Student Enrollment: On The Rise Graduate students up 14%; undergrad goal exceeded <img border="0" vspace="3" hspace="3" width="400" alt="" src="$272264" class="noborder" height="333"> Despite a sagging economy and a gloomy national outlook on college enrollments, Loyola’s undergraduate admission (UA) and graduate & professional enrollment management offices managed to assemble a fall class that, on the undergraduate side met University forecasts, and on the graduate side, far exceeded expectations.“This was, without question, a very challenging and unpredictable enrollment cycle,” says Paul Roberts, associate provost for enrollment management. “With so many people out of work due to the economy, we expected some increases in our graduate enrollments, but the undergraduate enrollments were really the x-factor.” Often during challenging economic times, people turn to universities for education or to help facilitate a career change. This trend certainly paid dividends for Loyola this year, as the University saw a 14 percent spike in new graduate students. On the undergrad side, the University welcomed 2,076 new freshmen to campus and 590 transfer students. On top of that,the UA office managed to attract a freshmen class with a higher average ACT score than the year before, 3 percent more minority students, 2 percent more male students, and 67 presidential scholars. “I am extremely proud of the undergraduate admission staff for their efforts and commitment to working with students and parents closely during a college selection process that, at times, was very difficult given the impact of the economy,” says Lori Greene, director of undergraduate admission. “Ultimately, we are very pleased to see the results in the talented Loyola Class of 2013.” <a target="_self" href="$12988" class="" title="">LUC.edu/ir</a> <hr> <H2 cmid="Inside Loyola Entry:body" collagestyle="true">Provost shines light on excellence in teaching</h2> This year, under the leadership of Provost Christine Wiseman and in conjunction with the University's  new strategic plan, Loyola has launched an important project to celebrate and enhance its teaching methods. The project, entitled Collaboration in Learning, will run throughout the academic year and highlight examples of excellent teaching by Loyola faculty; encourage refinements in teaching approaches, strategies, and activities; and provide resources and assistance to faculty seeking to increase teaching excellence. The project, coordinated by the Center for Faculty Professional Development and the Office of Learning Technology and Assessment, will sponsor a number of events throughout the school year. It also includes two weekly features: Teaching Tips and Stories of Transformation.   Published each week in Inside Loyola Weekly (ILW), Teaching Tips features useful suggestions from Loyola faculty members to improve the teaching experience. Stories of Transformation, which  also appear weekly in ILW, are videos that feature various Loyola faculty members recounting experiences that have influenced and changed them as educators. "This year-long program of celebration and collaboration is a strategic initiative intended to bind us together as an academic community of teachers/learners who will share their successes and their expertise with each other," says Wiseman. "It harnesses the strength of Loyola's faculty and builds on that strength as we move forward to meet the larger aspirational goals of Loyola's strategic plan for 2009-2015." <a target="_self" href="$241821" class="" title="">LUC.edu/collaborationinlearning</a> View Stories of Transformation on <a target="_self" href="$248843" class="" title="">ignation.LUC.edu</a>. Check out <a target="_self" href="$13326" class="" title="">IL Weekly</a> for Teaching Tips & Stories of Transformation NOVEMBER 2009 " src="http://cms01/servlet/images/cmcodeasp.gif" oncontrolselect="window.event.returnValue = false;">nofile has been found" src="http://cms01/servlet/images/cmcodeasp.gif" oncontrolselect="window.event.returnValue = false;">