Loyola University Chicago
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| Loyola University Chicago | |||||||||
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| City: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||
| Country: | United States | ||||||||
| Province: | Chicago Province | ||||||||
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| Type: | University | ||||||||
| Founded: | 1870 | ||||||||
| Named after: | St. Ignatius of Loyola | ||||||||
| President: | Father Michael J. Garanzini | ||||||||
| Faculty: | 1,190 | ||||||||
| Students: | 14,764 | ||||||||
| Campus: | 4 different campuses | ||||||||
| Athletics: | NCAA dvision I | ||||||||
| Mascot: | Ramblers (wolves) | ||||||||
| Colors: | maroon and gold | ||||||||
| Conference: | Horizon League | ||||||||
| Tuition/fees: | $27,200 | ||||||||
| Address & Contact Information | |||||||||
| Address: | 6525 Sheridan Road | ||||||||
| City: | Chicago | ||||||||
| State/Province: | Illinois | ||||||||
| Postal code: | 60625 | ||||||||
| Country: | United States | ||||||||
| Phone: | (773) 274-3000 | ||||||||
| Website | |||||||||
| www.luc.edu | |||||||||
Loyola University Chicago is a Jesuit university located in the United States in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1870 as Saint Ignatius College and is one of twenty-eight member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The current enrollment is approximately 15,000 students, making it one of the largest Jesuit universities in the United States. Loyola offers 9 schools and colleges with a 14:1 student/faculty ratio. Loyola is categorized as one of the 262 'national universities' by US News & World Report.
Loyola University Chicago is anchored at the Lake Shore Campus (on the shore of Lake Michigan) in Rogers Park, the northernmost neighborhood of metropolitan 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 Loyola el stop of the CTA. 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 only 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 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. The 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.
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[edit] Notable Alumni
[edit] Business
Patrick H. Arbor, Chicago Board of Trade Chairman [6] Brenda C. Barnes, Sara Lee Corporation Chairman, CEO; first female COO of PepsiCo [7] 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
[edit] Education
Lawrence Biondi, St. Louis University President [8] Gery J. Chico, Chicago Board of Education President [9] 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
[edit] Entertainment
Susan Candiotti, CNN Correspondent [10] Philip Caputo, Author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist [11] Susan Carlson, WBBM-TV Chicago News Anchor [12] Sandra Cisneros, author [13] 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 Leslie David Baker, actor (The Office)
[edit] Government & Politics
William J. Campbell, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois [14] 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 James M. Slattery Former U.S. senator from Illinois 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
[edit] Religion
Edwin M. Conway, Bishop of Chicago [15] Norman Geisler, President of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte Carolina
[edit] 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 Blake Schilb, professional basketball player Phil Weintraub, major league baseball player Andy Kirk, former rugby player
[edit] 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
[edit] Contact Information
6525 Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois 60625 773-274-3000
[edit] External Links
- Official website for Loyola University Chicago
- Official website for Loyola University Athletics
- Alumni
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