2/20/2017

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Volume #101 | Issue #17 | Feb. 20, 2017 | depauliaonline.com

THE 12TH MAN A. Gabriel Esteban named new DePaul president By Rachel Hinton News Editor

With a new president comes a potentially new identity for DePaul. The nation’s largest Catholic university announced the first lay president in the school’s 119-year history Feb. 16. Members of the DePaul community welcomed new president A. Gabriel Esteban Thursday morning in an array of events aimed at letting students, faculty, staff and others meet the man who will take over for Rev.

Dennis Holtschneider, C. M. The board of trustees voted unanimously for Esteban to be the new president. There was a feeling that he, though not firmly connected to the Vincentian mission, will be able to advance DePaul’s mission and values while he is president. Esteban, who is currently the president of Seton Hall, will begin his tenure here July 1. “It is truly a privilege to serve as the university’s first lay leader,” Esteban said. “I look forward to continuing to advance DePaul’s reputation and mission.” During his first remarks,

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