Loyola University Chicago (commonly referred to as Loyola or LUC) is a Jesuit private university located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, it is the largest Jesuit university in the United States with a total enrollment of 15,951[3].
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| Motto | Ad majorem Dei gloriam |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | June 30, 1870 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Endowment | $320 million[1] |
| President | Michael J. Garanzini, S.J. |
| Provost | John P. Pelissero, PhD |
Academic staff | 1,100 full time |
| Students | 15,951 [2] |
| Undergraduates | 9,747[2] |
| Postgraduates | 6,204 graduate |
| Location | , , 42°00′00″N 87°39′28″W / 41.9999°N 87.6578°W |
| Campus | 45 acre (182,000 m²) Lake Shore Campus, 10 acre (40,468 m²) Water Tower Campus, 70 acre (283,000 m²) Maywood Campus, 5 acre (20,234 m²) Rome Center |
| Athletics | 11 NCAA Division I teams |
| Colors | Black Gold Maroon |
| Nickname | Ramblers |
| Mascot | LU Wolf |
| Website | http://www.luc.edu |
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Loyola University Chicago has six campuses: the Lake Shore Campus in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, the Water Tower Campus in the downtown Gold Coast neighborhood. the Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois, Cuneo Mansion and Gardens in Vernon Hills, Illinois, the Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois and the John Felice Rome Center in Rome, Italy. Loyola also serves as the U.S. host university to the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies in Beijing, China.
Comprised of ten schools and colleges, Loyola University is currently ranked number 117 among national universities and is consistently named a "best value" school by U.S. News & World Report'[4].
Loyola University Chicago's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known as the "Loyola Ramblers", compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Horizon League. As of 2010, Loyola is the only Division I NCAA school in Illinois that has ever won a national title in men's basketball.
History
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 affiliated 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 was 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.
Since September 20, 2008, Loyola University Chicago has been in the midst of a $500 million capital campaign entitled "Partner: The Campaign for the Future of Loyola."[5] The campaign has established ambitious rejuvenation goals for each of Loyola's campuses. This project strives to enhance Loyola's national and international profile while simultaneously improving the quality of the education for Loyola students.
Main campuses
Lake Shore Campus
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. The humanities, fine arts, and liberal arts and science departments are located on this campus. This campus absorbed the entire Mundelein College campus, which abutted the University's southern border, in 1991.
Water Tower Campus
Loyola's Water Tower Campus is in downtown Chicago off the Magnificent Mile of North Michigan Avenue, steps away from such landmarks as the Water Tower (one of the few structures to survive the 1871 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, Institute of Pastoral Studies, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Communication, and the Law School are located at the Water Tower Campus. Many classes for the College of Arts and Sciences are also held at this campus, so the school offers a shuttle service to take students between campuses during the day.
John Felice Rome Center
Loyola 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.
Health Sciences Campus
Loyola's largest campus is the Loyola University Medical Center in suburban Maywood, Illinois, home to one of the leading academic medical centers in the United States. During the late 1970s, the center became renowned for achievements in open-heart surgery. The campus also has a medical school, the Stritch School of Medicine. Other areas in which it has received recognition include micro-neurosurgery, kidney transplants, care for burn victims, and care of high-risk infants.[6]
Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Campus (LUREC)
In 2010, Loyola acquired the former Resurrection Retreat Center in Woodstock, Illinois, for use as a facility for the university's campus ministry programs as well as for use as a unique learning opportunity for students and faculty interested in the sciences. The property contains 20 acres (81,000 m2) of natural habitat that includes ponds, streams, woods, and prairie land. The campus is officially named the Loyola University Chicago Retreat and Ecology Campus.[7]
Former Mallinckrodt Campus
Loyola's former Mallinckrodt Campus in north suburban Wilmette housed the School of Education from 1991 until 2001 when Loyola sold the campus and moved the School to the Water Tower Campus. The Campus was the former Mallinckrodt College, founded in 1918 by the Sisters of Christian Charity.[8]
Notable buildings
- Alumni Gym (currently under demolition)
- Dumbach Hall (Formerly "Loyola Academy")
- George Halas, Jr. Sports Center
- Granada Center (Part of Fordham Hall, formerly the site of the Granada Theatre)
- Joseph J. Gentile Center
- Madonna della Strada Chapel
- Mundelein Center (Formerly "Skyscraper Building", "Mundelein College")
- The Clare
- Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons
- Corboy Law Center
Sustainability
Through its University Sustainability Iniative, Loyola is continuing to improve environmental sustainability in many different areas on campus.[9] Efforts in progress include all new construction being LEED-certified and installing green roofs for all new construction of the Mundelein Center, Info Commons, Quinlan and Baumhart Hall.[10] In January 2009 Loyola University Chicago appointed Dr. James Marshall Eames as the University’s new Sustainability Director, a position that will be housed within Loyola’s Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy (CUERP).[9] Loyola University Chicago was given an overall grade of “A-” on the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card,[11] placing it among the highest rated schools in the nation.[12]
In May of 2011, Loyola announced plans to redevelop its recently acquired property on Kenmore Avenue, including Wright Hall, formerly owned by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.[13] This property is slated to host Loyola's Institute for Sustainable Urban Living and Learning, housing a green house, classrooms, lab spaces, faculty offices, and a public cafe. South of the greenhouse will be San Francisco Hall, a first-year residence hall focused on green living. The Institute hopes to achieve Platinum LEED Certification and Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Buildings Council as a Leader in Energy and Environmental Design.[14]
University Libraries
Loyola's largest library is the E.M. Cudahy Memorial Library on the Lake Shore Campus, which contains over 900,000 volumes and 3,600 periodical subscriptions.[15] 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.[16]
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.[17]
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 Roman Catholic 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 Institute of Pastoral Studies as well as degree opportunities in interdisciplinary Catholic studies.
