Opus Prize Ambassadors visit a site in Chicago as part of the selection for the finalists. (Meg Oliphant/Opus Prize Foundation)DePaul students, faculty and staff play a central role in the Opus Prize process, serving as ambassadors and participating in site visits to the finalists’ organizations. They also engage with finalists during campus events. These experiences offer students a unique opportunity to learn from global changemakers and to consider how they might dedicate their own lives to service and innovation.
Our Opus Prize Ambassadors
Site Visit in Chicago
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Aiana Kurumshieva, Student, Economic Data Analytics
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Francisco Ruiz Gonzalez, Student, Social Work (MSW)
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Ruby Rivera Baeza, Student, Sociology and Criminology
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Howard Rosing, Faculty/Staff, Steans Center
Site Visit in South Africa
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Allison Barberena, Student, Law (JD)
- Janiya Garner, Student, Human-Computer Interaction (MS)
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Gavin Griffin, Student, Film, Editing
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Liz Ward, Faculty/Staff, International Human Rights Law Institute, College of Law
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John Zeigler, Faculty/Staff, Egan Office of Urban Education and Community Partnership
Site Visit in Ukraine*
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Carolina Coronado, Student, Biology (Pre-Med)
- Nicholas Hawkins, Student, Film and Television Directing
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Mia Madanguit, Student, Nursing (MSN)
- Megan Moylan, Student, Law (JD)
- Laura Tejeda, Student, Public Health Sciences
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Antonia Creteanu, Faculty/Staff, International Admission Office
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Georgianna Torres Reyes, Faculty/Staff, Division of Mission and Ministry
*To ensure the group's safety, they visited with Depaul Ukraine representatives in Bucharest, Romania.
Steering Committee
Our Opus Prize Steering Committee guides the prize process, including selecting the jury and student ambassadors, and planning prize week events.
Chaired by Interim Vice President for Mission and Ministry Mark Laboe, the committee includes:
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GianMario Besana, Global Engagement
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Katie Brick, Division of Mission and Ministry
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Bill (William) Cavanaugh, World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology
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Elizabeth Clements, University Communications
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Katie Fraumann, Division of Advancement and External Relations
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Kate Gorveatte, Global Engagement
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Mary Hansen, University Communications
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Chad Jordahl, Office of the Secretary
- Bethany Melitz, Office of Continuous Improvement
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Howard Rosing, Steans Center
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Arbin Smith, Office of the President
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Georgianna Torres Reyes, Division of Mission & Ministry
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Rico Tyler, Division of Belonging, Engagement and Mission
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Elisabeth Ward, International Human Rights Law Institute, College of Law
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Kirsten Yehl, Office of Research Services
- John Zeigler, Egan Office of Urban Education and Community Partnership