Student News
DePauw a "Great Fit" for Senior Kate Walker: Indy Star
December 15, 2012
"Kate Walker admits she wasn't prepared to give DePauw much of a look as she was winding down here career at Perry Meridian High School," begins a story... Read More
Campus and Community Prepare for 2013 Relay For Life
December 9, 2012
The newspaper reports that the 2013 Relay is set to begin at noon on April 27, 2013. To ensure that weather doesn't disrupt the proceedings, the event... Read More
Six Student Journalists Honored by Indiana Collegiate Press Association
December 3, 2012
Six staff members of Indiana's oldest college newspaper, The DePauw, were honored with three awards over the weekend by the Indiana Collegiate Press Association... Read More
First-Year Student Wins Indiana High School Press Association Award
December 1, 2012
The staff of the Mirror, the student newspaper at Reitz High School in Evansville, Indiana, collected seven Indiana High School Press Association (IHSPA)... Read More
DePauw is Among Nation's Top Colleges for Sending Students Abroad
November 13, 2012
DePauw University ranks #8 among the nation's baccalaureate institutions in the number of students who studied abroad in 2010-11, according to the 2012... Read More
National TV Audience Gets Look at DePauw's People and Programs
November 10, 2012
"As one of the oldest college radio stations in the country, WGRE has been equipping DePauw University students with the necessary tools to find their... Read More
Sophomore to be Honored for 'Realizing the Dream'
November 8, 2012
DePauw University sophomore Taylor M. Zartman is one of 31 students from Indiana's independent colleges and universities who will be honored this weekend... Read More
DePauw Vocalists Win 22 Awards at Statewide Competition
November 7, 2012
DePauw University student vocalists won twenty-two awards, with thirteen students receiving first place honors at the Indiana State National Association... Read More
DePauw Advances to National Ethics Bowl for 8th Time in 9 Years
November 6, 2012
For the eighth time in the last 9 years, students from DePauw University will compete in the national Ethics Bowl competition. Over the weekend, two teams... Read More
Change in Your Pocket
October 25, 2012
Jewish World Watch Fellow Henry Dambanemuya didn't need to become a full-time activist to make a difference on the issue of conflict minerals. Read More
Senior Henry Dambanemuya Named a Jewish World Watch Fellow
October 13, 2012
DePauw University senior Henry K. Dambanemuya has been named a Jewish World Watch Fellow. Read More
Column on Format of Debates Quotes DePauw Student, Two Professors
October 11, 2012
A column by Mark Bennett in today's Terre Haute Tribune-Star. calls upon a DePauw University student debater and two professors to discuss the presidential... Read More
First-Year Student "A Different Person" After Experience in Peru
October 8, 2012
"A letter arrived in the mail last summer and its news not only changed my plans, but my life," begins an article by Cole Hanson published in the Des Moines... Read More
Work of Biology Students & Prof. Henning Schneider is Published
October 6, 2012
The collaborative work of Henning Schneider, professor of biology, and his students is spotlighted in two recent publications. Read More
Senior Mohammad Usman in Panel Discussion Aired by C-SPAN2
October 4, 2012
DePauw University senior Mohammad Usman can be seen in a program airing nationally on C-SPAN2 today. Read More
Junior is One of Four Indiana Students to Receive Weldon Scholarships
September 19, 2012
DePauw University junior Branko Bibic is among four Indiana college students who have been selected for receive awards from The H. Kent Weldon Scholarship... Read More
Student-Led Community Service Program Begins 21st Season
September 10, 2012
A community service program administered by DePauw University students, Sports Night, begins its twenty-first season this week. It "continues to provide... Read More
Senior's "Incredible Experiences" at DePauw Detailed in Hometown Newspaper
September 2, 2012
"What I have enjoyed most about college are the relationships I have formed with classmates, staff, and the faculty at DePauw," Amanda R. Brinkman tells... Read More
Getting Their Hands Dirty
August 31, 2012
Sophomores Danica Andersen and Kathleen Raymond-Judy spent the summer uncovering the past – and their futures. Read More
617 New Students Promised "Opportunity to Transform Yourself" as Class of 2016 is Welcomed to DePauw
August 18, 2012
"Here’s the great secret of college –- the hidden clue," DePauw University's nineteenth president, Brian W. Casey, told the Class of 2016 at this afternoon's... Read More
New Worlds
August 17, 2012
Incoming freshmen in the Servicio en las Américas program prepared for DePauw thousands of miles from campus. Read More
Incoming Freshman QB Recalled in Hometown Newspaper
August 13, 2012
A story analyzing how "Jacob Hester's absence" may affect the football program at Evansville, Indiana's Central High School appears in the Evansville Courier... Read More
Senior Percussionist Josiah Rushing Featured in Wednesday Night Concert
July 24, 2012
Tomorrow night's concert presented as part of the Greencastle Summer Music Festival "is only the second in the festival's eight-year history to feature... Read More
Patron of Travelers
July 17, 2012
Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship recipient Hermes R. Grullon '13 shares more than a name with the mythical messenger of the gods. Read More
Troubled Water?
