February 4, 2022
Greetings, everyone:
Here we are again in February, what once was our Department’s “cruelest month” due to the convergence of so many disparate threads within the DFPA that often feel like a tangle that threatens our progress forward. A year ago, we were functioning under completely limited access to our campus facilities, in the midst of a gradual “re-opening” of the campus and the city. A year later, many things are better, but many things still feel like an endless Groundhog Day loop. What’s good to know is that the draining, exhausting state of constant adaptation does build our muscles…does increase our flexibility, and does eventually abate. I continue to be heartened and lifted by seeing the good work we continue to present, with our heads down, bundled against the winter and the pandemic. We have much of which to be proud, and a short, cold month can’t stop that!
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FEB 5 - FEB 6 // SAT - SUN @ 6:00PM
Pretty Little Fools is an adaptation of the lives of notable female theatrical and literary characters written by men from the Western World including Juliet from Romeo and Juliet, Eliza Doolittle from Pygmalion, Lady Macbeth from Macbeth, Ophelia from Hamlet, Hester from the Scarlett Letter, Medea from Medea, and Daisy from The Great Gatsby. The play focuses on love, loss, motherhood, friendship, and camaraderie between these women and the respective men in each of their plays. Through these women and their stories, we as theatre makers can reflect on our own work and work towards a more unified and equitable industry. Supported by the Women in Theatre (WIT) Ensemble, Pretty Little Fools will be produced for a two-night performance, featuring a cast and design team of femme-identifying Loyola students.
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February 11, 2022 | 5-7 pm
Ralph Arnold Annex
You’re invited to the third annual FNARFEST- a celebration of the Fine Arts Division at Loyola. Make buttons, join the raffle, take selfies at our selfie station, and participate in art history trivia. Come celebrate art and get creative with us as we take over the Ralph Arnold Annex.
Space is limited and pre-registration for FNARFEST is required. Please check in when you arrive at the Ralph Arnold Annex. Loyolans should have their ids and non-Loyola guests should check in with the CLEAR app. Register for CLEAR here.
FNARFEST Workshops
Sign up for silkscreening, ceramics hand building, or ceramics wheel throwing workshops when you register. Learn how to silkscreen your own FNARFEST tote, have fun working with clay in our ceramics lab, or try your hand at the wheel in our pottery studio!
Student Juried Exhibition Opening Reception
Attend the annual Student Juried Art Exhibtion opening reception at 6:30. Includes an awards ceremony and raffle announcement.
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image: Crave by Lena Brearley
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For over twenty years the Annual Student Art Competition has showcased the best student work being created at Loyola. Students from all majors have been invited to submit artwork created in the last year for consideration by this year’s juror, Vincent Uribe, Director of Exhibitions at Arts of Life and Director of LVL3 Gallery in Chicago
From a strong pool of over 100 submissions, Vincent Uribe has selected the most outstanding works based on their level of originality, thoughtfulness, and skill. The best of these submissions are represented in this exhibition, where the most exceptional artworks will be honored during the opening reception with first, second and third place. Our students bring a variety of talents and ideas to this exhibition: visitors can expect to see painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, graphic design, and interesting combinations thereof. The Student Art Competition gives Loyolans the opportunity to exhibit their work in a professional gallery as part of an exhibition that celebrates the creativity and talent on our campus.
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FEB 17 - FEB 27 // THU - SAT @ 7:30PM, SUN @ 2:00PM CST
Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins // Directed by Devon de Mayo
In-Person Tickets: $10-$25, Livestream Tickets: $10
Just so you know: Everybody dies at the end of the show. Also, it’s a comedy. A groundbreaking adaptation of the medieval morality play The Summoning of Everyman, Branden Jacob-Jenkins’s Everybody considers what we bring with us into death and what we leave behind. Just as life is unpredictable, actors are randomly assigned a new role every night. With dozens of possible casting combinations, audiences will witness a performance unlike anything they have ever seen. A Pulitzer Prize finalist, this metatheatrical piece asks the existential questions without the heaviness, making death both witty and full of life.
Join us for a talkback with medieval scholar Edward Wheatley and dramaturg Minh Hà (Millie) Lê after the performance on February 25th. This conversation will focus on Everyman, the medieval play on which EVERYBODY is based, and how that play’s original intent and theatricality influenced this contemporary retelling.
