Loyola University New Orleans
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| Motto: | Deo et Patriae -(For God and country) - Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam |
| Established: | chartered July 10, 1912 |
| Type: | AJCU |
| Endowment: | US $326 million[1] |
| President: | Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J. |
| Staff: | 240 |
| Undergraduates: | 2,655[2] |
| Postgraduates: | 2,203[2] |
| 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 established in New Orleans in 1904 as Loyola College. It was founded by the Roman Catholic religious order of the Society of Jesus and bears the name of the Jesuit patron, Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Loyola is one of twenty-eight member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and, with its current enrollment of more approximately 5000 students, is the largest Catholic university in the south United States. Loyola University New Orleans masters programs ranked sixth best among Southern universities in the 2008 issue of the annual America's Best Colleges issue and guidebook published by U.S. News & World Report. The Princeton Review features Loyola New Orleans in the 2007 edition of its annual book, The Best 361 Colleges.
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[edit] History
[edit] Founding
Loyola’s history dates back to the early 18th century when the Jesuits first arrived among the earliest settlers in New Orleans and Louisiana.[3]
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. According to University lore, Fr. Albert Biever was given a nickel for street car fare and told by his Jesuit superiors to travel Uptown on the St. Charles Streetcar and found a college. 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. Fr. Biever was the first president. 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 July 10, 1912.
[edit] Growth
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. Loyola has the distinction of transmitting the first radio broadcast in the Deep South, when WWL began operation as a laboratory experiment on March 31, 1922.[4] With the discontinuance of the football program in the 1930s, 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 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 1960s 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, a nearby Roman Catholic women's 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, the latter two 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.
[edit] Hurricane Katrina
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 breach 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. Loyola held commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2006 on April 28-29, becoming the first New Orleans college to do so post-Katrina.
On 2006-04-10, President Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J. unveiled PATHWAYS - Toward Our Second Century, Loyola's strategic post-Katrina 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 Wildes and the Provost Walter Harris.
[edit] Rebirth
In Fall 2006, Loyola welcomed the class of 2010, the first post-Katrina freshman class, with 555 new students.[5]
[edit] University Presidents
There have been sixteen presidents since the establishment of Loyola College in 1904.[6]
| President | Years |
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| Albert H. Biever, S.J. | 1904-1913 |
| Alphonse E. Otis, S.J | 1913-1919 |
| Edward A. Cummings, S.J. | 1919-1924 |
| Francis X. Twellmeyer, S.J. | 1924-1925 |
| Florence D. Sullivan, S.J. | 1925-1931 |
| John W. Hynes, S.J. | 1931-1936 |
| Harold A. Gaudin, S.J. | 1936-1939 |
| Percy A. Roy, S.J. | 1939-1945 |
| Thomas J. Shields, S.J. | 1945-1952 |
| W. Patrick Donnelly, S.J. | 1952-1961 |
| Andrew C. Smith, S.J. | 1961-1966 |
| Homer R. Jolley, S.J. | 1966-1970 |
| Michael F. Kennelly, S.J. | 1970-1974 |
| James C. Carter, S.J. | 1974-1995 |
| Bernard P. Knoth, S.J. | 1995-2003 |
| William J. Byron, S.J. | 2003-2004 (acting) |
| Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J. | 2004-Present |
[edit] The University
Loyola is home to 5,000 students, including 3,000 undergraduates. The student to faculty ratio is 12 to 1. Loyola's motto is "Thinking Critically, Acting Justly." The Princeton Review features Loyola New Orleans in the 2007 edition of its annual book, The Best 361 Colleges. The New York-based education services company says Loyola New Orleans offers students an outstanding undergraduate education.[7]
Nearly all classes are taught by full-time faculty, 91 percent of whom hold doctoral or equivalent degrees in their areas of expertise. Loyola 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 associations.[8]
The seal, which was adopted by the university in 1929, features 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 appears the fleur-de-lis, which represents the French origin of New Orleans and Louisiana. 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.[9]
[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).[1]
[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, sociology, and political science. The college also includes the Schools of Nursing and Mass Communication.[2]
[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 accounting.
[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. In April 2007, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance announced its relocation to the College of Music and Fine Arts from the campus of the University of Southern California.
[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.
[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 prior winners such as 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.[10]
Loyola’s J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library ranks 6th in the “Best College Library” category of The Princeton Review's 2008 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 from civil law jurisdictions from around the world, including France, Scotland, and Quebec.
[edit] Centers and Institutes
The University houses institutes in many different disciplines:
- The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance
- 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
- Jesuit Social Research Institute
[edit] Student Life
[edit] Danna Center
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] RecPlex
The Recreational Sports Complex, or Rec Plex, houses all the athletic facilities on Loyola's campus. It was constructed in 1987 and paid for in full by Freeport McMoRan. The complex is situated on the fifth and sixth floors of the Freret Street parking garage.
