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WednesDay, February 6 

Ash WednesdaySpirituality

12:10, 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. | Alumni Memorial Chapel
Mass will be celebrated at 12:10 p.m. and 9 p.m., and an evening prayer service will be celebrated at 5 p.m.

ThursDay, February 7 

The Making of "Measure for Measure"Lectures & Symposia

5:30 p.m. | 4th Floor Program Room
A behind-the-scenes discussion with Loyola student editors, artists and publishers of a newly edited text of "Measure for Measure," a Shakespearean play in which the Duke of Vienna tricks his people by disguising himself as a friar. The event is in conjunction with this year's Humanities Symposium, "Judge, Judge Not."

MonDay, February 11 

Fr. Dean Brackley to Discuss Solidarity and ImmigrationLectures & Symposia

7:00 p.m. | Knott Hall B01
Fr. Dean Brackley, S.J. from the Jesuit University of El Salvador will discuss solidarity and immigration from the perspective of those in the south. Brackley is an international speaker and have lived and worked in El Salvador since the murder of the Jesuits from this University in 1989.

TuesDay, February 12 

Caulfield Lecture, "Judging Race: The Press & Civil Rights"Lectures & Symposia

8:00 p.m. | McGuire Hall
Gene Roberts, a journalism professor at the University of Maryland, will present the 2008 Muriel and Clarence J. Caulfield Lecture entitled “Judging Race: The Press & Civil Rights.” Roberts covered the civil rights story for years and wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning history about it. The lecture is part of Loyola's 2008 Humanities Symposium, “Judge, Judge Not.” This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets are available at the Loyola Box Office, or from 6 - 8 p.m. before the event. Free tickets also may be obtained by calling the Department of Communication at ext. 2242 weekdays during 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

FriDay - Sunday, February 15 - 17 

Women's RetreatSpirituality

Rising Phoenix Retreat Center
The Women's Retreat is a chance to reflect upon our unique experiences as women of faith and the everyday personal, social and spiritual issues women face. It is a wonderful opportunity to get away with other women from the campus community for relaxation and prayer in a beautiful setting. For more information, please contact Emily Rauer Davis at erauer@loyola.edu or 410-617-2838. Registration is $65.

FriDay - Sunday, February 15 - 17, 22 - 24 

"Measure for Measure"Theater

8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Sunday | McManus Theater
The Evergreen Players present William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure." Directed by James Bunzli. Part of this year's Humanities Symposium, "Judge, Judge Not." $10 for general public; $9 for faculty, staff and administration; $8 for students and senior citizens.

SunDay, February 17 

"The Little Foxes"Film

2:00 p.m. | Humanities 324
Part of the film series dedicated to actress Bette Davis, who would have turned 100 this year. Based on Lillian Hellman's biting play of greed and avarice. Davis will stop at nothing to gain wealth and power. Directed by William Wyler in 1941.

MonDay, February 18 

"Vocation and Virtue in the Fallen World"Lectures & Symposia

5:00 p.m. | College Conference Center Room 313/314
Sister Panagia, Sister Theotokos and Sister Mary of Ephesus from the Institute of the Incarnate Word will present "Vocation and Virtue in the Fallen World." Part of this year's Humanities Symposium, "Judge, Judge Not."

TuesDay, February 19 

Central Maryland College Career FairCareers

10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Towson University, Towson Center
More than 150 employers and organizations will be participating that have job opportunities available for the college student and recent alumni/ae. Sponsored by the Maryland Career Consortium, an organization of 11 Maryland area colleges and universities including Loyola College.

Al Braunmuller presents Humanities Symposium Keynote Address: "Justice, Law and Mercy in Measure for Measure"Lectures & Symposia
7:00 p.m. | McManus Theater
Al Braunmuller teaches English and Comparative Literature at UCLA. In addition to numerous articles on Renaissance and modern dramatists, he has edited several plays - most recently, Shakespeare's King John and Macbeth. Braunmuller currently serves as Associate General Editor of the New Cambridge Shakespeare and as co-general editor of the New Pelican Shakespeare. He has been honored with fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Folger Shakespeare Library and the College Institute.

ThursDay, February 21 

"Measure for Measure" Exhibit ReceptionArt

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Julio Fine Arts Gallery
A reception for the exhibition "Illustrating Measure For Measure: Historic and Contemporary Interpretations." The exhibition is in conjunction with this year's Humanities Symposium, "Judge, Judge Not." It features rare books of Shakespeare's "Measure For Measure" from Johns Hopkins Rare Books Library and illustrations by students in three Fine Arts classes. Exhibit runs through Friday, Feb. 22.

Lecture by Author of "The Humble and the Heroic Wartime Italian Americans"Lectures & Symposia
5:00 p.m. | Auditorium of the Loyola/Notre Dame Library
Professor Sal LaGumina, author of the book, "The Humble and the Heroic Wartime Italian Americans," will present this lecture. Followed by a reception in the Library. Part of Italian Week.
"Scheler's Theory of Love"Lectures & Symposia

5:00 p.m. | 4th Floor Program Room
Presented by Nikolaj Zunic, acting director of the Human Sciences Initiative and assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Sponsored by the Catholic Social Thought Committee and the Catholic Studies Program.

ThursDay - Thursday, Feburary 21 - 28 

Italian American Medals of HonorsSpecial Events

All Day | Main Lobby of the Loyola/Notre Dame Library
Exhibit of the medals of honor awarded to Italian Americans. Part of Italian Week.

