Gannon Scholars Leadership Program

12/15/2021

Loyola community: There's still time to nominate a current student for the Undergraduate Women's Leadership Award!

Nominations are due January 11. Full details here: https://www.luc.edu/.../undergraduatewomensleadershipaward/

11/30/2021

Loyola faculty, staff, and students: Nominate a current Loyola student for the Undergraduate Women's Leadership Award!

Nominations are due January 11. Full details here: https://www.luc.edu/gannon/undergraduatewomensleadershipaward/

11/15/2021

Happening tomorrow! A conversation with Dr. Ngozi Ezike (Director of Illinois Department of Public Health) on "The Disproportionate Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women"

Register here: https://luc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OuAcrfMoQAGLkzRyP5TTLA

11/08/2021

Join us on Tuesday, Nov. 16, for a conversation with Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health!

She will speak on the disproportionate effect of the COVID pandemic on women, and particularly on women of color. The event is free and open to the public.

Zoom registration here: https://luc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OuAcrfMoQAGLkzRyP5TTLA

10/29/2021

We're very proud of Gannon Scholar Sarah, who presented her research on the challenges facing young women navigating a breast cancer diagnosis, at the American Public Health Association conference this week! She even was honored with a "Best Student Abstract" award!

Read about her research here: https://apha.confex.com/apha/2021/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/509236

And more about her inspiration here: https://www.luc.edu/parkinson/about/news/archive/stromcontrerasapha.shtml

05/11/2021

A huge congratulations this week to our 2021 Gannon Scholar graduates!

We are so proud of all of you - of your many gifts and accomplishments, of how you have weathered this past year of pandemic college life, and of how each of you have uniquely shaped the Gannon Scholar community through your presence.

Congratulations, Sonja, Masha, Anna, Hannah, Farah, Roshni, Ally, Madeline, and Nora!

04/26/2021

11 current Gannon Scholars are presenting their research at Loyola's virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium this week! They've all done such great work on their projects, especially navigating the disruptions from COVID and online education. A special shout-out to Audrey, Masha, and Farah, who were recognized with an "Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award"!

See projects here: https://ecommons.luc.edu/ures/2021/
See the awards here: https://www.luc.edu/celts/symposium/awards/researchawards/outstandingundergraduateresearchaward/

Lauren Nowakowski, Loyola University Chicago Karolina Magnuszewski, Loyola University Chicago Adriana Mercado, Loyola University Chicago Rocelle Sanguenza, Loyola University Chicago Taylor Smith, Loyola University Chicago

04/20/2021

Calling the Loyola community! The Gannon Center is thrilled to be hosting Congresswoman Lauren Underwood on Thursday, April 29 @ 5pm. Info and registration here: https://luc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkdOygrT0pG9d2loF0cCLq2JyVDlSdG2H_

03/19/2021

We were honored this week to celebrate the many incredible students nominated for this year's Undergraduate Women's Leadership Award! A special congratulations to the 2021 recipients: Lina Flores Wolf and Mia Ambroiggio! Read more here: https://www.luc.edu/gannon/undergraduatewomensleadershipaward/

02/05/2021

More great research from Gannon Scholars! Recent Gannon alum Colette and Dr. Amy Krings recently published their study of Chicago's Pilson neighborhood and the dynamics of environmental justice organizing in gentrifying communities. You can read the article here:

Environmental justice organizations aim to secure an equitable distribution of environmental resources through the participation and self-determination of affec...

01/19/2021

Congratulations to recent Gannon alum Kate, who is now a published researcher! Her undergrad research project with Dr. David Doherty focused on how individuals' politically partisan views affect their interpretation of factual data. You can read the full article here:

(2021). Partisan identities and interpretations of economic data. Politics, Groups, and Identities. Ahead of Print.