Neighborhood Newsletter Fall 2012

A newsletter for the neighbors of Loyola University New Orleans

FALL 2012

UPCOMING EVENTS Tickets: (504) 865-2074 montage.loyno.edu

NOVEMBER 28 – DECEMBER 2 El Nogalar 8 p.m., November 28 – December 1 2 p.m., December 2 Lower Depths Theater $12 general admission $8 students/seniors/faculty/staff

DECEMBER 2 Christmas at Loyola Musical Showcase 3 p.m., Holy Name of Jesus Church, free

DECEMBER 7 Philippe Entremont with the Loyola Symphony Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Roussel Hall $40 preferred, $25 reserved, $15 Loyola faculty/staff/students

GOING GREEN: Thomas Hall receives LEED Gold Loyola’s recently renovated Thomas Hall Visiting Center achieved LEED Gold certification for its environmental sustainability components, according to the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED Gold is the second highest level of achievement by the Green Building Certification Institute.

LEED certification provides independent, third-party verification that a building, home or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at achieving high performance in key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. LEED certification is the most recognized global standard for high performance buildings that are efficient, cost-effective and better for occupants and the environment.

“This level of LEED attainment is no light achievement. It serves as confirmation that Thomas Hall is among the upper echelon of sustainable developments worldwide,” said Loyola President Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D. Thomas Hall was built in 1911, the year before Loyola University received its charter, and was originally used as a residence and chapel for Jesuits. It is named for Louise C. Thomas, who funded the construction in memory of her late husband, Stanley O. Thomas, a cotton broker. The historic building’s $11 million renovation repurposed it as a resource and visitor center for students and prospective students. The building offers students a one-stop-shop administrative hub, housing the Offices of Admissions, Student Records, the Bursar, Financial Aid, and Student Finance.

JANUARY 16 Presidential Centennial Guest Series

The Church, Bishops and Theologians: A Dynamic Tension featuring The Rev. James Heft, S.M., President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies 7 p.m., Nunemaker Auditorium, free

JANUARY 18, 20 Leonard Bernstein’s

Candide Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 20, 3 p.m., Roussel Hall $40 preferred $25 reserved $15 Loyola faculty/ staff/students

SCHOOL IS IN SESSION

U.S. News & World Report rates Loyola among the nation’s top universities for service learning Loyola University New Orleans has been singled out by U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 “Best Colleges” for several new honors, including as one of the nation’s top 27 universities with outstanding examples of community service initiatives.

The university was also recognized among the top five Regional Universities of the South with students who owe the least amount of debt upon graduation, citing an average debt of $12,597. Additionally, Loyola’s faculty commitment to undergraduate teaching landed the school in the regional top five for the first time. For the 22nd year in a row, Loyola was ranked overall in the top 10 among Regional Universities of the South.

Loyola also ranks ninth on the report’s “Great Schools at Great Prices” list of southern regional universities, the fifth consecutive year Loyola has ranked in the top 10 in this category.

“Loyola’s inclusion in ‘Best Colleges’ is an honor and proof of our place among the top universities in the U.S.,” said Loyola President Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D. “To be ranked in the top 10 among southern universities for more than 20 years is quite an accomplishment and reflective of the hard work and commitment of our students, faculty and staff.”

Holidays come to life with Christmas at Loyola Ring in the holiday season with the annual Christmas at Loyola musical celebration Sunday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m., at Holy Name of Jesus Church. The annual musical showcase has been a popular tradition for 19 years. The concert is free and open to the public and features several Loyola ensembles, including the Loyola Chamber Orchestra directed by Jean Montès, D.M.A., Loyola Chorale and Chamber Singers, directed by Meg Frazier, D.M.A., and the Loyola Brass Ensemble. The concert will offer a mix of classical Christmas chorale and orchestral music and a Christmas carol sing-along. Free parking is available in Loyola’s West Road Garage, located on West Road and accessible from St. Charles Avenue.

Maestro Philippe Entremont joins Loyola’s orchestra for powerhouse performance Philippe Entremont, internationally renowned pianist and conductor, is well known throughout New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region for his exceptional career and his time spent as music director of the New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra from 1980 to 1986. On Friday, Dec. 7, the maestro returns to perform one of Beethoven’s most celebrated concertos, the “Triple Concerto,” at Loyola University. The performance, part of the ongoing centennial celebration at Loyola, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall located in the Communications/Music Complex.

With Entremont at the piano, the performance will also feature the Loyola Symphony Orchestra, with Loyola faculty members Amy Thiaville on violin and Allen Nisbet on cello. Both Nisbet and Thiaville played under Entremont’s direction while members of the New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra.

