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ANNUAl REPORT 2009-2010

LEARN. SERVE. EXPERIENCE. TRANSFORM.

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A transformative education is one in which the student is incrementally invited to engage life, to reflect upon it and, then, to be of service to our world.
T R ANsFO R MAT IV E EDUC AT I O N IN T HE J E sUI T T R AD I T I O N

uring 20092010, Loyolas Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) focused its programs on contributing to transformative education as the heart of the Loyola experience. It was a year of expansion, as new programs and initiatives broadened our efforts beyond academic internships, service-learning, and undergraduate research, including: A university-wide Student Employment Program building a comprehensive, pre-professional program that helps students develop employability skills as well as prepare for future internships and encourages exploration of potential post-graduation career avenues; A new Electronic Portfolio Initiative allowing students to collect and centralize their body of work and university experiences while encouraging them to critically reflect upon and make meaning of those experiences; Pilot International Service-Learning programs in Peru and Vietnam in collaboration with the Office for International Programs, as well as for a new course, UNIV 292, International Service Learning. All of these programs focus on enhancing student learning in and out of the classroom and encourage students to engage life beyond the four walls of the classroom in research settings, in professional work experiences, and in the community (be it local, national, or international). Through robust partnerships with employers and community organizations, the work of the CEL continues to grow: Over 2,200 Loyola students engaging in community work through service-learning courses each year; Over 1,890 students participating in academic internships and clinical experiences; Over 140 students participating in funded undergraduate research fellowships through the Loyola Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. The CEL establishes several academic pathways for students to engage in transformative education in order to be of service to our world. This year, the theme of our annual Impact Report addresses how the CEL participates in the transformative education of Loyola University Chicago students, so as to be of service to the world. In the pages that follow, you will see not only the increased participation in all programs, but also the expansion of programs. Most notable, though, is the impact of these programs on student learning, on faculty teaching and research, and on community and employer capacity development. In service, Patrick Green (far right) pictured with Amye Day (second to the right), Study Abroad Advisor in the Office for International Programs and Loyola students Serena Curry (International Studies, Sociology, 11) and Victoria DeBella (Marketing, English, 10), as the students conduct a water treatment study in Lima, Peru as part of the Peru Service-Learning Program (Summer, 2010). Photo courtesy of Office for International Programs.
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Learning from the Pros: Academic Internships Serving in Partnership: Service-Learning Experiencing the World of Work: Student Employment Transforming Learning and Earning through Service: Community-Based Federal Work-Study Transforming Research: Undergraduate Research Impacting Student Reflection, Scholarship, and Loyolas Global Engagement: Other Initiatives and Collaborations Recognizing our Impact: Honors and Awards

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Patrick M. Green Director, Center for Experiential Learning, and Clinical Instructor of Experiential Learning

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The Impacts of Academic Internships

cademic internships are signature experiential learning opportunities that serve as a meaningful academic pathway to engage in transformative education. The total number of Loyola students participating in academic internships increased by 30% during the 200910 academic year. Academic internship courses are offered across 22 disciplines in six schools, and Loyola students are engaged in academic internships regionally, nationally and internationally.
Administered monies awarded in an Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) Grant to help fund 40 paid academic internships since 2008 (see below); Continued to offer an elective internship course, UNIV 390, Internship Seminar: Organizational Change and Community Leadership which has now enrolled over 200 students since its inception.

School of Communication (above); Career Development Center (bottom)

Collaborating with faculty, the Center for Experiential Learning strives to identify relevant internships, foster relationships with partner organizations and provide internship course support for students. In the past year, the Center for Experiential Learning has increased internship opportunities in the following ways: Fostered over 100 new partnerships with employers providing internship opportunities in the non-profit, for-profit and government sectors of the local economy;

Academic Internship Program Growth: Student Enrollment

Total # of Students participating in Academic Internships and Clinical Experiences

2000 1500 1000 500 0 2008-2009 2009 -2010

1,898 1,474

Illinois Board of Higher Education Grant Funds Loyola Paid Internship Program
Loyolas Center for Experiential Learning was awarded the IBHE Cooperative Work Study Grant for over $48,000 in 2009-2010, marking its second year funding the Loyola Paid Internship Program. This grant reimburses employers who hire Loyola students as interns a percentage of the students salary, thus encouraging paid internships for Loyola students, supporting employers who provide these opportunities, and creating new opportunities for partnership with Loyola. The CEL has secured the grant for the 2010-2011 year as well.

