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NEWS FOR FACULTY AND STAFF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO | MAY 2009

FOUNDERS' DINNER

In February, Loyola partnered with the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training to establish a University representative office in Ho Chi Minh City. The partnership makes Loyola the first university in the nation to have a location in Vietnam.

Through the office, Loyola will work in three critical areas of need: English as a Second Language (ESL) education for health care professionals, leadership programs for Vietnamese professionals and administrators, and study-abroad programs for U.S. students. Details and timing of the ESL and leadership programs are still being determined. The study-abroad program will commence this summer.

The partnership between Loyola and the ministry office began in the summer of 2007, when Loyola President Michael J. Garanzini, S.J., and representatives of the University were invited by the deputy prime minister of Vietnam to meet with the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training to discuss how Loyola could share its expertise with Vietnam by sponsoring specific courses. Subsequently, Loyola appointed a young Vietnamese graduate of Loyola, Joseph Dao, to represent the University in Vietnam.

“These Vietnamese projects, both academic and service, offer a promising set of new opportunities for both Loyola and Vietnamese students,” says Patrick Boyle, PhD, associate provost. “Our hope is that Loyola can provide leadership and academic pro-grams that help the Vietnamese and their higher education sector better serve the needs of the country.”

A long-time member of the English department and, most recently, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Dr. Fennell has been appointed dean of the CAS, the University’s largest college.

Saturday, June 6

Vietnam opens doors to Loyola

FRANCIS L. FENNELL, PhD

Currently vice president for student development at Seattle University, Dr. Kelly has been appointed Loyola’s vice president of student affairs. Dr. Kelly assumes his new role on July 1, 2009.

ROBERT D. KELLY, PhD

A distinguished surgeon, 19-year chief of Loyola’s Burn Center, and a world-renowned authority on the care of burn wounds and burn research, Dr. Gamelli has been named dean of Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Gamelli assumed the duties held by Dr. John “Jack” Lee, who resigned in April.

RICHARD L. GAMELLI, MD, FACS

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Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, winner of the Dux Mirabilis Award, cheers with the 2006-07 Loyola basketball team.

Is that Bob Newhart’s voice we hear?Keep your ears open. Loyola’s favorite funnyman, Bob Newhart, can now be heard on television sets throughout Chicago touting his alma mater. A 1952 graduate, Newhart earned his degree in accounting from Loyola before launching a successful career in standup comedy. His deadpan delivery makes for an unconventional choice to voice over TV spots, but as he once said, “This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills.” We’re confident it will also attract the attention of local prospective students. The spots started airing locally on April 20, and will debut on cable stations—including A&E, TLC, and the Discovery Channel—in May.

For more information on the CCIH and its

public programming, send an e-mail to

catheritage@luc.edu.

Chicago archbishop headlines annual symposium

On Thursday, April 16, the Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage (CCIH) hosted its annual symposium. This year’s topic was, “Is Belief in God Irrational?” The successful event was held in coopera-tion with the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Department of Peace and Justice and featured speakers from the Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, and Evangelical traditions.

The event featured opening remarks by Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago, and presenta-tions by Edward Oakes, S.J., associate professor, University of St. Mary of the Lake; Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago; Dr. Frederick Aquino, assistant professor, Abilene Christian University; and Dr. Kenneth Seeskin, professor, Northwestern University.

O n Saturday, June 6, Loyola will hold its

annual Founders’ Dinner to honor major

contributors to Loyola—past, present, and

future. The event kicks off with an awards ceremony at

5 p.m. in the Donovan Reading Room (Cudahy Library),

where the Coffey and Damen award winners will be

announced. A cocktail reception in the Information

Commons will be held at 6 p.m., followed by a dinner/

awards ceremony in the beautifully decorated Gentile

Center at 7 p.m. Guests will enjoy a multi-course dinner,

the presentation of the Dux Mirabilis award, 100th

birthday celebrations of the schools of law and

medicine, video tributes, dancing, and much more.

Specially discounted faculty and staff tickets are

available for $100 per person (limit two) and can be

purchased at LUC.edu/founders by clicking on the

registration link. In order to receive the faculty and

staff discount, registrants must use their Loyola

e-mail addresses.

For more information on the event, please contact

the Offi ce of Special Events at 312.915.7662 or visit

LUC.edu/founders.

