Loyola’s recently renovated Thomas HallVisiting Center achieved LEED Goldcertification for its environmentalsustainability components, according to theU.S. Green Building Council. LEED Gold isthe second highest level of achievement bythe Green Building Certification Institute.

LEED certification provides independent,third-party verification that a building, homeor community was designed and built usingstrategies aimed at achieving highperformance in key areas of human andenvironmental health: sustainable sitedevelopment, water savings, energyefficiency, materials selection and indoorenvironmental quality. LEED certification isthe most recognized global standard forhigh performance buildings that areefficient, cost-effective and better foroccupants and the environment.

“This level of LEED attainment is no lightachievement. It serves as confirmation thatThomas 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 yearbefore Loyola University received its charter,and was originally used as a residence andchapel for Jesuits. It is named for Louise C.Thomas, who funded the construction inmemory of her late husband, Stanley O.Thomas, a cotton broker. The historicbuilding’s $11 million renovation repurposedit as a resource and visitor center forstudents and prospective students. Thebuilding offers students a one-stop-shopadministrative hub, housing the Offices ofAdmissions, Student Records, the Bursar,Financial Aid, and Student Finance.

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

NOVEMBER 28 – DECEMBER 2El Nogalar8 p.m., November 28 – December 12 p.m., December 2Lower Depths Theater$12 general admission$8 students/seniors/faculty/staff

DECEMBER 2Christmas at Loyola Musical Showcase3 p.m., Holy Name of Jesus Church, free

DECEMBER 7Philippe Entremont with the Loyola Symphony Orchestra7:30 p.m., Roussel Hall$40 preferred, $25 reserved, $15 Loyola faculty/staff/students

JANUARY 16Presidential Centennial Guest SeriesThe Church, Bishops and Theologians:A Dynamic Tensionfeaturing The Rev. James Heft, S.M.,President of the Institute for AdvancedCatholic Studies7 p.m., Nunemaker Auditorium, free

JANUARY 18, 20 Leonard Bernstein’s CandideJan. 18, 7:30 p.m.Jan. 20, 3 p.m., Roussel Hall$40 preferred$25 reserved$15 Loyola faculty/ staff/students

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GOING GREEN: Thomas Hall receives LEED Gold

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 apopular tradition for 19 years. The concert is free and open to the public and featuresseveral Loyola ensembles, including the Loyola Chamber Orchestra directed by JeanMontès, 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 choraleand orchestral music and a Christmas carol sing-along. Free parking is available in Loyola’sWest Road Garage, located on West Road and accessible from St. Charles Avenue.

Maestro Philippe Entremontjoins Loyola’s orchestra forpowerhouse performance

Philippe Entremont, internationally renowned pianist andconductor, is well known throughout New Orleans and the GulfCoast region for his exceptional career and his time spent asmusic director of the New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra from1980 to 1986. On Friday, Dec. 7, the maestro returns toperform one of Beethoven’s most celebrated concertos, the“Triple Concerto,” at Loyola University. The performance, partof the ongoing centennial celebration at Loyola, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall located in theCommunications/Music Complex.

With Entremont at the piano, the performance willalso feature the Loyola Symphony Orchestra, with

Loyola faculty members Amy Thiaville on violin andAllen Nisbet on cello. Both Nisbet and Thiaville played

under Entremont’s direction while members of the NewOrleans Philharmonic Orchestra.

December 7, 7:30 p.m., Roussel Hall

Tickets: $40 preferred, $25 reserved, $15 Loyola students/faculty/staff

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Holidays come to lifewith Christmas at LoyolaU.S. News & World

Report rates Loyolaamong the nation’stop universities forservice learning

Loyola University New Orleans has beensingled out by U.S. News & WorldReport’s 2013 “Best Colleges” forseveral new honors, including as one ofthe nation’s top 27 universities withoutstanding examples of communityservice initiatives.

The university was also recognized amongthe top five Regional Universities of theSouth with students who owe the leastamount of debt upon graduation, citingan average debt of $12,597. Additionally,Loyola’s faculty commitment toundergraduate teaching landed theschool in the regional top five for the firsttime. For the 22nd year in a row, Loyolawas ranked overall in the top 10 amongRegional Universities of the South.Loyola also ranks ninth on the report’s“Great Schools at Great Prices” list ofsouthern regional universities, the fifthconsecutive year Loyola has ranked inthe top 10 in this category.