My internship has taught me that beneath every bottom line is the community I am meant to serve...
EMIlY GURV Is English/Asian Studies, 2010

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Serving in Partnership
The Impacts of Service-Learning

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Academic Internships by School/College, 2009-2010

College of Arts and Sciences School of Business Administration School of Communication School of Education School of Nursing School of Social Work

oyola faculty offered an ever wider range of service-learning courses to students during the 2009-2010 academic year. Students had the opportunity to enhance their academic learning with service in over 75 undergraduate courses in fields ranging from Anthropology to Theology, as well as in a number of elective and/or interdisciplinary courses designated as University (UNIV) courses. Taken together, the efforts of Loyolas 2,200+ service-learning students gave almost 76,000 hours of free service to the Chicagoland community in 2009-2010.
100+ of these students engaged the community as part of UNIV 290 and 291, servicelearning seminar courses taught by CEL staff that have enrolled over 200 students since the summer of 2008. While many offered their time as volunteers working at agencies in and around Chicago (often chosen with guidance from CEL staff) . . .

In the 2009-2010 academic year, 1,898 Loyola undergraduates served as interns, each offering 100+ hours of paid or unpaid service, and received academic credit from their college or school for the learning they demonstrated from that experience.
CEL data , 2009 -2010

The intern experience, linking academics and the world of work, has emerged as a critical component of the college experience for students across all fields of study.
www. In t er nships.com

Students in HEM 100, Emergency Medical Technician BASIC complement their rigorous academic study with 32 hours of EMS service on ambulances and in hospitals (right). One student, commenting on the course, noted that: The class was dense but worth it.

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...others worked in groups or as entire classes to collaborate on community projects. For example, students in UNIV 350, Solutions to Environmental Problems (an inter-disciplinary class facilitated by the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy) formed research teams to address gaps in Chicagos food systems, planting gardens, organizing a farmers market, and educating the community on the environmental consequences of bottled water. And students in Dr. Marjorie Kruvands CMUN 317, Advanced Public Relations, provided pro bono event planning/

design services to Literacy Chicago, the Citys oldest and largest provider of adult literacy tutoring. The centerpiece of the students event, an auction of bookmarks hand-drawn by celebrities approached by the students, drew submissions from the likes of Madonna, Donald Trump, Zac Efron, Scarlett Johansson, Maya Angelou, James Earl Jones, Tim Allen, Garrison Keillor, Kathy Griffin, childrens author Marc Brown, and NPR radio host Ira Glass.

Photos: Students from UNIV 350, Solutions to Environmental Problems: Food Systems designed and built a model organic container garden on the roof of Mertz Hall, as well as a larger garden in the Quinlan greenhouse (LEFT); ABOVE, Alex Levine shows off the celebrity bookmark kit designed by her CMUN 317 Advanced Public Relations class for Literacy Chicagos Well-Read Affair fundraiser, also planned by Loyola students.

In the 2009-2010 academic year, 84 faculty members engaged 2,218 Loyola undergraduates in over 75,735 hours of service with almost 300 community partners through service-learning.
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Growth in Service-Learning: Course Enrollments

Total # of Students enrolled in Service-Learning Classes

2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 20072008 20082009 2009 2010

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The Impacts of Student Employment
n the 2009-2010 academic year, Loyola University Chicago launched a comprehensive Student Employment Program (SEP). This program brought together the Community-based Federal Work-Study, OnCampus Employment and Off-Campus Employment initiatives in a way that creates a robust, learning-focused program aimed at increasing the quality of services, opportunities and experience for students, community partners and university administrators. The Student Employment Program was strategically placed within the Center for Experiential Learning, reflecting student employments affinity with other high-impact learning experiences such as Academic Internships and Service-Learning.
The new Student Employment Program was strategically designed to focus on the following goals: 1 Increase Access & Equity to job opportunities, training resources and recruitment technologies. 2 Increase Utilization by increasing the number of student employment opportunities in both the on-campus and Community-Based Federal Work Study programs. Study positions so as to increase Loyolas utilization of Federal financial 2 aid funding. 4 Increase and support Student Retention by creating training, development and support tools and programming for students via engaged learning and skill building.

Total # of Students Participating in Student Employment Program

1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 20072008 20082009 2009 2010

3 Increase percentage of Federal Work

1,460 1,212

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I have been given real life work experience and learned more on the job than I ever will through a case study in a book...
J ohn Ad or no, International Business, 2011