Edward Wheatley is a retired medieval literature professor who taught in the English Department at Loyola University Chicago. His research focuses on the history of the book in the medieval and early modern periods as well as disability in medieval literature and culture. Wheatley is a recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Council of Learned Societies for research on Stumbling Blocks Before the Blind: Medieval Constructions of a Disability.
Cast: Carlin Decker, Maggie Smith, Wency Hernández Rubio, Ema Kester, Duncan Corbin, Mariana Gonzalez, Momina Shahzad, Rose Ley Hayek, Aman Huda, Makenna Van Raalte, Joseph Cunningham, Austin Murray, Alaina Lim, Kay Broun
Production Team: Devon de Mayo (Director), Gina Saglimbeni (Assistant Director), Levi Welch (Assistant Director), Millie Le (Dramaturg), Clare Roche (Lighting and Sound Supervisor), Lee Keenan (Lighting Designer), Jillian Gryzlak (Props Artisan), Tim Mann (Scenic Designer), Pornchanok (Nok) Kanchanabanca (Sound Designer), Mia Maccarella (Stage Manager), Emily Muirhead (Assistant Stage Manager), Ava Niemi (Assistant Stage Manager), Mary Youngblut (Assistant Stage Manager), April Browning (Producer)
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FEB 26 - FEB 27 // SAT-SUN @ 12:00PM CST
In-Person Tickets: $10-$15, Livestream Tickets: $10
Presenting Loyola’s Dance program's Graduating Class of 2022: Naomi Alvarado, Emily Carroccio, Alysha Grancorvitz, Hannah Hinerman, Arielle McKeever, Nia Montgomery, Sophia Seger-Pera, Merritt Stultz.
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Campus Operations
Loyola's Return to Campus and COVID-19 websites have now been merged to form the Health, Safety, and Well-Being Update website. This site contains all up-to-date information on required health and safety practices for anyone on our campuses as well as resources for students, faculty, and staff.
In addition, the DFPA has developed department specific guidelines (DFPA Plans/Protocols for Spring 2022); it is strongly encouraged that you read through all this information carefully. It is expected that all DFPA faculty and staff will follow the university and departmental protocols while on campus. Please include a link to the DFPA Plans/Protocols for Spring 2022 in your syllabi.
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Booster Shot Requirement
All students, faculty, and staff are required to receive a booster shot of a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are eligible. If you’ve already received a booster and haven’t uploaded the information to Loyola Health, you can do so through the Loyola mobile app or at LUC.edu/vaxupload. Select “Upload Vaccinations” and select “Booster” from the drop-down menu.
To schedule a booster in your area, please visit vaccines.gov. Those granted a religious or medical exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine are not required to upload a booster shot but must continue to comply with regular surveillance testing throughout the spring semester.
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COVID-19 Testing
To help ensure a healthy start to the spring semester, everyone in our community is strongly encouraged to test for COVID-19 before returning to campus, especially if you've recently traveled for the holidays or attended a holiday party or gathering. Students living in residence halls will be required to provide proof of a negative test before moving in.
Regular testing can help minimize the spread of COVID-19 and help keep one another safe. If you have not signed up for Loyola’s free surveillance testing program, please visit the On-Campus Testing web page to register and schedule a test.
Regular Hours
Monday, Tuesday, and Friday: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday: 6 a.m.–9 p.m.
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Classroom Protocol for Faculty
The Classroom Protocol for Faculty section on the Positive Diagnosis Protocol page explains what faculty need to know if there is a positive diagnosis in their classroom. The page also includes more detailed information about how contact tracing works. For additional information or clarification, faculty should contact their department chair, program director, or associate dean.
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Building Access
Mundelein Center Regular Building Hours
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- 7:00am - 10:00pm: Monday-Friday
- 7:00am - 7:00pm (Campus Safety unlocks/locks the doors)
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm (Loyola UVID card access)
- 7:00am – 10:00pm: Saturday (Loyola UVID card access)
- 9:00am - 10:00pm: Sunday (Loyola UVID card access)
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Ralph Arnold Annex Regular Building Hours
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- 7:00am - 10:00pm: Monday-Saturday (Loyola UVID card access)
- 9:00am - 10:00pm: Sunday (Loyola UVID card access)
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Room Usage Guidelines
Below is a list of the standard room usage guidelines. They are also posted on the wall in most of our shared spaces. Please do your best to comply with these guidelines.
