welcome back my coin brothers and sisters this is episode 100 on the
crypto land show today I want to talk about xrp ripple but before I do I want to
talk about this parabolic growth in Bitcoin Wow eleven thousand one hundred
and forty eight dollars which allowed me to take some profit and buy this bad boy
over here as we move into our 100th episode on crypto land I'm really
excited to to take some shots with this drone as I'm going to Budapest like not
next week I'm going to 8th of December so I'm really stoked for that but let's
get into the ripple news that I wanted to give you because last week's video I
got a lot of positive feedback plus I know a lot of people are interested in
Ripple and I'm one of them you know 27 cents
right now I still remember looking at ripple when
it was 3 cents so it's really exciting news there is this article that crunch
founder Arrington raising a hundred million X or P font I'm just gonna
narrate the article really quick and then we can talk about it later on in
the comments if you stick around announced a day at coin desk consensus
invest in New York TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington revealed that he's
raising a hundred million for a hedge fund that will buy and hold crypto
assets while making investments in token sales and some equities and debts
launching under a new entity called Arrington XRP capital the fund claims to
be the first one that will require all limited partners to make investments in
XRP huge huge news the cryptocurrency that power San Francisco startup ripples
ripple net software the funds will also use X RP for all distributions and fees
however most notable about the debut may be that Arrington emphasizes how it
marks that he considered that considers the next phase of his career one that
has already seen him fund that crunch one of the most
for Internet Arab media startups as well as crunch funds a venture fund with 55
exist exits to date Eric Tim told coin desk in the last
several months I've gone from crypto enthusiast to a hundred percent crypto
I've only been looking at crypto deals me too this is what I think I'll be
doing for the rest of my career far far from a bubble Harrington said he
believes that the 300 billion cryptocurrency market represents only
the beginning of a larger and more diverse ecosystem of assets I seriously
think that will be in the trillions next year and we'll start to see
institutional money he continued I think next year you'll
see significant gains joining errington in the fund will be the will be Heather
Heather hard a former CEO of TechCrunch as well as two other unnamed partners
Arrington said that the fund has 50 million dollars committed to date with
an eye to close it before the year's end given the nature of the fund itself
however he noted that he is targeted at a more specialized demographic of
existing cryptocurrency investors as opposed to the new buyers enticed by
rising values of Bitcoin ether and other cryptocurrencies Arrington said he's
looking to attract a larger number of wealthy individuals with already
significant holdings in the market if you if they want to invest in the hedge
fund they have to convert to the Fiat then the hatch front will come to
converted into crypto for investments with this you can do a quick swab he
said secret sauce yet in interview Arrington credited the launch in part to
the idea that venture funds are not ideal for crypto investments given the
approved approval process they need to conduct without peace they also went on
to frame the font the frame the font use of ripples XRP token as one that would
proof on the existing cryptocurrency hedge fund model by easing pain points
one of the most notable issues he said is how much how such hedge funds
typically make investments in fiat currencies only to have to then invest
Bitcoin or ether in a new cryptocurrency launch we think XRP is a particularly
useful currency because of their transaction times he said I think it
makes a lot of sense to the nominate a hatch phone in a cryptocurrency the only
downside is potential volatility against Fiat in return Arrington said he hopes
the font-size will encourage a further diversification
of cryptocurrency used in the token sales and often bootstrap these efforts
for example he framed the market as overly reliant on Bitcoin and a third
two largest assets by market capitalization in his font as one that
is staking its claim on a solution he concluded I think investors are maybe
heavier in Bitcoin and ether than they should be and I've been saying this on
their channel since college since the beginning people are are only finding
out about these other coins now so might as well you know get in before the
masses do and I think ripple is definitely one of the coins that will
take off because it is different from you know most of the other coins plus
there are a lot of other coins that have great potential and on this channel we
go right into those so let me know in the comments what you think of this
article I would love to discuss this with you guys i i'm personally invested
in ripple most of you know this already if you like this video and what other
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was an article on ripple i really wanted to share with you guys hope to see you
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- Look at the comments!
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- What are they saying?
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- These people are great.
Who are they?
- Dot, read this one.
- I can't wait for the documentary.
Where can we watch it? When does it come out?
I mean, do you think I could?
- Could what?
- Put the whole documentary online,
I mean once it's edited and everything.
- I think that's a great idea.
Any objections?
Going once, going twice,
Sold?
- Well, I guess that's it then.
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Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken ~ Crock Pot Chicken Recipe ~ Whip It Up Wednesday Collab! - Duration: 3:36.
This is another one of my favorite slow cooker recipes. I'm Tess and today I'm
making slow cooker sweet-and-sour chicken. It is easy and delicious. Stay tuned.
