Center for the Study of New Orleans

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Priorities for the Future

The Center for the Study of New Orleans at Loyola has identified five

projects that require private support in order for the center to continue to

foster a critical understanding of New Orleans and aid in its renewal.

To find out how your support can create opportunities for the College of SocialSciences and the Center for the Study of New Orleans, please contact:

College of Social Sciences

Stephanie Hotard, Development Officer

sahotard@loyno.edu

(504) 861-5775

giving.loyno.edu

“The New Orleans studies minor draws on the deep expertise of our faculty in the academicstudy of New Orleans—its history, music, art, literature, ecology, politics, and social structures. Itoffers students a unique chance for interdisciplinary study through the prism of place and forexperiential learning in a city that’s like no other.”

—Provost Edward J. Kvet

Endowment ($2 million)

An endowment of $2 million will provideapproximately $100,000 for an annual operatingfund to support the center’s daily operations.

Resident Fellowships ($40,000/year)

The center will select fellows who will beresponsible for conducting research and holdingcolloquia to discuss their projects with otherscholars in the area.

One fellow will be a scholar-in-residence for asemester during the academic year, and will teachone course for the New Orleans Studies minor inaddition to conducting research and presentinghis/her findings in a public talk. ($30,000)

Two graduate students will come to Loyoladuring the summer to conduct research and tolecture for the New Orleans Institute. ($5,000 each)

Public Programs ($50,000/year)

The Center for the Study of New Orleans willcontinue its popular public programming on aregular basis. Four programs will be presented each academic year featuring noted scholars on New Orleans subjects.

The New Orleans Institute ($20,000/year)

This institute will consist of two academiccourses and a series of speakers, field trips, andevents that will immerse students in the culture,society, and environment of New Orleans. Studentswill be selected by the center’s steering committeeon the basis of their GPAs and interest in thesubject. Stipends and free tuition accompany theinstitute’s selections.

New Orleans Exchange Program ($1,000/student)

This program will allow students from otherJesuit universities to exchange places with Loyolastudents for one semester and take courses in theNew Orleans Studies minor. Exchange students willbe selected on the basis of their GPAs and a writtenessay explaining their interest in the subject.

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Jesuits have shaped and educated New Orleans since

its beginning. Their relationship with the city runs

deep and continues today in the esteemed academic

institutions they oversee. Loyola University New

Orleans actively nurtures this legacy and has

established the Center for the Study of New Orleans

to continue this tradition.

A New Academic Minor: New Orleans StudiesThe Center for the Study of New Orleans(CSNO) operates in our classrooms and community.Its public programming draws New Orleanians tothe Loyola campus for events, and the center’sNew Orleans Studies academic minor encouragesstudents to learn about the city in which they live:

At the CSNO’s inaugural event, author JasonBerry read from his book Up From the Cradle ofJazz: New Orleans Music Since World War II. Hewas accompanied by a band featuring local musicalmasters Dr. Michael White on clarinet and JohnBoutté on vocals.

In fall 2010, Professor Lisa Martin will lead apanel discussion about how the New OrleansSaints’ journey to the Super Bowl affected the cityof New Orleans socially, culturally, andeconomically, and how it contributed to a sense ofrenewal across the city’s demographics. A fullschedule of programming will follow throughoutthe year.

In the classroom, students in Dr. SueMennino’s course Race, Class, and Schools inNew Orleans explore these social dynamics, andthen experience them firsthand volunteering atplaces such as the Edible Schoolyard at theSamuel K. Green charter school.

Meanwhile, Dr. Bob Thomas immerses hisstudents in the Louisiana wetlands—figuratively,in his Ecology of the Mississippi Delta class thatexplores how the ecosystem influences NewOrleans’ commerce and culture—and literally,on field trips to the unique and delicate region.

New Orleans is a city ofparadoxes and hard truths, of beautiful spirit and rich

tradition, of myriad culturesand fascinating individuals—the CSNO explores them all.

