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For more information, click here. Questions can be directed at Allyson Koppelman at akoppelman@luc.edu or 773.508.2608.

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Courtesy of The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Photo by Tenzin Choejor

Dear Loyola Community,

It is a great honor for Loyola University Chicago to partner with the TIBETcenter of Chicago in hosting His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama on Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 1:30–3 p.m. on the Lake Shore campus in the Gentile Arena. The Dalai Lama will be awarded an honorary Loyola degree and will address the Loyola community on the topic of interfaith collaboration.  This program is a private event for Loyola students, faculty, staff, alumni, and their guests. There is also an event open to the public and organized by the TIBETcenter of Chicago that same morning in the Gentile Arena.

Due to the heightened security measures that will be in place on April 26, ticket holders must arrive at the Gentile arena by noon in order to clear security. We have been advised that guests who have not cleared security by 1 p.m. are not guaranteed entry into the Gentile Arena that day.

Tickets for this event will be handled via an online ticketing system that allows you to print your tickets at home. This system is the only avenue through which you can purchase tickets, and tickets can only be purchased with a credit card (Rambler bucks cannot be used to purchase tickets). There will be no will-call window at the Gentile Arena on April 26.

Tickets will be available for purchase in the following waves:

Ticket prices are detailed below, and individuals may purchase up to two tickets at any level they desire.

• $10 – upper bowl bleacher seating, reserved by section
• $15 – lower bowl reserved seating
• $25 – main floor reserved seating – back half
• $50 – main floor reserved seating – front half
• $100 – first four rows on main floor

You will receive an email from LUC-Events@luc.edu notifying you when ticket sales open and giving you a unique identifier to use when purchasing your tickets. Ticket purchases are limited to two (2) tickets per individual. The event ticket prices are set at a level to cover the costs of this event, and to meet the requirements of the contract we have to host His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama at no expense to the host institution. You will be asked to confirm your identity by entering the required information below at the time of purchase:

• Legal name (as it appears on your passport or drivers license)
• Unique identifier (sent to you via email the night before tickets go on sale)
• Date of birth
• Daytime phone number
• Affiliation (student, faculty, staff, alumni, etc.)

All event information, including specifics regarding security and parking, is online at www.LUC.edu/dalailama. Additional updates regarding this exciting event will be circulated in the weeks ahead. Questions can be directed to LUC-events@luc.edu.

Sincerely,

The Dalai Lama Coordinating Committee

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Loyola Community,

On April 26, 2012, His Holiness The Dalai Lama will return to Chicago and we are pleased to announce that Loyola University Chicago will serve as the host site for his visit. The sponsor of The Dalai Lama’s visit, the TIBETcenter of Chicago, will bring him to campus for a morning event with area 11th grade students who are participating in an essay contest focused on the theme of nonviolence.

Additionally, a University coordinating committee is planning a special afternoon program for Loyola students, faculty, staff, and alumni that will feature an address by The Dalai Lama. Details of the Loyola program, which will place a special emphasis on the theme of interfaith collaboration, will be forthcoming over the next couple of months.

It is a great honor for Loyola to have the opportunity to partner with the TIBETcenter of Chicago in hosting His Holiness The Dalai Lama. We look forward to your participation in his visit and encourage you to visit the TIBETcenter’s website for additional information on their event. Details of the Loyola-specific afternoon program will be posted on LUC.edu and Inside Loyola in the weeks ahead.

Sincerely,

Michael J. Garanzini, S.J.
President and CEO

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Given the severe stresses to the federal budget, the “Super Committee” and the Appropriations Committees of the United States Congress are looking at every federal program to determine which ones they may choose to cut. Pell Grants have already received a modest cut, and there is a very real possibility that all federal financial aid programs may be cut severely.

At Loyola University Chicago, more than 3,000 students (roughly one-third of all undergraduates) receive Pell Grants. In total, federal financial aid, including both grants and loans, generates more than $200 million for Loyola students each year.

To support our students, Loyola University Chicago is joining other colleges and universities to do what we can to raise awareness among members of Congress of the importance of federal financial assistance. The Student Aid Alliance, a national, non-partisan not-for-profit, is asking the entire higher education community to sign a petition in support of federal financial aid. We are very much hoping to get everyone at Loyola engaged in this, and I am asking you for your assistance. There are two important things that you can do to help protect those Loyola students who depend upon federal financial aid:

1.  Please sign the petition yourself; it takes about 60 seconds. To sign the petition, click here.

2.  After signing the petition, please forward the link to those you feel might be moved to sign.

For more information about this campaign, please visit www.studentaidalliance.org/.

Sincerely,

Philip Hale
Vice President for Government Affairs

Eric Weems
Director of Student Financial Assistance

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All Loyola University Chicago faculty/staff members are cordially invited to attend one of two Faculty and Staff Rambler Basketball Luncheons this fall to hear about the upcoming season from men’s head coach Porter Moser and women’s head coach Eric Simpson. Attendees will receive a complimentary stadium-style lunch and have the opportunity to commiserate with Loyola’s coaching staffs and athletics administration.

The first luncheon will take place October 31 at noon in the Hall of Fame Lounge on the second floor of the Norville Center for Intercollegiate Athletics on Loyola’s Lake Shore Campus. Faculty and staff who work at the Water Tower Campus can join the Ramblers for lunch on their “home turf,” November 3 at noon at Regents Hall (16th Floor).

Men’s coach Porter Moser, who has spent seven years as a head coach, is set to embark on his first season at the helm of the Rambler program. The Naperville, Ill., native has already provided a renewed energy within the program and will look to veterans Ben Averkamp, Jordan Hicks, and Walt Gibler to lead the way this season.

Third-year women’s coach Eric Simpson welcomes back an experienced cast, headed by junior guard Monica Albano, who ranked fifth in the Horizon League with 16.7 points per game in 2010-11. Albano will also receive support from a veteran crew that includes seniors Ellen Ayoub, Katie Kortekamp, and Lindsey Sebetic, as well as junior Abby Skube.

Space is limited, so reserve your spot before October 28 by calling Brian Sisson in the Loyola Ticket Office at 773.508.WOLF or e-mailing him at bsisson@luc.edu. The first 50 individuals to sign up for the luncheon on the Lake Shore Campus (October 31) are guaranteed a seat, while the first 100 to sign up for the November 3 luncheon at the Water Tower Campus will be assured a spot.

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For more information, or to register, visit the ITS training page by clicking here.

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Homecoming Weekend is a recreation of what was formerly known as Family Weekend. Instead of solely focusing on students and their families, the University now welcomes everyone to campus to engage in celebrations that will surely boost Rambler pride.

“Family weekend invited parents, but we really wanted to make sure we were capturing the alumni audience,” Sarah Malouf, director of alumni relations, says. “Homecoming is more inclusive.”

On Friday, October 14 at 9 p.m., Homecoming Weekend will kick off in the Norville Center with music and maroon and gold giveaways such as pom-poms, pennants, and foam LU Wolf claws.

After stocking up on Rambler gear, the crowd will trek over to the second floor of Halas Sports Center to watch the Rambler basketball teams take the court during Midnight Madness, which begins at 10 p.m. With a new coach and the University’s recommitted to student athletics, this year’s Midnight Madness will be more epic than ever. Come celebrate and cheer on the men’s and women’s basketball teams as they take the court for their first official practices of the 2011-2012 season.

