On April 30 and May 7, 2021, representatives from DePaul Euchre Club, DePaul Net Impact, and the Public Relations Student Society of America spoke about their organizations on the DePaul Half Hour.
DePaul Euchre Club is a student-run organization that specializes in teaching and playing the card game, euchre. Euchre is a trick taking game with a trump, played by four players in teams of two. The club meets every Thursday this quarter, alternating between Zoom meetings at 8:00pm and in-person meetings at 6pm in the STU. DePaul Euchre Club accepts players of all skill levels and primarily aims to learn new techniques, grow player skills, and simply have a fun time together. You can get in contact with the DePaul Euchre Club on Instagram and by contacting their current president, Megan Evans (meganevans811@gmail.com).
DePaul Net Impact is a chapter of the national not-for-profit organization, Net Impact, focused on sustainability in the workplace and introducing students to social impact careers and opportunities. They provide education, resources, and host events for learning and career help. On May 7th and 8th they hosted the inaugural Sustainability at DePaul Conference where they aim to “connect current students, alumni and regional sustainability experts across multiple industries…while also giving them a chance to learn about the latest trends in the sector to foster a stronger and more impactful sustainability community for our city.” You can find DePaul Net Impact on DeHub, LinkedIn, Instagram, Youtube, and at their email (depaulnetimpact@gmail.com). If you are interested in bringing more sustainability practices to DePaul, check out their sustainability petition here.
DePaul Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) is a pre-professional for students in the public relations field. Some of their events include networking events and professional development events that bring in professionals in the communications field. On May 10th they are hosting Research and Insights in Action where professionals will present case studies about how they use research when putting together a campaign and when they work with clients. PRSSA is also promoting IBM Z & DePaul Center for Data’s Science hackathon event. Hack4Space is taking place May 7th-10th. DePaul students, alumni and their friends are invited to this free event where participants will work in teams of 4-6 people. You don’t need to be a developer and/or data scientist to participate in this hackathon, teams also need entrepreneurs, project managers, scientists, creative designers, etc… You can find PRSSA on their Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and webpage. You can learn more about Hack4Space here.
About: The DePaul Half Hour is a show that interviews organizations in and around DePaul and we have them discuss what they can do for DePaul students as well as what they can do for the surrounding community. Every week, up to three organizations come onto the show and share their upcoming events, how one can get involved, how to get in touch, and much more. Tune in every Friday from 12:30pm to 1:00pm to be the first to listen to these shows on radiodepaul.com. If you and your organization are interested in coming on, contact radiodepaulonair@gmail.com for more information.