Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Youtube daily report Nov 29 2017

Stoke City 0-3 Liverpool: Super-sub Salah stuns Stoke as Reds romp to win

Mohamed Salah played a starring role off the substitutes' bench as Liverpool sealed a comfortable 3-0 win at Stoke City on Wednesday night.

Stoke City 0-3 Liverpool.

Premier League, bet365 StadiumNovember 29, 2017.

Goals.

Mane 17′ (assist – Solanke)Salah 77′ (assist – Mane)Salah 83′ (assist – Can).

The Reds took to the bet365 Stadium looking to respond with a victory after squandering leads in their last two outings against Sevilla and Chelsea.

Having not lost since their 4-1 defeat to Tottenham at Wembley towards the end of October, Jurgen Klopp's side made their way down the M6 confident of another strong performance.

And the German fielded a formidable lineup in Staffordshire, despite making six changes to the side that produced a comprehensive display against the champions on Saturday evening.

Having won each of their last four games against Stoke, the Reds had history on their side on Wednesday night, and ultimately made light work of the Potters.

Klopp makes six changes, handing Solanke first Premier League start Mane opens scoring after great work from young duo Gomez & Solanke Stoke present major test as home side take control after break Salah stuns Potters with 16th goal of the season on the volley Egyptian strikes again to seal three points on the road.

The Reds contested a scrappy start in Stoke, as with Mark Hughes deploying Peter Crouch as his lone striker the home side opted for a more direct approach.

Klopp's side lined up in the 4-4-2 shape from November's 4-1 win away to West Ham, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Sadio Mane manning the flanks and Roberto Firmino and Dominic Solanke up top.

Liverpool were forced to feed off scraps in the early stages, but Mane made it count when Solanke's flick landed in his path in the six-yard box, chipping Lee Grant to make it 1-0.

Oxlade-Chamberlain drew a save from Grant with a low drilled effort on the half-hour mark, with the goalkeeper claiming the ball at the second attempt with Solanke bearing down on him.

Solanke and Firmino produced a smart opening with a pair of backheels, but the youngster failed to trouble Grant with his placed effort, before chaos ensued at the other end.

With Mame Biram Diouf racing towards goal, Simon Mignolet rushed out and brought the Senegalese down with a rough challenge, but was given a let-off with just a yellow card and a missed free-kick from Xherdan Shaqiri.

As half-time approached, an excellent through ball from Solanke sent Mane through, but the 25-year-old struck the post despite being one-on-one with Grant.

Stoke began the second half on the front foot, looking to force an equaliser, and ex-Reds midfielder Joe Allen almost found it as his half-volley curled just wide of the post.

Liverpool were back on top shortly after, however, and Oxlade-Chamberlain almost crafted their second as his surged to the byline and cut back, but Joel Matip was unable to get the shot off.

After resting Salah following his excellent game against Chelsea on Saturday, Klopp opted to introduce the Egyptian with 23 minutes left to play, with James Milner also coming on.

Allen had another fine opportunity soon after, with the Welshman somehow blazing over from Crouch's knockdown with the goal gaping.

But Liverpool's quality shone through as Mane bamboozled Ryan Shawcross heading into the box, sending a teasing cross towards Salah who volleyed home a fierce effort to ensure a two-goal lead.

And Salah made it 3-0 after chasing down a long ball, beating Grant for his 17th goal of the season in just 21 appearances.

For more infomation >> Stoke City 0-3 Liverpool: Super-sub Salah stuns Stoke as Reds romp to win - Duration: 5:48.

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5 talking points from Stoke 0-3 Liverpool - More Salah goals and good rotation from Klopp - Duration: 9:11.

5 talking points from Stoke 0-3 Liverpool - More Salah goals and good rotation from Klopp

Liverpool produced a strong performance to see off Stoke City and move back up to fifth place in the Premier League on Wednesday night.

Jurgen Klopp continued to rotate his side as the Reds entered a busy period of the season, handing starts to the likes of Emre Can, Dom Solanke and the fit-again Dejan Lovren.

The personnel changes meant a system switch for Liverpool too, with a 4-4-2 paying early dividends as the Reds dominated possession and created chances aplenty.

Sadio Mane clipped home the opening goal after Stoke appealed that the cut-back from Joe Gomez had gone out of play, with Solanke feeding it through for Mane to finish.

Solanke and Mane both missed glorious chances to double the lead, either side of Simon Mignolet being booked for taking down Mame Diouf right on the edge of the box—thankfully just outside—and it remained 1-0 at the break.

A tense second half flowed back and forth, but the introduction of Mohamed Salahwas key: he hammered in a thunderous volley from Mane's cross to double the lead, then ran down the defence to win the ball and slot home the third.

Here are the five biggest talking points from the 3-0 win at Bet365 Stadium.

Impressive right flank.

Joe Gomez at right-back, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ahead of him in midfield.

It's not often that the Reds will play with a four across midfield, but the duo were exceptional at Stoke, both individually and as a pairing.

Gomez was exceptional defensively, shackling first Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and then Jese with great determination, reading of the game and no shortage of pace.

Game by game, the England international continues to mature and impress in equal measures.

Ahead of him, Oxlade-Chamberlain was a good outlet for the team on the counter, but he also tracked back, worked relentlessly for an hour and had the beating of his man on the run.

It's important to build understandings in partnerships and while this one might not be in place every week—Salah usually plays as the right-sided forward—it's great to see another success with an altered tactical formation.

Gomez and Chamberlain are a genuine option for Klopp, doubling up in both halves of the pitch, and even when not starting they can be a strong duo to get past when trying to close out games in future.

Emre Can: head gone?.

Out of the team for a few games and given a chance to stake his claim once more, Emre Can failed to impress in the slightest at the heart of the Reds' midfield.

In a double pivot alongside Gini Wijnaldum, the duo would be expected to both work forward and track back defensively in tandem, yet often in the first half the German left his Dutch team-mate alone in the middle, outnumbered, while he roved in between the two forwards.

More than once Stoke were able to win dangerous second balls in the box due to a lack of midfield cover in front of the defence once again, and only poor Joe Allen finishing kept the Reds ahead at times.

It was undisciplined, and Can was sloppy in possession far too often even before he lost the ball and had to pick up a trademark yellow card for dragging back his man.

Contract situation or not, any player given the nod to pull on the shirt should be focused, determined and ready to put in a big performance in a key role.

Sadly very little of that was on show from the No.

23.

Liverpool fans must be wondering if this is merely the beginning of the end, and Can's contract situation will be cleared up sooner rather than later—in terms of him heading elsewhere.

Klopp's rotation and subs.

Funny how a result influences opinion: All the changes, the full league debut for Solanke, Salah on the bench—points dropped, and fans might have been highly critical of the risks taken.

As it is, with three points wrapped up, Klopp gets full credit for his judgement and rotations.

Philippe Coutinho got the night off, as did Jordan Henderson other than a last-minute run-out.

Salah played only around 25 minutes—more than enough, clearly—and the likes of Mane, Solanke, Lovren, Milner and Firmino all saw game time after not being involved either in the last game or over the past few weeks.

Good going—now for it to continue over the coming weeks and matches.

Solanke's chance.

A brave decision was taken by Klopp to hand Solanke his first Premier Leaguestart, and while the young striker played reasonably well he'll be cursing having missed his big chance to score.

Solanke showed good approach play, linked nicely with the wider midfielders at times and more than once exchanged passes with Roberto Firmino, his strike partner.

It was the latter which gave Solanke his one-on-one chance but he perhaps took the shot on a little early, side-footing from the edge of the box when another touch forward might have opened up his options rather more.

Still, he can claim an assist for Mane's goal and his 66 minutes on the pitch were largely productive.

Was it enough to earn further game time? Considering the plight of Daniel Sturridge and how much he has to do to feature under Klopp, probably not—at least not yet.

Unstoppable Mo.

Not having Salah in the team would have had a few fans fearing for the outcome, but Liverpool were close to the three points even before he entered the pitch.

But, such is the Egyptian's form, that bringing him on for the closing stages was nothing short of a masterstroke.

Stoke were stretched and Salah—with Mane still on as well—had the pace and energy to exploit the space and initiate counter-attacks.

Two more goals: that's 11 strikes, plus two assists, in his last nine appearances in Red.

And only three of those games have seen Salah stay on the pitch for the full 90 minutes.

For more infomation >> 5 talking points from Stoke 0-3 Liverpool - More Salah goals and good rotation from Klopp - Duration: 9:11.

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The best of the photos from Stoke City 0-3 Liverpool - Duration: 2:29.

The best of the photos from Stoke City 0-3 Liverpool

Liverpool earned an impressive 3-0 win at Stoke City on Wednesday evening, as Jurgen Klopp's side got back to winning ways in the Premier League.

There had been frustration among supporters after successive draws with Sevilla and Chelsea, but the Reds responded in fine style at the bet365 Stadium.

Klopp made six changes to the side that earned a point at home to the Blues on Saturday, with Philippe Coutinho and Mohamed Salah on the substitutes' bench.

Ragnar Klavan, James Milner, Jordan Henderson and Daniel Sturridge also dropped out.

The manager cut a typically laid-back figure in the early exchanges, as the game got off to a tight start.

It was the returning Sadio Mane who struck first, with the Senegalese dinking a lovely finish over Lee Grant and into the net.

Celebrations followed….

Simon Mignolet could easily have been sent off before half-time, having hauled down Mame Biram Diouf, but he was only shown a yellow card.

The second half was all about Salah, who came on for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlainand rifled a stunning volley into the net to kill the game off.

The Egyptian then added a second late on, beating Grant after racing onto Emre Can's long ball.

Next up for Liverpool is a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday afternoon (3pm GMT), as they look to make it five Premier League wins out of six.

For more infomation >> The best of the photos from Stoke City 0-3 Liverpool - Duration: 2:29.

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[Sub][TURN 8] Cardfight!! Vanguard G Z Official Animation - The Future We Secured - Duration: 26:24.

Darn you, Gastille...

The next step has already been prepared.

For now, enjoy a brief respite.

Acting so calm...!

Are you the one who wants to die first?

So what about Chrono and the others?

After the Relics rescue, I ordered them to get some rest at home.

Luckily, none of them seem to have issues.

Good.

Yeah.

Relics is destroyed and we've finally managed to retaliate against them...

Right now Chris is analyzing the data we obtained.

Sooner or later, we should be able to locate Gastille's base.

It's our turn to make a move.

Turn 8 The Future We Secured

I have to get going.

It's too bad. I wanted to see Tokoha and the others too.

Have a good day at work.

Please take good care of Chrono.

I will.

Do you know how much I was worried about you?

You never tell me anything, just go running off half-cocked...

Like that last time too...

Mikuru, are you okay on time?

No!

See you later!

Well, you can't blame her. Let her be angry.

I wonder if Shindou will be able to finish all of this?

He needs plenty of nutritious food in order to make a full recovery.

Saori Fuchidaka...

Tokoha Anjou...

Are you targeting Chrono and the others again?

I don't know what you're talking about.

I'm going to crush him.

If you wanna die, I'll kill you too.

I won't let you touch Chrono!

Stand up, Z Vanguard! Stand up, Vanguard!

Planting Maiden, Ozu!

Wyvernkid, Deidda!

Okazaki?

What?!

Weak as you are...

...you're just an annoyance!

Gattling Claw's skill!

This world...

...should be burned to nothing already!

Guard!

Attack!

I don't even need to wait for Gyze to come back.

I'll destroy everything myself!

I swear I'll win this fight...

...but...

...if a Zeroth Dragon is activated here...

Tokoha!

We called Ibuki, too!

Focus on the fight!

Chrono! Shion!

Take Kumi away, and you guys keep your distance too!

Tokoha?!

Yeah, right!

We'll watch. In fact, we'll fight together!

It's okay! After all, you're going to win, Tokoha!

You guys...

You came to me, Chrono Shindou?

By way of thanks, I'll slaughter everyone here.

All flower buds, bloom into flowers!

Ride!

Ranunculus of Phantasmic Blue, Ahsha!

A new Ahsha!

Call!

Sharl attacks!

Phantasmic Blue, Ahsha attacks!

No guard!

Twin drive!

First check!

Critical trigger!

I give the power to my right Sharl

and the extra critical to Phantasmic Blue, Ahsha!

Second check.

Critical trigger!

I give the power to Sharl and the extra critical to Phantasmic Blue, Ahsha!

Double critical, so he's at 5 damage!

Finish him off!

Sharl attacks!

Don't get cocky with me!

Perfect guard with Dumjid!

Weaklings are quick to flock together.

That includes you people, Shiranui and Gastille too!

It's everyone!

I ride Dragonic Blademaster "Kouen"!

Stride Generation!

Flare Arms, Ziegenburg!

Stride skill!

You make me sick!

Ziegenburg gets +3000 power!

Call!

Ziegenburg's skill!

Blaze! Deidda's skill!

I draw one card!

Mbudi gets +3000 power!

Die!

Perfect guard!

