DePauw University

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.

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DePauw Student Journalists to Join Top Peers Investigating Juvenile Justice

Two DePauw students will join top student journalists from 15 other universities next summer to investigate youth violence and the juvenile justice system in America.

Achievement (Other) - Jan 13

Senior Tilly Marlatt Wins National Journalism Award

DePauw University senior Tilly Marlatt is a national winner of a 2018 Mark of Excellence Award. Presented by the Society of Professional Journalists, the awards recognize collegiate work published or broadcast.

Achievement (Other) - 2019 May 6

Presentation and Placement at the BGSU Conference

Congratulations on the success of your presentation: "The effect of education on smoking behavior in the United States."

Achievement (Other) - 2019 Apr 16

Student Journalists Peter Nicieja '20 & Katie Hunger '21 to Join in Carnegie-Knight News21 Investigation into Disaster Recovery

Student Journalists Peter Nicieja '20 & Katie Hunger '21 to Join in Carnegie-Knight News21 Investigation into Disaster Recovery - DePauw University

Achievement (Other) - 2019 Jan 23

Indiana Youth Services Association 2018 Community Education Awards

Sam Kramer, a junior at DePauw University, and Stevie Baker-Watson, DePauw's Theodore Katula Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President for Campus Wellness, have been presented with Indiana Youth Services Association 2018 Community Education Awards.

Achievement (Other) - 2018 Dec 11

Four DePauw Juniors to Study Abroad with Gilman Scholarships

Four DePauw University juniors -- LizaMaria Jimenez-Ojeda, Winston Papadopoulos, Cecilia Slane and Kayla Sullivan -- are the recipients of the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad.

Achievement (Other) - 2018 Dec 10

Newspaper Notes Summer Internship of Maria Flores, DePauw class of '20

Maria Flores is spending the summer as an intern with the YWCA of the Greater Capital Region, notes the Record of Troy, New York.

Achievement (Other) - 2018 Jun 22

Voelz Earn All-America Honors

Samuel Voelz wrapped up the 2018 season by earning all-America honors at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships.

Achievement (Other) - 2018 May 31

Peter Gorman '18 Receives Walker Cup at University Awards Convocation

Peter Gorman is the 2018 recipient of DePauw's Walker Cup, which is awarded to the senior who has contributed the most to the University community during their four years on campus. A Posse and Bonner Scholar from Chicago, Gorman was presented with the award by President D. Mark McCoy at the annual University Awards Convocation, which took place in historic East College, Meharry Hall.

Achievement (Other) - 2018 May 8

Graduating senior Ashlyn Cox has won a scholarship for postgraduate study at the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland.

Graduating senior, Ashlyn Cox, has won a scholarship for postgraduate study at the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland.

Achievement (Other) - 2018 May 1

Fulbright Winner Rachel Higson '18 Will Spend the 2018-19 Academic Year Teaching English in Taiwan

Rachel Higson, a member of DePauw University's senior class, will spend the upcoming academic year teaching English in Taiwan after being awarded an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Achievement (Other) - 2018 Apr 25

Student Journalists Honored by the Society of Professional Journalists

Three DePauw University student journalists who work for The DePauw received first place awards, and another five received finalist citations, at the Society of Professional Journalists annual "Mark of Excellence Awards," which recognize the best collegiate journalism in Region 5 (Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky). The winners were announced over the weekend at SPJ's spring conference in Chicago.

Achievement (Other) - 2018 Apr 10

Nicholas Meszaros Achieves Honorable Mention for Graduate Research Fellowship

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.

Achievement (Other) - 2018 Apr 9

Madison Dudley '18 Wins Prestigious Award for Young Journalists - DePauw University

Madison Dudley, a DePauw University senior, is the recipient of an Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar Award. She was among 16 aspiring foreign correspondents selected by a panel of leading journalists from a pool of 175 applicants from 50 different colleges and universities. The honorees were celebrated at a luncheon at the Yale Club in New York City.

Achievement (Other) - 2018 Apr 5

Madison Dudley recipient of a prestigious award.

Reciepient of the S&P Global Award for Economic and Business Reporting for work done while away on a Media Fellows internship last Spring.

Achievement (Other) - 2018 Mar 19