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Academic Advising

Prospective Students: Please use the online request form to get more information about GSB's academic programs. Individual academic advisors provide assistance only to current and newly admitted GSB students.

Current Students:You are required to consult with an academic advisor after being admitted to an academic program in the Graduate School of Business. During your initial advising meeting, students receive curriculum planners which outline their academic plans. Professional academic advisors are available to review the planner with the student, answer questions and provide any guidance. Advisors are available to help you with your academic progress at any point in your program.

The following identifies GSB's academic advisors and their contact information:

M.B.A. Program
Ann Bezbatchenko (M.A., The Catholic University of America) is a full-time professional academic advisor with a special focus on coordinating outreach for the Graduate School of Business. She advises dual five-year degree and interdisciplinary students, including students in the BS/MBA, BBA/MBA, MBA/JD, and MBA/MSN program. She is available daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., for general advising. To schedule an advising appointment, please call: 312-915-6124 or e-mail: abezbat@luc.edu.

Tia Kofahl (M.S., Northwestern University) is the Assistant Dean of the GSB. She provides general advising assistance and also advises JEBNET transfer students and students admitted on probation. She is available daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., for general advising. To schedule an advising appointment, please call: 312-915-6124; or e-mail: tkofahl@luc.edu.

Ray Pellegrini (M.B.A., Dominican University of California) is a full-time professional academic advisor who is available for all students in the Graduate School of Business. He is available daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., for general advising. To schedule an advising appointment, please call: 312-915-6124; or e-mail: rpelleg@luc.edu.

M.S.I.S.M. Program
Frederick Kaefer (Ph.D., University of Iowa) is Director of the MSISM program and is an associate professor in the Information Systems and Operations Management area. To schedule an advising appointment, please call him at 312-915-7063 or e-mail him at fkaefer@luc.edu.

M.S.I.M.C. Program
Mary Ann McGrath (Ph.D., Northwestern University) is the Director of the M.S.I.M.C. program and a Professor of Marketing who has been on the faculty of Loyola's School of Business Administration since 1986. She has 10 years of professional experience in marketing research and consulting, and her research specialization is consumer behavior. To schedule an advising appointment, please call her at: 312-915-6136; or e-mail: mmcgrat@luc.edu.

M.S.A. Program
Brian Stanko (Ph.D., University of Kentucky) is the Director of Accounting programs and a Professor of Accounting. He is currently teaching courses in financial accounting and financial reporting, please call him at: 312-915-7106; or e-mail: bstanko@luc.edu.

M.S.H.R. Program
Arup Varma (Ph.D., Rutgers University) is the Director of the M.S.H.R. program and Associate Professor of Human Resources and Employment Relations. He is the book review editor for Human Resource Management Journal and has been published widely in several leading HR journals. Before returning to graduate school for his doctorate, he worked for more than six years with two of India's leading corporations in human resources and employment relations. He is available for advising by appointment only, Monday through Thursday; please call: 312-915-6664 or e-mail avarma@luc.edu.

Data Warehousing & E-Commerce Certificate Programs
Nenad Jukic (Ph.D., University of Alabama) serves as the advisor for the  Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence certificate program. His academic interests include data base systems, e-business, data warehousing and data mining. To schedule an advising appointment, please call him at: 312-915-6662; or e-mail: njukic@luc.edu.

Ethics
John Boatright (Ph.D., University of Chicago) teaches business ethics at the GSB. To schedule an advising appointment, please call him at: 312-915-6994; or e-mail: jboatri@luc.edu.

Graduation

All GSB graduates within the academic year are recognized at School of Business Administration graduation ceremonies in May. However, students graduating at other times of the year will receive their diplomas after all course requirements are complete. Therefore, students must complete a full graduation application according to specified deadlines to receive their diplomas at the end of the quarter in which they anticipate completing their degree.

Graduation Application Deadlines
Fall Term - July 1
Winter Term - July 1
Spring Term - December 1
Summer Term - December 1

Students who do not apply by the deadline for the term in which they will complete degree requirements will not be eligible to receive a degree until the following term. In order to apply for graduation students must first enter their intent to graduate in LOCUS and print the “Declaration of Intent to Graduate” form.  A complete graduation application includes the “Declaration of Intent to Graduate” form and a completed graduation audit form. Applications received without an audit form are considered incomplete and will not be processed until the audit form is received.  The University also requires students to pre-pay the graduation fee before submitting an application.  Before submitting a graduation application to the GSB office, students must take the “Declaration of Intent to Graduate” to the Bursar’s Office, pay a $75 application fee and receive a “paid” stamp.  The GSB office cannot accept the application without the Bursar's stamp.

