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• Update on SEIU Negotiations

  Loyola is currently in the midst of collective bargaining to reach a contract with SEIU Local 73, which represents several hundred full- and part-time non-tenure track faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences. The University is sharing updates on the bargaining process and the potential impact on the campus community.
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• Loyola Supports High School Advocates

  Loyola assures applicants the University will not penalize students nor rescind any admission decision for applicants who choose to protest peacefully against gun violence.
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• Statement on Faculty Recruitment and Development

  Plan 2020: Building a More Just, Humane and Sustainable World includes a prominent institutional priority to “Advance our Social Justice Mission through Faculty Development.” All academic leaders, including those trusted with the process of new faculty recruitment for their programs and schools, are responsible for enhancing our recruitment efforts to seek individuals to join our faculty who are committed to our mission and to transformative education and justice. What do we mean by "hiring for mission"?
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• Supporting Our Undocumented Students

  A community message was distributed to students regarding the rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The e-mail from John Pelissero, PhD, and Margaret Faut Callahan, CRNA, PhD, FNAP, FAAN, reaffirmed the University's support of all students and included resources and information for undocumented students and the wider campus community.
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• Opportunities for Civic Engagement and Civil Discourse

  A community message was distributed to faculty, staff, and students about the launch of the new Civic Engagement and Civil Discourse website and a series of special discussions on topics of current interest including citizen rights, social activism, and immigration.
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• Invitation to Faculty Receptions hosted by
  the President and Provosts

  All faculty are invited to join Dr. Jo Ann Rooney, Dr. John Pelissero, and Dr. Margaret Callahan at a reception in October. These events will offer an opportunity to socialize and enjoy camaraderie with colleagues during the fall semester. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served and no RSVP is necessary.
  
  The Lake Shore campus reception will take place on Tuesday, October 24 from 4-6 p.m. in Piper Hall.
  
  The Water Tower campus reception will take place on Thursday, October 26 from 4-6 p.m. in Baumhart Hall, Pere Marquette Suite, 25th Floor.
  
  The Health Sciences Campus reception will take place on Monday, October 23, 4-6 p.m. in the Stritch School of Medicine Atrium.

• Announcement

  The Graduate School and Research Services Leadership Announcement

  Thomas Regan, S.J., PhD, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and academic dean of St. Joseph College Seminary, will assume the additional duties of dean of The Graduate School, effective May 15, 2017. Terri Pigott, PhD, dean of the School of Education, has been appointed associate provost for research for the lakeside campuses.
  

• Goutham M. Menon, PhD, Appointed Dean of the School of Social Work

  In a letter to faculty, staff, and students, Jo Ann Rooney, JD, LLM, EdD, and John P. Pelissero, PhD, announce the appointment of Goutham M. Menon, PhD, as the dean of the School of Social Work. Dr. Menon currently serves as director of the School of Social Work at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he also holds a faculty appointment as professor of social work.
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• Michael J. Kaufman, JD, Appointed Dean of the School of Law

  In a letter to faculty, staff, and students, Jo Ann Rooney, JD, LLM, EdD, and John P. Pelissero, PhD, announce the appointment of Michael J. Kaufman, JD, as the dean of the School of Law. Professor Kaufman has been a member of the Loyola law faculty since 1986 and served as the School of Law's associate dean for academic affairs from 2005 until July 2016, when he assumed the role of interim dean.
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• Assistant Provost for Student Academic Services Announced

  We are pleased to announce the appointment of Shawna Cooper-Gibson, Ed.D., as Assistant Provost for Academic Student Services. Dr. Cooper-Gibson joins us from the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago where she is currently Dean of Students. Dr. Cooper-Gibson returns to Loyola University Chicago where she had worked for eight years, most recently as the Assistant Dean of the School of Communication.
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• Innovating for our Academic Future

  In a letter to faculty, John P. Pelissero, PhD, and Margaret Faut Callahan, CRNA, PhD, FNAP, FAAN, highlight the upcoming work of the Academic Innovation Team.
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• Michael F. Andrews, PhD, Appointed Director of the John Felice Rome Center

  In a letter to faculty and staff, Jo Ann Rooney, JD, LLM, EdD, and John P. Pelissero, PhD, announce the appointment of Michael F. Andrews, PhD, as the next director of the John Felice Rome Center. Dr. Andrews will join Loyola on August 1 from the University of Portland, where he is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences as well as professor of philosophy, director of the Catholic Studies program, and McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics.
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• Executive Order Suspending Entry into the U.S. of Individuals from Seven Countries

  A community message was distributed to faculty, staff, and students with information regarding President Donald Trump’s Executive Order issued on Friday, January 27, that suspends entry into the United States for immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries—Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen—for the next 90 days.
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• Office of Institutional Effectiveness - Director Announced

  David Slavsky, Ph.D., currently Chair, Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, has been named Assistant Provost and Director of the newly formed Office of Institutional Effectiveness. Dr. Slavsky will assume his new responsibilities on a part-time basis effective February 1, 2017 and full-time effective May 1, 2017. As Director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Dr. Slavsky will oversee an office responsible for institutional research, learning outcomes assessment, internal and external reporting, data analytics, and academic quality and program review.
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• OpEd Project: Application Deadline Extended

  Sponsored by Loyola's Strategic Plan 2020 and supported by the Provost's Office and the Faculty Center for Ignatian Pedagogy, Loyola University faculty and directors will have the opportunity to be a part of a national initiative launched in collaboration with leading universities and foundations to dramatically increase the public impact of our nation’s brilliant but underrepresented thinkers.
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• Academic Innovation Team

  On September 23, Provost John P. Pelissero, PhD, announced a new Academic Innovation Team that will be led by Joan Phillips, Professor of Marketing and Associate Dean in the Quinlan School of Business.
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• Fall Faculty Convocation

  Faculty Convocation, now in its tenth year, is an annual event that celebrates the official opening of the school year, welcomes faculty members new to Loyola, and recognizes faculty achievements. This year's Convocation was also a special opportunity for faculty to meet Loyola's President, Dr. Jo Ann Rooney. The Lakeside Convocation was on Sunday, September 18th and the Health Sciences Convocation was on Monday, September 19th. For transcripts of remarks and the program, please click here.
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