Seeding Maiden, Tierney's Bloom!

I put one card from the Drop Zone that has Bloom into my hand.

Triple drive!

Critical trigger!

I give all of the effects to Mbudi!

Heal trigger!

I give the power to Mbudi!

Friends, trust, bonds...

All that stuff is crap!

You rely on that...

...which is why you're all gonna die!

Mbudi attacks!

Blaze!

+2000 power for every empty rear-guard circle of my opponent!

That's a total of +10000 power!

I'm the only one who's absolute!

That's how I've managed to survive.

Turn end.

Kouen's skill!

A Kouen from the Drop Zone moves to my hand.

He secured the cost for a Zeroth Dragon!

The next turn will decide it!

I'm definitely going to win it this turn!

Stride Generation!

Flower Princess of Four Seasons, Velhemina!

A new G unit!

Phantasmic Blue, Ahsha's stride skill!

I superior call one normal unit with Bloom from my deck!

And Collective Blooming Maiden, Kera!

I have Ahsha, so that's +1000 power! Resist!

Units with Resist can't be chosen to retire with a skill.

You're doing great, Tokoha!

To fight back against Gyze's Apostles...

Call!

...she has to clinch this before he strides a Zeroth Dragon.

Attack!

Guard!

Velhemina attacks your Vanguard!

Mylis's skill!

I draw one card!

Velhemina gets +5000 power!

Velhemina's skill!

From my deck, I superior call two normal units of the same name with Bloom ability

which are grade 2 or less, to the front row and back row!

I've got Ahsha, so that's +1000 power! Resist!

On top of that, Kera's Bloom!

+10000 power!

I get a Boost!

Generation Guard!

Divine Dragon Knight, Abd Salam!

Skill activated!

+20000 shield!

Shiranui, Verno, and Miguel are all gone!

I'm the only survivor!

Right now I'm the only one here!

Triple drive!

First check.

Second check!

Critical trigger!

I give all of the effects to Kera!

Third check.

Critical trigger!

I give all of the effects to Ozu!

I'm going to win it with this!

I'm gonna survive!

Dumjid! Skill activated!

+15000 shield!

Attack!

Go!

Even if everything disappears, I'll still be here!

Perfect guard!

She wasn't able to win it there!

I'm the one who's the deity of destruction!

I pay the cost of a card that's the same as my Vanguard!

I'm going to put the possibilities of my future

on the line and destroy all of you!

If I lose the fight,

all of the cards in my Generation Zone will never return!

Devour my future and manifest!

Dragon Empire's Zeroth Dragon!

Ultimate Stride!

Zeroth Dragon of Inferno, Drachma!

Th-That's...

A Zeroth Dragon...

Drachma...

I couldn't stop it...

Zeroth Dragon, Drachma's skill!

Your Vanguard, too!

Choose three cards from your hand and discard two.

Put the remaining card in your Vanguard circle.

You're lucky you got to ride a grade 3, right?

Call!

Blaze!

This is the deity's judgment!

Weaklings should just die!

What's funny?!

You said you were the only one who's absolute.

You said that's why you've survived.

What about it?!

I'm the exact opposite.

That's right. I'm weak.

Because I'm weak, I often hesitate and easily get depressed and worried.

In those situations, I don't know what to do.

I don't wanna hear about your problems!

5 damage!

Hang in there, Tokoha!

But... even so...

Zeroth Dragon, Drachma attacks!

Thanks to many people...

...who have helped me, encouraged me, and watched over me...

...I'm here right now!

Come from the future and protect me!

Generation Guard!

Bond Protector Musketeer, Antero!

Can meager power like that stop Drachma's flames?!

Antero's skill activated!

+5000 shield!

I have one or less rear-guard, so that's another +15000!

No way! Triple drive!

All right!

Now even if he draws a trigger, it won't go through!

She stopped the Zeroth Dragon's attack!

Critical trigger...

I give all of the effects to Mbudi!

Th-The power of the deity...

Why?!

I'm weak. But...

No, because of that, everyone's feelings support me!

Turn end...

My G Zone cards...

...leave the game!

His G Zone disappeared!

He can't stride anymore.

Tokoha!

Bro!

Stand and draw!

I'm weak.

But because of that...

...the weak me grabbed the future...

...and it's a very strong one.

There's no way I'm going to let you destroy it!

Now, blossom in full bloom! To the future!

Stride Generation!

Flower Princess of Four Seasons, Velhemina!

Stride skill!

Velhemina attacks your Vanguard!

Skill activated!

Superior call!

Bloom!

Velhemina's Generation Break Four!

All of my front row rear-guards get +5000 power!

And an extra critical!

Overcome the harsh season, receive the warm rays of the sun,

bud simultaneously, and make the flowers bloom.

This is the power of Neo Nectar's bond, which possesses undying life force.

The same goes for the bond between me and Ahsha!

You repudiated friends, trust and bonds.

But don't you feel it?

The bond with him, your vanguard...

The bond that Vanguard brought you...

It's less than a worm to me!

I feel bad for him.

Return to Cray!

All right!

Tokoha!

That was great, Tokoha!

Yeah!

The G unit cards!

All of the possibilities of the future are vanishing.

I guess this is the price for losing the fight.

I don't accept! I won't accept it!

I won't accept it! This can't be happening!

All of you, perish!

Hey!

Are you okay?! Wake up!

Hey!

Although the diffride was lifted, Saori Fuchidaka is in a coma.

It'll probably take a while, but I bet he's heading towards freedom.

I see.

Ibuki...

Zeroth Dragon...

Without permission, Dumjid went to attack Chrono Shindou.

But he lost the fight and was sent home to Cray.

Really?

He did have a good long run...

...as a pawn to help bring Gyze back.

Until the proper time comes...

...I'll leave the Zeroth Dragon in your care...

...Kouji Ibuki.

You did it!

You drove off one of the Apostles by yourself!

It was a brilliant fight, Tokoha.

It's thanks to all of you.

Even though you're recuperating, you cheered me on from the sidelines.

Pushing yourself too hard again...

Pushing himself?

You were pushing yourself too hard again, Chrono?

Mikuru?!

Shion, even though I left him with you?

I trusted you!

L-Let me explain...

All four of you, sit down there and repent!

Turn 9 Evil Governor Gredora All four of you, sit down there and repent!

W-We're sorry! Turn 9 Evil Governor Gredora

Turn 9 Evil Governor Gredora

For more infomation >> [Sub][TURN 8] Cardfight!! Vanguard G Z Official Animation - The Future We Secured - Duration: 26:24.

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Where is Thumbkin?

Where is Thumbkin?

Here I am!

Here I am!

How are you today, sir?

Very well, I thank you.

Run away.

Run away.

Where is Pointer?

Where is Pointer?

Here I am!

Here I am!

How are you today, sir?

Very well, I thank you.

Run away.

Run away.

Where is Middleman?

Where is Middleman?

Here I am!

Here I am!

How are you today, sir?

Very well, I thank you.

Run away.

Run away.

Where is Ringman?

Where is Ringman?

Here I am!

Here I am!

How are you today, sir?

Very well, I thank you.

Run away.

Run away.

Where is Pinkie?

Where is Pinkie?

Here I am!

Here I am!

How are you today, sir?

Very well, I thank you.

Run away.

Run away.

For more infomation >> ขนมปังร้อนๆ | เพลงเด็กอนุบาล | เพลงเด็ก | รวมเพลงเด็กอนุบาล | เพลงการ์ตูน | Little Treehouse - Duration: 32:57.

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Nicolò Raniolo: la stoccata a Sabrina Ghio sui social | M.C.G.S - Duration: 3:53.

For more infomation >> Nicolò Raniolo: la stoccata a Sabrina Ghio sui social | M.C.G.S - Duration: 3:53.

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2 AQUARIUMS - HOW I DID IT - Duration: 8:25.

So earlier in the week we started by setting up this Asian aquarium

And all we've really got done was the hard scape for it

If you haven't seen that yet make sure you watch it because in today's video. We're kind of just picking up where we left off

Now I actually spent the weekend in New York doing a number of things including

Visiting my friend Justin but more on that in a later video today

We need to finish or at least continue on with plumbing this aquarium now. There's only so much

we're gonna be able to do in today's video so what I need to do is install the

Plumbing for the bottom aquarium now the bottom aquarium is actually going to be different from the top aquarium the top aquarium

Gets a drain and a return the bottom. Just gets a drain

It doesn't get a return through the background simply because this aquarium is draining down to this aquarium

It doesn't go through the background it

Just comes over in front of it, so all I need to do is figure out how I'm going to get this overflow

Through the background and here's how I figured out the best way to do it you see that overflow is going to connect to this

Two-inch bulkhead, but you could see through this bulkhead is the background this drill is gonna

get stomped by it, but if I Center the drill and

really

Just make sure it's completely centered. This is going to be a pilot hole for me watch this

Now because I gave myself a little bit of a pilot hole all I have to do is take this drill bit line it up

To that hole start drilling in and that's going to drill me a perfect 1/2 inch hole

That's going to allow me to run the plumbing through it

You see now when I run my pipe through it. This is the one in half-inch pipe

It goes right into that bulkhead that we installed earlier and allows me to install this h2o overflow from custom aquariums

Directly on to it and see how snug of a fit that is that's gonna be perfect now

I can move this over whichever way. I want to have it

As long as it's level

To disguise it a little bit more

But this is perfect very easy overflow to install

Now the next thing I'm gonna want to do is drill some small maybe quarter inch holes

Into the middle of the background trying to hide it in one of the logs

This is going to allow water to pass through the background when I open a ball valve for the water changing

Bulkhead that we showed you six times already when I turn that ball valve water is going to come out to be sucked through that

Bulkhead or the hole in the middle of the tank at the back

But the water needs a way to get through the background so these holes will allow it to and when I do that we can

Drain half the water for a water change now. I know I'm doing a lot of this backwards for example

I should have installed the background then worked on the plumbing the last thing of course

you're supposed to do is scape the tank, but just do to my timeline and

Availability of resources and time that I actually have to do this I have to do it in random orders

Which you probably shouldn't do it this way, but I'm going to show you how I do everything anyways

There's also going to be a bunch of debris floating in the tank from drilling through the background

I

Can either shop-vac that up?

or

Simply fill the tank up and then skim it out later because it's all going to float so the next thing I got to do

Now is take this 120 gallon aquarium down and install the next background however

I'm going to have to also install its bulkheads as well as

Basically repeat everything I did there now when lifting an aquarium you might think okay?

I can lift that amount of weight, but just due to its bulkiness and size

It's very it's really advisable that I don't lift it alone

I know I can lift the weight

But I'm probably going to break it because it's gonna be awkward and I might drop it

So I'm gonna get Gary to come over and help me lift this down before we do that

I just want to address one question or one concern. I kept getting in the last video and that is

Is the background upside-down?

Technically it is I installed it this way on purpose

I wanted the roots to come out like this as opposed to come down now arguably

It looks good either way and be your preference and my preference was to have them

Coming out of the ground to kind of match the stump over here it also

Resembles the wall root tank with the roots coming down and I wanted them to be dramatically different

So I installed it upside down on purpose

Okay now we can go ahead and install the background now this isn't an aqua tech or background. This is actually Universal rocks

It's not as

Precision Lea cut as the aqua tech or not as much detail or coloration, but it's still a pretty decent background

I'm going to install it identically as to the way. I installed the Aqua decor

Which is basically?

Just slide it into place

and

Then silicone it this one doesn't want to stay put so I'm gonna have to

improvise here

I'll have to use a lot more silicone with this one. There's all kinds of gaps in this one which is pretty disappointing but

Yeah, we can make it work, there's like a quarter inch gap all along the bottom

I don't know what they cut this with but luckily. There's a big enough gap behind this background

So I can get these bulkheads in afterwards. I installed the bulkheads now because I forgot to I'm just lucky enough that

Background has enough room behind it to get my arms in there, so just like the last background. We're gonna find some holes

Places to drill a few holes in here for the water change system, and then again. We're gonna come in through the back of the

bulkhead here find the center and

The same over here, okay, so the overflow as well as the return have now been installed now

these are a little different than you might have expected previously the

extension that comes on the

Overflow is supposed to just slide right into the bulkhead beam or flush to the tank

But since we have such a gap in between the background. I had to replace this smaller pipe with a

Longer PVC pipe that can extend the entire reach of the background, but as you can see here

it

Just slides right on and it's pretty flush now one of the things I like about this is that the only thing you see on

This overflow is a little bit of the bottom elbow this here is

Actually hidden by the trim, so it ends up looking really nice

With the top tank backup in place I can go ahead and drill through the side of the stand here

to accommodate the future wave makers

One of the things that I want to do before I move on to plumbing is I know that this tank is going to be

Pulled out for a couple of days as I plumb the tank and get the filtration system

running equipment installed and whatnot and those two days

I don't want to waste any time now that I don't have to move the aquarium out any more

I figured I'm going to fill the aquarium up by a couple of inches just enough to kind of almost submerge the roots

So that I can get it heads head start on

Sinking them because I know they're going to float I'm gonna go ahead and weigh down a few of them

Just to jump the gun I think that they're going to float the log is clearly probably not going to float

But a couple more inches of water completely submerge them

Give me the opportunity to actually sink them in advance because the plumbing is probably going to take a couple of days

And I actually have to run out now to grab more Plumbing Supplies last night. We began this and today

We're kind of wrapping up and you guys are supposed to see this video today anyways?

