Word 49 - The Word on Edgewater, Rogers Park and West Ridge
Ward 49 of the City of Chicago includes most of Rogers Park and parts of West Ridge.
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Polar Palooza at Loyola Red Line
Polar Palooza December 6th and 7th 2014 at Loyola Red Line Station!
Word 49 - The Word on Edgewater, Rogers Park and West Ridge
Grow Your Small Business event
1032 W. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL. 60626
Word 49 - The Word on Edgewater, Rogers Park and West Ridge
Monday, December 1, 2008
Flower Delivery to Loyola University
Here is a new graffic that we created for a great flower shop in town, Maureen Flowers.
Flower delivery to all of Chicago and many Illinois suburbs.
Maureen Flowers
7237 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, Il. 60626
773 764-6400
http://www.maureenflowers.net/
Friday, December 7, 2007
Loyola University Chicago Expansion Plan
Loyola University Chicago Expansion Plan
Introduction
In 2004, Loyola University Chicago compiled a study to research future expansion opportunities for the university. As part of strategic discussions, an expanded and open planning process encompassed more than sixty meetings and interview sessions with campus and community representatives from the neighboring Rogers Park and Edgewater neighborhoods.
Context
The goal of the University is to increase enrollment over all its campuses to approximately 15,000 students or about 1,000 more than the 2004 enrollment. This means there will be a proportional increase in demand on the Lake Shore Campus academic facilities, now serving approximately 9,000 undergraduate students.
The focus of the campus will continue to be the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as the Graduate School and the undergraduate Nursing program. The curricular and campus life programs will inemphasize the importance of drawing people together in collaborative settings. The proposed Lake Shore Campus Plan has been developed to support and advance the university's aspirations.
Strategic Overview
Based on careful, study, capital improvements will be channeled into four sectors. These are the Central Campus and South Campus sectors, where the University now has the strongest presence and greatest physical resources; the North Campus, where limited development is envisioned; and West Campus, a Tax Increment Financing district, or TIF.
North Campus
North Campus is the University Land north of West Loyola Avenue. The east boundary is Lake Michigan and the western boundary is North Sheridan Road. Notable University-owned structures include Campion Hall at one end of West Loyola Avenue and Santa Clara Hall at the other.
It is expected that any University development in this area will be limited in scope. Any new construction will be in scale with the nearby private residences. Functions will be in keeping with surrounding land uses.
Depending upon funding and approvals, it would be desirable to construct a pedestrian/bike path along the shoreline east of Santa Clara Hall to provide access from Central Campus to Hartigan Park and Beach.
West Campus / TIF
These parcels lie to the west of the CTA right-of-way, along North Broadway Avenue and North Sheridan Road, and will continue to be studied for a variety of tax-yielding community improvement projects. Housing and parking along with new and enhansed university-owned retail space will be developed.
South Campus
The area is a mix of private and University land uses, bounded by West Sheridan Road to the north. North Broadway Avenue to the west, and North Sheridan Road to the east. The block east of North Sheridan, where the Sullivan building and the Yellow House are located, is also part of the South Campus.
The University expects to continue to use its existing properties for student housing and related activities, adding additional structures when there is opportunity to do so. New University development is anticipated to be compararible with the current community context (a densely built, urban neighborhood). New architecture will establish and reinforce the University's presence and character in the area.
Central Campus
Numerous improvements are planned on Central Campus.
(NOTE: Damen Hall is to be demolished.)
Introduction
In 2004, Loyola University Chicago compiled a study to research future expansion opportunities for the university. As part of strategic discussions, an expanded and open planning process encompassed more than sixty meetings and interview sessions with campus and community representatives from the neighboring Rogers Park and Edgewater neighborhoods.
Context
The goal of the University is to increase enrollment over all its campuses to approximately 15,000 students or about 1,000 more than the 2004 enrollment. This means there will be a proportional increase in demand on the Lake Shore Campus academic facilities, now serving approximately 9,000 undergraduate students.
The focus of the campus will continue to be the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as the Graduate School and the undergraduate Nursing program. The curricular and campus life programs will inemphasize the importance of drawing people together in collaborative settings. The proposed Lake Shore Campus Plan has been developed to support and advance the university's aspirations.
Strategic Overview
Based on careful, study, capital improvements will be channeled into four sectors. These are the Central Campus and South Campus sectors, where the University now has the strongest presence and greatest physical resources; the North Campus, where limited development is envisioned; and West Campus, a Tax Increment Financing district, or TIF.
North Campus
North Campus is the University Land north of West Loyola Avenue. The east boundary is Lake Michigan and the western boundary is North Sheridan Road. Notable University-owned structures include Campion Hall at one end of West Loyola Avenue and Santa Clara Hall at the other.
It is expected that any University development in this area will be limited in scope. Any new construction will be in scale with the nearby private residences. Functions will be in keeping with surrounding land uses.
Depending upon funding and approvals, it would be desirable to construct a pedestrian/bike path along the shoreline east of Santa Clara Hall to provide access from Central Campus to Hartigan Park and Beach.
West Campus / TIF
These parcels lie to the west of the CTA right-of-way, along North Broadway Avenue and North Sheridan Road, and will continue to be studied for a variety of tax-yielding community improvement projects. Housing and parking along with new and enhansed university-owned retail space will be developed.
South Campus
The area is a mix of private and University land uses, bounded by West Sheridan Road to the north. North Broadway Avenue to the west, and North Sheridan Road to the east. The block east of North Sheridan, where the Sullivan building and the Yellow House are located, is also part of the South Campus.
