INSIDE FOUNDERS' DINNER Saturday, June 6 L NEWS FOR FACULTYoyola AND STAFF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO | MAY 2009 Trio of new Loyola leaders FRANCIS L. FENNELL, PhD 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. ROBERT D. KELLY, PhD Currently vice president for student development at Seattle University, Dr. Vietnam opens Kelly has been appointed Loyola’s vice president of student affairs. Dr. Kelly assumes his new role on doors to Loyola July 1, 2009. n February, Loyola partnered with the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training to establish a University representative office in Ho Chi Minh City. The partnership RICHARD L. GAMELLI, MD, FACS 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 distinguished surgeon, Ia Second Language (ESL) education for health care professionals, leadership programs 19-year chief of Loyola’s for Vietnamese professionals and administrators, and study-abroad programs for U.S. Burn Center, and a world- students. Details and timing of the ESL and leadership programs are still being determined. renowned authority on the The study-abroad program will commence this summer. care of burn wounds and The partnership between Loyola and the ministry office began in the summer of 2007, burn research, Dr. Gamelli when Loyola President Michael J. Garanzini, S.J., and representatives of the University has been named dean were invited by the deputy prime minister of Vietnam to meet with the Vietnam Ministry of Loyola’s Stritch School of Education and Training to discuss how Loyola could share its expertise with Vietnam of Medicine. Dr. Gamelli by sponsoring specific courses. Subsequently, Loyola appointed a young Vietnamese assumed the duties held graduate of Loyola, Joseph Dao, to represent the University in Vietnam. by Dr. John “Jack” Lee, who “These Vietnamese projects, both academic and service, offer a promising set of resigned in April. 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.” FRENCH-THEMED LUMA EXHIBITS pg. 3 NEW EMMY-AWARD-WINNING FACULTY pg. 4 SOC OPEN HOUSE pg. 7 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 Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, winner of the Dux Mirabilis Award, cheers with the 2006-07 Loyola basketball team. Greater Chicago; Dr. Frederick Aquino, assistant professor, Abilene Christian University; and Dr. Kenneth Seeskin, , professor, Northwestern University. For more information on the CCIH and its public programming, send an e-mail to [email protected]. Awardees n Saturday, June 6, Loyola will hold its DUX MIRABILIS AWARD annual Founders’ Dinner to honor major Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, contributors to Loyola—past, present, and University Ministry Ofuture. The event kicks off with an awards ceremony at COFFEY AWARD 5 p.m. in the Donovan Reading Room (Cudahy Library), Janet W. Sisler (BA ’74, MA ’82) where the Coffey and Damen award winners will be DAMEN AWARDS announced. A cocktail reception in the Information College of Arts and Sciences Commons will be held at 6 p.m., followed by a dinner/ Ronald A. Grzywinski (A&S ’58) awards ceremony in the beautifully decorated Gentile School of Business Administration Center at 7 p.m. Guests will enjoy a multi-course dinner, John E. “Jack” Rooney (MBA ’69) Is that Bob Newhart’s the presentation of the Dux Mirabilis award, 100th The Graduate School Rev. Brian G. Paulson, S.J. (MA ‘85) voice we hear? birthday celebrations of the schools of law and School of Education Keep your ears open. Loyola’s favorite medicine, video tributes, dancing, and much more. Dr. Blondean Y. Davis funnyman, Bob Newhart, can now be Specially discounted faculty and staff tickets are (BA ’70, MEd ’75, EdD ’85) heard on television sets throughout available for $100 per person (limit two) and can be School of Law Chicago touting his alma mater. A 1952 Dr. Randy Lamm Berlin (JD ‘91) graduate, Newhart earned his degree purchased at LUC.edu/founders by clicking on the Stritch School of Medicine in accounting from Loyola before registration link. In order to receive the faculty and Dr. James R. Baker (MD ’78) launching a successful career in standup staff discount, registrants must use their Loyola Marcella Niehoff School comedy. His deadpan delivery makes e-mail addresses. of Nursing for an unconventional choice to voice Dr. Judith Kosloskus Scully (BSN ’62) over TV spots, but as he once said, “This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills.” For more information on the event, please contact Institute of Pastoral