Division of Enrollment Management and Communications Staffing Announcements
Marc Camille, vice president for enrollment management and communications, announces the following staffing changes within the division.

Sharon Higgins will join the Loyola community on August 29 as assistant vice president for marketing and communications. Ms. Higgins comes to Loyola having spent the past two years at College of Notre Dame as director of marketing communications. To learn more about Ms. Higgins' background, click here. 

In addition, the following employees were recently promoted:

Mark Lindenmeyer has been named assistant vice president and director of financial aid. As assistant vice president, Mark will continue to lead Loyola's financial aid office and strategy, as well as providing leadership across the division for the effective use of technology in supporting enrollment management and communications goals.

Terra Schehr has been named assistant vice president for institutional research and effectiveness. In this new role, Terra will continue to lead Loyola's institutional research efforts as well as taking on a greater role in guiding university-wide assessment and effectiveness studies related to Loyola's strategic objectives and student learning outcomes.

Courtney Jolley has been named director of public relations. Courtney has served as interim director since Mark Kelly's departure last summer, and she will be responsible for leading Loyola's public and media relations strategies.

GEDCO's Food Pantry in Need of Donations
Loyola's community partner GEDCO's pantry, called CARES, is in desperate need of food donations. Summers have always been difficult for the food pantry. This year, with the rising price of food and fuel, is no exception. We are all feeling the squeeze on our income, but this has been particularly hard for the clients at CARES. They would deeply appreciate if you would consider picking up a couple extra items our next trip to the supermarket. The pantry desperately needs:

• Rice
• Macaroni & Cheese
• Pasta
• Spaghetti Sauce
• Peanut Butter & Jelly
• Canned Soup
• Canned Vegetables

Please drop off donations at CARES on Wednesday’s between 9 a.m. - noon. Or bring the donation to CCSJ and we will see that it gets delivered.

They also desperately need a computer (used is fine) XP or better.

Contact Andrea Goicochea at mgoicochea@loyola.edu or ext. 5823 for more information.

Volunteer with GEDCO Gardens
Do you like to garden? Do you have a green thumb? Well, GEDCO Gardens needs your help! Volunteer  to donate plants, tools, your time or money. Gedco Gardens are located at Gallagher Mansion, Stadium Place and Epiphany House. If you are interested in supporting this project, contact Andrea Goicochea at mgoicochea@loyola.edu or ext. 5823.

CASA Volunteer Opportunities
As we get ready for the fall season, we have many diverse volunteer opportunities based out of our Baltimore office, both one-time and ongoing opportunities for volunteers to support CASA's work. Some of these exciting opportunities include:

• registering new citizens to vote
• assisting low-income immigrants in filing their taxes
• assisting workers in creating resumes and filling out job applications
• assisting in community events, inluding festivals, legal fairs, and rallies
• assisting in administrative or research work to support our programs
• Assisting with English instruction through 1-on-1 conversation practice
• Helping to support our marketing activities to help match workers with jobs

If you are interested in volunteering with CASA, please join us at our upcoming Volunteer Orientation session on Monday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. to learn more about CASA and the ways that you can get involved. The orientation session will take place at the Baltimore Workers Center, located at 2224 E Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD, 21231. Refreshments will be provided and there is free parking available in the lot next to our center. Please RSVP at 410-732-7777 or to Liz Alex at ealex@casamd.org, and feel free to pass this invitation to other folks who may be interested. Thanks again for your interest in CASA!

Immersion Program Applications Now Available
The application for Project Mexico and the Encounter El Salvador immersion programs is now available online. Project Mexico is open only to undergraduates, but Encounter El Salvador is open to faculty, staff, administration and graduate students. The deadline is Friday, Sept. 12.

Student Technology Job Openings
The new Student Technology Center (located in Knott Hall, room 106) is looking for amiable candidates interested in working part-time during the academic year. Hours are flexible and pay is competitive. The following positions are available:

• Reception Desk Assistant - Provide a personal presence for walk-in help. 
• First-Contact Technician - Provide technology support via online chat and walk-in help
• Repair Technician - Repair personal computers dropped off for service
• Data Access Technician - Support student data connectivity on campus

If you are interested these fun positions that provide solid experience, please contact Patrick Donohue at pdonohue@loyola.edu.

School Supply Drive to Benefit Local Elementary Schools
The Black Faculty, Administrators, and Staff Association (BFASA) of Loyola College invite the College Community to participate in a “Back-to-School Supply Drive” to benefit the students of Northwood Elementary, 5201 Loch Raven Boulevard and St. Mary of the Assumption Schools, 5502 York Road in Baltimore City. 

We encourage you to join us in this community outreach project. Contributions of new school supplies for students can be dropped off at any of the locations listed. 

Rosalind Moore – Xavier Hall 104
Steven King – Sellinger Hall 318c
Kimberly Wright – York Road 206
Dr. CreSaundra Sills – Career Center
Tracey Norris – Physical Plant 202
Carol Salisbury – Timonium Graduate Center
Susan Tincher – Columbia Center

The drive ends Sept. 20. 

For more information, contact:  Rosalind Moore at ext. 2323 or  rmoore2@loyola.edu; Steven King at ext. 2868 or  sking@loyola.edu; Kimberly Wright at ext. 1363 or  kawright@loyola.edu; or Dr. CreSaundra Sills at ext. 2232 or  csills@loyola.edu.

We look forward to a successful drive and thank you in advance for your participation.

Help Support a Student through the Iraqi Student Project
This semester, a young Iraqi woman named May Adil will be attending Loyola College with the help of the Iraqi Student Project and the Loyola College Community. May is 26 years old and was studying medicine until her and her family had to leave Iraq to move to Syria. The Iraqi Student Project works with Iraqi student refugees who have fled with their families from the violence, chaos and threats to their lives in Iraq.

The College Community is being asked to help support May Adil with things such as housing, donations for her airfare from Syria to Baltimore, and more. For information on how you can help, click here.

Summer Parking
Summer parking will continue through Wednesday, Aug. 20. Click here to view Loyola's summer parking regulations.

Loyola Joins Electricity Emergency Load Response Program
The demand for electricity in our area is increasing beyond generation capacity, leaving Maryland and our neighboring states vulnerable to power shortages so severe that brownouts and blackouts may be in our future. In response to this pending crisis, PJM Interconnection, the regional transmission organizer that ensures reliability of the electricity grid in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland as well as 10 other states and Washington, D.C. promotes and manages the Emergency Load Response Program (ELRP). This program uses voluntary electricity curtailment by commercial, industrial and institutional customers as a “last line of defense” for the grid before imposing rolling brownouts and/or blackouts.

Loyola, along with other area colleges including Goucher, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and the University of Maryland, have joined the emergency response program which means we have volunteered to reduce consumption of electricity during periods of high stress on the Mid- Atlantic grid. When an emergency is declared by PJM, we will respond by turning off unused lights, turning up cooling set points in some buildings and taking other measures as appropriate to reduce our consumption of electricity. ELRP events are called by PJM very judiciously and infrequently (an average of two times per year) when the grid is at its breaking point. The College will receive at least a two hour advanced notification prior to curtailment so that we can provide notification and guidance to the Campus Community concerning energy conservation measures to be taken during the curtailment period which is an average of 4 hours in duration.

If you have questions or comments concerning this program, please contact Charlie Riordan at criordan@loyola.edu or ext. 2200.

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