Loyola Magazine

Bound by Hounds: May 2013 issue

Posted on Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 12:40 pm under Academics

Loyola magazine scanned the shelves for books recently published by Loyola faculty and alumni. Here are a few of their latest books.

To Market, to Market, with Our ABCs…

Posted on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 at 1:32 pm under Beyond Loyola

A’s for asparagus, apples so gold. B is for bread, and the barbecue’s bold. C is for cupcakes and chicken pot pie. D’s for delicious sweet corn in July. E is for earrings and eggs freshly laid. F is for [...]

Why a Jesuit business education is the key to success today

Posted on Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 at 11:10 am under Academics

Karyl Leggio, Ph.D., dean of Loyola’s Sellinger School of Business and Management, explains why a Jesuit education is increasingly relevant today and why graduates say the Jesuit aspect of a Sellinger education was most important to their continued success after graduation.

Cura Personalis: John Devecka

Posted on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 at 5:47 am under Around Campus

WLOY Radio operations manager John Devecka got his start in broadcasting while earning his undergraduate degree at Bucknell University. It marked a major detour from his major in history and Asian studies, but he knew [...]

A Soldier’s Sacrifice

Posted on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 at 4:04 pm under Alumni

Capt. Greg Galeazzi, ’07, remembers sitting up on that road in Afghanistan and looking down at his legs. They weren’t there.

Are you smarter than a Jesuit?

Posted on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 at 8:12 am under Around Campus

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John Devecka on WLOY, the Baltimore Music Scene, and the Olympics

Posted on Monday, May 20th, 2013 at 12:07 pm under Around Campus

What do Baltimore, the Olympics, and Haiti have in common? Loyola’s own John Devecka.

The cicadas are coming, the cicadas are coming…or are they?

Posted on Monday, May 20th, 2013 at 9:25 am under Academics

In 2004 as the Baltimore area braced for the arrival of the 17-year cicada, Loyola’s alumni relations staff contacted David Rivers, Ph.D., to ask for advice.

President’s Message: Why Loyola’s Jesuit heritage matters

Posted on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 at 11:02 am under From the President

When the white smoke came out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, a colleague and I were watching TV to see who our new pope would be. He asked me, “Father, did you ever want to be pope?”

Jane on the Brain

Posted on Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 1:51 pm under Academics

With the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice this month, Loyola magazine invited two Loyola English professors—Carol “Sue” Abromaitis, Ph.D., professor of English, and Gayla McGlamery, Ph.D., associate professor of English—to answer a few Austen questions.

G.G. Smith named head men’s basketball coach

Posted on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 at 1:41 pm under Athletics

As G.G. Smith was making remarks to thank Loyola University Maryland for the opportunity to serve as head men’s basketball coach, his phone rang.

1963 Tennis Team: The Undefeated Season

Posted on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 at 1:39 pm under Athletics

Regardless of the reasons why the 1963 tennis team pulled off a rare undefeated season, the players look back on those days when they competed and supported one another with pleasure and pride.

A Golden Anniversary Gift

Posted on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 at 1:20 pm under Support

Loyola University Maryland received a $300,000 gift from the foundation in December 2012 to endow a new merit scholarship.

A Matter of Course: Christianity and Buddhism

Posted on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 at 11:16 am under Academics

The master’s level course provides a comparative theological survey of Christianity, with a special emphasis upon the Jesuit Ippolito Desideri (1684-1733).

One Alma Mater to Another

Posted on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 at 11:12 am under Support

Gerry Holthaus and his wife, Connie, have deepened their commitment to Loyola with a gift of just over $1 million to create two full scholarships.