Saturday is jam-packed with activities for all Loyola audiences. At noon, there will be a multicultural luncheon on the fourth floor of the Klarchek Information Commons located at the Lake Shore Campus. All alumni, current students, and their families are invited to join University faculty and staff in recognizing and honoring Loyola’s leaders for diversity.

Many of the professional schools located at the Water Tower Campus will host brunches and luncheons for alumni and current students. The Loyola Publications Reunion, featuring alumni of Loyola News, Loyola Phoenix, Cadence, Diminuendo, and The Loyolan, will gather to catch-up and participate in a series of events aimed at evaluating new media, including a digital skills workshop and a panel discussion titled, “Will there be newspapers in 2025?,” which will be followed by a reception and dinner.

Everyone is encouraged to tailgate and rally prior to the men’s soccer game, which will start at 6 p.m. at Hoyne Field (6336 N. Hoyne Ave.). Come one, come all to grab some sweet giveaways and food while supporting student athletics.

On Sunday, there will be two Homecoming masses in the Madonna della Strada Chapel. The first Mass, beginning at 9 a.m., is dedicated to the members of the 1961 class, who will celebrate their 50th reunion and induction into the Half Century Club with a brunch at 10 a.m. in Mundelein Auditorium. The second Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. Both Masses are open to everyone, but the Half Century Club brunch is intended for the members of the class of 1961.

Loyola will showcase its religious diversity with the Home for All Faiths Tour, which will depart from Madonna della Strada Chapel at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. The tour, which is led by Campus Ministry, “is an opportunity to explore the Mundelein Center and learn about all the religious backgrounds Loyola supports and provides space for on campus,” Malouf says.

At 3 p.m. on Sunday, there will be an Organ Concert Series performance with music played on the Kathryn “Kay” Stamm Memorial Organ in Madonna della Strada Chapel.

To see the full schedule of events, please visit LUC.edu/homecoming. On the site, Homecoming events are conveniently categorized by which would be most appealing to students, alumni, and families, respectively.

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Loyola basketball fans can get geared up for the 2011-12 season by attending the annual Loyola Basketball Tip-Off Luncheon, which will be held on Thursday, October 27, at noon, at Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse (33 W. Kinzie) in Chicago.

As part of the program, first-year Rambler men’s coach Porter Moser and third-year women’s coach Eric Simpson will address the crowd and talk about the upcoming season. Fans can reserve a seat for $40 or purchase a table of 10 for $350.

Moser, who spent the last four seasons on the staff under Rick Majerus at Saint Louis University, welcomes back junior forward Ben Averkamp (12.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg) and senior forwards Jordan Hicks (11.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg) and Walt Gibler (9.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg), from a team that won 16 contests a year ago.

The Loyola women’s squad is led by junior guard Monica Albano, who ranked fifth in the Horizon League with 16.7 points per game in 2010-11, senior forward Ellen Ayoub (10.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg), and junior forward Abby Skube (10.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg).

Seating at the luncheon is limited to 200 people, so make your reservations today by calling 773.508.WOLF or visiting LUC.edu/athletics/luncheon.

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Friday, September 30
Tobin Hall, Stritch School of Medicine (Health Sciences Campus)
3–4 p.m. – Address
4–5 p.m. – Reception (in the cafeteria)

For those who are unable to attend in-person, a taped version of Father Garanzini’s Lake Shore Campus address will be available the week of October 3 via the igNation site.

This particular event will introduce the Student Financial Aid Alliance, a student-run campaign currently being formed. The organization’s purpose is to “engage students, alumni, and parents to advocate for federal and state financial aid,” Maggie Meza, a senior at Loyola who works as the government affairs coordinator in the government affairs office, explains.

Meza insists the MAP and Pell Grants are “underfunded,” noting that the federal Pell Grant is currently facing a $1.3 billion shortfall for the 2012-2013 academic year. Also, the Illinois MAP lost funding for the 2011-2012 academic school year. Other federal grants, such as the Supplemental Equal Opportunity Grant , are also “at risk of losing much of their funding because legislators don’t realize how much of an impact cuts in these grants would have on students,” Meza adds.

Speakers at the event include Phil Hale, vice president of government affairs at Loyola, Kimberly Moore, student activities program director, and Eric Weems, director of student financial assistance. Sean Vera, president of the United Student Government Association, will also speak along with other students, including Meza, who will testify to the necessity of MAP and Pell grants.

The seminar also serves as a call to action for students to join the fight for financial aid. Students will be encouraged to contact their legislators immediately following the seminar on September 15 either by e-mail, phone call, posting a video of themselves, or through social media. At the lecture, participants will learn about the most effective grassroots advocacy tools, including how to create and post a personal video testimony online.

Also attending will be Dave Davis, the grant coordinator for Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, the representative for the 9th district of Illinois. Davis will discuss the impact of grassroots advocacy and how it is a powerful vehicle of change.

The seminar will be held from 5-6 p.m. in the Crown Center Auditorium at Loyola’s Lake Shore Campus. All members of the Loyola community are encouraged to attend, especially students interested in joining the Student Financial Aid Alliance. For more information, contact Maggie Meza by sending an e-mail to mmeza@luc.edu or by calling 312.915.7579.

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Starting this fall, all Loyola students will have easy access to bicycles thanks to ChainLinks, a student-run business offering bike rentals and a full maintenance repair shop.

ChainLinks officially opened for business Monday, making it Loyola Limited‘s third company. Spencer Schmid, president of ChainLinks, says the business is off to a good start. He’s hopeful new students will realize biking is a great way to socialize and cultivate friendships while also exploring the wonders of Chicago.

To rent a bike for the fall and spring semester costs $159. The rental package includes a black Specialized Sirrus bicycle, helmet, lock, front/rear lights, maintenance, and secured storage.

Customers who opt for short term rentals will ride the Trek B-Cycles. These bikes, which are the same style as those used for Loyola’s former Borrow-A-Bike program, can be rented for $3 per day and $10 per week. Daily and weekly renters will also receive a helmet, lock, maintenance, and built-in lights.

Schmid says a key goal of the business is to educate cyclists about “safe biking in the city and how to be a conscious rider.”

ChainLinks also hopes to organize frequent group rides for their customers and other bikers at the University.

“Whether we’re biking up to the Baha’i Temple [in Wilmette] or going all the way downtown, we want to host free events to encourage people to utilize the bike,” Schmid says.

On Friday, August 26, ChainLinks, in conjunction with the Division of Student Development, will lead two group bike rides along the Lakefront Path. The first group will depart from the ChainLinks storefront at 11 a.m. and the second group will leave at 1 p.m. All bicycles will be provided by ChainLinks. Spots for the ride will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

ChainLinks has also partnered with the Office of First-Year Experience to host a long-distance bike ride for incoming students on Saturday, August 27. Cyclists involved in the “No Impact Bike Trip” will transport small backpacks filled with compostable waste from the No Impact Lunch to Loyola’s Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois. Students will ride to the campus on bikes provided by ChainLinks and return via train.

The first 15 students to sign up for the “No Impact Bike Trip” will receive a $50 gift certificate to ChainLinks. To sign up, contact Robert Stanczuk at rstanczuk@luc.edu.

Once classes begin, the ChainLinks storefront will be open Tuesday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays 9 to 11 a.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. The shop will be closed Sundays and Mondays. However, ChainLinks will have extended hours during Welcome Week to accommodate as many customers as possible.

