1. COVID-19 cases update
Only one DePauw community member tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 121 that have been tested so far this week. There are now nine active cases, with eight students in isolation and 49 in quarantine.
2. DePauw awarded $1 million grant
Lilly Endowment Inc., awarded DePauw University a $1 million grant to “leverage technological lessons learned from responding to the COVID-19 pandemic to attract prospective students and enable faculty members to integrate presentations by successful alumni into courses and career programs,” according to the university's press release.
DePauw is one of 38 accredited public and private higher education institutions to receive a grant as a part of Lilly Endowment’s statewide initiative, Charting the Future for Indiana’s Colleges and Universities.
3. CDI has Black Lives Matter signs for students to pick up
About 120 Black Lives Matter yard signs are available at the Center for Diversity and Inclusion for anyone that wants one.
A member of the CDI staff said in an email that they are not aware of any university regulations that would prohibit students from placing signs outside or inside their university owned housing. Community members can pick up a sign from the second floor of the CDI from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
4. DePauw community invited to discuss the university’s strategic plan
President Lori White sent an email Thursday afternoon, inviting students to sign up for listening sessions and community conversations to help “reenvision DePauw for the future” with the Strategic Planning Steering Committee.
Students can register for one of two sessions: Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 6:00 p.m. or Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 8:00 p.m.