Loyola University Chicago

University Staff Council

January 2015

Maria Pelc

Title/s:  Administrative Secretary

Email: mpelc@luc.edu

About

Department/School/Division: Comparative Medicine
Campus: Health Sciences Campus
Years at Loyola: 20

What is your favorite thing about working at Loyola? 
All the good friends I have made!

What is your most memorable achievement as a Loyola employee? 
Being a part of the research that has a hand in improving the quality of life around us.

What does Loyola's mission mean to you? 
Every employee, no matter where they work or what they do, is important to our mission. Mother Teresa could not have said it better: "We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."

What motivates you to succeed each and every day? 
Knowing that even the smallest things that I do are important and will impact someone else.

Tell us how you show your Rambler pride. 
It’s a family affair! All three of my children attended Loyola University Chicago, and I am working towards a degree myself as well.

Tell us something most people at Loyola would be surprised to know about you. 
I am addicted to the movie Pride and Prejudice. I have no idea how many times I have seen it! I guess I am a Darcy-aholic.