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Wonderful session!

A wonderful webinar session with Dr. Stephanie Shipp. Her insights were right on target and served to embolden ERG's to implement new strategies for success!

What a tremendous time! So happy to reconnect with my fellow Saint Ignatius College Prep colleagues during our 40th alumni reunion! I was also humbled to receive the Saint Ignatius College Prep Alumni Medal for service to the institution and community. Congratulations are in order for the following Alumni Medal recipients: Sanjoy Bhattacharya '73, Juan Campos '78, Phillip Sutton '78, Valerie Barker Waller '83, Sheila Troy '88, Frederic Krol, Jr. '88 and Julio Paz '98. Kudos to Heather M. H. Santillan, Alumni Relations Director and her team for helping make our reunion one for the ages! GO WOLFPACK!

The Executives' Club of Chicago's program, "Providing Our Customers With Fuel For Life", featured guest speaker Wendell Dallas, President and CEO, Nicor Gas. Moderated by Ralph Cleveland, President, American Association of Blacks in Energy, Dallas shared inspirational stories about his family and early mentors who played a significant role in his life. Their positive influence eventually led Dallas to helm Nicor Gas---Illinois' largest natural gas distributor, and owner/operator of one of the largest natural gas reservoir storage systems in North America. Dallas' message, "empathy changes one's view of the world" leads to what he identified as a way for leaders to invest in a "stronger, diverse network" for workforce development, which will ultimately serve as fuel for economic development. Attendees were treated to remarks from Margaret M. Mueller, Ph.D. President and CEO of The Executives' Club of Chicago, Priya Emmanuel, Advisory Principal, KPMG and Charles Smith, Chairman, Business Leadership Council. #executiveclubofchicago #nicorgas #workforcedevelopment #economicdevelopment

Many of us are often caught up in the whirlwind of life's most pressing issues, which makes it difficult to pause and reflect about the past while keeping an eye toward the future. Dr. Marty Martin recently hosted an excellent webinar on "Goal Setting: Reflecting on My Past, Designing My Future" which provided attendees the proper tools to evaluate and make adjustments in both their careers and personal lives. Dr. Martin shared strategies on how to reframe problems as opportunities as well as gearing one's thoughts into a "growth mindset" where the focus is learning from mistakes and making improvements through practice. Special thanks to Alan Radevski and Ronald "Ron" Padilla, MSHRM from CDW's HOLA Employee Resource Group for hosting the webinar session on behalf of DePaul University's Corporate and Employer Outreach department. #cdw #professionaldevelopment #depaul

Excellent event hosted by DePaul University's Corporate and Employer Outreach team featuring Professor Donna Younger. EI is a very important aspect of professional development within organizations and Professor Younger's webinar served to engage attendees from our corporate partners! #EI #professionaldevelopment #depaul

April featured a wonderful month of DEI programming hosted by DePaul's Corporate and Employer Outreach Division, sponsored by the DePaul University Career Center, DePaul Driehaus College of Business and DePaul University Executive Education. The DEI space is extremely important for DePaul University and its corporate partners. Thank you all for joining us and we look forward to doing it again in April 2024! #DEI #celebratediversitymonth #depaul

DePaul University's Corporate and Employer Outreach (CEO) division was thrilled to have nearly 500 attendees on hand for Dr. Marty Martin's presentation on “It’s Okay to Not be Okay: Mental Health @Work". Professor Martin deftly outlined the issues facing corporations as employees navigate through common work-life balance situations. He also provided thoughtful solutions to help improve workplace mental health and well-being. Attendees were fully engaged throughout the session and Dr. Martin took time to answer many thoughtful questions. Kudos to Eric Opalinski, Joseph DeLaGarza, MBA, Jatzari Abonce, and K. K. Neilsen Cleland for their help in bringing this important issue to light. #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #depaul