The Rec Plex features many modern amenities, including a jogging track; indoor tennis, racquetball, and basketball courts; weight rooms; and a six-Lane, Olympic style swimming pool - the largest suspended pool in North America.
[edit] Student Government
Loyola is governed by the Student Government Association (SGA), which is divided into three branches- the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Each branch is run independently from the others, with each having a head of the branch. The executive branch is headed by the president and his cabinet, the legislative branch has the de facto congresspersons-at-large, and the judicial branch is headed by the chief justice. One of SGA's most significant powers 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. 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 won the award in 1983, 1986, 1998, 1999, and 2006. [11] [12]
[edit] Other Publications
Other student publications include The Wolf, Loyola's annual yearbook, ReVisions, the annual literary arts journal, Hyster, the Women's Issues Organization's zine, and Reader's Response, which publishes the single best paper from each of the English Department's literature and theory courses.
Each semester, a small group of students intern for The New Orleans Review, an international journal of contemporary poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art, photography, film and book reviews, founded in 1968 and published by Loyola University.
[edit] Service Organizations
[edit] Loyola University Community Action Program
Students at Loyola are involved in a number of campus community service organizations, the most prominent being the Loyola University Community Action Program, commonly referred to as LUCAP. LUCAP serves as an umbrella organization for community service, social justice, and advocacy work on the Loyola campus.
[edit] Others
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. Since the burning of the ADG house, it has stood untouched on Freret Street, just two blocks from Loyola's Main Campus. Loyola's Greek organizations are governed by three councils, the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Association, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
Fraternities
- Alpha Delta Gamma (1932)
- Alpha Phi Alpha (1988)
- Beggars (1923)
- Kappa Alpha Psi (2005)
- 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)
- Zeta Phi Beta
- Theta Phi Alpha (1959)
[edit] Athletics
Loyola's sports teams are nicknamed the Wolfpack. They participate in the NAIA's Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. Loyola's six intercollegiate teams are almost wholly funded through student activity fees through a Student Government Association referendum passed in 1991. Since 2003, the athletic department has offered three athletic scholarships in basketball to attract talent. Locally, Loyola's biggest rival is the 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. The Pack Pride Committee was founded in recent years to promote athletics and to encourage community members to be "Proud to be Part of the 'Pack'".
[edit] Notable alumni
- Hunt Downer, '72 former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
- Col. John Bourgeois, '51 former director of the United States Marine Band, “The President’s Own,” Washington, D.C.
- Carl H. Brans, '57 Physicist and co-developer of Brans-Dicke scalar-tensor theory of gravitation
- 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
- Adrian G. Duplantier, '49, (deceased) federal judge and former Louisiana state senator
- 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
- Ed Karst, controversial mayor of Alexandria (1969-1973)
- 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
- Oscar M. Laurel, '41, Mexican-American politician in south Texas
- Kerry Ann Layden
- 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; former LSU Chancellor
- Paul G. Pastorek, ’79, General Counsel, NASA
- Beth Patterson, ’93, world-renowned Irish and Celtic musician and producer
- Dr. Susan Plaeger, '71, Leading scientist in the field of HIV/AIDS, Branch Chief, Pathogenesis and Basic Research, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Division of HIV/AIDS (DAIDS).
- 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
- Though he never attended Loyola, Sixty Rayburn, a long-time state senator from Bogalusa, was given an honorary doctorate because of his expertise in the mechanics of state government.
[edit] Prominent professors
- David Myers [3]Distinguished Professor in Communications
- Chase Distinguished Professor of International Business and Professor of Economics William Barnett II [4]
- Robert Hunter Distinguished Professor John Biguenet [5]
- Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Chair in Economics and Professor of Economics Walter Block [6]
- Hilton/Baldridge Distinguished Chair in Music Industry Studies and Professor of Marketing Jerry R. Goolsby [7]
- Artists-in-Residence: Col. John R. Bourgeois USMC (Ret.), Ellis Marsalis, Nicholas Payton [8]
- William P. Quigley Law Professor and Director of the Law Clinic and the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center [9]
[edit] References
- ^ America's Best Colleges 2008: Loyola University New Orleans (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ a b What Makes Us Unique?. Loyola University New Orleans. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ French Jesuits, Missions in Louisiana (2005). Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
- ^ Loyola and WWL Radio celebrate 80th anniversary (2002). Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
- ^ Loyola Welcomes Freshmen One Year After Katrina (2006). Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
- ^ Chronology of Loyola's Presidents (2004). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
- ^ Loyola University featured in 2008 edition of the Princeton Review Annual College Guide – The Best 366 Colleges (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ What Makes Us Unique? (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ Graphic Identity Guide to Loyola (2006). Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ Loyola Featured In Princeton Review's The Best 361 Colleges (2006). Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ ACP Contest Winners (2006). Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ The Maroon Wins National Award (1998). Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
[edit] External links
- Loyola University New Orleans
- Office of Admissions
- College of Law
- College of Business
- Giving to Loyola
- PATHWAYS, Loyola's strategic plan
- Official Site of Wolfpack Athletics
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