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Center for Middle School Civic Leadership (C-MSCL) / OIPL (UNI-023)

Center for Middle School Civic Leadership (C-MSCL) / OIPL is documented in the DePaul Resource Map as center at DePaul University, College of Education — Office of Innovative Professional Learning (OIPL), Center for Middle School Civic Leadership (C-MSCL), Multi-campus / College of Education. Documentation is partial or indirect, so the listing is treated as likely current. ORS Annual Report FY 2026 featured award: DePaul’s Office of Innovative Professional Learning (OIPL), housed in the College of Education, will establish the Center for Middle School Civic Leadership (C-MSCL) serving middle school students in grades 5–8 in underserved communities across Cook County. Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation.

Summary 🟡 ~

  • College / school: College of Education — Office of Innovative Professional Learning (OIPL)
  • Sub-unit: Center for Middle School Civic Leadership (C-MSCL)
  • Campus/Location: Multi-campus / College of Education
  • Last Verified: August 21, 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

ORS Annual Report FY 2026 featured award: DePaul’s Office of Innovative Professional Learning (OIPL), housed in the College of Education, will establish the Center for Middle School Civic Leadership (C-MSCL) serving middle school students in grades 5–8 in underserved communities across Cook County. The model integrates Barat Education Foundation’s Our American Voice® curriculum and DePaul’s Future Leader Micro-credential Program along a Voice → Inquiry → Action → Leadership → Impact pathway. Award: U.S. Department of Education; PI Donna Kiel; $720,000; dates 6/1/2026–6/1/2029 (GRA-1215).

Access status

  • Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation
  • Rationale: C-MSCL is established via OIPL (College of Education) under a U.S. Department of Education award; access is program-partner scoped.
  • Access URL: offices.depaul.edu/research-services/Pages/default.aspx
  • Contact name: Office of Innovative Professional Learning (OIPL) / C-MSCL
  • Contact email: ors@depaul.edu
  • Verification date: 2026-08-21
  • Source URLs:
  • archived institutional source

People & contacts

Named contacts when publicly documented.

Verification

  • Status: ~ Likely current
  • Rationale: ORS FY2026 featured award establishes C-MSCL under OIPL with US ED funding; dedicated public C-MSCL site not yet captured.
  • Last verified: 2026-08-21
  • Evidence:
  • ORS Annual Report FY2026 Featured Award — C-MSCL / OIPL (archived institutional source)
  • GRA-1215

Equipment

Civic learning / professional learning program; no instrument inventory from this source.

Last verified: July 29, 2026.

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