ABOUT US
The mission of the Center for Access and Attainment at DePaul is to serve as a focal point for dialogue, strategy and action concerning college access and attainment, consistent with DePaul’s vision to exceed national norms in recruiting, retaining and graduating a diverse student body, with an emphasis on first-generation and low-income students in the Chicago area.
The Center achieves this by:- providing research centered on issues of access and attainment that stimulates campus, community and international discourse
- cultivating institutional and community partnerships to foster high school to university transition
- delivering pre-college programs for underserved college-bound students
- administering the university’s federal TRiO programs (Student Support Service and McNair Scholars Program) for low-income and first-generation students
Our Staff
| Title | Name | Work Phone | |
| Assistant Vice President | Brian Spittle | 312-362-5692 | |
| Communications Specialist | Ashley Ford | 312-362-6306 | |
| Department Assistant | Gina Sanchez | 312-362-8209 | |
| Community Outreach | Director | Glenna Ousley | 312-362-5022 |
| Program Coordinator | Carina Ayala | 312-362-6173 | |
| Student Support Services | Director | Anita Rosso | 773-325-4601 |
| Associate Director | Tamekia Scott | 773-325-8387 | |
| McNair Scholars Program | Director | Yared Tamene | 773-325-7731 |
| Assistant Director | Doreen Hopkins | 773-325-4719 | |
| Liaisons for the Center for Access and Attainment | Enrollment and Marketing Research liaison | Rina Bongsu-Petersen, Research Associate | 312-362-5387 |
| Institutional Planning and Research liaison | Jaclyn Cameron, Research Analyst | 312-362-6719 | |
| Media Relations liaison |
Deborah Snow-Humiston, Media Relations Specialist | 312-362-8508 | |