July 6, 2012
Professor Jeanette Pope and five student research assistants monitor a local watershed for signs of dangerous runoff. Read More
Two DePauw Students Among 5 "Dedicated, Adept" Interns at Salt Lake Tribune
July 3, 2012
DePauw University students Michael Appelgate and Dana Ferguson are spending the summer at the Salt Lake Tribune, and are among five "paid interns whose... Read More
Sights and Sighs
June 18, 2012
Hoping for an "Aha!" moment, DePauw students and professors look for answers in a pair of psychology studies. Read More
Rajesh Bellani Appointed Dean of Experiential Learning and Career Planning
June 1, 2012
Rajesh Bellani has been appointed to the new position of dean of experiential learning and career planning at DePauw University. Bellani comes to DePauw... Read More
2012 Commencement DVD Now at Factory, Will Ship in 2 Weeks
May 26, 2012
Production of the 2012 DePauw University commencement DVD has been completed and, six days after the event took place, the disc is now being replicated... Read More
"We Are Ready," Nic Flores '12 Tells Classmates at DePauw's 173rd Commencement
May 20, 2012
"As we leave this place that has been our home for four years, I invite you to embrace the activist history of DePauw, shake off apathy, engage the world... Read More
Lauren Hannan '12 Named Girl's Soccer Coach at Indiana HS
May 19, 2012
The school board in Washington, Indiana, has approved the hiring of Lauren Hannan as girls soccer coach at Washington High School. "Hannan, who graduates... Read More
Junior Wins Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
May 8, 2012
Hermes R. Grullon, a DePauw University junior, is the recipient of a Thomas R. Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship. Grullon, who is studying... Read More
Twenty-Seven from DePauw, Including 23 Student Journalists, Honored by SPJ
May 2, 2012
Twenty-three DePauw student journalists and four alumni of the University have been honored with "Best of the Best in Indiana" awards from the Society... Read More
Kara Bischak '12 is DePauw's Fourth Fulbright Award Recipient This Spring
April 27, 2012
Kara L. Bischak, a senior at DePauw University, will spend the upcoming academic year teaching English in India as a recipient of an English Teaching Assistant... Read More
Clean Water Commitment
April 26, 2012
CGI U campus representative Sunny Wang ’12 is working to bring water treatment systems to rural Ecuador. Read More
Relay For Life Raises $129K for Cancer Fight
April 22, 2012
The seventeenth annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, 2012 Putnam County Relay For Life, raised more than $129,300 when the 24-hour-long event... Read More
Senior Leads Fundraising Effort for Children's Hospital
April 21, 2012
"DePauw senior Hannah Clingan will put on a Latin-inspired dance fitness event benefiting the Riley Hospital for Children on Tuesday, April 24," notes... Read More
2012 Relay For Life Begins at Noon Saturday
April 19, 2012
With 48 hours until the kickoff of the fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, $101,000 has already been collected -- a greater amount than organizers... Read More
The DePauw Collects 27 ICPA Awards, Including 'Newspaper of the Year'
April 18, 2012
The DePauw was recognized as Indiana's "Division III Newspaper of the Year" and the publication and its student journalists at DePauw University collected... Read More
Senior Stewart Jones to Teach in Malaysia with Fulbright Award
April 18, 2012
DePauw University senior Stewart E. Jones is the recipient of an English Teaching Assistantship from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition and... Read More
Two Juniors Win National Science Award
April 17, 2012
Tyler L. Perfitt and Bradley P. Wethington received Goldwater Scholarships for excellence in science. Read More
WGRE Student Broadcasters Win Six Awards, Including Three First Place Prizes
April 17, 2012
Projects by ten DePauw University student broadcasters were honored with six prizes at two awards ceremonies in Indianapolis Saturday. Read More
New Bookstore, With Starbucks and Community Meeting Space, Planned for Courthouse Square
April 16, 2012
A new, expanded bookstore with a full-service Starbucks café is coming to Greencastle through a partnership between DePauw University and city officials... Read More
Comprehensive Master Plan Being Developed for Athletics Facilities & Fields
April 13, 2012
