Zoe Pham received her BFA in Animation in 2020 and is currently a freelance animator based in Chicago. Pham is the animator behind "Seeds of the Mission," which depicts the heart and hope of our Vincentian mission to educate, to care, to serve, and to advocate for the human dignity of all. "The video carries a meaningful message crafted by the Division of Mission and Ministry that I was happy to be a part of, especially in this significant time of history. The experience of making it was awesome. I felt so empowered creatively throughout the whole process and every time we brainstormed, it was so fun figuring out how to translate the abstract ideas into visual images together."

Alina Kuzmenkova is a senior majoring in Cybersecurity and minoring in Network Technologies. In October, Kuzmenkova and three other students, including CDM student Adam Slowik, won the US Cyber Challenge National Championship. Kuzmenkova, originally from Russia, plays for DePaul’s Big East-winning Women’s Tennis team. “Being an athlete taught me that hard work always pays off, which motivates me to try harder and do my best in every field that I am involved in. Cybersecurity is something I am very passionate about,” says Kuzmenkova. “I am so excited to see where my Cybersecurity journey takes me.”

User Experience Design student Maelanny Alcantara is passionate about building empathic design for users’ needs and collaborating with her peers. Alcantara incorporates design thinking and user research to lead a variety of projects, including the Wonsulting Project 2020 where her team’s CareHub Mobile App was named a top 5 project. With the help of DePaul’s partnership with CEA Study Abroad, Alcantara also landed a UI/UX Design virtual intern role with SANA Meditech, a healthcare startup based in Barcelona. Alcantara is a senior in the combined degree program. She aspires to be a product designer while continuing her education at the graduate level in Experience Design.