Studies the Offi ce of Special Events at 312.915.7662 or visit Richard F. Clark (MRE ’78) We’re confident it will also attract the LUC.edu/founders. School of Continuing attention of local prospective students. and Professional Studies The spots started airing locally on April Christopher G. Atchison (BA ’71) 20, and will debut on cable stations— School of Social Work including A&E, TLC, and the Discovery Dr. Joseph A. Walsh (BA ’67, MSW ’69) Channel—in May. 2 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART Save the Date LAKE SHORE CAMPUS Organ Concert: Organ & Instruments Join musicians from the Chicagoland May 17 area for a special concert, as part of 3–4:15 PM a yearlong celebration marking the Madonna della installation of the beautiful organ in Strada Chapel Madonna della Strada Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Steven Betancourt at 773.508.2195 or [email protected]. WATER TOWER CAMPUS Lunch at LUMA Head to this final installment of the June 17 “Lunch at LUMA” lecture series. This 11:30 AM month’s speaker is Bren Murphy, PhD, a Loyola University professor of communication at Loyola, Museum of Art who will discuss “Screen Sisters: The Curious Image of Nuns on Big and Little Screens.” Admission is $35. To purchase tickets, e-mail [email protected] or call 312.915.7630. Jean-Christophe Ballot, Shadow of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, Silver gelatin print, 2003 LUMA features French-themed Annual Philanthropy for All Seasons Reception Hosted by the Nonprofit Management June 18 exhibitions and fundraiser and Philanthropy Sector Program 6–9 PM (NMPS) at the School of Social Work, Kasbeer Hall, the Annual Philanthropy for All This summer, LUMA is proud to exhibit Rodin: In His 25 E. Pearson Seasons reception caps the year for Own Words. The exhibition, which features the work of the the NMPS and brings together the French artist Auguste Rodin, includes 36 bronze sculptures Loyola community with recognized spanning the length of Rodin’s artistic legacy, as well as and respected leaders and repre- excerpts of Rodin’s writing and murals that reveal the sentatives in the philanthropic and artist’s thought processes and artistic techniques and a nonprofit communities. The event 10-part educational exhibit on casting sculpture. provides a setting to promote dialogue LUMA is honored to collaborate with the Iris and B. about the purpose of and current Gerald Cantor Foundation in presenting this significant challenges facing philanthropy Rodin exhibition, the first large-scale Rodin show in the among the academic, nonprofit, and Chicago area in more than two decades. LUMA will also offer philanthropic communities. For more public programs in conjunction with the exhibit, including a information, including registration, series of lectures on Rodin and French art traditions. visit LUC.edu/pfas2009. In tandem with the Rodin show, LUMA will exhibit Paris–Chicago: The Photography of Jean-Christophe Ballot—An Architectural Dialogue. In this exhibit, prominent Rodin, Head of Shade French architectural photographer Jean-Christophe Ballot celebrates the unique relationship between sister cities MAYWOOD CAMPUS BOTH SHOWS Chicago and Paris. Concentrating on the formal elements of Educational Workshop: Classroom June 13–August 16 light, volume, and composition, the artist juxtaposes views Strategies and Best Practices of the two cities in a visual dialogue. Both shows will run from Saturday, June 13, to Sunday, Join Professor and Chief of the SAVE the DATE August 16. And save the date for LUMA’s annual fundraiser May 15 Department of Surgery Gerard LUMA’s annual fundraiser on Monday, June 22. This year’s event, Paris by the Lake, 1–2 PM Aranha, MD, FACS, FRCS, for a work- Monday, June 22 will take on a decidedly French theme, as the museum Leischner Hall, shop on mentoring and integrating recreates a large French market on the University’s Water Room 390, different levels of learners into a For information Tower Campus. Stritch School team while teaching. For more infor- or details, visit of Medicine mation, contact Sandra Cavalieri at LUC.edu/luma. 708.216.8192 or [email protected]. 3 In the Media SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION Patrick Boyle Associate Provost, International Affairs “If we’re successful in having an English Patrick Boyle talks language program for medical and about the goals for nursing students and personnel, we Loyola’s new could fi nd ourselves at a next stage representative working with medical schools on offi ce in Vietnam.