SunDay, February 24
Last Sunday at Beans and BreadService

8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Beans & Bread Center, 402 S. Bond St.
On the last Sunday of every month, Loyola students, faculty, staff, administration and their families can be found together in the kitchen of Beans & Bread preparing the meal for the day. It is a time of unity for the Loyola community and a chance to get to know other people on campus with the same interests, as well as people from the Baltimore community. Each last Sunday, the Loyola community takes full responsibility for funding, staffing and operating Beans & Bread Meal Program. If not for the Loyola community, Beans & Bread could not afford to be open on that Sunday.

Senior Citizens' PromService

1:00 p.m. | McGuire Hall
Senior housing and activity agencies in the area, including Epiphany House, Keswick Adult Day Services, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and St. Elizabeth's Hall, are inited to visit Loyola for an afternoon of music and dancing. The Community Service Council transforms McGuire Hall into a dance hall complete with decorations, food, favors and music. Highlights of the afternoon include "Mr. Dance Band," a 19-piece jazz band and the crowning of the king and queen!

MonDay, February 25 

Italian Cooking DemonstrationSpecial Events
Time TBA | Andrew White Student Center Reading Room
Part of Italian Week
"Awakening to Tragedy: Processing the Post Election Crisis in Kenya"Lecture & Symposia

4:30 p.m. | 4th Floor Program Room
Wairimu Mutai, Ph.D., Timothy Ibutu, S.J. and Jacob Okumu, S.J., Pastoral Counseling, present the Catholic Studies Lecture, “Awakening to Tragedy: Processing the Post Election Crisis in Kenya.”

Tuesday, February 26 

Reading by Judith HallAuthors & Writing

5:00 p.m. | 4th Floor Program Room
Judith Hall is the author of To Put The Mouth To, a National Poetry Series selection;  Anatomy, Errata, winner of the Ohio State University Press Award in Poetry; The Promised Folly; and Three Trios, her translation of the imaginary poet J II. Her poems have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Boston Review, The New Republic, The Paris Review, The Yale Review, as well as in Pushcart Prize and Best American Poetry anthologies. She has received  fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Ingram Merrill Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Maryland State Arts Council. She has served as Antioch Review’s poetry editor since 1995 and teaches at the California Institute of Technology and in New England College’s MFA in Poetry Program. Part of the Modern Masters Reading Series.
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"Darkness as a Bride: Classical Ideas of Justice in Measure for Measure"Lectures & Symposia

6:00 p.m. | McGuire Hall West
Robert Miola, Gerard Manley Hopkins Professor of English and Loyola College Professor of Classics, will present "Darkness as a Bride: Classical Ideas of Justice in Measure for Measure." Part of this year's Humanities Symposium, "Judge, Judge Not."

Faculty RecitalMusic & Dance
7:30 p.m. | McManus Theater
Baltimore Mandolin Quartet ConcertMusic & Dance
7:30 p.m. | Andrew White Student Center Reading Room
Followed by a reception.

WednesDay, February 27 

"Mother Teresa's Prophetic Embrace of Darkness"Lectures & Symposia

4:30 p.m. | College Center Conference Room 114
Phyllis Zagano, Ph.D., senior research associate-in-residence at Hofstra University and Rev. Kevin Gillespie, S.J., associate professor in Loyola’s department of Pastoral Counseling, present the Catholic Studies Lecture, “Mother Teresa’s Prophetic Embrace of Darkness.”

"Loyola Alive" Lecture: Dr. James E. CiminoLectures & Symposia
6:00 p.m. | Alumni Memorial Chapel
Dr. James E. Cimino, director of the Palliative Care Institute at Calvary Hospital in Bronx, NY, will speak about end of life issues and the value of the human person until natural death. He will reiterate the Catholic pro-life teachings of the "seamless garment" though real life experince in the medical field. Part of the Loyola Alive series.

ThursDay, February 28 

Mass in ItalianSpirituality
5:30 p.m. | Alumni Memorial Chapel
Part of Italian Week
LunaFestFilm

6:00 p.m. | Reading Room
LunaFest is a film festival designed to bring women together, highlight female filmmakers, promote awareness about women’s issues and raise money for breast cancer research. The event will showcase nine short films. Admission is free, but donations benefiting the Breast Cancer Fund will be accepted. This event is sponsored by the Loyola College Women’s Center.

ThursDay - Friday, February 28 - 29 

"Gonzales Prada and Liberalism," Second International Colloquium on Gonzalez PradaLectures & Symposia
Time TBA| Location TBA
Manuel Gonzalez Prada was an important turn-of-the-century intellectual from Peru and the first modernist poet from that country. His writings inspired all three branches of Peruvian radicalism: working-class anarcho-syndicalism, the Socialist Party founded by Jose Carlos Mariategui and the Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana. The second International Colloquium will look at Manuel Gonzalez Prada for what he was: an early sociologist, an unyielding ideologue, and a die-hard proponent of economic liberalism.

ThursDay - Saturday, February 28 - March 1 

6th Annual Mid-Year Conference on Religion and SpiritualityLectures & Symposia

Columbia Graduate Center
The 6th Annual Mid-Year Research Conference on Religion and Spirituality represents a joint partnership between Loyola College's Department of Pastoral Counseling and Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) of the American Psychological Association (APA). The aim of this relationship is to leverage resources in an effort to stimulate research in the area of psychology and religion/spirituality. The conference provides a supportive academic forum where professionals can discuss the latest research findings and scientific advances in the field. For more information on the program or registration fees, visit the website.







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