Loyola University Chicago

University Staff Council

July 2014

Adam Smeets

Title/s:  Manager, Digital Media Services

Email: asmeets@luc.edu

About

Department/School/Division: Information Technology Services
Campus: Lake Shore Campus
Years at Loyola: 7

What is your favorite thing about working at Loyola?
My favorite part of working at Loyola is the family that you're welcomed into as an employee, student, faculty, or staff member.

What is your most memorable achievement as a Loyola employee?
My most memorable achievement was creating the Digital Media Labs and Equipment Loan Program. It has made a direct impact on the availability of high-end technology to students at no additional costs.

What does Loyola's mission mean to you?
Each day I'm at work or in classes, I think about how my efforts contribute to preparing others to take their next steps towards their own personal or professional goals. It's my personal goal to ensure that technology and pedagogy assist individuals in reaching their goals by removing hurdles and creating technology solutions where necessary.

What motivates you to succeed each and every day?
The passion that our students have for innovation and the drive our faculty and staff provide to fuel discovery.

Tell us something most people at Loyola would be surprised to know about you.
I love running and have completed three marathons (and soon to be four) - two in Chicago and one in Paris.

Tell us how you show your Rambler pride.
I love my alma mater and will talk with anyone who will listen (sometimes even those who would rather not). When running in races, I sport my Loyola Ramblers shirt and catch the attention of fellow Loyola alumni out in the crowd and on the course.