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- Use only whiteboard-approved markers on the whiteboards, if present.
- Clean up the room, including whiteboards. Place all trash in receptacles, food and drink containers should be put in main hallway receptacles.
- Do not add/remove furniture or equipment to/from any room without permission.
- Rearranging furniture and equipment within a room is permissible, but the room should be returned to its standard layout at the end of use. There are standard room layouts posted in most of our shared spaces.
- If you are using a scheduled space, vacate it in a timely fashion in order to enable the subsequent event to begin on time.
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Service Requests
We have staff that perform building rounds on a regular basis and file necessary service requests, but we have many heavily used spaces, and any assistance is appreciated.
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- If you encounter a non-urgent maintenance issue (light bulb replacement, housekeeping issues, etc.), please visit this link to submit a service request. You can also visit the Mundelein Center Information Desk and the student staff there can assist with submitting the request.
- If you encounter an urgent maintenance issue (leaks, HVAC issues, etc.), please contact Operations and Concert Manager, Jeffery Hart (jhart5@luc.edu) and he will pursue a resolution to the issue.
- If you encounter an emergency maintenance issue (flood, elevator entrapment, gas odors, etc.), please contact Campus Safety immediately at 773-508-7233.
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Engaging Guest Artists
The process for Engaging Guest Artists has changed. If you have a desire to bring a guest to your class or have some other reason you hope to engage an individual, please familiarize yourself with the new process. Please review the guidelines before starting the process. Once you are ready to start the process, please complete the Guest Artist Engagement Form.
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Student Instrument Rental
The Department maintains a limited inventory of musical instruments that are rented to music students for $40 per semester on a first-come, first-served basis. Students interested in renting a musical instrument from the department should review the Instrument Rental and Usage Policy, and submit an Instrument Usage Contract. Once the contract has been submitted, Operations and Concert Manager, Jeffery Hart, will respond via email to confirm availability and provide instructions for payment and pick-up.
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Sharing Our Story and Spotlighting Our Community
The DFPA develops artists, designers, scholars, and arts leaders in a creative community that shares the Loyola vision of valuing freedom of inquiry, the pursuit of truth, and care for others. We do this through creative mentorship in and out of the classroom, studio, and rehearsal hall, through the application of arts research and practice in our public programming, and by teaching our students the value of critical reflection within a liberal arts context.
You and your students are our story, and we want to partner with you to share the activities of this unique arts community with others at Loyola and beyond through our websites, social media channels, and more.
We invite you to help us tell your stories in the following ways:
The Arts Classroom/Studio:
The magic happens in the arts classroom, practice rooms, and studios! Please contact José Pérez if you’d like to share something you’re working on in your classes – projects, presentations, demos, guest artists, etc. Here’s an example of how activities in the art classroom could be presented on our websites. Please consider sharing activities at any stage of development. We want to celebrate process!
Student Features:
Our students are involved in exciting arts research and engaged learning beyond the Lakeshore Campus. They are involved in projects in class or are growing in noticeable ways. Often our instructors and advisors are the first to know or play a mentorship role in these activities. Please point us in the direction of students that are involved in creative inquiry. We want to connect with them and feature them like in this example.
Faculty and Staff Activities:
Let us know about your upcoming creative, research, and scholarship activities – especially if there is a public facing aspect by submitting this form.
For submissions, ideas, or related questions, please contact José Pérez at jperez32@luc.edu.
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SEIU Collective Bargaining Agreement
If you are a non-tenure track faculty member, full or part-time, you must be a part of the union. There are several policies and procedures pertaining to non-tenured faculty. You can find a copy of the ratified contract here.
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Faculty Profile Updates
If you do not currently have a faculty profile on the DFPA website or would like to update your profile, please complete and submit the Biography and Headshot Form . Faculty pages are among the most frequently visited pages on our website. Students often look up faculty when they’re shopping for classes so it is important to keep your profile current.
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Updated Contact Information
It is important for a variety of reasons that we have your updated home phone and address while we are working remotely, please complete this form to update our records. Thank you!
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Book Orders
If you have not done so already, to order books or materials contact Loyola University’s bookstore here.
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Mark E. Lococo, PhD
Professor, Chair
Department of Fine and Performing Arts
Loyola University Chicago
mlococo@luc.edu
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