The best feeling working at the Tutoring Center is sitting with another student when he or she finally understands something that they have been stressing over for the last week. Witnessing that Aha! moment and realizing that I was partially responsible for it has given me a greater appreciation for my experience here at Loyola and has made me a better student.
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The Center for Experiential Learning owes a debt of gratitude to our many Community and Employer Partners who worked with us to co-educate our students in 2009-2010.
BOLD = COMMUNItY-bASEd FEdERAL WORk-StUdY EMpLOYER PARtNER ARFhouse Chicago (Animal Refuge Foundation) Chicago Lights Tutoring Program Fourth Presbyterian Church 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly 44th Ward Service Office 7th Ward Office Alderman Sandi Jackson 8th Day Center for Justice A.E.R.O. Special Education Cooperative About Face Theatre Company Abraham Lincoln Center Access Community Health Network Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago Advocate Healthcare AFSCME American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees AFSCME Council 31 After School Matters Aid for Women Aids Foundation of Chicago AIDS Legal Council of Chicago Albany Park Community Center Albin & Associates Accounting Alliance for the Great Lakes Alternative Press Centre (APC) Alternatives, Inc. Alzheimers Association America SCORES American Association of Diabetes Educators American Cancer Society American Civil Liberties Union American Diabetes Association American Friends Service Committee American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) American Indian Center American Red Cross of Greater Chicago Amnesty International USA Andersonville Chamber of Commerce Andersonville Development Corporation Anixter Center Anti-Defamation League Apna Ghar, Inc. Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office Archdiocese of Chicago Archdiocese of Chicago - Office of Catholic Schools Archdiocese of Chicago - Young Adult Ministry Office Arena Football 2 Arlington Pediatric Therapy Around The Coyote Art & Soul Artreach at Lillstreet Arts & Business Council of Chicago Asian Human Services, Inc. Association House of Chicago Atrium Theatre Aunt Marthas Youth Service Center Aurora Investment Management L.L.C. AXA Assistance Beacon Street Gallery and Performance Company Best Buddies Illinois Best Buy Bethany Brethren Community Center Better Boys Foundation Better Existence with HIV (BEHIV) Between Friends Beyondmedia Education Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago Bill Jarvis Migratory Bird Sanctuary Black on Black Love Organization Boyden Global Executive Search Boys & Girls Club of Chicago Logan Square Boys Hope Girls Hope Bread for the World Breakthrough Urban Ministries Brethren Volunteer Service Broadway Youth Center BrokersXpress Chicago Burns Entertainment & Sports Marketing, Inc. Burrito Beach Business Partners, The Chamber for Uptown Cabrini Connections Cabrini Green Legal Aid CAIR-Chicago (Council on American-Islamic Relations) Cambodian Association of Illinois Cambridge Realty Capital Ltd. Canine Companions for Independence Chicago Satellite Office Casa Central Casa Guatemala Cathedral Shelter of Chicago Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program Catholic Relief Services CCHR Youth Advisory Council Center Factory North Alternative High School Center for Economic Progress Center for Independent Futures Center for Justice and Democracy Center for New Community Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy (CUERP) Center for Working Women Center on Halsted Central DuPage Hospital Centro de Salud Esperanza Centro Romero Changing Worlds Charis Ministries Charity Guide Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School Chicago 2016 Chicago Abused Women Coalition Chicago Adventure Therapy Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation Chicago Area Interpreter Referral Service (CAIRS) Chicago Area Project Chicago Association of Retarded Citizens (CARC) Chicago Bar Association Chicago Botanical Garden Chicago Canine Rescue Chicago Cares Inc. Chicago Childrens Advocacy Center Chicago Childrens Museum Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Chicago Environmental Network Chicago Festival Association Chicago History Museum Chicago House and Social Services Agency Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) Chicago Jesuit Academy Chicago Jewish Day School Chicago Metropolitan Battered Womens Network Chicago Park District Chicago Police Department Chicago Public Radio Chicago Public Schools Chicago Public Schools- Chicago HOPES Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Wilderness Chicago Youth Centers Chicago Youth Programs Chicago Zoological SocietyBrookfield Zoo Child Link Childrens Home + Aid Society of Illinois Childrens Memorial Hospital Childrens Research Triangle ChildServ Chinese Mutual Aid Association Chopin Theatre Christian Peacemaker Teams Christopher Helt Law Office Christopher House City of Chicago City Year Chicago Citysearch CJE SeniorLife Clearbrook Climate Cycle CME Group Common Threads Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) Community Renewal Society Community Shares of Illinois CommunityHealth Congregation of St. Joseph Congresswoman Jan Schakowskys Chicago Office Connections for the Homeless Conseco Services LLC/Bankers Life & Casualty Cook County Sheriffs Office Cornerstone Community Outreach Cornerstone Counseling Center of Chicago Council for a Parliament of the Worlds Religions (CPWR) Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Cross-Cultural Solutions Crossing the Border Crowe Horwath LLP CSAC North Ex-Offender Re-entry Council Cuentos Foundation Cuernavaca Center for Intercultural Dialogue on Development(CCIDD) Culture Shock Chicago Curie High School Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Chicago Dance Pink Des Plaines River Valley Restoration Douglas Training Center Dreams for Kids DuPage County Forest Preserve DuPage County Health Department Dyer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Dyspraxia USA NFP Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago Eco-Justice Collaborative EdgeAlliance (formally Aids Care) Edgewater Care for Real (Food Pantry) Edgewater Chamber of Commerce Edgewater Community Council Edgewater Development Corporation Edgewater Tutoring Program, Inc. Edward Hines Hospital & Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Elam Davies Social Service CenterFourth Presbyterian Church Enterprise Rent-A-Car Equality Illinois Erica Crohn Minchella, Ltd. Erie Family Clinic Humboldt Park Erie Family Health Center Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago Evanston Northwestern Healthcare EXACT Sports Exodus World Services Facets Multi-Media Family Matters Fans First: Chicago Bears Femi Memorial Outreach Fig Media, Inc. First Slice Flourish Studios Foresight Design Initiative Fox Chicago News / WFLD Chicago Franciscan Outreach Association Friends of the Forest Preserve Friendship Village Fund for Innovative TV, Media Burn Gads Hill Center Gale Community Academy Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance (GPCA) Generations Healthcare George B. Armstrong School of International Studies George B. Swift Specialty School George Pullman Foundation Get Healthy Chicago Girls and Boys Town Girls in the Game Glen Ellyn Community Resource Center Global Alliance for Africa Good News Community Kitchen Grant Thornton LLP Greater Chicago Food Depository Green Community Center Greenpeace Growth Harmony Foundation: JHP Community Center Guatemala: La Parroquia San Lucas Tolimn Guild for the Blind Hamdard Center for Health and Human Services Harold Washington College Harpo, Inc. Hayat Clinic Hayt Elementary School Hazelden Healthy Schools Campaign Heartland Alliance Heartland Alliance Refugee & Immigrant Community Services (RICS) Heartland Health Center -Rogers Park Heartland International Helping Children of Abuse Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center Hephzibah Childrens Association High Ridge YMCA Hildas Place Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Holler to the Hood Holy Trinity High School Horizon Hospice Horizons for Youth Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) Housing Opportunities for Women Howard Area Community Center Howard Brown Health Center Human Rights Campaign Chicago Hyde Park Art Center I-GO Car Sharing Ignatian Spirituality Project IL States Attorneys Office Investigations Bureau Illinois Action for Children Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICRR) Illinois Coalition for Peace and Justice Illinois Department of Human Services Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Illinois Masonic Medical Center Illinois Policy Institute Illinois Public Health Institute Illinois Technology Foundation Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Imagination Publishing Immanuel Lutheran Church