Course Audits
M.B.A. (PDF; for students who entered the program before Fall 2007)
M.S.I.S.M. (PDF)
M.S.I.M.C. (PDF)
M.S.H.R. (PDF)

Students may complete the audit form by viewing their transcripts on the LOCUS system. Students in the M.S.A. degree program need only complete the graduation form. M.S.A. students should meet with Dr. Brian Stanko for the final degree requirement audit.

Graduation applications should be submitted to:
Academic Advisor
Graduate School of Business
Loyola University Chicago
1 E. Pearson, Room 204
Chicago, IL 60611
Fax: 312-915-7207

Honors

Students with a GPA of 3.41 or higher are invited by the GSB to apply for Beta Gamma Sigma, the Business Honors Society. Qualified Winter and Spring Quarter graduates are invited to apply each spring, and Summer and Fall  Quarter grades are invited to apply each fall.  Students graduating with a GPA of 4.0 will be recognized with High Dean's Honors. Those with a GPA of 3.9 will earn Dean's Honors.  Certificates will be mailed to Dean's Honors recipients after completion of their degrees.

Health Insurance Information

Loyola University graduate students enrolled for 8 or more credit hours are required to have individual health care insurance.  If you are registered for 8 or more hours in fall quarter, you will automatically be enrolled in the university health insurance program unless you provide proof of other health insurance coverage. If you are taking less than 8 hours or if you are enrolled in more than 8 hours in any quarter other than fall and want to enroll in the health insurance, you must opt-in by the deadline.  If you are charged for the insurance but are covered under another medical insurance plan, or have an individual policy in place, then you must complete a waiver to opt out of the plan to avoid unwanted charges on your tuition bill. If you do not waive the insurance by the deadline, it is understood that you are choosing to enroll in an insurance program. Your money will not be refunded. To waive the insurance, opt-in, or to read additional information about the program, please visit the Health Care website.  Additional questions can be directed to The Office of the Bursar

Housing

Opened in Fall 2006, Baumhart Hall is a state-of-the-art facility that houses graduate, professional, and upper-class undergraduate students just steps from classrooms, libraries, and Michigan Avenue.  More information about on-campus graduate housing can be found here. Chicago also offers numerous apartment rental agencies that can help students find off campus apartments suited to their needs and price range. Please note that some services charge a fee while others are free for Loyola students. The following is a partial listing of apartment sources for housing.

For students who are new to Chicago or in need of temporary housing, the GSB suggests the following:

J. Ira & Nicki Harris Family Hostel
www.hichicago.org
Rates are $30.00 per person per night for members of Hostelling International, and $33.00 per person per night for non-members.
E-mail reservations: reserve@hichicago.org
Phone reservations: (312) 360-0300 or (800) 909-4776, enter 244 for Chicago, then 0.
Fax reservations: (312) 360-0313.
Online reservations: www.hichicago.org/reservations.htm
To hold space in the hostel, please provide your name, number of males and females in your party, arrival and departure dates, and MasterCard or Visa number and expiration date.

Student Business Cards

• Only the student's Loyola University Chicago e-mail address may appear on the card. Any application with another e-mail address will not be processed.
• Only Loyola University Chicago Website addresses may appear on the card. Again, any application with another Web address will not be processed.
• Business cards are printed only in the format approved by the university (see order form).
• If the university's official name or logo is compromised in any way on the student business card, the Graduate School of Business and the university may take disciplinary action.
• The ordering/printing process takes 14 - 21 days.

Click here to download order form.

• Fully complete the order form. Orders will not be processed without a check made payable to: Loyola University Chicago Printing Services.
• Please send both the order form and check to: Suite 204, Graduate School of Business, 1 E. Pearson, Chicago, IL 60611

The Graduate School of Business will send on to Loyola's Printing Services only properly completed order forms. Printing Services then prepares a proof, which is faxed back to the GSB. The student is contacted (via Loyola e-mail or by phone) to review and approve the proof. The GSB then sends in the final request for the cards to be printed.

Completed cards are shipped back to the GSB, which will again contact the student about pick-up; cards that are not picked up within 30 days are destroyed.