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Please join us as we celebrate all of our anniversary throughout the year.
Lincoln and the Law
Water Tower Campus, Chicago, Illinois
March 20, 2009
As part of Loyola's centennial celebration, the School of Law will explore Lincoln and the Law, examining his life as a practicing lawyer and his historic interactions with the U.S. Constitution as President.
Founders' Dinner
Gentile Center Lake Shore Campus, Chicago, Illinois
June 6, 2009
Stritch School of Medicine Centennial Event
Reunion Weekend
September 25-27,2009
Stritch School of Medicine
Previous 100 Years Events:
School of Law Centennial Event
The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois
February 28, 2009
The School of Law is gearing up to celebrate its 100th anniversary. A year of special events to honor a century of excellence in legal education in the Jesuit tradition has been planned. Be sure to mark your calendars for the School of Law's Centennial Gala, which will be held at The Field Museum in Chicago on Saturday, February 28, 2009.
Doris Kearns Goodwin on Lincoln
Mundelein Auditorium
Lake Shore Campus, Chicago, Illinois
February 11, 2009
7:00 p.m.
The centerpiece of Loyola's celebration of Lincoln's Bicentennial will be a presentation on "Lincoln and Leadership" by award-winning and best-selling author Doris Kearns Goodwin on the evening of Lincoln's 200th birthday, February 11, 2009. Ms. Goodwin, the author of numerous best-selling history books, spent 10 years researching and writing Team of Rivals, an account of Lincoln as a politician, a manager of men who both loved and hated him, and the commander-in-chief during a time of national crisis. Ms. Goodwin will make her presentation in Mundelein Auditorium to be followed by a reception.
Lincoln: A Question of Character
Lake Shore Campus, Chicago, Illinois
November 8, 2008
Abraham Lincoln is widely regarded as the most important President and the most influential citizen in American history. More has been published about Lincoln than any historical figure save Jesus Christ. His rise from poverty and a formal education that lasted less than a year to become a prominent attorney, President, and one of the greatest masters of English prose is the stuff of myth. Unlike many other great leaders in history, Lincoln is typically regarded as a singularly good and virtuous human being. Lincoln was "honest Abe" and a man moved by deep compassion and a strong sense of justice to oppose and ultimately abolish slavery. He was a resolute and determined commander-in-chief whose compassion for the suffering caused by the American Civil War made him "a man of sorrows." In recent years this assessment of Lincoln has been challenged by a number of scholars who have called him a "racist" and criticized him for not supporting the abolition of slavery until late in the Civil War. While such scholarship has not become part of the accepted interpretation of Lincoln's legacy it does mark the emergence of a new and more complex process of examination and assessment.
As the Bicentenary of his birth approaches in February 2009 it is "altogether fitting and proper" that we should devote attention to Illinois' all-time favorite son. This conference will focus on the topics of Lincoln's character and the moral assessment of his life and actions.
Interaction and Exchange at Court: Westerners and the Qing (144-1911)
Location: Beijing, China
October 17-19, 2008
In ancient China, when a dynasty fell, the next dynasty waited one hundred years to gain perspective and then wrote the history of the prior dynasty. The year 2011 will be the hundredth anniversary of the fall of the Qing Dynasty. Historians around China are writing a multi-hundred volume history of the Qing. It is coordinated by the Qing History Institute at the Peoples University of China. Loyola University Chicago and The Beijing Center participated in this national effort by hosting a conference on the role of foreigners in the Qing Court.
Women's Leadership Conference
Water Tower Campus, Chicago, Illinois
May 3, 2008
The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) and the Gannon Center for Women & Leadership are pleased to announce the 2008 Women's Leadership Conference. This one-day conference on May 3 will feature a keynote speaker, State Representative Julie Hamos, 18th District, Illinois, as well as a diverse group of notable female leaders in Chicago who represent the various industries of this global city. The 2008 Women's Leadership Conference will concentrate on the rules of networking among women leaders, and through a series of discussions and exercises, participants will learn how to refocus their careers toward a leadership position.
Designed as a method to address Loyola University Chicago's initiative to serve the unique needs of career women as they climb the professional ladder, the 2008 Women's Leadership Conference also acts as an introduction to the Certificate in Women's Leadership. A new offering through the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, the Certificate in Women's Leadership is targeted at mid-to-upper-level professional women aiming to enhance their careers by building a solid foundation in the theories and practical applications of ethical leadership. Considering the curriculum, the faculty, the scope of the program, and the mentorship opportunities, the Certificate in Women's Leadership promises to be a new benchmark for women's leadership training.
For more information, or to register, please visit LUC.edu/continuum or contact us at 312.915.6501.
General Registrations: $95; Loyola students with current ID: $45
Symposium on the Rights of Children: "The Right to a Healthy Environment"
Water Tower Campus, Chicago, Illinois
April 16-18, 2008
Established in 2006, the Center for the Human Rights of Children represents, coordinates, and stimulates the efforts of Loyola University Chicago to understand and protect children's human rights, both locally and abroad. James Garbarino, PhD, is the Center Director. Presentations from the symposium will be published as a volume by Springer Publishers.
Registration is free for Loyola University faculty, staff, and students and requires a small fee for others. For more information, and to register, please contact Eddie Bruyere at ebruyere@luc.edu.
The Cross, the Crescent and the Ballot Box
John Felice Rome Center, Rome, Italy
April 2-3, 2008
The John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) is organizing an international conference, "The Cross, the Crescent and the Ballot Box: Catholic and Islamic Dialogue on the Rule of Law and International Democracy Promotion," to be held April 2-3, 2008 in Rome.
An important purpose of this conference, which is free and open to the public, is to promote a scholarly, interdisciplinary, and inter-religious dialogue between two of the world's most prominent religionsCatholicism and Islamover international efforts designed to promote the rule of law and democracy throughout the globe.
For more information, visit LUC.edu/romecenter/internationalconference.shtml