Many young people who are emancipated from foster care upon reaching adulthood find themselves suddenly alone and facing an uncertain future. Nobody knows that better than Antwan Turpeau (MSW ‘10), who was a ward of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services for 11 years. Read on to hear his story.
After 43 years at Loyola, Sammy Danna, PhD, a professor of communication, is retiring. Aside from educating countless Loyola students in communication, advertising, public speaking, and media law classes, Danna helped launch WLUW-FM 88.7, and he is the author of more than 70 articles, monographs, and book chapters. A retirement celebration is scheduled for May 24.
This year’s Alumni Service Day, held in April, spread more than 200 alumni, friends, and family throughout Chicago, where they picked up trash, spruced up dilapidated sites, and found creative ways to lend a helping hand.
Carlos Robles, a junior secondary education major, is not someone you could imagine being arrested. However, being arrested is exactly what has brought him to where he is today. Read on to learn more about his interesting journey to Loyola.
For the Class of 2012, their time studying at Loyola is coming to a close, and that means one thing: Commencement weekend. Commencement ceremonies are underway and run through May 12, with the School of Law ceremony scheduled for May 19, and the Stritch School of Medicine ceremony on June 3.
Liza Whitacre, who would have been a part of the class of 2012 graduating this week, tragically passed away in October 2009, in a bicycle accident at the corner of Damen and Wellington, near Hamlin Park. Now, a bench is being put in the park to commemorate her life, and a memorial service will be held to dedicate the bench on June 3, from noon to 1 p.m.
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the appointment of Elliott J. Gorn, PhD, the new Joseph A. Gagliano Chair in Urban History in the College and Arts and Sciences. Loyola is thrilled to welcome Dr. Gorn to our University community beginning fall 2012.
Throughout the academic year we’ve profiled a number of exemplary Loyola students on this site. Today, we want to introduce you to the face behind many of the excellent feature stories and profiles that you’ve been reading at LUC.edu/insideloyola. Meet Jessica Reynolds, a political science and journalism major, who will graduate from Loyola this Friday.
Loyola students should add “reusable water bottle” to their packing lists for the 2012-13 school year. Beginning in 2013, no plastic water bottles will be sold on campus, following a two year “UnCap Loyola” campaign, pioneered by the Student Environmental Alliance and the United Student Government Association.
Reinhard Andress, PhD, an accomplished German literature scholar, has been named the new dean of Loyola University Chicago’s largest college, the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Andress, who succeeds the current dean, Frank Fennell, PhD, will officially join the University on July 1, 2012
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Registration for private and group swim lessons (both adult and youth) is now open at the Halas Sports Center. Read on to learn more.
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