(intro music)
You all know that I love my slow cooker. With the colder weather and a
busy time of year approaching, it is so nice to throw everything in the crock
pot and have it ready and waiting for you. Today I'm making sweet-and-sour
chicken in the slow cooker. This is part of a collab called Whip it Up Wednesday.
These are the fabulous cooking channels involved in the collab and I will leave
the links below. Just a reminder that you'll be able to find this recipe, the
list of ingredients and much more in the show more section below.
I've included links to where you can purchase online some of the ingredients
and equipment that I use in this video recipe. If you have a chance please check
it out.
So let's get started! In my crock pot I'm starting by making the sauce. I'm adding
in some brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, red wine vinegar and you can use cider
vinegar. I happen to like the tang and the flavor of the red wine vinegar.
And in goes some minced garlic and ginger. This is some canned pineapple chunks
with a little of the juice, some diced onions, bell peppers and carrots.
Giving everything a good mix.
I'm using some cubed boneless chicken thighs but you can use chicken breasts or tenders.
I'm keeping the pieces rather chunky so they hold up in the cooking.
Giving it another good toss and that's it!
On goes the lid and cooking on high for three to four hours or on the low
setting for six to seven hours. Since the chicken is cubed and boneless this is not
going to take long.
I have my setting on high and it's been almost three hours and I'm giving
everything a good stir. At this time I'm going to add in a can of rinsed and
drained sliced water chestnuts. I like the crunch and the flavor that the water
chestnuts add to this dish. Also to thicken the sauce I'm adding in a slurry
of corn starch and water. Another good toss, placing on the lid and cooking on
high for another 15 to 20 minutes.
The sweet-and-sour chicken is done and we are ready to eat. It smells great!
You can see the chicken is nice and tender and starting to fall apart. All the
veggies are tender and the sauce is a nice balance of sweet and sour.
Serving tonight with a side of steamed jasmine rice. My family just loves this meal and
it is so easy to make. I hope you give this slow cooker sweet-and-sour chicken
a try and enjoy.
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Presidential Shoe Shine - Duration: 14:13.
Hi I'm Kirby Allison founder of
The Hanger Project.
The purpose of this video is to show you
the Presidential Shoeshine.
This is our most thorough
and extensive shoeshine here at The
Hanger Project
and we recommended it for once
or twice a year total rejuvenation
of a pair of shoes.
The first step to the presidential shoeshine
is to use the Saphir Reno'Mat to basically
strip off anything that's been placed
on top of the leather.
Now this is a great component of
this president shoeshine because this is
something you're only going to do once
or twice a year.
It is not something that we would recommend really
using any more often than that because it is
a pretty strong cleaner.
And as with anything we
always recommend that you first test
this on a hidden area of the shoe
just to make sure that it doesn't react
in any unintended ways.
Now the Saphir Reno'Mat you know was designed
to be used on the highest quality leathers.
So you really shouldn't experience any problem
with high quality expensive shoes.
You know really where we see problems
are on lower quality shoes that
might have used different type of dying techniques.
Sometimes the Reno'Mat can
can remove that.
But after you've tested
and I have it's fine.
You know basically what you're going to use is
you know the cotton chamois to basically
just pull the
wax finish off
of the shoe so you're going to use
moderate to firm pressure
in small circular motions
and you're going to see
you know that the Reno'Mat's actually pulling
the wax
even some of the pigment from
prior polishes off
of the leather.
So the Reno'Mat really does require
a little bit of elbow grease here
especially in the areas of the shoe where
you have a lot of buildup of hard waxes
particularly the toe-box.
So I've been going at the toe-box you
know probably for three
or five minutes.
So I'm pretty satisfied
with you know having pulled off
all the waxes off of the shoe.
I've got it to where I wanted to be.
So the last step that I like to do is
that you know just a little bit of water on the
shoe
and then rub it
with a clean chamois.
Now the purpose of
this is as you can see is removing
any of the residual buildup of
the Reno'Mat that's left in the leather.
So you can see now whenever I
sprayed the shoe with water and I use this clean
chamois I'm not getting any
you know white suds
and so basically that's telling me
that I pulled all of that off the shoe.
So now that we've used the Reno'Mat
to pull any of the accumulated resins
or polish off of these
Cleverley's I'm just
going to allow them to dry probably
you know 30 minutes an hour.
What we're going to do is we're going to provide deep
conditioning and nourishment using the Saphir
Dubbin.
Now
the Saphir
Dubbin is a mink oil based you know dubbin graisse. It contains a high
concentration of fish
and animal fats
and what this is going to do is it's going to
really penetrate the leather
to provide that nourishment to keep the leather
soft and supple which
prevents cracking
and then just keeps it hydrated.
