Loyola Magazine

Writer Twins… Activate!

Writer Twins… Activate!

Posted on Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 at 10:15 am under Alumni

Joelle and Jordan Hernandez weren’t planning to write a children’s book. They were students in a video editing class taught by Chris Heidelberg, Ph.D., affiliate professor of communication, when Heidelberg suggested that they should take on the project—together. “I sort of dismissed the idea initially,” said Joelle. But when Heidelberg mentioned the idea after class […]

“Become Your Best”

“Become Your Best”

Posted on Wednesday, September 7th, 2016 at 2:33 pm under Alumni

A high school classroom. A Manhattan bistro. Dozens of fashion shoot sets. A yoga mat. Design school. These are just a handful of the many stops along the way that eventually led Mary Thackston Evert, ’96, to launch her own athletic apparel line last year in South Florida. “Teaching, presentations, fashion, fit modeling, and sales have […]

A Summer Visit to Loyola’s Study Abroad Locations

A Summer Visit to Loyola’s Study Abroad Locations

Posted on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016 at 8:00 am under Beyond Loyola

More than 60 percent of Loyola University Maryland undergraduates participate in study abroad programs, traveling and learning overseas for a week or two, a semester, or even a year. This summer Amy R. Wolfson, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs, is traveling with Andre Colombat, Ph.D., dean of international programs, and Jen Lowry, Ph.D., associate vice president […]

Exploring Beyond Evergreen: Locally Grounded in Indonesia

Exploring Beyond Evergreen: Locally Grounded in Indonesia

Posted on Monday, August 1st, 2016 at 1:03 pm under Beyond Loyola

We have just a few more days left of traveling and being with friends and colleagues in Southeast Asia. It has been a beautiful, meaningful, and precious time. As we talk about global citizenship at Loyola and beyond, it is striking to share that in celebration of Sanata Dharma Psychology Department’s 20th anniversary the theme of […]

“We Can Agree to Love Together”

“We Can Agree to Love Together”

Posted on Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 at 3:37 pm under Alumni

It was a call she couldn’t ignore. Cynthia Moore-Koikoi, ’88, was nearly two decades into her career when it became very evident that God was calling her in a different direction—to be in ordained ministry. The lifelong Methodist and member of Sharp Street Memorial UMC in Baltimore worked as a school psychologist in Anne Arundel […]

Exploring Beyond Evergreen: Touring Taipei

Exploring Beyond Evergreen: Touring Taipei

Posted on Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 at 10:23 am under Beyond Loyola

After our busy days in Thailand, my colleagues and I visited Taipei, Taiwan, for two short days to explore various collaborative opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate level with Fu Jen University, the only Jesuit, Catholic University in the country. Looking back on the two days, it was fun to travel with Andre Colombat, Ph.D., […]

Exploring Beyond Evergreen: Busy Days in Bangkok

Exploring Beyond Evergreen: Busy Days in Bangkok

Posted on Friday, July 22nd, 2016 at 1:48 pm under Beyond Loyola

We have had several very busy days in Bangkok. Through our conversations, walks, and bike rides, my colleagues and I are getting a glimpse of the diversity and complexities of living in Bangkok, Thailand. On Wednesday evening we had dinner with two Loyola and Bangkok Program alumni, Spencer Giorgio, ’14, and Harrison Oztemel, ’14, and […]

Exploring Beyond Evergreen: Arriving in the Land of Smiles

Exploring Beyond Evergreen: Arriving in the Land of Smiles

Posted on Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 at 10:09 pm under Beyond Loyola

For those of you who did not have a chance to follow my first couple of blogs earlier this summer, I am traveling with Jen Lowry, Ph.D., and Andre Colombat, Ph.D., in Southeast Asia. We are visiting our Bangkok program at Assumption University and meeting with new colleagues at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan, […]

Psychology professor reflects on immersion trip to U.S./Mexico border

Psychology professor reflects on immersion trip to U.S./Mexico border

Posted on Monday, July 18th, 2016 at 1:21 pm under Beyond Loyola

In January 2015, Rachel Grover, Ph.D., associate professor and associate chair of psychology at Loyola, traveled to the U.S./Mexico border in the Pacific southwest for an immersion trip with the AJCU’s Ignatian Colleagues Program. On the trip she spent time in Tuscon and Nogales (Ariz.) and Nogales, Mexico. She reflected on the experience for a […]

“Who do you play for?” You play for each other.

“Who do you play for?” You play for each other.

Posted on Friday, July 15th, 2016 at 1:21 pm under Athletics

Paul Bagley, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy, was a beloved faculty member and revered scholar at Loyola for more than 25 years. He died on July 13, 2016, after a series of illnesses. His lasting impact on the Loyola community is evident in the words his colleagues use to describe him: a dear friend, a […]

Talking and Teaching Politics

Talking and Teaching Politics

Posted on Wednesday, July 13th, 2016 at 10:49 am under Academics

As a college student, Kevin Hula wasn’t planning to study political science. He went to college thinking he would major in business and go to law school. Then, the night before freshman course selection, a friend told him that majoring in political science would allow him to choose more electives than majoring in business. “On […]

How to Survive Family Vacations

How to Survive Family Vacations

Posted on Tuesday, July 12th, 2016 at 8:04 am under Beyond Loyola

You can’t wait for your summer vacation! But you’re already thinking ahead to how you’ll make it through your time with extended family without too many disagreements. Will you have to spend every waking moment discussing the election? What if your nephews pick on your daughter? Is there any chance your sister-in-law won’t finish your soy milk without […]

Finding strength in community

Finding strength in community

Posted on Friday, July 8th, 2016 at 2:05 pm under Around Campus

As members of the campus community gathered in front of Loyola University Maryland’s Alumni Memorial Chapel for a noon vigil on Friday, July 8, they stood in small groups. However, when two students, Joy Holland, ’18, and Precious Uwaya, ’18, came to the podium to begin the service, they started by inviting those present to […]

Be More. Do More. Baltimore.

Be More. Do More. Baltimore.

Posted on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 at 11:26 am under Alumni

Since 1852, when Loyola first opened in two townhouses on Holliday Street, Baltimore’s Jesuit university has been writing the story of its role in this city. The Loyola community prides itself on its mission to instill in its members a sense of becoming men and women for and with others who learn, lead, and serve […]

Voices Around the City

Voices Around the City

Posted on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 at 11:18 am under Alumni

“I dream of a Baltimore where everyone recognizes their own value and worth and is given the opportunity to actualize that value.” Arlene Hackbarth, LCPC, ’81, M.S. ’85, is the clinical director at The Baltimore Station, a therapeutic residential treatment program supporting veterans and others transitioning through the cycle of poverty, addiction, and homelessness to […]