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Loyola University Chicago
File:Loyola-logo.gif
MottoAd Majorem Dei Gloriam
TypePrivate Jesuit Catholic
EstablishedJune 30, 1870
Endowment$373,200,000
PresidentMichael J. Garanzini, S.J.
Academic staff1,100 full time
Students15,545
Undergraduates9,729
Postgraduates5,816 graduate
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Campus45 acre (182,000 m²) Lake Shore Campus,
70 acre (283,000 m²) Maywood Campus,
5 acre (20,234 m²) Rome Center
Athletics11 NCAA Division I teams
ColorsBlack, Gold and Maroon      
NicknameRamblers
MascotLU Wolf
Websitehttp://www.luc.edu/
A garden sign welcomes residents and visitors to Rogers Park as home of Loyola University Chicago.
A statue of Ignatius of Loyola was dedicated in 2000.
Mundelein Hall, also called the Skyscraper building, was once the tallest building in the Rogers Park neighborhood.

Loyola University Chicago is a private co-educational Jesuit 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 15,500 students, is the largest Jesuit University in the United States. Loyola is considered one of the 262 "national universities" by U.S.News & World Report, with a ranking of 112. Loyola also was ranked as the 49th best value in the country by U.S.News & World Report.

Beginnings and expansions

Founded in 1870 as the St Ignatius College (now St. Ignatius College Prep) 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 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 Chicago 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. 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, Graduate School of Business, School of Social Work, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Communication, and the Law School are located at the Water Tower Campus, and many other classes are held at this campus.

Chicago's Jesuit university also boasts a campus in Rome, Italy. The John Felice 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 students wishing to study abroad.

Loyola University Chicago also 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.

Libraries

Loyola faculty and students are served by several libraries. The largest is the E.M. Cudahy Memorial Library on the Lake Shore Campus, which contains over 900,000 volumes and 3,600 periodical subscriptions. Connected to the Cudahy Library is the RIchard J. Klarchek Information Commons, which opened in 2008 to provide additional academic and social space, with a focus on the undergraduate population.

Additional Loyola libraries include the law school library, a health sciences library, and the Lewis Library, which is located on the Water Tower Campus and supports the academic programs there.

Religious education

Religious education is still one of Loyola's hallmarks as it is 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

Loyola Ramblers

Buildings

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)
  • Hamilton's
  • Holy Cross Hall
  • Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons
  • Loyola University Jesuit Residence
  • Madonna della Strada Chapel
  • 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)
  • Loyola University Museum of Art
  • Lewis Towers
  • Maguire Hall

Student Life

Sports

LU 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. In 2005 Loyola got its first black Sorority, Zeta Phi Zeta.

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

Education

Entertainment

Government & Politics

Religion

* Edwin M. Conway, Bishop of Chicago

Sports

Notable professors

In popular culture

  • The Lakeshore Campus of Loyola University Chicago was one of the shooting locations of the motion picture "Flatliners", and "Unborn"(2009).
  • In the Fox television series Prison Break, the protagonist, Michael Scofield, was a graduate of Loyola University Chicago, as mentioned on multiple occasions in the first season. Dr. Sara Tancredi graduated two years after him.

See also

External links

Loyola University campuses

Loyola University Museum of Art

Loyola University athletics

Loyola University media

Loyola Related

References

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  2. http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/academics/factsheets/facts_at_a_glance.pdf
  3. http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/academics/factsheets/facts_at_a_glance.pdf
  4. Loyola University Chicago- Loyola Facts: Fact Sheet 2007/2008
  5. USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008: National Universities
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  10. The Chicago Network - Member Profiles - Brenda C. Barnes, The Chicago Network
  11. Lawrence Biondi, S.J. | Saint Louis University, Saint Louis University
  12. http://www.luc.edu/law/admission/jd/pdfs/alumni.pdf Distinguished Alumni"], Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  13. CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Susan Candiotti, CNN
  14. Philip Caputo - "The American Novel", Key West Literary Siminar
  15. cbs2chicago.com - Susan Carlaon", CBS 2 Chicago
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  17. Library of the U.S. Courts Seventh Circuit - Nudicial Biographies, Library of the U.S. Courts
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