Loyola Magazine

Campaign Highlights

Campaign Highlights

Posted on Monday, June 11th, 2018 at 2:33 pm under Support

June 1, 2011 Silent phase of the campaign begins. June 2011 $1 million gift creates Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Endowment Fund for Science, Faith, and Culture. July 2011 Ellen and Ed Hanway, ’74, give $5.2 million, the largest gift in Loyola’s history, to fund a number of key University initiatives, including the Global Studies program, […]

Always looking ahead

Always looking ahead

Posted on Monday, June 11th, 2018 at 2:33 pm under Around Campus

With the successful completion of Loyola’s largest campaign, Bright Minds, Bold Hearts, the University will continue to build on that success and seek opportunities to advance Loyola by focusing on funding after the campaign. » Center for Innovation and Collaborative Learning This renovation of Beatty Hall and the addition of 25,000 square feet of space […]

President’s Message: Loyola’s future is bright

President’s Message: Loyola’s future is bright

Posted on Monday, June 11th, 2018 at 2:32 pm under From the President

As we were preparing to launch our $100 million Bright Minds, Bold Hearts campaign, a consultant said to me, “Father, your number one legacy to Loyola will be a mature fundraising operation.” In my role as president of Loyola, I have come to understand how vital fundraising is for the future of this university. And […]

Home court advantage

Home court advantage

Posted on Monday, June 11th, 2018 at 2:32 pm under Athletics

Rick McClure has coached tennis at Loyola for almost four decades. For much of that time he had to be resourceful. With only four tennis courts, he staggered practices and squeezed players onto courts. For matches, the men’s and women’s teams borrowed courts from neighboring Notre Dame of Maryland University. Then, as Coach McClure describes […]

Cultivating Bright Minds

Cultivating Bright Minds

Posted on Monday, June 11th, 2018 at 2:32 pm under Support

When establishing the Bright Minds, Bold Hearts campaign in 2011, the Campaign Steering Committee sought to strengthen the University’s commitment to Jesuit ideals—chief among them being academic excellence and intellectual openness. Many of the campaign initiatives focused on academic improvements to give students the strongest possible educational foundation to impact the world around them. “Bright […]

Bolder & Brighter: A Look Inside Loyola’s Campaign

Bolder & Brighter: A Look Inside Loyola’s Campaign

Posted on Monday, June 11th, 2018 at 2:32 pm under Around Campus

Even before Bright Minds, Bold Hearts launched, the faculty and administration had a clear vision for what Loyola could become. That planning was key to the campaign’s success. “They really homed in on what was going to give us the most impact,” said Trustee Ken Boehl, a 1976 graduate who earned his MBA from Loyola […]

Brightening the Future

Brightening the Future

Posted on Monday, June 11th, 2018 at 2:30 pm under

After her father died during Caroline Cawley’s first year at Loyola, the New Jersey native was burdened not only with the pain of losing a parent, but also with worries about how she could afford to stay at Loyola. On top of tuition and other expenses, Caroline’s family faced outstanding medical bills and other debts […]

Transactions from the Heart

Transactions from the Heart

Posted on Monday, June 11th, 2018 at 11:32 am under Around Campus

When he stepped into the vice president for advancement role three years ago, Terrence M. Sawyer, J.D., took the reins to oversee and complete the largest campaign in Loyola’s history. Loyola magazine invited Sawyer to look back on the campaign and consider how it has prepared Loyola for the future. How do you feel right […]

Meet Loyola’s 2018 Fulbright Award Winners

Meet Loyola’s 2018 Fulbright Award Winners

Posted on Monday, May 7th, 2018 at 8:25 am under Academics

The Fulbright scholarship program provides merit-based grants to American students, and three Loyola undergrads have recently been chosen for the competitive programs. Two graduating seniors, Sandy Abboud and Hunter Flynn, will be embarking on year-long programs in France and Japan, respectively. Meanwhile, Loyola sophomore Michelle Reilly has been awarded the school’s first Fulbright Summer Award, […]

Art history students create an exhibit of rare fore-edge paintings

Art history students create an exhibit of rare fore-edge paintings

Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 1:06 pm under Academics

Rosie Waniak, ’18, hadn’t even heard of fore-edge painting before she enrolled in an art history course called Museums: History, Politics, Practices. She quickly delved into the art form, learning its history and nuances and working with her classmates to research and create an exhibit of the artwork. “I’m interested in pursuing a career in […]

Think Wrong

Think Wrong

Posted on Monday, April 9th, 2018 at 12:16 pm under Around Campus

John Cirincione, ’97, had been wanting to get more involved with his alma mater, so he jumped at the chance to participate in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Blitz hosted by the Sellinger School of Business and Management. Cirincione was just one of more than 50 people who participated in the invitation-only event held in November […]

Loyola Ready

Loyola Ready

Posted on Monday, April 9th, 2018 at 12:12 pm under Around Campus

A Loyola University Maryland education prepares students not just for the world of today, but the world of tomorrow. As a university, Loyola must help undergraduates plan carefully to link the rich, distinctive liberal arts education Loyola offers with their professional goals. So career planning is increasingly important—and even essential—to undergraduate education at Loyola. Loyola is embracing […]

Scholars who serve

Scholars who serve

Posted on Monday, April 9th, 2018 at 11:46 am under Support

As a high school student in Columbia, Md., Matthew Dorsey, ’21, volunteered at Shepherd’s Table, washing dishes and serving food to people experiencing homelessness. “I quickly learned that those who were in need each had their own unique story to tell,” he said. “With some, you would have to sit and talk with them to […]

How the liberal arts help make students Loyola Ready

How the liberal arts help make students Loyola Ready

Posted on Friday, April 6th, 2018 at 4:25 pm under Opinion

Three core elements of the Ignatian pedagogy for learning are experience, reflection, and action. It’s difficult to imagine a better process for discovering one’s own purpose in life and career than the teachings St. Ignatius shared with the world 500 years ago. Applying this paradigm to one’s career path often requires committing to a lengthy […]

Inside the Dome

Inside the Dome

Posted on Friday, April 6th, 2018 at 4:14 pm under Support

Loyola celebrated the dedication and official opening of the Air Dome at Sean Lugano Memorial Field at Ridley Athletic Complex on Jan. 17, 2018. The dome, which is a temporary structure to provide indoor practice space for Loyola Athletics during the winter months, was privately funded through philanthropy. The dome covers all of Lugano Field, […]