Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the founding of Loyola University Chicago.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 1112 Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the founding of Loyola University Chicago. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. GARCI´A of Illi- nois, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. RUSH, Ms. UNDERWOOD, and Mr. PENCE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor RESOLUTION Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the founding of Loyola University Chicago. Whereas Loyola University Chicago is celebrating its 150th anniversary as the only Jesuit Catholic university in Illi- nois on September 5, 2020; Whereas Arnold Damen, S.J., sought to open a college in af- filiation with Holy Family Parish in 1856 to serve Chi- cago’s Catholic immigrants, purchased land at the corner of Twelfth and May Streets, and began construction in 1859; Whereas St. Ignatius College opened on September 5, 1870, with a class of 37 students; VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 Sep 18, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1112.IH HR1112 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 1112 IH Whereas the Great Chicago Fire started only a few blocks from St. Ignatius College in 1871, but the new College survived and served as a safe haven for the devastated neighborhood; Whereas, in 1905, Henry J. Dumbach, S.J., purchased near- ly 20 acres of land in Rogers Park, the future home of Loyola’s Lake Shore Campus; Whereas the School of Law opened in 1908 where men and women were both admitted; Whereas, on October 23, 1909, St. Ignatius College was granted a new charter by the State of Illinois and was officially renamed Loyola University; Whereas Loyola’s student newspaper, The Loyola News, later the Loyola Phoenix, was founded in 1924; Whereas, in 1926, having no home field for its football team, Loyola adopted the nickname ‘‘Ramblers’’ for all of its athletic teams; Whereas, in 1935, Loyola established a School of Nursing, the first fully accredited collegiate school of nursing in the State of Illinois; Whereas, in 1963, Loyola’s men’s varsity basketball team played Mississippi State University in the Game of Change, a landmark of the civil rights movement; Whereas Loyola’s men’s basketball team goes on to win the 1963 NCAA Tournament, becoming the first and only team from Illinois to win the national championship; Whereas, in 1970, Loyola University marked the 100th anni- versary of the founding of St. Ignatius College, and offi- cially changed its name to Loyola University Chicago; VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 Sep 18, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1112.IH HR1112 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 1112 IH Whereas Loyola’s women’s studies program awarded its first master’s degrees in 2002; Whereas, in 2013, Loyola launched a new Institute for Envi- ronmental Sustainability; Whereas, in the fall of 2015, Loyola opened Arrupe College, an innovative 2-year college for Chicago-area students with limited financial means; Whereas Dr. Jo Ann Rooney became the 24th president of Loyola University Chicago in 2016, the first lay president in the university’s history; Whereas Loyola launched its SCHOOLS 2020 Partnership program in 2017, supporting neighborhood-based public education on Chicago’s northeast side; Whereas Loyola’s men’s basketball team made it to the Final Four of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, assisted by team chaplain, Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM; Whereas today— (1) Loyola University Chicago is one of Chicago’s anchor institutions, employing more than 4,000 faculty and staff, and enrolling over 17,000 students; (2) Ninety-eight percent of Loyola students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree are hired within 3 months of their graduation, or pursuing a graduate de- gree; (3) Loyola students interning at Chicago public schools provide more than 110,000 hours of unpaid sup- port and assistance; (4) Loyola’s Community Nursing Center provides home visits for the elderly in several communities on Chi- cago’s northeast side; VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 Sep 18, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1112.IH HR1112 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 1112 IH (5) Loyola Community and Family Services provides mental health services to children and families in Rogers Park and Edgewater, in Chicago; (6) Loyola’s Health Justice Project provides pro bono legal and social services to vulnerable populations on Chicago’s west and north sides; (7) Loyola’s Urban Social Benefit Incubator builds the capacity of Chicago-based nonprofit organizations and social enterprises; (8) Loyola supports more than 300 community part- ner organizations across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs through student, staff, and faculty volunteer services; and (9) Loyola is ranked among the most environ- mentally sustainable college campuses in the Nation; and Whereas Loyola’s graduates form a vital part of the human infrastructure of Chicago and Illinois, notably in the areas of medicine, nursing, law, teaching, social work, communications, public health, and environmental sus- tainability: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog- 1 nizes the contributions Loyola University Chicago has pro- 2 vided Chicago and its national community over its 150 3 years of service. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 Sep 18, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR1112.IH HR1112 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS