INSIDE LOYOLAn e w s f o r f a C U l t y a n d s t a f f n o v e M B e r 2 0 1 0

Welcome to 2014First-year students gather in the East Quad prior to the annual First-Year Student Convocation

As the reimagine campaign continues to alter the physical landscape of the Lake Shore Campus the University remains committed to fine-tuning its student community as well Led by the offices of Undergraduate Admission and Graduate and Professional Enrollment Management the University has again exceeded its own expectations for fall 2010 enrollments

With a 20 percent yield much improved from past years and an increased average GPA and ACT the class of 2014 represents one of the best and brightest classes Loyola has ever recruited

The Universityrsquos graduate and professional enrollments con-tinue to increase as well up eight percent bringing the total enrollment to nearly 16000 students

ldquoWersquove been very successful over the past few years hitting our enrollment goals at every level and in our ability to shape our classes It has everything to do with the competent and dedicated staff and faculty at this Universityrdquo says Paul Roberts associate provost of enrollment management ldquoAs we look ahead we have another exciting year of recruiting in front of us and these same people implementing innovative strategies to ensure that we hit the targets wersquove set for ourselves in fall 2011

ldquoThis year was a tremen-dous success despite what remains a challenging eco-nomic climate The class profile shows increases in diversity honors students presidential scholars the academic profile and solid representation from Illinois and other states and foreign countriesrdquo

mdash LO R I G R E E n EDirector of Undergraduate Admission

2010 enrollMent statistiCs raquo LUCeduir

2063 513Freshman students

EnROLLMEnT

CL

AS

S O

F 2

014

DIVERSIT y ACADEMIC

Transfer students

2 14 Increase in students of color

Increase in male students

370 269 266 80Mean GPA Average ACT Honors

students(up from 199)

Presidential scholars (up from 67)

Helping students achieve excellenceA recent US Department of Edu-cation TRIO grant and matching monies from the Office of the Pro-vost has allowed Loyola to roll out its new Achieving College Excel-lence (ACE) program

The program a ldquoStudent Sup-port Servicesrdquo project will serve 150 first-generation low-income students and those with disabili-ties through a comprehensive sys-tematic and interactive network of support Based in the Sullivan Center for Student Services the program will bring faculty staff and alumni together to provide eligible Loyola undergraduate stu-dents with academic advising and tutoring career self-assessment and information alumni men-toring engaged learning and guidance on the graduate school application process

The program is directed by Stephanie Stewart PhD who recently served as assessment coordinator and clinical assistant professor in the School of Education (SOE) The ACE program supported by myriad campus departments aims to impact the lives of students by offering membership in a learning community designed to promote college and career success Applications are currently being accepted and anyone who knows a student who qualifies for this program should contact Dr Stewart directly

raquo Dr Stephanie Stewart sstewa2lucedu or LUCeduace

The Office of Learning Technologies and Assessment (LTA) at Loyola has been a fixture on campus since 2005 when it was established by the provost to provide guidance to faculty and academic staff who are inter-ested in exploring technology in the classroom Since its launch LTA con-tinues to encourage help and support individual faculty programs and schools as they implement technology into the classroom

In addition to assisting faculty LTA helps with assessment efforts at the course and department levels LTA staff work individually with academic units to assess whether students are learning what the faculty school and the department promise

This past summer a group of 12 Loyola undergraduates participated in a ser-vice-learning program in Peru The program an interdisciplinary collabora-tion between the Office of International Programs (OIP) and the Center for Experi-ential Learning (CEL) meshed classroom work at a Jesuit university in Lima with service work The experience was super-vised by Amye Day study-abroad advisor for the OIP and Patrick Green director of the CEL

The Loyola students each participated in one of three service projects One group walked door-to-door in an impov-

erished community outside Lima testing water supplies for chlorine and speaking to community members about the impor-tance of water safety and health

One service group worked in early-childhood education at a local elemen-tary school reinforcing reading skills and doing activities with 5- and 6-year-old children and the remaining service group worked in a community health clinic Students reported that the experience was both educational and meaningful and the program is being planned again for next summer

Two Loyola students (left and right) with a local PEBAL representative (middle) The students walked door-to-door in a village near Lima testing water supplies for chlorine and educating the community about water safety and health

Carol Scheidenhelm LTA Director

To serve and connect in Peru

Integrating technology into the classroom

ldquoI watched students talk with community members I observed how they related to people and I saw them expanding their cultural com-petencies before my eyes It was really quite extraordinaryrdquo

mdashPAT R I C k G R E E nDirector of the Center for

Experiential Learning

LTA is responsible forbull Co-sponsoring Focus on Teaching

programs

bull Presenting information on the pending changes to Blackboard throughout fall 2010

bull Training faculty and staff on Blackboard and other classroom-technology programs

bull Conducting a series of workshops for individual academic units based on their needs

bull Meeting with all academic units on implementing effective uses of instructional technologies and outcomes-based assessments raquo LUCedulearningtech or

sitesgooglecomsiteluctwtguide

ACE offers students an opportunity to join a community of learners who are focused on college success

Itrsquos november and time for basketball The menrsquos basketball squad returns all five starters from last season and also welcomes back Horizon League Sixth Man of the Year Walt Gibler The Ramblers will benefit from the senior experience of last yearrsquos league leader in rebound-ing (Andy Polka) and three-point field-goal percentage (Geoff McCammon) in addition to junior Courtney Stanley and sophomore Ben Averkamp who ranked second in the conference in assists and blocked shots Senior guard Terrance Hill who led the club with 114 points per game in 2009ndash10 also returns for his final season of eligibility

ldquoWith the experience we have coming back provided we can stay healthy this season we are excited about the prospects of having a very good year The Horizon League race should be as exciting as everrdquo says Head Menrsquos Bas-ketball Coach Jim Whitesell ldquoWe are also thrilled about moving into the norville Center for Intercollegiate Athlet-ics because that facility will benefit our current student-athletes and future recruitsrdquo

Coming off its best season in nearly a decade the Loyola womenrsquos basketball

team has the talent and drive to duplicate or top last seasonrsquos success While Head

Coach Eric Simpson must replace a five-person graduating class the cupboard is far from bare Brittany Boeke and katie kortekamp are the two returning starters for a team that will also rely on

last seasonrsquos leading rebounder Ellen Ayoub and sophomore Monica Albano

to assume larger roles In addition a highly touted trio of freshmen will be eager to step

in and immediately contributeldquoWe are very excited to start working with this group

We were able to take a couple steps forward last season and everyone is eager to continue to build on that successrdquo says Coach Simpson

Both teams open on november 12 with the men hosting Eastern kentucky in the Gentile Center as part of the Loyola Classic and the women traveling to Ypsilanti Michigan to take on Eastern Michigan

raquo LUCeduathletics

EVOKE Ramble a hit with new studentsEVOkE hosted their annual Ramble scavenger hunt for first-year students from October 15ndash24 allowing new students to obtain class credit meet extraor-dinary people see spectacular places and win great prizes

More than 1500 students in teams of six to eight people scoured Loyola campuses and the city of Chicago for items after receiving creative clues and challenges each day via apps or text messages Along their jour-ney the students were able to discover ldquotreasuresrdquo faculty and staff members who volunteered their time to share their talents and interests with the students such as a favorite poetry reading or a favorite recipe

The EVOkE Ramble gave the first-year students a way to further their knowledge and connect on a deeper level with the University and its faculty and staff members

2010ndash11 Loyola basketball preview

Coming off its best season in nearly a decade Loyolarsquos womenrsquos team must overcome the loss of a five-person graduating class

SMILE a program launched by Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt with The Clare residents gives Loyola students a unique volunteer opportunity to spend time with seniors SMILE which stands for Students Moving Into the Lives of the Elderly was inspired by a similar program at Loyola University new Orleans

ldquoThis free-flowing program coincides with Loyolarsquos mission and offers students a practical hands-on learning experience while creating lasting relation-ships with the residentsrdquo says Sister Jean The SMILE program consists of 14 residents and 13 students who organize activities to do together as well as gather at The Clare or on the Water Tower Campus for group events

This fall the program expan-ded to include a partnership with the Covenant Home of Chicago

raquo Sister Jean jschmidlucedu

Volunteer time with the elderly

The Loyola community came out in force during the week of Octo-ber 4 to help the survivors of the Pakistan monsoon floods the largest natural disaster in recent

memory During the week volunteers staffed info tables at the Water Tower and Lake Shore campuses and at the LSC Health Fair On October 6 faculty members nancy Tuch-man and Mine Cinar hosted teach-ins exploring the envi-ronmental and economic causes and effects of the disaster The culmination of the weekrsquos efforts came on Thursday October 7 at a dinner and fundraising event nearly 400 Loyolans and members of the community packed in to Mundelein Auditorium to share Pakistani food learn about the nature of the disaster and support the survivors Over

the course of the week Loyolans raised nearly $7000 for relief efforts principally for UnICEF and Islamic Relief USA

The Pakistan Dinner was co-hosted by Rabia khan assis-tant director for first-year halls and Shaleen Dada Loyola junior and executive board member of the Muslim Student Association Speakers included Jafer Hasnain trustee for the Human Development Foundation Loyola Professor Marcia Hermansen and Mujahid Ghazi of the Asian Broad-casting network Traditional cuisine was provided by the India House Restaurant and was stretched so that every attendee was able to share in part of the meal

The Pakistan Relief Week events were planned and organized by Loyola Responds a new standing committee composed of individuals from across the University

raquo LUCeduloyolaresponds

Loyola philosophy professor David Ingram released the newest addition to his list of published works Habermas Introduction and Analysis After having the opportunity to learn under the famous philosopherrsquos mentor Herbert Marcuse during his graduate studies at the Uni-versity of California-San Diego Ingram narrowed his disserta-tion focus to the philosophy of Habermas which ultimately led him to his first best-selling monograph Habermas and the Dialect of Reason (1987)

His newest work is the only comprehensive study of Haber-masrsquos entire philosophy begin-ning with his early work from the 1950s and continuing to present day

The book can be purchased from Cornell University Press (paperbound $2695)

The benefits open enrollment period which is open through november 30 is your opportunity to review your benefit elections to make sure they continue to meet your needs All changes become effective on January 1 2011

The largest change for the upcoming year is the elimination of the HMO Illinois Plan After careful evaluation of the HMO IL plan design employee utilization patterns and multiple years of significant rate increases the University decided that the plan was no longer an attractive option for Loyolans

Other updates can be found in your open enrollment package which was sent to your home in late October

hUMan resoUrCes raquo 3129156175

Annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Light ShowNov 25ndashJan 3 2011

Drive-throughshowbull6ndash10pm

The Cuneo Mansion and Gardens invites you to take a drive-through tour of its Vernon Hills estate which will be decorated with brightly lit holiday figures including animals elves Santa Claus and more

Dial M for MurderThrough Nov 21

The kirk Players return for an extended run of their mystery thriller Dial M for Murder Four performances per week will be offered

showtiMes raquo 3129157800 or kirkplayerscom

Hundreds come out for Pakistan

Nearly 400 Loyolans and community members gather in Mundelein Auditorium to support relief efforts in Pakistan

Holiday programs at Cuneo

Open enrollment underway

hr Corner

BooK nooK

Prof pens guidebook to Habermas

CUneo Mansion and gardens

raquo cuneomansionorg

Back by popular demand is LUMArsquos annual holiday exhibition Art and Faith

of the Cregraveche The Collection of James and Emilia Govan The exhibition begins December 4 and runs through the holiday season wrapping up on January 16 2011