Independent Publishers Group Indo-American Center Insight Arts Inspiration Corporation Inspired Youth Tutoring Program Instituto Cervantes Intercon Solutions Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries Interfaith Worker Justice Interfaith Youth Core International Organization for Adolescents International Partners in Mission International Visitors Center of Chicago Invisible Conflicts Irving Park YMCA Jacobs Agency Jane Addams Hull House Association Jane Addams Resource Corporation Japan America Society of Chicago Jewish Council for Youth Services Jewish United Fund JHP Community Center Inc. Jobs For Youth Joliet JackHammers Professional Baseball Club Josephinum Academy Jumpstart Junior League of Evanston-North Shore Juvenile Protective Association Kaleidoscope, Inc. Kaplan Higher Education Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN) Chicago Kids in Danger Kohl Childrens Museum of Greater Chicago Korean American Community Services KPMG, LLP L.E.E.P. Forward, Inc. La Casa Norte La Rabida Childrens Hospital Ladder Up (formerly TAP - Tax Assistance Program) Lake Shore HealthCare & Rehabilitation Centre Lakeside Community Development Corporation Lambda Legal Lasallian Volunteer Progam Lawndale Christian Health Center (LCHC) Legal Aid Bureau Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Lester E. Fisher Center, Lincoln Park Zoo Life! Promotions Lifeline Theatre LifeLink Corporation LIFT Chicago Light of Christ Lutheran Church Lincoln Park Zoo LINK Unlimited Links Hall Lisa P. Maxwell Literacy Chicago Little Brothers- Friends of the Elderly Little City Foundation Little Loyola Little Sisters of the Poor Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) Living Water Community Church Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Council Loyola Community Literacy Center Loyola University Chicago - Center for Experiential Learning Loyola University Chicago - Center for Urban Research & Learning (CURL) Loyola University Chicago Department of Community Relations Loyola University Chicago Department of Residence Life Loyola University Chicago - Human Resources

