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SPARK Center (UNI-003)

SPARK Center is documented in the DePaul Resource Map as center at DePaul University, University-level innovation/partnership function, SPARK Center, Loop. Documentation is partial or indirect, so the listing is treated as likely current. Data-centric translation and partnership work for community-facing applied initiatives. The SPARK Center (Strategic Partnerships for the Advancement of Research and Knowledge) is positioned on the Loop Campus as a public gathering space where communities and organizations use predictive analytics, interdisciplinary scholarship, and inclusive debate to understand future impacts of decisions. Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation.

Summary 🟡 ~

  • College / school: University-level innovation/partnership function
  • Sub-unit: SPARK Center
  • Campus/Location: Loop
  • Last Verified: July 29, 2026

Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified

Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived

Description & capabilities

Data-centric translation and partnership work for community-facing applied initiatives. The SPARK Center (Strategic Partnerships for the Advancement of Research and Knowledge) is positioned on the Loop Campus as a public gathering space where communities and organizations use predictive analytics, interdisciplinary scholarship, and inclusive debate to understand future impacts of decisions. Stakeholder sessions are described as immersive, data-rich experiences that present interactive data visualizations on a large screen to support discussion toward actionable conclusions.

Access status

  • Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation
  • Rationale: SPARK Center coordinates community-engaged research projects; participation is through project partnerships and staff contact.
  • Access URL: spark.depaul.edu
  • Contact name: SPARK Center
  • Contact email: spark@depaul.edu
  • Verification date: 2026-05-30
  • Source URLs:
  • spark.depaul.edu

Verification

  • Status: ~ Likely current
  • Rationale: SPARK Center site (spark.depaul.edu) active with published spark@depaul.edu.
  • Last verified: 2026-07-29
  • Evidence:
  • SPARK site active
  • spark@depaul.edu published
  • Community partnership projects described
  • SPARK campaign flyer 2024 (large-screen interactive visualizations; gathering-space vision) — archived institutional source (vaulted as depaul/SRC-001554)

Equipment

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Category Specific equipment
Data visualization and presentation Large-format data visualization displays; Large-screen interactive data visualizations for stakeholder sessions (flyer); Presentation and collaboration space technology
LED walls and presentation displays Large-screen presentation capability for immersive data-rich gathering-space sessions (flyer)
Creative workstations Data science and design team workstations

Source: SPARK Center site (May 2026); SPARK campaign flyer 2024 (institutional report Last verified: July 29, 2026.

Contacts (resource-level)

Last verified: May 28, 2026.

People & contacts

Named contacts when publicly documented.

Source URL

Official links and email are listed under Contacts above.

Documented Relationships

Linked to AI Institute, Steans Center, and external partners (see External Partners: EXT-005, EXT-006, EXT-007).

Notes

Center entry. ORS FY2026 GRA-1220 documents IHS + SPARK + VIDA predictive neighborhood analytics for Steans Family Foundation housing work in North Lawndale (institutional report).