A Tale to Tell: Haiti in Crisis

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John Goheen, while shooting a documentary on the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, shows a Haitian boy how to hold and operate a video camera. A tale to tell: Haiti in Crisis SOC professor Two days after a devastating up with an old colleague who had a relationship with Other Help Haiti efforts: earthquake struck Haiti on an orphanage just outside of Port-au-Prince. • GlobeMed student’s organized a benefit chronicles life January 12, School of Com- Goheen spent the week documenting the plight located at Zip’s Lounge. after Haiti munication instructor John of the orphanage, the village surrounding it, and the • LUMA hosted “2 for the Price of None: Ways Goheen received a call from orphanage leaders’ efforts to do all they could to care You Can Show Support for Haiti.” earthquake international television for their children. • SCPS organized “Soles for Souls” shoe drive. network Al Jazeera English, an organization with whom “Out of all the natural disasters I’ve covered, this was • Students of the JFRC hosted an “80s for he had previously worked. The network was looking for one of the most massive,” says Goheen. Haiti” dance party, raising over 700 Euro. someone with an extensive video background to travel Goheen’s trip has been captured in the inspiring Upcoming events: to Haiti and shoot footage for its weekly television and powerful documentary Rescue from the Ruins. The • Mid-April: Run for Haiti, student-organized program Witness. documentary was screened on the Lake Shore Campus • April 12: Illinois State Senator Kwame With Loyola’s spring semester beginning in just a on February 22, and included a discussion session with Raoul discusses his recent meeting with the few days, professor Goheen had only a week to offer Goheen. President of Haiti. the network. He caught a flight to the Dominican » english.aljazeera.net » Annie Busiek at [email protected] Republic and drove nearly 10 hours to Haiti, meeting Comm encem en t 2010

oyola University Chicago’s 140th Annual schedulE Commencement will be celebrated with Loyola University Chicago Commencement 2010 will be held May 13–15 and May 22, on the Lake Shore L an impressive array of speakers, including Campus. The Stritch School of Medicine commencement ceremony will be held on June 6. Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core and member of the White may 13 may 14 may 15 may 22 House Faith Advisory Council. Dr. Graduate School Baccalaureate Mass School of Business Patel will speak to the graduates of School of Law and the Institute 9:30 AM • Gentile Center Administration Loyola’s Graduate School. 10:30 AM • Mass of Pastoral Studies 10 AM • Gentile Center Madonna della Strada Kevin Bales, the world’s leading College of NOON • Gentile Center Speaker: B. Muthuraman Chapel expert on contemporary slavery, Speaker: Eboo Patel Arts & Sciences (Arts) has led global efforts to increase NOON • Gentile Center School of Continuing 12:30 PM public awareness of modern School of Education Speaker: Kevin Bales & Professional Studies • Commencement slavery and forced labor. Bales, the 4 PM • Gentile Center Gentile Center Eboo Patel College of 1 PM • Mundelein president and co-founder of Free Speaker: Judy Erwin Speaker: TBA Arts & Sciences Auditorium the Slaves, the U.S. sister organization of Anti-Slavery (Sciences) Speaker: Anita Alvarez International, the world’s oldest human rights organi- College of 4 PM • Gentile Center JUNE 6 zation, will address the College of Arts and Sciences: Arts & Sciences School of Social Work Honors Convocation Speaker: Dr. Philip Stritch School Arts graduating class. 3 PM • Gentile Center 8 PM • Gentile Center Zimbardo of Medicine School of Education graduates will hear from Speaker: Dr. Thomas NOON • Navy Pier, Judy Erwin, executive director of the Illinois Board of School of Golebiewski Grand Ballroom Higher Education. Communication Speaker: 7:30 PM School of Nursing Dr. H. Jack Geiger Gentile Center 7 PM • Gentile Center Speaker: Clarence Page Speaker: Dr. Barbara Brodie

Student outlook on job market Graduating Loyola seniors are facing a difficult global economy and the toughest job market in decades. At a recent Loyola career fair hosted by the School of Communication, students were asked how they felt about entering the “real world” and the steps they have taken to get noticed by potential employers. Paul Vietmeyer Senior • Advertising/Public Relations “I feel that being from Loyola, I have an edge. There are so many networks and connections in the city within my reach. For instance, when a professional came to pres- ent in a class of mine, I introduced myself after the lecture, exchanged contact information, and kept in contact. Due to that meeting, I am getting an interview next week with the company.”