The University expects to continue to use its existing properties for student housing and related activities, adding additional structures when there is opportunity to do so. New University development is anticipated to be compararible with the current community context (a densely built, urban neighborhood). New architecture will establish and reinforce the University's presence and character in the area.
Central Campus
Numerous improvements are planned on Central Campus.
(NOTE: Damen Hall is to be demolished.)
Michael Quigley
Michael Quigley
Michael Quigley is a United States politician sitting on the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Chicago, Illinois representing Chicago's northside neighborhoods of Lakeview, Uptown and Rogers Park. Quigley did not receive the endorsements of any organized labor union in the 2006 election.
Quigley teaches a course entitled "Chicago Politics" at Loyola University Chicago.
Michael Quigley is a United States politician sitting on the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Chicago, Illinois representing Chicago's northside neighborhoods of Lakeview, Uptown and Rogers Park. Quigley did not receive the endorsements of any organized labor union in the 2006 election.
Quigley teaches a course entitled "Chicago Politics" at Loyola University Chicago.
Granville El Station
Granville El Station
Granville is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line, part of the Chicago 'L' metro system. It is located at 1119 West Granville Avenue in Chicago, Illinois (directional coordinates 6200 north, 1200 west). It is in the Edgewater neighborhood, close to the Rogers Park border.
Granville Station was opened as North Edgewater Station in 1908. The station was rebuilt in 1921, and the name was changed to Granville. The present station dates to 1980 when an escalator & elevator were added.
A police station, jointly administered by Loyola University Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Chicago Police Department was opened outside the Granville station on March 13, 2006. [1]
Bus Connections
CTA Buses
External links
Granville at Chicago-'L'.org
Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
Granville is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line, part of the Chicago 'L' metro system. It is located at 1119 West Granville Avenue in Chicago, Illinois (directional coordinates 6200 north, 1200 west). It is in the Edgewater neighborhood, close to the Rogers Park border.
Granville Station was opened as North Edgewater Station in 1908. The station was rebuilt in 1921, and the name was changed to Granville. The present station dates to 1980 when an escalator & elevator were added.
A police station, jointly administered by Loyola University Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Chicago Police Department was opened outside the Granville station on March 13, 2006. [1]
Bus Connections
CTA Buses
- #36 Broadway
- #N201 Central/Sherman
External links
Granville at Chicago-'L'.org
Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
WLUW
WLUW
WLUW is an independent community radio station serving Chicago, Illinois and its northern suburbs. It styles itself as 88.7 Listener Supported Community Radio. Loyola University Chicago ceased funding WLUW in 2002, turning over operational control of the station to WBEZ, though the station still broadcasts from Loyola's Rogers Park campus. WLUW is now financially independent. WLUW has two full-time staffers, and a volunteer staff of nearly 200.
On July 13, 2007, an article (Back To School) in the Chicago Sun-Times revealed that Loyola is terminating its relationship with WBEZ and taking back control of the station in June of 2008.
The future of the station's programming is uncertain at this point, as reported in Time Out Chicago (WLUW: Now with less community?) and Chicagoist (WLUW: WTF?), however, it is certain that the station's two full-time employees (Station Manager Craig Kois and Program
Director Shawn Campbell) will be leaving. Loyola has posted some information here.
While most of WLUW's programming is an alternative radio format with various DJs, there are many community, genre, news and specialty shows. Some standouts include:
WLUW is also known for its Record Fairs. Two are held each year; one a stand-alone event, and one at the Pitchfork Music Festival (formerly the Intonation Music Festival).
Previous Format
In the 1980s and early 1990s, the station had a pop music format (High Energy 88-7 FM and then Energy 88-7 FM), modeled after commercial radio stations such as WBBM-FM, with a full staff of student disc jockeys and news anchors/reporters.
Many of its alumni went on to professional broadcasting careers, including:
External links
Official website
Query the FCC's FM station database for WLUW
Radio Locator information on WLUW
WLUW is an independent community radio station serving Chicago, Illinois and its northern suburbs. It styles itself as 88.7 Listener Supported Community Radio. Loyola University Chicago ceased funding WLUW in 2002, turning over operational control of the station to WBEZ, though the station still broadcasts from Loyola's Rogers Park campus. WLUW is now financially independent. WLUW has two full-time staffers, and a volunteer staff of nearly 200.
On July 13, 2007, an article (Back To School) in the Chicago Sun-Times revealed that Loyola is terminating its relationship with WBEZ and taking back control of the station in June of 2008.
The future of the station's programming is uncertain at this point, as reported in Time Out Chicago (WLUW: Now with less community?) and Chicagoist (WLUW: WTF?), however, it is certain that the station's two full-time employees (Station Manager Craig Kois and Program
Director Shawn Campbell) will be leaving. Loyola has posted some information here.
While most of WLUW's programming is an alternative radio format with various DJs, there are many community, genre, news and specialty shows. Some standouts include:
- Radio One Chicago, hosted by Billy Oaks and Sean Morrison (features Chicago's Local Music Scene)
- Abstract Science, hosted by Chris Widman
- Think Pink, Chicago's only all music radio show for the GLBT community, hosted by Erik and Ruth.
- The Hump Day Dance Party, hosted by Dr. Drase and Rev. Michael Flavor
- The Drinking and Writing Brewery, hosted by Neo-Futurists Steve Mosqueda and Sean Benjamin
- Rock Sin Anestesia, Latin Alternative
- New Orleans Music Hour, "Chicago's weekly Mardi Gras party" hosted by Tom Jackson. Now in its 10th year.