Only Loyola students, faculty, and staff are eligible to rent bicycles. However, all community members are able to access the services available at the ChainLinks repair shop located in the Main Parking Structure at Loyola’s Lake Shore Campus. ChainLinks only accepts credit cards and Rambler Bucks.

To learn more about ChainLinks, visit the company’s website.

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Loyola basketball fans can secure one of the most affordable tickets in town by purchasing 2011-12 season tickets, which are on sale now! The 2011-12 campaign promises to be an exciting one as the Ramblers usher in the Porter Moser era under their first-year coach, while the team will also play its home games in the remodeled and state-of-the-art Gentile Arena.

Loyola will play a schedule that features some Jesuit rivals as well as city foes, while also competing against the rugged Horizon League host of opponents, including NCAA Runner-Up Butler. On November 26, the Ramblers christen Gentile Arena by playing host to fellow Jesuit school Fordham, and less than two weeks later, long-time city nemesis DePaul pays its visit to Rogers Park for the first time in decades for a December showdown.

Season ticket prices range from $300 per seat for the Gold Section, to $200 for the Maroon Section, and $100 for General Admission. Loyola faculty and staff members will also enjoy 50 percent off the established Maroon and General Admission prices. To view the new Gentile Arena seating chart, click here. To view a photo gallery of the Gentile construction, click here.

In addition to earning a substantial cost savings, while enjoying one of the most affordable tickets in town in a new facility, Loyola season ticket holders also receive a host of benefits, which are listed below:

• Alumni Gym DVD (Loyola Gold Section only)
• Season parking pass discounts (Gold and Maroon Sections)
• Twenty percent off Loyola Bookstore merchandise
• Admission to special preseason and postseason events
• Free admission to all home women’s basketball games
• Free Loyola car decal
• Free admission to all home men’s volleyball games
• Special concession discounts
• Coach Moser newsletter
• Additional benefits throughout the season

For more information or to purchase your tickets, please contact Brian Sisson in the Loyola Ticket Office at 773-508-WOLF (9653) or bsisson@luc.edu.

Service Day
On Tuesday, July 26, Loyola and Chicago Cares will partner to take on a number of painting and beautification projects at Cesar E. Chavez Multicultural Academic Center, located at 4747 S. Marshfield, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. We are looking for a maximum of 85 faculty, staff, and retiree volunteers to participate in this project. To volunteer, click here. The registration deadline is Friday, July 22.

Mass and Picnic
On Friday, July 29, we will celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Ignatius of Loyola with a Mass in Madonna della Strada (MDS) Chapel at 11 a.m. and our annual picnic on the Simpson parking lot, beginning at 12:15 p.m. As always there will be food, games, and activities for all ages. For those interested in singing in the choir at Mass, please contact Steve Betancourt at sbetancourt@luc.edu. Rehearsal will begin at 10 a.m. on July 29 in the MDS Chapel.

Staff Retreat
This year Loyola is hosting its inaugural Staff Retreat on July 29 & 30 at the Loyola University Chicago Retreat and Ecology Campus. For full details, including registration information, please click here.

If you have any questions, please contact Abraham Cortes at acorte1@luc.edu or 312.915.6573.

The registration fee for employees is just $25, and it covers the cost of retreat materials, room accommodations, the reception and dinner on Friday evening, and breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Human Resources is covering the majority of the expenses, in hopes that more people will be motivated to attend.

Each staff member will stay in his or her own private, air conditioned room. Bus transportation to and from LUREC is also included in the cost, although staff members are welcome to drive on their own.

Buses will depart from the Lake Shore Campus (LSC) at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 29, immediately following the Feast of St. Ignatius festivities, which include Mass in Madonna della Strada Chapel and a picnic occurring outside of Simpson Hall. The buses will return to LSC on Saturday, July 30 by 5 p.m.

Fr. Kevin Gillespie, associate provost, has engaged in much of the planning and preparation for the Staff Retreat.

According to Gillespie, “Staff will have the opportunity to connect with people from other departments, relax in a beautiful atmosphere, and be involved in dimensions of spirituality.” He adds that the focus of the retreat is “adapted around mission and purpose,” and that all those who attend will be given plenty of time for self-reflection. Gillespie also urges that the retreat is open to people of all faiths.

Staff members who attend the retreat can expect to:

• Experience first-hand the serenity of LUREC’s surroundings
• Have fun with other Loyola staff away from the office
• Strengthen your sense of unity, inspiration, and collaboration
• Gain a better understanding of self and personal mission
• Reflect on your understanding of self as an employee of Loyola and the University’s mission
• Contemplate and rejuvenate, while having fun

Gillespie says the retreat marks “a chance to celebrate and show appreciation for staff members,” who he believes are “the nuts and bolts of the University.”

If you’re interested in attending the Staff Retreat, sign up soon! Anyone who registers before July 15 has the chance of winning a $100 Visa gift card.

Staff members can register at LUC.edu/hr/retreatpayments. Those who would prefer to pay by check can drop it off at the HR office located at LSC or WTC. For more information about the retreat, please contact Joan Stasiak via e-mail at jstasia@luc.edu.

I write to share with you the news that Adolfo Nicolás, S.J., the superior general of the Society of Jesus, has asked me to serve as the Secretary for Higher Education for the Jesuits beginning on September 1, 2011. This new role will be in addition to my continued service as president of Loyola, and I will be succeeding the late Paul L. Locatelli, S.J.

As secretary, I will be assisting the Father General on a part-time basis, coordinating and championing Jesuit higher-education issues around the world. This includes:

• Creating and maintaining networks of research and common action among Jesuit higher-education institutions
• Promoting the Jesuit mission and identity in our institutions
• Developing means of sharing the knowledge and research of Jesuit universities with those who have limited access to education around the world

I am humbled by this appointment and recognize that the invitation to serve in this position is a reflection on the good work and commitment of everyone at Loyola to offer a transformative education in the Jesuit tradition. At its quarterly meeting last Friday, the Loyola University Chicago Board of Trustees pledged its support for my expanded role and the trustees affirmed their commitment to work with me to ensure my success in leading Loyola and assisting Father General with the worldwide Jesuit higher-education enterprise.

During the 10 years I’ve been here, we have accomplished a tremendous amount and I am confident that together, we will continue to create an even more successful future for Loyola. As last weekend’s Founders’ Dinner confirmed, there is tremendous momentum and enthusiasm surrounding our success and future plans and I look forward to continuing my work with all of you to fulfill those aspirations.

Summer is a great time for scholarship, personal projects, and spending time with our family and friends and it allows us to return each fall renewed and prepared to welcome new and returning students. I will be enjoying a respite over the next several weeks and will be ready to invest my full energy in both Loyola and my new duties come the beginning of the new academic year. I wish you all a blessed summer of renewal and enjoyment with your family and friends.

Sincerely,

Michael J. Garanzini, S.J.
President, Loyola University Chicago

Kathleen A. Getz, PhD, of the Kogod School of Business (KSB) at American University, has been named the new dean of the School of Business Administration (SBA). Dr. Getz succeeds Abol Jalilvand, PhD, who has served as dean since 2005. Dean Jalilvand has been appointed the Ralph Marotta Professor of Free Enterprise at the SBA. Click here to read more about Dr. Getz’s appointment.

Darrell P. Wheeler, PhD, MPH, of Hunter College School of Social Work, has been named the new dean of the School of Social Work (SSW). Dr. Wheeler succeeds Jack Wall, PhD, who returned to the faculty last year. Click here to read about Dr. Wheeler’s appointment.

