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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

A Science Major’s Home…Is Newcastle!

Posted on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at 10:51 am under Academics

To make it possible for science majors to have similar life-changing experiences while studying abroad, Loyola has embarked on the complex mission of creating a science-focused study abroad center at Newcastle.

Two Lives Set to Music

Posted on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at 10:19 am under Academics

When Kevin Gift was 3 or 4, he first told his mother about his recurring dream. He described the feeling of being with someone, followed by a period of very frantic activity, and then the sense of being alone.

They’re All Ears

Posted on Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 at 3:58 pm under Academics

“Eyes closed. Ears open,” Jake Leckie says. And class begins.

A Matter of Course: Techniques for Understanding Dreams

Posted on Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 at 3:45 pm under Academics

This one-credit course explores various techniques for working with dreams in ways that will help school counselors help students who have questions about their dreams—which give a glimpse into what is happening in the students’ lives.

Living Lesson

Posted on Monday, July 23rd, 2012 at 12:01 pm under Academics

The summer of 2011 found Peter Lorenzi, Ph.D., recovering from surgery. The management and international business professor had served as a kidney donor.

Cura Personalis: Michael Unger, Ph.D.

Posted on Monday, July 23rd, 2012 at 11:38 am under Academics

Most people wouldn’t consider being chased by a herd of elephants or contracting malaria—twice—among the high points in their careers. But they’re not Michael Unger, Ph.D.

A Matter of Course: Service and Meaningful Work

Posted on Monday, July 23rd, 2012 at 11:11 am under Academics

In this six-week, graduate liberal studies summer course, students try to define and understand service and why it is important to the human spirit and community.

Championing a Laudable Goal

Posted on Monday, July 23rd, 2012 at 10:42 am under Academics

Joshua S. Smith, Ph.D., had never heard of cura personalis. But he was delighted to find a Jesuit phrase that matched a concept he appreciated long before he applied to be dean of Loyola’s School of Education.

The Future Looks Fulbright

Posted on Monday, July 23rd, 2012 at 10:28 am under Academics

Two members of the Class of 2012 are blending their backgrounds, interests, and hopes for the future as they prepare to begin prestigious Fulbright Fellowships abroad.

A Matter of Course: Thinking through Terrorism

Posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at 1:18 pm under Academics

Michael Franz, Ph.D., focuses on the mind and motives of the terrorist and understanding the roots and threats of terrorism, while Richard Boothby, Ph.D., concentrates on the mind of the terrorized and the dangers posed by the war on terrorism itself.