Ashleigh Brookshaw Senior • Advertising/Public Relations “I am promoting myself on social women’s history month networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. I am also learning more about other streamline sites that I can use to promote myself to pro- Pulitzer Prize winner speaks at Loyola spective employers. It’s all about what they see when they ‘Google’ your name.” An appreciative Mundelein Center Auditorium audience was treated to an inspiring lecture from Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Roseanne Segovia co-author of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Senior • Journalism and English Worldwide, on Tuesday, March 23. WuDunn’s appearance, which was part “With this job market, and knowing that opportunities are hard to of Loyola’s Ann F. Baum Women and Leadership Speaker Series and served come by, I am hoping to get an as the University’s Women’s History Month keynote address, was spon- internship in the journalism field sored by Loyola’s Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, EVOKE, and that will become a job later on. I know it’s tough out there, but I am being realistic as the Women’s Studies and Gender Studies program. Following the lecture, well as positive in my search.” WuDunn greeted attendees and signed copies of Half the Sky. Endowed Chair Spotlight

Cliff Shultz Kellstadt Chair in Marketing

What does it mean to you to be an endowed Asia, and Africa, which should be fruitful and fun chairholder at Loyola? Holding an endowed to develop. Loyola is a stimulating environment, chair at Loyola is an honor and a privilege. It’s also providing global leadership in a number of fields. I an opportunity for which I am grateful. hope to be able to make some modest contributions as we continue to grow our influence and ••• reputation from Pearson St. to Phnom Penh, and Tell us what attracted you to Loyola’s market- many other stops along the way. ing department? I already held an endowed chair at Arizona State and had considerable ••• latitude and resources to do as I pleased, but a Why is it important for Loyola to focus on the friend in the marketing department had seen development of endowed chairs? Endowed some of my work on Cambodia and suggested chairs are important for a number of reasons. my interests and activities coincided nicely with They indicate the University respects and values Loyola’s mission and the department’s needs and pure scholarship in its highest forms, and is interests. I looked into the mission, spoke to sev- interested in encouraging and funding. Endowed eral colleagues at other schools who knew Loyola chairs can also serve as rewards for exemplary well, and I then met with several faculty in the performance and platforms for future academic department and the School of Business Admin- and societal contributions. These realities create istration, as well as Father Garanzini. The people a multiplier-effect that tends to inspire other do- I met, the stories I heard, and the material I read nors, makes the University more attractive to top were all compelling, as were the global focus and faculty and students, and raises the profile of the network of Jesuit universities, which I thought University on several measures of excellence. could help me to achieve some of my goals as a “As an endowed chair, I hope scholar. So, the whole package, so to speak, made ••• the marketing department very attractive. to excite my new colleagues There are a number of endowed chairs throughout the University, what kind of work ••• and students about new do you do to collaborate with them? What do you hope to accomplish as a chair? Well, I’ve been here for less than a year, but I’ve To be productive, to inspire others, and to have endeavors and to include enjoyed meeting and getting to know my fellow fun; more specifically, I hope to continue a pro- chairholders. They are an extremely bright and ductive stream of research, which essentially them in new research talented group and I think there will be many op- examines markets, marketing, and other factors portunities to collaborate with them. We already that affect societal well-being in recovering and projects and/or courses, have explored collaborative initiatives in Vietnam transforming economies. The last 15 years or so and Haiti, for example. Other opportunities and I’ve largely focused on Indochina and the Balkans. conferences, and service.” challenges will emerge in the coming years, and Some of the successes in these regions have led I’m looking forward to them. to new opportunities in the Middle East, South

