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Dear Friends,
It is a busy time at Loyola and the Institute of Environmental Sustainability (IES) as we welcome new and returning students to another school year. The class of 2020 is one of our largest yet and we are enjoying getting to know each of them. They bring with them a strong sense of responsibility to the protection of our planet and noted in an incoming student survey that environmental sustainability continues to be a key differentiator for LUC. 43% of incoming freshman stated that LUC’s commitment to environmental sustainability was either “important” or “very important” to their choice of Loyola. This statistic goes hand-in-hand with the recent announcement that Loyola was ranked #7 in Sierra’s annual Cool Schools report! We are thrilled to be included in this important ranking for the second time.
As we grow and welcome new students, we continue to develop our programs in new and exciting ways. Whether it is the ever expanding breadth of internal and external student internships or the growing reach of the Loyola Farmers Market, IES strives to find relevant hands-on opportunities to allow our students to learn career skills. In fact, we have welcomed more than 4,500 local shoppers to the Loyola Farmers Market and provided much-needed organic food and produce to more than 100 low-income neighbors via the Link Card, Senior Food Farmers Market Coupons, and WIC programs. This is just one example of the ways our students contribute to our community in a meaningful and impactful way.
As we embark on our fourth full year, we thank you for your support. We will continue to put sustainability at the center of Loyola’s student experience and strive towards creating the next generation of change-makers.
Enjoy your semester,
Dr. Nancy C. Tuchman
Founding Director, Institute of Environmental Sustainability | |
Read the 2015-2016 IES Annual Report. | |
 Eradicating an invasive species isn't always an easy task. Loyola's Invasives-to-Energy Program is re-purposing harvested invasive plants into different types of green energy.
Learn more about our Invasives-to-Energy Program
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 Last Spring, a group of four sustainability interns started the No Impact Meal (NIM) program to teach fellow Loyola students how to shop, cook, and clean up locally and sustainably.
Watch and learn how the NIM program is rethinking food on campus.
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 With many water challenges locally, nationally, and globally, the Loyola and IES have been taking steps to ensure sustainable water-related practices across campus.
Learn three ways Loyola is leading efforts in water conservation and conscious water use.
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 The Newman Institute Study Abroad Program is an opportunity for Loyola students to travel to Sweden and learn from one of the most sustainable countries on the planet. IES students are able to complete major and core coursework while abroad.
Take a look at the experience our first IES Cohort had while studying abroad in Sweden at the Newman Institute.
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Around IES: News Briefs
Loyola Sustainability News
- Loyola ranked #7 in Sierra's annual Cool Schools report
- Loyola's Campus is more friendly for migratory birds thanks to the Student Operation for Avian Relief (SOAR). Recently, SOAR partnered with Loyola's Facilities Department to design and install a large wolf decal that should reduce bird collisions. Learn more about SOAR.
Faculty & Staff News
- Congratulations to Dr. Nancy E. Landrum, a professor at Loyola's Quinlan School of Business and Institute of Environmental Sustainability, who has been selected as the IES Abroad Research Associate for the summer 2017 term in London, one of only two research grants to visiting faculty per year. Learn more about Dr. Landrum's research and IES Abroad.
- Tham Hoang, PhD, an ecotoxicologist at IES, was tapped by the Vietnam Environmental Administration to provide expert advice on Vietnam's recent fish death crisis caused by a coastal steel mill. Read more about his role.
Students and Alumni News
- Environmental Science graduate, Jakob Nalley, is combining his passions to try to make beer more sustainable. Learn more about how Jakob's research will turn brewery wastewater into biofuel.
- At the Institute of Environmental Sustainability, we strive to provide the most current, relevant information for our students. Be sure to take a look at our new Student Resources page!
Alumni, we want to hear from you! Email IES@LUC.edu to check in and let us know what you've been up to. |
IES in the News
- Loyola's Retreat and Ecology Campus (LUREC) was featured in the Northwest Herald for its ecological restoration efforts. Read the article.
- Loyola students were featured in this Chicago Tribune video and article highlighting their food composting efforts at this summer's Lollapalooza music festival.
- Aqsa Junagadhwala, a Loyola senior studying conservation and restoration at IES, was recently featured in an article on DNAinfo about her volunteer efforts at the northwest-side forest preserve, LaBagh Woods. Read about Aqsa's experience helping to remove invasive species at LaBagh.
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Events
4th Annual Climate Change Conference
 Save the Date! Loyola's 4th Annual Climate Change Conference will be March 16-18, 2017. This year our keynote speaker will be Ireland's first female President and longtime human rights advocate Mary Robinson. Robinson served as President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997, the United Nation's High Commissioner of Human Rights from 1997-2002, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa, and the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Climate Change. She is a charismatic and compelling speaker with an impressive knowledge of climate justice and human justice.
The Keynote Address will kick off our fourth annual conference on Thursday, March 16 at 7 p.m. in Mundelein Auditorium, with the rest of the conference running until March 18. Subscribe to our Conference Mailing List to get notice when registration opens.
Loyola's Farmers Market
Join us every Monday until October 17 to buy fresh produce, baked goods, and local organic meats at the Loyola Plaza near the CTA Red Line.
LUREC Restoration Work Day
 Volunteer Restoration Work Days are held every second Saturday of the month at Loyola's Retreat & Ecology Campus. Upcoming dates include October 8, and November 12. If you are interested in pulling shrubs, working on the farm, and restoring the ecology of the wetland at LUREC, join us for a work day. General public is welcome. Sign up with Dr. Roberta Lammers-Campbell. |
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