Loyola Magazine

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.

Meet Loyola’s New Director of Alumni Relations

Posted on Monday, April 29th, 2013 at 10:33 am under Alumni

In his first weeks in his role as director of alumni relations, Dan Barnett has only come to appreciate the deep sense of community he encountered then and to appreciate that it is influenced by Loyola’s Jesuit values.

Q&A: Using humor to get through difficult times

Posted on Monday, April 29th, 2013 at 9:37 am under Alumni

Loyola magazine invited humor writer and stand-up comic Michele Wojciechowski, '90, to share her thoughts on finding humor even during life's most challenging moments.

Five Minutes Ahead of Tragedy

Posted on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 at 8:35 pm under Alumni

As Brian De Sena, '11, started his second Boston Marathon, his mind was on his Loyola classmate, Evan Girardi. De Sena and Dan Sweeney, '11, were running the race in Girardi’s memory.

Running for Evan

Posted on Saturday, April 13th, 2013 at 8:53 pm under Alumni

Evan Girardi, '11, passed away suddenly at the start of his senior year, dying of a congenital heart defect. Today, his friends and family are determined to keep his memory alive.

In Grace’s Honor

Posted on Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 at 3:22 pm under Alumni

Grace McComas took her own life on Easter Sunday, 2012. She was the victim of a bully who began his crusade in the digital realm and watched it spread like wildfire. Now her mother and father, both Loyola alumni, are fighting to bring change in her name.

2012 Holiday Gift Guide

Posted on Thursday, December 6th, 2012 at 10:39 am under Alumni

Loyola's Holiday Gift Guide features products, services, and businesses created and run by Loyola University Maryland alumni and students. The guide showcases a sampling of Greyhound entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership.

2012 Gift Guide: Designs by Adrienne

Posted on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at 3:48 pm under Alumni

Adrienne Neszmelyi-Romano, ’97, was an oil painter until she took a jewelry-making class 13 years ago. “I just sort of fell into it,” she says.

2012 Gift Guide: Say Chees-us

Posted on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at 11:41 am under Alumni

Remember a few years back when a grilled cheese sandwich with griddle marks resembling the Virgin Mary netted $28,000 in an eBay auction? Megan Sheehan, ’02, does.

A Parish’s Rebirth

Posted on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at 11:37 am under Alumni

As visitors enter the Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Md., for the first time, they notice the café tables where parishioners can sip coffee after Mass. Flatscreen TVs are everywhere.

This One’s for the Birds

Posted on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at 11:08 am under Alumni

Martin Fairbank, ’56, will tell you it takes about five hours to make a spinning birdcage from a recycled bottle.

Orangutan See, Orangutan Do

Posted on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at 10:58 am under Alumni

As a student at Mount de Sales High School in Catonsville, Md., Kristin Abt, ’10, started volunteering at the Maryland Zoo. She worked with rhinos, farm animals, and birds—but enjoyed the primates the most. As an [...]

Hounds’ Sounds

Posted on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at 9:31 am under Alumni

When Alex Saad, ’13, graduated from high school, her parents’ gift to her was a chance to record her own album.

Sweet Dreams

Posted on Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 at 2:35 pm under Alumni

Wilson has established her own career in Nashville, first as a songwriter for country artists including Lady Antebellum, Chuck Wicks, Reba McIntire, Billy Ray Cyrus, Brooks & Dunn, Lee Ann Womack, and Chris Cagle.

2012 Gift Guide: Popsations Popcorn Company

Posted on Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 at 2:21 pm under Alumni

There’s something about popcorn.