So just apply
with a cotton chamois.
You know less is more
and just apply
it using you know small
circular motions using moderate
to firm pressure.
I'm going to take it across the vamp
and around the sides.
Now the purpose of the dubbin again
remember is the conditioning.
So we recommend is
that actually after you've
applied the dubbin
you allow you know
at least a day for the leather
to absorb those
really deep nutrients.
You can see almost immediately the leather
you know really being fed
by this dubbin.
I'm going to take this all the way around the back of
the shoe because of this leather
you know really needs some of this deep hydration
and there you go.
So I'm not going to buff
this off like I would a traditional cream
or wax polish.
I'm going to allow the leather to absorb
this.
You know the longer the better.
Up to a day or two.
So we've allowed the dubbin to dry
overnight basically giving the dubbin
or the leather as much time as possible to
absorb the nutrients of the dubbin
and so before we move on to applying
the Renovateur we're just going to back off
any excess dubbin using a horse
hair shoeshine brush.
So here's
the shoe that we applied the dubbin on
and using
you know using light to moderate pressure we're just
going to buff any excess dubbin off
of the shoe.
OK. So the next step in the presidential shoeshine
is to begin building the foundation of
our finish using the
Saphir Renovateur.
The Saphir Renovateur Medaille d'Or
is arguably Saphir's most popular
product. It's like liquid gold.
It's a water based
mink oil cleaner
and conditioner.
So I'm going to put a little bit of a Renovateur on
the chamois
and I'm going to massage it into
the leather using moderate to
firm pressure.
Now just like with any creams the longer
you leave the creams on the leather
the more nutrients
the leather is going to be able to absorb.
This is especially true
with the Renovateur since it doesn't contain
any solvents
or turpentine.
It's water based.
So it just requires a little bit more time
to absorb you know as many nutrients
into the leather as possible.
OK so after you apply the Renovateur
allow it you know a good two to three
you know five minutes to dry.
Essentially the longer you can leave the Renovateur
on the leather the more nutrients
the leathers can absorb.
But because it's not as potent
it's more of an all purpose conditioner than say like
the dubbin you know you don't need to
leave it overnight.
You know you can if you want to it's not going to
hurt the leather for sure.
But after you've allowed it to dry
you're going to buff the Renovateur off
of the shoe using a horse hairbrush.
This just removes any excess Renovateur
and then also it's going
to bring you know kind of
a massage over the waxes
you know to buff them to a nice shine.
After we've begun to build up the foundation
of this fetish using the Saphir Renovateur.
The next step is to introduce a pigmented
cream polish
and there's absolutely no better pigmented
cream polish on the market especially
for high end luxury shoes like these bespoke
Cleverleys than the Saphir
Pommadier Medaille d'Or Cream Polish.
So I like to take some out of the jar
and then rub it on the top
of the lid or the bottom of the lid
to help me further control the amount of polish
that I'm rubbing on the leather.
So to begin you know simply put some
of the cream polish on your chamois
and then you're just going to rub
and massage it into the leather.
Add more as needed.
Again you want to be massaging
this into the leather.
You're applying a thin layer
but you don't want so much that it's clumping
or gunking.
It's not a problem if it occurs
because you can buff it off
but it just makes it buffing easier
if you apply a thinner coat.
One of the questions we always get is like
you know how important is the perfect match?
And you know there's really no such
thing as a perfect match.
One of the things to keep in mind is that
you know this isn't a paint.
It's not an alcohol
based leather dye.
I mean you know I could apply black
polish to these burgundy shoes
and it would darken the finish
but it wouldn't make them black.
So you're not going to ruin anything
by using color
that's you know slightly different
than the natural color of the leather.
And the other thing to keep in mind is you know part
of the beauty of shining your
own shoes is that you know the more
you shine them you know the color
and the patina of the shoe itself evolves.
One of the other things that's really important about the
Pommadier cream polish
and this step is that you know
we're introducing pigment
and so the pigment is going to recolor
any types of scuffs
or scratches that may occur.
I've allowed the Saphir Pommadier cream polish
to absorb into the leather for about five
minutes.
So next I simply take a horsehair
shoeshine brush
and we're going to buff off any
of the extra cream
polish and work that wax
to a nice soft shine.
OK so now that we've applied
you know two coats of the Saphir
cream polish we've really
renewed the finish.
We're beginning to build that protective wax
finish
with the waxes.
The next step is to take the Saphir
Medaille d'Or Pate de Luxe Wax polish.
Now the Saphir Medaille d'Or
Pate de Luxe polish. The higher concentration of
hard waxes.
The carnauba wax.
The montagna wax.
And what that's going to do is it's going to build
up that hard protective wax finish.
