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Motto | Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam |
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Type | Private Jesuit Catholic |
Established | June 30, 1870 |
Endowment | $305,664,000 |
President | Michael J. Garanzini, S.J. |
Academic staff | 1,100 full time |
Students | 15,545 |
Undergraduates | 9,729 |
Postgraduates | 5,816 graduate |
Location | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Campus | 45 acre (182,000 m²) Lake Shore Campus, 70 acre (283,000 m²) Maywood Campus, 5 acre (20,234 m²) Rome Center |
Athletics | 11 NCAA Division I teams |
Colors | Black, Gold and Maroon |
Nickname | Ramblers |
Mascot | Lou Wolf |
Website | http://www.luc.edu/ |
Loyola University Chicago is a private co-educational religious-affiliated university established in Chicago in 1870 as Saint Ignatius College. It was founded by the Roman Catholic religious order of the Society of Jesus and bears the name of the Jesuit patron, Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Loyola is one of twenty-eight member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and, with its current enrollment of more than 15,000 students, is the largest Jesuit University in the United States. Loyola is considered one of the 262 "national universities" by US News & World Report, with a ranking of 112..
Beginnings and expansions
Founded in 1870 as the St Ignatius College on Chicago's West Side. In 1908 the School of Law was established as the first of the professional programs. St Ignatius College changed its name to Loyola University in 1909, while also adding the Stritch School of Medicine. 1923 saw the affiliation of the Chicago College of Dental Surgery with Loyola University, later to be known as Loyola University School of Dentistry (no longer open). In 1934 West Baden College affiliates itself with Loyola University, later to be known as the Bellarmine School of Theology then the Jesuit School of Theology in Chicago. Loyola University established the Loyola University Chicago School of Nursing in 1935, the first fully accredited collegiate school of nursing in the state of Illinois. Loyola then opened the Rome Center for Liberal Arts in 1962, the first American university sponsored program in Rome. 1969 saw the establishment of the Loyola University Chicago School of Education and the opening of the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. In 1979 the School of Nursing is renamed the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. The most recent expansion was the 1991 acquisition of neighboring Mundelein College from the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Main campuses
Loyola University is anchored at the Lake Shore Campus (on the shore of Lake Michigan) in Rogers Park, the northernmost neighborhood of the city of Chicago. Loyola has developed a ten year master plan that is designed to revitalize the community by adding an updated arts center as well as a retail district called "Loyola Station" near the CTA's Loyola 'L' stop. Parts of this plan are in doubt as they rely on public tax money, and Article 10 of the Illinois Constitution prohibits any public money for any reason to a religious institution. Among many others, the science departments are located on this campus. Loyola also has a Water Tower Campus in downtown Chicago on the Magnificent Mile of North Michigan Avenue, steps away from such landmarks as the Water Tower (one of the few structures to survive the Great Chicago Fire) and the John Hancock Center (one of the tallest buildings in the United States). The School of Business Administration, School of Social Work, and the Law School are located at the Water Tower Campus (previously Lewis Towers), and many other classes are held at this campus.
Chicago's Jesuit university also boasts a campus in Rome, Italy. Loyola University Chicago Rome Center was established in 1962 on the site of the 1960 Summer Olympics grounds. It moved to several locations in Rome until finally settling in Monte Mario on the Via Massimi, one of the most affluent districts of the Italian capital. The campus offers a full academic year for Chicago-based Loyola University students wishing to study abroad.
Loyola University Chicago has a medical school, the Stritch School of Medicine, and a hospital and medical center associated with them, all located on a campus in Maywood, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. The former Mundelein College is located just south of the Lake Shore Campus. The former Niles campus no longer exists.
Religious education
Religious education is still one of Loyola University's hallmarks as home to Saint Joseph College Seminary as well as the Jesuit First Studies program.
Loyola's First Studies Program is one of three in the country, with Fordham University and Saint Louis University housing the other two. During this three year period, Jesuit Scholastics and Brothers generally study philosophy and some theology. First Studies is one part of an eleven-year formation process toward the Jesuit priesthood. This program is administered by the Chicago Province Society of Jesus.
Saint Joseph College Seminary serves the Archdiocese of Chicago and provides vocational training to candidates of diocesan priesthood. Loyola University also provides rigorous religious education for those seeking careers in lay ministry with the Loyola University Pastoral Institute as well as degree opportunities in interdisciplinary Catholic studies.