I hope you guys enjoyed today's video. I also like to thank you for watching me in a couple of days

I think we'll get this wrapped up

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The Atari ST POWER PACK | Nostalgia Nerd - Duration: 15:57.

Back when I first got my Atari ST for Christmas in the 90s, I received the ST itself, it's

box, some software and the Atari Power Pack.

My ST was second hand, purchased from my good friend Michael, but the impact of that Power

Pack felt the same as if it were a brand new machine and I'd just been presented with the

key to enough entertainment to last a lifetime.... or a good number of weeks at the very least.

The Power Pack was a compilation of "20 Superb Software Games" included with Atari STFM models

sold from 1988 onwards.

It's inclusion with new machines was genius and boosted the ST's sales as a gaming system

significantly.

But this wasn't the first game bundle to be included with the ST range.

The STFM had been launched in 1986 to provide a more friendly home computer compared to

the earlier ST models which lacked a TV modulator and internal floppy drive.

Over in North America, the machine was marketed with less emphasis on gaming, whilst Atari

over in Europe had cottoned onto the machine's main selling point and by 1988 bundles such

as the Summer Pack and Super Pack appeared.

The Super Pack also contained 20 games, but didn't perform as well as the Power Pack.

The main reasons for this were that the games were generally better in the Power Pack, with

it packed with more recognisable arcade hits, and and also the bundle price dropped from

£399 to £299 during it's release.

Europe was already a region gripped by the home micro, having been weaned on Sinclair

Spectrum's, Amstrad CPCs and Commodore 64s, so with consoles like the Sega Mega Drive

only an Eastern whisper, the ST seemed an obvious choice.

Of course, there was also Amiga rivalry, but on screen shots, ST games looked pretty identical

to Amiga games, and given the Amiga was more expensive, and lacking a huge game bundle,

the choice or children, if not their parents, often fell to the ST.

The PowerPack therefore seemed to be Atari's masterstroke, but it was also part of it's

downfall.

You see, 20 games is a lot of games.

For me, it kept me entertained for as long as I needed, and this often meant that sales

of third party titles was less than perhaps on rival systems, such as the Amiga.

It wasn't long before publishers gone frustrated with this and rather than developing ST games

to port to the Amiga, flipped it round.

This posed a problem, as converting a game designed to take advantage of the custom Amiga

hardware to the ST was harder than the other way around.

This meant the Amiga began to amass a collection of exclusive titles, and what's more, even

converted titles began to look a lot better on the Amiga and Commodore's machine began

to widen the market share until the ST faded away.

Of course, this isn't all of the story and with the rise of the IBM compatible PC and

game consoles, both platforms were commercially doomed anyway, but it played it's part.

Just like I'm about to do with each of the Powerpack games.

So without further ago, let us begin with Disk A: Afterburner.

Before we dive into the gameplay, it's worth noting that in their original commercial incarnations

some of these games were spread across more than 1 double density floppy.

Afterburner is one of those titles, but the reduction is not all down to compression.

Some elements are missing from the titles.

In this case the arcade theme tune is missing from the loading screen.

Of course this isn't an essential ingredient, but to frequenters of arcades, it made these

home conversions feel just that little bit closer to the authentic experience.

And it's more important than you might think.

It puts you in that mindset, standing in front of the cabinet, because although the game

itself isn't terrible, the ST hardware just wasn't up to replicating the rapid, engaging

gameplay.

It does though, get my vote for being the only game in this pack where you don't actually

need to do anything to progress.

Disk B!

R-Type.

What can I say about this game?

Other than my version requiring you to press a key at a specific time during loading, otherwise

it didn't load.. something Michael and I worked out probably though accident.

It's a timeless game.

The arcade version was superb, and the ST version holds up remarkably well, even on

the sound front.

But it's a double edge sword, because also, like the arcade version, it's a hard game,

with limited check points throughout each level.

Disk C!

Gauntlet II.

Probably my favourite game in the pack.

This kept us engaged for hours and hours.

Roaming dungeons, trying not to shoot the food.

It's just an incredibly playable and addictive game, and the ST conversion is spot on.

The ST doesn't have hardware scrolling, but scrolling is never the less perfect here.

In fact the game is so close to the arcade, even down to the speech samples, that I couldn't

choose between them.

Disk D!

Super Hang On.

By this point, it's already easy to see why this pack was such a winner.

Electric Dreams take on Sega's arcade sensation is graphically pleasing, fast and even sports

some impressive road undulation.

Even the 4 arcade tunes are chucked in.

You can play using either mouse or joystick, with the latter somewhat preferable.

Overall it's a pretty good conversion.

Disk E! Space Harrier.

Another Sega classic and another impressive arcade conversion, moving at a good pace and

offering some frantic gameplay.

I didn't play this game much in my younger years, but the colours and speed always captivated

me, along with that wooly mammoth thing on the loading screen.

Disk F!

The first disk to feature a multitude of tiles.

3 in fact, starting with Starglider....

I'll admit, I used to load this game up just to hear that intro music; I rarely played

the actual game, which is a shame because by all accounts, it's amazing.

Developed by Argonaught software, Jez Sans worked on the C64 Elite release before creating

this and it shows.

The 3D graphics are great for the ST, especially an 80s release, and once you get into it,

the gameplay is good.

Like an Elite light.

The next title on this disk is Overlander.

A game which exudes a dystopian feel from the outset.

That shadowy car.

The initial choices to make, followed by the bleak in game graphics.

I was a fan for these qualities alone.

Really it's a somewhat primitive clone of Atari's Roadblaster.

A drab clone, and I like it for that.

Which brings us to Super Huey.

For some reason I barely loaded this one up back in the day.

It's a helicopter game.

It's alright.

Disk G!

Eliminator.

This is almost like a cross between Overlander and Space Harrier, and it's another game with

exudes the arcade feel, although this Hewson release isn't actually an arcade game.

The music and sound effects aren't quite up to scratch, but the game play will draw you

in and keep you hooked.

Thanks to a password system, progression isn't too much of a chore either.

Also on disk G, Nebulus.

Another Hewson Consultants game, and one which I'm sure you're well aware of.

Playing as the creature Pogo, your mission is to destroy 8 towers built in the sea.

You do this by navigating around each tower and planting a bomb at the top.

Pretty simple, but the beauty lies in the convincing clockwise and anti-clockwise turning

of the tower, creating a sense of depth and marking the game out as something pretty unique,

especially in it's day.

The final title on Disk G, Pac-Mania.

It's not quite up to the same standards as the Amiga release, but it has smooth scrolling

in it's half screen display area and it plays well.

I mean, it's Pac Man from an isometric perspective.

It's not for everyone, but I loved the 3D effect back then, and I still do today.

Disk H!

Predator.

Arnie.

Getting to the Chopper.

Marvellous stuff.

Being a huge fan of the film, even at the age of 9, this was one game I loved getting

stuck into.

Like a lot of these games, it's pretty darn hard, but it does capture the story of the

film in a certain side scrolling fashion.

Saying that, the scrolling isn't perfect, but it's not the shabbiest either.

Targeting at angles can be a bit of a pain, as can running away from the Predator's sights

when it appears, but overall it's a reasonable port of the 8 bit versions.

Interestingly, due to licensing a few rare packs contain Winter Olympiad 88 instead.

Disk I!

Another 3 games, starting with Bombuzal.

A puzzle game where the aim is to destroy all the bombs.

To do this, you step on a bomb to light it, you may then take one step and the bomb will

explode.

It's a simple formula which works well, offering another isometric game of delight.

Although you can also switch to a top down view, which

is nice.

More bombs, with the classic Bomb Jack next.

I loved this game on the Spectrum.

I played it a lot.

So by the time I got my hands on the ST, it's appeal had waned a little.

But it's still a decent version of the 1984 arcade classic.

Playing as Bomb Jack, your job is to collect the bombs.

Simple

To round up this disk we have Xenon, by the incredibly talented Bitmap Brothers.

Flying your craft through 4 stages of alien territory, your task is really to destroy

as much as possible.

Good graphics, good scrolling and good gameplay ensure the longevity of one of the first games

to truly take the ST hardware for a run.

Disk J!

Double Dragon.

What can I say about this game.

After Gauntlet II, this is probably the game I've sunk the most hours into.

Sure, it's not arcade perfect, but then the arcade game was never perfect anyway, and

at least it includes the arcade music.

Both versions slow down when there are too many sprites on screen.

But I'm a-ok with that.

Especially because you get to turn on your brother and beat the crap out of him at the

end.

It's one of the easiest games here, but also one of the most enjoyable.

Remember, this was pre Streets of Rage days.

Disk K!

Black Lamp.

What was this game about?

I honestly couldn't tell you from memory alone, and my play time of it is somewhat, limited.

It turns out to be a medieval melodrama featuring Jolly Jack, the jovial jester on a quest to

rid evil from the kingdom.

To do this you must collect 20 lamps, with the most powerful "Black Lamp" guarded by

a dragon.

The story makes little sense, but apparently magazines liked it back in the day,

On the same disk we have Outrun.

It's clear that reviewers were more lenient back in the 80s.

Saying that, I played this a fair deal, and I remember enjoying it.

I think it's because I'd come from the Spectrum version and so this was a step up.

I mean, at the very least, it had reasonable music and colourful graphics.

Playing it today however, isn't a nostalgic gathering of bliss.

It's a frame churning little wretch of a game, which only just manages to keep me playing

to the end.

Disk L!The final disk of games containing Star Ray and Star Goose...

Star Ray is another title I barely remember playing.

I'm not sure why it didn't grab me, but it's probably because I was too busy playing R-Type.

It's a conversion by Steve Bak, responsible for gems such as Goldrunner, and his skill

shines through featuring an amazing 7 layers of parallax scrolling.

That's two more than the Amiga version.

Take that you Commodore people.

Star Goose involves you, as a hover ship, eight looped levels of heavily defended surfaces

and various crystals, of which you must collect.

Like other games here, you can control by either joystick or mouse, but also like other

games, joystick is preferable.

Dying will send you back to the start of your current level, so you can enjoy the game at

a moderate pace.

It's a nice one for diving into occasionally, when you feel like some concentrated but relaxed

action.

And that's it.

That's the Power Pack.

Arguably, the Atari Language Disk, Organiser and Music Maker are also part of this pack,

but I'm sticking to the games in this episode.

We can cover those another time.

But given the quality and variety of games on offer here, it's easy to see how this helped

shift so many ST's as the 80s drew to a close.

I mean, many of these titles were on sale at the same time for £20 or £30 each.

It's also easy to see how this kept many gamers - like myself - more than contented, pushing

the ST game market to dry up, just that little bit quicker.

But it's a double edge sword.

Without this pack, not as many STs would have been sold and the problem would remain.

Really the end of the ST as a gaming platform as inevitable, but at least I had great fun

with it whilst it lasted.

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The Inauguration of A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D. as the 12th president of DePaul University - Duration: 1:15:44.

(Symphony Orchestra)

>> LISA PORTES: Please be seated.

(Voices of DePaul)

>> MALE SPEAKER: I applied to DePaul but

I didn't think I was going to get in.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I wanted to live in the city.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I wanted to get out of the suburbs.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I wanted the go to America.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I heard about a support for Veterans.

>> MALE SPEAKER: It's where my father went.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: My daughter was taking classes so I thought

I would give it a try.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I didn't know about the mission.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I came here for the dorms.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: The city.

>> ALL: The opportunities.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: But then my friend --

>> MALE SPEAKER: My professor --

>> MALE SPEAKER: And my RA --

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Asked the question --

>> ALL: What must be done?

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: The question Saint Vincent asked.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: It made me think.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I didn't know college would make me think.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I stopped to look around --

>> MALE SPEAKER: At this city I had come to --

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: At the world around me --

>> ALL: What must be done?

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: It wasn't why I'd come here --

>> MALE SPEAKER: But I think that's why I stayed.

>> BAMSHAD MOBASHER: Your Eminence, Dr. Esteban, Father

Holtschneider, Father Richardson, members of the Board

of Trustees, Life Trustees, Members of the Corporation,

Vincentian Fathers and Brothers, faculty, staff, students,

administration, alumni and friends of DePaul, good

afternoon and welcome.

I am Bamshad Mobasher, Professor of Computer Science and

President of DePaul University's Faculty Council.

I will be serving as the University Marshal for this

afternoon's celebration: The inauguration of Dr. A.

Gabriel Esteban as the twelfth president of the university.

(Applause)

Now please welcome our host for these proceedings,

Lisa Portes, Professor and Head of Directing at The Theatre

School. (Applause)

>> LISA PORTES: Hello and good afternoon.