Loyola University Chicago Intercollegiate Athletics Loyola University Chicago - OffCampus Student Life Loyola University Chicago - Office of Research Services Loyola University Chicago Preschool Loyola University Chicago - Public Affairs Loyola University Chicago Services for Students with Disabilities (SSWD) Loyola University Chicago Student Environmental Alliance Loyola University Chicago - University Marketing & Communications Loyola University Chicago University Ministry Loyola University Medical Center Luna Negra Dance Theater Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LCFS) Maine East High School Make-A-Wish Foundation Chicago Mano A Mano Family Resource Center Foundation, Inc. Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Torture Mather LifeWays Maya Essence MayaWorks McGaw YMCA Meaden & Moore, LLP Mental Health Association of Greater Chicago Mercy Home for Boys & Girls Mercy Home for Boys & Girls MercyWorks Mercy Hospital Mercy Housing Lakefront Methodist Youth Services Metromix Chicago Metropolitan Family Services Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) Metropolitan Planning Council Metropolitan Tenants Organization MGB Services Inc. Midwest Immigrant & Human Rights Center Midwest Workers Association Misericordia Heart of Mercy Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Morningstar, Inc. Mount Sinai Hospital MTV Networks Mujeres Latinas en Accion Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Science and Industry Muslim Women Resource Center National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) of Greater Chicago National Archives and Records Administration National Fiber Supply Co. National Immigrant Justice Center National Kidney Foundation of Illinois National Multiple Sclerosis Society National Museum of Mexican Art National Runaway Switchboard National Student Partnerships (NSP) Nazareth Farm NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago Neighbor Space Next Theatre Company No More Deaths/ No Mas Muertes Norridge Healthcare and Rehabilitation North Branch Restoration Project North Shore Senior Center Northeast Illinois Cool-Challenge Northside Catholic Academy Northside Copwatch Northwest Center against Sexual Assault (NWCASA) Octagon Odyssey Healthcare Office of US Senator Dick Durbin Omni Youth Services Open Books

Openlands Project Ounce of Prevention Fund Our Chinese Daughters Foundation Over the Rainbow Association Oxford Development P.A.C.T.T. Learning Center PACT Pan-African Association Paramount Public Relations, Inc. Passages Charter School PAWS Chicago Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Peoples Development Group Pillars PIRG Student Action Network (U.S. PIRG) Play for Peace Chicago Poder Learning Center Porchlight Counseling Services Preferred Development, Inc Progressive Learning Project Downtown (Chicago Chapter) Project NIA Project Vida Providence Family Services Public Allies Chicago Rainbow Hospice Ramapo for Children Ravid & Bernstein LLP Red Door Animal Shelter Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) Re-Member REST Robert Crown Center Rogers Park Business Alliance (formerly DevCorp North) Rogers Park Community Council Rush University Medical Center Sacred Heart Schools Saint Francis Hospital of Evanston Salud Latina/Latino Health Sarahs Circle Sarahs Inn Schuler Family Foundation Service for Peace Chicago Shanti Foundation for Peace SMART Business Advisory and Consulting, LLC SmithBucklin Solidarity Clothing South-East Asia Center SpaceTime Media, Inc. Special Olympics Special Religious Development (SPRED) Spina Bifida Association of Illinois St. Benedict Parish and Schools St. Francis Hospice St. Gertrude Parish Heart to Heart Program St. Ignatius Parish/Ignatian Services St. James Basilica St. John Berchmans School St. Mary of the Angels School St. Stanislaus Kostka Starcom MediaVest Group, Inc. Starlight Starbright Childrens Foundation - Midwest Su Casa Catholic Worker Sullivan High School Summer Quest: Chicago Public Schools Sunlight African Community Center Swedish American Museum Swedish Covenant Hospital Taller de Jos Tamms Year Ten Teach For America Teen Living Programs, Inc. Ten Thousand Villages Test Positive Awareness Network (TPAN) The A.V. Club / The Onion The ALS Association The Anti-Cruelty Society The Arts of Life The Black Star Project The Bridge Youth and Family Services The Campus Kitchen at Northwestern University The Cara Program

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs The Chicago Lighthouse The Chicago Sky The Family Defense Center The Field Museum of Natural History The Forest Preserve District of Cook County The Fund for Public Interest The Great Books Foundation The Hispanic Institute The HistoryMakers The John Hancock Observatory The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society The Loyola Phoenix The MGR Foundation The MILL The Moody Church The Muscular Dystrophy Association The Neighborhood First The Newberry Library The Night Ministry The Office for Immigrant Affairs and Immigration Education The Safer Foundation The Salvation Army The Waterford Nursing Home The Womens Center The Youth Campus The Youth Job Center of Evanston TheChiGuide.com Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Thomas Blaige & Co LLC. Thresholds Todays Chicago Woman Magazine TransPerfect Translations Tree House Humane Society Tribune Interactive Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare True Partners Consulting Tuesdays Child Two Feet Media U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. Senator Barack Obama Chicago Office UBS Financial Services, Inc. UCAN Uncommon Ground United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago United Church of Rogers Park United States Fund for UNICEF UniteHere Local 1 Unity Hospice of Chicagoland University of Chicago Upper Quadrant Capital Management LLC Urban Initiatives U.S. Secret Service Vernon Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility Victim Witness Assistance Program, States Attorneys Office Vietnamese Association of Illinois Voices for Creative Nonviolence WGN - TV Whats Your Passion Campaign William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction VISTA Project Wolverine Trading LLC Women Employed Working in the Schools (WITS) World Relief Chicago World Vision Youth Organizations Umbrella, Inc.