Athletics
Main article: Loyola RamblersBuildings
Lake Shore Campus
- Alumni Gym
- Arrupe House
- Athletic Field & Stevens Building
- Campion Hall & St. Joseph Seminary
- Centennial Forum Student Union
- Coffey Hall
- Creighton Hall
- Crown Center
- Cudahy Library
- Cudahy Science Hall
- Dumbach Hall (Formerly "Loyola Academy")
- Fairfield Hall
- Fine Arts / Root Building
- Fine Arts Annex
- Flanner Hall
- Fordham Hall
- George Halas, Jr. Sports Center
- Georgetown Hall
- Gonzaga Hall
- Granada Center (Part of Fordham Hall, formerly the site of the Granada Theatre)
- Holy Cross Hall
- Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons
- Loyola University Jesuit Residence
- Madonna Della Strada Chapel
- Martin D'Arcy Museum of Art (Now located at Lewis Towers ,Water Tower Campus under the name Loyola University Museum of Art)
- Marquette Hall
- Mertz Hall
- Mundelein Center (Formerly "Skyscraper Building", "Mundelein College")
- Piper Hall
- The Quinn Quadrangle
- The Quinlan Life & Science Center
- Regis Hall
- Rockhurst Hall
- Santa Clara Hall
- Seattle Hall
- Simpson Living-Learning Center
- Sullivan Center for Student Services (Formerly "Sullivan Science Library")
- Wright Hall (BVM Residence)
- The Yellow House
- Xavier Hall
Water Tower Campus
- 25 E. Pearson Loyola Law Center
- Rev. Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J. Residence Hall and Terry Student Center
- The Clare (Building currently under construction)
- Lewis Towers (Also houses "Loyola University Museum of Art")
- Maguire Hall
Student Life
Sports
Lou Wolf is the mascot for the university. He was inspired by the coat-of-arms of St Ignatius of Loyola, from whom Loyola derives its name, which depicts two wolves standing over a kettle. He is ever-present at Loyola's basketball games, encouraging fans to show their support for the Ramblers.
Greek Life
Loyola University Chicago also houses Greek life on its Lake Shore Campus. These Greek organizations include the social fraternities Sigma Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Alpha Delta Gamma;as well as the social sororities Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Phi Sigma Sigma and Kappa Kappa Gamma. Alpha Delta Gamma remains the only private school-sanctioned fraternity house on campus.
Loyola is also home to the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) co-ed fraternity Alpha Psi Lambda, and sororities Gamma Phi Omega (The first Latina-oriented sorority at Loyola) and Sigma Lambda Gamma (the largest Latina-oriented sorority in the U.S.) as well as several co-ed business fraternities such as Alpha Kappa Psi, Delta Sigma Pi, Kappa Psi, and Sigma Tau Delta. Loyola also has a co-ed service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega.
Notable Alumni
Business
- K.C. Hawthorne-world famous lawyer
- Patrick H. Arbor, Chicago Board of Trade Chairman
- Brenda C. Barnes, Sara Lee Corporation Chairman, CEO; first female COO of PepsiCo
- David Ferm, Business Week Publisher
- Richard L. Flanagan, Borders Group CEO
- Jeffrey D. Jacobs, Harpo Entertainment Group President
- John B. Menzer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Vice Chairman
- Mike O'Brien, co-founder of Sweet Baby Rays
- Robert L. Parkinson, Jr., Baxter International Inc. President/CEO
- Michael R. Quinlan, McDonald's Corporation Chairman
- Thomas M. Schoewe, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Executive Vice President & CFO
- Aloysius VanEekeren, President of Vanee Foods Company
Education
- Lawrence Biondi, St. Louis University President
- Gery J. Chico, Chicago Board of Education President
- Alice B. Hayes, President Emerita & former President of the University of San Diego
- J. Dennis O'Connor, university president
- Thomas Pilat, Associate Professor
- Sho Yano, child prodigy
Entertainment
- Susan Candiotti, CNN Correspondent
- Philip Caputo, Author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Susan Carlson, WBBM-TV Chicago News Anchor
- Sandra Cisneros, author
- Karla DeVito, lead solo performer/ singer
- David Draiman, lead singer of Disturbed
- Stuart Dybek, author
- James Iha, The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle guitarist
- Ernie Manouse, TV Anchor/Producer, PBS
- James McManus, author
- Jennifer Morrison, actress (House M.D.)