To begin our celebration, the DePaul Symphony Orchestra

conducted by the School of Music's Cliff Colnot will

present a special medley arranged for the occasion by

Mr. Colnot that honors DePaul's international connections and

the many ways diversity defines and strengthens us.

(Symphony Orchestra)

(Applause)

>> LISA PORTES: Please rise and welcome His Eminence Cardinal

Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago who will offer

the invocation.

>> CARDINAL BLASE CUPICH: The Kingdom of Heaven is like a

mustard seed which the sower took and sowed in his field.

It is the smallest of all the seeds yet when it is fully grown

it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree so

that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.

We give thanks and praise to you oh Lord for revealing your

presence and action in the world as we witness the growth of the

seed planted by St. Vincent DePaul four centuries ago and

which now is the vigorous tree of Vincentian works for the

poor, for the immigrant, for those thirsting for education

and eager to be of service.

This day, that great tree sprouts new life.

As DePaul University welcomes a new leader, Dr. Gabriel Esteban,

he takes up his task as one who has learned the ways of a

pilgrim, always walking with others, patient of each other's

pace, respectful of their needs, humble enough to ask for

directions and hopeful enough to keep moving forward no matter

the bends in the road or the unevenness of the path.

These are all graces he has received and which he values

even more than the impressive record of professional learning

and experience that he has achieved.

So we ask you Lord this day to grace this new growth as you did

the first planting.

Bless the students whose personal sacrifices for a

quality education are matched by dedicated and committed faculty,

administration and benefactors.

Bless the congregation of the mission who keep alive the

inspiration of their founder so that this diverse community of

gifted students may always appreciate that their education

should benefit not only themselves but their community,

city, nation and yes the world.

Bless the poor on this world day of the poor on which Pope

Francis reminds us that we must do more than meet their needs

but make encountering them and sharing life with them a way of

life for love has no alibi.

Bless Dr. Gabriel Esteban and his dear wife Josephine and

their family with your constant health and the love and support

of the DePaul family who welcome a new leader this day as a

fellow pilgrim who is humble and hopeful, patient, preserving,

gifted in grace.

The Kingdom of God is like the planting of the smallest seed

that grows into a mighty tree and today we praise you Lord for

once again revealing to us that the Kingdom of God is in

our midst.

We make this prayer in Jesus' name. Amen.

Please be seated.

(Voices of DePaul)

>> MALE SPEAKER: What must be done?

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: St. Vincent asked.

>> MALE SPEAKER: But then I heard the harder question.

>> MALE SPEAKER: What must I do?

>> MALE SPEAKER: When I was a freshman I took a discover

Chicago class.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: We had immersion week before the school

year started.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: We met every day, all day.

>> MALE SPEAKER: For a week.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Our classes traveled all over the city.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Museums.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Parks.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Historical sites.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Neighborhoods I'd never heard of.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I got really comfortable getting around

the city.

>> MALE SPEAKER: The CTA.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I learned how to use my U-pass.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: After immersion week all the discover

classes had New Student Service Day.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: There were hundreds of us gathered in

the gym.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: And then we all spread out.

>> MALE SPEAKER: On the 'L', on the buses, we spread out all

over Chicago.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: And we went to our site.

It was just our class and then we split up into groups.

There were three of us.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: We painted a wall.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: It didn't seem like much.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: But then that afternoon they posted a picture

of the wall on Facebook excited to welcome their clients to

their new lobby and that's when I realized that service didn't

mean doing big things.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: It meant doing what we could.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: What each one of us could do.

>> MALE SPEAKER: My classes at DePaul made me think beyond

myself, beyond my experience of the world.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: My program placed me in an internship with

Refugee One where I got to help new refugees prepare to enter

the American workforce.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I volunteered with The Mission Continues

working with other Veterans to support our communities.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Tuesday nights I tutor for patients at

Lurie Children's Hospital, just three stops from the Lincoln

Park campus on the Red Line.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I volunteer at the Cities Mentor Project where

I help my mentee succeed in school and in life.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I didn't realize how passionate I was

about education until after my first service immersion trip.

I spent a week helping underserved classrooms in

Mississippi in December and in Kentucky during spring break.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: My experience at DePaul helped me understand

how to answer what must I do with what I can do.

>> LISA PORTES: At this time I am pleased to introduce James T.

Ryan, Chair of DePaul University's Board of Trustees.

(Applause)

>> JAMES RYAN: Good afternoon.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and all that is DePaul

University, greetings.

Thank you for gathering in witness of this transition

of leadership.

In its 120-year history, DePaul University has benefited from

the dedicated and visionary leadership of its 11 presidents.

Each presided over changes that have made today's DePaul an

exemplar of the promise of Catholic higher education in the

United States.

Beautiful new facilities, staff dedicated to student success,

abundant use of the latest technologies and pedagogies and

a superb faculty.

Our curriculum includes innovative programs never

dreamed of even in the last decade which confirms that

DePaul welcomes change.

We should be mindful however that our obligation is not to

this moment.

Rather our thoughts must be focused on the larger vision of

the unique Catholic, Vincentian and urban mission that we are

dedicated to perpetuate.

Open, inclusive, and diverse.

DePaul University shall remain faithful to providing access and

attainment to a quality education that benefits not only

the students who receive it but the entire community, nation

and world.

We appreciate you joining us at this inauguration and welcome

your participation in support of our new president Dr. A.

Gabriel Esteban as he forges new strategies that will chart

DePaul's future as a Catholic University in the tradition of

St. Vincent.

(Applause)

(Voices of DePaul)

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: In high school they make college

sound intimidating.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Terrifying.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Impossible.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Lonely.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I learned so many possible ways that I

could fail.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: But what must I do?

>> ALL: To succeed.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Your homework.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: My father told me.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Your homework.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: My daughter reminded me.

>> MALE SPEAKER: But at DePaul I found that when I needed help I

could ask St. Vincent's next question.

>> MALE SPEAKER: What must you do?

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: And someone would answer.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I think that I will have to tear a strip off

of my diploma and share it with all the fellows at the

Writing Center.

>> MALE SPEAKER: The job I got at the library kept me

from starving.

>> MALE SPEAKER: My group counseling sessions help me

figure out how to manage my stress and get my homework done.

>> MALE SPEAKER: When I left the military, I did not feel

prepared to successfully transition to student or

civilian life.

I was having personal problems and I dropped out of DePaul.

The faculty stayed in touch with me and connected me with the

Department of Adult Veteran and Commuter Student Affairs.

When I became homeless they helped me find a place to live.

Then I was able to return to school.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: After my father was laid off I was so

nervous to talk to Financial Aid but they found a way for me to

stay in school until I could graduate.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Dr. Pando in Physics encouraged me to get

involved with the Society for the Advancement of

Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science.

That's SACNAS.

He convinced me that I could make a contribution.

I eventually became the president of SACNAS and helped

establish the first Women of STEM Program.

The SACNAS Executive Board used to be ninety percent male.

Now half of the Board are women.

I am proud to have helped that happen.

I didn't come from a great neighborhood and there weren't

very many people around that actually thought I could

accomplish anything.

But I was curious about the world and that's why I

love science.

I lived with my grandfather at the time and he believed in me

but he passed away when I was 15 and I moved in with a cousin.

I had to work to pay for rent and bills and when I was 20 I

was working three jobs just to make ends meet.

On Christmas Eve, on my way home from work I was hit by a car.

I was in the hospital for four months just laid up.

When I got out I thought more must be possible from life so I

earned a certificate in polysomnography and I worked

full-time at a sleep clinic and went to community college.

When I was almost done with community college I started

applying to four year programs, four year universities, and I

emailed all the Chairs of the Physics Programs and I asked

them questions about their opportunities and

their programs.

Dr. Pando from DePaul was the only professor who responded to

me personally.

Dr. Pando is the reason why I'm going to DePaul, why I'm doing

research, why I'm applying to get my PhD program.

What you do at DePaul, that's what must be done.

>> LISA PORTES: Four hundred years ago St. Vincent DePaul

founded the Congregation of the Mission in France to follow the

example of Jesus Christ in honoring human dignity and in

serving urgent human needs, especially for people who are

poor and marginalized.

The Vincentians carried this mission across the ocean 200

years ago and quickly focused their efforts on providing

educational opportunities.

Today the Vincentians longstanding commitment to

higher education continues as an equalizer and an engine for

social change in three remarkable American

universities; DePaul and St. John's and Niagara

Universities in New York.

Please welcome the Reverend James J.

Maher of the Congregation of the Mission, President of Niagara

University and a member of DePaul's Board of Trustees who

will share a message on behalf of our Vincentian sister

institutions in the United States.

(Applause)

>> REVEREND JAMES MAHER: Thank you.

I begin by thanking you for the honor and the privilege of

addressing this assembly on this most special day.

I am joined by the President of St. John's University Dr. Bobby

Gempesaw and together we share what it is along now with

Dr. Esteban to be a president of a Catholic and a

Vincentian University.

At the heart of the celebration of today is the recognition of

the gift of DePaul University.

The wonders of our students, our faculty, our administration, our

staff, our trustees and our alumni who offer such exemplary

teaching, research, service and resources to the city of

Chicago, to the state of Illinois, to our country and

our world.

My reflections today begin with the fundamental insight of

Vincentian Confrere Father Andre Dodin, scholar and Vincentian.

He offers three fundamental insights into the life of

St. Vincent DePaul.

First, life expands through action.

As St. Vincent would say in his conferences to the Confreres

action is our entire task.

Second, life and action receive their depth through

truth and faith.

Third, a life lived in faith must grow and adapt.

In my experience, Dodin's words ring true not only in the works

of St. Vincent but in his way, which was shaped by action,

faith, seeking truth and adaptability.

As you well know Gabriel, your presidency will be challenged in

ways that are foreseen and those that remain unforeseen.

Remember the way of St. Vincent and put all things in

God's providence.

These are incredibly challenging times for our nation and for

higher education.

Yet in these times we often look to people who have walked the

path of challenge.

I offer the role model of Blessed Fredrick Ozanam of 19th

century France.

He entered the way of St. Vincent as a student.

He encountered the divine service of Sister Rosalie Rendu

who regarded the poor and the marginalized as her masters

and lords.

As her pupil, he learned that lesson well, growing into the

way of St. Vincent as a community activist, an advocate

for the poor, as an intellectual with a passionate love of

literature and as a lawyer who believed in justice.

He straddled the world of the church, the monarchy,

intellectual life, activism.

For all of these worlds he was never fully welcomed in any of

them to make his home yet he pursued truth, beauty, faith,

justice and love.

In his life Ozanam never gave in to simplistic formulations of

ideology and division.

Seeking always to be a person who embodied and created unity,

bringing people together, reminding them of their

common humanity.

In the days ahead, look to Fredrick Ozanam who found unity

within his own interior life and offered the balm of unity as a

healer and a reconciler.

As presidents, we must continually ask how do we bring

people together, calling them and challenging them to seek

unity as Blessed Fredrick did.

Finally, look to the spirituality of

St. Vincent DePaul.

As the author Bernard Pujo writes, St. Vincent left us

neither a learned treatise nor a body of doctrine, only the

little volume of his Rule, a brief synthesis of

his spirituality.

St. Vincent was content to lay out a road, to clear the paths,

inviting his followers to continue the charitable works

which he had begun.

He opened the doors of the Catholic Church, teaching clergy

to work and to learn from laity.

Among the first who dared to value the contribution of women

and life and ministry, he was an initiator of his assistance to

abandoned children, to prisoners, to victims of

catastrophe, to refugees and house bound invalids.

He was a precursor, showing the way which is still followed

today by institutions and governmental departments of

Social Services.

St. Vincent taught us the ultimate lesson that true

charity does not consist only of distributing alms but of helping

the abject to regain their dignity and their independence.

Gabriel, make this the corner of your spirituality as president

and may God bless you with many happy and fulfilling years as

president of this wonderful institution we call DePaul

University. God bless you.

(Applause)

(Ensemble)

(Applause)

(Voices of DePaul)

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I think that your dreams are not just your

own dreams but dreams collectively of the people who

support you so for me it was not only my dream but also my

parent's dream to see me go to a world class college.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: This is what I dreamed for my daughter to go

to a great school, receive a top-notch education, have strong

values and care about people.

I delayed my dreams for her but DePaul has provided the

opportunity for both of us to pursue our dreams.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: And the dreams of my professors, my

peers, of the donors who provided me with scholarships.

Their dreams made my dreams possible.

>> ALL: What must we do?

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: When my grandfather went to DePaul, most

of the students here were first and second generation.

Most of them were the first in their families to go to college.

Most of them were from the south side and west side of Chicago

and from the region.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Most of them were Polish American, Irish

American and Italian American.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Lots of my friends today are also the first

in their families to go to college.

>> MALE SPEAKER: But now they're Honduran American.

They're Mexican American.