The purpose of the new division is to clarify and enhance the University’s academic and research enterprise at the medical center campus and to establish a strong University partner aligned fully with LUHS’ clinical operations and patient care. In fact, I see this structure well-suited for seeding collaboration across the entire Trinity Health system in years to come.

Heading up this new division is Richard L. Gamelli, MD, FACS (left), current dean of the SSOM, who has been named Senior Vice President and Provost of Health Sciences. The new Health Sciences structure will continue to focus on SSOM and the MNSON, as well as other key academic and research initiatives. They are:

• Center for Service & Global Health – This center, already in place, supports a service-learning framework for future health-care providers who aspire to improve the health of underserved communities locally, nationally, and globally. The center will move from within the SSOM to the new Health Sciences Division to foster integration and collaboration.
• Institute for Collaborative Advanced Skill Training – The mission of this institute is to organize the myriad educational learning opportunities happening on campus ranging from simulation education and assessment to interprofessional education and leadership to scholarship, research, and faculty development for greater collaboration and efficiency.
• Institute of Public Health – A new institute has been created to advance our current public-health initiatives and educate the next generations of public health leaders. This institute will also be instrumental in advancing research by translating effective practices and sound public health policies into evidence-based public health initiatives. Collaboration between faculty in the SSOM, MNSON, and public health will spark the various initiatives coming out of this institute.
• Neiswanger Bioethics Institute – Dedicated to the three-fold mission of research, education, and service, the institute will widen its current collaboration and interaction with the Health Sciences Division to include our Trinity partners.

To advance our shared commitment with Trinity on research, Richard H. Kennedy, PhD, health sciences vice president for research and associate dean, Graduate School, has been named Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Programs. Acting as Interim Dean for SSOM will be Linda Brubaker, MD, MS. Vicki A. Keough, PhD, will continue in the key role of Dean of the MNSON. We envision a higher degree of interaction and collaboration between the two schools and among various research efforts thanks to the new organization. Other key appointments within Health Sciences will be announced in the near future.

Dr. Gamelli has served as senior vice president of Loyola University Health System and dean of the SSOM since 2009. He is a distinguished surgeon, current chief of Loyola’s Burn Center, and a world authority on the care of burn wounds and burn research. He joined Loyola in 1990 as chief of the Burn Center, founder and director of the Burn & Shock Trauma Institute, and he has served as chair of the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Keough has served as dean for the MNSON for the past 14 months and as interim dean six months prior. She has been with the School of Nursing for 20 years, including six years as the associate dean for MSN programs prior to becoming dean. She is also a professor in the Department of Disease Management and Risk Reduction. Dr. Keough began the first Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program in the midwest at Loyola’s MNSON and the first Emergency Nurse Practitioner Program. Dr. Keough serves on the Council of Deans, the Board of Undergraduate Studies, and the Faculty Senate Task Force.

Dr. Kennedy began his career at Loyola in 2004 as the senior associate dean for research and professor of physiology and pharmacology. Dr. Kennedy has served in many prestigious academic roles here at Loyola and is a professor in the Department of Physiology. Prior to his Loyola recruitment, he served as the dean of the graduate school at the University of Arkansas. He serves on the Financial Planning Advisory Council/Health Sciences Operations and the Information Technologies and Emergency Management Strategic Planning Committees of LUHS.

Dr. Brubaker is the senior associate dean of clinical and translational research and vice-chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is a well regarded reconstructive pelvic surgeon and NIH-funded researcher. She was recruited to the SSOM in 2000, where she has served as a faculty member and administrator. She is a professor in the departments of obstetrics and gynecology and urology, and the director in the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.

We are very excited about this partnership with Trinity, and the opportunities it presents both for the University and Trinity. The new Health Sciences Division is reflective of our shared commitment around medical research, education, and patient care and will provide a structure that better aligns, organizes, and leverages our Health Sciences’ schools, centers, institutes, and research operations within Loyola University Chicago.

Sincerely,

Michael J. Garanzini, S.J.
President, Loyola University Chicago

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Those memories are now available to view. To read the memory submissions, click here. You may also enjoy some of the other features available at LUC.edu/alumnigym, which include a video retrospective and a timeline highlighting some of the gym’s most historic moments.

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Cocktails and gourmet game grub will be served. Admission for the event is $10 per person and includes a $5 donation to the University’s reimagine campaign for student life. Attire, of course, is maroon and gold. To register for the event, click here.

The University is also encouraging individuals to share their memories of Alumni Gym. To do so, or to simply read other memories, click here. Other features available at LUC.edu/alumnigym include a video retrospective and a timeline highlighting some of the gym’s most historic moments.

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To access the page, click here.  For more information about the 2015 Facebook group, please contact Melissa Niksic at mniksic@luc.edu.

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But because of the rocky economy and the threat of budget cuts, the funding for these grants is being seriously threatened and many students could be turned away or lose their current financial aid. In order to raise awareness around this looming issue, Loyola is hosting a seminar on April 18, at 4 p.m., in the Crown Center Auditorium and the entire Loyola community is invited to attend.

“The rally is very much an information session, but the idea behind it is to give our students the tools for grassroots lobbying so that they feel more comfortable and are encouraged to contact their own legislators, not only about MAP, but also about federal financial aid,” says Phillip Hale, the vice president of government affairs.

Eric Weems, the director of student financial assistance, actually expects the funding for the MAP Grant that is provided at the state level to stay the same as it has in recent years. However, that is not necessarily good news. “That will represent a cut in a sense because there are more students coming into the process. So in playing with the same amount of money year to year actually serves as a reduction,” he explains.

As of this year, about 2,600 students received the MAP Grant at Loyola, but the demand for this financial aid is growing every day. Students of Illinois who receive the MAP Grant will know by July 1 whether or not their funding has been cut, as this is the date in which the state is required to have a budget in place.

In past years, the Pell Grant that is supported at the federal level has actually seen increased funding through the Obama administration. Today, about 3,300 Loyola students receive Pell funding. However, the recent talk of serious decreases to the federal budget does not bode well for this student grant.

“As much as I’d love to see the amount be increased, I would consider it a victory to at least see level funding,” states Weems. “The hope is that if it doesn’t increase, at least it doesn’t decrease so the same pool [of students] can remain in the program coming forward. but with such an emphasis being made on the reduction of spending, it’s a very real possibility,” he says.

While the first step towards securing this funding is raising awareness around the worsening issue, the second step lies in the hands of the students. By contacting their personal state representatives in Congress, reaching out to members of the Illinois General Assembly, or writing a letter to Governor Pat Quinn, students can make a world of difference in this campaign.

If you would like to write a letter to your representative or legislator, Hale recommends you include three elements:

1. First, talk about yourself and your personal situation
2. This is called the “but for” stage of the letter; for example, write, “But for MAP. but for Pell Grants. but for this financial aid I couldn’t attend Loyola.” The point is that without this aid, you could not be studying at Loyola.
3. Lastly, talk about your personal dreams and mission in life and how being at Loyola is going to help you achieve that

“Sending a letter or even seeing [your representative] in person makes a huge difference. If they receive only five or six letters on the same issue, it’s going to get their attention,” says Maggie Meza, a junior at Loyola who works as the government relations coordinator with Loyola’s government affairs office.