Loyola's Department of Theology also offers undergraduate and graduate courses in the study of systematic theology, ethics, and Biblical studies, offering a diverse set of classes that are not limited to religious studies in a Catholic context.
Graduate School Rankings
| Academic rankings | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| U.S. News & World Report[18] | 117 |
| Washington Monthly[19] | 90 |
| Global | |
| QS[20] | 501-550 |
Loyola's Graduate School of Business has been ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News & World Report,[21] as well as ranked #1 in Ethics nationwide by BusinessWeek, a unique distinction amongst hundreds of competitive undergraduate business programs in the United States[22]. In addition, Loyola's History Department ranked sixth in the nation in 2006 on the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, a respected ranking system of graduate faculty quality[23]. In 2010, the History Department also ranked in the top tier in the 2010 National Research Council's evaluation of the nation's graduate programs. [24]
Student life
Residential Life
Freshmen live in Campion, Creighton, Mertz, Regis, or Simpson on the Lake Shore Campus, and sophomores and upperclassmen live in various apartment complexes Loyola owns in the Rogers Park neighborhood surrounding Lake Shore Campus or in Baumhart Hall at Water Tower Campus in downtown Chicago.
Most of Loyola's residence halls are named after other Jesuit colleges and universities.
Water Tower Campus
- Baumhart Hall - 26 E. Pearson (25 floor apartment-style residence for sophomores, juniors, seniors and grad students located above the Terry Student Center)
Lake Shore Campus
Freshman Residence Halls
- BVM Hall - 6364 North Sheridan Road
- Campion Hall - 6551 North Sheridan Road (community-style residence located adjacent to the Saint Joseph College Seminary)
- Creighton Hall - 6321 North Winthrop Avenue (hotel-style residence located adjacent to Simpson LLC and Simpson Dining Hall)
- Mertz Hall - 1125 West Loyola Avenue (19 floor community-style residence for freshmen located above Centennial Forum Student Union on the Northwestern part of campus near Gentile Center)
- Regis Hall - 6340 North Winthrop Avenue (hotel-style residence for freshmen located across from Simpson LLC and Simpson Dining Hall)
- Simpson Living Learning Center - 6333 North Winthrop Avenue (suite-style residence for freshmen that houses Loyola's Learning and Honors Communities and includes Simpson Dining Hall)
Upperclassman Apartment-Style Residence Halls
- Canisius Hall - 6246 North Kenmore Avenue
- Fairfield Hall - 6228-6240 North Winthrop Avenue
- Fordham Hall - 6455 North Sheridan Road
- Georgetown Hall - 6301-6315 North Kenmore Avenue
- Holy Cross Hall - 6320 North Kenmore Avenue
- LeMoyne Hall - 6308 North Winthrop Avenue
- Marquette Hall - 6250 North Kenmore
- Rockhurst Hall - 6310 and 6316 North Kenmore Avenue
- Santa Clara Hall - 1000 West Loyola Avenue (juniors and seniors only)
- Seattle Hall - 6313 North Winthrop Avenue
- Spring Hill Hall - 6211 North Winthrop Avenue
- Xavier Hall - 6307 North Winthrop Avenue
Athletics
Loyola is home to 11 varsity teams, most of which compete in NCAA Division I. The teams include men and women's basketball, cross country, men and women's golf, men and women's soccer, softball, track, and men and women's volleyball. The nickname "Ramblers" was first applied to Loyola's football team in 1926 because they frequently traveled throughout the United States.[25]
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. The team won the Men's 1963 national championship in basketball. As of 2010, Loyola is the only Division I NCAA school in Illinois that has ever won a national title in men's basketball.[26]
Greek life
Loyola University Chicago is home to several Greek letter organizations. Among them are traditional social fraternities and sororities and cultural interest fraternities and sororities.[27]
Inter-Fraternity Council chapters include Sigma Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Tau Kappa Epsilon. Sigma Chi will be joining them soon.
