Rate My Professor Lourdes Sullivan

Lourdes Sullivan is a key figure in DePaul University's efforts to foster community-university partnerships in urban education. Holding an M.A., she has served as School Partnerships Coordinator and Catholic School Partnerships Coordinator at the Monsignor John J. Egan Office of Urban Education and Community Partnerships (UECP), housed within the Irwin W. Steans Center. In these capacities, she facilitates connections between DePaul and Chicago public and Catholic schools, promoting social justice and addressing educational inequities in under-resourced communities. The UECP's flagship program, the Public Schools Internships (PSI), places DePaul students as tutor-mentors in Chicago public schools, providing classroom assistance, tutoring, mentoring, and enrichment activities while gaining insights into urban education challenges, poverty, and injustice. Sullivan has played a central role by serving as the primary contact for PSI Site Coordinator positions, which involve liaising between schools and university resources, supporting student teams, and contributing to program planning, monitoring, and implementation. These efforts align with DePaul's Vincentian mission of service to those in need.