- Bob Newhart, actor/comedian
- David Pasquesi, actor
- Bill Plante, CBS White House Correspondent
- David Rindner,Visual Effects Artist
- Daniel Quinn, author
- Bill Rancic, winner of The Apprentice (first season)
- John Roy, comedian
- Stuart Shea, baseball writer & rock music critic
- Steve Spiewak, CBS MaxPreps.com Host; High School Sports pundit
- Nicole Canton, American Idol Finalist
- Leslie David Baker, actor (The Office)
Government & Politics
- William J. Campbell, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- William M. Daley, United States Secretary of Commerce
- Richard A. Devine, Cook County State's Attorney
- Jerry Harkness, former professional basketball player & civil rights activist
- Neil F. Hartigan, former Attorney General of Illinois
- Henry Hyde, former Illinois Congressman
- Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General
- Vincent A. Mahler, prominent political scientist
- Mary Ann G. McMorrow, Illinois Supreme Court Justice
- James J. Molloy Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department
- Thomas B. Molloy Nationally Acclaimed Friend
- Mary Morello, Progressive activist
- Dan Rostenkowski, former Congressman
- Edith Sampson, first Black U.S. delegate to the United Nations
- Thomas R. Fitzgerald, 1st District Justice Illinois Supreme Court
- Robert R. Thomas, 2nd District Justice Illinois Supreme Court
Religion
- Edwin M. Conway, Bishop of Chicago
- Norman Geisler, President of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte Carolina
Sports
- John Egan, basketball player
- Les Hunter, former professional basketball player
- LaRue Martin, former professional basketball player (# 1 pick in 1972 NBA Draft)
- Mike Novak, former professional basketball player
- Tom O'Hara, Former Indoor Mile World Record Holder, 1964 Olympian
- Lenny Sachs, Hall of Fame basketball coach
- Phil Weintraub, major league baseball player
- Laura Urani, 1998 Olympic Gold Medalist-American Bobsled Team
Notable professors
- George Anastaplo
- Sergio Balanzino
- Mark Bosco S.J.
- Jonathan Bougie
- Robert O. Bucholz
- Michael J. Garanzini S.J., President
- James Harrington
- Vincent A. Mahler
- T. Jerome Overbeck S.J.
- Mike Quigley
- David Schweickart
- Louis W. Tordella
- Franz Jozef Van Beeck S.J.
- Jonathan Wilson
In popular culture
- The Lakeshore Campus of Loyola University was one of the shooting locations of the motion picture "Flatliners".
- In the Fox television series Prison Break, the protagonist, Michael Scofield, was a graduate of Loyola University, as mentioned on multiple occasions in the first season.
See also
External links
Loyola University campuses
- Official website
- Maps of campuses
- Loyola University Rome Center
- Loyola University School of Business
- Loyola University School of Education
- Loyola University School of Law
- Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
- Loyola University Niehoff School of Nursing
- Loyola University Medical Center
Loyola University Museum of Art
Loyola University athletics
Loyola University media
Loyola Related
References
- http://www.nacubo.org/documents/research/2006NES_Listing.pdf
- http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/academics/factsheets/facts_at_a_glance.pdf
- http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/academics/factsheets/facts_at_a_glance.pdf
- http://www.luc.edu/keyfacts/
- http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/ranknatudoc_brief.php
- patrickarbo.com » About Us, PatrickArbor.com
- The Chicago Network - Member Profiles - Brenda C. Barnes, The Chicago Network
- Lawrence Biondi, S.J. | Saint Louis University, Saint Louis University
- http://www.luc.edu/law/admission/jd/pdfs/alumni.pdf Distinguished Alumni"], Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Susan Candiotti, CNN
- Philip Caputo - "The American Novel", Key West Literary Siminar
- cbs2chicago.com - Susan Carlaon", CBS 2 Chicago
- http://tanzania.usembassy.gov/hhm-sandracisneros.html Hispanic Heritage Month 2007 - Sandra Cisneros], Tanzanian Embassy of the United States
- Library of the U.S. Courts Seventh Circuit - Nudicial Biographies, Library of the U.S. Courts
- http://www.archchicago.org/pdf/bishops/conway_vita_04.pdf MOST REVEREND EDWIN M. CONWAY, D.D.], Archdiocese of Chicago
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