- Sunday Sports Shootout[1], Sports Talk at 11am Sundays hosted by Danny Carlino, Darrell Horwitz, and Katie Toolan
- Outside the Loop RADIO: Chicago's Almost Above-Ground Audio Magazine[2], with Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann at 6pm every Friday night
WLUW is also known for its Record Fairs. Two are held each year; one a stand-alone event, and one at the Pitchfork Music Festival (formerly the Intonation Music Festival).
Previous Format
In the 1980s and early 1990s, the station had a pop music format (High Energy 88-7 FM and then Energy 88-7 FM), modeled after commercial radio stations such as WBBM-FM, with a full staff of student disc jockeys and news anchors/reporters.
Many of its alumni went on to professional broadcasting careers, including:
- Ernie Manouse, Emmy nominated and Katie Award winning TV Interviewer/Producer of the PBS show InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse
- Maureen Maher, now a news correspondent with CBS News' 48 Hours
- Susan Carlson, now a WBBM-TV Anchorwoman in Chicago
- Diane Carbonara, an award-winning news producer for WFLD-TV in Chicago, and a former anchorwoman with WIFR-TV in Rockford, Illinois and WMTV-TV in Madison, Wisconsin
- Jeff Hagedorn, a play-by-play announcer for the Houston Rockets and Houston Comets
- Lou Canellis, a Chicago TV sports and entertainment personality with Chicagoland Television (CLTV) and WLS-TV
External links
Official website
Query the FCC's FM station database for WLUW
Radio Locator information on WLUW
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Saint Joseph College Seminary
Saint Joseph College Seminary
Saint Joseph College Seminary is a college of Loyola University Chicago and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.
Saint Joseph College Seminary, formerly Niles College Seminary at Loyola University, is the minor seminary for the Archdiocese of Chicago. In the Archdiocesan Chicago Seminary system, Saint Joseph College Seminary affords college aged men the opportunity to discern their calling to the Catholic Priesthood.
Archdiocese of Chicago Seminary System:
Archbishop James E. Quigley Preparatory Seminary
Saint Joseph College Seminary (minor seminary)
Mundelein Seminary (major seminary)
External links
St. Joseph College Seminary
Saint Joseph College Seminary is a college of Loyola University Chicago and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.
Saint Joseph College Seminary, formerly Niles College Seminary at Loyola University, is the minor seminary for the Archdiocese of Chicago. In the Archdiocesan Chicago Seminary system, Saint Joseph College Seminary affords college aged men the opportunity to discern their calling to the Catholic Priesthood.
Archdiocese of Chicago Seminary System:
Archbishop James E. Quigley Preparatory Seminary
Saint Joseph College Seminary (minor seminary)
Mundelein Seminary (major seminary)
External links
St. Joseph College Seminary
Joseph J. Gentile Center
Joseph J. Gentile Center
Joseph J. Gentile Center is a 5,200-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Loyola Univerity in Chicago, Illinois. The arena opened in 1996. It is the home of the Loyola Ramblers Men's and Women's basketball program.
The Gentile Center was the site of the 1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament for NCAA Women's Volleyball.
Joe Gentile is a Chicago area car dealer who donated money to the university for the arena.
Joseph J. Gentile Center is a 5,200-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Loyola Univerity in Chicago, Illinois. The arena opened in 1996. It is the home of the Loyola Ramblers Men's and Women's basketball program.
The Gentile Center was the site of the 1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament for NCAA Women's Volleyball.
Joe Gentile is a Chicago area car dealer who donated money to the university for the arena.
Alumni Gym
Alumni Gym
Alumni Gym is a 2,000 capacity structure on the campus of Loyola University Chicago. It serves as the home of the Loyola Ramblers Men's and Women's Volleyball programs, as well as the Loyola University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. It is the former home of the Loyola Ramblers basketball team, which last played in Alumni Gym in 1996. The basketball team moved to the 5200-seat Joseph J. Gentile Center at the beginning of the 1996-97 season.
From 1924 to 1941, Loyola hosted the National Catholic Interscholastic Basketball Tournament in Alumni Gym.[1] The facility hosted the Semifinals and Championship game of the 2005 and 2006 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Championship.
External links
Alumni Gym Profile at LoyolaRamblers.com
Alumni Gym is a 2,000 capacity structure on the campus of Loyola University Chicago. It serves as the home of the Loyola Ramblers Men's and Women's Volleyball programs, as well as the Loyola University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. It is the former home of the Loyola Ramblers basketball team, which last played in Alumni Gym in 1996. The basketball team moved to the 5200-seat Joseph J. Gentile Center at the beginning of the 1996-97 season.
From 1924 to 1941, Loyola hosted the National Catholic Interscholastic Basketball Tournament in Alumni Gym.[1] The facility hosted the Semifinals and Championship game of the 2005 and 2006 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Championship.
External links
Alumni Gym Profile at LoyolaRamblers.com
George Halas, Jr.
George Halas, Jr.