So I'm just going to apply some of the wax onto
my cotton chamois
and then begin massaging
this into the leather using
small circular motions.
So using small circular motions
to apply the wax polish
again you know you just want an even
coat around the entire shoe
after you've achieved an even coat
allow it to dry
and then you're going to buff it off
with the horsehair brush.
So we've allowed the Pate de
Luxe wax polish to dry
you know for a few minutes.
You really just want the waxes to dry
and then it's OK to buff them off.
So I'm going to take a horsehair shoeshine brush
using moderate to firm pressure
and kind of brisk brushing.
I'm going to buff those waxes
off.
OK so you can really see that these Cleverleys
are looking fantastic.
So now that we've spent time making these
uppers look fantastic.
We don't want to forget about the rest of the shoe.
Most importantly you
never want to ignore the edge.
So what we're going to use here is the
renovating repair cream which we use
as an edged dressing.
I really liked the renovating repair cream
over a standard
liquid dye based edge dressing
because I find that you do a better job
or that you're able to do a better job controlling
the application
and because this is essentially just
resin and pigment you
know it does a good job of filling any
type of scuffs
or indentations to smooth the surface
off.
So you can simply apply this
using your finger.
So I'm just applying a little bit of this dark
brown edge dressing
on my finger.
And then you're just going to
smooth it across the
edge.
So again,
you get a little bit on there
and then just take your finger
and smooth it across.
So I'm going to allow this a few minutes
to dry.
The edge has been recolored.
Ok. So the last step
of the presidential shoeshine is to use
the Saphir Medaille d'Or
sole guard to condition
and waterproof the soles of his shoe.
The most overlooked part
of a high quality dress shoe is
most often the sole.
And so this is the sole
guard is a highly refined vegetable oil
that is going to condition
the sole and that has been modified
in the laboratory also to provide
waterproofing and so what that
does is it just helps prevent
you know the sole becoming you know
really waterlogged.
It helps prevent salt damage.
And it's just going to prevent premature
wear of the actual leather dress
sole. So I'm going to just apply
it to my cotton chamois.
You can see that here
and then just kind of massage
it in.
So it takes several applications.
Just because again the
leather sole absorbs
this you know pretty readily.
After you apply this you're going to want to
allow at least an
hour if not a little bit longer
for the leather sole to
fully absorb
the sole guard
and for it to set.
It is a non slippery formulation
and another thing that's nice
about the sole guard is it's been modified
so that it doesn't rub off
once it's dried.
Allow this at least an hour to
dry. You can come on
with a second application
but if you do a second application
you want to allow that at least six
hours to dry before you
actually try to wear your shoes.
OK. So now that we've allowed the
Saphir Sole Guard to dry
overnight I just wanted to demonstrate
the difference so
this is the soul where I
applied the soul guard
and you can see the water
just bead up
and roll right off.
Right. And so what that is that's the
waterproofing that
you get with the sole guard.
On this shoe, I didn't apply the
sole guard just because I wanted to demonstrate the difference
and you can see how the water really
kind of soaks in.
It doesn't bead up like it does
on this one.
So you can see after having applied that
water you can hardly see any water
penetration on the sole that we applied
the sole guard whereas the one
that didn't have the sole guard the water saturated
the sole.
So the difference that that makes of the lifetime
of the shoe is it just prevents
the premature wear
of the leather sole by reducing
the amount of water that's really penetrating
into the sole
and that's it for the presidential shoeshine.
Now you can see that the presidential shoe shine
is a really thorough rigorous
shine that really is only
meant to be done once a year
maybe twice a year depending on how often you're
wearing your shoes.
As you can tell from these Cleverleys I mean they've
really been given a completely new lease.
They look fantastic I can't wait to wear them.
If you have any questions about anything we've talked.
Please ask them in the comments section below.
I get back to all those questions personally
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And of course please take a moment to visit
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I'm Kirby Allison founder of The Hanger Project
and thanks for joining us.
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and she is Yu
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I don't know if you can see in the camera but this is really weird
Looks like rain but it's not
Look at us!
We are wet like, from head to feet, but
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If you come here, you have to be here in this boat ride
It's like a short thing but
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Look how much I won in the casino
I just lost money
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Ok, we are leaving now
We have to go back to Toronto,
to the reality,
to our works,
to our boring lives
But it was fun, wasn't it?
What do you think?
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Oh my god.
- Dot, they love it!
- Wait, what?
- Look at the comments!
- Do you even know this person?
- I don't think so.
- What are they saying?
- This is so funny.
Exclamation mark.
Smiley face.
- Wait, wait, look at this one.
- These people are great.
Who are they?
- Dot, read this one.