Loyola was home to the founding chapter of Alpha Delta Gamma Fraternity, the only Greek letter organization to have a chartered house on Loyola's campus, until the organization was suspended for alcohol violations related to a 2009 house party.[28][29] The Alpha Delta Gamma chapter at Loyola had a long history of violations with judicial affairs including charges related to possession of excessive amounts of alcohol.[28]
Panhellenic Council chapters include Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Phi Sigma Sigma, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and the newly arrived Chi Omega.
Cultural interest fraternities include the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) co-ed fraternity Alpha Psi Lambda. Loyola is also home to Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, also known as "La Unidad Latina"[30] and the African-American fraternities Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, and Phi Beta Sigma.[31] A flourishing colony for Omega Delta Phi has also been established.
Cultural interest sororities include Gamma Phi Omega, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Lambda Theta Alpha, Delta Phi Lambda, Delta Sigma Theta and Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Notable alumni
In popular culture
- The Lakeshore Campus of Loyola University Chicago was one of the shooting locations for the motion pictures Flatliners and The 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.
- On The Bob Newhart Show, Dr. Bob Hartley mentions in several episodes that he attended Loyola. Bob Newhart is himself a Loyola graduate.
- In the television show M*A*S*H, Father Mulcahy wears a Loyola sweatshirt.
- In the movie Brewster's Millions, Miss Drake, Brewster's personal accountant, says that she attended Loyola University, causing Brewster to bet on the school in a field hockey match versus the University of Notre Dame. Loyola wins the game, 18-0, and contributes to Brewster's winnings of $1.5 million.
- The winner of the first season of Donald Trump's The Apprentice reality show was Bill Rancic, a Loyola graduate. When Rancic mentioned on the show that he went to Loyola, Trump emphatically responded "Good school!"
- In John Green's novel An Abundance of Katherines, Hassan, the protagonist's friend, eventually enrolls at Loyola Chicago after a year of postponing his college education.
References
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- ^ Partner: The Campaign for the Future of Loyola
- ^ "Loyola University Chicago." World Book Online Reference Center, 2008, Place of access: Niles West High School, 21 Aug. 2008 [2]
- ^ http://webapps.luc.edu/newsevents/public/news_release.cfm?newsID=25389
- ^ The Loyola PHOENIX
- ^ a b "University Sustainability Initiative". Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ "Department of Facilities Management Report" (PDF). Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ "2011 College Sustainability Report Card". Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ "2011 College Sustainability Report Card, Best Overall Grades". Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ Roberts, Summur. "Sustainable Development on Kenmore Avenue". Loyola Neighborhood News: Volume 2, Issue 9. Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ Roberts, Summur. "Sustainable Development on Kenmore Avenue". Loyola Neighborhood News: Volume 2, Issue 9. Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ About Cudahy Library - Loyola University Chicago Libraries
- ^ LUC Information Commons: Welcome
- ^ About Lewis Library - Loyola University Chicago Libraries
- ^ "2023-2024 Best National Universities Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. September 18, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "2024 National University Rankings". Washington Monthly. August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings 2025". Quacquarelli Symonds. June 4, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Loyola University Chicago- Rankings
- ^ BusinessWeek’s 2009 ranking of the top undergraduate business schools
- ^ The Chronicle of Higher Education, Top Research Universities Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index
- ^ Loyola's History Department Ranks Near the Top, LUC Website
- ^ Ramin, Nathan (2005). College Prowler: Loyola University Chicago Off the Record. College Prowler. p. 6. ISBN 9781596580770.
- ^ McGrath, Dan (2010-03-18). "Forget Illinois Shutout; Relive Tourney's Past". NY Times. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
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- ^ a b http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/2.3233/frat-kicked-off-campus-1.332551
- ^ http://collegeprowler.com/loyola-university-chicago/greek-life/
- ^ http://www.launidadlatina.org/
- ^ http://www.pbs1914.org/history/
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