In the exhibition cregraveche makers from around the world interpret the nativ-ity scene through the eyes of their own cultures The story of Mary Joseph and Jesus has had a great appeal throughout the world as a story of a family facing

both hardship and hope Donrsquot miss your opportunity this winter to see how art-ists across the globe have depicted the nativity through a cultural lens that incorporates native clothing art and architecture

Assembled over a 30-year period the collection includes cregraveches from more than 100 countries and cultures and includes Buddhist Christian Jewish Muslim and Taoist artists and artists from other religious traditions

lUMa

The Center for Experiential Learn-ing (CEL) is proud to present its IMPACT 2009ndash10 annual report which outlines the work and development of the CEL within the past year especially its pro-grams that contribute to trans-formative education that is the ldquoheart of the Loyola experiencerdquo

CEL reported that academic internships increased by 30 percent during the 2009ndash10 aca-demic year Whatrsquos more 2218 students enrolled in service-learning courses an increase of about 150 students from the pre-vious academic year

ldquoThe achievements noted in the report are due to new part-nerships for employment and service increased communication to students faculty partnerships and the collaborative effort and outreach from staff across the Universityrdquo says Patrick Green director of the CEL ldquoThere are also more service-learning courses available for students than before which contributes to more students getting involved and receiving the Loyola experiencerdquo

Other highlights include an increase in participation in undergraduate research and the creation of the CELrsquos new Student Employment Program (SEP) Launched in January 2010 the SEPrsquos mission is to enhance the student employment experience on and off campus by working with hiring managers on ways to enhance the studentrsquos role in their job and create a professional experience for them that will give them useful skills for the future

raquo LUCeduexperiential

Center for Experiential Learning makes an IMPACT

DFPA students perform at a chamber recital in the Mundelein Center Auditorium

ldquoDog Sees Godrdquo artwork designed by Michelle Podmokly

Holiday tradition returns to LUMA

Theatre and music lead winter showcasedfpa

november and December are busy months for the Department of Fine and Performing Arts Herersquos a snapshot of some of their upcoming productions and musical performances

ldquoDog Sees God Confessions of a Teenage blockheadrdquo

Nov12ndash13bull730pm409 Studio Performance Lab Mundelein Center

An innovative adoption of Charles Schulzrsquos beloved comic strip Pea-nuts in which Charlie Brown and company are re-imagined as a col-lection of troubled teens dealing with the trials of the adult world

ldquoChopin at 200 An Evening of Music Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of His birthrdquo

Nov13bull730pmMundelein Center Auditorium

Faculty members Haysun kang Anthony Molinaro Cameron South and Ming Huan Xu perform the work of Frederic Chopin a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist

Other Featured Events

Theatre Performance Workshop ldquoThe Time of your LiferdquoDec2ndash4bull730pmKathleen Mullady Memorial Theatre

Joyola A night of Holiday Favorites

Dec9bull730pmMundelein Center Auditorium

Classical Chamber Recital Dec10bull730pmRoom 1410 Mundelein Center

Dance Composition PerformanceDec15bull645pm409 Studio Performance Lab Mundelein Center

raquo boxofficelucedu

bull bull bullWhy did you come to Chicago Why LoyolaMy decision to come here was based mainly on the opportunity to continue experiencing Jesuit education but at a larger institution My previous positions were all at smaller institu-tions I was drawn to Loyolarsquos larger on-campus population and the continuous growth of the Division of Student Development

bull bull bullHow do you like it so far My experience at Loyola has been really good so far I have a great staff They are all invested in what they do and they are excited to implement changes and begin the process of redirecting the program and reinforcing the transformative education aspect of the Loyola experience

bull bull bullWhat is your favorite thing about the city thus far I have a two-year-old son and would have to say that walking around with him downtown and listening to his walking commentary is my favorite thing He loves the big buildings the horse carriages and the ambulances that roar around the city

Romando Nash Director of Residence LifeEarlier this year Romando nash joined Loyola as the new Director of Residence Life We sat down with him recently to talk about his time at Seattle University

his experience thus far at Loyola and some of the challenges facing residence life directors across the nation

bull bull bullThe Universityrsquos move-in process is often heralded as a smooth experience How does Loyolarsquos move-in process compare to other schools yoursquove worked with The process is very similar but on a much larger scale At the two previous institutions that I worked at move-in was two or three days maybe but here itrsquos seven The number of move-in volunteers is much larger here which gives us the opportunity to use move-in as the beginning of the community-building process for the residence halls

bull bull bullWhat are some of the challenges facing todayrsquos residence life directors The student population is constantly changing and the challenges change every year depending on the new students that come in RDs never experience the same thing year to year Our process may be the same but the stu-dents will always change

bull bull bullWhat are your hopes for Loyola now that you are in this position I hope that we are able to create and be recognized as one of the most student-cen-tered universities Loyola does a lot of things well already but there are always areas to improve on and we want to continue to identify and address those areas Looking ahead our goal is that other institutions will be coming to us when they are in search of residence life best practices

profile

Since 2007 The Bernard Osher Foundation has enabled Loyolarsquos School of Continuing and Profes-sional Studies (SCPS) to attract new adult students

to its programs by pro-viding them with much needed financial assis-tance Loyola recently learned that The Osher Foundation through its Reentry Scholarship

Program has awarded a $1 million endowment as well as a fourth $50000 bridge grant to the SCPS funding 50 scholarships in amounts of no less than $1000 each in the 2010ndash11 academic year

The grant will allow the SCPS to continue to sup-port adults who have the desire to complete their undergraduate degree by providing the financial assistance needed removing a major obstacle to degree completion

$1 million to fuel reentryPresidentrsquos Intercampus Collaboration awardsThis past summer President Garanzini funded the first two Presidentrsquos Intercampus Collaborative Research Stimulation Awards The awards were established to foster extramurally funded collaborative research projects among academics at the lakeside and Maywood campuses that will be nationally and internationally recognized

These awards led by Graduate School Dean Sam Attoh PhD and the Stritch School of Medicinersquos (SSOM) Senior Associate Dean of Research Richard kennedy PhD were launched to increase collabo-ration between academics at Maywood and the lakeside campuses Seven proposals were received and carefully evaluated internally before being sent to external experts in the field for review

Each project was granted $80000 for its research (limit of two years) Father Garanzini Dr Attoh and Dr kennedy plan to continue the Presidentrsquos Intercampus Collaboration Awards annually

The 2010 Awardeesbull ldquoEnvironmental Exposure to Bisphenol A in

Countries at Differing Levels of Economic Development Effects on Human Health and Aquatic Liferdquo Led by Dr Amy Luke SSOM Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology and Dr nancy Tuchman Department of Biology and Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy

bull ldquoThe Roles of Bacillus Spore Coat Proteins in Adaptation to Environmental Stressesrdquo Led by Dr Adam Driks SSOM Department of Micro-biology amp Immunology and Dr John kelly Department of Biology

raquo Dr Richard Kennedy 7082168434

AWARDED TO SCPS BY

THE OSHER FOUnDATIOn

million1$

uring the weekend of September 24ndash26 more than 2000

alumni parents students faculty staff and friends partici-

pated in the Universityrsquos annual Family Weekend Scheduled

events included everything from a School of Social Work CEU Work-

shop and Luncheon at the Water Tower Campus to a Family Weekend

Mass to Loyolarsquos first ever concert on the Quad next year the event

will sport a new name Alumni amp Family Weekend Dates are TBD

photo gallery raquo LUCedufamilyweekend

Loyolans come togethershow and tell

Loyolans and their families gather in the East Quad to enjoy a Beatles tribute band (photo by Bruce Powell)

$1 million to fuel reentry

BritBeat performs outside the Information Commons for Family Weekend attendees (photo by Bruce Powell)

Attendees try to stay warm on a chilly fall afternoon (photo by Bruce Powell)

save the date

Inside Loyola is published by Loyola University Chicago Division of University Marketing and Communication 820 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60611 It is published the first week of the fall semester and the first Tuesday of each month from September through May (excluding January) and is posted on its Loyola Web site by 5 pm the Friday after the day of publication

820 n Michigan Avenue

Chicago IL 60611

Pre-Sortednon Profit Org

US PostagePAID

Permit no 5539Chicago IL

VP University Marketing amp Communication

Kelly Shannon

Director of Communication Maeve Kiley

Photography Mark Beane

Contributors Annie Busiek Tammy Chase Steve

Christensen Annie Hughes Brendan Keating Rachel Jasculca Lenzlee Ruiz

Graphic Designer Lindawati

1120

JOURnEy TOWARD HEALInG COPInG WITH THE HOLIDAyS WORKSHOP

10 amndash1230 pmbullStritch School of Medicine

nancy kiel LUHS hospice bereavement coordinator will host a workshop focusing on positive alternatives for coping during the holidays after the loss of a loved one Free to attend but registration is required

raquo nancy Kiel nkiellumcedu or 7082161646

water tower

1110

LEARnInG COMMOnS SERIES COMMOnALITIES

3ndash430pmbullTerryStudentCenter Room 303

Information Technology Services the Office of Learning Technologies and Assessment and University Libraries will host the free Learning Commons Series Commonalities an ongoing faculty dialogue series in support of teaching Refreshments will be served

raquo Carol Franklin cfrankllucedu

lake shore

1112

RELIGIOn AnD PUbLIC DISCOURSE AbOUT bIOETHICS

330pmbullSimpson Multipurpose Room

The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage (CCIH) welcomes William Stempsey SJ from the College of Holy Cross to lecture as part of their Catholic Minds Catholic Matters lecture series Free admission

raquo CCIH catheritagelucedu or 7735083820

126HOLIDAy CHAPEL COnCERT

730ndash930pmbullMadonnadellaStrada Chapel

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host a memorable night of holiday music and hymns in the beautiful Madonna della Strada Chapel to kick off the holiday season Donrsquot miss this early chance to get in the holiday spirit Free admission

raquo Jennifer Martin 7735083847

maywood

Helping students achieve excellenceA recent US Department of Edu-cation TRIO grant and matching monies from the Office of the Pro-vost has allowed Loyola to roll out its new Achieving College Excel-lence (ACE) program

The program a ldquoStudent Sup-port Servicesrdquo project will serve 150 first-generation low-income students and those with disabili-ties through a comprehensive sys-tematic and interactive network of support Based in the Sullivan Center for Student Services the program will bring faculty staff and alumni together to provide eligible Loyola undergraduate stu-dents with academic advising and tutoring career self-assessment and information alumni men-toring engaged learning and guidance on the graduate school application process

The program is directed by Stephanie Stewart PhD who recently served as assessment coordinator and clinical assistant professor in the School of Education (SOE) The ACE program supported by myriad campus departments aims to impact the lives of students by offering membership in a learning community designed to promote college and career success Applications are currently being accepted and anyone who knows a student who qualifies for this program should contact Dr Stewart directly

raquo Dr Stephanie Stewart sstewa2lucedu or LUCeduace

The Office of Learning Technologies and Assessment (LTA) at Loyola has been a fixture on campus since 2005 when it was established by the provost to provide guidance to faculty and academic staff who are inter-ested in exploring technology in the classroom Since its launch LTA con-tinues to encourage help and support individual faculty programs and schools as they implement technology into the classroom

In addition to assisting faculty LTA helps with assessment efforts at the course and department levels LTA staff work individually with academic units to assess whether students are learning what the faculty school and the department promise

This past summer a group of 12 Loyola undergraduates participated in a ser-vice-learning program in Peru The program an interdisciplinary collabora-tion between the Office of International Programs (OIP) and the Center for Experi-ential Learning (CEL) meshed classroom work at a Jesuit university in Lima with service work The experience was super-vised by Amye Day study-abroad advisor for the OIP and Patrick Green director of the CEL