- I can't wait for the documentary.
Where can we watch it? When does it come out?
I mean, do you think I could?
- Could what?
- Put the whole documentary online,
I mean once it's edited and everything.
- I think that's a great idea.
Any objections?
Going once, going twice,
Sold?
- Well, I guess that's it then.
♪ I had a dream last night, ♪
♪ You came back to me after our goodbye ♪
♪ My arms you fell into, ♪
♪ And you asked if I'd run away with you. ♪
♪ I ain't felt that way before, ♪
♪ Like I couldn't wait just a minute more, ♪
♪ And I don't want to let you go, ♪
♪ But dreams slip away, I know. ♪
♪ Come on, come on over, ♪
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>> 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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Mitsubishi Colt 1.5 D'AZUR (Panoramadak, LM Velgen, Trekhaak) - Duration: 0:43.
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Xian Xinghai 冼星海 - Yellow River Cantata 黃河大合唱 (Audio + Score) - Duration: 43:57.
Friends! Have you seen the Yellow River?
Have you crossed the Yellow River?
Do you remember scenes of the boatmen
risking their lives to battle the perilous waves?
If you have forgotten
then listen!
Hai-yo! Row!
Row, forge ahead! Hai-yo!
Stormy clouds
veil the sky!
Surging waves
as high as mountains!
Cold winds
slap our faces!
Surfs crash into the boat!
Fellow boatmen
keep a lookout!
Helmsman
hold firm!
Stay alert
do not slack off!
Fight for your lives
do not be afraid!
Hai! Row!
Do not fear the mountainous waves!
Boating on the Yellow River is like fighting at the front
Unite and forge ahead! Hai! Row!
Row, forge ahead! Hai-yo!
Hahaha!
The shore is in our view
Now we have reached the shore
Hearts, calm down
Catch a breath
Soon, we will again risk our lives fighting those raging waves!
Hai-yo! Row! Hey!
Ah! My friends! The heroic spirit of the Yellow River
dominates the plains of Asia
representing the vigor of our nation
mighty and strong!
Here, facing the Yellow River
we sing our song of praise.
I stand on the mountain peak
gazing at the Yellow River rolling towards the southeast.
Golden waves surge
lofty waters rise
muddy swirling rapids mark its sinuous course
down from the Kunlun mountain
rushing toward the Yellow Sea.
dividing the central plains of China
into southern and northern parts.
Ah, Yellow River!
You are the cradle of the Chinese people!
You have nurtured five thousand years of ancient culture
many heroic tales have taken place on your shores!
Ah, Yellow River!
You are mighty and strong
like a giant you appear on the plains of Asia
using your heroic physique
to build our people's defense.
Ah, Yellow River!
You rush along to the horizon
majestic, extending your arms like countless strips of iron
towards both northern and southern shores.
Our people's mighty spirit
will flourish under your nurture!
From your example, our homeland's heroic sons and daughters will learn
to become just as mighty and strong as you!
Yellow River!
We want to learn to become as mighty and strong as you!
Here, before you, we offer a poem
confiding in you the catastrophes suffered by our people.
Yellow River's water, descended from heaven
sweeping, surging forward; the cries of the hissing river shatter our courage!
The river is China's major artery, rapidly circulating the people's lifeblood throughout the land.
The red sun shines high, its golden rays burst open from the surface of the water.
The moon rises over the mountains east, its silver beams on the river glimmer like snow.
The river shakes, and leaps
like a flying dragon
traversing ten thousand miles each day, emptying into the vast eastern sea.
From Hukou to Longmen, strange battle formations are displayed in the sky.
People do not dare lean close to the riverside
even a poisonous dragon
does not dare dwell on the river bottom.
From ten miles away
see the thick plumes of smoke rising upwards
as from a large blazing fire, blanketing the entire sky.
This cauldron brings our lifeblood to a rolling boil.
In fact, when the cold air closes in
your whole body trembles.
The river groans and quakes
emitting the power of a billion horses, shaking the earth's crust
and dispersing the dark clouds in the sky.
Ah, Yellow River!
The king of rivers!
When enraged, it is a mad wild beast
worse than ten million poisonous pythons.
making waves, stirring up storms and wrecking the people's embankment.
Therefore, on both shores of the Yellow River terrible calamities took place:
The river devoured people on both shores
it leveled over hundreds of miles of villages
causing tens of thousands of fellow countrymen to be exiled into an unfamiliar land.
Old and young struggling on the brink of starvation, hanging on the verge of death.
Today, people on the two shores
once again suffer unprecedented calamities.
Pirates from the East are letting out murderous fumes of death on Asia's level plains.
starvation and death are like the cachectic fever
spreading infection on the shores of the Yellow River.