Ozar honored with MLK service F. Sadlier Dinger Award and enrichment day

Dr. Lorraine A. Ozar, director In celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. of the Center for Catholic School holiday, Loyola sponsored its first-ever Martin Effectiveness at Loyola Univer- Luther King Jr. Service Opportunity & Enrich- sity Chicago, has been awarded ment Day in January. Child-focused activities the prestigious F. Sadlier Dinger engaged grade-school children and their Award. The award, established parents from the Rogers Park and Edgewater by the William H. Sadlier, Inc. neighborhoods, who came to Loyola’s Informa- publishing firm in 1980, recog- tion Commons for special events focusing on nizes outstanding people in the field of Catholic literacy. education. Previous recipients of the award include The participants watched a video about the prominent Catholic education figures such as life of Martin Luther King Jr., saw a skit about Reverend Andrew M. Greeley, Joseph Cardinal Coretta Scott King, and learned freedom songs. Bernardin, and Pio Cardinal Laghi. The event concluded with the children writing Under Dr. Ozar’s guidance, CCSE has provided down and sharing their dreams—for them- high quality, research-based professional develop- selves, their family and friends, and the world. ment in Catholic identity and mission to more than The day was co-sponsored by Loyola’s Young 400 schools in more than 85 dioceses, serving more Alumni, University Libraries, and the Depart- than 5,000 teachers. ment of Community Relations. luc.edu/ccse » Two children join their father in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Loyola. scps Calling continuous learners Hone your career skills or pick up some new ones with Continuum classes in the humanities, personal and professional development, sustainability studies, and writing, communication, and marketing. • Learn Beginning Spanish for your travels and business • Sharpen your creativity and computer skills with Introduction to InDesign • Make yourself stand out through Strategic Personal Branding: Learning How to Mar- ket Yourself from the Inside Out • Learn about how to start a business by tak- ing Hope is Not a Plan: Fundamentals of Strategic Business Planning » LUC.edu/continuum or 312.915.6501