The Loyola students each participated in one of three service projects One group walked door-to-door in an impov-

erished community outside Lima testing water supplies for chlorine and speaking to community members about the impor-tance of water safety and health

One service group worked in early-childhood education at a local elemen-tary school reinforcing reading skills and doing activities with 5- and 6-year-old children and the remaining service group worked in a community health clinic Students reported that the experience was both educational and meaningful and the program is being planned again for next summer

Two Loyola students (left and right) with a local PEBAL representative (middle) The students walked door-to-door in a village near Lima testing water supplies for chlorine and educating the community about water safety and health

Carol Scheidenhelm LTA Director

To serve and connect in Peru

Integrating technology into the classroom

ldquoI watched students talk with community members I observed how they related to people and I saw them expanding their cultural com-petencies before my eyes It was really quite extraordinaryrdquo

mdashPAT R I C k G R E E nDirector of the Center for

Experiential Learning

LTA is responsible forbull Co-sponsoring Focus on Teaching

programs

bull Presenting information on the pending changes to Blackboard throughout fall 2010

bull Training faculty and staff on Blackboard and other classroom-technology programs

bull Conducting a series of workshops for individual academic units based on their needs

bull Meeting with all academic units on implementing effective uses of instructional technologies and outcomes-based assessments raquo LUCedulearningtech or

sitesgooglecomsiteluctwtguide

ACE offers students an opportunity to join a community of learners who are focused on college success

Itrsquos november and time for basketball The menrsquos basketball squad returns all five starters from last season and also welcomes back Horizon League Sixth Man of the Year Walt Gibler The Ramblers will benefit from the senior experience of last yearrsquos league leader in rebound-ing (Andy Polka) and three-point field-goal percentage (Geoff McCammon) in addition to junior Courtney Stanley and sophomore Ben Averkamp who ranked second in the conference in assists and blocked shots Senior guard Terrance Hill who led the club with 114 points per game in 2009ndash10 also returns for his final season of eligibility

ldquoWith the experience we have coming back provided we can stay healthy this season we are excited about the prospects of having a very good year The Horizon League race should be as exciting as everrdquo says Head Menrsquos Bas-ketball Coach Jim Whitesell ldquoWe are also thrilled about moving into the norville Center for Intercollegiate Athlet-ics because that facility will benefit our current student-athletes and future recruitsrdquo

Coming off its best season in nearly a decade the Loyola womenrsquos basketball

team has the talent and drive to duplicate or top last seasonrsquos success While Head

Coach Eric Simpson must replace a five-person graduating class the cupboard is far from bare Brittany Boeke and katie kortekamp are the two returning starters for a team that will also rely on

last seasonrsquos leading rebounder Ellen Ayoub and sophomore Monica Albano

to assume larger roles In addition a highly touted trio of freshmen will be eager to step

in and immediately contributeldquoWe are very excited to start working with this group

We were able to take a couple steps forward last season and everyone is eager to continue to build on that successrdquo says Coach Simpson

Both teams open on november 12 with the men hosting Eastern kentucky in the Gentile Center as part of the Loyola Classic and the women traveling to Ypsilanti Michigan to take on Eastern Michigan

raquo LUCeduathletics

EVOKE Ramble a hit with new studentsEVOkE hosted their annual Ramble scavenger hunt for first-year students from October 15ndash24 allowing new students to obtain class credit meet extraor-dinary people see spectacular places and win great prizes

More than 1500 students in teams of six to eight people scoured Loyola campuses and the city of Chicago for items after receiving creative clues and challenges each day via apps or text messages Along their jour-ney the students were able to discover ldquotreasuresrdquo faculty and staff members who volunteered their time to share their talents and interests with the students such as a favorite poetry reading or a favorite recipe

The EVOkE Ramble gave the first-year students a way to further their knowledge and connect on a deeper level with the University and its faculty and staff members

2010ndash11 Loyola basketball preview

Coming off its best season in nearly a decade Loyolarsquos womenrsquos team must overcome the loss of a five-person graduating class

SMILE a program launched by Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt with The Clare residents gives Loyola students a unique volunteer opportunity to spend time with seniors SMILE which stands for Students Moving Into the Lives of the Elderly was inspired by a similar program at Loyola University new Orleans

ldquoThis free-flowing program coincides with Loyolarsquos mission and offers students a practical hands-on learning experience while creating lasting relation-ships with the residentsrdquo says Sister Jean The SMILE program consists of 14 residents and 13 students who organize activities to do together as well as gather at The Clare or on the Water Tower Campus for group events

This fall the program expan-ded to include a partnership with the Covenant Home of Chicago

raquo Sister Jean jschmidlucedu

Volunteer time with the elderly

The Loyola community came out in force during the week of Octo-ber 4 to help the survivors of the Pakistan monsoon floods the largest natural disaster in recent

memory During the week volunteers staffed info tables at the Water Tower and Lake Shore campuses and at the LSC Health Fair On October 6 faculty members nancy Tuch-man and Mine Cinar hosted teach-ins exploring the envi-ronmental and economic causes and effects of the disaster The culmination of the weekrsquos efforts came on Thursday October 7 at a dinner and fundraising event nearly 400 Loyolans and members of the community packed in to Mundelein Auditorium to share Pakistani food learn about the nature of the disaster and support the survivors Over

the course of the week Loyolans raised nearly $7000 for relief efforts principally for UnICEF and Islamic Relief USA

The Pakistan Dinner was co-hosted by Rabia khan assis-tant director for first-year halls and Shaleen Dada Loyola junior and executive board member of the Muslim Student Association Speakers included Jafer Hasnain trustee for the Human Development Foundation Loyola Professor Marcia Hermansen and Mujahid Ghazi of the Asian Broad-casting network Traditional cuisine was provided by the India House Restaurant and was stretched so that every attendee was able to share in part of the meal

The Pakistan Relief Week events were planned and organized by Loyola Responds a new standing committee composed of individuals from across the University

raquo LUCeduloyolaresponds

Loyola philosophy professor David Ingram released the newest addition to his list of published works Habermas Introduction and Analysis After having the opportunity to learn under the famous philosopherrsquos mentor Herbert Marcuse during his graduate studies at the Uni-versity of California-San Diego Ingram narrowed his disserta-tion focus to the philosophy of Habermas which ultimately led him to his first best-selling monograph Habermas and the Dialect of Reason (1987)

His newest work is the only comprehensive study of Haber-masrsquos entire philosophy begin-ning with his early work from the 1950s and continuing to present day

The book can be purchased from Cornell University Press (paperbound $2695)

The benefits open enrollment period which is open through november 30 is your opportunity to review your benefit elections to make sure they continue to meet your needs All changes become effective on January 1 2011

The largest change for the upcoming year is the elimination of the HMO Illinois Plan After careful evaluation of the HMO IL plan design employee utilization patterns and multiple years of significant rate increases the University decided that the plan was no longer an attractive option for Loyolans

Other updates can be found in your open enrollment package which was sent to your home in late October

hUMan resoUrCes raquo 3129156175

Annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Light ShowNov 25ndashJan 3 2011

Drive-throughshowbull6ndash10pm

The Cuneo Mansion and Gardens invites you to take a drive-through tour of its Vernon Hills estate which will be decorated with brightly lit holiday figures including animals elves Santa Claus and more

Dial M for MurderThrough Nov 21

The kirk Players return for an extended run of their mystery thriller Dial M for Murder Four performances per week will be offered

showtiMes raquo 3129157800 or kirkplayerscom

Hundreds come out for Pakistan

Nearly 400 Loyolans and community members gather in Mundelein Auditorium to support relief efforts in Pakistan

Holiday programs at Cuneo

Open enrollment underway

hr Corner

BooK nooK

Prof pens guidebook to Habermas

CUneo Mansion and gardens

raquo cuneomansionorg

Back by popular demand is LUMArsquos annual holiday exhibition Art and Faith

of the Cregraveche The Collection of James and Emilia Govan The exhibition begins December 4 and runs through the holiday season wrapping up on January 16 2011

In the exhibition cregraveche makers from around the world interpret the nativ-ity scene through the eyes of their own cultures The story of Mary Joseph and Jesus has had a great appeal throughout the world as a story of a family facing

both hardship and hope Donrsquot miss your opportunity this winter to see how art-ists across the globe have depicted the nativity through a cultural lens that incorporates native clothing art and architecture

Assembled over a 30-year period the collection includes cregraveches from more than 100 countries and cultures and includes Buddhist Christian Jewish Muslim and Taoist artists and artists from other religious traditions

lUMa

The Center for Experiential Learn-ing (CEL) is proud to present its IMPACT 2009ndash10 annual report which outlines the work and development of the CEL within the past year especially its pro-grams that contribute to trans-formative education that is the ldquoheart of the Loyola experiencerdquo

CEL reported that academic internships increased by 30 percent during the 2009ndash10 aca-demic year Whatrsquos more 2218 students enrolled in service-learning courses an increase of about 150 students from the pre-vious academic year

ldquoThe achievements noted in the report are due to new part-nerships for employment and service increased communication to students faculty partnerships and the collaborative effort and outreach from staff across the Universityrdquo says Patrick Green director of the CEL ldquoThere are also more service-learning courses available for students than before which contributes to more students getting involved and receiving the Loyola experiencerdquo

Other highlights include an increase in participation in undergraduate research and the creation of the CELrsquos new Student Employment Program (SEP) Launched in January 2010 the SEPrsquos mission is to enhance the student employment experience on and off campus by working with hiring managers on ways to enhance the studentrsquos role in their job and create a professional experience for them that will give them useful skills for the future

raquo LUCeduexperiential

Center for Experiential Learning makes an IMPACT

DFPA students perform at a chamber recital in the Mundelein Center Auditorium

ldquoDog Sees Godrdquo artwork designed by Michelle Podmokly

Holiday tradition returns to LUMA

Theatre and music lead winter showcasedfpa

november and December are busy months for the Department of Fine and Performing Arts Herersquos a snapshot of some of their upcoming productions and musical performances

ldquoDog Sees God Confessions of a Teenage blockheadrdquo

Nov12ndash13bull730pm409 Studio Performance Lab Mundelein Center

An innovative adoption of Charles Schulzrsquos beloved comic strip Pea-nuts in which Charlie Brown and company are re-imagined as a col-lection of troubled teens dealing with the trials of the adult world

ldquoChopin at 200 An Evening of Music Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of His birthrdquo

Nov13bull730pmMundelein Center Auditorium

Faculty members Haysun kang Anthony Molinaro Cameron South and Ming Huan Xu perform the work of Frederic Chopin a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist

Other Featured Events

Theatre Performance Workshop ldquoThe Time of your LiferdquoDec2ndash4bull730pmKathleen Mullady Memorial Theatre

Joyola A night of Holiday Favorites

Dec9bull730pmMundelein Center Auditorium

Classical Chamber Recital Dec10bull730pmRoom 1410 Mundelein Center

Dance Composition PerformanceDec15bull645pm409 Studio Performance Lab Mundelein Center

raquo boxofficelucedu

bull bull bullWhy did you come to Chicago Why LoyolaMy decision to come here was based mainly on the opportunity to continue experiencing Jesuit education but at a larger institution My previous positions were all at smaller institu-tions I was drawn to Loyolarsquos larger on-campus population and the continuous growth of the Division of Student Development

bull bull bullHow do you like it so far My experience at Loyola has been really good so far I have a great staff They are all invested in what they do and they are excited to implement changes and begin the process of redirecting the program and reinforcing the transformative education aspect of the Loyola experience

bull bull bullWhat is your favorite thing about the city thus far I have a two-year-old son and would have to say that walking around with him downtown and listening to his walking commentary is my favorite thing He loves the big buildings the horse carriages and the ambulances that roar around the city