With the support of alumni gifts, DePauw University has formally launched a major effort to develop a comprehensive facilities master plan for athletics... Read More
Two DePauw Students Awarded Albert Lund '48 Scholarships for 2012-13
April 10, 2012
Two DePauw University students -- junior Brent Hume and sophomore John Colton -- are the recipients of Albert L. Lund '48 Scholarships for the 2012-13... Read More
Senior Sam Holley-Kline Will Conduct Research in Mexico as Fulbright Scholar
April 9, 2012
Sam Holley-Kline, a senior at DePauw University, will conduct anthropological field research in Mexico during the upcoming academic year through a Fulbright... Read More
Making a Case for DePauw
April 5, 2012
DePauw's Bioethics Bowl and debate teams impressed at national competitions in March. Read More
Fulbright Award Recipient Case Nafziger '12 Will Teach in South Korea
April 3, 2012
DePauw University senior Case M. Nafziger will spend the upcoming academic year in South Korea teaching English as a result of being awarded an English... Read More
Sophomore Learning Valuable Lessons About Coaching Basketball
April 2, 2012
As a student assistant for DePauw University's men's basketball team, sophomore Tyler Notch "is learning everything it takes to coach at the collegiate... Read More
Senior Honored by American College Personnel Association
April 2, 2012
DePauw University senior Luke P. Bretscher has been recognized with the "Outstanding Undergraduate Student" award by the American College Personnel Association's... Read More
Senior Catie Baker Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
April 1, 2012
DePauw University senior Catherine "Catie" Baker has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to support Ph.D. studies she... Read More
DePauw Wins National Undergraduate Bioethics Competition
March 26, 2012
A team from DePauw University emerged the winner of the Bioethics Bowl debate tournament, which took place at the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference... Read More
Freshman's Scholarship Noted in Chemical & Engineering News
March 26, 2012
Kwame Newton, a first-year student at DePauw University, is the recipient of a 2011-12 college scholarship through the American Chemical Society's Project... Read More
Share DePauw Memories Via New Site Founded by Two 2004 Grads
March 22, 2012
DePauw alumni, students, faculty and staff, and friends of the University are now able to share memories of their campus experiences on a new online platform... Read More
Junior Places Second at 2012 Young Artists Competition
March 14, 2012
Emily Smith, a junior vocal performance major at DePauw University, was awarded second place in the college division for both undergraduate and graduate... Read More
Here to Help
March 12, 2012
A group of DePauw students rallied to help victims of the March 2 tornadoes. Read More
2012 Commencement DVD Planned; Pre-Order Today
March 11, 2012
DePauw University's Class of 2012 and their families and friends can relive the pageantry of commencement day and have a permanent reminder of a very special... Read More
Student Volunteers Make Special Olympics Women's State Basketball Tournament Possible
March 8, 2012
Thirty-one teams from across the state of Indiana will come to the campus of DePauw University this weekend for the Special Olympics Women's State Basketball... Read More
DePauw Reaches Semifinals of National 'Ethics Bowl'
March 7, 2012
A team from DePauw University reached the semifinals at the national Ethics Bowl competition, which took place in Cincinnati last Thursday, March 1. Read More
Senior J.C. Pankratz is National Finalist in Playwriting Contest
March 5, 2012
DePauw University senior J.C. Pankratz is one of four national finalists for the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play. The Cauble Award recognizes... Read More
Southeast Asia Trekkers Discover Different Things
February 29, 2012
For three weeks in January, DePauw students and professors toured Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, exploring cities and villages, rivers and ruins. Read More
New York Times Cites DePauw in Story on Posse's Success
February 16, 2012
"Today the Posse Foundation selects about 600 students a year, from eight different cities," notes the New York Times, in an article which cites DePauw... Read More
Community Service Efforts of Students Noted in Newspaper
February 13, 2012