If you would like more information on how you can make a difference and help in the effort to procure steady or increased funding for the Federal Pell Grant or the Illinois MAP Grant, contact Phil Hale by e-mailing him at phale@luc.edu.

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• Double income families represent 43 percent of the workforce.
• Working mothers are the primary breadwinners in 39 percent of households.
• Working women make up 35 percent of all self-employed workers.
• Women hold 51.4 percent of management and professional jobs.
• Women earn 43 percent of all MBAs.
• Women earn 60 percent of all master’s degrees.
• About half of all law and medical degrees are earned by women.

With the vast majority of the workforce made up of DINKs (Double Income, No Kids) and DISKs (Double Income, Some Kids), the question facing us as individuals, couples, and a nation is: How do we do it all? That is, how do we balance work, play, life, and children? Survey after survey reports that both men and women are suffering from anxiety, guilt, and exhaustion regarding work-family conflicts. According to the Center for American Progress, “government policies and laws continue to rely on an outdated model of the American family.

And, despite the existence of innovative practices in corporate America, most employers fail to acknowledge or accommodate the daily juggling act their workers perform, they are oblivious to the fact that their employees are now more likely to be women, and they ignore the fact that men now share in domestic duties.”

Unless we begin to seriously address the issue, we risk failure as professionals, persons, and parents. A working mother I interviewed a number of years ago perhaps stated the problem most eloquently when she said: “I don’t know what I feel more guilty about. The job, that I can never keep up with? Missing stuff with the kids, because I can’t take time off? The house that we sleep in and eat in, but rarely live in? Or, my relationship with my husband, good-old … whatever his name is!”

Submit your workplace quandaries to Al Gini, professor of business ethics, at EthicsExpert@luc.edu.

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Supersymmetric quantum mechanics reveal why totally different forces can produce the same quantum jumps in energy, rather like a violin and an oboe playing the same notes. The book, which was released in October, is the first text of its kind geared toward undergraduates. The book reviews “ordinary” quantum mechanics needed for supersymmetric quantum mechanics, while concentrating on the essentials in both areas.

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Note: The University has learned that Alderwoman Virginia Rugai will be unable to attend tonight’s discussion due to a family emergency. We wish her and her family the best.

While it’s true that women accomplish great things every day, March is the month of the year when we give special recognition to their many wonderful accomplishments. And during the Ann F. Baum Women and Leadership Speaker Series on March 24 in the Mundelein Center Auditorium, four spectacular alderwomen will be honored for their many years of public service.

The special subtitle for this year’s meeting, “All Politics is Local, Public Service for the Common Good,” was chosen specifically because of the amazing coincidence that these four alderwomen were retiring from City Council all in the same year. “They are phenomenal models of the importance of public service,” says Janet Sisler, the director of the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership.

The four alderwomen who will speak during the series are:

Vi Daley - Lincoln Park, 43rd Ward
Virginia “Ginger” Rugai – Beverly, 19th Ward
Helen Shiller – Uptown, 46th Ward
Mary Ann Smith – Edgewater, 48th Ward

“In the last five years or so, graft and corruption has really poisoned our view of public service [in Illinois],” explains Sisler. “So during this time, we really wanted to point out that these are four women who have provided exemplary public service to the public good,” she says.

And the policies of these women have had less to do with increasing political popularity and more to do with helping their communities. “These women have been very dedicated to enriching the lives of the citizens of Chicago in their own neighborhoods by providing for higher quality of life, for more economic development, for more access to city services, and more access to the programs that humans need in order to thrive,” believes Sisler.

The day of this event also marks the formal opening of the Mary Ann Smith Collection, a group of her personal and political civic papers that are open to the public for research. They will be available in Gannon Center’s Women and Leadership archives.

All four alderwomen will speak during the series, which will be hosted by broadcast professional and Loyola professor Beth Konrad. It is co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Government and Community Relations. Click here to RSVP.

“We want to celebrate the public service of these four phenomenal women and encourage our undergraduates and the Loyola community to follow in their footsteps by choosing some form of public engagement,” remarks Sisler.

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The book features contributions from leading scholars in social psychology who have begun to examine the motivations and processes that underlie people’s ability to develop positive and meaningful relationships across group boundaries.

The book is now available and retails for $69.95. Visit www.apa.org for more information.

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The latest issue of The Phoenix, the University’s award-winning student newspaper, is now available. This week’s edition features stories on the new law program in Rome, LoyolaSecrets, and much more.

To read the full issue, click here.

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The latest issue of The Phoenix, the University’s award-winning student newspaper, is now available. This week’s edition features stories on renovation plans for Baumhart Hall, the appointment of the University’s new athletics director, and much more.

To read the full issue, click here.

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February 10 is also Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM, Bobblehead Night. The first 900 students, faculty, and staff (with a Loyola ID) to enter the Gentile Center that night will receive their very own Sister Jean bobblehead. Sister Jean, a fixture of the Loyola community since arriving on the Mundelein campus in 1961, serves as the Ramblers’ team chaplain and No. 1 fan, and more importantly, she’s an inspiration as she cheers the men’s basketball team at home games and helps players balance academics with their commitment to athletics.

“Sister Jean has been such an institution here at Loyola for many years, and in particular, within the athletic department and men’s basketball program,” says Pat Schultz, director of marketing. “She is truly a celebrity at Loyola and we felt it only appropriate that she be Loyola’s first bobblehead.”

“Obviously, it’s a huge honor to have my very own bobblehead night,” says Sister Jean. “A few weeks back, I was interviewed at halftime by Ramblers play-by-play man John Fitzgerald and he told me ‘actors receive academy awards, others receive emmys, and now you’ve made it with your own bobblehead.’ It’s really a thrill, and I just want to thank the athletics department for this unique tribute.”

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The latest issue of The Phoenix, the University’s award-winning student newspaper, is now available. This week’s edition features stories on student housing plans, the search for a new AD, the cancellation of a spring Tunisia trip, and much more.

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On Sunday at 2 p.m., the Chicago Bears will host the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field for the right to advance to Super Bowl XLV in Dallas, Texas. We asked Loyolans to weigh in with their predictions. Here’s what they had to say! If you’d like to add your prediction, send an e-mail to umc@luc.edu.

Fearless Predictions:

Bears 24, Packers 17
-Bill Sherry

Packers 31, Bears 10 (PACKERS! Everyone knows the Bears are only where they are by horrible refs (Detroit games especially) and they beat an under .500 Seahawks to get to where they are. Cutler won’t know what to do with Matthews and Raji coming at him and Woodson and Williams picking off his passes.
-Brian Priddis

Packers 24, Bears 17 (Even if the Bears were to beat the Packers, they will let us down! This is Chicago we expect it. I agree with Bill.)
-Rick Feltes

Packers 24, Bears 21 (PACKERS will WIN and they will beat the Steelers in the Superbowl!!!)
-Emily Schmitt

Bears 28, Packers 24 (DA BEARS will win and will face the Jets in the Super Bowl!)
-Joseph Adetoro

Bears 124, Packers 14  (Kidding! Actual Prediction:  Bears 20, Packers 17
-Mark Beane

Bears 17, Packers 10
-Maeve Kiley

Bears 28, Packers 20
-John Drevs

Packers 58, Bears 0 (Sorry, I am a realist)
-Melissa Niksic

Bears 28, Packers 24
-Kim Walsh

Bears 21, Packers 17
-Pat Schultz

Bears 30, Packers 13 (Four turnovers for the Bears defense)
-Dave Maly

Bears 24, Packers 17
-John Adorno

Bears 21, Packers 14 (Jay Cutler is actually consistent in this game and does not throw an interception!)
-Annie Hughes

Bears 21, Packers 17 (Bears!!!)
-Brian Sisson

Bears 28, Packers 21 (Go Bears!!!!…Rodgers breaks both legs)
-Chris Abplanalp

Bears 23, Packers 17
-Paul Colino

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The latest issue of The Phoenix, the University’s award-winning student newspaper, is now available. This week’s edition features stories on the tuition increase, summer internship searches, Chicago’s mayoral race, and much more.

