User:Kgallagh

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I am an employee of the University Relations department of DePaul University.

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Kris

[edit] Images

Hi there, to respond to your note, I got that image from a Flickr user who authorized the image for free distribution. Of course the info is provided with the image itself on Wiki; the person who took it authorized it for free distribution.

My hobby is making the DePaul wiki site better. It's been inadequate for a long time (see UofC's and NWU's). I plan to post pics for DPU's b-school, liberal arts, etc. If you have any pics or information you can contribute to help out, please do so.

Thanks!

[edit] DePaul U. Seal or Coat of Arms

Kris, since you work with the media folks, can you get the University Seal (preferably) or the Coat of Arms on DePaul University's wiki site (instead of the tree of wisdom)? It would look better and most universities have their Coats of Arms up. Thanks! Mc4932 05:25, 6 July 2006 (UTC)