SBA Derivatives, risk A Bike Club member repairs a bike in the main parking structure on the Lake Shore Campus. management course This summer, Loyola’s School of Business Administration and the Center for Integrated $30,000 donation to bike club Risk Management and Corporate Governance will debut Derivative Markets and Risk Manage- n March 15, Chicago-based Bike borrow a bike for one to three days at no charge. ment, a six-week, two-course, and six-semester and Roll, America’s leading bicycle The program was launched to create a sustainable, credit hour summer program for undergraduate rental and tours company, donated environmentally friendly transportation option on students. $30,000 worth of bikes to Loyola’s campus. With financial backing from the Chicago Borrow-A-Bike Program. Loyola’s Bike and Roll donated 30 bikes, each valued at Mercantile Exchange Group Foundation and Bike Club, which heads the Borrow- $1,000, to the program. To celebrate, the Bike Club assistance from the CME Group, the world’s A-Bike Program, is a student-led organization that hosted the Borrow-A-Bike Kickoff on Friday, March largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, allows Loyola students to stop by the bike work- 26, where they unveiled the new bikes to students, the program will teach students about futures, shop, located in the main parking structure, and and offered bike repairs and demos. forwards, options, and swaps in Chicago, the birthplace of the futures and options markets. “This program combines theory and practice with students learning from Loyola faculty as well as industry practitioners,” says Don Schwartz, the program’s director. » LUC.edu/derivatives From degree to ‘Glee’ Loyola professor seminar with Nicholas Patricca, now Cuerp professor emeritus in the Department mentors show creator of Fine and Performing Arts. Patricca re- calls Brennan fondly: “I always knew that Water Colloquium Loyola’s own Ian Brennan (BA ’01) took he would be a success. He is a creator, The Center for Urban Environmental Research the stage in victory last January at the and I was fully confident that he would and Policy presents Loyola Water Colloquium, annual Golden Globe awards. The hit find his right form.” a week-long series, from April 12–16 spreading television show, Glee, of which Bren- It wasn’t an easy road for Brennan Nicholas Patricca awareness about the issues of bottled water and nan is the co-creator and co-executive from the Lake Shore Campus to Holly- water usage. Key events include: producer, took home top wood, and Patricca was there to mentor DFPA honors in the “best musical the aspiring writer along the way, “He • Film Series: Tapped and Blue Gold or comedy series” category, would tell me, while he was struggling These documentaries discuss the privatiza- and Brennan was there with the cast in L.A. and New York, that he was get- tion of water in developing countries, impact and crew to accept the award. ting frustrated, but I had no doubt that to human health, and the environment. The writer, producer, and actor hails he would eventually achieve.” Patricca, • Bottled Water Debate from Mount Prospect, Illinois, where who has largely retired from teach- April 13, 7 p.m. • Galvin Auditorium • Sullivan Center he got the inspiration for the musical ing, says that he knows many Fine and Ian Brennan LUC Debate Team vs. Hillsdale College television show about a high school Performing Arts alumni who are making Debate Team glee club from his own experience and names for themselves in the arts and Teams will debate the pros and cons sur- participation in his high school’s show entertainment industries, so we can rounding the privatization of water and choir. While at Loyola, Brennan nurtured expect to see more Ramblers treading consumption of bottled water. a love of theater. Though principally an the red carpet in the years to come. » LUC.edu/cuerp actor, Brennan enrolled in a playwriting update Loyola’s Cuneo plan revealed Loyola has revealed its plans for the Cuneo estate in Vernon Hills, which was donated to Loyola by the Cuneo Foundation, the family foundation of John Cuneo Jr. and his wife, Herta, in December 2009. Aside from the University managing and keeping the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens open for at least 20 years, plans include:

The historic home and grounds will be open for scheduled tours during the week from Tuesday–Friday and for general admission from Friday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. From left to right: Sarah Shuel, Jacob Dietz, Molly Burns, Elaina Polovick, Patricia Gawlas, David Marrah, Elizabeth LUMA’s Pamela Am- Hagemayer, Samantha Kattalia brose and Jonathan Canning will oversee the preservation of the historic home, 2010–11 Ricci Scholars announced furnishings, and extensive art collection. Loyola University Chicago has at Loyola’s John Felice Rome Center formed at the highest levels of their selected its 2010–2011 Ricci Scholars, and the Beijing Center for Chinese class academically, and each enjoys Academic plans being eight students who will travel to Italy Studies. Students apply for this the support of a faculty mentor. Dur- considered include and China during their junior year to unique and prestigious scholarship as ing their study abroad experience, fine arts perform- study, travel, and conduct cross-cul- sophomores; prepare their research they will participate in regular classes, ances, lectures, and tural research. proposals, conduct field research, and in addition to carrying out their Ricci classes, artist-in- The Ricci Scholars program offers travel as juniors; and complete their Scholars projects. residence programs, scholarships to highly qualified stu- projects as seniors. » LUC.edu/ricci/index.shtml special events dents, allowing them to spend a year Each of these scholars has per- programming, and sustainability initiatives. More details to come.

