FALL/WINTER 2010


FROM THE PRESIDENT


MICHAEL J. GARANZINI, S.J.


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TARTING WITH THIS ISSUE of Loyola magazine, I will be sharing some of my thoughts on topics I hope you will find compelling and informative. I’ve been think- ing about what things are important for our alumni to know, and, to my mind, one of those things is the identity of our student body. I want you to meet the students that attend Loyola in 2011. First of all, there


are a lot of them. There are 2,100 freshmen, which is our largest class ever. And they’re smart. We continue to up our requirements for admission, including levels of high school achievement and test scores. Our students are from all over, from as far away as China and as close as Rogers Park. Our students are heavily committed to service, and, in their time at


Loyola, many will take experiential learning courses, which are opportuni- ties to link coursework with work or volunteer experience. They may help members of the community to read or write, find a job, build a personal budget, or just have someone to talk to. We remain committed to access. We partner with Cristo Rey and other


schools particularly devoted to minority groups who send their students here, and we have programs to help them succeed. We provide academic support and course advising for them, and they can live and work on campus. Many of our students work through college to pay their tuition. They


are, as a group, quite busy, and quite focused. You’d be interested to know that our campuses are more residential than when you were here. There are floors in residence halls devoted to common interests: com- munity service, environmental sustainability, Spanish language, and even psychology. One of the challenges we face is in getting our students to graduate on


time, and I’ll admit we have some room for improvement. We must also find ways to ensure that our graduates leave here in less debt. There will be more to come on that topic. We’ll be looking at graduation require- ments, course availability, and advising so that students choose and succeed in the right major for their talents. This challenge is not unique to Loyola, but we do need to address it. I hope this has been interesting to you, and I look forward to future let-


ters about our student body, our wider community, and timely issues in our nation and world. I hope you enjoy this issue of Loyola magazine and that you have a healthy and fulfilling new year.


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