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Transforming Learning and Earning Through Service

The Impact of Community-based Federal Work-Study
oyolas Community-Based Federal Work-Study program experienced record growth and success during the 20092010 academic year. According to Federal guidelines, universities that opt to offer Community-Based Federal Work-Study programs must be able to grow a program that utilizes a minimum of 7% of the Federally allocated workstudy budget. The CELs Community Work-Study program utilizes over 22% of Loyolas Federal Work-Study budget to connect students and communitybased organizations in meaningful work.
The CELs strategic recruitment of community-based organizations in 2009-2010 resulted in: An 28% increase in community partner sites An 26% increase in employed students A large prospective new partner list

Community-Based Federal Work-Study Program Growth: Employment Sites

Total # of Community Partner Sites Employing Federal Work-Study Students

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 20072008 20082009 2009 2010

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Loyola Work-Study students have made a significant impact on the residents of Chicago House & Social Services Agency We are seeing changes [such as] an increase in school attendance and participation, a gradual improvement in grades, and higher high school graduation rates.
And r e a Ta sh ir o, Support Service Manager

[My Federal Work-Study experience] has given me the opportunity to meet a vast array of people from many different places...
Ale x Co r r al, Finance & Accounting, 2011

Community-Based Federal Work-Study Program Growth: Student Participation

Total # of Students Working in Community-Based Federal Work-Study

450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 20 0 20072008 20082009 2009 2010

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Transforming Student and Faculty Research

The Impacts of Undergraduate Research Programs
he following students participated in the Loyola Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (LUROP) and are all prominently featured in an exciting special issue of the research publication Endeavors. Published in collaboration with the Office of Research Services, this magazine promotes the significant impact Loyolas undergraduate researchers are having in local, national, and international communities, as they actively participate in transformative research projects that serve humanity. Endeavors may be found on-line at www.LUC.edu/LUROP.

Matthew Ruggirello
A Comparative Evaluation of Community Tourism Although Matthew Ruggirello knew he would be participating in a powerful research experience when he traveled to Ecuador, he had no idea he would be cultivating a passion and personal relationships that would last a lifetime. Ruggirello, a Mulcahy Scholar and Provost Fellow, went to Ecuador to explore how tourism was affecting the remote Huaorani communities and to promote eco-tourism, which may allow them to preserve their way of life. His faculty mentor, Dr. Peter Sanchez, praises Ruggirello for initiating a project outside of Dr. Sanchezs area of expertise, which allowed him to learn something new and enriched his teaching, as he now often incorporates a discussion of Ruggirellos project into several of his classes. Ruggirellos project will not end upon graduation. He says that it is something I am going to be doing beyond Loyola and for the rest of my life.

Chet Jechura
Behind the Constitutional Veil: Uncovering the Constitutional Rights of Women in the Maghreb Chet Jechura, a 2009-2010 Rudis Fellow, kept his dedication to social justice at the forefront of his research experience in Tunisia. While investigating the constitutional guarantees of women living in the Maghreb region of Africa, Chet felt that he grew as an entire person, by expanding his awareness of universal humanity. He hopes that his research will bring some much-needed attention to the issues of womens rights in the region. Just as importantly, he is appreciative of the opportunity to experience new religions and people and feels better equipped to serve society in his future journeys.

Akadia Kachaochana
Filling the Gaps in the HC21p Physical Map Conducting research has helped Akadia Kachaochana to fully appreciate the yearslong work that goes into breakthroughs in medical science. Working in the lab, she says, has helped me understand how important even the smallest research contribution will be some day. One of the first multi-year Biology Research Fellows, Kachaochana is working to map human chromosome 21 and hopes that the work will benefit the larger research community that is investigating ways to fight diseases associated with the chromosome, such as Down syndrome, leukemia, and Alzheimers disease.