DUX MIRABILIS AWARD Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt,

University Ministry

COFFEY AWARD

Janet W. Sisler (BA ’74, MA ’82)

DAMEN AWARDS

College of Arts and SciencesRonald A. Grzywinski (A&S ’58)

School of Business AdministrationJohn E. “Jack” Rooney (MBA ’69)

The Graduate SchoolRev. Brian G. Paulson, S.J. (MA ‘85)

School of EducationDr. Blondean Y. Davis (BA ’70, MEd ’75, EdD ’85)

School of LawDr. Randy Lamm Berlin (JD ‘91)

Stritch School of MedicineDr. James R. Baker (MD ’78)

Marcella Niehoff School of NursingDr. Judith Kosloskus Scully (BSN ’62)

Institute of Pastoral StudiesRichard F. Clark (MRE ’78)

School of Continuing and Professional StudiesChristopher G. Atchison (BA ’71)

School of Social WorkDr. Joseph A. Walsh (BA ’67, MSW ’69)

Awardees

Jean-Christophe Ballot, Shadow of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, Silver gelatin print, 2003

This summer, LUMA is proud to exhibit Rodin: In His Own Words. The exhibition, which features the work of the French artist Auguste Rodin, includes 36 bronze sculptures spanning the length of Rodin’s artistic legacy, as well as excerpts of Rodin’s writing and murals that reveal the artist’s thought processes and artistic techniques and a 10-part educational exhibit on casting sculpture.

LUMA is honored to collaborate with the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation in presenting this significant Rodin exhibition, the first large-scale Rodin show in the Chicago area in more than two decades. LUMA will also offer public programs in conjunction with the exhibit, including a series of lectures on Rodin and French art traditions.

In tandem with the Rodin show, LUMA will exhibit Paris–Chicago: The Photography of Jean-Christophe Ballot—An Architectural Dialogue. In this exhibit, prominent French architectural photographer Jean-Christophe Ballot celebrates the unique relationship between sister cities Chicago and Paris. Concentrating on the formal elements of light, volume, and composition, the artist juxtaposes views of the two cities in a visual dialogue.

Both shows will run from Saturday, June 13, to Sunday, August 16. And save the date for LUMA’s annual fundraiser on Monday, June 22. This year’s event, Paris by the Lake, will take on a decidedly French theme, as the museum recreates a large French market on the University’s Water Tower Campus.

LUMA features French-themed exhibitions and fundraiser

Save the DateL A K E S H O R E C A M P U S

Organ Concert: Organ & Instruments

May 17

3–4:15 PM

Madonna della

Strada Chapel

Join musicians from the Chicagoland

area for a special concert, as part of

a yearlong celebration marking the

installation of the beautiful organ in

Madonna della Strada Chapel. The

event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Steven

Betancourt at 773.508.2195 or

sbetancourt@luc.edu.

WAT E R T OW E R C A M P U S

Lunch at LUMA

June 17

11:30 AM

Loyola University

Museum of Art

Head to this final installment of the

“Lunch at LUMA” lecture series. This

month’s speaker is Bren Murphy, PhD, a

professor of communication at Loyola,

who will discuss “Screen Sisters: The

Curious Image of Nuns on Big and

Little Screens.” Admission is $35. To

purchase tickets, e-mail luma@luc.edu

or call 312.915.7630.

M AY WO O D C A M P U S

Educational Workshop: Classroom

Strategies and Best Practices

May 15

1–2 PM

Leischner Hall,

Room 390,

Stritch School

of Medicine

Join Professor and Chief of the

Department of Surgery Gerard

Aranha, MD, FACS, FRCS, for a work-

shop on mentoring and integrating

different levels of learners into a

team while teaching. For more infor-

mation, contact Sandra Cavalieri at

708.216.8192 or scavali@lumc.edu.

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For information

or details, visit

LUC.edu/luma.

Rodin, Head of Shade

Annual Philanthropy for All Seasons Reception

June 18

6–9 PM

Kasbeer Hall,

25 E. Pearson

Hosted by the Nonprofit Management

and Philanthropy Sector Program

(NMPS) at the School of Social Work,

the Annual Philanthropy for All

Seasons reception caps the year for

the NMPS and brings together the

Loyola community with recognized

and respected leaders and repre-

sentatives in the philanthropic and

nonprofit communities. The event

provides a setting to promote dialogue

about the purpose of and current

challenges facing philanthropy

among the academic, nonprofit, and

philanthropic communities. For more

information, including registration,

visit LUC.edu/pfas2009.

BOTH SHOWS

June 13–August 16

SAVE the DATELUMA’s annual fundraiser

Monday, June 22

In the MediaPatrick Boyle Associate Provost, International Affairs

Chicago Sun-Times | March 13, 2009

“If we’re successful in having an English

language program for medical and

nursing students and personnel, we

could fi nd ourselves at a next stage

working with medical schools on

curriculum in Vietnam.”