George Stanley Halas, Jr. (September 4, 1925 - December 16, 1979), nicknamed "Mugs," was one of four presidents in the history of the Chicago Bears franchise of the National Football League. He was the son of George Halas, who was a former player, head coach, and owner of the Bears, and the co-founder of the NFL. George Jr. joined the Bears' front office in 1950. He became the treasurer in 1953 and president of the club in 1963. After 16 years as the club president, he died on the last day of the 1979 regular season. The George Halas Jr. Sports Center was dedicated on September 2, 1982 on the campus of Loyola University in Chicago. He was a graduate of Loyola University's School of Commerce
External links
The Official Website of the Chicago Bears
George Stanley Halas, Jr. (September 4, 1925 - December 16, 1979), nicknamed "Mugs," was one of four presidents in the history of the Chicago Bears franchise of the National Football League. He was the son of George Halas, who was a former player, head coach, and owner of the Bears, and the co-founder of the NFL. George Jr. joined the Bears' front office in 1950. He became the treasurer in 1953 and president of the club in 1963. After 16 years as the club president, he died on the last day of the 1979 regular season. The George Halas Jr. Sports Center was dedicated on September 2, 1982 on the campus of Loyola University in Chicago. He was a graduate of Loyola University's School of Commerce
External links
The Official Website of the Chicago Bears
Madonna Della Strada Chapel
Madonna Della Strada Chapel
Madonna Della Strada is the namesake of the chapel motherchurch of the Jesuit Province of Chicago (one of the largest Jesuit provinces) and sits on the campus of Loyola University Chicago in the community of Rogers Park. It was built on the lakefront with the waters of Lake Michigan directly at its front doorstep. The church was designed and built at a time when it was anticipated that Lake Shore Drive would be extended and pass directly in front. That project was abandoned. Historical restoration and renovation was initiated in the spring and completed in the fall of 2004.
Several chapel churches in Latin America were named after the chapel church in Chicago, as a tribute to Loyola University Chicago Jesuit and student missionaries.
During Loyola's 10 Year Renewal Effort there will be improvements made to the chapel that will allow Alumni to hold marriages in the facility.
The chapel underwent extensive interior renovations that were completed in the summer of 2007. Significant elements of this project include a new marble floor, new liturgical furnishings, and restoration of the art deco stations of the cross painted beneath the windows in the side walls. A new three-manual pipe organ is currently under construction by the Indianapolis organ building firm of Goulding & Wood, Inc. Installation of the organ in the rear gallery is scheduled for late summer of 2008.
Madonna Della Strada is the namesake of the chapel motherchurch of the Jesuit Province of Chicago (one of the largest Jesuit provinces) and sits on the campus of Loyola University Chicago in the community of Rogers Park. It was built on the lakefront with the waters of Lake Michigan directly at its front doorstep. The church was designed and built at a time when it was anticipated that Lake Shore Drive would be extended and pass directly in front. That project was abandoned. Historical restoration and renovation was initiated in the spring and completed in the fall of 2004.
Several chapel churches in Latin America were named after the chapel church in Chicago, as a tribute to Loyola University Chicago Jesuit and student missionaries.
During Loyola's 10 Year Renewal Effort there will be improvements made to the chapel that will allow Alumni to hold marriages in the facility.
The chapel underwent extensive interior renovations that were completed in the summer of 2007. Significant elements of this project include a new marble floor, new liturgical furnishings, and restoration of the art deco stations of the cross painted beneath the windows in the side walls. A new three-manual pipe organ is currently under construction by the Indianapolis organ building firm of Goulding & Wood, Inc. Installation of the organ in the rear gallery is scheduled for late summer of 2008.
Loyola University Museum of Art
Loyola University Museum of Art
The Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) opened in the fall of 2005. It is unique among Chicago's many museums for mounting exhibits that explore the spiritual in art from all cultures, faiths and periods. LUMA is located on Loyola University Chicago's Water Tower Campus in downtown Chicago, at 820 North Michigan Avenue.
LUMA's permanent collection comprises the Martin D'Arcy Collection of medieval, renaissance and baroque art and artifacts. Pieces range in date from 1150 to 1800. Established in 1969 by Father Donald Rowe, SJ, a Jesuit priest, the collection contains some 300 pieces. It was named after British humanist and Jesuit theologian Father Martin D'Arcy, SJ, who amassed an art collection at Campion Hall, Oxford University in England. The collection was formerly located at Loyola's Lakeshore Campus in Rogers Park, Chicago.
External links
LUMA
Loyola University Chicago
The Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) opened in the fall of 2005. It is unique among Chicago's many museums for mounting exhibits that explore the spiritual in art from all cultures, faiths and periods. LUMA is located on Loyola University Chicago's Water Tower Campus in downtown Chicago, at 820 North Michigan Avenue.
LUMA's permanent collection comprises the Martin D'Arcy Collection of medieval, renaissance and baroque art and artifacts. Pieces range in date from 1150 to 1800. Established in 1969 by Father Donald Rowe, SJ, a Jesuit priest, the collection contains some 300 pieces. It was named after British humanist and Jesuit theologian Father Martin D'Arcy, SJ, who amassed an art collection at Campion Hall, Oxford University in England. The collection was formerly located at Loyola's Lakeshore Campus in Rogers Park, Chicago.
External links
LUMA
Loyola University Chicago
Mundelein College
Mundelein College
Mundelein College was a private, independent, Roman Catholic women's college in the United States. Located in the Rogers Park and Edgewater neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois, Mundelein College was once the largest Roman Catholic women's college. Founded and administered by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mundelein College was famous for pioneering women's studies and women's leadership programs now taught in most colleges and universities throughout the world.
In 1991, Mundelein College became an incorporated college of Loyola University Chicago, a member institution of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
Establishment
On November 1, 1929, exactly three days after the stock market crash that heralded the start of the Great Depression, Sister Mary Justitia Coffey and Mother Mary Isabella Kane of the BVM Sisters presided over the groundbreaking of the landmark Mundelein College Skyscraper at 1020 West Sheridan Road in Rogers Park. Mundelein College was the first college in the world to be housed in a modern high-rise building. The building is now known as the Mundelein Center of Loyola University.