Romando Nash Director of Residence LifeEarlier this year Romando nash joined Loyola as the new Director of Residence Life We sat down with him recently to talk about his time at Seattle University

his experience thus far at Loyola and some of the challenges facing residence life directors across the nation

bull bull bullThe Universityrsquos move-in process is often heralded as a smooth experience How does Loyolarsquos move-in process compare to other schools yoursquove worked with The process is very similar but on a much larger scale At the two previous institutions that I worked at move-in was two or three days maybe but here itrsquos seven The number of move-in volunteers is much larger here which gives us the opportunity to use move-in as the beginning of the community-building process for the residence halls

bull bull bullWhat are some of the challenges facing todayrsquos residence life directors The student population is constantly changing and the challenges change every year depending on the new students that come in RDs never experience the same thing year to year Our process may be the same but the stu-dents will always change

bull bull bullWhat are your hopes for Loyola now that you are in this position I hope that we are able to create and be recognized as one of the most student-cen-tered universities Loyola does a lot of things well already but there are always areas to improve on and we want to continue to identify and address those areas Looking ahead our goal is that other institutions will be coming to us when they are in search of residence life best practices

profile

Since 2007 The Bernard Osher Foundation has enabled Loyolarsquos School of Continuing and Profes-sional Studies (SCPS) to attract new adult students

to its programs by pro-viding them with much needed financial assis-tance Loyola recently learned that The Osher Foundation through its Reentry Scholarship

Program has awarded a $1 million endowment as well as a fourth $50000 bridge grant to the SCPS funding 50 scholarships in amounts of no less than $1000 each in the 2010ndash11 academic year

The grant will allow the SCPS to continue to sup-port adults who have the desire to complete their undergraduate degree by providing the financial assistance needed removing a major obstacle to degree completion

$1 million to fuel reentryPresidentrsquos Intercampus Collaboration awardsThis past summer President Garanzini funded the first two Presidentrsquos Intercampus Collaborative Research Stimulation Awards The awards were established to foster extramurally funded collaborative research projects among academics at the lakeside and Maywood campuses that will be nationally and internationally recognized

These awards led by Graduate School Dean Sam Attoh PhD and the Stritch School of Medicinersquos (SSOM) Senior Associate Dean of Research Richard kennedy PhD were launched to increase collabo-ration between academics at Maywood and the lakeside campuses Seven proposals were received and carefully evaluated internally before being sent to external experts in the field for review

Each project was granted $80000 for its research (limit of two years) Father Garanzini Dr Attoh and Dr kennedy plan to continue the Presidentrsquos Intercampus Collaboration Awards annually

The 2010 Awardeesbull ldquoEnvironmental Exposure to Bisphenol A in

Countries at Differing Levels of Economic Development Effects on Human Health and Aquatic Liferdquo Led by Dr Amy Luke SSOM Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology and Dr nancy Tuchman Department of Biology and Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy

bull ldquoThe Roles of Bacillus Spore Coat Proteins in Adaptation to Environmental Stressesrdquo Led by Dr Adam Driks SSOM Department of Micro-biology amp Immunology and Dr John kelly Department of Biology

raquo Dr Richard Kennedy 7082168434

AWARDED TO SCPS BY

THE OSHER FOUnDATIOn

million1$

uring the weekend of September 24ndash26 more than 2000

alumni parents students faculty staff and friends partici-

pated in the Universityrsquos annual Family Weekend Scheduled

events included everything from a School of Social Work CEU Work-

shop and Luncheon at the Water Tower Campus to a Family Weekend

Mass to Loyolarsquos first ever concert on the Quad next year the event

will sport a new name Alumni amp Family Weekend Dates are TBD

photo gallery raquo LUCedufamilyweekend

Loyolans come togethershow and tell

Loyolans and their families gather in the East Quad to enjoy a Beatles tribute band (photo by Bruce Powell)

$1 million to fuel reentry

BritBeat performs outside the Information Commons for Family Weekend attendees (photo by Bruce Powell)

Attendees try to stay warm on a chilly fall afternoon (photo by Bruce Powell)

save the date

Inside Loyola is published by Loyola University Chicago Division of University Marketing and Communication 820 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60611 It is published the first week of the fall semester and the first Tuesday of each month from September through May (excluding January) and is posted on its Loyola Web site by 5 pm the Friday after the day of publication

820 n Michigan Avenue

Chicago IL 60611

Pre-Sortednon Profit Org

US PostagePAID

Permit no 5539Chicago IL

VP University Marketing amp Communication

Kelly Shannon

Director of Communication Maeve Kiley

Photography Mark Beane

Contributors Annie Busiek Tammy Chase Steve

Christensen Annie Hughes Brendan Keating Rachel Jasculca Lenzlee Ruiz

Graphic Designer Lindawati

1120

JOURnEy TOWARD HEALInG COPInG WITH THE HOLIDAyS WORKSHOP

10 amndash1230 pmbullStritch School of Medicine

nancy kiel LUHS hospice bereavement coordinator will host a workshop focusing on positive alternatives for coping during the holidays after the loss of a loved one Free to attend but registration is required

raquo nancy Kiel nkiellumcedu or 7082161646

water tower

1110

LEARnInG COMMOnS SERIES COMMOnALITIES

3ndash430pmbullTerryStudentCenter Room 303

Information Technology Services the Office of Learning Technologies and Assessment and University Libraries will host the free Learning Commons Series Commonalities an ongoing faculty dialogue series in support of teaching Refreshments will be served

raquo Carol Franklin cfrankllucedu

lake shore

1112

RELIGIOn AnD PUbLIC DISCOURSE AbOUT bIOETHICS

330pmbullSimpson Multipurpose Room

The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage (CCIH) welcomes William Stempsey SJ from the College of Holy Cross to lecture as part of their Catholic Minds Catholic Matters lecture series Free admission

raquo CCIH catheritagelucedu or 7735083820

126HOLIDAy CHAPEL COnCERT

730ndash930pmbullMadonnadellaStrada Chapel

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host a memorable night of holiday music and hymns in the beautiful Madonna della Strada Chapel to kick off the holiday season Donrsquot miss this early chance to get in the holiday spirit Free admission

raquo Jennifer Martin 7735083847

maywood

Itrsquos november and time for basketball The menrsquos basketball squad returns all five starters from last season and also welcomes back Horizon League Sixth Man of the Year Walt Gibler The Ramblers will benefit from the senior experience of last yearrsquos league leader in rebound-ing (Andy Polka) and three-point field-goal percentage (Geoff McCammon) in addition to junior Courtney Stanley and sophomore Ben Averkamp who ranked second in the conference in assists and blocked shots Senior guard Terrance Hill who led the club with 114 points per game in 2009ndash10 also returns for his final season of eligibility

ldquoWith the experience we have coming back provided we can stay healthy this season we are excited about the prospects of having a very good year The Horizon League race should be as exciting as everrdquo says Head Menrsquos Bas-ketball Coach Jim Whitesell ldquoWe are also thrilled about moving into the norville Center for Intercollegiate Athlet-ics because that facility will benefit our current student-athletes and future recruitsrdquo

Coming off its best season in nearly a decade the Loyola womenrsquos basketball

team has the talent and drive to duplicate or top last seasonrsquos success While Head

Coach Eric Simpson must replace a five-person graduating class the cupboard is far from bare Brittany Boeke and katie kortekamp are the two returning starters for a team that will also rely on

last seasonrsquos leading rebounder Ellen Ayoub and sophomore Monica Albano

to assume larger roles In addition a highly touted trio of freshmen will be eager to step

in and immediately contributeldquoWe are very excited to start working with this group

We were able to take a couple steps forward last season and everyone is eager to continue to build on that successrdquo says Coach Simpson

Both teams open on november 12 with the men hosting Eastern kentucky in the Gentile Center as part of the Loyola Classic and the women traveling to Ypsilanti Michigan to take on Eastern Michigan

raquo LUCeduathletics

EVOKE Ramble a hit with new studentsEVOkE hosted their annual Ramble scavenger hunt for first-year students from October 15ndash24 allowing new students to obtain class credit meet extraor-dinary people see spectacular places and win great prizes

More than 1500 students in teams of six to eight people scoured Loyola campuses and the city of Chicago for items after receiving creative clues and challenges each day via apps or text messages Along their jour-ney the students were able to discover ldquotreasuresrdquo faculty and staff members who volunteered their time to share their talents and interests with the students such as a favorite poetry reading or a favorite recipe

The EVOkE Ramble gave the first-year students a way to further their knowledge and connect on a deeper level with the University and its faculty and staff members

2010ndash11 Loyola basketball preview

Coming off its best season in nearly a decade Loyolarsquos womenrsquos team must overcome the loss of a five-person graduating class

SMILE a program launched by Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt with The Clare residents gives Loyola students a unique volunteer opportunity to spend time with seniors SMILE which stands for Students Moving Into the Lives of the Elderly was inspired by a similar program at Loyola University new Orleans

ldquoThis free-flowing program coincides with Loyolarsquos mission and offers students a practical hands-on learning experience while creating lasting relation-ships with the residentsrdquo says Sister Jean The SMILE program consists of 14 residents and 13 students who organize activities to do together as well as gather at The Clare or on the Water Tower Campus for group events

This fall the program expan-ded to include a partnership with the Covenant Home of Chicago

raquo Sister Jean jschmidlucedu

Volunteer time with the elderly

The Loyola community came out in force during the week of Octo-ber 4 to help the survivors of the Pakistan monsoon floods the largest natural disaster in recent

memory During the week volunteers staffed info tables at the Water Tower and Lake Shore campuses and at the LSC Health Fair On October 6 faculty members nancy Tuch-man and Mine Cinar hosted teach-ins exploring the envi-ronmental and economic causes and effects of the disaster The culmination of the weekrsquos efforts came on Thursday October 7 at a dinner and fundraising event nearly 400 Loyolans and members of the community packed in to Mundelein Auditorium to share Pakistani food learn about the nature of the disaster and support the survivors Over

the course of the week Loyolans raised nearly $7000 for relief efforts principally for UnICEF and Islamic Relief USA

The Pakistan Dinner was co-hosted by Rabia khan assis-tant director for first-year halls and Shaleen Dada Loyola junior and executive board member of the Muslim Student Association Speakers included Jafer Hasnain trustee for the Human Development Foundation Loyola Professor Marcia Hermansen and Mujahid Ghazi of the Asian Broad-casting network Traditional cuisine was provided by the India House Restaurant and was stretched so that every attendee was able to share in part of the meal

The Pakistan Relief Week events were planned and organized by Loyola Responds a new standing committee composed of individuals from across the University

raquo LUCeduloyolaresponds

Loyola philosophy professor David Ingram released the newest addition to his list of published works Habermas Introduction and Analysis After having the opportunity to learn under the famous philosopherrsquos mentor Herbert Marcuse during his graduate studies at the Uni-versity of California-San Diego Ingram narrowed his disserta-tion focus to the philosophy of Habermas which ultimately led him to his first best-selling monograph Habermas and the Dialect of Reason (1987)

His newest work is the only comprehensive study of Haber-masrsquos entire philosophy begin-ning with his early work from the 1950s and continuing to present day

The book can be purchased from Cornell University Press (paperbound $2695)

The benefits open enrollment period which is open through november 30 is your opportunity to review your benefit elections to make sure they continue to meet your needs All changes become effective on January 1 2011

The largest change for the upcoming year is the elimination of the HMO Illinois Plan After careful evaluation of the HMO IL plan design employee utilization patterns and multiple years of significant rate increases the University decided that the plan was no longer an attractive option for Loyolans