One of my greatest joys as a Loyola professor has been working with highly talented and motivated undergraduate students such as Chet Jechura who are interested in undertaking special research projects that go beyond their regular studies and that are derivative of an experience that we have shared. I truly enjoy viewing a topic I presume to know well through the eyes of my students, who always bring a fresh and unique perspective.
DR . PE T ER J. SCHR AED ER (PO lI T I C Al SCIEN CE)

Working together with students on research projects is one of my greatest pleasures as a faculty member. Their enthusiasm and creative ideas make it exciting for me to come into the lab and contribute significantly to the progress of our research.
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The Loyola Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (LUROP) is the umbrella under which all funded undergraduate research programs offered at Loyola University Chicago are administered through the Center for Experiential Learning. The goal of the program is to enrich, enhance, diversify, and individualize the learning experiences of undergraduate students through collaborative research with a mentor. Each of the programs is managed by a program director through a university department or center. The program run by the Center for Experiential Learning, the Provost Fellowship, is the largest within LUROP and in 2009-2010 awarded 57 fellowships, encompassing 27 majors and supported by the dedication of 35 faculty mentors. Overall, LUROP engaged more than 140 undergraduate students in research in 2009-2010.

Loyola Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

Biology Research Fellows: A multi-year research program for first- and second-year biology students. The students work with a faculty mentor on an independent research project for two to three years. Biology Summer Research Fellows: A summer research experience for biology majors interested in working on a faculty-designed research project. Carbon Scholars: 2-year interdisciplinary research opportunity for science & math majors. Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy (CUERP) Fellows: Both summer and academic year programs for students interested in researching urban environmental issues. Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) Fellows: An opportunity throughout Chicagoland to participate in community research projects. Mulcahy Scholars: Designed for students in the sciences to work on an individual project with a faculty mentor in the natural sciences or as a research assistant on ongoing projects throughout the academic year. Provost Fellowship: An opportunity for students of all colleges and schools to design an individual research project or work collaboratively as a research assistant on a faculty project during the summer or academic year. Research Mentoring Program (RMP): RMP is a summer program designed to partner graduate students, working on their dissertation research, with undergraduates who are interested in research and learning more about graduate school. Ricci Scholars: A year-long innovative research and cultural immersion program which awards scholarships for travel, research, and exploration. Rudis Fellowship: An academic-year opportunity for student scholarship that focuses on research on comparative constitutions. Women in Science Enabling Research (WISER): Designed for women undergraduates who want to work with specific faculty on their ongoing research during the summer session.

# of Student Researchers
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CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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2 Emily Wilk (SOWK 2011)

Formalized Leadership Programs in Higher Education Provost Fellowship; Mentor: Dr. John Dugan, School of Education

1 Kelly Silay (PSYC 2012)

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Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem Predict Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior During Relationship Conflict Provost Fellowship; Mentors: Julie Longua, PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology and Dr. Tracy DeHart, Psychology

3 Jenna Hartung (PSYC 2011)

Housing First Model Fidelity and Implications for Substance Abuse Treatment Center for Urban Research and Learning Fellow; Mentor: Dennis Watson, Research Coordinator, CURL & PhD candidate, Sociology

2 Zainub Ashrati, Donna Flores

(PSYC 2011) Low-Income Childrens Self-Regulation: Risk Factors and Promotion Processes Mentors: Dr. Christine Li-Grining, Psychology and Kathryn Smagur, Research Assistant

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1 Jennifer Baltes (BIOL 2010)

3 Jessie Duncan, Sophie Mir

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(PSYC 2012) Understanding the Socialization of Childrens Self-Regulation Across Multiple Contexts Mentors: Dr. Christine Li-Grining, Psychology; Kathryn Smagur, Research Assistant; Kelly Haas, PhD candidate, Developmental Psychology

Ligand-Binding Pathways in Barley Hemoglobin Mulcahy Scholar and Provost Fellowship; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ken Olsen, Chemistry

ETHICS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

1 Rodrigo Aguayo (PSYC 2010)

How Perceived Discrimination Influences Perceived Regard in LGBT Friendships Provost Fellowship; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tracy DeHart, Psychology

Maheen Siddiqi (BIOL 2010) Investigations into the Expression of Mitochondrial Genes in the Mosquito Stages of Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Mulcahy Scholar and Provost Fellowship; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stefan Kanzok, Biology Steffen Haaker (CLAS 2010) The Automated Theater of Heron: Reconstructing a Technological Wonder of Hellenistic Alexandria Provost Fellowship; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Gawlinski, Classical Studies
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Impacting Student Reflection, Scholarship, and Loyolas Global Engagement

Other Initiatives and Collaborations
Electronic Portfolio Initiative
The Center for Experiential Learning encourages students to engage in highimpact learning experiences, but also to critically reflect on those experiences. Electronic portfolios provide students with the opportunity to collect, synthesize, and reflect upon their work in a digital format. The Center for Experiential Learning implemented the Reflection ePortfolio system by Symplicity for Loyola students. Conducting a pilot study throughout the year, the CEL invited students in various courses to develop an electronic portfolio of their classwork, internships, service-learning activities, research, and co-curricular experiences. Collaborating with the Office of Learning Technologies and Assessment, as well as with the division of Information Technology Services, a CEL-based planning team is now strategizing for a universitywide ePortfolio technology solution. More information about the ePortfoio initiative can be found at: https://www.LUC.edu/ experiential/eportfolio.shtml.