December 7, 7:30 p.m., Roussel Hall Tickets: $40 preferred, $25 reserved, $15 Loyola students/faculty/staff Visit montage.loyno.edu or call (504) 865-2074.

Pardon Our Progress Monroe Hall, Loyola’s primary classroom building, is undergoing a long-term, major renovation to make the building much more sustainable and provide students with high-tech classrooms and upgraded meeting spaces for both campus and public events. The renovation will add 114,000 square feet to the existing building, which upon completion in 2015, will boast a more modern and aesthetically pleasing design.

Currently, scaffolding is being installed along Calhoun Street to provide pedestrians with a covered walkway as well as for use during the installation of the new façade. Parking along Calhoun will be unaffected by the scaffolding installation.

Interior renovations continue and several offices are being moved to accommodate construction. Temporary modular offices are being installed in the Mercy Hall parking lot to accommodate these moves, however, access to LaSalle Place between Mercy Hall and Holy Name of Jesus School will remain open.

Loyola/Tulane police team up to fight crime

The first PICPOC night patrol began Oct. 5 and resulted in LUPD’s capture of a suspect in a stabbing incident on Audubon Street.

Neighbors who witness a crime or suspicious behavior in the Uptown university area should call 911 immediately.

Buddig Hall on Loyola’s main campus is well into Phase I of its renovations. New windows have been installed in the residence hall as well as a new heating and air conditioning system, both of which will make the building much more energy efficient. The building’s exterior got a facelift with brand new brickwork. Phase I of Buddig Hall’s renovations are expected to be complete by summer 2013.

College of Business unveils Ayala Stock Trading Room Ayala’s accomplishments as a businessman and close relationship with his alma mater resulted in a generous $1.5 million gift to the College of Business in 2011, a portion of which went towards the new stock trading room for business students. Ayala’s gift was also used to support an existing student-managed investment fund, scholarships, investment classes, and a research database system.

Neighbors can feel a bit safer with the expansion of Loyola and Tulane police departments’ patrol areas. Both groups teamed up last spring to address increases in Uptown crime and are conducting nightly offcampus patrols called PICPOC, Partnership In Crime Prevention Off Campus.

Loyola purchased a new police car and hired an additional officer and dispatcher for the expanded patrols. LUPD officers are tuned in to TUPD and NOPD radios in addition to their own radio communication. Before hitting the streets, LUPD and TUPD officers have a briefing on current concerns in the area and then begin their nightly patrols.

Loyola’s Chief of Police Pat Bailey streamlines cooperative efforts among the law enforcement agencies by meeting regularly with NOPD and TUPD leaders.

The renovations to Cabra Hall, a residence hall located on Loyola’s Broadway campus, are on schedule for completion in summer 2013. New exterior walls have been installed on all floors and energy efficient windows are currently being added. Construction should wrap in July, just in time for students to reoccupy the building for the beginning of the fall semester. The finished building will offer students new room configurations and updated décor and furnishings, as well as added security.

The generous wish of a College of Business alumnus to provide a real-world and state-of-the-art environment for investment students has been realized with the opening of the Carlos M. Ayala Stock Trading Room. Business alumnus Carlos Ayala ‘57 credited his education at Loyola for his remarkable success in life and as an investor. After retiring as a salesman in the mid-’90s, Ayala concentrated his efforts on investing in the stock market, and through rigorous research, took his initial investment of $30,000 and turned it into millions.

“Ayala’s gift towards the stock room will be felt on campus for years to come and will help put us on a level playing field with other business schools in the region,” said College of Business Dean William Locander, Ph.D. “It will also elevate the work being done by our investment studies students by giving them the best tools available to help them succeed.”

Located on the first floor of Miller Hall, the room features state-of-the-art technology, including a ticker board which displays realtime market data for a variety of stocks, indices, bonds, currency and commodity data, and 20 workstations with dual monitors, and four LCD screens for financial news and instructional displays.

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President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at the University of Southern California

NUNEMAKER AUDITORIUM

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Political commentator for ABC News, NPR contributor, and New Orleans native

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2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains

ROUSSEL HALL

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The Rev. James

NICHOLAS APRIL 17

PRESIDENTIAL CENTENNIAL

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The Rev. MICHAEL

garanzini, s.j.

President of Loyola University Chicago and secretary of higher education for the Society of Jesus

NUNEMAKER AUDITORIUM

The Rev. James

martin, s.j.

New York Times bestselling author and culture editor of America magazine

NUNEMAKER AUDITORIUM

All events begin at 7 p.m. and take place on Loyola’s main campus. They are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

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