Ed Gricius

About

Department/School/Division: Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

Campus: HSC, LSC, Downers Grove

Years at Loyola: 10 years this August

What is your favorite thing about working at Loyola? The dedication to the mission by faculty, staff, and students.  I truly believe that Loyola provides excellence in education, but a big part of that is that all these groups go beyond just doing their jobs, teaching the subject, or going through the motions.  The Jesuit mission is a living part of what we do.  I feel we provide the best of knowledge and action, and by reflecting on both continually strive to become better than we once were.

What is your most memorable achievement as a Loyola employee? Bring recognized by a student on their acknowledgement slide for a master’s presentation.  It’s humbling to think I was included with people like family and faculty who are so involved in a student’s time at Loyola.

What does Loyola's mission mean to you? It goes back to the favorite thing question.  I really feel we live out the quote that says, “Without knowledge, action is useless, and knowledge without action is futile.” I feel we do our best to provide both knowledge and the means to apply it.

What motivates you to succeed each and every day? My family, especially my children.  While I love working for Loyola, my vocation is being a father.  Providing physically, emotionally, and spiritually for my children is #1.

Tell us how you show your Rambler pride. My “I love Jesuits Tshirt”

Tell us something most people at Loyola would be surprised to know about you. I’m 50% Guatemalan and most of the family I had growing up still lives there.