Professor Loertscher joined the Chemistry faculty in 2003 and her career has been emblematic of her commitment to using the mission as a mechanism to improve teaching and building experiences that support deep, meaningful, student-centered learning. She is a strong advocate for the use of Ignatian Pedagogy across diverse disciplines, especially in STEM. Her colleagues describe her as deeply engaged in active, and cooperative learning, the development of critical thinking, problem solving, data analysis, oral and written communication, and teamwork. She has mentored 51 undergraduate research students and was awarded 2017 Provost Award for Teaching. She is a campus leader in faculty and staff development related to Ignatian Pedagogy. Since 2018, she has served as faculty associate for the Center for Jesuit Education and is one of the campus leaders engaged in SU ADVANCE where her aim is to encourage and promote a broad range of mission-engaged work performed by faculty. One of Dr. Loertscher’s [LURT-sure] recommenders notes, “Dr. Jenny Loertscher has been instrumental in developing engaging, creative, relevant ways to bring our Jesuit educational tradition to life. She created a series entitled “Teaching in the Jesuit Tradition” for faculty to explore the elements of Ignatian Pedagogy in their teaching, and she concurrently curated an online resource for faculty and staff that highlights specific and actionable examples about how to incorporate the tools of the Jesuit tradition into classroom teaching and into opportunities for student development. Jenny is deeply committed to whole person education of students. She developed the vision and framework for an innovative series called “Ignatian Pedagogy: Whole Person Education,” inviting an interdisciplinary team of colleagues from across academics and student development to co-create a series for faculty and staff to work together as co-educators of our students in meeting their holistic needs.”