²Ø¾«¸ó

Acclaimed pianist and ²Ø¾«¸ó alumnus Élider DiPaula is honored to join the Chicago College for Performing Arts Advisory Board.

Hailing from Oregon City, Oregon, Annabella Mumma is studying musical theatre at ²Ø¾«¸ó and is the CCPA Student Council’s new president.

Last Thursday, over 150 friends and graduates of ²Ø¾«¸ó gathered for the fourth annual Women’s Leadership Council holiday luncheon.

Acclaimed author, Minda Harts was a recent guest of the Joan Deutsch Herczeg Women Leaders Scholarship Program to discuss her latest book: You Are More Than Magic.

13 years into his work at ²Ø¾«¸ó, Ruth is in his element: in the classroom, drawing from his broad experience to encourage the next generation of computer science and cyber security students to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

²Ø¾«¸ó continued to celebrate the life and legacy of Harold Washington at a documentary screening at the University’s Ganz Hall.

²Ø¾«¸ó is a proud recipient of the FY23 IBHE Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER II) Fund competitive grant.

²Ø¾«¸ó students Sophia Gallo, Nazarii Mykhailenko and Rachelle Vinson were presented the American Dream Award, a scholarship sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois, on October 17.

²Ø¾«¸ó welcomes Sarah Guernsey, deputy director and senior vice president for Curatorial Affairs at the

²Ø¾«¸ó’s Women’s Leadership Council is honored to host Dorri McWhorter, president and CEO of YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, as the special guest speaker for the Council’s annual holiday luncheon on Thursday, December 1.

Seventeen ²Ø¾«¸ó students have been selected for the newest cohort of Travis Scholars — a program founded in 2013 by the Mittie, Moselynne and Dempsey J. Travis Foundation. This enrichment program provides financial assistance to new and continuing students residing in the city of Chicago — fostering their academic achievement and commitment to social justice.

²Ø¾«¸ó’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) is pleased to announce its partnership with The Newberry Consort as an Ensemble-in-Residence. This partnership will bring The Newberry Consort into CCPA on a regular basis, sharing their rehearsals and performances with students to provide experienced professional members’ presence throughout their residences.