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Are you interested in imaging back, knee and other injuries; diagnosis and treatment of cancer; applications of computers in medicine; and more? If so, come to a talk by Dr. Kate Spillane, director of Medical Physics at the University of Pennsylvania. Date and time: Friday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m. in Knott Hall 217. For questions, contact Dr. Mary Lowe, department of Physics, at ext. 2709.
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The annual National Character and Leadership Symposium (NCLS), one of the premier national symposiums in the area of character development, brings together distinguished scholars, armed forces leaders, corporate presidents and others to explore various dimensions of character and leadership. The theme for this year's NCLS is "Guardians of Trust: Leaders in the Modern Era." The Symposium provides cadets the opportunity to engage in dialogue with visiting undergraduate university student leaders from across the country in seminars and colloquia designated to enhance their own understanding of the importance and challenges of sound moral character and leadership. The symposium, which is held at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, runs from Feb. 17 - 22 (you will miss classes during this week). If interested, complete the application which can be downloaded from the student activities Web site or by picking up an application in student activities (College Center E311). The cost of trip is covered (air and symposium). All that is needed is spending money for you! Sponsored by the Student Government Association.
Students who wish to receive the H1N1 flu vaccination, but were unable to attend one of the recent clinics, should call Student Health Services at ext. 5055 to schedule an appointment. The vaccination is free. Students are also welcome to come to the walk-in clinic to be held on Wednesday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in Hopkins Court Lounge.
Watch out! SnowBall is coming - Loyola's only dance for all class years. The SnowBall will be held on Dec. 9 from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. at Camden Yards and includes transportation and dinner. Tickets are on sale Nov. 20 outside boulder!
Have you attended an information session about Rome, Leuven, Auckland, Amsterdam, or Singapore, but still have questions? If so, you can drop by international programs to ask Carrie Hogue during the following times:
Monday, Nov. 23 - 11 a.m. – noon and 2 – 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24 - 9 – 10:30 a.m.
These sessions are to replace the Q&A session that was held on Nov. 5 when Carried Hogue was unavailable due to illness. If you can’t make the office hours, we will not be scheduling individual appointments instead.
Working with our professional organization, Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE), the Career Center is pleased to present this year's "Road Trips to the Real World" program - a series of employer site visits scheduled during the winter break (Jan. 4 - 15, 2010). Online registration begins Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 10 a.m. on a first-come, first-serve basis. Spots fill up VERY quickly for some of the more popular sites, so plan accordingly. This year's sites include: Amica Insurance (Lincoln, RI), Charles River Labs (Germantown, MD), Citizen’s Bank Park (Philadelphia, PA), City Year (Boston, MA), City Year (New York, NY), City Year (Philadelphia, PA), City Year (Washington, DC), Liberty Mutual (Boston, MA), Medical Information Technology, MEDITECH” (Framingham, MA), National Securities Agency (NSA) (Ft Meade, MD), New England Aquarium (Boston, MA), New England Center for Children (Boston, MA), Penguin Putnum (New York, NY), Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, PA), State Street (Boston, MA), Target (New York, NY), Teach for America (New York, NY), The TJX Companies, Inc. (Framingham, MA), and WHYY (Philadelphia, PA). Site information and descriptions will be online beginning Thursday, Nov. 19. Each of the Road Trips is planned by the employer and staffed by a member of the EACE Road Trips to the Real World Committee. Site visits may include panel discussions of employees and/or interns, site tours, or networking sessions. **Please note that this year’s programs require a fee of $5 per site; and you must provide your own transportation to and from the site. Once registered for a site, you will receive instructions to RSVP, prior to Monday, Dec. 14, to confirm your intention to attend. No-shows and late cancellations are strongly discouraged! Contact the Career Center if you have any questions or concerns, ext. 2232 or thecareercenter@loyola.edu.
Do you want to meet new people? Are you looking for direction in regard to relationship, major and other aspects of life? Do you want a weekend away?
If you answered YES to any of the questions above, then you should consider going on RoadTrip – a weekend retreat that provides sophomores with the tools and resources in discerning their path in life. It also helps students connect with other sophomores and develop meaningful relationships with faculty and administrators. This year, RoadTrip takes place Jan. 8 - 10, 2010, but the deadline to sign up is Dec. 1. Stop by Sophomore Initiatives today, before it’s too late! For more information visit the RoadTrip Web page.
Loyola is developing a two-day program just for you in January to help prepare you for "Life After Loyola." The program will provide resume critiques and cover topics such as social network etiquette and more! To learn more about the program and to register, visit inside.loyola.edu/lifeafterloyola.
Or, to hear more about the program, listen to the latest episode of LCAST: No matter where you are on your educational path, sooner or later you will have to come to grips with Life After Loyola—also the name of a new program to be offered to seniors this January. Listen as Dr. Snyder speaks with seniors William Udovich and Katerina Kienle about what’s next in the lives of students. Though the new program is offered to seniors only, Will and Kat lay out the many issues that all students must face... in the next life. The music this time, created wholly by Dr. Snyder in his home, is a remix of an LCAST classic, meant to bring to mind the many ways in which a focused life can continue to bloom, bountifully.