Other updates can be found in your open enrollment package which was sent to your home in late October

hUMan resoUrCes raquo 3129156175

Annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Light ShowNov 25ndashJan 3 2011

Drive-throughshowbull6ndash10pm

The Cuneo Mansion and Gardens invites you to take a drive-through tour of its Vernon Hills estate which will be decorated with brightly lit holiday figures including animals elves Santa Claus and more

Dial M for MurderThrough Nov 21

The kirk Players return for an extended run of their mystery thriller Dial M for Murder Four performances per week will be offered

showtiMes raquo 3129157800 or kirkplayerscom

Hundreds come out for Pakistan

Nearly 400 Loyolans and community members gather in Mundelein Auditorium to support relief efforts in Pakistan

Holiday programs at Cuneo

Open enrollment underway

hr Corner

BooK nooK

Prof pens guidebook to Habermas

CUneo Mansion and gardens

raquo cuneomansionorg

Back by popular demand is LUMArsquos annual holiday exhibition Art and Faith

of the Cregraveche The Collection of James and Emilia Govan The exhibition begins December 4 and runs through the holiday season wrapping up on January 16 2011

In the exhibition cregraveche makers from around the world interpret the nativ-ity scene through the eyes of their own cultures The story of Mary Joseph and Jesus has had a great appeal throughout the world as a story of a family facing

both hardship and hope Donrsquot miss your opportunity this winter to see how art-ists across the globe have depicted the nativity through a cultural lens that incorporates native clothing art and architecture

Assembled over a 30-year period the collection includes cregraveches from more than 100 countries and cultures and includes Buddhist Christian Jewish Muslim and Taoist artists and artists from other religious traditions

lUMa

The Center for Experiential Learn-ing (CEL) is proud to present its IMPACT 2009ndash10 annual report which outlines the work and development of the CEL within the past year especially its pro-grams that contribute to trans-formative education that is the ldquoheart of the Loyola experiencerdquo

CEL reported that academic internships increased by 30 percent during the 2009ndash10 aca-demic year Whatrsquos more 2218 students enrolled in service-learning courses an increase of about 150 students from the pre-vious academic year

ldquoThe achievements noted in the report are due to new part-nerships for employment and service increased communication to students faculty partnerships and the collaborative effort and outreach from staff across the Universityrdquo says Patrick Green director of the CEL ldquoThere are also more service-learning courses available for students than before which contributes to more students getting involved and receiving the Loyola experiencerdquo

Other highlights include an increase in participation in undergraduate research and the creation of the CELrsquos new Student Employment Program (SEP) Launched in January 2010 the SEPrsquos mission is to enhance the student employment experience on and off campus by working with hiring managers on ways to enhance the studentrsquos role in their job and create a professional experience for them that will give them useful skills for the future

raquo LUCeduexperiential

Center for Experiential Learning makes an IMPACT

DFPA students perform at a chamber recital in the Mundelein Center Auditorium

ldquoDog Sees Godrdquo artwork designed by Michelle Podmokly

Holiday tradition returns to LUMA

Theatre and music lead winter showcasedfpa

november and December are busy months for the Department of Fine and Performing Arts Herersquos a snapshot of some of their upcoming productions and musical performances

ldquoDog Sees God Confessions of a Teenage blockheadrdquo

Nov12ndash13bull730pm409 Studio Performance Lab Mundelein Center

An innovative adoption of Charles Schulzrsquos beloved comic strip Pea-nuts in which Charlie Brown and company are re-imagined as a col-lection of troubled teens dealing with the trials of the adult world

ldquoChopin at 200 An Evening of Music Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of His birthrdquo

Nov13bull730pmMundelein Center Auditorium

Faculty members Haysun kang Anthony Molinaro Cameron South and Ming Huan Xu perform the work of Frederic Chopin a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist

Other Featured Events

Theatre Performance Workshop ldquoThe Time of your LiferdquoDec2ndash4bull730pmKathleen Mullady Memorial Theatre

Joyola A night of Holiday Favorites

Dec9bull730pmMundelein Center Auditorium

Classical Chamber Recital Dec10bull730pmRoom 1410 Mundelein Center

Dance Composition PerformanceDec15bull645pm409 Studio Performance Lab Mundelein Center

raquo boxofficelucedu

bull bull bullWhy did you come to Chicago Why LoyolaMy decision to come here was based mainly on the opportunity to continue experiencing Jesuit education but at a larger institution My previous positions were all at smaller institu-tions I was drawn to Loyolarsquos larger on-campus population and the continuous growth of the Division of Student Development

bull bull bullHow do you like it so far My experience at Loyola has been really good so far I have a great staff They are all invested in what they do and they are excited to implement changes and begin the process of redirecting the program and reinforcing the transformative education aspect of the Loyola experience

bull bull bullWhat is your favorite thing about the city thus far I have a two-year-old son and would have to say that walking around with him downtown and listening to his walking commentary is my favorite thing He loves the big buildings the horse carriages and the ambulances that roar around the city

Romando Nash Director of Residence LifeEarlier this year Romando nash joined Loyola as the new Director of Residence Life We sat down with him recently to talk about his time at Seattle University

his experience thus far at Loyola and some of the challenges facing residence life directors across the nation

bull bull bullThe Universityrsquos move-in process is often heralded as a smooth experience How does Loyolarsquos move-in process compare to other schools yoursquove worked with The process is very similar but on a much larger scale At the two previous institutions that I worked at move-in was two or three days maybe but here itrsquos seven The number of move-in volunteers is much larger here which gives us the opportunity to use move-in as the beginning of the community-building process for the residence halls

bull bull bullWhat are some of the challenges facing todayrsquos residence life directors The student population is constantly changing and the challenges change every year depending on the new students that come in RDs never experience the same thing year to year Our process may be the same but the stu-dents will always change

bull bull bullWhat are your hopes for Loyola now that you are in this position I hope that we are able to create and be recognized as one of the most student-cen-tered universities Loyola does a lot of things well already but there are always areas to improve on and we want to continue to identify and address those areas Looking ahead our goal is that other institutions will be coming to us when they are in search of residence life best practices

profile

Since 2007 The Bernard Osher Foundation has enabled Loyolarsquos School of Continuing and Profes-sional Studies (SCPS) to attract new adult students

to its programs by pro-viding them with much needed financial assis-tance Loyola recently learned that The Osher Foundation through its Reentry Scholarship

Program has awarded a $1 million endowment as well as a fourth $50000 bridge grant to the SCPS funding 50 scholarships in amounts of no less than $1000 each in the 2010ndash11 academic year

The grant will allow the SCPS to continue to sup-port adults who have the desire to complete their undergraduate degree by providing the financial assistance needed removing a major obstacle to degree completion

$1 million to fuel reentryPresidentrsquos Intercampus Collaboration awardsThis past summer President Garanzini funded the first two Presidentrsquos Intercampus Collaborative Research Stimulation Awards The awards were established to foster extramurally funded collaborative research projects among academics at the lakeside and Maywood campuses that will be nationally and internationally recognized

These awards led by Graduate School Dean Sam Attoh PhD and the Stritch School of Medicinersquos (SSOM) Senior Associate Dean of Research Richard kennedy PhD were launched to increase collabo-ration between academics at Maywood and the lakeside campuses Seven proposals were received and carefully evaluated internally before being sent to external experts in the field for review

Each project was granted $80000 for its research (limit of two years) Father Garanzini Dr Attoh and Dr kennedy plan to continue the Presidentrsquos Intercampus Collaboration Awards annually

The 2010 Awardeesbull ldquoEnvironmental Exposure to Bisphenol A in

Countries at Differing Levels of Economic Development Effects on Human Health and Aquatic Liferdquo Led by Dr Amy Luke SSOM Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology and Dr nancy Tuchman Department of Biology and Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy

bull ldquoThe Roles of Bacillus Spore Coat Proteins in Adaptation to Environmental Stressesrdquo Led by Dr Adam Driks SSOM Department of Micro-biology amp Immunology and Dr John kelly Department of Biology

raquo Dr Richard Kennedy 7082168434

AWARDED TO SCPS BY

THE OSHER FOUnDATIOn

million1$

uring the weekend of September 24ndash26 more than 2000

alumni parents students faculty staff and friends partici-

pated in the Universityrsquos annual Family Weekend Scheduled

events included everything from a School of Social Work CEU Work-

shop and Luncheon at the Water Tower Campus to a Family Weekend

Mass to Loyolarsquos first ever concert on the Quad next year the event

will sport a new name Alumni amp Family Weekend Dates are TBD

photo gallery raquo LUCedufamilyweekend

Loyolans come togethershow and tell

Loyolans and their families gather in the East Quad to enjoy a Beatles tribute band (photo by Bruce Powell)

$1 million to fuel reentry

BritBeat performs outside the Information Commons for Family Weekend attendees (photo by Bruce Powell)

Attendees try to stay warm on a chilly fall afternoon (photo by Bruce Powell)

save the date

Inside Loyola is published by Loyola University Chicago Division of University Marketing and Communication 820 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60611 It is published the first week of the fall semester and the first Tuesday of each month from September through May (excluding January) and is posted on its Loyola Web site by 5 pm the Friday after the day of publication

820 n Michigan Avenue

Chicago IL 60611

Pre-Sortednon Profit Org

US PostagePAID

Permit no 5539Chicago IL

VP University Marketing amp Communication

Kelly Shannon

Director of Communication Maeve Kiley

Photography Mark Beane

Contributors Annie Busiek Tammy Chase Steve

Christensen Annie Hughes Brendan Keating Rachel Jasculca Lenzlee Ruiz

Graphic Designer Lindawati

1120

JOURnEy TOWARD HEALInG COPInG WITH THE HOLIDAyS WORKSHOP

10 amndash1230 pmbullStritch School of Medicine

nancy kiel LUHS hospice bereavement coordinator will host a workshop focusing on positive alternatives for coping during the holidays after the loss of a loved one Free to attend but registration is required

raquo nancy Kiel nkiellumcedu or 7082161646

water tower

1110

LEARnInG COMMOnS SERIES COMMOnALITIES

3ndash430pmbullTerryStudentCenter Room 303

Information Technology Services the Office of Learning Technologies and Assessment and University Libraries will host the free Learning Commons Series Commonalities an ongoing faculty dialogue series in support of teaching Refreshments will be served

raquo Carol Franklin cfrankllucedu

lake shore

1112

RELIGIOn AnD PUbLIC DISCOURSE AbOUT bIOETHICS

330pmbullSimpson Multipurpose Room

The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage (CCIH) welcomes William Stempsey SJ from the College of Holy Cross to lecture as part of their Catholic Minds Catholic Matters lecture series Free admission

raquo CCIH catheritagelucedu or 7735083820

126HOLIDAy CHAPEL COnCERT

730ndash930pmbullMadonnadellaStrada Chapel

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host a memorable night of holiday music and hymns in the beautiful Madonna della Strada Chapel to kick off the holiday season Donrsquot miss this early chance to get in the holiday spirit Free admission

raquo Jennifer Martin 7735083847

maywood

The Loyola community came out in force during the week of Octo-ber 4 to help the survivors of the Pakistan monsoon floods the largest natural disaster in recent

memory During the week volunteers staffed info tables at the Water Tower and Lake Shore campuses and at the LSC Health Fair On October 6 faculty members nancy Tuch-man and Mine Cinar hosted teach-ins exploring the envi-ronmental and economic causes and effects of the disaster The culmination of the weekrsquos efforts came on Thursday October 7 at a dinner and fundraising event nearly 400 Loyolans and members of the community packed in to Mundelein Auditorium to share Pakistani food learn about the nature of the disaster and support the survivors Over

the course of the week Loyolans raised nearly $7000 for relief efforts principally for UnICEF and Islamic Relief USA

