,

new initiatives and published works to share with the SPS community.

Please e-mail submissions to [email protected].

Allen Bailey

Ramirez

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A mission to serve

When Catholic Relief Services offered School of Public Service alumnus

James Riturban a fellowship shortly after his June graduation, he accepted

and immediately travelled to Cambodia to begin the substantial work

that lay before him. Just weeks after his arrival, however, the plan altered

and he responded to the scene of the devastating floods in Pakistan—

putting him at the epicenter of widespread destruction and need.

According to the United Nations, the floods affected between 15 and

20 million people, as the waters washed away farmland, destroyed

infrastructure and displaced countless families. Even after the waters

eventually recede, the threat of mass hunger and disease will continue

to plague the country.

Riturban is stationed in the southern province of Sindh, approximately

five hours north of the country’s largest city, Karachi. His fellowship

originally entailed six months to a year of training, but the situation in

Pakistan forced him to take on additional duties that a project manager—

a level above the position of fellow—normally would handle.

“The work has just been non-stop,” he said. “The needs here are great,

so I just dove right in…water levels are still high, so most international

NGOs are limited as far as what they’re able to do, because a lot

of communities are inaccessible. There is still a huge population that

is extremely vulnerable.”

Riturban and his colleagues are working with the southern Pakistanis

as they return home to find their villages flattened. He works closely

with local organizations to distribute non-food items such as mosquito

nets, hygiene kits and sleeping mats and also provides assistance

in securing transitional shelters.

The practical skills Riturban learned while on an SPS study abroad trip

to Manila, Philippines, became invaluable as he routinely conducts

rapid assessments to get a comprehensive understanding of the situations

facing residents. The assessments include household interviews and

informal conversations with citizens and community mapping to identify

local assets and development opportunities.

“I didn’t realize how

valuable the skills

I learned in Manila were

until now,” he said.

Riturban’s interest in

international

development began

prior to his

experiences in Manila

and Pakistan when he

was a member of

the Peace Corps

serving in East Timor. There, he cultivated his interest in development,

but recognized he needed the skill set from SPS to be truly effective.

“I had that desire and passion to work abroad and help people, but if you

don’t have the skills and ability, you’re just another body abroad,” he

noted. “After SPS, I feel prepared to take on this job. The practicality of

the SPS program makes it relevant to careers after graduation.”

Riturban says he will remain in Pakistan for the foreseeable future and

plans to continue serving abroad wherever he is called.

alumni

Megan Balderston (M.S. ’08)

After serving four years as SPS director of admissions and marketing, Balderston left

the school at the beginning of the 2010–2011 academic year to take the position

of managing director of Chicago Chorale. SPS congratulates Balderston on returning to

her passion of arts administration.

Sandra M. Bykowski (M.S. ‘09)

Bykowski started a new position as training services director for the ManufacturingSkills Program at the Jane Addams Resource Corporation. She is responsible for

upgrading the skills of incumbent workers and assisting Chicago-area manufacturers

to become more productive and efficient.

Kristin Hellquist Cunningham (M.S. ‘99)

Hellquist Cunningham received her Certified Association Executive credential in January

2010. She works as senior public policy consultant at KAR Associates and volunteers

with the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority as director of government relations and public

relations committee coordinator.

John Patrick Hughes (M.S. ’83)

Hughes retired at the rank of brigadier general after 41 years of service to the

U.S. military.

Guy N. Maras (M.S. ‘91)

The Union League Club of Chicago elected Maras to his second term as club secretaryin June.

Daniel L. Pasquini-Salazar (I.P.S. ‘10)

Pasquini-Salazar recently began a new job as food partners network coordinator at

La Casa Norte in Humboldt Park. The newly-created position entails collaborating with

other community organizations in Logan Square, West Town and Humboldt Park to

provide the area with a comprehensive strategy to confront food security issues. He also

married Ingrid Vanessa Pasquini-Salazar on June 14 in Chicago. The couple is planning

wedding celebrations next year in Chicago and Costa Rica.

Pete Reinwald (M.S. ’08)

Reinwald accepted the position of Chicago Tribune’s “Your Money” editor. He is

responsible for planning, editing and producing articles, columns and graphics

on personal finance with emphasis on middle-income readers for the Tribune and other

national newspapers within the Tribune Company.

