Loyola Magazine

Office Space

Posted on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at 12:38 pm under Opinion

Faculty doors are typically open to their students. When Loyola magazine came knocking, however, not every professor wanted to welcome a photographer into their space.

Mutual Admiration

Posted on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 at 12:01 pm under Opinion

When we invited alumni to share stories of professors who had made a difference in their lives, we enjoyed helping people who hadn’t seen or spoken in years connect with one another.

Strong Hoops Well Lived: NCAA Appearance Sets Fans on Fire

Posted on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at 2:11 pm under Athletics

It was great—and then some. It was fantastic. It was exhilarating. The team’s tournament appearance ignited the Evergreen campus and, thanks partly to the power of social media, the Loyola community around the nation and the world.

Their Shelves, Their Selves: Inside Faculty Offices

Posted on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at 2:01 am under Around Campus

Loyola magazine paid a visit to a few faculty offices to see how faculty members’ professional interests and personalities define their spaces.

A Jesuit Perspective: Rev. Greg Boyle, S.J., on Circles of Compassion

Posted on Thursday, April 5th, 2012 at 2:10 pm under Opinion

On May 19, Rev. Greg Boyle, S.J., will deliver Loyola's 2012 Commencement Address. Fr. Boyle speaks with Loyola magazine about how his Jesuit vocation guides his work.

All Eyes on Loyola: Team’s Success Means Slam Dunk for University

Posted on Thursday, April 5th, 2012 at 11:02 am under Athletics

A team stepping onto the stage in one of the nation’s most prominent athletic competitions translates to far-reaching attention for a university.

Speaking out: On Lura Vogelman

Posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at 1:46 pm under Alumni

Justine Saccardi Kahn, ’02, M.S. ’04, knows the impact a stroke can have on a person—and on a family. Twenty-five years ago her father had two strokes and lost the ability to speak.

Hallelujah with Hans, Laughs with Brunett

Posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at 1:43 pm under Alumni

Mark Lee was listening to the Concert Choir perform Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus in the Chapel when someone caught the freshman’s eye.

Teaching As an Art: On Mary Atherton

Posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at 1:41 pm under Alumni

She never stopped pushing me to become the best artist I could be. I remember asking her why I wasn’t earning any As in her classes.

The Thai that Binds: On Rev. Frank Nash, S.J.

Posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at 1:38 pm under Alumni

It was Sept. 11, 2001. The group of Loyola students studying abroad in Thailand headed to the student center, flipped on the TV, and watched as the second World Trade Center tower fell.

International Call: On Tagi Sagafi-nejad, Ph.D., and Rev. Frank Nash, S.J.

Posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at 1:33 pm under Alumni

One of the phones on his office desk has a Philadelphia area code. But if you want to call B. Scott Holloway, Jr., ’02, at work, keep in mind that he’s in Xiamen, Fujian Province, [...]

Channeling Castellan: On Catherine Castellan, Ph.D.

Posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at 1:32 pm under Alumni

Lauren Bivona, ’08, and her fellow elementary education majors had a term for good student teaching days. “We would say, ‘We channeled Castellan today. We made learning concrete.’”

Accounting for Humor: On Jim “Buzz” Borra

Posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at 1:18 pm under Alumni

When Bob Zgorski, ′74, walked into his first accounting class, he was apprehensive and curious. “I knew accounting was the language of business, and I anticipated it to be rather serious, some might even say boring,” he said.

A Matter of Course: Thinking through Terrorism

Posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at 1:18 pm under Academics

Michael Franz, Ph.D., focuses on the mind and motives of the terrorist and understanding the roots and threats of terrorism, while Richard Boothby, Ph.D., concentrates on the mind of the terrorized and the dangers posed by the war on terrorism itself.

Student Volunteers Help Artisans and a Community in the Andes

Posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at 12:53 pm under Beyond Loyola

Loyola University Maryland students are working to help raise awareness of Artesanos Don Bosco, support the work of Peruvian artisans, and aid education and other social projects in a distant town in the Andes.