They're Arab American.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: They're from the south side and from the west

side and from all over the world.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Walking around the campus you see people

who don't look like you, who don't talk like you, who don't

believe the same things that you believe and that's a great thing

because you're able to grow as a person.

>> MALE SPEAKER: When you get inside the classroom you get to

hear different ideas from different backgrounds and that

helps me expand my understanding of whatever it is

we're talking about.

>> MALE SPEAKER: DePaul changed me.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: My degree, just icing on the cake.

>> MALE SPEAKER: DePaul lives out its mission of helping

others and that's something I'm really trying to incorporate in

my life.

>> MALE SPEAKER: When I finished my degree in health education I

want to be an advocate for all Veterans but in particular for

Latino Veterans who are underserved and

under-represented in the VA System.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I'm hoping that one day I'll be able to be a

math teacher but I'm starting to realize that you don't need a

classroom to begin teaching.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: About three quarters of the students that go

to DePaul are not Catholic.

They're different but they're the same.

I'm learning about the world from my experiences here.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I always tell my friends I'm a Vincentian Jew.

That may sound kind of funny but I think that St. Vincent DePaul

is someone I really look up to.

The way he put himself to the service of others.

He really helped those living on the margins and advocated for

people who don't have the resources.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I think DePaul is all about asking questions.

>> MALE SPEAKER: And answering questions.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: After nearly 120 years.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Under 12 presidents.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: DePaul University has always offered

opportunities to students.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Has always answered, "We'll help you."

>> MALE SPEAKER: Has always answered, "We'll transform you."

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Has always answered new challenges with

brave ideas.

>> MALE SPEAKER: That's why the university must continue to

respond to St. Vincent's question.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: What must be done?

(Ensemble)

(Applause)

>> LISA PORTES: Many thanks to our program's many talented

performers: The DePaul Symphony Orchestra conducted by Cliff

Colnot; DePaul student vocalists Emily Margevich, Madeline

Ehlinger, Sebastian Armendariz and Ryan Wolfe with guest

harpist Michael Maganuco; and the actors and actresses who

brought our student's and alumni's stories to life.

You have our deepest gratitude.

(Applause)

Now will Mr. James T. Ryan, Chair of the Board of Trustees

please come forward for the investiture.

>> JAMES RYAN: In DePaul University's 119-year history,

eleven extraordinary Vincentians have led the

university as president.

The person in this role bears responsibility for making both

pragmatic and visionary decisions that keep our doors

open, keep us focused on serving our students according to the

mission we consider to be a sacred trust.

Each president in his own way and in his own time led DePaul

in fidelity to the noble mission of St. Vincent DePaul.

We are grateful for the continuing influence and on

campus presence of the Reverend John T.

Richardson, the ninth President and our Chancellor Emeritus, who

led DePaul from 1981 to 1993.

(Applause)

And we are joined today by our immediate

past-President and current Chancellor, the Reverend Dennis

H. Holtschneider, who promoted academic innovation, spurred

campus development and championed access to education

during his 13 years of leadership.

(Applause)

The Voices of DePaul that we heard throughout our

program represent the dynamic young men and women at the very

heart of this university, our DePaul students and alumni.

Their stories reflect the journeys that students begin the

moment they arrive on campus that transform and occur while

they are here and the Vincentian mission that they internalize

and carry into this world.

They represent a modern day legacy at St. Vincent DePaul

that will continue under Dr. Esteban's leadership.

We invite Father Holtschneider to join Bamshad Mobasher,

President of the Faculty Council, Charles Snelling,

President of Staff Council, Michael Lynch, President of the

Student Government Association and Nicole Guiffra-McQuaid, a

2011 graduate of the School for New Learning and member of the

Alumni Board in representing the DePaul community in the

inauguration of our new president.

In seeking a new president for DePaul University, the Board of

Trustees aided by representatives of our

university constituencies conducted an extensive

nationwide search determined to find the best person.

From among many strong candidates, Dr. A.

Gabriel Esteban clearly rose to the top.

A proven collaborative leader, his outstanding academic,

administrative and strategic planning experience gave the

trustees confidence that DePaul's future would be secure

in his hands.

Dr. Esteban clearly demonstrates a depth of understanding of and

sincere dedication to DePaul's mission.

As Chair of the Board of Trustees, I certify that on

February 6, 2017, the Board of Trustees unanimously elected

Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban to succeed the Reverend Dennis H.

Holtschneider of the Congregation of the Mission as

the twelfth president of DePaul University.

Dr. Esteban, would you please join us.

(Applause)

Dr. Esteban, there is little about today's world

that St. Vincent would recognize.

Much has changed even since St. Vincent's College, the

precursor to DePaul opened its doors in 1898 and even since

DePaul has welcomed a new president.

Our students are coming in tumultuous and difficult times.

Our faculty and staff hold a great responsibility in guiding

them through it.

Our alumni who carry St. Vincent's legacy are

watching to see how DePaul works within its mission to meet the

world's evolving needs.

Though the Congregation of the Mission was formed 400 years

ago, its faith, values and mission remain necessary in

today's world.

As we navigate these complex times, let our mission be

a beacon.

In the tradition of St. Vincent, let the mission show you and

show us the way of wisdom.

Mr. Snelling and Mr. Lynch, would you please present

Dr. Esteban with the mission statement of DePaul University.

Our mission statement embodies the principal purpose of

DePaul University.

As such, it unites the past, present and future.

It inspires plans and influences major decisions and it bonds

faculty, students, staff, alumni and trustees as an

academic community.

Dr. Esteban, DePaul's mission is entrusted in your hands.

Father Holtschneider, Dr. Mobasher and

Ms. Guiffra-McQuaid, please present Dr. Esteban with the

chain of office.

The presidential chain of office symbolizes the authority

conferred by the Board of Trustees upon the president as

chief executive officer of the university.

By virtue of his office, the president is entrusted with the

responsibility of promoting the mission and values that underlie

DePaul University's service to its students.

The chain of office supports a medallion with the

university seal.

The wording on the seal, the university's motto, reads "Viam

Sapientiae Monstrabo Tibi." Taken from the Book of Proverbs,

the translation reads, "I will show you the way of wisdom."

The seal is suspended from a chain with links containing the

heraldic symbols of each of the university's ten colleges

and schools.

Dr. Esteban, St. Vincent also said: "In the end, what God

expects from us in living our mission is simply our good will

and our best efforts." We are confident we can expect this

from you.

Trust that you can expect the same from us.

It is my great honor to present to you the twelfth President of

DePaul University, Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban.

(Applause)

>> DR. A. GABRIEL ESTEBAN: Good afternoon.

I would like to acknowledge His Eminence, Cardinal Blase Cupich;

Chair of the Board, Jim Ryan; Members of the Board and the

Corporation; the Reverend Ray Van Dorpe; our Vincentian

community and other members of the clergy.

To our distinguished guests, including my fellow Vincentian

presidents, the Reverend James Maher of Niagara University and

Bobby Gempesaw of St. John's University.

Now two of the three Vincentian presidents are from

the Philippines.

Colleagues and representatives from higher education

institutions across the country including my previous

institution, Seton Hall University, you honor DePaul by

your presence.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and

thank my predecessors who are here this afternoon, Chancellor

Emeritus the Reverend John D.

Richardson and Chancellor the Reverend Dennis Holtschneider.

My late father, a lifetime academic, used to say, "Bricks

and mortar do not make great universities but rather the

people who inhabit them." As DePaul University's twelfth

President, I hope to live up to the high bar you set.

Your tenures at DePaul were marked by a firm commitment to

our mission, academic excellence, strategic growth and

significant investments in our infrastructure.

To our family and in-laws who came from all around the country

and the Philippines, thank you.

To both our moms who live in the Philippines and could not

travel, thank you.

To our favorite and only child, Ysabella, and son-in-law

Matthew, thank you for taking time out of your busy lives as

medical residents to join us.

To my wife of 32 years and best friend for 38, Jo, when we

started our journey over 8,400 miles away, I know neither of us

could even dare to dream this day could happen.

We have been blessed in more ways than we can thank the Lord.

Over the past few months, I have had the privilege and

opportunity to meet business, civic, education and religious

leaders throughout Chicago.

Invariably I am asked two questions.

First, Cubs or White Sox?

And the second question, why DePaul?

To the first question I just smile.

To the second I smile and simply say it was and is the Catholic

Vincentian mission.

During my interview, I recall meeting with groups of faculty,

staff, students, trustees and the search committee.

I was struck by the consistency with which they described the

mission of DePaul and what it meant to them.

I remember asking the search consultant if everyone was being

coached to say the same thing.

So what is the mission of DePaul?

St. Vincent DePaul wrote that, "We must love our neighbor as

being made in the image of God and as an object of His love."

DePaul University as a Vincentian higher education

institution makes a conscious choice to love and serve our

neighbors, the poor, marginalized, first generation

and immigrant communities.

We choose to serve them because we know we can make a difference

in the trajectory of their lives.

We choose to serve them because we know that society is better

off if we can provide the opportunities for our students

to succeed.

We choose to serve these communities because we simply

believe it must be done.

This is what it means to be a Catholic university.

This commitment to our mission manifests itself in our

community in a number of different and meaningful ways.

As an example, this past spring, 85 percent of our students voted

to increase their student fees.

Why? To provide scholarships for undocumented students.

When I heard this, I remember telling Jo two things.

The first was how often do we hear of students voting to

increase their fees to help their peers?

The second was, we are going to the right place.

However, this should not come as a surprise because our students

provide hundreds of thousands of service hours to Chicago, area

charities and nonprofits.

This drive to serve others and commitment to acts of charity

towards others is one of our great strengths.

Our efforts to serve these communities have resulted in

countless success stories over the years.

It is consistent with the charge given by St. John Paul II to the

Vincentians in 1986 when he asked the Vincentians to "search

out more than ever with boldness, humility and skill the

causes of poverty and encourage short and long term solutions,

acceptable and effective concrete solutions.

By doing so, you will work for the credibility of the gospel

and the Church." Take recent graduate Stephanie Berryhill for

example, a native of Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.

Stephanie attended Chicago public schools.

She was the first in her family to graduate high school

and college.

Service work was a very important part of her DePaul

experience and she volunteered in Englewood High School.

She remembers all the students in the classroom had their heads

on their desks.

When she asked why, the teacher told her that even though they

were seniors in high school, they couldn't read.

She approached the students after class and asked what they

wanted to do after high school.

She asked, "do you want to go to college?"

One student said, "No, people like us can't go to college."

Stephanie had grown up in a similar situation and told them

if I can do it, you can do it.

Stephanie's experiences led her toward a career dedicated to

helping and teaching others.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in elementary education from

DePaul and was the student speaker at her

commencement ceremony.

Today, Stephanie teaches in the Hiawatha Elementary School

in Berwyn.

The success of our students comes as no surprise to us.

DePaul enrolls more lower-income students than 92 percent of all

colleges and universities in this country.

We not only graduate our Pell-eligible students at a rate

that is 17 percentage points higher than the national average

but it's also ten percentage points higher than the

graduation rate of all students.

When our students graduate, about 93 percent find a job

within six months.

Our alumni lead Fortune 500 corporations throughout

the country.

They include political leaders, civic leaders, jurists,

educators, artists, clergy and athletes.

During their time at DePaul they also fell in love with Chicago.

In fact, more than 116,000 of our alumni call Chicgoland home.

Jo and I have yet to go to an event where we did not meet

multiple individuals with ties to DePaul.

Our young alumni are also successful in ways that make a

difference to society.

Every year the MacArthur Foundation awards the so-called

Genius Awards.

These are given to 30 to 40 outstanding individuals in

select fields.

DePaul is one of the few institutions in the world that

can count two alumni who received Genius Awards in the

last five years.

DePaul alumni excel not only professionally, they also

continue to live the Vincentian mission well after graduation.

Sue Lee is an example.

Sue attended DePaul's College of Law to prepare for a second

career in public interest law.

Her first career was in the ministry, both working in a

local church and later at a Christian college.

However, she wanted to be more involved.

She enrolled at DePaul and was immediately drawn to the Center

for Public Interest Law.

In-between classes and assignments, she volunteered for

a number of public interest legal organizations. Why?

In her words, "So many people, even after they've served their

time in prison or completed their community service and

after their case is closed are still suffering the consequences

of having a criminal record.

And after many years somehow an employer lawfully or unlawfully

gets a hold of one's record and that person may face barriers to

employment, housing or public benefits.

It's all affected, and certain people are unable to move on in

their lives and I feel that this is an injustice." Upon

graduation, Sue began a two-year fellowship as a full-time staff

lawyer for Cabrini Green Legal Aid, determined and excited to

bring justice to those in need.

As an industry, however, higher education and DePaul is not

without its challenges.

The great recession along with the decline in state and federal

support of higher education exposed the financial frailty of

our sister institutions that enroll some of the most

underserved populations in this country.

Tuition assistance programs such as the Monetary Assistance

Program, known as MAP in Illinois, and Pell can

significantly affect the ability of our underserved populations

to access a high quality education.