Ah, Yellow River!
you nurture our people's growth:
you have seen with your own eyes
the calamities that this ancient nation has suffered for five thousand years!
Since ancient times numerous bloody battles have unfolded on the shores of the Yellow River.
Piles of white bones fill your body
and your surface is stained dark red with blood!
Yet, you have never seen ruthlessness like that unleashed today
nor have you seen the Yellow Emperor's sons and grandsons
mobilizing the entire country as they do today.
On the shores of the Yellow River
scores of guerilla fighters and field units
are scattered like stars, spread out like chess pieces behind the enemy
from within the green muslin tents, valiant battles are launched amid the cluster of ten thousand mountains!
Ah, Yellow River!
You record our people's history through the dynasties.
From ancient to present many heroes rose along your banks!
However, never before have you seen four hundred million fellow countrymen united like steel and iron.
Hundreds of thousands of heroes spill their blood to defend the country of their forefathers.
The brave and honorable tales of these heroes are your raging waves, strong, intense, and awesome!
Ah, Yellow River!
Have you ever heard victory's triumphant songs sung on your shores?
Have you ever seen the iron army of our home country ambush the enemy
spread out like a net that covers both earth and sky?
They guard your shores, preventing the enemy from crossing over!
Their goal is to bury the ferocious enemy beneath your billowing waves!
Ah, Yellow River!
You rush and roar
angrily ridding the fascists' evil demons
singing their burial song!
Your deafening roar travels across our homeland's plains.
A triumphant song to honor our people's great victory!
Roar out loud, across our homeland's plains
the triumphant song to honor our people's great victory!
We are sons and daughters of the Yellow River
who arduously strive toward victory with each passing day!
But each day that the enemy is not destroyed is one more day that we cannot rest.
If you doubt this then listen to the painful groans of the multitudes of people on the river to the east.
Yellow water, rushing eastward
flowing for ten thousand miles.
Swift waters, high waves
racing rapids sound like the cries of tigers and wolves.
Open canals and build embankments
for to the east lies level soil
fertile for sprouting wheat and fragrant soy flowers.
Men and women, young and old, live in happy prosperity.
But since the enemy came, these common people have suffered great calamities!
Treachery, wickedness, burning, and murder create a desert of desolation.
People escorting the elderly and carrying the young disperse in all directions to flee death.
Losing fathers and mothers, they are unable to return to their home villages!
Yellow waters rush along day and night
as families are torn apart!
Families torn apart, wives and husbands, children and parents!
Will we forever be refugees?
Listen, as two villagers dialogue on the Yellow River's bank.
Zhang thirdborn, let me ask you
Where is your hometown?
My home is in Shaanxi
three hundred miles from the river.
Let me ask you, in your hometown
did you farm the land or trade?
I held the hoe, plowed the fields, planted sorghum and millets.
Why then are you here
wandering the bank, lonely and sorrowful?
Please don't bring up painful matters
my home was destroyed and I know not the fate of my family.
Zhang thirdborn, don't be sad
my fate is worse than yours!
Why, Wang seventhborn, where is your hometown?
I used to do business in the northeast.
Eight long years I've had no news from home.
All this said, you and I
both have homes we can't return to!
Within our hearts, enmity and hatred
swirl like the rapids of the Yellow River!
On the Yellow River's bank, let us both resolve to fight back!
For our country, we will become soldiers
go up Taihang mountain to fight as guerillas!
From this day, you and I
together will fight to regain our homeland!
[REPEAT]
Friends! We will fight and regain our homeland!
Our country is in such disarray!
Can any man with wife and children
bear the enemy's humiliation?
Dear compatriots, listen to a woman's sorrowful and tragic singing.
Oh wind, do not howl!
Oh clouds, do not hide!
Oh Yellow River, do not whimper!
Tonight, I stand before you in tears,
to pour out my hatred and grief.
Oh fate, so bitter! Oh life, so hard!
My enemy, you have no conscience!
My precious child, you died so horribly!
There was no hatred or grudge between us
yet you left me to a nameless existence in this world!
Oh wind, do not howl!
Oh dark clouds, do not hide!
Oh Yellow River, do not whimper!
Tonight, I will throw myself into your embrace
to wash away my myriad sorrows and sufferings!
Oh husband, you're as far away as the the horizon! We shall reunite again below the earth!
Think how your wife and children died so tragically!
You must settle this blood debt for me!
You must have this debt repaid for me!
You must have this debt repaid for me!
Sons and daughters of China
who is willing to be slaughtered like pigs and sheep?
We must resolve to be victorious
to defend the Yellow River! To defend northern China! To defend all of China!
The wind howls, horses neigh
the Yellow River roars!
To the west stands a towering hill.