James D. Ritz (M.S. ‘04)

The Berwyn Police Department appointed Ritz chief of police in April.

Abbie See (M.S. ’09)

See accepted an offer from the nonprofit development agency, CUSO-VSO, to work as

a community advocacy support officer in Ghana. She will work with local schools

to encourage community involvement in the education system.

ALUMNI Milestones

Send us your milestones at [email protected].

James Riturban and his staff prepare for afocus group discussion.



tudy abroad

Discovering heritage in the Emerald Isle

School of Public Service student Lauren Griffin’s

summer study abroad trip across the Atlantic

to Dublin, Ireland was two-fold: she learned how

to hone her management skills and also had

the opportunity to explore her family’s heritage.

July marked the 11th year SPS partnered with All Hallows College to

collaboratively teach American and Irish students at the Dublin-based

institution. During her two weeks there, Griffin studied policy (MPS 542)

and leadership (MPS 521).

“The classes were intense and very relevant to our other SPS course

work and future careers,” Griffin said. “We had the chance to see how

key housing policies are handled from a completely different perspective

than the U.S.”

Outside of the classroom, Griffin and her classmates delved into Irish

culture as they toured the countryside and made their way through

the winding streets of Ireland. She visited historical sites including

Newgrange, a megalithic mound located in County Meath, the Hill ofTara, an archaeological complex that contains ancient monuments and

the Cliffs of Moher. Griffin and her classmates also took in local music

and food scenes such as The Brazen Head, one of Ireland’s oldest pubs.

As the two-week trip wore on, Griffin made her way to western Ireland to

experience some of the more rural regions of the country. Her travels

west eventually took her to Galway, a town that was host to a myriad of

art and film festivals. While there, Griffin—who is half Irish—also fulfilled

her desire to learn more about her family roots. After seeing businesses

throughout Dublin with the name “Griffin” displayed, she called her father

and discovered that her family hails from just north of Galway.

“I was thrilled to learn about Irish culture and a little more about my family

history,” she noted.

Griffin added that she hopes to one day soon return to Dublin to continue

exploring her heritage and Ireland’s culture and history.

Lauren Griffin poses at Newgrange, a megalithic mound located in County

Meath. (left) Shown is All Hallows College, where SPS students attended

classes alongside Irish students. (right)

School of Public Service students had an

opportunity to explore the Middle East’s rich

culture and religion during the school’s first study

abroad trip to Amman, Jordan, in June. SPS

partnered with the Jordan Alliance Against Hunger—a non-governmental

organization seeking to reduce hunger in Jordan by the year 2015—

to allow students to investigate and research refugee settlements in the

Palestinian and Iraqi populations while gaining an appreciation of the

region’s diversity. Led by Professor Marco Tavanti, SPS offered three

courses during the trip including MPS 604 (Refugee Service Management),

MPS 615 (Intercultural Communication in Organizations: The Case of

Jordan) and an optional oral Arabic language class.

Students met with government officials, university students, non-govern-

mental organizations, visited Palestinian refugee camps and attended

a World Refugee Day celebration with Iraqis as guests of Princess Basma.

They also explored popular sites such as

Petra, a historic archaeological city, and

camped in the desert at Wadi Rum, a valley

cut into sandstone and granite rock.

Students Amanda Fleetwood and

Elizabeth Schumacher said the hospitality

from the people they met was touching

and inspiring.

“The people are strong, proud and carry

themselves with dignity and humility,”

Fleetwood said. “What an amazing culture

and people.” Schumacher added that the

trip—her first to a Middle Eastern country—completely altered her

understanding of the region.

“I saw strength and resiliency in the refugees we met. Their courage in

the face of so much uncertainty broke my heart,” she said. “The

entire experience dramatically changed my perceptions of the Middle

East, Islam and my own culture.”

Both women plan to continue their study of Arabic language after

realizing its worth during the trip.

“The Arab world's entire perception of reality is shaped by this beautiful

language that so few Westerners appreciate or understand,”

Schumacher said. “I think that it is one of the many keys to bridging

the cultural gap that divides our societies.”


A new perspective

The Jordan study abroad group poses at Jerash, a city known for the ruins of

the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa, also referred to as Antioch on the Golden

River. (Photo by Eli Hall)

A woman prepares a meal

in a Palestinian refugee camp in

Jordan. (Photo by Eli Hall)



In early September, Vincent on Leadership: The Hay Project launched a free, online

version of its Values Centered Leadership Certificate with 34 people registered

from three African countries (Ivory Coast, Liberia and Kenya), the Philippines and

the United States.