A $5 million build- Journalism, ing renovation and expansion plan has government been developed, including a new 300- merge at Loyola seat permanent ban- The media’s role in reporting on gov- quet room that can be ernment took center stage at a panel used year round for discussion on the Lake Shore Campus weddings and other in February that included Don Wycliff, School of Communication’s Don Wycliff (far left) and Jack Smith (far right) events. Construction SOC professor, former Chicago Tribune discuss media’s role in government with other panelists. is expected to begin editor, and a member of the Chicago this summer. Journalism Hall of Fame; Bill Plante, Other panelists included Jack Smith, conceive of their roles as watchdogs White House correspondent for CBS former CBS bureau chief and SOC fac- on government,” says Wycliff. “It was The historic Jens News, and local media personality ulty member; Mark LaMet, director of especially important to have this kind Jensen garden will be Elizabeth Brackett, correspondent and investigations for the Better Govern- of discussion at this moment in our restored to its original segment host of WTTW-TV’s Chicago ment Association; and Mariam Pera, history, when news organizations glory. Loyola will also Tonight. a Loyola communication student. are under more financial stress than develop the 50 acres The discussion, which centered on “This event was a great opportunity they have been at any time in recent at the north end of the the topic “Journalism and Govern- for members of the Loyola community memory and when the need for effec- Cuneo estate. ment: Media’s Role in Promoting to hear some of the most knowledge- tive journalistic oversight of govern- » cuneomansion.org Accessibility and Reliability in Govern- able people in—and out of—the ment is perhaps greater than ever.” ment,” was moderated by Wycliff. news business talk about how they LOYOLAN PROFILE

Diane Profita Schiller Professor, School of Education

Tell us a little bit about what you are currently dents and COUNTDOWN began. The reason it’s so working on in the School of Education. Right important is that it provides 60 additional minutes now, I am working with both education and of excellent math instruction per week to children work-study students to improve the mathematics who have one of the shortest school days in the achievement of elementary students in the Lake country and may not have access to a high-quality Shore community. I have students working as tutors math teacher. at a number of schools along the Red Line: Howard When QuickTime movies arrived, we began (Jordan), Morse (Armstrong), Granville (Hayt), editing and putting our material on a Web site sup- Thorndale (Swift), Bryn Mawr (Peirce), and Argyle ported by Loyola so that our audience could expand (McCutcheon). to national and international users. Since then, we have had over one million visitors to the Web site. In ••• addition, my undergraduates watch the videos so What has been your favorite experience that they can see how to teach content before we or memory as a faculty member at Loyola. go out to tutor students at Swift School. My favorite experience as a faculty member at Loyola has been working and collaborating with ••• other departments. I have enjoyed a long stand- Any exciting plans for the upcoming summer ing relationship with the natural science depart- break? Ever since I won a service-learning award ment, along with the Center for Science and Math for a project linking math and theater, The Power Education. One of my most recent collaborations of Two, I have continued to expand the idea. Mark was when I worked with Patrick Green, director of Lococo and I were awarded a small grant. He is now the Center for Experiential Learning, who helped teaching a civic engagement theater class at Swift me get a State Farm grant with Swift School. The School. I hope to establish a not-for-profit organiza- relationship developed into an on going collabora- tion called “The Power of Two,” to unite math and tion with Swift School, and due to that, Loyola won theater. second place from the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter We will also be searching for funds to continue Foundation for Campus-Community Partnership. our work with COUNTDOWN. The project that cur- ••• rently supports our work ends in 2011. ••• You created a television show to teach math, The School of Education is celebrating its 40th called Countdown. Tell us a little bit about ••• anniversary this year. What are you looking how that started and its current success. If you could teach English to students in any forward to in the school’s next 40 years? I would Twenty years ago, I had a graduate student named foreign country, where would you go, and why? like to help other higher education institutions Marta Halsey who did a cable access call-in show India. I was one of the people chosen to go on a fac- provide work-study math tutors in their communi- called Homework Helper on CAN-TV. She encour- ulty immersion program, which was canceled after ties, using the model we have developed at Loyola. aged me to try my hand at cable, but I resisted. At the 2008 Mumbai attack. I think any country who I would also like to attract graduate students who the end of the semester, she turned in a project names a major highway the “Golden Quadrilateral” would like to continue research on improving math with a video of her show, and it was a revelation to is a place I have to visit. achievement in urban schools. me. So, I found a few colleagues and graduate stu-