To read the full issue, click here.

A. At the beginning of each semester, it’s important to remember to make your course available — if you don’t, students cannot see your course on their “My Institution” page, even if they are registered for your course and their names appear on the roster.

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In 2010, Loyola finished with a 20-6 overall mark, including a perfect 14-0 record at Alumni Gym. Davis was named co-MIVA Coach of the Year and three Ramblers, Kris Berzins, Mike Hutz,and Mike Bunting, were named to the MIVA All-First Team. Loyola reached the finals of the 2010 MIVA Tournament before falling in the fifth and final set to Ohio State, 3-2.

With four starters returning in 2011, the Ramblers are positioned to make another deep run in this season’s conference tournament, while seeking the program’s first ever trip to the NCAA Final Four. Loyola returns 11 letterwinners and welcomes seven newcomers to the 2011 roster, many of whom own All-American credentials. The Ramblers were picked to finish third in the 2011 MIVA Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

Outside/Opposite Outside Hitters
Mike Bunting, a junior and 2010 All-MIVA First Team selection, returns for a third year after leading the team with 310 kills and 636 total attacks last season. In 25 matches, the Wyomissing, Pa. native, managed a .314 attack percentage and served 21 aces. Against Ohio State in the MIVA Championship match, Bunting lead Loyola with 16 kills. The 6-4 junior will be looked upon early to lead the Rambler offense.

Junior Domenic DeWaele, a 6-6 lefty from Hamilton, Ont., is back at opposite outside hitter after posting 260 kills and 14 service aces in 23 matches last spring. DeWaele put on a career performance against George Mason (3/26), mustering a team season-high 26 kills and a career-high six blocks. For his efforts last year, he earned All-MIVA Second Team accolades.

Redshirt junior Brendan Styler and junior Ryan Mullsteff will provide experience off the bench, as each saw action in eight matches last season. Styler posted 22 kills, including a season-high six stops against MSOE (1/26) and Quincy (3/6). Mullsteff finished the 2010 campaign with seven kills and nine digs, recording a season-high three kills and three digs at George Mason (2/20).

Freshmen Dainis Berzins, Matt Phillips, and Torey Darin will seek their first action in a Loyola uniform.

Middle Hitters
After losing its top two middle hitters to graduation, Loyola will look for Steve Thompson to step into a starter’s role in 2011. Thompson, a junior from Oak Park, Calif., appeared in 12 matches last season, making 28 kills and 22 block in 23 sets of action. Redshirt sophomore Eric Daliege will serve as Thompson’s backup after seeing game action against MSOE last spring.

Redshirt sophomore Kyle Nail will likely make his first career appearance in 2011, while freshmen Tim Frydendall, Danny Podkowa, and Jonas Stalyga will look to move up the depth chart throughout the season.

Setters
Senior Mike Hutz, a four-time academic all-conference member and 2010 MIVA All-First Team recipient, returns as the starting setter after notching 1,108 assists (13.04/set), 174 digs (2.05/set), 69 total blocks, and 27 service aces in 2010. In three seasons, Hutz has posted 3,540 career assists, ranking fourth all-time in school history. The Whitefish Bay, Wis., native was fifth in assists in the MIVA last season.

One of two captains this season, Kyle Exline, a native of Oak Lawn, Ill., will back up Hutz after recording 30 assists and four service aces in 20 matches last spring. J.J. Pincoski brings experience to the position, as the now junior recorded 12 assists in five sets a year ago. Sophomore Matt Mirick and redshirt freshman Joseph Smalzer will provide depth at the position.

Liberos
Senior Tommy Becker returns as the starting libero a season after posting a career-high 182 digs in 26 matches. A native of Manhattan Beach, Calif., Becker joins Exline as a team captain in 2011.

Redshirt junior Teddy Adamczyk will serve as Becker’s primary backup, while redshirt freshman Peter Jasaitis and freshman Peter Maniscalco fill out the libero roster.

Schedule
Not shying away from tough competition, the Ramblers will face one of their toughest schedules in the program’s history. Tough may be an understatement, as Loyola meets the four teams that made up the 2010 Final Four last season.

“I am very excited about this year’s schedule, especially the timing of our matches,” says head coach Shane Davis. “Playing tough non-conference teams like Penn State, BYU, UCLA, Cal State Northridge, and Stanford will help us prepare for our conference matches.”

Finishing 2010 with a perfect home record, the Ramblers will welcome last season’s National Champion Stanford (2/5), along with BYU (2/11), and George Mason (3/18), to Alumni Gym.

“We went undefeated in Alumni Gym last season, and we will need that same home-court advantage this year to try and knock off the defending National Champion, Stanford, and a great BYU team in early February,” Davis says.

Away from Chicago, Loyola will make two notable non-conference road trips, starting in late January with matches against Penn State (1/28) and St. Francis (Pa.) (1/29), and a month later, the Ramblers head west to play Cal State Northridge (3/9) and UCLA (3/11) in California.

Finishing second in the MIVA last season with a 10-2 record, the Ramblers will once again face each conference opponent twice this spring, meeting IPFW, Ohio State, Lewis, Quincy, Ball State, and Grand Canyon in a home-home series.

Loyola’s final six matches come against conference teams. The 2011 MIVA Tournament begins April 23, with the winner advancing to the 2011 NCAA Final Four in State College, Pa., May 5 and 7.

Click here for the full season schedule.

A. Many instructors combine sections of the same course, but wish to maintain separation of each section within the Grade Center. This is possible through two actions: 1) First, create a Blackboard Group for each section (please refer to our online tutorial Creating Student Groups); and then, 2) Create a Grade Center Smart View for each group.

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Ambition can be a virtue or a vice, a driving force or a destructive preoccupation. It can result in energy, enthusiasm, and efficiency. Or it can result in self-indulgence, self-gratification, and selfishness. And, to add insult to injury, misfocused ambition can easily degenerate into obsessive arrogance and dysfunctional jealousy.

Leadership is a duty and a responsibility, not a personal benefit or right. In the words of management guru Peter Drucker, “True leaders don’t ask, ‘What do I want to do?’ They ask, ‘What needs to be done?’”

Have a conundrum at work? Wondering how to handle a sticky business situation? Submit your questions Al Gini, professor of business ethics, at EthicsExpert@luc.edu. Professor Gini’s latest book, Seeking the Truth of Things, is part memoir and part introduction to key philosophical concepts.

A. Blackboard is replacing the Digital Drop Box with the Assignment Tool in the upgrade to Blackboard 9.1, which will take place in May 2011. To help you adjust to the use of the Assignment Tool, Loyola will be shutting off the Digital Drop Box on January 1, 2011.

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For more information regarding The Christ of the Miracle Stories: Portrait through Encounter, please click here.

A. Students can still view their assessment results through the Tools > My Grades view within your course by following a specific set of instructions. Click here to learn more.