The idea for the online certificate course came when Hay Project Director Patricia

Bombard recently travelled to Kenya and met with an ecumenical group of

clergy, religious and lay people to talk about leadership development needs and

opportunities. The group included representatives of the B.A. in liberal arts with

a concentration in leadership and management degree through Tangaza College in

Nairobi in partnership with DePaul’s School for New Learning. She also met with

several Daughters of Charity members serving in Kenya. The meetings resulted in

a commitment to create an online version of the project’s Values-Centered

Leadership Certificate, easily accessible to those living and serving abroad.

The certificate is a 10-week introductory course that highlights the Vincentian Leadership Model and other values-based models

and practices. Program participants include administrators from Tangaza College and the Dream Centre—a ministry of the

Daughters of Charity. Closer to home, other participants include staff and administrators at DePaul as well as employees of

for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the Chicagoland area.

This summer The Hay Project welcomed Kelly E. Slay as the new graduate assistant. Slay is an SPS student pursuing an MPS

degree with a concentration in higher education administration.

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Vincent on Leadership:

The Hay Project Updates

Series highlights key Chicago planners,

public servants

Two initiatives underway at the Chaddick Institute offer

opportunities for School of Public Service students and alumni.

First, the Beyond Burnham Oral History Series builds upon

the success of the city-wide Burnham Centennial Celebration.

This series seeks to bring together great planners, public

servants and civic leaders from the mid-20th century that were

instrumental in building Chicago into the world-class city that

it is today. In addition to hosting roundtable discussions open

to the public, “Beyond Burnham” events are being filmed

and will be made available online to students and researchers

interested in urban planning, community-building, publicadministration and civic collaboration.

The series offers great opportunities for graduate students in

the School of Public Service:

• Learn first-hand from the experience of civic leaders and

public servants about the challenges posed in creating

good cities and addressing a multitude of urban issues.

• A chance for students to gain a historical perspective on

how approaches to mitigating urban issues have changed

over the past 50 years.

• Observe how the three sectors must work together to

produce sustainable and efficient solutions.

The first event was in early October and featured planners,

developers and civic leaders who created Dearborn Park,

a large scale urban renewal project credited with spurring

residential development in the South Loop. Please visit

las.depaul.edu/chaddick for information on these and other

upcoming events.

Chaddick also is in the midst

of a graduate-student led

effort to identify the “10 top

transit suburbs of Chicago”using data analysis,

sustainable-development best

practices, field observations

and expert interviews. SPS

students Kendala Davis, Liam McKenna, Brian Izzo and Steven

Field are participating in the project along with recent alumni

Cyrus Khazai and Andrew Pizzano. These students, under the

supervision of SPS Professor Joe Schwieterman, have made

a pair of visits to each of the 18 communities and are pulling

together their findings into a report and website that will be

used as part of the rollout of the results in December. The

Chaddick Institute extends our thanks to these and other

students and alums for all their hard work.

SPS students Paige Largent,

Shawn Janzen and Antwon Bailey

at the Dearborn Park event

in October.

Hay Project Director Patricia Bombard poses with

members of the B.A. in liberal arts with a

concentration in leadership and management

degree through Tangaza College in Nairobi in

partnership with DePaul School for New Learning

in June at Tangaza College, Nairobi, Kenya,

following a workshop she presented on

leadership topics.

hay project

chaddick



Faculty, students and alumni showed their support for the School of

Public Service Study Abroad Program during the ninth annual PubNight held just prior to the start of the fall quarter. Guests enjoyed drinks,

appetizers and raffle prizes on August 26 at Mystic Celt on Southport

Avenue. Proceeds of the event will help support students as they travel

abroad to any of the program’s 14 locations. The SPS Study Abroad

Program is a key component to foster global leadership through

immersion learning. Thank you to all who attended and to the local

businesses and organizations who donated raffle prizes for continuing

to support the SPS mission.

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Jennifer Hockema, Sean Morgan, Kateri Nelis, Shawn Janzen, Paige

Largent and Bayurat Fashina-Jinadu enjoy appetizers and drinks

at the event.

