Loyola University New Orleans
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| Motto | Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam |
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| Established | July 10, 1912 |
| Type | AJCU |
| Endowment | $327,500,000 |
| President | Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J. |
| Staff | 240 |
| Undergraduates | 3,000 |
| Postgraduates | 2,000 |
| Location | New Orleans, LA, USA |
| Campus | Urban, 24 acres |
| Colors | Maroon and Gold |
| Mascot | The Wolfpack |
| Website | www.loyno.edu |
Loyola University New Orleans is a private, co-educational Jesuit university in the United States with 5,000 students (3,000 undergraduates). Loyola University New Orleans' main campus is located in the Uptown neighborhood, fifteen minutes from the historic French Quarter, across St. Charles Avenue from Audubon Park and conterminous to the main campus of Tulane University. Loyola University New Orleans is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is the largest Catholic University in the southern United States.
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[edit] History
Loyola’s rich history and Jesuit influence date back to the early 18th century when the Jesuits first arrived among the earliest settlers in New Orleans and Louisiana. The Jesuits are renowned for the liberal arts, a value-centered education of the whole person, and a commitment to lifelong learning, social justice, and service.
Loyola University New Orleans was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1904 as Loyola College on a section of the Foucher Plantation bought by the Jesuits in 1886. As with many Jesuit schools, it contained both a college and preparatory academy. The first classes of Loyola College were held in a residence behind Most Holy Name of Jesus Church. The first president of the new college was the Rev. Albert Biever, S.J. The first of Loyola's permanent buildings was undertaken in 1907, with Marquette Hall completed in 1910.
In 1911, the Jesuit schools in New Orleans were reorganized. The College of the Immaculate Conception, founded in 1847 in downtown New Orleans, split its high school and college divisions and became solely a secondary institution, now known as Jesuit High School. Loyola was designated as the collegiate institution and was chartered as Loyola University on 1912-07-10.
Loyola grew steadily over the years on its uptown campus. For many years, the University consisted mainly of Marquette and Bobet Hall, with large athletic fields extending back towards the end of the campus at Freret St. With the discontinuance of the football program in the 1930's, more space became available for construction of new facilities. Stallings Hall, built as a dedicated building for the College Of Business Administration, and the Library (now known as the "Old Library") were constructed in the post World War II years, accommodating the increased growth of the student population. More expansion continued in 1964, with the addition of the Joseph F. Danna Student Center, Albert Biever Hall, a student residence hall named after the first university president, and a central heating/cooling plant. Built soon after in 1967 was Henrietta Buddig Hall, a student residence that is Loyola's tallest building at twelve stories. The last building to be added in the 1960's was the J. Edgar Monroe Science Building (now known as Monroe Hall), the largest academic building erected to date.
In 1984 Loyola purchased the facilities of St. Mary’s Dominican College, now St. Mary's High School, a nearby Roman Catholic girls' college which was closing down, and transformed it into the Broadway campus (after the name of its street location). Today, the Broadway campus includes Loyola's School of Law, Cabra Residence Hall, and a Department of Visual Arts.
Expansion in recent years has seen the addition of Mercy Hall, purchased in 1993, a former girl's preparatory academy; construction of Carrollton Hall, an upperclassman residence, and the J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library, both completed in 1999.
In 1996, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities granted exclusive branding rights to Loyola University Chicago to call itself Loyola University. This resulted in Loyola New Orleans current trademark, Loyola University New Orleans.
In August 2005, Loyola closed its campus and evacuated its students in anticipation of Hurricane Katrina. The campus sustained minimal wind damage including broken windows but floodwaters did not breech any buildings. Following cleanup, classes resumed on Monday, 2006-01-09. Despite the displacement of the entire student body during the fall 2005 semester, 91 percent of Loyola’s undergraduate students returned for the spring 2006 semester. Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2006 took place April 28-29.
On 2006-04-10, President Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J. unveiled PATHWAYS - Toward Our Second Century, Loyola's strategic plan. The plan restructured the University's colleges and eliminated several academic programs and faculty positions to reduce operating costs and revitalize the University. "PATHWAYS" was widely criticized by students and staff who felt uninvolved in the decision-making process. The Board of Trustees however unanimously approved and passed the plan on 2006-05-19. In response, the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences produced a vote of no-confidence in both the President and the Provost.
