Catherine Buescher Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL

Greater Chicago Area

• A member of the Integrative Studies in Ethics and Theology doctoral program and an instructor in the Department of Theology at Loyola University Chicago.
• Taught three semesters of Introduction to Christian Theology
• Served in leadership roles in the Theology Graduate Student Caucus, including president, vice president, treasurer, retreat coordinator, colloquium coordinator, professional development coordinator, and new student.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Coordinated logistics, communications, and tasks in support of the Loyola University Chicago's Center for Faculty Excellence.

Chicago

• Conceptualized, designed, and executed an online survey on the role of Ignatian pedagogy at the 27 institutional members of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU)
• Analyzed Ignatian pedagogy survey
• Created and disseminated Ignatian pedagogy survey report to AJCU institutions
• Curated research on Ignatian pedagogy, trauma-informed teaching, and scholarship of teaching and learning
• Assisted staff of the center with research, events, and office operations

• Facilitated more efficient and effective processes both within the academic divisions of the Office of the Provost and with other university units
• Coordinated annual reporting process for all academic divisions, including the report to the President
• Coordinated the university’s Center for Teaching Excellence staff and programming
• Represented the division of Academic Affairs on the Confirmare Steering Committee, charged with implementing a new information technology enterprise… Show more
• Represented the division of Academic Affairs on the Confirmare Steering Committee, charged with implementing a new information technology enterprise resource platform for the university
• Facilitated additional committees charged with identifying, vetting, and selecting new IT systems (new web platform, a faculty activity reporting system, and an online admissions suite)

Bronx, New York, United States

• Staffed the meetings of the academic affairs committee meeting of the university’s Board of Trustees
• Developed strategic, operational, and budget plans for the Office of Prestigious Fellowships, the Curran Center for American Catholic Studies, the Center for Ethics Education, and the London Dramatic Academy
• Served on the university’s executive committee for the decennial Middle States Commission on Higher Education accreditation process
• Coordinated the writing and publishing of… Show more
• Coordinated the writing and publishing of the Middle States report and appendices
• Researched and compiled inventories of university information regarding international activities, honors initiatives, research centers, and other work of the division

New York, NY

• Developed and managed the university's first Arts and Sciences major gifts department staffed by two additional major gifts officers and a departmental assistant
• Coordinated a portfolio of 400 campaign prospects through the donor cycle
• Staffed the dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill
• Drafted strategic plans for the Arts and Sciences portion of the university’s $325 million campaign
• Secured over $120,000 in gifts toward comprehensive campaign
• Conducted over 70 personal… Show more

New York, NY

• Coordinated a portfolio of 400 major gifts prospects through the donor cycle
• Formed and supported the 25th and 30th Jubilee Class Committees tasked with reaching fundraising goals
• Secured $115,000 in gifts toward comprehensive campaign in first 10 months
• Conducted 40 personal visits with identified campaign prospects and suspects

Jersey City, NJ

• Coordinated portfolio of 170 campaign prospects and 145 President’s Council prospects through donor cycle
• Secured $815,950 in campaign commitments (FY99 = $26,500; FY00 = $278,500; FY01 = $510,950)
• Increased unrestricted annual fund revenues by 9% between fiscal year 1999 and fiscal year 2001
• Supervised 5 to 10 staff in the implementation of the college’s first integrated reunion giving program
• Exceeded 2000 and 2001 reunion giving program goals of $1.5 million and $2.0… Show more
• Exceeded 2000 and 2001 reunion giving program goals of $1.5 million and $2.0 million

Jersey City, NJ

• Managed final stage of a capital campaign to successfully match a $367,000 New Jersey Historic Trust Grant
• Wrote grants generating $100,000
• Enhanced a newly created alumni database that supported a more efficient gift tracking system
• Drafted all fund-raising correspondence (grant proposals, funding reports, solicitation letters, annual newsletter, and acknowledgments)

Portland, ME And Jersey City, NJ

• Lived in communities committed to social justice, spirituality, community, and simple lifestyle while teaching as a full-time volunteer in economically disadvantaged grammar schools
• Conducted a reading program resulting in class-wide reading scores increasing to on or above grade level

Doctor Of Philosophy, Integrative Studies In Ethics And Theology

Dissertation: Dialogical Hermeneutics, Silence, and Forgiveness at the Limit in Shūsaku Endō's Novel Silence.

Master Of Arts, Theology

Pursued degree part time while working full time.

Bs, Elementary Education

Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Honor Society), Campus Ministry, Spring Break Service Trips, Habitat for Humanity.