Loyola University Chicago

University Staff Council

January 2017

Lisa Cushing Davis

Title/s:  Operations Manager

Email: mdavi13@luc.edu

About

Department/School/Division: Capital Planning
Campus: Cuneo Mansion and Gardens
Years at Loyola: 3.5 years

What is your favorite thing about working at Loyola?
The people that I get to interact with, whether that is Loyola students, faculty or staff; the brides who have held their receptions at Cuneo; or the general public with their enthusiast support of this historic home.

What is your most memorable achievement as a Loyola employee?
I was still a graduate student at Loyola when I became a full-time employee. What I’m most proud of is doing my very best as an employee while completing my doctorate in Loyola’s joint program in public and American history.

What does Loyola's mission mean to you?
I try to reflect the Jesuit values of serving others in my interactions with all of our stakeholders: students, faculty, administration, and the public.

What motivates you to succeed each and every day?
I work hard every day to see that Loyola’s Cuneo Mansion and Gardens achieves its full potential as a historic house museum. 

Tell us how you show your Rambler pride.
The giving of Loyola swag! My family is scattered across the country, and they all have Loyola t-shirts, sweatshirts, and hats to wear!

Tell us something most people at Loyola would be surprised to know about you.
I’m a master gardener and enjoy working on my own container gardens at home, as well as working with our landscaping company on the annual design plan for our beautiful gardens here at Cuneo.