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Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt Special Assistant, University Ministry

“It’s not an individual game at all. And

I always tell our fellas that you have to

play with your head and your heart. If

you leave out either, you’re in trouble.”

Chicago Sun-Times | March 15, 2009

Chaplain of Loyola’s

men’s basketball team

Sr. Jean Schmidt talks

about the advice that

she gives to the team

before each game.

Alexander TsesisAssistant Professor, School of Law

“From what I’ve seen, it would pass

constitutional muster...The legislation

targets several companies that received

government funds. For the measure to

be unconstitutional, courts would have

to fi nd that the motive of the legislation

was to target one company.”

Associated Press, Bloomberg.com, NWAnews.com | March 21, 2009

Alexander Tsesis

discusses the Senate

Democrats’ proposal

to vote on a plan

to tax most of the

bonuses given to AIG

employees.

Patrick Boyle talks

about the goals for

Loyola’s new

representative

offi ce in Vietnam.

Art LurigioAssistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

“If you’re sensing danger, pay attention

to your instincts…If something doesn’t

feel right, it’s better to give the indication

you’re being rude than to be a victim of

a crime.”

RedEye | March 24, 2009

Art Lurigio talks about

how to prevent your-

self from becoming a

victim of a crime.

Warren HaleDirector, Residence Life

“Nearly 80 percent of the 1,830 freshmen

living on campus have applied to live in

a dorm next year, an increase from the

61 percent of freshmen who opted for

sophomore dorms at this time last year.”

Chicago Sun-Times | March 26, 2009

Warren Hale discussing

the fact that many

Loyola students have

chosen to live on

campus during the

challenging economic

times.

The Loyola Phoenix wins General Excellence AwardLoyola’s student newspaper, The Loyola Phoenix, took home second place for General

Excellence at the Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) conference in February, placing for the first time since earning third place in 2006. The publication also netted 18 other awards, nine of them first place, in categories representing all sections of the paper. Thirty-nine Illinois schools are members of ICPA, including DePaul, Northwestern, and Columbia.

S C H O O L O F CO M M U N I C AT I O N

Emmy award winners join SOC The School of Communication, in March, announced the hiring

of two new faculty members, both Emmy award winners, adding to a growing list of faculty with impressive industry experience.

John C.P. Goheen will teach introduction to video production and visual storytelling. He is a twelve-time Emmy-award-winning photographer with an extensive career in television news, including programs such as 60 Minutes, Dateline NBC, and Monday Night Football.

Lee Hood, PhD, comes to Loyola from Colorado University. She has 18 years of experi-ence in television news, including 10 years as a full-time producer, and is an Emmy award winner. She will teach public relations courses.

Lee Hood, PhD

CO L L E G E O F A R T S A N D S C I E N C E S

English professor delivers lectures in India In March, Professor Peter Shillingsburg traveled to Bengal,

India, to celebrate the 150th birthday of Rabindranath Tagore, India’s only Nobel Prize winner for literature. Tagore donated his work to Visva Bharati University, which is planning a new collec-tion to memorialize his work. Shillingsburg served as an editorial consultant and helped organize the new collection. His trip also included two public lectures on the functions of textual criticism at the present time and how to use textual studies in reading and teaching. A celebrated professor, Shillingsburg is the Martin

J. Svaglic Professor of Textual Studies in the English department at Loyola. He is also the general editor of a scholarly edition of the works of W.M. Thackeray.

Peter Shillingsburg

John C.P. Goheen in Chad, along the Chad/Sudan border, in a refugee camp for displaced Sudanese who came from the Darfur region of Sudan to escape violence. (2007)

Lori Greene | Director of Undergraduate AdmissionSpring Hill College (BS ‘94), University of South Alabama (MBA ‘00)

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What’s new in Loyola’s undergraduate

admissions office?

We are working with the Enrollment Marketing

group to continue enhancing the communica-

tion flow to students, including efforts through

the new Next Stop admitted student portal.

I am also encouraged by our outreach initia-

tives that continue to grow through programs

like AVID, LINK, and the Cristo Rey Network.

International recruitment holds a special spot

in our planning focus as well.

What is your office doing to continue to

attract the best and brightest students?

Our newest initiative is the Presidential

Achievement Competition, which allowed

us to welcome 137 Presidential Scholars to

campus in late March to compete for five

full-tuition scholarships. These students are

top scholars and leaders, and our goal is to

enroll as many of these students as we can,

as they are all great matches for Loyola.

