Monthly Archives: April 2012

Loyola Spring Block Party

Put on your party hats and join in as Loyola celebrates with the annual Spring Block Party.  

The WTC Spring Block Party will be held on Wednesday, April 25th, from 11 am-2pm. There will be food from different vendors, a photo booth, a climbing wall, live band karaoke and PRIZES!  There will be something for everyone and fun by the bucket-load.  Sponsored by Water Tower Campus Life.


Women’s Leadership Reception

(L-R) Jackie Marquez, M.Div., LPAC, Chaplain in Campus Ministry; junior Patricia Graham, major in International Studies and minor in Peace Studies; and Jacqueline Anderson, PhD, LSCW, Adjunct Faculty in the School of Social Work; were all honored at the Women’s Leadership Reception at WTC on Thursday, March 29. Also honored, but not pictured, was Daviree Velazquez, Assistant Resident Director in Residence Life and Graduate Student in Higher Education Administration. The event was part of Women’s History Month, and honored student, faculty and staff women leaders at Loyola.


Women’s Leadership Conference

Women’s Leadership Conference: April 20, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Westin Michigan Avenue

The  Women’s Leadership Conference, originally started in 2008 as a culmination for women who completed the Women’s Leadership certificate through Loyola’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS).  Since then, according to Carolyn Gosselin, program director at SCPS, the event has grown to a 150 person day of workshops, speakers, and networking.

This year the keynote speaker is Dr. Diane Osgood of Osgood Sustainability Consulting, who is a global expert in food sustainability and human rights issues. In addition, she advises Fortune 500 companies and is a senior adviser for the Clinton Global Initiative.  The conference, whose theme this year is “Resilience,” includes a morning inspirational speaker, a panel of women discussing their leadership journey, a luncheon with a keynote speaker, afternoon workshops on different issues facing women and leadership, and a final opportunity to network with fellow conference attendees.  The conference is open to anyone–undergraduate students to working professionals, and will be presented in an educational context that offers tools women can apply to their lives immediately.

For more information, visit the Women’s Leadership Conference website here.