East and north of the river, sorghum has ripened.
Amid thousands of mountain clusters are many heroes!
Inside green muslin tents there are valiant guerilla warriors!
Armed with local guns and foreign-made guns
waving large knives and long spears
they defend our hometowns! Defend the Yellow River!
Defend northern China! Defend all of China!
[REPETITION]
Listen, the Pearl River roars angrily!
The Yangtze River is raging on!
Ah! Yellow River!
Raise up your angry waves, let loose your wild bellows
sound the battle cry for all of China's oppressed people
sound the battle cry!
Roar, Yellow River!
Raise up your angry waves, let loose your wild bellows!
Workers across the land cry out for battle!
For such an ancient nation to suffer so much!
Our cruelly oppressed people can no longer bear the torment!
But for China, a new day is already dawning
four hundred and fifty million people have united
pledging their lives to defend this soil!
Listen!
The Songhua River is calling!
The Heilong River is calling!
The mighty Pearl River roars its defiance!
All along the Yangtze River, beacon lights are burning!
Ah! Yellow River! Roar on!
To all of China's suffering people
sound the battle cry!
To laborers all over the world sound the battle cry!
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Twilight Syndrome – Saikai, Part 12: The Drunk Man (English Subtitles, No Commentary) - Duration: 10:09.
YOU CALLED US, DIDN'T YOU? YUURI: "Wah!"
YOU CALLED US! YUURI: "Wh-what the...?! What is this?!"
YUURI: "What the hell! Why won't it open?!"
AYA: "Do something, Yuuri! Quick!"
YUURI: "That's easy for you to say! But what...!?"
YUURI: [A] "Masa, help us!" [B] "Misaki, this is all your fault!" [X] [C] "Naoko, we're in trouble!"
YUURI: "Misaki! This is all your fault! Take some responsibility~!"
AYA: "How on earth is THAT supposed to help us now!"
YUURI: "Uwaaah!"
MISAKI: "...What exactly are you two doing?"
YUURI: "Mi..."
YUURI: "Misaki..."
AYA: "They're gone? Phew, that was close..."
MISAKI: "Are you two stupid or something? I TOLD you I was still investigating the rumour... Why would you go and try it out on your own?"
AYA: "..."
AYA: "Uhm, what are you actually, like... doing here?"
MISAKI: "I saw your message on the message board, of course. So I figured I might as well drop by and see what happens."
MISAKI: "..."
MISAKI: "And then suddenly I hear a certain someone scream about how it's all my fault and some nonsense about taking responsibility..."
YUURI: "Nngh... She's already pissing me off again..."
MISAKI: "......"
MISAKI: "I don't care. But I think you should get out of here rather sooner than later."
AYA: "...
AYA: "Why are Mii and Misaki looking in the same direction?"
[I thought there might be a scene when I investigate where they're looking – like earlier with Mii – but apparently there isn't.]
[Or if there is one, then I couldn't find it.]
[I tried talking to her, as well, but there was no reaction.]
[In the end, I guess all you can do is just leave.]
YUURI: "..."
YUURI: "Now we definitely gotta do it!"
AYA: "Do..."
AYA: "...what exactly?"
YUURI: "Solve the message board rumour, of course!"
AYA: "Whaaat? Did you already forget what Misaki told us?"
AYA: "Come ooon! Let's not do this, until we know how exactly it works!"
YUURI: "But then it'll already be too late! We've gotta find this out before she does!"
YUURI: "Let's see..."
AYA: "Sheesh... At least do it, like, properly this time!"
YUURI: "Course! Let's keep it easy this time and simply summon Hiroshi!"
AYA: "Hiroshi...?"
AYA: "The one from the first class in Middle School?"
YUURI: "Yep! That's the one!"
YUURI: "Ever since he had to change school we never saw him again!"
AYA: "That's actually a pretty cool idea!"
AYA: "But please do think of him while writing, got it?"
YUURI: "I know, I know!"
YUURI: "First «N»..."
YUURI: "«Time: Tomorrow evening at 9 pm!»..."
AYA: "DON'T choose our classroom again!"
AYA: "I don't want these... things to show up again..."
YUURI: "And I don't want Misaki to show up again."
YUURI: "..."
YUURI: "How about: «Place: We'll be waiting at my room!»..."
YUURI: "And we finish with «S» again!"
YUURI: "Ha, it's perfect!"
[The message on the right said the same thing as last time: «To the Gorilla chief: Hand over my bonus!»]
YUURI: "Done! Wanna go home now?"
AYA: "Yeah, it's pretty late already..."
Day 3
YUURI: "Don't forget to come right after dinner!"
AYA: "I know, I know! I'm not stupid!"