On June 3, 1931, the Skyscraper was dedicated in a ceremony to open its doors for the first time. The Art Deco building is fifteen stories high with two towering and striking statues at the entrance, acting as a beacon of invitation to opportunities never before imagined for women. The statues are the angels Uriel ("Light of God") and Jophiel ("Beauty of God"). Uriel holds the book of wisdom and points to a cross in bas-relief on the fourteenth floor. Jophiel holds the planet Earth and lifts the torch of knowledge. Though the figures are male, after the building was transferred to the ownership of Loyola University in 1991 (see below), students began calling the pair Thelma and Louise, which was released that year.[1]
The Mundelein College building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Innovation
Not only did Mundelein College pioneer women's studies and women's leadership programs, it also pioneered continuing education programs designed for adults who had previously dropped out of college. In 1969, Mundelein College became the first school to structure a master's program facultied completely by women holding doctoral degrees. The Graduate Program in Religious Studies became a model for other women's colleges throughout the nation. In 1972, Mundelein College established the Hispanic Institute. The first school of its kind, it offered encouragement and support for bilingual and bicultural education in the various Chicago neighborhoods. The institute offered courses for people wishing to work in those neighborhoods with Hispanics.
Recognition
U.S. News & World Report cited Mundelein College as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the United States. The college ranked sixteenth among all women's colleges in the nation and second among liberal arts colleges in the state of Illinois for the number of women graduates who went on to obtain the Ph.D. degree.
Incorporation
In 1991, Mundelein College became an incorporated college of neighboring Loyola University Chicago. The Jesuit institution began to manage the BVM Sisters' college buildings: Skyscraper, Coffey Hall, Piper Hall (now often called "the Mansion") and the Jeanne and Joseph Sullivan Center.
Even though the BVM Sisters retired from their administration of Mundelein College, their ideals and values continued through the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, established by Loyola University Chicago. The Gannon center is host to the Gannon Scholars program, a leadership training organization for 20 female Loyola students. The scholars organize service projects as well as work to create awareness on the campus of women's issues. The center also continues to teach courses and chaplain to the spiritual needs of Loyola University Chicago students.
See also
List of current and historical women's universities and colleges
External links
Loyola University Chicago
Gannon Center for Women and Leadership
Mundelein College Alumni
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mundelein College was a private, independent, Roman Catholic women's college in the United States. Located in the Rogers Park and Edgewater neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois, Mundelein College was once the largest Roman Catholic women's college. Founded and administered by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mundelein College was famous for pioneering women's studies and women's leadership programs now taught in most colleges and universities throughout the world.
In 1991, Mundelein College became an incorporated college of Loyola University Chicago, a member institution of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
Establishment
On November 1, 1929, exactly three days after the stock market crash that heralded the start of the Great Depression, Sister Mary Justitia Coffey and Mother Mary Isabella Kane of the BVM Sisters presided over the groundbreaking of the landmark Mundelein College Skyscraper at 1020 West Sheridan Road in Rogers Park. Mundelein College was the first college in the world to be housed in a modern high-rise building. The building is now known as the Mundelein Center of Loyola University.
On June 3, 1931, the Skyscraper was dedicated in a ceremony to open its doors for the first time. The Art Deco building is fifteen stories high with two towering and striking statues at the entrance, acting as a beacon of invitation to opportunities never before imagined for women. The statues are the angels Uriel ("Light of God") and Jophiel ("Beauty of God"). Uriel holds the book of wisdom and points to a cross in bas-relief on the fourteenth floor. Jophiel holds the planet Earth and lifts the torch of knowledge. Though the figures are male, after the building was transferred to the ownership of Loyola University in 1991 (see below), students began calling the pair Thelma and Louise, which was released that year.[1]
The Mundelein College building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Innovation
Not only did Mundelein College pioneer women's studies and women's leadership programs, it also pioneered continuing education programs designed for adults who had previously dropped out of college. In 1969, Mundelein College became the first school to structure a master's program facultied completely by women holding doctoral degrees. The Graduate Program in Religious Studies became a model for other women's colleges throughout the nation. In 1972, Mundelein College established the Hispanic Institute. The first school of its kind, it offered encouragement and support for bilingual and bicultural education in the various Chicago neighborhoods. The institute offered courses for people wishing to work in those neighborhoods with Hispanics.
Recognition
U.S. News & World Report cited Mundelein College as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the United States. The college ranked sixteenth among all women's colleges in the nation and second among liberal arts colleges in the state of Illinois for the number of women graduates who went on to obtain the Ph.D. degree.
Incorporation
In 1991, Mundelein College became an incorporated college of neighboring Loyola University Chicago. The Jesuit institution began to manage the BVM Sisters' college buildings: Skyscraper, Coffey Hall, Piper Hall (now often called "the Mansion") and the Jeanne and Joseph Sullivan Center.
Even though the BVM Sisters retired from their administration of Mundelein College, their ideals and values continued through the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, established by Loyola University Chicago. The Gannon center is host to the Gannon Scholars program, a leadership training organization for 20 female Loyola students. The scholars organize service projects as well as work to create awareness on the campus of women's issues. The center also continues to teach courses and chaplain to the spiritual needs of Loyola University Chicago students.
See also
List of current and historical women's universities and colleges
External links
Loyola University Chicago
Gannon Center for Women and Leadership
Mundelein College Alumni
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Loyola Phoenix
Loyola Phoenix
The Loyola Phoenix is the official newspaper of Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Published on a weekly basis, it not only serves the students and faculty of the various colleges of the university in the United States and Italy, but it also serves the northside Chicago neighborhoods of Edgewater and Rogers Park and has a readership that extends through the twenty-eight member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Since its inception, the newspaper has received a reputation in the city for being an often controversial and extreme politically-liberal publication. Past staff advisors have been affiliated with the Chicago Tribune.
