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Decking the Halls: Christmas Trees at Mundelein College
Here at the Women and Leadership Archives, we know the holidays are coming when the Christmas tree goes up outside Piper Hall. Christmastime at Mundelein College was equally festive, with plenty of opportunities for students to show off their decorating skills year after year. We hope you enjoy these photographs of Mundelein students decking the halls. You might even find some inspiration for your own holiday decorating!
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Winter Break Hours
December 3-21, 2018: WLA open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
December 24, 2018 - January 7, 2019: WLA CLOSED
January 7, 2019: WLA reopens Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Loyola Awards Grant to Help Commemorate 150-Year History
Loyola has started initial planning for its 150th anniversary by documenting and digitizing its rich history. The grant will fund employment for four graduate students as Sesquicentennial Scholars in University Archives and Special Collections in Cudahy Library and the Women and Leadership Archives in Piper Hall.
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Class visit at Water Tower Campus
On October 29, 2018, Nancy Freeman, WLA Director, visited COMM 402: Organizational Leadership and Change Management taught by Adjunct Faculty, Mary Hills. Nancy talked about archives and how to use archival collections. Although the class was offsite at the Water Tower Campus, a few archival collections travelled to class so students could work together in small groups to delve further into collections and analyze the content of the records.
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Introducing Voices From Mundelein: Media Portal
The WLA’s new portal features more than 30 interviews that allow listeners to discover the history of Mundelein College through the personal experiences of students, faculty, and staff. This resource, created by Loyola History PhD candidates Jenny Clay and Nathan Ellstrand, was funded through the LUC Libraries.
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Jean Fritz and the Chicago Seven Trial
Jean Fritz, a 51-year-old mother of three, found herself in the middle of one of the most publicized a controversial trial of her time. She spent four months sequestered in a hotel and separated from her family and the outside world as she, and the other eleven jurors, held the fate of seven young defendants in their hands.
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Chicago’s History of Activism
The Women and Leadership Archives recently contributed materials to the Chicago Collections Consortium for a new online exhibit titled Place of Protest: Chicago’s Legacy of Dissent, Declaration, and Disruption.
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The Gannon Center at 25
The Gannon Center for Women and Leadership celebrates its 25th anniversary this year! Visit the timeline to learn more about the history of the Gannon Center.
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Peace Studies Digital Exhibit
Oral histories tell the story of Peace Studies at Loyola University Chicago which was conceived out of an obligation to make a difference in the world. That responsibility was the primary mission of Mundelein College which launched the Peace Studies program in 1989 and brought it to Loyola when the two institutions affiliated in 1991. The scholars who made that transition happen tell the stories of their commitment to social justice, collective action, and scholarly rigor which has inspired the Peace Studies program from its birth at Mundelein College to its home at Loyola University Chicago.
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Sister Jean: Back in the Day
Before the world fell in love with her, we knew Sister Jean (Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM) from her long career at Mundelein College.
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