DePaul Adult Bridge Program

Newsletter for Current Students

   Earn Three Competencies in One Class*.

Satisfy three degree requirements* in just one Bridge class. Earn your degree faster! Learn from your diverse classmates and two faculty experts in these team-taught classes.  

Winter Is Here!  REGISTER TODAY!

Truman College and DePaul Loop:
Literature and Film with Susan McGury
Tuesdays: 6-9:30 pm from January 19-April 20 (no class on 3/16 or 3/23)
Choose Three Competencies: A1D, A2A, A5, H1E, H3C

Quantitative Reasoning with Pervez Rahman
Tuesdays: 6-9 pm from January 19-April 27
Choose Two Competencies: L6 and S1X

Race and Ethnic Relations with Anghesom Atsbaha
Saturdays: 12-3 pm from January 30-May 1
Choose Three Competencies: H2A, H4, H5, A3C, FX

Wright College and DePaul Loop:
AI 212 Globalization in Modern Brazil in Art, Literature, and Music with Polly Hoover
Mondays: 6-10 pm from January 25-March 29
Choose Three Competencies: A1A, A1H, A5, H5

Wright College and DePaul O'Hare:
AI 179 Leadership Lessons in Literature and Creative Media with Peggy St. John
Tuesdays: 6-9 pm from January 19-March 16 (with 4 hours of online work)
Choose Three Competencies: A1X, A3G, H1X, H3X

NOTE: You must register and are financially responsible for all three competencies.

Truman College is located at 1145 West Wilson Avenue and on major bus and El routes. See http://www.trumancollege.cc/visitors/maps.php
Wright College is located at 4300 North Narragansett Avenue and on major bus and El routes. See http://wright.ccc.edu/aboutus/north.asp

Fall Course Schedule

Truman College and DePaul Loop:
Christians, Jews, and Muslims in Medieval Spain with Polly Hoover  (Course Description - Adobe Reader Required)
Mondays: 6-9:30 pm from September 14-November 23
Choose Three Competencies: A1X, A3E, A5, and H1A. 
Room Location at Truman College: #3126

International Relations: Weapons, Wars, and a World in Turmoil with Anghesom Atsbaha (Course Description - Adobe Reader Required)
Tuesdays: 6-9 pm from September 1-December 1
Choose Three Competencies: A4, H1C, H2E, H5, and FX.
Textbook: "Essentials of International Relations" by Karen Mingst, 4th Edition.
Room Location at Truman College: #3233

Africa: The History of the Continent with Anghesom Atsbaha (Course Description - Adobe Reader Required)
Saturdays: 12-3:30 pm from September 12-December 5 (NOTE: Starting date changed to September 12)
Choose Three Competencies: A1H, H1C, H1F, H5, and S2X.
Textbook: "Africa in World History" by Eric Gilbert & Jonathan Reynolds (Prentice Hall).  DePaul LPC, Becks and Truman bookstore has the book.
Room Location at Truman College: #3233

Wright College and DePaul Loop:
Mind, Brain, Consciousness: The Mind and Biotech Revolution with Daniel Galemb 
Thursdays: 6-10 pm from September 10-November 12
Choose Three Competencies: A2A, A2D, A5, S3A, and S3F. 

Wright College and DePaul O'Hare:
Understanding Life Experience Through Contemporary Literature with Peggy St. John
Thursdays: 6-10 pm from September 10-November 19
Choose Three Competencies: L7, A1A, A1C, and H2X.
Room Location at Wright College: A304 (1st 5 weeks) O'Hare Campus: Room 114 (Last 5 weeks)

Students say:
“One of the highlights of [a Bridge class] was the diversity of the students in the class . . . . Through the reflections and opinions of others in the class, I got a great sense of how unique each intellect was. This was even true of the two professors through their teaching styles and personalities.”

“I liked having two very different perspectives from the professors.”

“This Bridge Program made me realize that we are all in this for the same thing – to further ourselves through education, and we all bring our unique contributions to the learning process.”

Look at us now!  The Adult Bridge Program is in the media!

*  "Adult Bridge Program Gives First-Time Collegian A Second Chance" DePaul Annual Report. Office of Advancement, Pages 18-19  (2007-08).

*  "DePaul Bridge Program Allows Adult-Learners to Transition from Chicago City Colleges" by Sarah Lake.  Diverse Issues in Higher Education (3/27/08).

* "Adult Bridge Program Puts DePaul Bachelor's Degree in Reach" Common Knowledge.  Spring 2008, Vol. 19, No. 2. (Adobe Reader Required)

*  The Adult Bridge Summit from January is now on iTunes University.  Watch it today!  Look for DePaul under iTunes U and then Adult Bridge Program under "DePaul Community".

Bridging the Gap – Your Link to Academic Success

In Lifelong Learning at Its Best (1999), the Bridge program was called one of the best practices of collaborative models in the nation.

Truman College and SNL have been partners in the Bridge program since 1991. The program has since expanded to Wright College. A unique learning experience, the program combines City Colleges and DePaul resources to help students make a successful transition from one institution to the other. 

This includes administrative cooperation, team-taught courses, intensive advising and guidance, a student progress tracking system, student-to-student support, student clusters, peer mentoring, and career-guidance. It is an ideal program for adults who have completed or are near completion of an Associate Degree.

The Bridge program is designed for adults age 24 and older who, because of demands on their time and financial resources, find it difficult to pursue a traditional path to a degree. By facilitating transition rather than transfer, the Bridge program assists students in developing their learning styles and finding ways of coping with fears and concerns in preparing for their long-term learning goals.

Team-taught courses are the driving force of the Bridge program. Students from the different institutions come together, supported by the commitment of Bridge faculty to multi-cultural diversity, social justice and student access to higher learning. 

More than 79 Bridge courses have been offered to date with over 80 Bridge students earning DePaul degrees.   The university recently approved for the program to become dual admissions which solidifies the Bridge program's partnership with the City Colleges of Chicago.

Courses:
The Bridge program offers between six and ten courses every year. Team-taught by City College and DePaul faculty, each course meets initially at Truman or Wright College and then usually at DePaul's Loop Campus. SNL students can register for up to 3 competencies in a Bridge course. See registration information for current offerings.

For more information, email snlbridge@depaul.edu or call 312-362-5193. The Adult Bridge office is in suite 1400, 14 East Jackson Blvd.,Chicago.

Faculty Resources
Adult Bridge Faculty Handbook   (Adobe Reader Required)
Adult Bridge Course Assessment Form   (Adobe Reader Required)