In Fall 2006, Loyola welcomed the class of 2010 with a size of 555 new students. students.[1]
[edit] The University
Loyola is home to 5,000 students, including 3,000 undergraduates. The student faculty ratio is 13 to 1, far better than the national average of 45 to 1 among private institutions. Loyola's motto is "Thinking Critically, Acting Justly." Loyola New Orleans offers students an outstanding undergraduate education, stated the New York-based education services company, The Princeton Review. The Princeton Review features Loyola New Orleans in the new 2007 edition of its annual book, The Best 361 Colleges.[2]
Almost all courses are taught by full-time faculty, and 89 percent hold doctoral or equivalent degrees in their area of expertise. Professors have been recognized nationally and internationally by the Pulitzer Committee, the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and by numerous other professional and scholarly associations.[3]
The seal, which was adopted by the university in 1929, reveals the coat of arms of the house of Loyola with the emblem of the Society of Jesus at the top. Central to the seal are two wolves and a golden pot, which come from St. Ignatius Loyola's family crest and symbolize generosity, having enough to give to the wolves. Above the figures of the wolves appear the fleur-de-lis, which represents the French origin of the city and state. Beneath it is a pelican feeding its young with her own blood; this ancient symbol of Christianity (Christ feeding the Church with his body and blood through the Eucharist) depicts Loyola as an institution of the state of Louisiana.[4]
[edit] Academics
[edit] Colleges
Loyola is organized into colleges specializing in the liberal arts, sciences and certain professions. The colleges at Loyola include:
- College of Humanities and Natural Sciences
- College of Social Sciences
- The Joseph A. Butt, S.J., College of Business
- College of Music and Fine Arts
- College of Law
[edit] College of Humanities and Natural Sciences
The College of Humanities and Natural Sciences focuses on areas concerning the natural sciences and liberal arts programs. It contains the departments of English, history, languages, philosophy, religious studies, psychology, biology, liberal studies, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. Also under the college's supervision is the Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM).[5]
[edit] College of Social Sciences
The College of Social Sciences specializes in areas that deal with the human condition. The College of Social Sciences contains the departments of counseling, criminal justice, human and organizational development, sociolgy, and political science. The college also includes the Schools of Nursing and Mass Communication.[6]
[edit] The Joseph A. Butt, S.J., College of Business
The College of Business began as an outgrowth of the College of Arts and Sciences and became a full fledged college in 1947. In 1983, the College of Business was renamed in honor of Joseph A. Butt, S.J., a longtime Jesuit professor in the business college. The College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a prestigious honor awarded to only 450 business schools worldwide. The college offers programs in the fields of economics, finance, international business, management, marketing, and accountancy.
[edit] College of Music and Fine Arts
The College of Music was established when the New Orleans Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art was incorporated into the university in 1932. The College of Music gives students the chance to combine liberal arts with professional music courses. It is the only Jesuit college of music in the United States. The college offers programs in Jazz Studies, Music Education, Music Therapy, Music Industry Studies, Instrumental Performance, Vocal Performance, Ballet, Theatre Arts, and Visual Arts.
[edit] College of Law
Loyola's law school opened in 1914. The School of Law was renamed the College of Law with the passage of the PATHWAYS Plan on May 19, 2006. The College Of Law strives to impart on students wisdom, not only technical competence. The College of Law is only one of two law schools in the nation to offer curricula in both the civil law of Louisiana and the Common Law of the 49 other states.
[edit] Libraries and Institutes
[edit] Libraries
[edit] J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library
Loyola’s J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library is the winner of the Association of College & Research Libraries’ 2003 "Excellence in Academic Libraries Award." The award, given to an outstanding community college, college, and university library each year, recognizes the accomplishments of librarians and other library staff as they come together as members of a team to support the mission of their institution. Loyola University New Orleans, the recipient in the university library division, now joins a prestigious list of winners which has most recently included Cornell University and the University of Arizona. The Association of College and Research Libraries, the largest division of the American Library Association, is a professional association of academic librarians and other interested individuals. It is dedicated to enhancing the ability of academic library and information professionals to serve the information needs of the higher education community and to improve learning, teaching, and research.[7]
Loyola’s J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library has ranked 10th in the “Best College Library” category, according to The Princeton Review in its 2007 edition of The Best 361 Colleges.
[edit] Law Library
Loyola University New Orleans' Law Library is located in the College of Law building on the Broadway Campus. it contains over 286,000 volumes and microfilm for the support of the students and faculty of the College of Law. Due to the unique tradition of civil law in Louisiana, the library has substantial collections of civil law jurisdictions from around the world, including France, Scotland, and Quebec.
[edit] Centers and Institutes
- Center for Environmental Communications
- Center for the Study of Catholics in the South
- Gillis Long Poverty Law Center
- Jesuit Center
- Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy
- Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM)
- Shawn M. Donnelley Center for Nonprofit Communications
- Twomey Center for Peace Through Justice
[edit] Student Life
The epicenter of Loyola's on-campus life is the Dr. Joseph A. Danna Center, built in 1969. The Danna Center houses many services, including dining facilities at the Orleans Room and the Underground, the campus bookstore, lounges, and student organization and university offices.
[edit] Student Government
Loyola is governed by the Student Government Association (SGA), which is divided in three branches- the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Each branch is run independent from each other, with each having a head of the branch. The executive branch is headed by the president and their cabinet, the legislative branch has the de facto congresspersons-at-large, and the judicial branch is headed by the chief justice. One of the greatest powers SGA holds is budget allocation, whereby each university sanctioned organization is allotted a certain amount of money for the upcoming year.