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Loyola is offering this special 2-for-1 ticket deal for the men’s games versus Detroit (January 6) and Wright State (January 8). Tickets for Loyola men’s games start at $12 for adults and $5 for children and students.

Four Loyola women’s games will feature the ticket special, beginning with the December 20 match-up with Western Illinois. Rambler women’s basketball fans can also take advantage of the special offer when the team faces Youngstown State (December 31), Cleveland State (January 2), and UIC (January 8).

Women’s basketball tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children and students.

To purchase tickets, click here. Fans can enter the promo code 2FOR1 to receive the special prices.

For more information, please contact the Loyola ticket office at 773.508.WOLF.

This concert is free and open to the public. Reservations are required for this event. To make reservations, please visit LUC.tix.com. Contact the box office at 773.508.3847 or boxoffice@luc.edu with questions or concerns.

The cost for the event is a $10 gift per family, which will support student scholarships. Registration is required and can be completed by clicking here. Please contact Sarah Malouf at smalouf@luc.edu with any questions.

Acclaimed professor of theatre Jonathon Wilson, together with a group of talented student artists, will workshop William Saroyan’s sprawling, Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, The Time of Your Life. Join in as the students dissect this five-act classic American drama about a good-hearted young roustabout in a San Francisco bar who attempts to remedy the lives of those around him, failing to acknowledge that his own life is passing him by.

Make a reservation today at LUC.tix.com. Feel free to contact the box office with any questions at BoxOffice@luc.edu or 773.508.3847.

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A. You can add an adaptive release rule on the PowerPoint file that requires students to click on a button associated with the copyright restriction text before they can see the presentation. But, there isn’t a way to require them to click the button every time they want to view it, only the first time. Click here to learn how to create the adaptive release rule.

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The Staff Recognition and Excellence Awards honor the professional contributions and quality service of our University staff with special public acknowledgment for their exemplary work. Similar to years past, five distinguished awards will be handed out, including Staff Member of the Year, Kay Egan (Person for Others), Student Service (Person for Students), Team Spirit, and Rising Star (New Employee).

The Staff Recognition and Excellence Awards initiative is a collective effort by Staff Council and volunteer members who represent a diverse cross-section of departments and seasoned staff members from both campuses.

If you are interested in attending the awards ceremony and reception, please RSVP by clicking here. If you have questions regarding the awards program, please contact Karnell Black at kblack5@luc.edu or Robbie Jones at rjones7@luc.edu. For a list of past award winners, click here.

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The next session on Thursday, November 11, from noon to 1 p.m., will feature the story of Susan Ross, PhD, professor of theology and chair of the theology department. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome, and lunch will be provided. The event will be held on the second floor of Piper Hall.

To RSVP, send an e-mail to evoke@luc.edu. Reservations must be completed by November 9.

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Check out the recently released video here. For episodes one (the organ) and two (the crypt), please visit igNation at LUC.edu/ignation.

“This free-flowing program coincides with Loyola’s mission and offers students a practical hands-on learning experience, while creating lasting relationships with the residents,” 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 expanded to include a partnership with the Covenant Home of Chicago. To learn more about the program, and how to get involved, please contact Sister Jean at jschmid@luc.edu.

Benefits open enrollment is right around the corner, which means the annual HealthDays fairs are returning to Loyola. The fairs will be held on November 3 and 4, and all benefits-eligible faculty and staff members can earn $50 by simply participating in a blood draw or finger stick and completing the online Health Risk Assessment form.

Last year, more than 600 individuals took advantage of the $50 giveaway. That’s nearly 90 percent of attendees. Similar to past years, participants can pre-register for their FREE blood screening and Heath Risk Assessment by visiting www.myhmihealth.com and entering the site code L773.

In addition to the blood draw and finger stick, HealthDays allows you to get the answers you need from your benefit providers, receive your free flu shot, experience a relaxing chair massage, and more.

HealthDays Information:

Water Tower Campus
Wednesday, November 3
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Regents Hall, 16th Floor, Lewis Towers (Free blood screenings, health tests, flu shots, and massages)
Kasbeer Hall, 15th Floor, Corboy Law Center (Vendors)

Lake Shore Campus
Thursday, November 4
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Regis Hall Multipurpose Room (Free blood screenings, health tests, flu shots, and massages)
Simpson Living Learning Center (Vendors)

In addition, Loyola’s benefits open enrollment period opens on November 1 and runs through November 30. There are changes for 2011, most notably the elimination of the HMO Illinois plan. Questions about open enrollment can be answered at the HealthDays fairs, but Human Resources will also hold separate town hall meetings to discuss the changes for 2011. Details for those events are:

Water Tower Campus: November 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Regents Hall, 16th Floor, Lewis Towers
Lake Shore Campus: November 9 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Crown Center, Room 530
Maywood Campus: TBD

For more information and questions about open enrollment and/or HealthDays, please click here or call 312.915.6175.

The latest issue of The Phoenix, the University’s award-winning student newspaper, is now available. This week’s edition features stories on the University’s dining workers and their union aspirations, commentary on the movie The Social Network, smart shopping tips to aid shopaholics without breaking the bank, and much more.

To read the full issue, click here.

©Nihad Dukhan, Soul

Currently on display at the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) is Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy by Nihad Dukhan. The exhibition, on view through Sunday, January 16, 2011, in the Harlan J. Berk Ltd. Works on Paper Gallery at LUMA, features 29 paintings by calligraphy artist Nihad Dukhan, PhD.

Arabic calligraphy is considered to be the highest form of Islamic art. Muslims view Arabic in its Quranic form as the language through which God communicated his message to the Prophet Muhammad, and thus, as the holiest language. With this inherent reverence to the language, Arabic calligraphy has historically developed as a central art form with a highly decorative purpose.

For more information on the exhibition, visit LUC.edu/luma.

On Friday, October 15, at 10 p.m., the Department of Athletics will host its annual Midnight Madness event to celebrate the opening of the 2010-11 men’s and women’s basketball seasons. The evening features introductions of and scrimmages by both teams, a three-point contest, and the always-entertaining slam dunk contest.

This year, the department is also looking for faculty and staff members to assist with the event, which is a great way to celebrate the start of the basketball season and to interact with the Loyola student body. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 8:30 p.m. in the Alumni Gym’s Ireland Room. Pizza, pop, and t-shirts will be provided.

If you are interested in helping out, please contact Chad Henderson at chenderson2@luc.edu by Tuesday, October 12.

Shuttle – There will be NO shuttle service on Monday and Tuesday, October 11 and 12. The shuttle will resume normal operating hours on Wednesday, October 13.

8-RIDE – The last night of 8-RIDE service before the Fall Break will be Friday, October 8. There will be NO 8-RIDE service from October 9-11. The 8-RIDE will resume its operations on Tuesday, October 12.

In August, Loyola philosophy professor David Ingram released the latest addition to the list of his published works, Habermas: Introduction and Analysis. After having the opportunity to learn under the famous philosopher’s mentor, Herbert Marcuse, during his graduate studies at the University of California-San Diego, Ingram narrowed his dissertation 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 Habermas’s entire philosophy, beginning with his early work from the 1950s and continuing to present day. Though the philosophical arguments of Habermas are complex, Ingram has structured his book in a way that readers of all levels of philosophy can navigate the social theories that are discussed.

The book can be purchased from Cornell University Press (paperbound $26.95).

