{"id":3579,"date":"2018-05-16T14:46:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T19:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/?p=3579"},"modified":"2024-06-20T15:45:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:45:04","slug":"join-us-as-we-welcome-roberta-to-ips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/?p=3579","title":{"rendered":"Join us as we welcome Roberta to IPS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/files\/2018\/05\/Roberta-McLaurin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3576 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/files\/2018\/05\/Roberta-McLaurin-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roberta-McLaurin-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roberta-McLaurin-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roberta-McLaurin.jpg 1073w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>We recently sat down with Roberta to get to know more about her journey to IPS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your background? Before joining IPS, did you have any experience at Loyola? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I have a history with Loyola University Chicago.\u00a0 As a child, I developed a long lasting relationship with the honorable and highly respectable Sister Jean Delores, as did my father, while employed as a Chef at Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary for 42 years.\u00a0 I am an alumnus; obtaining my Bachelor degree in Communication.\u00a0 I was previously employed at Loyola University for 2 years and went on to obtain my master\u2019s degree in sociology from DePaul University Chicago.\u00a0 Before returning to Loyola, I was employed at the Booth School of Business as a Financial Aid Advisor and at the University of Chicago as an Administrative Coordinator.\u00a0 Presently, I have returned to the prestigious Loyola community, as Coordinator of Student Services within the Institute of Pastoral Studies.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why IPS? What drew you to the position?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I decided to apply for the position of Coordinator within the IPS department because of the diverse job responsibilities.\u00a0 The duties listed offered me an advancement towards learning new objectives.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you most looking forward to as Coordinator of Student Services?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0I am looking forward to interacting and meeting all students who are welcomed and accepted into the many different programs offered in IPS. I am also looking forward to the process of helping those accepted students achieve their goal in completing the program of their choice, and of course, their graduation ceremony.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can reach Roberta by phone at 312.915.7487 or by email at rmclaur@luc.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently sat down with Roberta to get to know more about her journey to IPS&#8230; What is your background? 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