External Links
Loyola Phoenix
The Loyola Phoenix is the official newspaper of Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Published on a weekly basis, it not only serves the students and faculty of the various colleges of the university in the United States and Italy, but it also serves the northside Chicago neighborhoods of Edgewater and Rogers Park and has a readership that extends through the twenty-eight member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Since its inception, the newspaper has received a reputation in the city for being an often controversial and extreme politically-liberal publication. Past staff advisors have been affiliated with the Chicago Tribune.
External Links
Loyola Phoenix
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a private co-educational religious-affiliated university established in Chicago in 1870 as Saint Ignatius 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 than 15,000 students, is one of the largest Jesuit Universities in the United States. [4] Loyola is considered one of the 262 "national universities" by US News & World Report, with a ranking of 112.[5].
Beginnings and expansions
Founded in 1870 as the St Ignatius College on Chicago's West Side. In 1908 the School of Law was established as the first of the professional programs. St Ignatius College changed its name to Loyola University in 1909, while also adding the Stritch School of Medicine. 1923 saw the affiliation of the Chicago College of Dental Surgery with Loyola University, later to be known as Loyola University School of Dentistry (no longer open). In 1934 West Baden College affiliates itself with Loyola University, later to be known as the Bellarmine School of Theology then the Jesuit School of Theology in Chicago. Loyola University established the School of Nursing in 1935, the first fully accredited collegiate school of nursing in the state of Illinois. Loyola then opened the Rome Center for Liberal Arts in 1962, the first American university sponsored program in Rome. 1969 saw the establishment of the School of Education and the opening of the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. In 1979 the School of Nursing is renamed the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. The most recent expansion was the 1991 acquisition of neighboring Mundelein College from the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Main campuses
Loyola University is anchored at the Lake Shore Campus (on the shore of Lake Michigan) in Rogers Park, the northernmost neighborhood of the city of Chicago. Loyola has developed a ten year master plan that is designed to revitalize the community by adding an updated arts center as well as a retail district called "Loyola Station" near the CTA's Loyola 'L' stop. Parts of this plan are in doubt as they rely on public tax money, and Article 10 of the Illinois Constitution prohibits any public money for any reason to a religious institution. Among many others, the science departments are located on this campus. Loyola also has a Water Tower Campus in downtown Chicago on the Magnificent Mile of North Michigan Avenue, steps away from such landmarks as the Water Tower (one of the few structures to survive the Great Chicago Fire) and the John Hancock Center (one of the tallest buildings in the United States). The School of Business Administration, School of Social Work, and the Law School are located at the Water Tower Campus (previously Lewis Towers), and many other classes are held at this campus.
Chicago's Jesuit university also boasts a campus in Rome, Italy. Loyola University Chicago Rome Center was established in 1962 on the site of the 1960 Summer Olympics grounds. It moved to several locations in Rome until finally settling in Monte Mario on the Via Massimi, one of the most affluent districts of the Italian capital. The campus offers a full academic year for Chicago-based Loyola University students wishing to study abroad.
Loyola University Chicago has a medical school, the Stritch School of Medicine, and a hospital and medical center associated with them, all located on a campus in Maywood, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. The former Mundelein College is located just south of the Lake Shore Campus. The former Niles campus no longer exists.
Religious education
Religious education is still one of Loyola University's hallmarks as home to Saint Joseph College Seminary as well as the Jesuit First Studies program.
Loyola's First Studies Program is one of three in the country, with Fordham University and Saint Louis University housing the other two. During this three year period, Jesuit Scholastics and Brothers generally study philosophy and some theology. First Studies is one part of an eleven-year formation process toward the Jesuit priesthood. This program is administered by the Chicago Province Society of Jesus.
Saint Joseph College Seminary serves the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and provides vocational training to candidates of diocesan priesthood. Loyola University also provides rigorous religious education for those seeking careers in lay ministry with the Loyola University Pastoral Institute as well as degree opportunities in interdisciplinary Catholic studies.
Buildings
Lake Shore Campus
Loyola University Chicago is a private co-educational religious-affiliated university established in Chicago in 1870 as Saint Ignatius 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 than 15,000 students, is one of the largest Jesuit Universities in the United States. [4] Loyola is considered one of the 262 "national universities" by US News & World Report, with a ranking of 112.[5].
Beginnings and expansions
Founded in 1870 as the St Ignatius College on Chicago's West Side. In 1908 the School of Law was established as the first of the professional programs. St Ignatius College changed its name to Loyola University in 1909, while also adding the Stritch School of Medicine. 1923 saw the affiliation of the Chicago College of Dental Surgery with Loyola University, later to be known as Loyola University School of Dentistry (no longer open). In 1934 West Baden College affiliates itself with Loyola University, later to be known as the Bellarmine School of Theology then the Jesuit School of Theology in Chicago. Loyola University established the School of Nursing in 1935, the first fully accredited collegiate school of nursing in the state of Illinois. Loyola then opened the Rome Center for Liberal Arts in 1962, the first American university sponsored program in Rome. 1969 saw the establishment of the School of Education and the opening of the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. In 1979 the School of Nursing is renamed the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. The most recent expansion was the 1991 acquisition of neighboring Mundelein College from the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Main campuses
Loyola University is anchored at the Lake Shore Campus (on the shore of Lake Michigan) in Rogers Park, the northernmost neighborhood of the city of Chicago. Loyola has developed a ten year master plan that is designed to revitalize the community by adding an updated arts center as well as a retail district called "Loyola Station" near the CTA's Loyola 'L' stop. Parts of this plan are in doubt as they rely on public tax money, and Article 10 of the Illinois Constitution prohibits any public money for any reason to a religious institution. Among many others, the science departments are located on this campus. Loyola also has a Water Tower Campus in downtown Chicago on the Magnificent Mile of North Michigan Avenue, steps away from such landmarks as the Water Tower (one of the few structures to survive the Great Chicago Fire) and the John Hancock Center (one of the tallest buildings in the United States). The School of Business Administration, School of Social Work, and the Law School are located at the Water Tower Campus (previously Lewis Towers), and many other classes are held at this campus.
