Loyola Magazine

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, […]

Spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship takes flight on campus

Spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship takes flight on campus

Posted on Friday, April 6th, 2018 at 3:59 pm under Around Campus

Imagine a student conversation in Boulder Garden Café that sparks an idea. After discussing it for a while, the students think they might be onto something. So they head to the Idea Space at the Loyola·Notre Dame Library. They participate in a consultation, bring their conversation to life on a series of whiteboards, and map out […]

President’s Message: Our graduates are “Loyola Ready”

President’s Message: Our graduates are “Loyola Ready”

Posted on Friday, April 6th, 2018 at 3:50 pm under From the President

In my role as president, I have the opportunity to talk with Loyola parents, and I always enjoy hearing what their students have chosen to study. During our conversations, I almost always remind them that regardless of whether students are majoring in physics or philosophy or finance, they should visit the Career Center. The truth is […]

New life for Beatty

New life for Beatty

Posted on Friday, April 6th, 2018 at 3:40 pm under Support

Loyola has been awarded a $2 million gift from an anonymous donor, the first significant gift toward the University’s future Center for Innovation and Collaborative Learning. The gift will help fund renovations to and an expansion of Loyola’s Beatty Hall, an academic building which was built in 1922 on the University’s Evergreen campus in Baltimore. […]

Q&A with Donna Woodruff, assistant vice president and director of athletics

Q&A with Donna Woodruff, assistant vice president and director of athletics

Posted on Friday, April 6th, 2018 at 3:30 pm under Athletics

Donna Woodruff started as Loyola’s assistant vice president and director of athletics in July 2017. Loyola magazine asked her to reflect on her first nine months at Loyola and look ahead to the future. LM: Describe how your career path led you to Loyola. Why Loyola—and why now? DW: I was fortunate to have been a […]

Helping families stay connected

Helping families stay connected

Posted on Friday, April 6th, 2018 at 3:13 pm under Beyond Loyola

When Thalia Bishop moved to Baltimore to pursue her Doctorate of Psychology at Loyola in 2014, she also wanted to find a way to serve marginalized communities. And she was particularly interested in finding a way to work with individuals and families who are impacted by incarceration. Then two friends separately sent her information about […]

“Powerful beyond comprehension”

“Powerful beyond comprehension”

Posted on Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 at 8:58 am under Around Campus

Relay For Life of Loyola University Maryland is proud to be among one of the top fundraising teams in the country. The Loyola community has raised nearly $2.5M since its inception in 2005, when long-time health services director Jeanne Lombardi brought Relay to Loyola’s campus following the loss of her son to Melanoma, in 2004. Julia McBride is a […]

Loyola grad tells Puerto Rico’s story in wake of Hurricane Maria

Loyola grad tells Puerto Rico’s story in wake of Hurricane Maria

Posted on Monday, March 19th, 2018 at 1:30 pm under Alumni

Nicholas Brown always knew he wanted to be a professional writer—but the path his career followed is one he never expected. The 2007 graduate writes about Puerto Rico’s humanitarian and economic crises for media giant Thomson Reuters; he lived on the island in 2015 and 2016, during which time he served as the company’s San […]

Loyola’s Irish Dance Team brings a little bit of Ireland to Evergreen

Loyola’s Irish Dance Team brings a little bit of Ireland to Evergreen

Posted on Thursday, March 15th, 2018 at 2:52 pm under Around Campus

When Christina Taylor decided to attend Loyola University Maryland, she hoped there would be an Irish dancing group on campus. She had been dancing since she was 5 and had been president of her high school Irish dancing club. “I love the fast feet, the shoes—all of it,” said Taylor, a first-year accounting major from […]

A Red Carpet View at the Oscars

A Red Carpet View at the Oscars

Posted on Monday, March 12th, 2018 at 3:41 pm under Beyond Loyola

Christina Spearman, Ed.D., dean of students for Loyola University Maryland, just returned from her fifth time working the Oscars. She works as a member of the Oscar Red Carpet Fan Experience Bleacher Crew, working to ensure that the several hundred fans who win the honor of being on the red carpet for the Oscars have an amazing experience. […]