SPS Pub Nightevents

Parisi grew up in the Angel Guardian Orphanage on Chicago’s north

side. He received a football scholarship to the University of Chicago

after a recruiter saw him playing football with friends in Chicago’sstreets. He went on to earn a master’s degree from the University of

Chicago and later received a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. The

opportunity to receive an education changed Parisi’s path in life.

“Education was his ticket out of the orphanage—it was the ticket to the

rest of his life,” Murphy said. “He couldn’t have been as successful as

he was without education.”

After beginning his management career at Marshall Field’s, he began

teaching at DePaul and later became chairman of the Department

of Management. In 1970, Parisi founded the Administrative Studies

Center, which would later become the School of Public Service. His

unique idea to teach students in the government and nonprofit sectors

in a collaborative setting was progressive.

“It was very unusual at the time to have government and nonprofit

employees in the same program,” Calzaretta said. “He was half a mile

ahead of his contemporaries because he was such an entrepreneur,”

Murphy added.

A deal-maker to the end, Parisi continued to trade on the stock market

until the age of 93. “You would think someone his age would be

investing in mutual funds or something safe, but there just wasn’t

enough risk in that,” Murphy said with a chuckle.

Parisi’s example has inspired SPS students for the past 40 years. His

visionary leadership continues to help the school grow, attracting

active, engaged students who, like Parisi, want to have a meaningfuleffect in their communities and the world.

John Van Til, author and professor emeritus of urban studies and com-

munity planning at Rutgers University, noticed SPS’ contribution to the

conference and expressed admiration of the school’s commitment tointernational public service studies. “The future of ISTR is in good

hands with so many DePaul students here,” he commented during the

conference.

The trip to Turkey also included a study abroad component. Students

in MPS 570 (Research Methods) and MPS 604 (Special Topics) joined

faculty and alumni at the conference with the mission to speak with

professors and professionals in their particular area of interest. Student

Joan Pinnell participated in the study abroad portion of the trip and

spoke with several attendees about their work in the nonprofit sector.

“The conference gave us an opportunity to network and a means to

better understand the field,” she remarked. “We were able to open the

lines of communication with professionals as possible resources forinformation, sources for projects and career advising in the future.”

ISTR’s work to encourage open dialogue about opportunities and

challenges facing the nonprofit domain is vital to assisting scholars in

the sector find solutions to pressing social issues. SPS looks forward

SPS faculty and students celebrate at an Istanbul restaurant.

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If you have a Facebook account, be sure to join the School of Public Service group to stay informed

about what SPS, Chaddick Institute, Hay Project, current students and alumni are doing. Don’t

have a Facebook account? You can still view posted events and group activity by searching the

Web for “DePaul School of Public Service Facebook” and click on the wall.

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SPS featured in Chicago Tribune article

The School of Public Service was featured in the September 16 Chicago

Tribune article “Turning a passion into a pathway,” which focused on

the trend toward colleges and universities to offer more programs tailored

to leadership and management in the nonprofit sector.

The article highlighted the unique course work, practical training and

study abroad opportunities that SPS offers its students. Director

J. Patrick Murphy, along with other college and university directors,

spoke about their students’ passion for service and how they are using

it to develop meaningful careers. The story also featured SPS student

Jennifer Beightley, who started a new job as senior development officer

for major gifts at Children’s Memorial Foundation during the summer.

Beightley, pursuing a master’s degree of nonprofit management,

highlighted how SPS coursework is preparing her to take on important

leadership roles with confidence.

Hay Project Director Patricia Bombard recently conducted “Leading

from Within,” a series of leadership presentations co-sponsored by

DePaul University and The Well, a spirituality center located in LaGrange

Park. The series of four leadership presentations focused on changing

trends in leadership and decision making, cultivating compassion

in organizations, promoting positive energy in the workplace and

spiritual leadership.

E X T R A !

E X T R A ! A group of SPS students recently formed a new organization called

Graduate DePaul Advocates for Sexual and Social Health (GDASSH).

The group’s mission is to educate and advocate for the sexual health

and safety of DePaul University students. For more information, contact

group members at [email protected] or find them on

Facebook at facebook.com/pages/Graduate-DePaul-Advocates-for-

Sexual-Social-Health/160347333995168.

Students form new graduate organization

Leading from Within series

Documents

SPS Fall 2010 Newsletter