Chicago's Jesuit university also boasts a campus in Rome, Italy. Loyola University Chicago Rome Center was established in 1962 on the site of the 1960 Summer Olympics grounds. It moved to several locations in Rome until finally settling in Monte Mario on the Via Massimi, one of the most affluent districts of the Italian capital. The campus offers a full academic year for Chicago-based Loyola University students wishing to study abroad.
Loyola University Chicago has a medical school, the Stritch School of Medicine, and a hospital and medical center associated with them, all located on a campus in Maywood, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. The former Mundelein College is located just south of the Lake Shore Campus. The former Niles campus no longer exists.
Religious education
Religious education is still one of Loyola University's hallmarks as home to Saint Joseph College Seminary as well as the Jesuit First Studies program.
Loyola's First Studies Program is one of three in the country, with Fordham University and Saint Louis University housing the other two. During this three year period, Jesuit Scholastics and Brothers generally study philosophy and some theology. First Studies is one part of an eleven-year formation process toward the Jesuit priesthood. This program is administered by the Chicago Province Society of Jesus.
Saint Joseph College Seminary serves the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and provides vocational training to candidates of diocesan priesthood. Loyola University also provides rigorous religious education for those seeking careers in lay ministry with the Loyola University Pastoral Institute as well as degree opportunities in interdisciplinary Catholic studies.
Buildings
Lake Shore Campus
- Arrupe House
- Athletic Field & Stevens Building
- Campion Hall & St. Joseph Seminary
- Centennial Forum Student Union
- Coffey Hall
- Creighton Hall
- Crown Center
- Cudahy Library
- Cudahy Science Hall
- Dumbach Hall (Formerly "Loyola Academy")
- Fairfield Hall
- Fine Arts / Root Building
- Fine Arts Annex
- Flanner Hall
- Fordham Hall
- Georgetown Hall
- Gonzaga Hall
- Granada Center (Part of Fordham Hall, formerly the site of the Granada Theatre)
- Holy Cross Hall
- Information Commons (Building currently under construction)
- Loyola University Jesuit Residence
- Martin D'Arcy Museum of Art (Now located at Lewis Towers ,Water Tower Campus under the name Loyola University Museum of Art)
- Marquette Hall
- Mertz Hall
- Mundelein Center (Formerly "Skyscraper Building", "Mundelein College")
- Piper Hall
- The Quinn Quadrangle
- The Quinlan Life & Science Center
- Regis Hall
- Rockhurst Hall
- Santa Clara Hall
- Seattle Hall
- Simpson Living-Learning Center
- Sullivan Center for Student Services (Formerly "Sullivan Science Library")
- Wright Hall (BVM Residence)
- The Yellow House
- Xavier Hall
Water Tower Campus
- 25 E. Pearson Loyola Law Center
- Rev. Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J. Residence Hall and Terry Student Center
- The Clare (Building currently under construction)
- Lewis Towers (Also houses "Loyola University Museum of Art")
- Maguire Hall
Student Life
Sports
Lou Wolf is the mascot for the university. He was inspired by the coat-of-arms of St Ignatius of Loyola, from whom Loyola derives its name, which depicts two wolves standing over a kettle. He is ever-present at Loyola's basketball games, encouraging fans to show their support for the Ramblers.
Greek Life
Loyola University Chicago also houses Greek life on its Lake Shore Campus. These Greek organizations include the social fraternities Sigma Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Alpha Delta Gamma;as well as the social sororities Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Phi Sigma Sigma and Kappa Kappa Gamma. Alpha Delta Gamma remains the only private school-sanctioned fraternity house on campus. U.S. News & World Report
Loyola is also home to the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) co-ed fraternity Alpha Psi Lambda, and sororities Gamma Phi Omega (The first Latina-oriented sorority at Loyola) and Sigma Lambda Gamma (the largest Latina-oriented sorority in the U.S.) as well as several co-ed business fraternities such as Alpha Kappa Psi, Delta Sigma Pi, Kappa Psi, and Sigma Tau Delta. Loyola also has a co-ed service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega.
Notable alumni
- Brenda C. Barnes, Sara Lee Corporation Chairman, CEO; first female COO of PepsiCo
- William J. Campbell, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Philip Caputo, Author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Susan Carlson, WBBM-TV Chicago News Anchor
- Chris Craig, Chairman & CEO, Photogenic, Inc.
- Karla DeVito, lead solo performer/ singer
- David Draiman, lead singer of Disturbed
- John Egan, basketball player
- Norman Geisler, President of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte Carolina
- Jerry Harkness, former professional basketball player & civil rights activist
- Alice B. Hayes, President Emerita & former President of the University of San Diego
- Audrey Hollander, American adult entertainment actress
- Les Hunter, former professional basketball player
- Henry Hyde, former Illinois Congressman
- Vincent A. Mahler, prominent political scientist
- LaRue Martin, former professional basketball player (# 1 pick in 1972 NBA Draft)
- James J. Molloy Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department
- Mike Novak, former professional basketball player
- Mike O'Brien, co-founder of Sweet Baby Rays
- Tom O'Hara, Former Indoor Mile World Record Holder, 1964 Olympian
- Bill Rancic, winner of The Apprentice (first season)
- Joseph Rebman, Jr., CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business
- Dan Rostenkowski, former Congressman
- John Roy, comedian
- Lenny Sachs, Hall of Fame basketball coach
- Edith Sampson, first Black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
- Thomas M. Schoewe, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Executive Vice President & CFO
- Aloysius VanEekeren, President of Vanee Foods Company
- Stuart Shea, baseball writer & rock music critic
- Phil Weintraub, major league baseball player
- Sho Yano, child prodigy
- Nicole Canton, American Idol Finalist
- Laura Urani, 1998 Olympic Gold Medalist-American Bobsled Team
- Julie Buckley, Inventor of the Dish Washer
Notable professors
- Mark Bosco S.J.