As a newcomer to Loyola, what surprised

you once you got here?

I was surprised at how large the University is

in terms of the number of faculty and staff,

and yet, I was overwhelmed by the number of

people who were so willing to support me in

my transition. I was also really impressed by

the immersion trip offerings.

How is the admissions process different from

when you first began working in the field?

The profession has changed quite a bit since

I first began in the field nearly 15 years ago.

Perhaps the biggest impact is the use of

technology within the operation. I remember

recording student phone calls on an index card

and making permanent notes on decisions in

the actual file. Reports were run only out of a

mainframe system, and not everyone even had

a monitor on their desks. Every aspect of the

process is fairly sophisticated now.

As part of a pro-bono project, Loyola’s Integrated Marketing Communications class recently delivered strategy proposals for the growth of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The project, organized through the marketing class’s lecturer, Sandra Kumorowski, who is associated with the Chicago Chapter of the Reeve Foundation, charged students with

increasing awareness of the foundation in the Chicago area and creating outreach campaign strategies for Chicago Chapter growth.

In their presentation to special guests, includ-ing Peter Wilderotter, president and CEO of the Reeve Foundation, students proposed several ideas, including a basketball fundraising event, a campaign designed to increase awareness and

knowledge of paralysis through education, and a 5K run, along with a logo.

“The executive team that came chose seven top ideas from six projects,” says Kumorowski. “They said it was difficult to pick the best team, so they decided to pick and choose the best ideas. But all the presentations were really excellent, and all the students did an amazing job.”

S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S A D M I N I S T R AT I O N

GSB students pitch ideas to major nonprofit organization

Loyola’s Family Business Center hosted “Creating Vision for the Family Business: Aligning Ownership, Family, and Strategy” on April 23–24. The conference, held in partnership with the U.S. chapter of the Family Business Network, educated business owners on how to create a vision that aligns ownership interests, builds stronger communication between family members, and articulates viable business strategies.

The conference offered sessions on topics that included new ways to look at leadership, tools for strategy development, creating a family continuity plan, family and business governance, new developments in transitioning the business, and engaging the next generation of leaders.

Loyola hosts family-owned businesses conference

BusinessWeek’s 2009 ranking of the top undergraduate business schools surveyed thousands of business majors at more than 100 colleges regarding their schools’ teaching of standard academic specialties. Loyola’s School of Business Administration (SBA) programs ranked highly, but none higher than the ethics program, which ranked number one in the nation, ahead of programs at Texas, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Notre Dame, among others.

Other SBA programs ranked within the 75th percentile: macroeconomics (19), operations management (20), microeconomics (46), sustainability (53), accounting (54), quantitative methods (57), and marketing (60).

SBA ethics program ranks #1 in the nation

For more information on the BusinessWeek rankings, businessweek.com/bschools/rankings. 24TH ANNUAL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT GOLF OUTING

Event features golf, dinner, an

awards presentation, and a silent

auction. To learn more and to

register (beginning in June), visit

loyolaramblers.cstv.com.

SAVE the DATE

Cog Hill Golf and Country Club

Lemont, Illinois

August 6, 2009

Fun Facts

John Warner Norton’s

mural in Cudahy Library

celebrates the role

Jesuit explorers played

in opening up the

Middle West.

This Month Another Year

May 1886 | A bomb exploded

at a workers’ rally at Haymarket

Square, causing a state of alarm

throughout Chicago. The next

evening, Saint Ignatius College

(now Loyola) was to hold a

science exhibition featuring

lectures on, coincidentally, fire,

combustion, and explosion.

Loyola Weekend attracts best and brightest

The Office of Undergraduate Admission hosted the 20th annual Loyola Weekend for admitted students in March. The weekend is an opportunity for admitted students to visit Loyola before making their college decision.

Numbers from the weekend are impressive, as receptions for the schools of business, nurs-ing, and education attracted 311 students. This attendance represents a 32 percent jump compared to 2008. Scholars’ Night, held at the Field Museum, attracted 451 students, with attendance increasing 16 percent from last year. Receptions for the College of Arts and Sciences and schools of communication and social work also saw a significant increase of 5 percent.

Finally, the Presidential Achievement Competition, the weekend’s newest program, was a major success as well. The Office of Undergraduate Admission worked with more than 65 faculty and staff members to provide an individual interview for all 137 Presidential Achievement candidates who came to campus. Each student was competing for one of five full-tuition scholarships.

“We were very pleased with the results of the weekend,” says Lori Greene, director of undergraduate admission. “Looking ahead to the fall, we are expecting a very motivated and talented class of incoming freshmen to become the Loyola Class of 2013.”

