Now that we are at the end of the academic year, Parents of the Pack will move to a monthly format. Please take a few moments to let us know what you think about this newsletter; your feedback will help us make improvements for next year.
We wanted to let you know that we shared important information with students about CARES Act funds this week. You should have received a copy of the message on May 5, but it is available on our message archive as well. Make sure your student checks their email to see if they are eligible. If there’s any doubt, they should fill out this form.
Finally, we will close out this semester with a message from President Tetlow:
We’ve almost made it. We’re almost through exams and the academic year. And I know I keep saying it, but I need to tell you yet again how proud I am of all of you and how grateful.
And I want to brag about what a difference Loyola men and women for others are making. Here are just a few examples.
The Facilities Department cleaned and sterilized empty residence halls to provide housing for healthcare workers and first responders in the battle against COVID-19, extending the offer to local healthcare systems and the City of New Orleans. The city has flattened the curve enough not to need the housing, but we stand ready to help.
Loyola biophysics senior Baasel Syed is spearheading Project Wolf Shield, a plan to manufacture 300 face shields using Loyola’s state-of-the-art 3-D printing equipment. Baasel and Art and Design Chair John Seefeldt secured $4,000 in grants from the Community Catholic Foundation and the Almar Foundation to help them buy supplies.
Countless of our nurses are working on the front lines saving lives. Our own Kate Kemplin, MSN, DNP, launched the Ryan Larkin Field Hospital in New York. The incoming president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners is Loyola alum Sophia Thomas, DNP, who is helping set policy and fight for workplace safety.
The law school’s Workplace Justice Project is helping area residents cope with workforce impacts caused by COVID-19, including drafting unemployment legislation, working to secure paid leave and relief funds from the public money generated by workers in hospitality, service and tourism industries, and serving as an essential communication and resource hub.
- Before leaving campus in March, many students used their Wolf Bucks to make last-minute donations to Iggy’s Cupboard (because that’s how Loyola students roll) and it continues to provide food to students remaining on campus and in the area.
Loyola’s Community Mental Health Clinic, launched last year by the Counseling Department, continues to serve its existing client base and is working on additional capacity to counsel first responders.
The Recirculating Farms Coalition, led by Marianne Cufone, director of the Center for Environmental Law at Loyola, assembles low-cost fresh food bags and delivers them door-to-door to residents in low-income neighborhoods.
Alumni Affairs launched “Check in with the Pack”, a virtual opportunity to connect with older “Golden Wolves” keeping safe at home.
The Jesuit community continues to livestream Sunday 10:30 a.m. Mass with help from Student Life and Ministry, which has created vast online resources available to students, faculty, staff, and residents.
Two Loyola professors – Dr. Simone Rambotti and Tavell Kindall, RN, APRN, DNP – recently joined the state’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force.
Whether members of the Wolf Pack are making masks at home, teaching, and learning in virtual classrooms or serving daily on the front lines, we bring a passion and spirit to anything we do.