SCPS Distinctions

Celebrate SCPS faculty and staff as we recognize awards, milestones and groundbreaking research.

Donald L. Opitz, Interim Dean

Dr. Donald L. Opitz, was appointed Editor-in-Chief of Endeavour, a leading journal for the history and philosophy of science.
Dr. Donald L. Opitz, was approved for a University Research Council Paid Leave for 2019-20, for his project, “Size Matters in Flora and Florilegia.” This leave is deferred until the conclusion of his interim deanship term.
Dr. Donald L. Opitz, was appointed to the Student Experience Task Force, charged with making recommendations for strategies to improve engagement and spirit on campus, a goal in the new strategic plan, Grounded in Mission: The Plan for DePaul 2024.”

Article manuscripts "Masculine Tyranny" and "Women's Jury" published in the Law and History Review
Award recipient of URC Summer 2019 Research Grant for project Between Active Anti-Fascism and Complacency: Transnational Feminists Responses to Nazi War Crimes

Led panel workshop at Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas Conference on the subject of border crossings and theatrical languages

Award recipient of URC Spring 2019 Research Grant for Ancient Indigenous Wisdom in the Modern World: Shamanic Traditions of Mongolia

"Beatles Unplugged: The White Album in the Shadow of Rishikesh" appeared in academic anthology The Beatles Through a Glass Onion: Reconsidering the White Album

Earned Professional Scrum Master Level 1 Certification (PSM1), an industry recognized certification in Scrum, an Agile Project Management Framework, March 2019

Co-facilitated 2 day National Think Tank on Jewish Learning at Spertus Institute of Jewish Learning and Leadership held on February 2019.
Presented on topic "A Neuroscience View on Emotion and Transformative Learning" at Annual Resource Conference for Adult Jewish Learning Professionals