The younger population in the Midwest including Illinois is

also shrinking.

This shift in demographics will result in a projected 19 percent

decline in the number of high school graduates in Illinois

alone over the next two decades.

In addition, some leaders have questioned the value of not only

a strong liberal arts education but also any type of education

that does not lead to a positive return on investment.

Families have begun to ask, "Is it worth it?"

These factors have resulted in the mergers or closures of some

of our sister institutions.

Should this concern us?

Is society better served by the closure of the smaller or maybe

even some mid-sized institutions?

After all, is this not just the market taking care of

inefficient players?

I beg to disagree.

We are part of a larger and somewhat hierarchical ecosystem

comprised of highly selective to open-access higher education

institutions, large and small, rural and urban, public and

private universities and colleges serving unique and

sometimes niche populations.

DePaul University fills one such niche.

We serve students who want and need access to nationally ranked

academic programs taught by distinguished faculty who bring

real-world experience to the classroom.

We serve students who want an education that will prepare them

not only for successful and fulfilling careers but also for

a lifetime of service to the common good.

We serve students who believe in a life well-lived means seeking

out justice and charity for our most vulnerable brothers

and sisters.

While I am well aware of the challenges that lie ahead, I

know DePaul will continue to thrive and prevail for the next

120 years and beyond.

Our faculty are innovators and they continue to develop new

academic programs to meet changing needs.

In fact, 25 percent of our students are pursuing degrees in

programs developed over the last ten years.

I know DePaul will continue to flourish because of our

partnerships with the Chicago business and

nonprofit communities.

Our unique partnership for example with Cinespace allows

our film students to work on actual soundstages alongside

professionals producing top rated shows like Chicago Fire,

Chicago Med, Chicago PD and Empire.

For some reason there's Chicago in all of these.

Our collaboration with 1871, Chicago's prestigious

entrepreneurial technology hub gives our students, faculty

members and alumni access to tools that are vital to

launching a business including mentoring and legal support.

I believe in DePaul because our faculty and staff are committed

to providing excellent academic opportunities not otherwise

available to the students we serve.

As a result, our academic programs continue to garner

national attention, from video game design to acting to

entrepreneurship, DePaul's programs are routinely ranked

among the top 25 in the country.

Beyond rankings, the commitment of DePaul's faculty and staff is

visible every single day at DePaul.

You see it in the faculty member who helps students get an

interview for a prestigious internship, or when a staff

member collects gift cards for students who cannot afford food

or basic necessities.

In the few short months that we have been part of the DePaul

community, we have been impressed and energized by the

dedication of our faculty and staff and their commitment to

our mission.

This was demonstrated in last week's annual 25 Year

Club luncheon.

The luncheon celebrates faculty and staff who have worked at

DePaul for 25 years and this year we inducted 38 new members

into the club, the largest group of faculty and staff in

our history.

DePaul's faculty and staff are the bedrock of our institution.

Today's ceremony may center on the president but a university

does not.

I am but one of the many asked to serve and I am honored and

humbled by your faith in me.

The faculty and staff are the true heart and soul of DePaul.

As we develop a shared vision for our future, our Catholic

Vincentian mission will serve as our guiding principle.

We will set forth a bold vision for what could be.

We will set goals that appear to be beyond our reach.

In the words of the late John F. Kennedy, "We choose to go to the

moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they

are easy, but because they are hard."

To which I add, we will set lofty goals because we are

DePaul and it must be done.

Together, we will make strategic investments that provide the

access and tools our students need to succeed.

Together, we will continue to strengthen our many nationally

ranked programs and identify new ones for the future.

Together, we will bring new partners and friends who will

support our mission and the dreams of our students.

Their dreams are big, as they should be.

Jo and I feel blessed to work alongside you in the

years ahead.

Thank you for your love of DePaul.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve this

extraordinary institution.

Finally, I would like to thank all those who made

today possible.

We are DePaul. Thank you.

(Applause)

>> LISA PORTES: Thank you, Dr. Esteban.

Please stand for the benediction delivered by the very Reverend

Raymond Van Dorpe, Provincial Superior of the Congregation of

the Mission Western Province.

>> REVEREND RAYMOND VAN DORPE: Let us unite our hearts in

prayer and entrust to the hands of the Lord this community that

is DePaul University.

May God bless our new President Dr. Gabriel Esteban with the

grace to make wise choices and be an inspired leader following

the Catholic Vincentian and urban mission that is at the

root of DePaul University.

May God bless the faculty and staff of this institution of

higher learning as they teach students to have a discomfort

with easy answers, half-truths and superficial relationships.

May the faculty and staff live deep within their hearts the

mission that builds DePaul University.

May God bless the trustees, alumni and benefactors of DePaul

University with a growing love and commitment to this school

they have chosen to embrace, that their devoted service will

protect and promote the mission that is the legacy and the

future of DePaul University.

And above all, may God bless the students of DePaul University,

bless them with a righteous anger at injustice, oppression

and the exploitation of people so that they will work for

justice, equality and peace.

May God bless them with the foolishness to think that they

can make a difference in the world so that they will do the

things which others tell them cannot be done.

May their youthful energy and integrity be a gift to DePaul

University and to the whole world.

And may the spirit of our good and gracious God watch over and

bless this community of good and generous people that is

DePaul University.

This prayer of blessing we affirm with one voice. Amen.

>> LISA PORTES: Please sit.

Thank you for joining us this evening.

Everyone is invited to the reception following immediately

upstairs at the Lakeview Terrace.

As you leave the ballroom, look for staff to guide the way.

Please be seated, I guess you are seated, and remain seated

for the academic recessional.

Again, thank you and good night.

(Applause) (Symphony Orchestra)

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(Symphony Orchestra)

>> LISA PORTES: Please be seated.

(Voices of DePaul)

>> MALE SPEAKER: I applied to DePaul but

I didn't think I was going to get in.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I wanted to live in the city.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I wanted to get out of the suburbs.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I wanted the go to America.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I heard about a support for Veterans.

>> MALE SPEAKER: It's where my father went.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: My daughter was taking classes so I thought

I would give it a try.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I didn't know about the mission.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I came here for the dorms.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: The city.

>> ALL: The opportunities.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: But then my friend --

>> MALE SPEAKER: My professor --

>> MALE SPEAKER: And my RA --

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Asked the question --

>> ALL: What must be done?

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: The question Saint Vincent asked.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: It made me think.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I didn't know college would make me think.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I stopped to look around --

>> MALE SPEAKER: At this city I had come to --

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: At the world around me --

>> ALL: What must be done?

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: It wasn't why I'd come here --

>> MALE SPEAKER: But I think that's why I stayed.

>> BAMSHAD MOBASHER: Your Eminence, Dr. Esteban, Father

Holtschneider, Father Richardson, members of the Board

of Trustees, Life Trustees, Members of the Corporation,

Vincentian Fathers and Brothers, faculty, staff, students,

administration, alumni and friends of DePaul, good

afternoon and welcome.

I am Bamshad Mobasher, Professor of Computer Science and

President of DePaul University's Faculty Council.

I will be serving as the University Marshal for this

afternoon's celebration: The inauguration of Dr. A.

Gabriel Esteban as the twelfth president of the university.

(Applause)

Now please welcome our host for these proceedings,

Lisa Portes, Professor and Head of Directing at The Theatre

School. (Applause)

>> LISA PORTES: Hello and good afternoon.

To begin our celebration, the DePaul Symphony Orchestra

conducted by the School of Music's Cliff Colnot will

present a special medley arranged for the occasion by

Mr. Colnot that honors DePaul's international connections and

the many ways diversity defines and strengthens us.

(Symphony Orchestra)

(Applause)

>> LISA PORTES: Please rise and welcome His Eminence Cardinal

Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago who will offer

the invocation.

>> CARDINAL BLASE CUPICH: The Kingdom of Heaven is like a

mustard seed which the sower took and sowed in his field.

It is the smallest of all the seeds yet when it is fully grown

it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree so

that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.

We give thanks and praise to you oh Lord for revealing your

presence and action in the world as we witness the growth of the

seed planted by St. Vincent DePaul four centuries ago and

which now is the vigorous tree of Vincentian works for the

poor, for the immigrant, for those thirsting for education

and eager to be of service.

This day, that great tree sprouts new life.

As DePaul University welcomes a new leader, Dr. Gabriel Esteban,

he takes up his task as one who has learned the ways of a

pilgrim, always walking with others, patient of each other's

pace, respectful of their needs, humble enough to ask for

directions and hopeful enough to keep moving forward no matter

the bends in the road or the unevenness of the path.

These are all graces he has received and which he values

even more than the impressive record of professional learning

and experience that he has achieved.

So we ask you Lord this day to grace this new growth as you did

the first planting.

Bless the students whose personal sacrifices for a

quality education are matched by dedicated and committed faculty,

administration and benefactors.

Bless the congregation of the mission who keep alive the

inspiration of their founder so that this diverse community of

gifted students may always appreciate that their education

should benefit not only themselves but their community,

city, nation and yes the world.

Bless the poor on this world day of the poor on which Pope

Francis reminds us that we must do more than meet their needs

but make encountering them and sharing life with them a way of

life for love has no alibi.

Bless Dr. Gabriel Esteban and his dear wife Josephine and

their family with your constant health and the love and support

of the DePaul family who welcome a new leader this day as a

fellow pilgrim who is humble and hopeful, patient, preserving,

gifted in grace.

The Kingdom of God is like the planting of the smallest seed

that grows into a mighty tree and today we praise you Lord for

once again revealing to us that the Kingdom of God is in

our midst.

We make this prayer in Jesus' name. Amen.

Please be seated.

(Voices of DePaul)

>> MALE SPEAKER: What must be done?

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: St. Vincent asked.

>> MALE SPEAKER: But then I heard the harder question.

>> MALE SPEAKER: What must I do?

>> MALE SPEAKER: When I was a freshman I took a discover

Chicago class.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: We had immersion week before the school

year started.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: We met every day, all day.

>> MALE SPEAKER: For a week.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Our classes traveled all over the city.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Museums.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Parks.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Historical sites.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Neighborhoods I'd never heard of.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I got really comfortable getting around

the city.

>> MALE SPEAKER: The CTA.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I learned how to use my U-pass.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: After immersion week all the discover

classes had New Student Service Day.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: There were hundreds of us gathered in

the gym.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: And then we all spread out.

>> MALE SPEAKER: On the 'L', on the buses, we spread out all

over Chicago.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: And we went to our site.

It was just our class and then we split up into groups.

There were three of us.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: We painted a wall.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: It didn't seem like much.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: But then that afternoon they posted a picture

of the wall on Facebook excited to welcome their clients to

their new lobby and that's when I realized that service didn't

mean doing big things.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: It meant doing what we could.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: What each one of us could do.

>> MALE SPEAKER: My classes at DePaul made me think beyond

myself, beyond my experience of the world.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: My program placed me in an internship with

Refugee One where I got to help new refugees prepare to enter

the American workforce.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I volunteered with The Mission Continues

working with other Veterans to support our communities.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Tuesday nights I tutor for patients at

Lurie Children's Hospital, just three stops from the Lincoln

Park campus on the Red Line.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I volunteer at the Cities Mentor Project where

I help my mentee succeed in school and in life.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I didn't realize how passionate I was

about education until after my first service immersion trip.

I spent a week helping underserved classrooms in

Mississippi in December and in Kentucky during spring break.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: My experience at DePaul helped me understand

how to answer what must I do with what I can do.

>> LISA PORTES: At this time I am pleased to introduce James T.

Ryan, Chair of DePaul University's Board of Trustees.

(Applause)

>> JAMES RYAN: Good afternoon.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and all that is DePaul

University, greetings.

Thank you for gathering in witness of this transition

of leadership.

In its 120-year history, DePaul University has benefited from

the dedicated and visionary leadership of its 11 presidents.

Each presided over changes that have made today's DePaul an

exemplar of the promise of Catholic higher education in the

United States.

Beautiful new facilities, staff dedicated to student success,

abundant use of the latest technologies and pedagogies and

a superb faculty.

Our curriculum includes innovative programs never

dreamed of even in the last decade which confirms that

DePaul welcomes change.

We should be mindful however that our obligation is not to

this moment.

Rather our thoughts must be focused on the larger vision of

the unique Catholic, Vincentian and urban mission that we are

dedicated to perpetuate.

Open, inclusive, and diverse.

DePaul University shall remain faithful to providing access and

attainment to a quality education that benefits not only

the students who receive it but the entire community, nation

and world.

We appreciate you joining us at this inauguration and welcome

your participation in support of our new president Dr. A.

Gabriel Esteban as he forges new strategies that will chart

DePaul's future as a Catholic University in the tradition of

St. Vincent.

(Applause)

(Voices of DePaul)

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: In high school they make college

sound intimidating.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Terrifying.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Impossible.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Lonely.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I learned so many possible ways that I

could fail.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: But what must I do?

