Office of Mission & Values 
"What you are about to undertake is a great work.  I pray that our Lord will bless your leadership."
St. Vincent DePaul
Our Mission:
Guided by the university's 2018 strategic plan and its mission statement, the Office of Mission and Values collaborates with university departments and constituencies in ways that measurably enhance their understanding and support of DePaul University's distinctive Catholic, Vincentian, and urban identity. Together we provide the leadership that enables the university to achieve excellence in its educational mission, serve its diverse student body, and maximize its strategic capacities. As the premier international resource for Vincentian studies, the Office also serves a wide range of external constituencies who seek to deepen their engagement with Vincentian history, spirituality, and service.

Featured Items

Vincent de Paul DVD Documentary





In January 2010 DePaul University released a 64 minute video documentary on the lives of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac. You can view the movie online in English, Spanish and French.

You can also purchase the DVD from the DePaul Bookstore in English, French and Spanish.

DRMA Spring Quarter Lecture I




Title: From dévots to Jansenists: Port-Royal and the Origins of Heresy in France

Lecturer: Daniella Kostroun, Ph. D., Indiana University-Purdue University

Date: May 9, 2013,11:30  AM - 1:00 PM

Location: Richardson Library, 115

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DRMA Spring Quarter Lecture II



Title: The Vincentians, A General History of the Congregation of the Mission, Vol. 2

Lecturer: John T, Rybolt, C.M., Scholar in Residence, DePaul Univeristy

Date: May 22, 2013,11:30  AM - 1:00 PM

Location: Richardson Library, 115

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Spring Quarter Heritage Days



The Office of Mission and Values presents Vincentian Heritage Days, a series of community events that bring together faculty, staff, and students for discussions and celebrations in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul. In an effort to promote more Vincentian programming throughout the academic year, Vincentian Heritage Days takes place each academic quarter.


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Mission and Values E-mail List




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Vincent Family Symposium


The Vincentian Studies Institute is sponsoring a workshop to take place in Paris, France in the summer of 2013.

The workshop will take place from August 9-11, 2013 with an optional excursion day to Folleville and Amiens on the 8th of August. The three days of the workshop will include presentations and discussions centering around five key themes of asset management as viewed from the perspectives of Catholic Social Teaching, Vincentian teaching, case studies, stories, or other specific applications. 

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News & Events

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  • Film Screening: Band of Sisters

    3/7/13
    Panel discussion to follow, Facilitator: JoAnne Zielinski; Panel: Mary Fishman, Srs. Pat Murphy and Joann Persch, Sisters of Mercy and Sr. Katie Norris, DC. 6PM, Student Center 120.
  • Winter DRMA Lecture

    3/4/13
    Title: Toward a New Reading of the Political Thought of the dévot faction: the opposition to Cardinal Richelieu's ministeriat. Lecturer: Dr. Caroline Maillet-Rao. Time: 11:30AM, Richardson Library, 115
  • Lousie De Marrillac Lecture

    2/20/13
    Title: Vincentian Mission—Hope and Healing for Victims: Daughters of Charity Civil War Nurses Deliver Comfort, Lecturer: Sister Betty Ann McNeil, D.C., 12:00 PM, Location: Richardson Library, Room 115
  • Annual Vincent de Paul Lecture

    10/24/12
    3:30pm to 4:30pm, Richardson Library, 380. Topic: The top ten issues facing homelessness charities today: an international perspective. Speaker: Mark McGreevy
  • DRMA Fall Lecture

    10/9/12
    11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Richardson Library, 115, Title: Evangelizing Slaves: French missionaries in the Seventeenth-Century Mediterranean.