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THE PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2012
A MESSAGE FROMTHEPRESIDENT DEAR LOYOLANS,
and a four-year graduation rate of 60 percent—a new high in both categories. Forty percent of our new undergraduates identify themselves as non- Caucasian. There is also geographic diversity with 40 percent of our freshman class coming from outside the state of Illinois. This fall, we hired 90 new faculty members—an extremely talented group of women and men who will help us meet our student–faculty ratio of 14:1 in the classroom. This year, Loyola moved up 13 spots in the
U.S.News and World Report rankings to land at 106, reflecting a number of ways we continue to strengthen the academic quality at Loyola. Increasing our international profile is a high
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priority in the coming years. Loyola now hosts programs in Beijing, Vietnam, and at the John Felice Rome Center, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. It is fitting that this program, which was one of the first of its kind in 1962, still leads the way in setting the bar for study-abroad experiences. The campaign for the John Felice Rome Center, Insieme per il futuro, also continues to make progress, and has now achieved 50 percent of its $12 million goal to renovate the campus. Our study-abroad programs, which are offered in over 50 countries, are indicative of the value we place on giving our students a global perspective with real-world experience. Our home campuses also continue to develop
and improve. Over the summer, we completed a beautiful new garden next to the Madonna della Strada Chapel. Designed to match the façade of Dumbach Hall and complete the original plan
“We are thankful for your continued support of and commitment to Loyola.”
am pleased to share an update on this year’s progress at Loyola. Our total enrollment stands at 15,720, with first-year retention at 87 percent
for the Lake Shore Campus, the new Cuneo Hall houses a number of our Centers of Excellence as well as classrooms and a four-story atrium, and the building’s energy-saving design has already earned it a Gold LEED certification. Next spring, we are looking forward to opening the Arnold J. Damen, S.J., Student Center on the location of the old Alumni Gym. This student union marks the third phase of Loyola’s reimagine campaign to revitalize student life on the Lake Shore Campus. This fall, we completed the seven-year renovation
of the Mundelein Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. The building, a national historic landmark, now houses state-of-the-art classrooms and performance spaces, including the Newhart Family Theatre, which we dedicated in September. Across Sheridan Road, construction continues on a new student residence, DiNobili Hall, and the Institute for Urban Environmental Sustainability. This institute will include a greenhouse, atrium, classrooms, labs, café, sustainable residence hall, and more. Building on years of innovation in academics, programming, and energy consumption, this facility is the next step in Loyola’s commitment to being a national leader in sustainability. Another major priority for us is the development
of our Health Sciences Division, which includes the schools of nursing and medicine. This fall, we cut the ribbon on the new Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and Center for Collaborative Learning building, which features a six-bed virtual hospital and home-care simulated environment. Connected to the Stritch School of Medicine, this new facility was designed to foster collaboration between our nursing and medical students. At Founders’ Dinner, I was thrilled to announce
a milestone $40 million gift to the business school from alumnus and chairman of our Board of Trustees Michael R. Quinlan (PhB ’67, MBA ’70). In honor of this tremendous act of generosity, our School of Business Administration and Graduate
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