Get into the Christmas spirit and support Relay For Life by buying and donating Christmas ornaments in honor, memory, and/or support of loved ones! These ornaments will be placed on Christmas trees in all of the residence halls not only to decorate, but to commemorate those we love during the holiday season. Ornaments will be on sale in Boulder this week and next week; $1 for small snowflakes and small glass ornament balls, $2 for large snowflakes and large ornament balls, $10 for the star and $30 for the tree itself. Stop by and support this great cause!
The Collegetown Shuttle is primarily successful because of the students who ride it. So, doesn't it make sense for you to have input on the name of the bus? The Collegetown Shuttle will ALWAYS be called the Collegetown Shuttle, but, we're looking to change the names of the Red Line and Blue Line. Yes, it's a transit service, but that doesn't mean the names can't have a student or Baltimore twist to them!
Submit your idea to rename the lines. If your suggestion is chosen, you will win a $50 gift card to a Baltimore hotspot. Two other finalists will win a $25 gift card to a Baltimore hotspot. Please only one entry per person.
Dr Elliot King, from the department of communication, and Dr. Sharon Nell, from the department of modern languages and literatures, will be holding an information session for students interested in their Summer Study Course in Paris for summer 2010. The session will be held on Dec. 3, at 4 p.m. in Maryland Hall 444. For more information please contact Dr. Elliot King at eking@loyola.edu and/or refer to the Paris trip Web site. Don’t forget to check out last year’s Paris trip blog.
Just a reminder that the deadline for the Digital Media Lab Contest is fast approaching! Submit a short video or a poster highlighting the software and resources available at the Lab, and fame* and fortune** could be yours! Videos should be about 3-5 minutes long; posters should be about 24" x 36." One winner will be chosen in each category. In addition to meeting the criteria set out in the contest guidelines, judging will be based on aesthetics, creativity or humor, and technical proficiency. Entrants must be students currently enrolled at Loyola University or College of Notre Dame. Solo entries only (no groups). All entries must be submitted by midnight on Friday, Nov. 20. Winners will be announced on or around Dec. 4. For complete rules and guidelines, please stop by the lab or visit the Digital Media Lab's homepage. * You will experience “fame” at an evening reception to view the submissions and fete the winners. Sorry, no red carpet.
** As for “fortune,” the winner in each category will receive a $50 gift certificate to the campus bookstore.
A Mass is held every Sunday evening that classes are in session at 10 p.m. in Hopkins Court Lounge. Everyone is welcome!
The Career Center is not just for undergraduate students. All services are free of charge for graduate students, including individual advising appointments, interest testing, job search resources, and access to more than 5,000 contacts. For more information, visit our Web site at inside.loyola.edu/thecareercenter or set up an appointment by e-mailing thecareercenter@loyola.edu. You can also come to our walk-in hours at Columbia on Dec. 2, between 4–8 p.m. (room 355).
The student activities office is once again sponsoring a trip to Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes! Tickets are only $110/per person and include round trip coach bus transportation on Saturday, Dec. 5. You’ll be dropped off in Rockefeller Center and can enjoy several hours of shopping and lunch on your own before the 4:30 p.m. show, after which we’ll return to Baltimore. Tickets are on sale now at the student activities office. Call ext. 2713 for more information.
Open House - Saturday, Jan. 9
10 – 11:30 a.m. in Columbia Graduate Center, Rm. 260 Information Sessions - Tuesday, Dec. 8
6 – 7:30 p.m. at Evergreen Campus, Knott Hall, Rm. B03
For more information about the program, visit the Emerging Leaders Web site. To register for an event, click on a date above, call 410-617-5067 or e-mail elmba@loyola.edu.
Thanks to the generosity of the BB&T Foundation, the Moral Foundations of Capitalism Project at Loyola, directed by Professor Thomas DiLorenzo of the economics department, is sponsoring a student essay contest that is open to all Loyola undergraduates. The topic of this year’s essay is as follows: The Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged was ranked #1 in sales of fiction and literature books on Amazon.com last April, and the book is still flying off the shelves. Congressman John Campbell echoed the reasons for the extraordinary popularity of this 50-year-old novel that have been expressed in the Wall Street Journal, The Economist magazine, and elsewhere when he said, “People are starting to feel like we’re living through the scenario that happened in [the novel]….We’re living in Atlas Shrugged.” To what extent does Atlas Shrugged explain the cause of the current economic crisis and the government’s response to it? The essays are to be no more than 3,000 words, and are due in to Professor DiLorenzo ( tdilo@aol.com) by March 30, 2010. A panel of judges will evaluate the essays, and the winners will be announced by May 1, 2010. Contact Jean Anne Walsh (jawalsh@loyola.edu) in the economics department or stop by Sellinger Hall 318 to get a complimentary copy of Atlas Shrugged.
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