The CSNO is a cross-disciplinary resource hubthat promotes research and reflection on thehistory, society, culture, and environment of NewOrleans. Its event series, academic minor, andassociated activities comprise the first nationalscholarly center that studies a specific city.

The CSNO builds upon the scholarly resources and deep knowledge of New Orleansthat Loyola possesses. Core Jesuit values informthe center’s operations, which integrate socialjustice and analytical thinking into courses,internships, research, and public programming.These values propel the center’s efforts topromote a critical understanding of New Orleansand to aid its renewal.

The CSNO helps shape strong citizens of New Orleans and encourages those who leave tobecome outgoing ambassadors for the city. It solidifies bonds between students and theircommunities both inside the university and out. It also increases the likelihood that they will fulfilltheir mission of becoming graduates who taketheir place in this ever-changing world ascompetent, concerned, responsible members whomake a visible difference in New Orleans, as wellas in their home communities.

The new academic minor explores the richarray of possibilities New Orleans offers forscholarly investigation. The program’sinterdisciplinary structure requires students to takeone course in New Orleans history and develop acurriculum tailored to their specialties. Coursessuch as Sociology of Mardi Gras, New Orleans inLiterature, Social Justice in New Orleans, andHistory of New Orleans Music provide studentswith a broad scope through which they can view aunique American city.

Each class in the 21-credit program reflectsJesuit ideals that encourage critical thinking andsocial justice in relation to the city that Loyola calls home.

SELECT CLASSES

Crescent City People

Sociology of Mardi Gras

New Orleans in Literature

New Orleans and Film

New Orleans: Immigrant City, American City

Mississippi River Delta Ecology

Southern Women Writers

Social Justice in New Orleans

New Orleans: Creole and Caribbean

Black Theatre: 1940 – Present

Ruin, Resurrection, and Recovery: The Story of Hurricane Katrina

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Jesuits have shaped and educated New Orleans since

its beginning. Their relationship with the city runs

deep and continues today in the esteemed academic

institutions they oversee. Loyola University New

Orleans actively nurtures this legacy and has

established the Center for the Study of New Orleans

to continue this tradition.

A New Academic Minor: New Orleans StudiesThe Center for the Study of New Orleans(CSNO) operates in our classrooms and community.Its public programming draws New Orleanians tothe Loyola campus for events, and the center’sNew Orleans Studies academic minor encouragesstudents to learn about the city in which they live:

At the CSNO’s inaugural event, author JasonBerry read from his book Up From the Cradle ofJazz: New Orleans Music Since World War II. Hewas accompanied by a band featuring local musicalmasters Dr. Michael White on clarinet and JohnBoutté on vocals.

In fall 2010, Professor Lisa Martin will lead apanel discussion about how the New OrleansSaints’ journey to the Super Bowl affected the cityof New Orleans socially, culturally, andeconomically, and how it contributed to a sense ofrenewal across the city’s demographics. A fullschedule of programming will follow throughoutthe year.

In the classroom, students in Dr. SueMennino’s course Race, Class, and Schools inNew Orleans explore these social dynamics, andthen experience them firsthand volunteering atplaces such as the Edible Schoolyard at theSamuel K. Green charter school.

Meanwhile, Dr. Bob Thomas immerses hisstudents in the Louisiana wetlands—figuratively,in his Ecology of the Mississippi Delta class thatexplores how the ecosystem influences NewOrleans’ commerce and culture—and literally,on field trips to the unique and delicate region.

New Orleans is a city ofparadoxes and hard truths, of beautiful spirit and rich

tradition, of myriad culturesand fascinating individuals—the CSNO explores them all.

The CSNO is a cross-disciplinary resource hubthat promotes research and reflection on thehistory, society, culture, and environment of NewOrleans. Its event series, academic minor, andassociated activities comprise the first nationalscholarly center that studies a specific city.