"St. Andrew's Episcopal Church has welcomed the students in the DePauw Community Service program as partners in the work of the Putnam County Non-Food... Read More
Student-Created Museum Exhibit Celebrates 175 Years of DePauw History
February 8, 2012
An article in today's Banner-Graphic previews next week's (Thursday, February 16) opening of a new Putnam County Museum exhibit which celebrates DePauw's... Read More
Newspaper Notes Junior's Internship in Berlin
February 7, 2012
"I really love the fields of business and economics" says DePauw University junior Adam Weaver. An economics and German major, Weaver is spending this... Read More
Junior, Studying in Middle East, Featured in Hometown Newspaper
February 6, 2012
"In search of understanding a culture that many of us may know little about, 20-year-old Janelle Thixton traveled across the world to satisfy her curious... Read More
Students Contribute to Recently Published Heart Regeneration Study
February 2, 2012
Six students in Prof. Pascal Lafontant's lab contributed to an article about how a small fish regenerates its heart tissue. Read More
Senior's Basketball Milestone Noted in Indy Star
January 28, 2012
"DePauw's Sean Haseley (Zionsville) surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his collegiate career when he scored 14 points in a 66-62 loss to Wittenberg on... Read More
'Liberal Arts Education Lends an Edge in Down Economy': USA Today
January 25, 2012
"A liberal arts education can provide a leg up in a down economy, a survey suggests," reports USA Today. The story details a new report which finds that... Read More
Student-Led 'DePauw Donors' Raising Organ Donation Awareness
January 20, 2012
"As many students are immersed in Winter Term at DePauw University, sophomore Jack Burgeson and junior Matt Kukurugya are focusing their efforts on trying... Read More
2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee Coming for February 15 Ubben Lecture
January 19, 2012
Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian activist whose work on behalf of women's issues and peace earned her the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, will visit DePauw University... Read More
WGRE Outreach Benefits Local HS Students
January 17, 2012
"The Greencastle High School Future Broadcaster's Initiative (FBI) is 'taking over' DePauw University's radio station, 91.5 WGRE," reports Greencastle's... Read More
DePauw Theatre Presents Mysteries ... and Smaller Pieces Feb. 2 - 5
January 17, 2012
Students in Professor Tim Good’s Winter Term class will perform Mysteries … and Smaller Pieces, which runs Feb. 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. ... Read More
Five Student Musicians Selected to Perform at State Convention
January 17, 2012
Five members of the DePauw University Band have been accepted to participate in the Indiana Intercollegiate Band, a select ensemble that will meet during... Read More
Two Seniors Win Accolades at Kennedy Center American College Theater Regional Festival
January 16, 2012
J.C. Pankratz, a senior at DePauw University, is a national semifinalist in the 2012 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival's one-act play competition... Read More
Winter Term Group in United Arab Emirates Featured in Newspaper
January 13, 2012
"A group of 21 students from different faculties of the DePauw University, Indiana, USA, are in town for the last couple of days as a part of their winter... Read More
The Strategy of Strategy Games
January 11, 2012
This Winter Term, Professor Howard L. Brooks is using games such as chess and Go to teach strategy — in games and in life. Read More
DePauw Gathers to Celebrate "A Remarkable Act of Hope" as its 175th Anniversary Celebration Begins
January 10, 2012
"One can't really know what was in the minds and hearts of those who created this University nearly two centuries ago," DePauw President Brian W. Casey... Read More
DePauw's Posse Participation Noted in Chinese Language Newspaper
January 8, 2012
"On Thursday 140 posse scholars received their awards" from the Posse Foundation, notes a story. "They were selected from more than 3,000 students in over... Read More
175th Anniversary Celebration Begins January 10 -- You're Invited!
January 3, 2012
One week from today, on January 10, 2012, DePauw University will mark a milestone, and you're invited to attend what will be the beginning of an 18-month-long... Read More