The Pakistan Dinner was co-hosted by Rabia khan assis-tant director for first-year halls and Shaleen Dada Loyola junior and executive board member of the Muslim Student Association Speakers included Jafer Hasnain trustee for the Human Development Foundation Loyola Professor Marcia Hermansen and Mujahid Ghazi of the Asian Broad-casting network Traditional cuisine was provided by the India House Restaurant and was stretched so that every attendee was able to share in part of the meal

The Pakistan Relief Week events were planned and organized by Loyola Responds a new standing committee composed of individuals from across the University

raquo LUCeduloyolaresponds

Loyola philosophy professor David Ingram released the newest addition to his list of published works Habermas Introduction and Analysis After having the opportunity to learn under the famous philosopherrsquos mentor Herbert Marcuse during his graduate studies at the Uni-versity of California-San Diego Ingram narrowed his disserta-tion focus to the philosophy of Habermas which ultimately led him to his first best-selling monograph Habermas and the Dialect of Reason (1987)

His newest work is the only comprehensive study of Haber-masrsquos entire philosophy begin-ning with his early work from the 1950s and continuing to present day

The book can be purchased from Cornell University Press (paperbound $2695)

The benefits open enrollment period which is open through november 30 is your opportunity to review your benefit elections to make sure they continue to meet your needs All changes become effective on January 1 2011

The largest change for the upcoming year is the elimination of the HMO Illinois Plan After careful evaluation of the HMO IL plan design employee utilization patterns and multiple years of significant rate increases the University decided that the plan was no longer an attractive option for Loyolans

Other updates can be found in your open enrollment package which was sent to your home in late October

hUMan resoUrCes raquo 3129156175

Annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Light ShowNov 25ndashJan 3 2011

Drive-throughshowbull6ndash10pm

The Cuneo Mansion and Gardens invites you to take a drive-through tour of its Vernon Hills estate which will be decorated with brightly lit holiday figures including animals elves Santa Claus and more

Dial M for MurderThrough Nov 21

The kirk Players return for an extended run of their mystery thriller Dial M for Murder Four performances per week will be offered

showtiMes raquo 3129157800 or kirkplayerscom

Hundreds come out for Pakistan

Nearly 400 Loyolans and community members gather in Mundelein Auditorium to support relief efforts in Pakistan

Holiday programs at Cuneo

Open enrollment underway

hr Corner

BooK nooK

Prof pens guidebook to Habermas

CUneo Mansion and gardens

raquo cuneomansionorg

Back by popular demand is LUMArsquos annual holiday exhibition Art and Faith

of the Cregraveche The Collection of James and Emilia Govan The exhibition begins December 4 and runs through the holiday season wrapping up on January 16 2011

In the exhibition cregraveche makers from around the world interpret the nativ-ity scene through the eyes of their own cultures The story of Mary Joseph and Jesus has had a great appeal throughout the world as a story of a family facing

both hardship and hope Donrsquot miss your opportunity this winter to see how art-ists across the globe have depicted the nativity through a cultural lens that incorporates native clothing art and architecture

Assembled over a 30-year period the collection includes cregraveches from more than 100 countries and cultures and includes Buddhist Christian Jewish Muslim and Taoist artists and artists from other religious traditions

lUMa

The Center for Experiential Learn-ing (CEL) is proud to present its IMPACT 2009ndash10 annual report which outlines the work and development of the CEL within the past year especially its pro-grams that contribute to trans-formative education that is the ldquoheart of the Loyola experiencerdquo

CEL reported that academic internships increased by 30 percent during the 2009ndash10 aca-demic year Whatrsquos more 2218 students enrolled in service-learning courses an increase of about 150 students from the pre-vious academic year

ldquoThe achievements noted in the report are due to new part-nerships for employment and service increased communication to students faculty partnerships and the collaborative effort and outreach from staff across the Universityrdquo says Patrick Green director of the CEL ldquoThere are also more service-learning courses available for students than before which contributes to more students getting involved and receiving the Loyola experiencerdquo

Other highlights include an increase in participation in undergraduate research and the creation of the CELrsquos new Student Employment Program (SEP) Launched in January 2010 the SEPrsquos mission is to enhance the student employment experience on and off campus by working with hiring managers on ways to enhance the studentrsquos role in their job and create a professional experience for them that will give them useful skills for the future

raquo LUCeduexperiential

Center for Experiential Learning makes an IMPACT

DFPA students perform at a chamber recital in the Mundelein Center Auditorium

ldquoDog Sees Godrdquo artwork designed by Michelle Podmokly

Holiday tradition returns to LUMA

Theatre and music lead winter showcasedfpa

november and December are busy months for the Department of Fine and Performing Arts Herersquos a snapshot of some of their upcoming productions and musical performances

ldquoDog Sees God Confessions of a Teenage blockheadrdquo

Nov12ndash13bull730pm409 Studio Performance Lab Mundelein Center

An innovative adoption of Charles Schulzrsquos beloved comic strip Pea-nuts in which Charlie Brown and company are re-imagined as a col-lection of troubled teens dealing with the trials of the adult world

ldquoChopin at 200 An Evening of Music Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of His birthrdquo

Nov13bull730pmMundelein Center Auditorium

Faculty members Haysun kang Anthony Molinaro Cameron South and Ming Huan Xu perform the work of Frederic Chopin a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist

Other Featured Events

Theatre Performance Workshop ldquoThe Time of your LiferdquoDec2ndash4bull730pmKathleen Mullady Memorial Theatre

Joyola A night of Holiday Favorites

Dec9bull730pmMundelein Center Auditorium

Classical Chamber Recital Dec10bull730pmRoom 1410 Mundelein Center

Dance Composition PerformanceDec15bull645pm409 Studio Performance Lab Mundelein Center

raquo boxofficelucedu

bull bull bullWhy did you come to Chicago Why LoyolaMy decision to come here was based mainly on the opportunity to continue experiencing Jesuit education but at a larger institution My previous positions were all at smaller institu-tions I was drawn to Loyolarsquos larger on-campus population and the continuous growth of the Division of Student Development

bull bull bullHow do you like it so far My experience at Loyola has been really good so far I have a great staff They are all invested in what they do and they are excited to implement changes and begin the process of redirecting the program and reinforcing the transformative education aspect of the Loyola experience

bull bull bullWhat is your favorite thing about the city thus far I have a two-year-old son and would have to say that walking around with him downtown and listening to his walking commentary is my favorite thing He loves the big buildings the horse carriages and the ambulances that roar around the city

Romando Nash Director of Residence LifeEarlier this year Romando nash joined Loyola as the new Director of Residence Life We sat down with him recently to talk about his time at Seattle University

his experience thus far at Loyola and some of the challenges facing residence life directors across the nation

bull bull bullThe Universityrsquos move-in process is often heralded as a smooth experience How does Loyolarsquos move-in process compare to other schools yoursquove worked with The process is very similar but on a much larger scale At the two previous institutions that I worked at move-in was two or three days maybe but here itrsquos seven The number of move-in volunteers is much larger here which gives us the opportunity to use move-in as the beginning of the community-building process for the residence halls

bull bull bullWhat are some of the challenges facing todayrsquos residence life directors The student population is constantly changing and the challenges change every year depending on the new students that come in RDs never experience the same thing year to year Our process may be the same but the stu-dents will always change

bull bull bullWhat are your hopes for Loyola now that you are in this position I hope that we are able to create and be recognized as one of the most student-cen-tered universities Loyola does a lot of things well already but there are always areas to improve on and we want to continue to identify and address those areas Looking ahead our goal is that other institutions will be coming to us when they are in search of residence life best practices

profile

Since 2007 The Bernard Osher Foundation has enabled Loyolarsquos School of Continuing and Profes-sional Studies (SCPS) to attract new adult students

to its programs by pro-viding them with much needed financial assis-tance Loyola recently learned that The Osher Foundation through its Reentry Scholarship

Program has awarded a $1 million endowment as well as a fourth $50000 bridge grant to the SCPS funding 50 scholarships in amounts of no less than $1000 each in the 2010ndash11 academic year

The grant will allow the SCPS to continue to sup-port adults who have the desire to complete their undergraduate degree by providing the financial assistance needed removing a major obstacle to degree completion

$1 million to fuel reentryPresidentrsquos Intercampus Collaboration awardsThis past summer President Garanzini funded the first two Presidentrsquos Intercampus Collaborative Research Stimulation Awards The awards were established to foster extramurally funded collaborative research projects among academics at the lakeside and Maywood campuses that will be nationally and internationally recognized

These awards led by Graduate School Dean Sam Attoh PhD and the Stritch School of Medicinersquos (SSOM) Senior Associate Dean of Research Richard kennedy PhD were launched to increase collabo-ration between academics at Maywood and the lakeside campuses Seven proposals were received and carefully evaluated internally before being sent to external experts in the field for review

Each project was granted $80000 for its research (limit of two years) Father Garanzini Dr Attoh and Dr kennedy plan to continue the Presidentrsquos Intercampus Collaboration Awards annually

The 2010 Awardeesbull ldquoEnvironmental Exposure to Bisphenol A in

Countries at Differing Levels of Economic Development Effects on Human Health and Aquatic Liferdquo Led by Dr Amy Luke SSOM Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology and Dr nancy Tuchman Department of Biology and Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy

bull ldquoThe Roles of Bacillus Spore Coat Proteins in Adaptation to Environmental Stressesrdquo Led by Dr Adam Driks SSOM Department of Micro-biology amp Immunology and Dr John kelly Department of Biology

raquo Dr Richard Kennedy 7082168434

AWARDED TO SCPS BY

THE OSHER FOUnDATIOn

million1$

uring the weekend of September 24ndash26 more than 2000

alumni parents students faculty staff and friends partici-

pated in the Universityrsquos annual Family Weekend Scheduled

events included everything from a School of Social Work CEU Work-

shop and Luncheon at the Water Tower Campus to a Family Weekend

Mass to Loyolarsquos first ever concert on the Quad next year the event

will sport a new name Alumni amp Family Weekend Dates are TBD

photo gallery raquo LUCedufamilyweekend

Loyolans come togethershow and tell

Loyolans and their families gather in the East Quad to enjoy a Beatles tribute band (photo by Bruce Powell)

$1 million to fuel reentry

BritBeat performs outside the Information Commons for Family Weekend attendees (photo by Bruce Powell)

Attendees try to stay warm on a chilly fall afternoon (photo by Bruce Powell)

save the date

Inside Loyola is published by Loyola University Chicago Division of University Marketing and Communication 820 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60611 It is published the first week of the fall semester and the first Tuesday of each month from September through May (excluding January) and is posted on its Loyola Web site by 5 pm the Friday after the day of publication