The CSNO builds upon the scholarly resources and deep knowledge of New Orleansthat Loyola possesses. Core Jesuit values informthe center’s operations, which integrate socialjustice and analytical thinking into courses,internships, research, and public programming.These values propel the center’s efforts topromote a critical understanding of New Orleansand to aid its renewal.

The CSNO helps shape strong citizens of New Orleans and encourages those who leave tobecome outgoing ambassadors for the city. It solidifies bonds between students and theircommunities both inside the university and out. It also increases the likelihood that they will fulfilltheir mission of becoming graduates who taketheir place in this ever-changing world ascompetent, concerned, responsible members whomake a visible difference in New Orleans, as wellas in their home communities.

The new academic minor explores the richarray of possibilities New Orleans offers forscholarly investigation. The program’sinterdisciplinary structure requires students to takeone course in New Orleans history and develop acurriculum tailored to their specialties. Coursessuch as Sociology of Mardi Gras, New Orleans inLiterature, Social Justice in New Orleans, andHistory of New Orleans Music provide studentswith a broad scope through which they can view aunique American city.

Each class in the 21-credit program reflectsJesuit ideals that encourage critical thinking andsocial justice in relation to the city that Loyola calls home.

SELECT CLASSES

Crescent City People

Sociology of Mardi Gras

New Orleans in Literature

New Orleans and Film

New Orleans: Immigrant City, American City

Mississippi River Delta Ecology

Southern Women Writers

Social Justice in New Orleans

New Orleans: Creole and Caribbean

Black Theatre: 1940 – Present

Ruin, Resurrection, and Recovery: The Story of Hurricane Katrina

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Center for the Study of New Orleans

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Priorities for the Future

The Center for the Study of New Orleans at Loyola has identified five

projects that require private support in order for the center to continue to

foster a critical understanding of New Orleans and aid in its renewal.

To find out how your support can create opportunities for the College of SocialSciences and the Center for the Study of New Orleans, please contact:

College of Social Sciences

Stephanie Hotard, Development Officer

sahotard@loyno.edu

(504) 861-5775

giving.loyno.edu

“The New Orleans studies minor draws on the deep expertise of our faculty in the academicstudy of New Orleans—its history, music, art, literature, ecology, politics, and social structures. Itoffers students a unique chance for interdisciplinary study through the prism of place and forexperiential learning in a city that’s like no other.”

—Provost Edward J. Kvet

Endowment ($2 million)

An endowment of $2 million will provideapproximately $100,000 for an annual operatingfund to support the center’s daily operations.

Resident Fellowships ($40,000/year)

The center will select fellows who will beresponsible for conducting research and holdingcolloquia to discuss their projects with otherscholars in the area.

One fellow will be a scholar-in-residence for asemester during the academic year, and will teachone course for the New Orleans Studies minor inaddition to conducting research and presentinghis/her findings in a public talk. ($30,000)

Two graduate students will come to Loyoladuring the summer to conduct research and tolecture for the New Orleans Institute. ($5,000 each)

Public Programs ($50,000/year)

The Center for the Study of New Orleans willcontinue its popular public programming on aregular basis. Four programs will be presented each academic year featuring noted scholars on New Orleans subjects.

The New Orleans Institute ($20,000/year)

This institute will consist of two academiccourses and a series of speakers, field trips, andevents that will immerse students in the culture,society, and environment of New Orleans. Studentswill be selected by the center’s steering committeeon the basis of their GPAs and interest in thesubject. Stipends and free tuition accompany theinstitute’s selections.

New Orleans Exchange Program ($1,000/student)

This program will allow students from otherJesuit universities to exchange places with Loyolastudents for one semester and take courses in theNew Orleans Studies minor. Exchange students willbe selected on the basis of their GPAs and a writtenessay explaining their interest in the subject.

19-410 CSNO Prospect Brochure 7/15/10 4:19 PM Page 1