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• Honors
• Housing
• Immunization Information
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• Personal Academic Plan
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• Student Business Cards
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• University Directories
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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
Michael Alexander (M.A., Loyola University Chicago), Assistant Director. He advises dual five-year degree and interdisciplinary students, including students in the BS/MBA, BBA/MBA, MBA/JD, and MBA/MSN programs. 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: malexan@luc.edu.

Mark Law (M.M., University of Minnesota), Academic Advisor. 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: mlaw1@luc.edu.

M.B.A. - Health Care Management Program
Pamela McCoy (M.B.A., Northwestern University) is the director of the specialized M.B.A. in Health Care Management. She is available by appointment for academic advising. Please call 312-915-6124 or email: gsb@luc.edu to schedule an appointment.

Master of Science in Finance (M.S.F.)
Donald Schwartz (Ph.D., Purdue University) is the Director of the M.S.F program and a Clinical Professor of Finance. He is currently teaching courses in business finance, investments and international financial management. To schedule an advising appointment, please call him at: 312-915-6785 or e-mail: dschwa5@luc.edu.

Master of Science in Information Systems Management (M.S.I.S.M.)
Michael Alexander (M.A. Loyola University Chicago), Assistant Director. To schedule an advising appointment, please call: 312-915-6124 or email: malexan@luc.edu.
*Admission to program is currently suspended*

Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications (M.S.I.M.C.)
Joan Phillips (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign) is the Director of the M.S.I.M.C. program and an Associate Professor of Marketing. She is currently teaching courses in marketing management and strategy. To schedule an advising appointment, please call her at 312-915-7815 or email: jphillips@luc.edu.

Master of Science in Accountancy (M.S.A.)
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.

Master of Science in Human Resources (M.S.H.R.)
Dow Scott (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is the Director of the Masters of Science in Human Resource program and professor of Human Resources and Employment Relations. Dr. Scott's professional affiliations include the Chicago Compensation Association, Human Resources Management Association of Chicago, and the Society of Human Resources Management. Dr. Scott had conducted extensive research and published numerous articles on compensation and employee reward programs. To schedule an advising appointment, please call him at 312-915-6597; or email: dscott@luc.edu.

Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (M.S.S.C.M)

Maciek Nowak (Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology) is the Director of the M.S.S.C.M program and an Associate Professor of Operations Management. He is currently teaching courses in operations management and logistics. To schedule an advising appointment, please cal him at 312-915-7654 or email: mnowak4@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 the School of Business Administration commencement ceremony in May. Students completing their degree at other times of the year will receive their diplomas after all course requirements are complete. All 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 must complete a graduation application in LOCUS to receive their diploma at the end of the quarter which they anticipate compeleting their degree. The graduation application in LOCUS can be found at "Academics" and "Apply for Graduation."

After completing the online graduation application, students will receive an email from the GSB confirming that their application was received and will also receive a graduation audit. This will be sent to your LUC email. It is the student's responsibility to make sure he/she has met all requirements for their degree. If there is a discrepancy in the graduation audit and your records, you must contact the GSB office immediately.

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. Please note that LOCUS will not allow you to apply for the graduation term beyond the deadline. Late applicants must apply for the next available quarter.

Students who are applying for graduation for fall 2010 or winter 2010 quarters (and all subsequent quarters) will be charged a one-time matriculation fee of $100.00 directly to their student account. This one-time charge replaces the old graduation fee and will be posted to student accounts in fall 2010.

All GSB graduates within the academic year are recognized at the School of Business Administration commencement ceremony in May of that year. All Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer graduates will receive information about the ceremony to their LUC email.

The commencement ceremony is held on the Lake Shore campus and tickets are required for guests. Details are sent to students eligible to participate and may also be found at: www.luc.edu/commencement.

For more information, please contact Mark Law, Academic Advisor, in the Graduate School of Business.

Honors

Students graduating with a GPA of 3.41 or higher are invited by the GSB to apply for Beta Gamma Sigma, the international Business Honors Society (www.betagammasigma.org). Qualified spring and summer quarter graduates are invited to apply each spring, and fall and winter quarter grads 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-level undergraduate students just steps from classrooms, libraries, and Michigan Avenue. More information about on-campus graduate housing can be found here. Also see the Office of Residential Life website at: www.luc.edu/reslife/.

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:

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.

Personal Academic Plan

Prior to beginning the Advanced Leadershipr Core or concentration/general elective courses, students should submit an academic plan for their intended advanced leadership core and elective courses. This brife, non-binding plan should identify the student's career goals and explain how the chosen advanced leadership and elective courses support those goals. Here are a few examples:

• Personal Academic Plan (Example 1, PDF)
• Personal Academic Plan (Example 2, PDF)
• Personal Academic Plan (Example 3, PDF)
• Curriculum Planner (PDF)

Student Business Cards

The following requirements apply to 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 (PDF).

To order Loyola University Chicago Graduate Student business cards:

• 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.