AYA: "You're not the only one who wants to see Hiroshi again! If he's really coming..."
YUURI: "......"
YUURI: "But, you know..."
AYA: "Hm? What?"
YUURI: "You don't really see a lot of people using this message board. But then how did a rumour about it start?"
YUURI: "Maybe Misaki made it all up, after all?"
AYA: "..."
AYA: "Actually, you don't even see a lot of people using this whole station, so is there any point in having a message board like this in the first place?"
YUURI: [A] "True, every one could just use their cell phone." [B] "True, only residents would use it." [X]
YUURI: "True, I mean, only residents use this station, right?"
AYA: "Exactly!"
AYA: "There are no offices here, or places where you can go shopping or anything like that:"
YUURI: "..."
YUURI: "Actually, there's pretty much nothing in this town except for the school and the apartment complex."
AYA: "..."
AYA: "Which means the person who once wrote that original «N, Time, Place, S» message on which the rumour is based..."
AYA: "...is probably someone from school or from the apartment complex!"
AYA: "Yuuri!"
AYA: "Look!"
YUURI: "What the hell? What does that drunkard think he's doing?!"
AYA: "How can he just go and, like, wipe away messages others have written!"
YUURI: "What did he write instead?"
YUURI: "Uwah! ... Who's supposed to be able to read that?!"
AYA: "I think it's still easier to read than your handwriting."
AYA: "So what's it saying? «To the stupid chief: Raise my damn salary!»...?"
AYA: "What is this?!"
YUURI: "More than anything, that's more of a complaint than a proper message!"
AYA: "First he wipes away other people's message and then he writes stuff like this?!"
AYA: "Incredible!"
STATION ATTENDANT: "..."
STATION ATTENDANT: "Has your message perhaps been wiped off?"
YUURI: "He didn't wipe off the one we wrote, but yeah, he wiped off something!"
STATION ATTENDANT: "Well, I'm glad to hear that you message wasn't affected."
STATION ATTENDANT: "No matter how often I tell him off, when he's drunk, he always scribbles something on the message board."
YUURI: "That's, like, super rude to everyone else! And he's supposed to be a grown-up?"
STATION ATTENDANT: "..."
STATION ATTENDANT: "I'm deeply sorry. If only I could do more rounds here..."
YUURI: "Ah!"
YUURI: "Please wait!"
YUURI: "Was there, uhm, anything unusual about this message board roughly 3 years ago?"
STATION ATTENDANT: "3 years go? That's hard to remember..."
AYA: "True..."
AYA: "People usually don't remember things from 3 years ago that clearly, Yuuri..."
STATION ATTENDANT: "I do remember that this guy from earlier started scribbling his messages on the message board around that time."
STATION ATTENDANT: "..."
STATION ATTENDANT: "His job must be really stressful."
YUURI: "Jeez... Makes me really not want to grow up, man..."
AYA: "For real!"
AYA: "Oh, yeah! Remember what we were talking about yesterday, before we got interrupted?!"
YUURI: "Huh? No. What?"
AYA: "About that Narita who's in love with you!"
AYA: "Come on, there's still time until 9 pm! I wanna hear more! Anything exciting happen ever since his confession?"
YUURI: "......"
YUURI: "What do you mean?"
AYA: [A] "Maybe you got a love letter from him?" [B] "Maybe he waited somewhere for you?" [X]
AYA: "Maybe he waited somewhere for you? Like, a surprise rendezvous?"
YUURI: "..."
YUURI: "Dude, that'd be stalking to the max! I'd call the cops right away!"
AYA: "But you know... I can totally picture him and his white teeth, spying on you with that smile, waiting for you to pass-by where he's waiting..."
YUURI: "My god, are you trying to make me puke?!"
AYA: "Oh, it's 9 pm any second now..."
AYA: "............"
AYA: "...?"
YUURI: "Aaand nothing... Guess it's a fake rumour after all."
YUURI: "Man, I even got my camera ready..."
YUURI: "... Huh? What's wrong?"
AYA: "I dunno..."
AYA: "It kinda feels like there's a presence right outside the window..."
YUURI: "Holy shit, don't tell me it's..."
AYA: "Yeah, what if Hiroshi's not actually coming, but your beloved Narita is spying into your room from outside right now...?"
YUURI: "Screw that!!"
AYA: "There's some kind of presence in this room, Yuuri..."
AYA: "I don't think it's human..."
AYA: "Maybe we should bail..."
YUURI: [A] Leave the room. [B] Look outside the window. [C] Take a picture with the camera.
YUURI: "Maybe there really is something outside?"
YUURI...
YUURI: "Wah!!"
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Official Project CARS 2 Demo Trailer - Duration: 1:05.
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