820 n Michigan Avenue

Chicago IL 60611

Pre-Sortednon Profit Org

US PostagePAID

Permit no 5539Chicago IL

VP University Marketing amp Communication

Kelly Shannon

Director of Communication Maeve Kiley

Photography Mark Beane

Contributors Annie Busiek Tammy Chase Steve

Christensen Annie Hughes Brendan Keating Rachel Jasculca Lenzlee Ruiz

Graphic Designer Lindawati

1120

JOURnEy TOWARD HEALInG COPInG WITH THE HOLIDAyS WORKSHOP

10 amndash1230 pmbullStritch School of Medicine

nancy kiel LUHS hospice bereavement coordinator will host a workshop focusing on positive alternatives for coping during the holidays after the loss of a loved one Free to attend but registration is required

raquo nancy Kiel nkiellumcedu or 7082161646

water tower

1110

LEARnInG COMMOnS SERIES COMMOnALITIES

3ndash430pmbullTerryStudentCenter Room 303

Information Technology Services the Office of Learning Technologies and Assessment and University Libraries will host the free Learning Commons Series Commonalities an ongoing faculty dialogue series in support of teaching Refreshments will be served

raquo Carol Franklin cfrankllucedu

lake shore

1112

RELIGIOn AnD PUbLIC DISCOURSE AbOUT bIOETHICS

330pmbullSimpson Multipurpose Room

The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage (CCIH) welcomes William Stempsey SJ from the College of Holy Cross to lecture as part of their Catholic Minds Catholic Matters lecture series Free admission

raquo CCIH catheritagelucedu or 7735083820

126HOLIDAy CHAPEL COnCERT

730ndash930pmbullMadonnadellaStrada Chapel

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host a memorable night of holiday music and hymns in the beautiful Madonna della Strada Chapel to kick off the holiday season Donrsquot miss this early chance to get in the holiday spirit Free admission

raquo Jennifer Martin 7735083847

maywood

Back by popular demand is LUMArsquos annual holiday exhibition Art and Faith

of the Cregraveche The Collection of James and Emilia Govan The exhibition begins December 4 and runs through the holiday season wrapping up on January 16 2011

In the exhibition cregraveche makers from around the world interpret the nativ-ity scene through the eyes of their own cultures The story of Mary Joseph and Jesus has had a great appeal throughout the world as a story of a family facing

both hardship and hope Donrsquot miss your opportunity this winter to see how art-ists across the globe have depicted the nativity through a cultural lens that incorporates native clothing art and architecture

Assembled over a 30-year period the collection includes cregraveches from more than 100 countries and cultures and includes Buddhist Christian Jewish Muslim and Taoist artists and artists from other religious traditions

lUMa

The Center for Experiential Learn-ing (CEL) is proud to present its IMPACT 2009ndash10 annual report which outlines the work and development of the CEL within the past year especially its pro-grams that contribute to trans-formative education that is the ldquoheart of the Loyola experiencerdquo

CEL reported that academic internships increased by 30 percent during the 2009ndash10 aca-demic year Whatrsquos more 2218 students enrolled in service-learning courses an increase of about 150 students from the pre-vious academic year

ldquoThe achievements noted in the report are due to new part-nerships for employment and service increased communication to students faculty partnerships and the collaborative effort and outreach from staff across the Universityrdquo says Patrick Green director of the CEL ldquoThere are also more service-learning courses available for students than before which contributes to more students getting involved and receiving the Loyola experiencerdquo

Other highlights include an increase in participation in undergraduate research and the creation of the CELrsquos new Student Employment Program (SEP) Launched in January 2010 the SEPrsquos mission is to enhance the student employment experience on and off campus by working with hiring managers on ways to enhance the studentrsquos role in their job and create a professional experience for them that will give them useful skills for the future

raquo LUCeduexperiential

Center for Experiential Learning makes an IMPACT

DFPA students perform at a chamber recital in the Mundelein Center Auditorium

ldquoDog Sees Godrdquo artwork designed by Michelle Podmokly

Holiday tradition returns to LUMA

Theatre and music lead winter showcasedfpa

november and December are busy months for the Department of Fine and Performing Arts Herersquos a snapshot of some of their upcoming productions and musical performances

ldquoDog Sees God Confessions of a Teenage blockheadrdquo

Nov12ndash13bull730pm409 Studio Performance Lab Mundelein Center

An innovative adoption of Charles Schulzrsquos beloved comic strip Pea-nuts in which Charlie Brown and company are re-imagined as a col-lection of troubled teens dealing with the trials of the adult world

ldquoChopin at 200 An Evening of Music Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of His birthrdquo

Nov13bull730pmMundelein Center Auditorium

Faculty members Haysun kang Anthony Molinaro Cameron South and Ming Huan Xu perform the work of Frederic Chopin a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist

Other Featured Events

Theatre Performance Workshop ldquoThe Time of your LiferdquoDec2ndash4bull730pmKathleen Mullady Memorial Theatre

Joyola A night of Holiday Favorites

Dec9bull730pmMundelein Center Auditorium

Classical Chamber Recital Dec10bull730pmRoom 1410 Mundelein Center

Dance Composition PerformanceDec15bull645pm409 Studio Performance Lab Mundelein Center

raquo boxofficelucedu

bull bull bullWhy did you come to Chicago Why LoyolaMy decision to come here was based mainly on the opportunity to continue experiencing Jesuit education but at a larger institution My previous positions were all at smaller institu-tions I was drawn to Loyolarsquos larger on-campus population and the continuous growth of the Division of Student Development

bull bull bullHow do you like it so far My experience at Loyola has been really good so far I have a great staff They are all invested in what they do and they are excited to implement changes and begin the process of redirecting the program and reinforcing the transformative education aspect of the Loyola experience

bull bull bullWhat is your favorite thing about the city thus far I have a two-year-old son and would have to say that walking around with him downtown and listening to his walking commentary is my favorite thing He loves the big buildings the horse carriages and the ambulances that roar around the city

Romando Nash Director of Residence LifeEarlier this year Romando nash joined Loyola as the new Director of Residence Life We sat down with him recently to talk about his time at Seattle University

his experience thus far at Loyola and some of the challenges facing residence life directors across the nation

bull bull bullThe Universityrsquos move-in process is often heralded as a smooth experience How does Loyolarsquos move-in process compare to other schools yoursquove worked with The process is very similar but on a much larger scale At the two previous institutions that I worked at move-in was two or three days maybe but here itrsquos seven The number of move-in volunteers is much larger here which gives us the opportunity to use move-in as the beginning of the community-building process for the residence halls

bull bull bullWhat are some of the challenges facing todayrsquos residence life directors The student population is constantly changing and the challenges change every year depending on the new students that come in RDs never experience the same thing year to year Our process may be the same but the stu-dents will always change

bull bull bullWhat are your hopes for Loyola now that you are in this position I hope that we are able to create and be recognized as one of the most student-cen-tered universities Loyola does a lot of things well already but there are always areas to improve on and we want to continue to identify and address those areas Looking ahead our goal is that other institutions will be coming to us when they are in search of residence life best practices

profile

Since 2007 The Bernard Osher Foundation has enabled Loyolarsquos School of Continuing and Profes-sional Studies (SCPS) to attract new adult students

to its programs by pro-viding them with much needed financial assis-tance Loyola recently learned that The Osher Foundation through its Reentry Scholarship

Program has awarded a $1 million endowment as well as a fourth $50000 bridge grant to the SCPS funding 50 scholarships in amounts of no less than $1000 each in the 2010ndash11 academic year

The grant will allow the SCPS to continue to sup-port adults who have the desire to complete their undergraduate degree by providing the financial assistance needed removing a major obstacle to degree completion

$1 million to fuel reentryPresidentrsquos Intercampus Collaboration awardsThis past summer President Garanzini funded the first two Presidentrsquos Intercampus Collaborative Research Stimulation Awards The awards were established to foster extramurally funded collaborative research projects among academics at the lakeside and Maywood campuses that will be nationally and internationally recognized

These awards led by Graduate School Dean Sam Attoh PhD and the Stritch School of Medicinersquos (SSOM) Senior Associate Dean of Research Richard kennedy PhD were launched to increase collabo-ration between academics at Maywood and the lakeside campuses Seven proposals were received and carefully evaluated internally before being sent to external experts in the field for review

Each project was granted $80000 for its research (limit of two years) Father Garanzini Dr Attoh and Dr kennedy plan to continue the Presidentrsquos Intercampus Collaboration Awards annually

The 2010 Awardeesbull ldquoEnvironmental Exposure to Bisphenol A in

Countries at Differing Levels of Economic Development Effects on Human Health and Aquatic Liferdquo Led by Dr Amy Luke SSOM Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology and Dr nancy Tuchman Department of Biology and Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy

bull ldquoThe Roles of Bacillus Spore Coat Proteins in Adaptation to Environmental Stressesrdquo Led by Dr Adam Driks SSOM Department of Micro-biology amp Immunology and Dr John kelly Department of Biology

raquo Dr Richard Kennedy 7082168434

AWARDED TO SCPS BY

THE OSHER FOUnDATIOn

million1$

uring the weekend of September 24ndash26 more than 2000

alumni parents students faculty staff and friends partici-

pated in the Universityrsquos annual Family Weekend Scheduled

events included everything from a School of Social Work CEU Work-

shop and Luncheon at the Water Tower Campus to a Family Weekend

Mass to Loyolarsquos first ever concert on the Quad next year the event

will sport a new name Alumni amp Family Weekend Dates are TBD

photo gallery raquo LUCedufamilyweekend

Loyolans come togethershow and tell

Loyolans and their families gather in the East Quad to enjoy a Beatles tribute band (photo by Bruce Powell)

$1 million to fuel reentry

BritBeat performs outside the Information Commons for Family Weekend attendees (photo by Bruce Powell)

Attendees try to stay warm on a chilly fall afternoon (photo by Bruce Powell)

save the date

Inside Loyola is published by Loyola University Chicago Division of University Marketing and Communication 820 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60611 It is published the first week of the fall semester and the first Tuesday of each month from September through May (excluding January) and is posted on its Loyola Web site by 5 pm the Friday after the day of publication

820 n Michigan Avenue

Chicago IL 60611

Pre-Sortednon Profit Org

US PostagePAID

Permit no 5539Chicago IL

VP University Marketing amp Communication

Kelly Shannon

Director of Communication Maeve Kiley

Photography Mark Beane

Contributors Annie Busiek Tammy Chase Steve

Christensen Annie Hughes Brendan Keating Rachel Jasculca Lenzlee Ruiz

Graphic Designer Lindawati

1120

JOURnEy TOWARD HEALInG COPInG WITH THE HOLIDAyS WORKSHOP

10 amndash1230 pmbullStritch School of Medicine

nancy kiel LUHS hospice bereavement coordinator will host a workshop focusing on positive alternatives for coping during the holidays after the loss of a loved one Free to attend but registration is required

raquo nancy Kiel nkiellumcedu or 7082161646

water tower

1110

LEARnInG COMMOnS SERIES COMMOnALITIES

3ndash430pmbullTerryStudentCenter Room 303

Information Technology Services the Office of Learning Technologies and Assessment and University Libraries will host the free Learning Commons Series Commonalities an ongoing faculty dialogue series in support of teaching Refreshments will be served

raquo Carol Franklin cfrankllucedu

lake shore

1112

RELIGIOn AnD PUbLIC DISCOURSE AbOUT bIOETHICS

330pmbullSimpson Multipurpose Room

The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage (CCIH) welcomes William Stempsey SJ from the College of Holy Cross to lecture as part of their Catholic Minds Catholic Matters lecture series Free admission

raquo CCIH catheritagelucedu or 7735083820

126HOLIDAy CHAPEL COnCERT

730ndash930pmbullMadonnadellaStrada Chapel

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host a memorable night of holiday music and hymns in the beautiful Madonna della Strada Chapel to kick off the holiday season Donrsquot miss this early chance to get in the holiday spirit Free admission

raquo Jennifer Martin 7735083847

maywood

bull bull bullWhy did you come to Chicago Why LoyolaMy decision to come here was based mainly on the opportunity to continue experiencing Jesuit education but at a larger institution My previous positions were all at smaller institu-tions I was drawn to Loyolarsquos larger on-campus population and the continuous growth of the Division of Student Development

bull bull bullHow do you like it so far My experience at Loyola has been really good so far I have a great staff They are all invested in what they do and they are excited to implement changes and begin the process of redirecting the program and reinforcing the transformative education aspect of the Loyola experience

bull bull bullWhat is your favorite thing about the city thus far I have a two-year-old son and would have to say that walking around with him downtown and listening to his walking commentary is my favorite thing He loves the big buildings the horse carriages and the ambulances that roar around the city

