FRONTLINES
ONLINE LEARNING Loyola online
program shines Loyola’s online bachelor’s degree programs are among the best in the country, according to the latest rank- ings from U.S. News & World Report. The 2017 Best Online Programs list places Loyola at No. 21 in the nation for bachelor’s degrees, tied with two other universities. Loyola is one of only two Illinois universities to crack the Top 50 in the rankings, which include more than 300 public and private colleges. Loyola currently has more than 360 students enrolled in six online bachelor’s programs.
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
Students win regional awards
School of Communication students won two Crystal Pillar Awards at the Chicago/ Midwest Regional Emmys. Lee Hood’s Newscasting and Producing class shared top honors in the Best Newscast category with the Univer- sity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and graduate student Alex Sharon won first place in the Arts and Entertainment/Cul- tural Affairs category. Loyola Phoenix editor Grace Runkel also won a $4,000 scholarship from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Chicago Foundation.
ON CAMPUS
CHALLENGING BIAS: This semester, Loyola introduced new sections of UNIV 102 titled “Under- standing Bias.” The classes tackle privileges and prejudices and help students navigate the difficult con- versations they can face in college and beyond.
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LUCKY DAY: Stritch School of Medicine students were graced with the luck of the Irish when the annual Match Day fell on March 17. Of 150 students in Stritch’s Class of 2017, 46 percent were matched to residencies in pri- mary care specialties. Stritch grads were also placed all over the country, with 12 percent staying at Loyola University Medical Center.
Steve A. N. Goldstein, MD, PhD, was named dean of the Stritch School of Medicine effective May 1. His back- ground includes more than 30 years of experience in health sciences research, medical education, and higher educa- tion administration. He has worked at Harvard University, Yale University, The Univer- sity of Chicago, and Brandeis University, where he currently serves as university professor of biochemistry.
Michael J. Kaufman, JD, was named dean of the School of Law effective March 13. Kaufman has been a member of the law faculty since 1986 and served as associate dean for academic affairs from 2005 until July 2016, when he assumed the role of interim dean. He has devoted his pro- fessional life to the service of others and is renowned for his efforts to create greater edu- cational diversity and equity at all levels of learning.
Goutham M. Menon, PhD, will become dean of the School of Social Work effective July 1. Me- non currently serves as director of the School of Social Work at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), where he also holds a faculty appointment as professor of social work. He has more than 20 years of aca- demic experience at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and has served as a case manager at the Schizophrenia Research Foundation in India.
Creating a more diverse curriculum 2020
PLAN
Last spring, a group of students approached the Uni- versity with concerns
about a lack of diversity in the Core Curriculum. They hoped to broaden the range of courses that satisfy core requirements, includ- ing classes on non-Western his- tory and non-Christian religions. At the time, Loyola was in the
process of evaluating the Core Curriculum and waiting to make changes until the assessment was complete. But the student concerns prompted a more
immediate discussion. “We moved carefully, but quickly,” says David Slavsky, physics department chair and former Core Curriculum director. “I got the impression that students assumed we’d be oppositional, and that they’d have to overcome our resistance. And rather, our view was, ‘Let’s hear your points; let’s see if we can work this out.’ And we had really good discussions.” The result was several changes
designed to allow students to broaden their understanding of the world as a whole—not just
majority populations of Western society. Courses added to the curriculum include American Pluralism, Women’s Studies and Gender Studies from a Global Perspective, and Religions of Asia, among others. “We want to make students active participants in the American republic,” says Slavsky. “And we think in order to do that, they need to have rigorous academic experiences in as many of the major knowledge areas as they can.”
LEARN MORE •
LUC.edu/core New deans for medicine, law, social work
Loyola announced three new deans this semester to lead the School of Law, the Stritch School of Medicine, and the School of Social Work. Read more about them at
LUC.edu.
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