New All-Access Loyola video A cubby hole in the library...a corner coffee shop...an atrium with soaring windows. As students, we all had favorite places to hit the books. The crew at All-Access Loyola has assembled a list of our students’ 10 favorite study locations at the Lake Shore and Water Tower campuses.

In the December 2008 issue of Inside Loyola,

we included a story about faculty and staff donors

shattering the previous gift-giving record. In this

month’s “Campaign Update,” we wanted to intro-

duce you to Stephanie Stewart, one of the record

number of faculty and staff members at Loyola who

chose to support the University this year. Stewart

has spent almost eight years at Loyola in the School

of Education.

Why do you support Loyola?

Anything you can give makes a difference. For

example, I’ve seen the difference scholarship money

can make for students—how it can

make the possibility of attending Loyola a reality.

What keeps you at Loyola?

I feel privileged to be part of an organization where

faculty and staff have a genuine interest in providing

students with an excellent educational experience.

I’ve worked for other organizations, so this is not a

quality that I take for granted.

What do you think makes Loyola different?

I believe that excellent teaching and attention to

the individual student set us apart. This is not just

my own view—I’ve also heard this repeatedly from

current students and alumni.

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Stephanie Stewart (PhD ’07)Assessment Coordinator, School of Education

Luncheon honors employee and student donors

In March, Loyola President Michael J. Garanzini, S.J., and Jonathan Heintzelman, vice president of advancement, welcomed faculty, staff, and student donors to a luncheon for their support of Partner: The Campaign for the Future of Loyola. The campaign has raised more than $309 million toward its $500 million goal to provide much needed funds for the

University and the Health System. Daniel Patton, senior-class gift

coordinator and phonathon supervisor, expressed his gratitude to the audience of more than 100.

“Dan is great example of what a Loyola education is all about,” says President Garanzini. “He is exactly the kind of person we want to send into the world—bright, articulate, and ready to lead an extraordinary life of service to others. I also want to tell each of you how much your support of the University and this campaign means to me. Because of you, a Loyola education is available to so many gifted young people who couldn’t otherwise afford it.”

More than 300 faculty and staff members are supporting the Partner campaign through payroll deductions or annual gifts. Since 2004, employee participation has grown 188 percent and student participation has grown 54 percent.

For current progress and more information on the campaign, visit LUC.edu/partner.

Faculty/Staff Donor Spotlight

What do you think is #1? Check it out at

ignation.luc.edu. Think we missed something?

Let us know by leaving a comment.

Show and Tell

Communication alums, industry leaders celebrate new SOC building

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On March 11, the School of Communication

christened its new building at 51 E. Pearson

with a special open-house celebration for

communication alums and veterans of the

journalism, public relations, and advertising industries,

among others. More than 125 people gathered for the

festivities, which included a reception featuring remarks

from Distinguished Professional in Residence Phil Ponce,

President Garanzini, Dean Don Heider, and student

Sophia Venetos. Danielle Basci, new general manager of

WLUW-FM and long-time communication professor Sam

Danna were presented with a plaque to commemorate

the 30th anniversary of the station. Patrick Dorsey, S.J.,

concluded the reception with the blessing of the new

building. Following the program, attendees mingled,

enjoyed hors d’oeurves and drinks, listened to the musical

stylings of students from the University’s fine and

performing arts department, and toured the new

building with communication students.

Department of Fine and Performing Arts students provide musical entertainment.

Phil Ponce

WLUW-FM General Manager Danielle Basci and SOC Professor Sam Danna.

Patrick Dorsey, S.J., blesses the new SOC building and open-house attendees.

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The following projects will continue this summer on the Lake Shore and Water Tower campuses:

• East Quad landscaping efforts are scheduled to be completed near the end of July.

• Current residence hall Coffey Hall will be closed, and construc-tion will begin to convert the hall into an academic office building that will house the departments of psychology, political science, anthropology, and sociology.

• Phase four of the Mundelein Center renovation will be completed, and the fifth and fourth floors, and part of the third floor, will open.

• Work on 20-24 E. Chicago Avenue will continue. The structure, which will be connected to the Loyola Law Center (25 E. Pearson), will add more than a dozen state-of-the-art class-rooms to Water Tower Campus when it’s completed at the end of the year.

• Construction on floors 16 and 17 in Lewis Towers will begin in earnest, with a target completion date of December 31. When completed, these floors will house members of Loyola’s advancement division.

Summer construction

The new East Quad will be completed in July 2009.