>> ALL: To succeed.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Your homework.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: My father told me.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Your homework.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: My daughter reminded me.

>> MALE SPEAKER: But at DePaul I found that when I needed help I

could ask St. Vincent's next question.

>> MALE SPEAKER: What must you do?

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: And someone would answer.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I think that I will have to tear a strip off

of my diploma and share it with all the fellows at the

Writing Center.

>> MALE SPEAKER: The job I got at the library kept me

from starving.

>> MALE SPEAKER: My group counseling sessions help me

figure out how to manage my stress and get my homework done.

>> MALE SPEAKER: When I left the military, I did not feel

prepared to successfully transition to student or

civilian life.

I was having personal problems and I dropped out of DePaul.

The faculty stayed in touch with me and connected me with the

Department of Adult Veteran and Commuter Student Affairs.

When I became homeless they helped me find a place to live.

Then I was able to return to school.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: After my father was laid off I was so

nervous to talk to Financial Aid but they found a way for me to

stay in school until I could graduate.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Dr. Pando in Physics encouraged me to get

involved with the Society for the Advancement of

Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science.

That's SACNAS.

He convinced me that I could make a contribution.

I eventually became the president of SACNAS and helped

establish the first Women of STEM Program.

The SACNAS Executive Board used to be ninety percent male.

Now half of the Board are women.

I am proud to have helped that happen.

I didn't come from a great neighborhood and there weren't

very many people around that actually thought I could

accomplish anything.

But I was curious about the world and that's why I

love science.

I lived with my grandfather at the time and he believed in me

but he passed away when I was 15 and I moved in with a cousin.

I had to work to pay for rent and bills and when I was 20 I

was working three jobs just to make ends meet.

On Christmas Eve, on my way home from work I was hit by a car.

I was in the hospital for four months just laid up.

When I got out I thought more must be possible from life so I

earned a certificate in polysomnography and I worked

full-time at a sleep clinic and went to community college.

When I was almost done with community college I started

applying to four year programs, four year universities, and I

emailed all the Chairs of the Physics Programs and I asked

them questions about their opportunities and

their programs.

Dr. Pando from DePaul was the only professor who responded to

me personally.

Dr. Pando is the reason why I'm going to DePaul, why I'm doing

research, why I'm applying to get my PhD program.

What you do at DePaul, that's what must be done.

>> LISA PORTES: Four hundred years ago St. Vincent DePaul

founded the Congregation of the Mission in France to follow the

example of Jesus Christ in honoring human dignity and in

serving urgent human needs, especially for people who are

poor and marginalized.

The Vincentians carried this mission across the ocean 200

years ago and quickly focused their efforts on providing

educational opportunities.

Today the Vincentians longstanding commitment to

higher education continues as an equalizer and an engine for

social change in three remarkable American

universities; DePaul and St. John's and Niagara

Universities in New York.

Please welcome the Reverend James J.

Maher of the Congregation of the Mission, President of Niagara

University and a member of DePaul's Board of Trustees who

will share a message on behalf of our Vincentian sister

institutions in the United States.

(Applause)

>> REVEREND JAMES MAHER: Thank you.

I begin by thanking you for the honor and the privilege of

addressing this assembly on this most special day.

I am joined by the President of St. John's University Dr. Bobby

Gempesaw and together we share what it is along now with

Dr. Esteban to be a president of a Catholic and a

Vincentian University.

At the heart of the celebration of today is the recognition of

the gift of DePaul University.

The wonders of our students, our faculty, our administration, our

staff, our trustees and our alumni who offer such exemplary

teaching, research, service and resources to the city of

Chicago, to the state of Illinois, to our country and

our world.

My reflections today begin with the fundamental insight of

Vincentian Confrere Father Andre Dodin, scholar and Vincentian.

He offers three fundamental insights into the life of

St. Vincent DePaul.

First, life expands through action.

As St. Vincent would say in his conferences to the Confreres

action is our entire task.

Second, life and action receive their depth through

truth and faith.

Third, a life lived in faith must grow and adapt.

In my experience, Dodin's words ring true not only in the works

of St. Vincent but in his way, which was shaped by action,

faith, seeking truth and adaptability.

As you well know Gabriel, your presidency will be challenged in

ways that are foreseen and those that remain unforeseen.

Remember the way of St. Vincent and put all things in

God's providence.

These are incredibly challenging times for our nation and for

higher education.

Yet in these times we often look to people who have walked the

path of challenge.

I offer the role model of Blessed Fredrick Ozanam of 19th

century France.

He entered the way of St. Vincent as a student.

He encountered the divine service of Sister Rosalie Rendu

who regarded the poor and the marginalized as her masters

and lords.

As her pupil, he learned that lesson well, growing into the

way of St. Vincent as a community activist, an advocate

for the poor, as an intellectual with a passionate love of

literature and as a lawyer who believed in justice.

He straddled the world of the church, the monarchy,

intellectual life, activism.

For all of these worlds he was never fully welcomed in any of

them to make his home yet he pursued truth, beauty, faith,

justice and love.

In his life Ozanam never gave in to simplistic formulations of

ideology and division.

Seeking always to be a person who embodied and created unity,

bringing people together, reminding them of their

common humanity.

In the days ahead, look to Fredrick Ozanam who found unity

within his own interior life and offered the balm of unity as a

healer and a reconciler.

As presidents, we must continually ask how do we bring

people together, calling them and challenging them to seek

unity as Blessed Fredrick did.

Finally, look to the spirituality of

St. Vincent DePaul.

As the author Bernard Pujo writes, St. Vincent left us

neither a learned treatise nor a body of doctrine, only the

little volume of his Rule, a brief synthesis of

his spirituality.

St. Vincent was content to lay out a road, to clear the paths,

inviting his followers to continue the charitable works

which he had begun.

He opened the doors of the Catholic Church, teaching clergy

to work and to learn from laity.

Among the first who dared to value the contribution of women

and life and ministry, he was an initiator of his assistance to

abandoned children, to prisoners, to victims of

catastrophe, to refugees and house bound invalids.

He was a precursor, showing the way which is still followed

today by institutions and governmental departments of

Social Services.

St. Vincent taught us the ultimate lesson that true

charity does not consist only of distributing alms but of helping

the abject to regain their dignity and their independence.

Gabriel, make this the corner of your spirituality as president

and may God bless you with many happy and fulfilling years as

president of this wonderful institution we call DePaul

University. God bless you.

(Applause)

(Ensemble)

(Applause)

(Voices of DePaul)

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: I think that your dreams are not just your

own dreams but dreams collectively of the people who

support you so for me it was not only my dream but also my

parent's dream to see me go to a world class college.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: This is what I dreamed for my daughter to go

to a great school, receive a top-notch education, have strong

values and care about people.

I delayed my dreams for her but DePaul has provided the

opportunity for both of us to pursue our dreams.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: And the dreams of my professors, my

peers, of the donors who provided me with scholarships.

Their dreams made my dreams possible.

>> ALL: What must we do?

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: When my grandfather went to DePaul, most

of the students here were first and second generation.

Most of them were the first in their families to go to college.

Most of them were from the south side and west side of Chicago

and from the region.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Most of them were Polish American, Irish

American and Italian American.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Lots of my friends today are also the first

in their families to go to college.

>> MALE SPEAKER: But now they're Honduran American.

They're Mexican American.

They're Arab American.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: They're from the south side and from the west

side and from all over the world.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Walking around the campus you see people

who don't look like you, who don't talk like you, who don't

believe the same things that you believe and that's a great thing

because you're able to grow as a person.

>> MALE SPEAKER: When you get inside the classroom you get to

hear different ideas from different backgrounds and that

helps me expand my understanding of whatever it is

we're talking about.

>> MALE SPEAKER: DePaul changed me.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: My degree, just icing on the cake.

>> MALE SPEAKER: DePaul lives out its mission of helping

others and that's something I'm really trying to incorporate in

my life.

>> MALE SPEAKER: When I finished my degree in health education I

want to be an advocate for all Veterans but in particular for

Latino Veterans who are underserved and

under-represented in the VA System.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I'm hoping that one day I'll be able to be a

math teacher but I'm starting to realize that you don't need a

classroom to begin teaching.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: About three quarters of the students that go

to DePaul are not Catholic.

They're different but they're the same.

I'm learning about the world from my experiences here.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I always tell my friends I'm a Vincentian Jew.

That may sound kind of funny but I think that St. Vincent DePaul

is someone I really look up to.

The way he put himself to the service of others.

He really helped those living on the margins and advocated for

people who don't have the resources.

>> MALE SPEAKER: I think DePaul is all about asking questions.

>> MALE SPEAKER: And answering questions.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: After nearly 120 years.

>> MALE SPEAKER: Under 12 presidents.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: DePaul University has always offered

opportunities to students.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Has always answered, "We'll help you."

>> MALE SPEAKER: Has always answered, "We'll transform you."

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: Has always answered new challenges with

brave ideas.

>> MALE SPEAKER: That's why the university must continue to

respond to St. Vincent's question.

>> FEMALE SPEAKER: What must be done?

(Ensemble)

(Applause)

>> LISA PORTES: Many thanks to our program's many talented

performers: The DePaul Symphony Orchestra conducted by Cliff

Colnot; DePaul student vocalists Emily Margevich, Madeline

Ehlinger, Sebastian Armendariz and Ryan Wolfe with guest

harpist Michael Maganuco; and the actors and actresses who

brought our student's and alumni's stories to life.

You have our deepest gratitude.

(Applause)

Now will Mr. James T. Ryan, Chair of the Board of Trustees

please come forward for the investiture.

>> JAMES RYAN: In DePaul University's 119-year history,

eleven extraordinary Vincentians have led the

university as president.

The person in this role bears responsibility for making both

pragmatic and visionary decisions that keep our doors

open, keep us focused on serving our students according to the

mission we consider to be a sacred trust.

Each president in his own way and in his own time led DePaul

in fidelity to the noble mission of St. Vincent DePaul.

We are grateful for the continuing influence and on

campus presence of the Reverend John T.

Richardson, the ninth President and our Chancellor Emeritus, who

led DePaul from 1981 to 1993.

(Applause)

And we are joined today by our immediate

past-President and current Chancellor, the Reverend Dennis

H. Holtschneider, who promoted academic innovation, spurred

campus development and championed access to education

during his 13 years of leadership.

(Applause)

The Voices of DePaul that we heard throughout our

program represent the dynamic young men and women at the very

heart of this university, our DePaul students and alumni.

Their stories reflect the journeys that students begin the

moment they arrive on campus that transform and occur while

they are here and the Vincentian mission that they internalize

and carry into this world.

They represent a modern day legacy at St. Vincent DePaul

that will continue under Dr. Esteban's leadership.

We invite Father Holtschneider to join Bamshad Mobasher,

President of the Faculty Council, Charles Snelling,

President of Staff Council, Michael Lynch, President of the

Student Government Association and Nicole Guiffra-McQuaid, a

2011 graduate of the School for New Learning and member of the

Alumni Board in representing the DePaul community in the

inauguration of our new president.

In seeking a new president for DePaul University, the Board of

Trustees aided by representatives of our

university constituencies conducted an extensive

nationwide search determined to find the best person.

From among many strong candidates, Dr. A.

Gabriel Esteban clearly rose to the top.

A proven collaborative leader, his outstanding academic,

administrative and strategic planning experience gave the

trustees confidence that DePaul's future would be secure

in his hands.

Dr. Esteban clearly demonstrates a depth of understanding of and

sincere dedication to DePaul's mission.

As Chair of the Board of Trustees, I certify that on

February 6, 2017, the Board of Trustees unanimously elected

Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban to succeed the Reverend Dennis H.

Holtschneider of the Congregation of the Mission as

the twelfth president of DePaul University.

Dr. Esteban, would you please join us.

(Applause)

Dr. Esteban, there is little about today's world

that St. Vincent would recognize.

Much has changed even since St. Vincent's College, the

precursor to DePaul opened its doors in 1898 and even since

DePaul has welcomed a new president.

Our students are coming in tumultuous and difficult times.

Our faculty and staff hold a great responsibility in guiding

them through it.

Our alumni who carry St. Vincent's legacy are

watching to see how DePaul works within its mission to meet the

world's evolving needs.

Though the Congregation of the Mission was formed 400 years

ago, its faith, values and mission remain necessary in

today's world.

As we navigate these complex times, let our mission be

a beacon.

In the tradition of St. Vincent, let the mission show you and

show us the way of wisdom.

Mr. Snelling and Mr. Lynch, would you please present

Dr. Esteban with the mission statement of DePaul University.

Our mission statement embodies the principal purpose of

DePaul University.

As such, it unites the past, present and future.

It inspires plans and influences major decisions and it bonds

faculty, students, staff, alumni and trustees as an

academic community.

Dr. Esteban, DePaul's mission is entrusted in your hands.

Father Holtschneider, Dr. Mobasher and

Ms. Guiffra-McQuaid, please present Dr. Esteban with the

chain of office.

