For 180 years, DePauw has prepared the leaders the world needs through its 100% residential, liberal arts education led by outstanding, tenured faculty in small, highly participatory classes. Our focus is on supporting the success of each and every student through a classic, comprehensive liberal arts curriculum combined with intensive practical experiences. DePauw students are prepared for anything, and our alumni are proof that they will go on to live lives of means and meaning.
Our vision focuses on four themes: A Great Place to Live, Learn and Work; A University of Choice and Distinction; Coordinated Curriculum and Practicum; and the Success of Each Student.
(see more)For 180 years, DePauw has prepared the leaders the world needs through its 100% residential, liberal arts education led by outstanding, tenured faculty in small, highly participatory classes. Our focus is on supporting the success of each and every student through a classic, comprehensive liberal arts curriculum combined with intensive practical experiences. DePauw students are prepared for anything, and our alumni are proof that they will go on to live lives of means and meaning.
Our vision focuses on four themes: A Great Place to Live, Learn and Work; A University of Choice and Distinction; Coordinated Curriculum and Practicum; and the Success of Each Student.
Prindle Prize 2019-2020 Winner
Every year the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University awards Prindle Prizes to students whose course projects engaged in ethical inquiry. These prizes are awarded in six categories: humanities; social science; STEM; thesis; FYS; and visual, literary, and performing arts.
Achievement (Other) -
May 28
DePauw University Spring 2020 Dean's List Recipients Named.
DePauw Universlty Spring 2020 Dean's List recipients Named. The Dean's List recognizes students who achieve a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Congratulations on this well earned achievement!
Honors List -
May 27
Sydney Kopp Named NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient
Sydney Kopp '20 (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale South) has earned the NCAA's prestigious Postgraduate Scholarship following a record-breaking basketball career
Academic Award -
May 27
Anna Foley Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
Anna Foley (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Humberside Collegiate Institute) has been selected to the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Division III Academic All-District At-Large Team in voting by CoSIDA members
Sports -
May 27
Walker Cup winner named
Congratulations for being named the winner for the 2020 Walker Cup, given by DePauw University to the senior who has done the most for the college during their four years on campus.
Who's Who -
May 19
Kantaro Komiya wins top reporting internship
Kantaro Komiya '21, an economics major and media fellow at DePauw, is one of 78 undergraduate and graduate students chosen to be trained and work in internships at media organizations through the Dow Jones News Fund.
Internship -
May 8
Amanda McLellan Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Honor Society -
Apr 8
Four seniors, two underclass students awarded art fellowships
Four seniors win bridge-year fellowships and two underclass students win summer awards to continue art studies.
Research / Grant -
May 15
Five DePauw Seniors Receive Highly Competitive Orr Fellowships
Five DePauw seniors have been named recipients of an Orr Fellowship, which will place them after graduation in jobs in Indianapolis for two years.
Work Experience -
Mar 24
Four Student Journalists Honored in 'Better Newspaper' Competition
The DePauw, the completely independent and student staffed and managed newspaper on the DePauw University campus, has been honored for excellence in journalism by the Hoosier State Press Association and Indiana Collegiate Press Association. In the college division of the 2019 "Better Newspaper Contest," the newspaper's editorial board took second place for "Best Editorial/Opinion." The award cited Katie Hunger, Maddy McTigue, Emily Schabes, Bryttni Carpenter for their work on the piece, "Walk a Mile in Our Shoes," which was published March 6, 2019.
Club or Organization -
2019 Sep 17
Presidential Ambassador Appointment
The DePauw Presidential Ambassadors are DePauw's best and brightest leaders chosen because they personify the charisma and spirit of today's DePauw student at events hosted by Dr. and Mrs. McCoy. These seniors serve as official student representatives at university and alumni gatherings with focus on making guests feel welcomed, engaged and warmly assisted and hold themselves to the highest possible standard at all times, representing the very best of DePauw.
Leadership -
2019 Aug 23
Welcome to the Newest Members of the DePauw University Community
Congratulations to our newest Tigers! DePauw is excited to welcome the class of 2023!
Enrollment -
2019 Aug 22
DePauw Student, Mahmoud Abouelkheir Recognized by Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
Mahmoud Abouelkheir, a sophomore at DePauw University, is the recipient of a Goldwater Scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year. The award is presented by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program which bills the honor as "the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering in America." Abouelkheir, a chemistry major, plans to obtain a PhD in biophysical chemistry and hopes to teach as a university professor and explore novel research questions in biophysical chemistry as a principal investigator of a lab.
Scholarship -
2019 Jun 13
Prindle Prize for Humanities
Every year the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics awards Prindle Prizes to students whose course projects engage in ethical inquiry. These prizes are awarded in six categories: humanities; social science; STEM; thesis; FYS; and visual, literary and performing arts. For the academic year 2018-2019, the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics received a total of 103 submissions from DePauw students in the forms of essays, speeches, art projects, research papers, narratives, and more. Congratulations to the recipients for the Prindle Prize for Humanities.
Academic competition -
2019 May 9
Liam Byrnes 2019 Walker Cup Recipient
Liam Byrnes is the recipient of the 2019 Walker Cup, given by DePauw University to the senior who has done the most for the college during their four years on campus.
Community Service -
2019 May 1
Welcome to the Newest Members of the DePauw University Community
Congratulations to our newest Tigers! DePauw is excited to welcome the Class of 2022!
Accepted -
2018 Jul 26
2019 Concerto Competition Winner
The 2019 Concerto Competition, held in collaboration with the DePauw School of Music, included two rounds of competition in late February. This year's preliminary round, judged by DePauw music faculty, consisted of 36 entrants performing in the categories of voice, string instruments, brass, percussion, and woodwinds. The students who scored the highest total points in the final round were selected as winners.
Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement -
2019 Apr 11