- T. Jerome Overbeck S.J.
Miscellaneous
The Lakeshore Campus of Loyola University was one of the shooting locations of the motion picture "Flatliners".
In the Fox television series Prison Break, the protagonist, Michael Scofield, was a graduate from Loyola University, as mentioned on multiple occasions in the first season.
See also
Loyola Phoenix
Loyola University Chicago Rome Center
External links
Official website
Maps of campuses
Loyola University Rome Center
Loyola University School of Business
Loyola University School of Education
Loyola University School of Law
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Loyola University Niehoff School of Nursing
Loyola University Medical Center
Loyola University athletics
Loyola Ramblers
Horizon League
Rambler Mania
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Loyola University media
Loyola Phoenix Newspaper
Loyola University Webcams
WLUW-FM
Loyola Related
Student Associate
Loyola CTA Station
Loyola CTA Station
Loyola is an station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, served by the Red Line. It is located at 1200 West Loyola Avenue (directional coordinates 6550 north, 1200 west) in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station sees heavy use by students from its nearby namesake, the Lakeshore Campus of Loyola University Chicago. The Red Line right-of-way runs directly through the southwest corner of the campus.
This is the third station at this location; the original opened in 1908 and was rebuilt in 1921, the current station was built in 1982. The entrance to the original station was on Loyola Avenue, but the new station's entrance is technically on the west side of Sheridan Road, ideally situated across the street from a heavily-used Loyola campus entrance. On Loyola Avenue, there is still a passageway leading to the turnstiles as well as an exit-only rotorgate. The station is accessible to those with disabilities.
The current platform is elevated on a fill embankment and an island between the southbound Red Line tracks to the west and the northbound Red Line tracks to the east. There is no platform access to the outside express tracks used by Purple Line Express trains. The platform is exceptionally long and narrow, over 1,000 feet (approximately 300 meters) in length. It is also somewhat curved to the northwest. The platform is split in half by an elevator shaft. Southbound trains stop at the north portion of the platform while northbound trains stop at the south portion, although these locations were reversed prior to August 1998. Both halves of the platform can handle eight-car trains, the typical car length in use on the Red Line. A viaduct carries a portion of the southern platform over Sheridan Road.
The station house itself is also fairly large and boasts a great deal of concession space. As of 2006, the Loyola station is home to a McDonald's restaurant, a Dunkin' Donuts, and a privately-owned newsstand. The latter two businesses are open twenty-four hours a day.
Between 1949 and 1976, Evanston Express trains (the service which would eventually be known as the Purple Line Express) also stopped at Loyola.[1][2]
Bus connections
CTA Buses
#147 Outer Drive Express
#151 Sheridan
#155 Devon
#N201 Central/Sherman (Owl Service)
External links
Loyola at Chicago-'L'.org
Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
Loyola (CTA) is at coordinates 42°00′04″N 87°39′40″W / 42.001076, -87.660974Coordinates: 42°00′04″N 87°39′40″W / 42.001076, -87.660974
Loyola is an station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, served by the Red Line. It is located at 1200 West Loyola Avenue (directional coordinates 6550 north, 1200 west) in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station sees heavy use by students from its nearby namesake, the Lakeshore Campus of Loyola University Chicago. The Red Line right-of-way runs directly through the southwest corner of the campus.
This is the third station at this location; the original opened in 1908 and was rebuilt in 1921, the current station was built in 1982. The entrance to the original station was on Loyola Avenue, but the new station's entrance is technically on the west side of Sheridan Road, ideally situated across the street from a heavily-used Loyola campus entrance. On Loyola Avenue, there is still a passageway leading to the turnstiles as well as an exit-only rotorgate. The station is accessible to those with disabilities.
The current platform is elevated on a fill embankment and an island between the southbound Red Line tracks to the west and the northbound Red Line tracks to the east. There is no platform access to the outside express tracks used by Purple Line Express trains. The platform is exceptionally long and narrow, over 1,000 feet (approximately 300 meters) in length. It is also somewhat curved to the northwest. The platform is split in half by an elevator shaft. Southbound trains stop at the north portion of the platform while northbound trains stop at the south portion, although these locations were reversed prior to August 1998. Both halves of the platform can handle eight-car trains, the typical car length in use on the Red Line. A viaduct carries a portion of the southern platform over Sheridan Road.
The station house itself is also fairly large and boasts a great deal of concession space. As of 2006, the Loyola station is home to a McDonald's restaurant, a Dunkin' Donuts, and a privately-owned newsstand. The latter two businesses are open twenty-four hours a day.
Between 1949 and 1976, Evanston Express trains (the service which would eventually be known as the Purple Line Express) also stopped at Loyola.[1][2]
Bus connections
CTA Buses
#147 Outer Drive Express
#151 Sheridan
#155 Devon
#N201 Central/Sherman (Owl Service)
External links
Loyola at Chicago-'L'.org
Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
Loyola (CTA) is at coordinates 42°00′04″N 87°39′40″W / 42.001076, -87.660974Coordinates: 42°00′04″N 87°39′40″W / 42.001076, -87.660974
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