The presidential chain of office symbolizes the authority

conferred by the Board of Trustees upon the president as

chief executive officer of the university.

By virtue of his office, the president is entrusted with the

responsibility of promoting the mission and values that underlie

DePaul University's service to its students.

The chain of office supports a medallion with the

university seal.

The wording on the seal, the university's motto, reads "Viam

Sapientiae Monstrabo Tibi." Taken from the Book of Proverbs,

the translation reads, "I will show you the way of wisdom."

The seal is suspended from a chain with links containing the

heraldic symbols of each of the university's ten colleges

and schools.

Dr. Esteban, St. Vincent also said: "In the end, what God

expects from us in living our mission is simply our good will

and our best efforts." We are confident we can expect this

from you.

Trust that you can expect the same from us.

It is my great honor to present to you the twelfth President of

DePaul University, Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban.

(Applause)

>> DR. A. GABRIEL ESTEBAN: Good afternoon.

I would like to acknowledge His Eminence, Cardinal Blase Cupich;

Chair of the Board, Jim Ryan; Members of the Board and the

Corporation; the Reverend Ray Van Dorpe; our Vincentian

community and other members of the clergy.

To our distinguished guests, including my fellow Vincentian

presidents, the Reverend James Maher of Niagara University and

Bobby Gempesaw of St. John's University.

Now two of the three Vincentian presidents are from

the Philippines.

Colleagues and representatives from higher education

institutions across the country including my previous

institution, Seton Hall University, you honor DePaul by

your presence.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and

thank my predecessors who are here this afternoon, Chancellor

Emeritus the Reverend John D.

Richardson and Chancellor the Reverend Dennis Holtschneider.

My late father, a lifetime academic, used to say, "Bricks

and mortar do not make great universities but rather the

people who inhabit them." As DePaul University's twelfth

President, I hope to live up to the high bar you set.

Your tenures at DePaul were marked by a firm commitment to

our mission, academic excellence, strategic growth and

significant investments in our infrastructure.

To our family and in-laws who came from all around the country

and the Philippines, thank you.

To both our moms who live in the Philippines and could not

travel, thank you.

To our favorite and only child, Ysabella, and son-in-law

Matthew, thank you for taking time out of your busy lives as

medical residents to join us.

To my wife of 32 years and best friend for 38, Jo, when we

started our journey over 8,400 miles away, I know neither of us

could even dare to dream this day could happen.

We have been blessed in more ways than we can thank the Lord.

Over the past few months, I have had the privilege and

opportunity to meet business, civic, education and religious

leaders throughout Chicago.

Invariably I am asked two questions.

First, Cubs or White Sox?

And the second question, why DePaul?

To the first question I just smile.

To the second I smile and simply say it was and is the Catholic

Vincentian mission.

During my interview, I recall meeting with groups of faculty,

staff, students, trustees and the search committee.

I was struck by the consistency with which they described the

mission of DePaul and what it meant to them.

I remember asking the search consultant if everyone was being

coached to say the same thing.

So what is the mission of DePaul?

St. Vincent DePaul wrote that, "We must love our neighbor as

being made in the image of God and as an object of His love."

DePaul University as a Vincentian higher education

institution makes a conscious choice to love and serve our

neighbors, the poor, marginalized, first generation

and immigrant communities.

We choose to serve them because we know we can make a difference

in the trajectory of their lives.

We choose to serve them because we know that society is better

off if we can provide the opportunities for our students

to succeed.

We choose to serve these communities because we simply

believe it must be done.

This is what it means to be a Catholic university.

This commitment to our mission manifests itself in our

community in a number of different and meaningful ways.

As an example, this past spring, 85 percent of our students voted

to increase their student fees.

Why? To provide scholarships for undocumented students.

When I heard this, I remember telling Jo two things.

The first was how often do we hear of students voting to

increase their fees to help their peers?

The second was, we are going to the right place.

However, this should not come as a surprise because our students

provide hundreds of thousands of service hours to Chicago, area

charities and nonprofits.

This drive to serve others and commitment to acts of charity

towards others is one of our great strengths.

Our efforts to serve these communities have resulted in

countless success stories over the years.

It is consistent with the charge given by St. John Paul II to the

Vincentians in 1986 when he asked the Vincentians to "search

out more than ever with boldness, humility and skill the

causes of poverty and encourage short and long term solutions,

acceptable and effective concrete solutions.

By doing so, you will work for the credibility of the gospel

and the Church." Take recent graduate Stephanie Berryhill for

example, a native of Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.

Stephanie attended Chicago public schools.

She was the first in her family to graduate high school

and college.

Service work was a very important part of her DePaul

experience and she volunteered in Englewood High School.

She remembers all the students in the classroom had their heads

on their desks.

When she asked why, the teacher told her that even though they

were seniors in high school, they couldn't read.

She approached the students after class and asked what they

wanted to do after high school.

She asked, "do you want to go to college?"

One student said, "No, people like us can't go to college."

Stephanie had grown up in a similar situation and told them

if I can do it, you can do it.

Stephanie's experiences led her toward a career dedicated to

helping and teaching others.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in elementary education from

DePaul and was the student speaker at her

commencement ceremony.

Today, Stephanie teaches in the Hiawatha Elementary School

in Berwyn.

The success of our students comes as no surprise to us.

DePaul enrolls more lower-income students than 92 percent of all

colleges and universities in this country.

We not only graduate our Pell-eligible students at a rate

that is 17 percentage points higher than the national average

but it's also ten percentage points higher than the

graduation rate of all students.

When our students graduate, about 93 percent find a job

within six months.

Our alumni lead Fortune 500 corporations throughout

the country.

They include political leaders, civic leaders, jurists,

educators, artists, clergy and athletes.

During their time at DePaul they also fell in love with Chicago.

In fact, more than 116,000 of our alumni call Chicgoland home.

Jo and I have yet to go to an event where we did not meet

multiple individuals with ties to DePaul.

Our young alumni are also successful in ways that make a

difference to society.

Every year the MacArthur Foundation awards the so-called

Genius Awards.

These are given to 30 to 40 outstanding individuals in

select fields.

DePaul is one of the few institutions in the world that

can count two alumni who received Genius Awards in the

last five years.

DePaul alumni excel not only professionally, they also

continue to live the Vincentian mission well after graduation.

Sue Lee is an example.

Sue attended DePaul's College of Law to prepare for a second

career in public interest law.

Her first career was in the ministry, both working in a

local church and later at a Christian college.

However, she wanted to be more involved.

She enrolled at DePaul and was immediately drawn to the Center

for Public Interest Law.

In-between classes and assignments, she volunteered for

a number of public interest legal organizations. Why?

In her words, "So many people, even after they've served their

time in prison or completed their community service and

after their case is closed are still suffering the consequences

of having a criminal record.

And after many years somehow an employer lawfully or unlawfully

gets a hold of one's record and that person may face barriers to

employment, housing or public benefits.

It's all affected, and certain people are unable to move on in

their lives and I feel that this is an injustice." Upon

graduation, Sue began a two-year fellowship as a full-time staff

lawyer for Cabrini Green Legal Aid, determined and excited to

bring justice to those in need.

As an industry, however, higher education and DePaul is not

without its challenges.

The great recession along with the decline in state and federal

support of higher education exposed the financial frailty of

our sister institutions that enroll some of the most

underserved populations in this country.

Tuition assistance programs such as the Monetary Assistance

Program, known as MAP in Illinois, and Pell can

significantly affect the ability of our underserved populations

to access a high quality education.

The younger population in the Midwest including Illinois is

also shrinking.

This shift in demographics will result in a projected 19 percent

decline in the number of high school graduates in Illinois

alone over the next two decades.

In addition, some leaders have questioned the value of not only

a strong liberal arts education but also any type of education

that does not lead to a positive return on investment.

Families have begun to ask, "Is it worth it?"

These factors have resulted in the mergers or closures of some

of our sister institutions.

Should this concern us?

Is society better served by the closure of the smaller or maybe

even some mid-sized institutions?

After all, is this not just the market taking care of

inefficient players?

I beg to disagree.

We are part of a larger and somewhat hierarchical ecosystem

comprised of highly selective to open-access higher education

institutions, large and small, rural and urban, public and

private universities and colleges serving unique and

sometimes niche populations.

DePaul University fills one such niche.

We serve students who want and need access to nationally ranked

academic programs taught by distinguished faculty who bring

real-world experience to the classroom.

We serve students who want an education that will prepare them

not only for successful and fulfilling careers but also for

a lifetime of service to the common good.

We serve students who believe in a life well-lived means seeking

out justice and charity for our most vulnerable brothers

and sisters.

While I am well aware of the challenges that lie ahead, I

know DePaul will continue to thrive and prevail for the next

120 years and beyond.

Our faculty are innovators and they continue to develop new

academic programs to meet changing needs.

In fact, 25 percent of our students are pursuing degrees in

programs developed over the last ten years.

I know DePaul will continue to flourish because of our

partnerships with the Chicago business and

nonprofit communities.

Our unique partnership for example with Cinespace allows

our film students to work on actual soundstages alongside

professionals producing top rated shows like Chicago Fire,

Chicago Med, Chicago PD and Empire.

For some reason there's Chicago in all of these.

Our collaboration with 1871, Chicago's prestigious

entrepreneurial technology hub gives our students, faculty

members and alumni access to tools that are vital to

launching a business including mentoring and legal support.

I believe in DePaul because our faculty and staff are committed

to providing excellent academic opportunities not otherwise

available to the students we serve.

As a result, our academic programs continue to garner

national attention, from video game design to acting to

entrepreneurship, DePaul's programs are routinely ranked

among the top 25 in the country.

Beyond rankings, the commitment of DePaul's faculty and staff is

visible every single day at DePaul.

You see it in the faculty member who helps students get an

interview for a prestigious internship, or when a staff

member collects gift cards for students who cannot afford food

or basic necessities.

In the few short months that we have been part of the DePaul

community, we have been impressed and energized by the

dedication of our faculty and staff and their commitment to

our mission.

This was demonstrated in last week's annual 25 Year

Club luncheon.

The luncheon celebrates faculty and staff who have worked at

DePaul for 25 years and this year we inducted 38 new members

into the club, the largest group of faculty and staff in

our history.

DePaul's faculty and staff are the bedrock of our institution.

Today's ceremony may center on the president but a university

does not.

I am but one of the many asked to serve and I am honored and

humbled by your faith in me.

The faculty and staff are the true heart and soul of DePaul.

As we develop a shared vision for our future, our Catholic

Vincentian mission will serve as our guiding principle.

We will set forth a bold vision for what could be.

We will set goals that appear to be beyond our reach.

In the words of the late John F. Kennedy, "We choose to go to the

moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they

are easy, but because they are hard."

To which I add, we will set lofty goals because we are

DePaul and it must be done.

Together, we will make strategic investments that provide the

access and tools our students need to succeed.

Together, we will continue to strengthen our many nationally

ranked programs and identify new ones for the future.

Together, we will bring new partners and friends who will

support our mission and the dreams of our students.

Their dreams are big, as they should be.

Jo and I feel blessed to work alongside you in the

years ahead.

Thank you for your love of DePaul.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve this

extraordinary institution.

Finally, I would like to thank all those who made

today possible.

We are DePaul. Thank you.

(Applause)

>> LISA PORTES: Thank you, Dr. Esteban.

Please stand for the benediction delivered by the very Reverend

Raymond Van Dorpe, Provincial Superior of the Congregation of

the Mission Western Province.

>> REVEREND RAYMOND VAN DORPE: Let us unite our hearts in

prayer and entrust to the hands of the Lord this community that

is DePaul University.

May God bless our new President Dr. Gabriel Esteban with the

grace to make wise choices and be an inspired leader following

the Catholic Vincentian and urban mission that is at the

root of DePaul University.

May God bless the faculty and staff of this institution of

higher learning as they teach students to have a discomfort

with easy answers, half-truths and superficial relationships.

May the faculty and staff live deep within their hearts the

mission that builds DePaul University.

May God bless the trustees, alumni and benefactors of DePaul

University with a growing love and commitment to this school

they have chosen to embrace, that their devoted service will

protect and promote the mission that is the legacy and the

future of DePaul University.

And above all, may God bless the students of DePaul University,

bless them with a righteous anger at injustice, oppression

and the exploitation of people so that they will work for

justice, equality and peace.

May God bless them with the foolishness to think that they

can make a difference in the world so that they will do the

things which others tell them cannot be done.

May their youthful energy and integrity be a gift to DePaul

University and to the whole world.

And may the spirit of our good and gracious God watch over and

bless this community of good and generous people that is

DePaul University.

This prayer of blessing we affirm with one voice. Amen.

>> LISA PORTES: Please sit.

Thank you for joining us this evening.

Everyone is invited to the reception following immediately

upstairs at the Lakeview Terrace.

As you leave the ballroom, look for staff to guide the way.

Please be seated, I guess you are seated, and remain seated

for the academic recessional.

Again, thank you and good night.

(Applause) (Symphony Orchestra)

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