CEL/Career Development Center Research Initiative

Using funding provided by a grant from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Research Foundation, Dr. Patrick Green, in collaboration with Dr. Darby Scism, Director of Loyolas Career Development Center, conducted a study on the impact of academic internships, servicelearning, and community-based work-study on college students skill development and career readiness. Green and Scism presented their research in a featured session entitled A Model of Experiential Education Programs: Assessing the Impact on Career Readiness at the annual NACE Conference in Orlando in June, 2010. Green also presented The Impact of Communitybased Experiential Education Programs on Student Learning and Career Readiness at the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in Fall 2009.

International Service-Learning Extends to Peru

In collaboration with the Office for International Programs, the Center for Experiential Learning contributed to the development of the Peru ServiceLearning Program. In the pilot program in the summer of 2010, 12 Loyola students from various disciplines took courses and engaged in community work through this international service-learning experience in partnership with Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, one of Loyolas sister Jesuit Universities, located in Lima, Peru. As part of the International Service-Learning course (UNIV 292, International Service-Learning: Urban Popular Culture, Inclusion, and Service in Peru), students engaged in service in Pamplona Alta, a high-poverty community on the outskirts of Lima through one of three community site placements and activities: 1) developing a library and engaging students in literacy activities at a Jesuit elementary school, 2) conducting door-to-door water quality testing and education for a water treatment study program, and 3) working with doctors and nurses at a health clinic. New international service-learning experiences and courses will also be available in Loyolas new Vietnam semester program during Spring 2011. For more information on these and other international service-learning experiences, visit www.LUC.edu/studyabroad.

Photos: Amanda Tello with students of Fe y Alegra School in Pamplona Alta; Alyssa Penning encounters Perus natural beauty during a cultural awareness trip into the countryside.

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Recognizing Our Impact

Honors and Awards 2009-2010
he Center for Experiential Learning, in collaboration with engaged faculty and staff across the university, fosters a culture of service, civic engagement, and community outreach at Loyola University Chicago. In 2008, Loyola was honored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching with the Community Engagement Classification and awarded the Carter Partnership Award for Campus Community Partnerships. This past year was equally exciting with the following honors:

Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

Loyola University Chicago was named on the 2009 Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction list, the highest Federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service learning, and civic engagement. The distinction list is the highest honor the University has received in this category since the awards inception in 2006. The award annually recognizes institutions of higher education for their commitment to and achievement in community service. The Honor Roll includes six colleges and universities that are recognized as Presidential Awardees, with an additional 115 named to the Distinction List and 621 schools named as Honor Roll members. Honorees are chosen based on factors such as the scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service and the extent to which the school offers academic servicelearning courses. Loyola was first named an Honor Roll member in 2006. HONOR ROLL WITH DISTINCTION

Good News Community Kitchen BYachad Award for Collaboration

In the Fall 2009, Loyola University Chicago received the BYachad Award for Collaboration from Good News Community Kitchen. Good News Community Kitchen is a site at which many Loyola students serve and volunteer through the Service-Learning and CBFWS Programs. In addition, they have been a site for UNIV 291, Seminar in Community-based Research, an experiential learning course taught by Dr. Patrick Green, Director of Experiential Learning, in which groups of Loyola research students have partnered with local non-profits to conduct community research projects. Students community research projects included community mapping, developing a profile packet of aldermen and local representatives, data mapping of legislative and aldermanic boundaries, as well as documenting support resources in the local community. Previous BYachad awardees include Chicago Community Trust, Loyola Academy and the Center for Student Missions. Good News Community Kitchen, which recently re-branded their organization as A Just Harvest, focuses their efforts on two main project areas: 1) a community kitchen that offers free dinner each day of the year to over 120 local residents, and 2) the advocacy and support of an organizing network, Northside P.O.W.E.R. Their mission is to reduce hunger in Rogers Park and the greater Chicago community by providing nutritious meals daily while building a just society through advocacy and collaborative relationships across racial, cultural and socio-economic lines to promote the well-being of patrons served. Loyolas Center for Experiential Learning works with hundreds of community organizations like A Just Harvest to address needs in the community and build capacity through collaboration.

Photo: Rev. Marilyn Pagan-Banks, Executive Director of A Just Harvest (right), Patrick Green, Director of Loyolas Center for Experiential Learning (center), Cindy Bush, Community Organizer (left) pose with the BYachad Award for Collaboration.

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