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Bryan Owens INTERN PROFILE


INTERNSHIP AT: INTUIT: THE CENTER FOR INTUITIVE AND OUTSIDER ART, a Chicago non- profit gallery that promotes outsider artwork


Tell us a little about your internship. I’m an intern at Intuit, a nonprofit that takes a social justice approach to the world of outsider art. We work with self-taught artists, people who grew up in the middle of nowhere, people in institu- tions, and individuals with mental disabilities. I help put on exhibits to showcase their artwork.


What projects have you been working on? We have an exhibit going on now by a World War II vet who has post-traumatic stress dis- order and made collages that showcased his experiences during the war. It’s so great to show people how art can express artists’ views and show their interpretation of larger issues.


What has been your favorite part of the internship? I’d have to say the theme of art and knowing about who the artists were and why they made the specific artwork they did.


Bryan Owens, a member of the Class of 2016, is majoring in sociology and human services.


How do you think this internship will affect your career? I’m ever-changing, and so are my career prospects. Human services is so interdisciplinary, you get such a broad spectrum of possible career choices. I have no idea where I’ll be in the future, but I defi- nitely want it to be somewhere where I can mesh art with another discipline.


Earn your JD on the weekend


THE SCHOOL OF LAW has rede- signed its part-time Juris Doctor (JD) degree program to provide a more flexible weekend format that will include an innovative mix of campus-based and online learning. The new program, which begins in fall


2016, addresses the demands of today’s busy professionals whose schedules might otherwise preclude them from pursuing a law degree. Students will receive Loyola’s rigor- ous, high-quality legal education in courses that meet on seven weekends each semester, rather than in the evenings. Up to one third of the instruction in each course will be done through distance learning, reducing the amount of in-class time and allowing that class time to be used more creatively. The program will allow students to earn a JD by attending courses just 14 weekends a year.


SCHOOL OF EDUCATION


New dean aims to further School of Education’s social justice mission


TERRI PIGOTT, who joined Loyola’s faculty in 1998, was named dean of the School of Edu- cation by Interim President John P. Pelissero, PhD. In her new role, Pigott has identified several priori- ties for the school, focusing on the


mission of social action through education. The first priority, Pigott says, is to strengthen


partnerships in the Rogers Park/Edgewater neighborhoods. Teacher candidates at Loyola currently undertake 80 percent of their course- work in local schools and organizations. “My hope,” says Pigott, “is that the School of Educa- tion can be a true partner with schools and community organizations to find ways to serve the needs of children and their families.”


Pigott is also working to increase pathways to


the teaching profession in the hope of recruiting a diverse group of future teachers. The goal, she says, is to develop a workforce of education pro- fessionals whose backgrounds and experiences reflect those of the students they serve. A third priority is to develop advanced


training programs for working professionals. The school will launch the International Bac- calaureate (IB) Educator Certificate for teachers who want to work in IB schools and is develop- ing new certificate programs in quantitative research methods, program evaluation, and college counseling. “These new programs fit with our mission


to improve the learning environments for all students,” says Pigott.


With seven online degree programs, Loyola has become the top law school in the country for online legal education.


“Combining an outstanding weekend


experience with online learning is an ideal format that will make law school more conve- nient and accessible to students who work,” says David Yellen, dean of the School of Law. “While different in structure than our full-time JD program, it will be every bit as excellent and will benefit a broader and more geo- graphically diverse group of aspiring lawyers.” With seven online degree programs, Loyola


has become the top law school in the country for online legal education. The weekend JD will include the same curriculum and faculty as the full-time program. Students will gain hands-on training by completing the school’s experiential learning requirement, and will have opportunities to participate in student- run organizations. In addition, students will re- ceive individual academic support and career counseling from law school administration.


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