Celebrating earth month

APRIL 5–30 APRIL 7, 21 April 8 APRIL 17 APRIL 17 Faculty & Staff Footprints: Earth Day Loyola Alumni North Lake Shore Earth Day Pilot Shuttle Chicago’s Green Eco-Spirituality Association’s 9 a.m.–5 p.m. • Quinlan Life Sciences Build- Program Action Network Environmental Celebration and ing, LSC Radio Show Tribute to Thomas Restoration Day Morning Services Loyola is proud to host North Lake Shore 10:30 a.m. • WLUW 88.7 Berry of Service 8:04 a.m. and 8:24 a.m. • Earth Day for its third year in a row. Focus- Loyola’s Green Learning 4 – 6:30 p.m. • Crown Loyola’s Alumni Rogers Park Metra Sta- ing on local environmental action, this Community, a group of Center, LSC Association is excited tion to CFSU event will educate and inspire community freshmen from various This event celebrates to sponsor its third residents, businesses, government enti- Afternoon services disciplines, explores Thomas Berry, one of annual Day of Service ties, non-profits, and students 4:40 p.m. and 5:10 p.m. • environmental issues the seminal thinkers of with a visit to to incorporate green CFSU to the Rogers Park and spreads environ- the twentieth century, as the Skokie living practices in their Metra Station mental knowledge via professors discuss and Lagoons in share his vision to honor addition daily lives. 2010 North CUERP will pilot a shut- the airwaves. Listen and heal our wounded to several Lake Shore Earth Day tle service for faculty and become engaged Earth from across the other vol- is free and open to and staff to commute with other community disciplines. unteer the public. to and from the Rogers members. Susan Ozuk at sites. luc.edu/earthday/ Park Metra Station. » » 312.915.7400 or luc.edu/ips/Berrytribute Professor, School of Education

Father Garanzini (far left) and Dean Yellen (far right) celebrate with Philip H. Corboy and family at the dedication of the Philip H. Corboy Law Center.

SHOW & TELL School of Law makes news

In September 2009, Loyola’s School of Law received its largest gift from alumnus Philip H. Corboy and his wife Mary Dempsey. In recognition of Mr. Corboy’s gift, the School of Law building was SCHOOL renamed the Philip H. Corboy Law Center. The official OF LAW dedication ceremony was celebrated on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. In other School of Law news, Paul Tough, author of Whatever it Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America, spoke to a large audience on February 25, 2010.

Author Paul Tough speaks at the School of Law.

FUN FACTS 1958 August 1965 Loyola University Chicago and March Mundelein College (before the Twenty-eight Mundelein College merge of both schools) hosted students and eight faculty members the nation’s first National Catholic marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Conference for interracial Justice. Jr., in Selma, Alabama. SAVE THE DATE

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April 19 April 23 April 28 MAY 8 University Greenstone WTC Spring Journey Orchestra and Memorial Block Party Toward Healing Chorus Concert Lecture & 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Motherless 7:30–9:30 p.m. Luncheon Pearson Street between Daughters Workshop Madonna della 9 a.m.–2 p.m. State & Wabash 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Strada Chapel Kasbeer Hall Come celebrate the Stritch School Come celebrate the tal- This year’s lecture end of the school year of Medicine ents of Loyola students focuses on domestic and the beginning of Bereavement counselor at this concert featuring violence and features summer with food, Barbe Creagh will speak the University Chorus, a keynote address friends, and fun at the at this workshop for Chamber Choir, Jazz from Larry Bennett, Water Tower Campus adult women grieving Band, Wind Ensemble, PhD, professor at the block party! Jane Addams College the death of a mother. University Orchestra, • Ann Marie Morgan at • Nancy Kiel at Guitar Ensemble, and of Social Work at the [email protected] 708.216.1646 Chamber Ensemble. University of Illinois at Students get together for last year’s or [email protected] • April Browning at Chicago. WTC Spring Block Party 773.508.3847 or [email protected]

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