{"id":15979,"date":"2021-07-08T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/?p=15979"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:35:45","slug":"alumni-author-spotlight-sister-karen-lueck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/2021\/07\/08\/alumni-author-spotlight-sister-karen-lueck\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Author Spotlight: Sister Karen Lueck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our latest Alumni Author Spotlight is on Sister Karen Lueck (MA &#8217;91),  a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration.  She reads an excerpt from her recently released book, <em>Cheering for the Good: Leading When it Matters<\/em>.  Sister Karen hopes that you will be inspired to step up and be the change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alumni Author Spotlight: Sister Karen Lueck\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F5pUJgj0P-4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Alumni Author Spotlight\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6uVZqjnzsA3qmMt3TfoKn60qsDWO-5vd\"><strong>video series<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0features brilliant Loyola alumni and affiliated authors throughout the year. Authors share their inspirations as well as read excerpts from their work. The Alumni Author Spotlight is an extension of a special resource,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/alumni-authors\/\">Alumni Authors catalog<\/a>, spearheaded by our Friends of the Libraries advisory board member, Peter Gilmour. Raising awareness of the authors\u2019 accomplishments, encouraging the Loyola community to read diverse topics, and creating a sense of community are the goals of this project. We hope you will enjoy learning about some of Loyola\u2019s finest alumni authors! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FEATURED AUTHOR &amp; BOOK<\/strong> <br>Sister Karen Lueck, MA &#8217;91 <br><em>Cheering for the Good: Leading When it Matters<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/outskirtspress.com\/cheeringforthegood\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2021\/07\/Cheering-book-cover.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15982\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6uVZqjnzsA3qmMt3TfoKn60qsDWO-5vd\">View more Alumni Author Spotlight videos<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on our YouTube channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<\/strong><br>Thanks to Dr. Peter Gilmour and Loyola Alumni Relations for their support.<br><br><strong>INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR WORK?<\/strong><br>If you are a Loyola graduate and would like your published work to be included in the Alumni Authors Catalog and\/or be part of the Alumni Author Spotlight series, please contact us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jcheng5@LUC.edu\">jcheng5@LUC.edu<\/a>.<br><br>Note: Featuring the authors\u2019 work does not indicate the University Libraries\u2019 endorsement of the authors\u2019 views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our latest Alumni Author Spotlight is on Sister Karen Lueck (MA &#8217;91), a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration. 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