Dear Loyolans,

I trust many of you are aware of the severe flooding that has occurred in Pakistan in recent months. The scope of this disaster is truly staggering. Millions of people have been left without homes. Food and medical care are desperately needed. It has been said that this is the largest humanitarian crisis the international community has ever faced.

The Loyola community is eager to support the survivors of this disaster by hosting a series of events during the week of October 4. These events, which are sponsored and coordinated by a team of Loyolans from across the University, will raise awareness and provide those who wish to do so with an opportunity to contribute to relief efforts. The week’s programs include the following events:

• The entire Loyola community is invited to attend a free fundraising dinner on Thursday, October 7, at 7 p.m. in Mundelein Auditorium on the Lake Shore Campus. The event will feature Pakistani food, and there is no cost per plate. Featured speakers will include Loyola Professor Marcia Hermansen and Muneer Akhtar, the chair of the American Federation for Pakistan India, who will share updates and pictures of current conditions in Pakistan. Donations for relief efforts will be accepted and encouraged. Please RSVP to Rabia Khan at rkhan@luc.edu.

• On Wednesday, October 6, at 4 p.m., the University will host concurrent teach-ins on the WTC and LSC:

“How Global Climate Change Affects the Distribution of Water, Droughts, and Floods: Pakistan, a Case Study”
Nancy Tuchman, PhD, Vice Provost and Professor of Biology
Bremner Lounge, Centennial Forum Student Union, LSC

“The Pakistan Flood Disaster’s Effect on the Agricultural Production, Economy, and Rural-Urban Migration of Pakistan”
Mine Cinar, PhD, Professor of Economics
Terry Student Center, Rooms 303–304, WTC

• Throughout the week of October 4, at both WTC and LSC, volunteers will staff info tables to provide educational information about the flooding and opportunities to make donations.

For more information, please visit LUC.edu/loyolaresponds.

Let’s all keep the people of Pakistan and those who are assisting them in our prayers and thoughts.

Sincerely,

Michael J. Garanzini, S.J.
President

Al Gini, chair of the management department and a professor of business ethics in the School of Business Administration, has authored his latest book, Seeking the Truth of Things. In the book, he explores his lifelong quest for wisdom. Part memoir, part introduction to key philosophical concepts, the book resoundingly establishes philosophy at the center and not the periphery of the public square. In a real sense, the book is about some of the lessons all of us learn while attending the University of Life.

Seeking the Truth of Things also features a foreword by Loyola University Chicago’s president, Michael J. Garanzini, S.J.

For more information on the book, or to purchase it, click here.

Each semester, Loyola’s President, Michael Garanzini, S.J., delivers his State of the University address to both the Lake Shore and Water Tower campuses. If you were unable to attend, his most recent address, from Monday, September 13 at the Lake Shore Campus, can be accessed at ignation.luc.edu/president.

Loyola’s inaugural Spirit Week is happening now through Saturday, October 2. Spirit Week offers a number of exciting events around campus to allow you to showcase your Loyola pride. Highlights of the week for faculty and staff include:

Men’s and Women’s Soccer Doubleheader and Tailgate
Friday, September 24
4 p.m. at Loyola Soccer Park (6336 N. Hoyne)

Come enjoy tailgating fare and fun before the women’s soccer team takes on Wright State and our men’s soccer team takes on Detroit. Enjoy all the great tailgating basics: games, music, drinks, food, and free Loyola gear. The first 1,500 fans to the tailgate will receive a stadium cup and the first 500 fans into the park receive a Rambler scarf. Make sure to dress in your favorite Rambler colors.

Maroon and Gold Monday
Monday, September 27

All faculty and staff members are encouraged to show their school spirit by wearing Loyola gear and Loyola colors.

Spirit Week Office Decorating Contest
Sign-up today for the University’s Spirit Week Office Decorating Contest. Departments/units/groups (minimum of three employees to a team) who are interested in participating should contact Rabia Khan (rkhan@luc.edu) to register for the contest. The first 25 teams that register will receive an office decorating supply kit. Registration must be completed by Friday, September 24, at 5 p.m.

The contest will be judged by an impartial panel of students. Winners will be announced during the Spirit Rally on Friday, October 1, at 7 p.m. The first place department will win a $100 gift certificate towards a pizza party. The second place department will win a $75 gift certificate towards an ice-cream party. And, the third place winner will win a $50 gift certificate towards an ice-cream party.

For a full schedule of Spirit Week events, visit LUC.edu/spiritweek.

A remarkable set of photographs documenting the underground Catholic Church in China is now on display at Loyola University Chicago’s School of Communication. The photos were taken by renowned Chinese documentary photographer Lu Nan. This is the first time this comprehensive set of photographs have been exhibited in the United States.

Jesuit Catholic missionaries traveled to China in the 16th century, and Franciscans earlier. Some Chinese who practiced Catholicism chose to go underground in 1949 when communists came to power. Although some state-sponsored Catholic churches remained, many chose to practice their faith behind closed doors and in secret.

Lu Nan, born in 1962 in Beijing, grew up during the cultural revolution. He has spent his career documenting humanitarian issues in China. Subjects of his work in the past have included portraits of hospitalized mental patients, life in Tibet, and the Myamar prison camps.

“These photographs are both striking and stirring,” says School of Communication dean Don Heider, PhD. “They show how people hold on to their faith under extraordinary conditions. Lu Nan represents documentary photography at its very best.”

The exhibition, which consists of 60 photographs, is open to the public and will be on display through December 2010.

The Loyola University Chicago mobile app is now available for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Loyola Mobile is a suite of applications that allow mobile device users to access a number of Loyola online services, such as Loyola maps, news and events, directories, libraries, course information, and LOCUS, in one location.

To get Loyola Mobile on your mobile device, you can either visit the App Store on your mobile device and search “Loyola,” or you can visit LUC.edu/bbmobile. The download is available for no charge. The University hopes to have an application available for Blackberries in the near future, and Blackboard is working on a mobile application for the Android platform that could be released in the near future.

Loyola Mobile was created in partnership with Blackboard and Loyola’s Information Technology Services and University Marketing and Communication departments.

Watch video.

Click here to see video from Service Day 2010.

Who is to blame in these scenarios—the process or the players? The engine or the engineers? Capitalism is a slippery slope. After all, there’s a lot at stake. The temptations are real. The benefits are palpable. But can we really blame baseball for Barry Bond’s steroid use, or Wall Street for Bernie Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme? All systems are vulnerable to abuse. But in the end doesn’t it come down to individual choice? Isn’t it ultimately about someone deciding to do something wrong?

I am convinced that business, more than any other human activity, tests our moral mettle and reveals our character. Our present financial crisis is a wake-up call. We need to rethink how, and why, we do business. Profits cannot be the only goal. Capitalism exists to serve more than just itself. No business or business person can view themselves as disconnected from society. The larger goal of business must be to serve the human need for order, trust, security, and fulfillment.

Have a conundrum at work? Wondering how to handle a sticky business situation? Submit your questions to EthicsExpert@luc.edu.

Starting September 14, Titra will teach classes at Cuneo ranging from landscape painting in oils and acrylics to illustrated journaling. All classes will include group demonstrations and discussion, as well as group and personal attention and instruction. Each class session welcomes artists of all skill levels, and private instruction is available upon request. Groups will include 10 to 12 participants each.

To learn more about classes and to register, please visit www.cuneomansion.org. You can also contact the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens at 847.362.3042 and a representative will register you over the phone.