Romando Nash Director of Residence LifeEarlier this year Romando nash joined Loyola as the new Director of Residence Life We sat down with him recently to talk about his time at Seattle University

his experience thus far at Loyola and some of the challenges facing residence life directors across the nation

bull bull bullThe Universityrsquos move-in process is often heralded as a smooth experience How does Loyolarsquos move-in process compare to other schools yoursquove worked with The process is very similar but on a much larger scale At the two previous institutions that I worked at move-in was two or three days maybe but here itrsquos seven The number of move-in volunteers is much larger here which gives us the opportunity to use move-in as the beginning of the community-building process for the residence halls

bull bull bullWhat are some of the challenges facing todayrsquos residence life directors The student population is constantly changing and the challenges change every year depending on the new students that come in RDs never experience the same thing year to year Our process may be the same but the stu-dents will always change

bull bull bullWhat are your hopes for Loyola now that you are in this position I hope that we are able to create and be recognized as one of the most student-cen-tered universities Loyola does a lot of things well already but there are always areas to improve on and we want to continue to identify and address those areas Looking ahead our goal is that other institutions will be coming to us when they are in search of residence life best practices

profile

Since 2007 The Bernard Osher Foundation has enabled Loyolarsquos School of Continuing and Profes-sional Studies (SCPS) to attract new adult students

to its programs by pro-viding them with much needed financial assis-tance Loyola recently learned that The Osher Foundation through its Reentry Scholarship

Program has awarded a $1 million endowment as well as a fourth $50000 bridge grant to the SCPS funding 50 scholarships in amounts of no less than $1000 each in the 2010ndash11 academic year

The grant will allow the SCPS to continue to sup-port adults who have the desire to complete their undergraduate degree by providing the financial assistance needed removing a major obstacle to degree completion

$1 million to fuel reentryPresidentrsquos Intercampus Collaboration awardsThis past summer President Garanzini funded the first two Presidentrsquos Intercampus Collaborative Research Stimulation Awards The awards were established to foster extramurally funded collaborative research projects among academics at the lakeside and Maywood campuses that will be nationally and internationally recognized

These awards led by Graduate School Dean Sam Attoh PhD and the Stritch School of Medicinersquos (SSOM) Senior Associate Dean of Research Richard kennedy PhD were launched to increase collabo-ration between academics at Maywood and the lakeside campuses Seven proposals were received and carefully evaluated internally before being sent to external experts in the field for review

Each project was granted $80000 for its research (limit of two years) Father Garanzini Dr Attoh and Dr kennedy plan to continue the Presidentrsquos Intercampus Collaboration Awards annually

The 2010 Awardeesbull ldquoEnvironmental Exposure to Bisphenol A in

Countries at Differing Levels of Economic Development Effects on Human Health and Aquatic Liferdquo Led by Dr Amy Luke SSOM Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology and Dr nancy Tuchman Department of Biology and Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy

bull ldquoThe Roles of Bacillus Spore Coat Proteins in Adaptation to Environmental Stressesrdquo Led by Dr Adam Driks SSOM Department of Micro-biology amp Immunology and Dr John kelly Department of Biology

raquo Dr Richard Kennedy 7082168434

AWARDED TO SCPS BY

THE OSHER FOUnDATIOn

million1$

uring the weekend of September 24ndash26 more than 2000

alumni parents students faculty staff and friends partici-

pated in the Universityrsquos annual Family Weekend Scheduled

events included everything from a School of Social Work CEU Work-

shop and Luncheon at the Water Tower Campus to a Family Weekend

Mass to Loyolarsquos first ever concert on the Quad next year the event

will sport a new name Alumni amp Family Weekend Dates are TBD

photo gallery raquo LUCedufamilyweekend

Loyolans come togethershow and tell

Loyolans and their families gather in the East Quad to enjoy a Beatles tribute band (photo by Bruce Powell)

$1 million to fuel reentry

BritBeat performs outside the Information Commons for Family Weekend attendees (photo by Bruce Powell)

Attendees try to stay warm on a chilly fall afternoon (photo by Bruce Powell)

save the date

Inside Loyola is published by Loyola University Chicago Division of University Marketing and Communication 820 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60611 It is published the first week of the fall semester and the first Tuesday of each month from September through May (excluding January) and is posted on its Loyola Web site by 5 pm the Friday after the day of publication

820 n Michigan Avenue

Chicago IL 60611

Pre-Sortednon Profit Org

US PostagePAID

Permit no 5539Chicago IL

VP University Marketing amp Communication

Kelly Shannon

Director of Communication Maeve Kiley

Photography Mark Beane

Contributors Annie Busiek Tammy Chase Steve

Christensen Annie Hughes Brendan Keating Rachel Jasculca Lenzlee Ruiz

Graphic Designer Lindawati

1120

JOURnEy TOWARD HEALInG COPInG WITH THE HOLIDAyS WORKSHOP

10 amndash1230 pmbullStritch School of Medicine

nancy kiel LUHS hospice bereavement coordinator will host a workshop focusing on positive alternatives for coping during the holidays after the loss of a loved one Free to attend but registration is required

raquo nancy Kiel nkiellumcedu or 7082161646

water tower

1110

LEARnInG COMMOnS SERIES COMMOnALITIES

3ndash430pmbullTerryStudentCenter Room 303

Information Technology Services the Office of Learning Technologies and Assessment and University Libraries will host the free Learning Commons Series Commonalities an ongoing faculty dialogue series in support of teaching Refreshments will be served

raquo Carol Franklin cfrankllucedu

lake shore

1112

RELIGIOn AnD PUbLIC DISCOURSE AbOUT bIOETHICS

330pmbullSimpson Multipurpose Room

The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage (CCIH) welcomes William Stempsey SJ from the College of Holy Cross to lecture as part of their Catholic Minds Catholic Matters lecture series Free admission

raquo CCIH catheritagelucedu or 7735083820

126HOLIDAy CHAPEL COnCERT

730ndash930pmbullMadonnadellaStrada Chapel

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host a memorable night of holiday music and hymns in the beautiful Madonna della Strada Chapel to kick off the holiday season Donrsquot miss this early chance to get in the holiday spirit Free admission

raquo Jennifer Martin 7735083847

maywood

uring the weekend of September 24ndash26 more than 2000

alumni parents students faculty staff and friends partici-

pated in the Universityrsquos annual Family Weekend Scheduled

events included everything from a School of Social Work CEU Work-

shop and Luncheon at the Water Tower Campus to a Family Weekend

Mass to Loyolarsquos first ever concert on the Quad next year the event

will sport a new name Alumni amp Family Weekend Dates are TBD

photo gallery raquo LUCedufamilyweekend

Loyolans come togethershow and tell

Loyolans and their families gather in the East Quad to enjoy a Beatles tribute band (photo by Bruce Powell)

$1 million to fuel reentry

BritBeat performs outside the Information Commons for Family Weekend attendees (photo by Bruce Powell)

Attendees try to stay warm on a chilly fall afternoon (photo by Bruce Powell)

save the date

Inside Loyola is published by Loyola University Chicago Division of University Marketing and Communication 820 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60611 It is published the first week of the fall semester and the first Tuesday of each month from September through May (excluding January) and is posted on its Loyola Web site by 5 pm the Friday after the day of publication

820 n Michigan Avenue

Chicago IL 60611

Pre-Sortednon Profit Org

US PostagePAID

Permit no 5539Chicago IL

VP University Marketing amp Communication

Kelly Shannon

Director of Communication Maeve Kiley

Photography Mark Beane

Contributors Annie Busiek Tammy Chase Steve

Christensen Annie Hughes Brendan Keating Rachel Jasculca Lenzlee Ruiz

Graphic Designer Lindawati

1120

JOURnEy TOWARD HEALInG COPInG WITH THE HOLIDAyS WORKSHOP

10 amndash1230 pmbullStritch School of Medicine

nancy kiel LUHS hospice bereavement coordinator will host a workshop focusing on positive alternatives for coping during the holidays after the loss of a loved one Free to attend but registration is required

raquo nancy Kiel nkiellumcedu or 7082161646

water tower

1110

LEARnInG COMMOnS SERIES COMMOnALITIES

3ndash430pmbullTerryStudentCenter Room 303

Information Technology Services the Office of Learning Technologies and Assessment and University Libraries will host the free Learning Commons Series Commonalities an ongoing faculty dialogue series in support of teaching Refreshments will be served

raquo Carol Franklin cfrankllucedu

lake shore

1112

RELIGIOn AnD PUbLIC DISCOURSE AbOUT bIOETHICS

330pmbullSimpson Multipurpose Room

The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage (CCIH) welcomes William Stempsey SJ from the College of Holy Cross to lecture as part of their Catholic Minds Catholic Matters lecture series Free admission

raquo CCIH catheritagelucedu or 7735083820

126HOLIDAy CHAPEL COnCERT

730ndash930pmbullMadonnadellaStrada Chapel

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host a memorable night of holiday music and hymns in the beautiful Madonna della Strada Chapel to kick off the holiday season Donrsquot miss this early chance to get in the holiday spirit Free admission

raquo Jennifer Martin 7735083847

maywood

save the date

Inside Loyola is published by Loyola University Chicago Division of University Marketing and Communication 820 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60611 It is published the first week of the fall semester and the first Tuesday of each month from September through May (excluding January) and is posted on its Loyola Web site by 5 pm the Friday after the day of publication

820 n Michigan Avenue

Chicago IL 60611

Pre-Sortednon Profit Org

US PostagePAID

Permit no 5539Chicago IL

VP University Marketing amp Communication

Kelly Shannon

Director of Communication Maeve Kiley

Photography Mark Beane

Contributors Annie Busiek Tammy Chase Steve

Christensen Annie Hughes Brendan Keating Rachel Jasculca Lenzlee Ruiz

Graphic Designer Lindawati

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JOURnEy TOWARD HEALInG COPInG WITH THE HOLIDAyS WORKSHOP

10 amndash1230 pmbullStritch School of Medicine

nancy kiel LUHS hospice bereavement coordinator will host a workshop focusing on positive alternatives for coping during the holidays after the loss of a loved one Free to attend but registration is required

raquo nancy Kiel nkiellumcedu or 7082161646

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1110

LEARnInG COMMOnS SERIES COMMOnALITIES

3ndash430pmbullTerryStudentCenter Room 303

Information Technology Services the Office of Learning Technologies and Assessment and University Libraries will host the free Learning Commons Series Commonalities an ongoing faculty dialogue series in support of teaching Refreshments will be served

raquo Carol Franklin cfrankllucedu

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1112

RELIGIOn AnD PUbLIC DISCOURSE AbOUT bIOETHICS

330pmbullSimpson Multipurpose Room

The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage (CCIH) welcomes William Stempsey SJ from the College of Holy Cross to lecture as part of their Catholic Minds Catholic Matters lecture series Free admission

raquo CCIH catheritagelucedu or 7735083820

126HOLIDAy CHAPEL COnCERT

730ndash930pmbullMadonnadellaStrada Chapel

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host a memorable night of holiday music and hymns in the beautiful Madonna della Strada Chapel to kick off the holiday season Donrsquot miss this early chance to get in the holiday spirit Free admission

raquo Jennifer Martin 7735083847

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