[edit] Campus Publications
[edit] The Maroon
The student-run weekly newspaper, The Maroon, was established in 1923 to report on various happenings around campus. It is published weekly during the spring and fall semesters. "The Maroon" has been nominated for the Associated Collegiate Press' National Pacemaker Award six times and has won the award in 1983, 1986, 1998, 1999, and 2006. [8] [9]
[edit] Other Publications
Other student publications include The Wolf, Loyola's annual yearbook, and ReVisions, the annual literary arts journal.
[edit] Service Organizations
[edit] LUCAP
The Loyola University Community Action Program, commonly refered to as LUCAP, serves as an umbrella organization for community service, social justice, and advocacy work on the Loyola campus.
[edit] Others
Students at Loyola are involved in a number of campus community service organizations, the most prominent being the Loyola University Community Action Program (LUCAP). Other organizations include Circle K International, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Peers Advocating Wellness (PAWS), and many others. Many students took a lead in rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina through these service organizations.
[edit] Greek Life
Loyola is home to 12 different social fraternities and sororities that encompass over 20 percent of the undergraduate population. Presently, none of the Greek organizations own official houses. The last Greek organization to own a house was Alpha Delta Gamma, whose house burned in January 2006. Loyola's Greek organizations are governed by three councils, the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Association, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
Fraternities
- Alpha Phi Alpha (1988)
- Beggars (1923)
- Kappa Alpha Psi
- Phi Kappa Psi (1989)
- Phi Beta Sigma (1984)
- Sigma Alpha Kappa (1923)
- Sigma Phi Epsilon (1983)
Sororities
- Alpha Chi Omega (1984)
- Alpha Kappa Alpha (1972)
- Delta Gamma (1984)
- Delta Sigma Theta (1977)
- Gamma Phi Beta (1989)
- Theta Phi Alpha (1959)
[edit] Athletics
Loyola's sports teams are nicknamed the Wolfpack, who participate in the NAIA's Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. Loyola's six intercollegiate teams are unique in the fact that they are almost wholly supported by students through a referendum passed in 1991. Since 2003, the althletic department has offered three athletic scholarships in basketball to attract talent. Locally, Loyola's biggest rival is adjacent Tulane University, and the annual basketball game between the two teams is one of biggest athletic events at Loyola. Spring Hill College is also another rival in conference play. A Pack Pride Committee has been founded in recent years to promote athletics and to encourage community members to be "Proud to be Part of the 'Pack".
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Col. John Bourgeois, '51 former director of the United States Marine Band, “The President’s Own,” Washington, D.C.
- Cassandra McWilliams Chandler, ’84, Assistant Director of Training, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Dr. Gregory R. Choppin, ’49, discoverer of Element Md 101-Mendelevium, chemistry professor at Florida State University
- Edwin Compass, ’00, ’02, Superintendent, New Orleans Police Department
- Klaus G. Dorfi, ’65, chairman of the board and CEO, Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, New York
- Seán Brett Duggan, ’76, a finalist in the 1972 International Golbert Competition; the only two-time, first-place winner of the International Bach Competition
- Manuel A. Esquivel, ’62, former Prime Minister of Belize
- Norman Francis '55 (law), president of Xavier University of Louisiana
- Ken Hoffman, ’65, president and CEO, Hart, Schaffner & Marx, Chicago
- John M. Jones, ’73, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Green Bay Packers
- Moon Landrieu, ’52, ’54, former mayor of New Orleans; former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Former Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
- Ellis Marsalis, ’86, nationally known jazz pianist and recording artist.
- Russell Myerson, ’76, Executive Vice President, Warner Brothers Television
- Sean O'Keefe, ’77, Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator; LSU Chancellor
- Paul G. Pastorek, ’79, General Counsel, NASA
- Beth Patterson, ’93, world-renowned Irish and Celtic musician and producer
- Vance Plauche, '18, U.S. representative from Lake Charles, 1941-1943
- Andreas Preuss, ’87, supervising producer CNN International, Atlanta
- Dan Richey, '75, former state representative and state senator and Republican political activist
- Frances T. “Paco” Scanlan, ’69, member of the senior foreign service, diplomat in residence at Tulane University
- Abby Terkuhle, ’77, president, MTV Animation, and creative director, MTV, New York
- Norman Treigle, opera star
- Robert Wilkie, ’88 Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, The White House, Washington, D.C.
- Bernard J. Ward '44 & '49, longtime professor at Loyola University New Orleans, Notre Dame Law School, and University of Texas School of Law; renowned expert in Federal Judiciary and Federal Procedure
[edit] Prominent professors
- Robert Hunter Distinguished Professor John Biguenet
- Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Chair in Economics and Professor of Economics Walter Block
- Hilton/Baldridge Distinguished Chair in Music Industry Studies and Professor of Marketing Jerry R. Goolsby
- Professor Patricia Dorn
- Artists-in-Residence: Col. John R. Bourgeois USMC (Ret.), Ellis Marsalis, Nicholas Payton
- Dr. D. Andrew Knight, Associate Professor of Chemistry
[edit] External links
- Loyola University New Orleans
- Office of Admissions
- College of Law
- Giving to Loyola
- PATHWAYS, Loyola's strategic plan
- Official Site of Wolfpack Athletics
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