“Loyola’s inclusion in ‘Best Colleges’ isan honor and proof of our placeamong the top universities in theU.S.,” said Loyola President Kevin Wm.Wildes, S.J., Ph.D. “To be ranked inthe top 10 among southern universitiesfor more than 20 years is quite anaccomplishment and reflective of the hardwork and commitment of our students,faculty and staff.”

SCHOOL IS IN SESSION

Monroe Hall, Loyola’s primary classroombuilding, is undergoing a long-term, majorrenovation to make the building muchmore sustainable and provide studentswith high-tech classrooms and upgradedmeeting spaces for both campus andpublic events. The renovation will add114,000 square feet to the existingbuilding, which upon completion in 2015,will boast a more modern and aestheticallypleasing design.

Currently, scaffolding is being installedalong Calhoun Street to providepedestrians with a covered walkway aswell as for use during the installation of thenew façade. Parking along Calhoun will beunaffected by the scaffolding installation.Interior renovations continue and severaloffices are being moved to accommodateconstruction. Temporary modular officesare being installed in the Mercy Hallparking lot to accommodate these moves,however, access to LaSalle Place betweenMercy Hall and Holy Name of JesusSchool will remain open.

The renovations to Cabra Hall, aresidence hall located on Loyola’sBroadway campus, are on schedule forcompletion in summer 2013. New exteriorwalls have been installed on all floors andenergy efficient windows are currentlybeing added. Construction should wrap inJuly, just in time for students to reoccupythe building for the beginning of the fallsemester. The finished building will offerstudents new room configurations andupdated décor and furnishings, as well asadded security.

Buddig Hall on Loyola’s main campus iswell into Phase I of its renovations. Newwindows have been installed in theresidence hall as well as a new heating andair conditioning system, both of which willmake the building much more energyefficient. The building’s exterior got afacelift with brand new brickwork. Phase Iof Buddig Hall’s renovations are expectedto be complete by summer 2013.

College of Business unveils Ayala Stock Trading Room

The generous wish of a College of Businessalumnus to provide a real-world and state-of-the-art environment for investmentstudents has been realized with theopening of the Carlos M. Ayala StockTrading Room. Business alumnus CarlosAyala ‘57 credited his education at Loyola for his remarkable success in lifeand as an investor. After retiring as asalesman in the mid-’90s, Ayalaconcentrated his efforts on investing in the stock market, and through rigorousresearch, took his initial investment of$30,000 and turned it into millions.

Ayala’s accomplishments as a businessmanand close relationship with his alma materresulted in a generous $1.5 million gift tothe College of Business in 2011, a portionof which went towards the new stocktrading room for business students. Ayala’sgift was also used to support an existingstudent-managed investment fund,scholarships, investment classes, and aresearch database system.

“Ayala’s gift towards the stock room will befelt on campus for years to come and willhelp put us on a level playing field withother business schools in the region,” saidCollege of Business Dean William Locander,Ph.D. “It will also elevate the work beingdone by our investment studies students bygiving them the best tools available to helpthem succeed.”

Located on the first floor of Miller Hall, theroom features state-of-the-art technology,including a ticker board which displays real-time market data for a variety of stocks,indices, bonds, currency and commoditydata, and 20 workstations with dualmonitors, and four LCD screens for financialnews and instructional displays.

Loyola/Tulanepolice team upto fight crimeNeighbors can feel a bit safer with theexpansion of Loyola and Tulane policedepartments’ patrol areas. Both groupsteamed up last spring to address increases inUptown crime and are conducting nightly off-campus patrols called PICPOC, Partnership InCrime Prevention Off Campus.

Loyola purchased a new police car and hiredan additional officer and dispatcher for theexpanded patrols. LUPD officers are tuned into TUPD and NOPD radios in addition totheir own radio communication. Beforehitting the streets, LUPD and TUPD officershave a briefing on current concerns in thearea and then begin their nightly patrols.Loyola’s Chief of Police Pat Bailey streamlinescooperative efforts among the lawenforcement agencies by meeting regularlywith NOPD and TUPD leaders.

The first PICPOC night patrol began Oct. 5and resulted in LUPD’s capture of a suspect ina stabbing incident on Audubon Street.Neighbors who witness a crime orsuspicious behavior in the Uptownuniversity area should call 911 immediately.

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