Today, Loyola ranks among the top 100 universities in the nation, and is in the midst of over $800 million in capital construction projects. In 2015, the university established Arrupe College, a uniquely structured work-study program designed to give low income students access to a Loyola education.
What is a Steeplejack? A steeplejack is a crafts person whose job involves scaling difficult to access or very high structures like steeples or industrial chimneys for their construction, maintenance, or safe demolition.
The tumblesalt is an acrobatic feat in which a person tucks in mid-air and moves the feet over the head. The tumblesalt can be performed either forwards, backwards, or sideways and is similar to a flip (or, if performed backwards, backflip). Jane performed a perfect tumblesalt to win the competition.