Women’s Leadership Academy

TAKE THE LEAD The Women's Leadership Academy (WLA) at Loyola University New Orleans is designed to enable women in the region to achieve their greatest professional potential through leadership training, personal development, and one-on-one mentorships. WLA consists of ten on-campus sessions, including keynote speakers, microlearning seminars, case studies, and an individual development plan. Each participant has the opportunity to grow and network with thought leaders in the region.

WLA has been life-changing. It has allowed for self reflection and personal and professional adjustments to assist with my success." OCTOBER AMBROSE, CLINIC OPERATIONS MANAGER OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM One of the unique aspects of this opportunity, in addition to creating such a women-positive professional space, is the exposure to such a variety of experts in their field." LIZ MARCELL WILLIAMS, FOUNDING CEO CENTER FOR RESILIENCE “ “

GROWTH TOPICS INCLUDE: Project Management Public Speaking Critical Thinking Emotional Intelligence Conflict Resolution Negotiation Strategic Planning Networking Business Acumen

TO APPLY An online application must be submitted at loyno.edu/wla to be considered for the Women's Leadership Academy. For additional inquiries, email PACS@loyno.edu or call us at 504-865-3530.

President Tania Tetlow was honored in September with the Fellow of the Year award from the Norman C. Francis Leadership Institute. Inspired by the esteemed former president of Xavier University Norman C. Francis, the Institute provides leadership training to the region's most promising leaders. President Tetlow received the award alongside Dean Baquet, H '13, executive editor and chief of the New York Times; Walter Isaacson, renowned writer and thinker; and Monty Williams, former head coach of the New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans.

Established in 2019 under the leadership of College of Nursing and Health Chair Dr. John Dewell, the new Loyola Center for Counseling and Education (LCCE) helps fill a gap in the city's mental healthcare services by providing mental health counseling on a sliding scale. The LCCE serves families, couples, groups, and individuals at all stages of life, and also supervises training for graduate students in the Department of Counseling. The LCCE will be featured in the 2020 GiveNOLA Day campaign on May 5.

Loyola law professor Andrea Armstrong is one of the nation’s leading experts on prison and jail conditions. She spends her days teaching and studying issues affecting incarcerated citizens– particularly incarcerated residents of Louisiana. Armstrong will now be able to continue this work with a $350,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Armstrong and colleagues from Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) and LSU Health Sciences Center will examine the effects of incarceration on health service use in Louisiana, which has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world.

Loyola was also honored with a Top 20 ranking in four areas, and was recognized as one of the nation’s “Best Southeastern Green Colleges” as well. The Review ranked Loyola 8 th in the nation for “Town-Gown Relations” for its positive relationship with the local community, and awarded the university a “Quality of Life” score of 92 on a scale of 100. Students surveyed singled Loyola out for its “size,” which translates into “a lot of one-on-one attention.” They noted personalized attention from mentors, personalized success coaching offered to all firstyear students, opportunities to perform professional research alongside professors, unique programs, a caring environment, and a high level of engagement and discussion in the classroom. BEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER No. 7 Best 385 Colleges TOWN-GOWN RELATIONS ARE GREATNo. 8 LOTS OF RACE/CLASS INTERACTION (diversity and cultural inclusiveness) No. 15

Object Lessons, the internationally renowned series edited by Dr. Chris Schaberg and housed in the new Center for Editing and Publishing, recently received renewal support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Launched by Dr. Schaberg and Ian Bogost in 2015, Object Lessons is an award-winning essay and book series that explores the hidden lives of ordinary things and can be found in some of the hippest book shops and museums around the world. Under the leadership of Dr. Mark Yakich, the Gregory F. Curtin, S.J. Distinguished Professor of English, the Center for Editing and Publishing has also received a gift from the Clein-Lemann Esperanza Fund to support student editorial assistants.