Messina Calendar of Events Fall 2025

We will continue to update this page with any changes to our Messina events calendar. Visit our page on The Bridge for event information and registration!

Messina co-sponsored events are open to all Loyola community members and the surrounding Baltimore community unless otherwise noted. Anyone on campus who would like to submit an event idea for Messina co-sponsorship can find more information on our co-sponsorship webpage.

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September

Thursday, September 4th

LNDL's FallFest

The library will host its annual FallFest welcoming all of our students, faculty, and staff back to campus. Come learn all about what the library has to offer, including new initiatives and resources. There will be free food, games, activities, and a ton of fun.

This event is free and open to all students, faculty, and staff.

For more information, please email jowen@loyola.edu

Sponsored by Messina, CCSJ, The Thrive Center, SASS, the School of Education, Campus Min, & the FAC
A campus-wide event
4pm - 7pm at the library

Sunday, September 7th

Skyzone Trampoline Park Trip

Jump, Jump, Jump Around! Come jump with Messina this weekend as we have secured two buses to take up to 80 students off-campus to Skyzone. The trip is FREE but space is limited, so be sure to pre-register on the Bridge.

A waiver is required to participate at Skyzone. A link to fill out this waiver ahead of time can be found on the Bridge event.

Please contact Patrick Murnane at pmurnane@loyola.edu with any questions

Sponsored by Messina
A Messina-wide event
Buses leave Boulder at 1:30pm and will return to campus around 5:00pm

Thursday, September 18th

Snowballs on Campus

Egg Custard? Skylite?? Spearmint??? Come try a Maryland Snowball. These delicious cold treats are like sno-cones but BETTER! Come experience and learn about a piece of Baltimore culture and cuisine that dates back a hundred years.

All snowballs are free of charge courtesy of Messina

Please contact Patrick Murnane at pmurnane@loyola.edu with any questions

Sponsored by Messina
A Messina-wide event
Snowball Truck will be parked outside Starbucks from 1:30pm to 4:30pm

October

Monday, October 6th

Commitment to Justice Series: Neurodivergence and Justice In Schools and the Workplace

Please join us for a panel discussion where we will explore the question, "How do we create a learning environment and programs that are appropriate for neurodiverse students?" Partly inspired by this year's Common Text, "Happiness Falls," this panel will include participants from the Loyola Community (including students, alumni, faculty, staff, and administrators) and the greater Baltimore Community.

Sponsored by the Thrive Center, DAS, the Career Center, Campus Ministry, CCSJ, the Office of Title IX and Bias and Compliance, the Office of the Provost, Communications, Visual and Performing Arts, ODUGS, Counseling Center, Athletics, & Messina
A campus-wide event
4:00pm, 4th Floor Program Room

Wednesday, October 8th

Loyola at the Senator Night - Charm City

Loyola is sponsoring free shuttles and a free screening of this documentary that follows residents of the downtown Baltimore section on Rosebank Avenue on their daily lives, both their struggles and joys. Their stories are told in conjunction with the Baltimore Police's stories as they connect with neighbors in the area, keeping them safe and trying to maintain professional behaviors. After the movie, Alex Long will address questions and comments from students as they come to see a part of Baltimore that they only read about. Our students will hear about the happy moments and the frustrations of Alex and his neighbors. This event is an opportunity for our students to discern and discover the stereotypes that falsely inform their judgments and to see why community is so important. This event is also a chance for our students to experience our York Road community. There is also ample material available for follow-up discussions in enrichments about systematic injustices that haunt some neighborhoods and find ways to make meaningful changes now and in the future.

Please contact messina@loyola.edu with any questions.

Sponsored by Messina and the Philosophy Department
A Messina-wide event
Shuttles depart from Boulder and will continuously run on loop to the Senator Theatre and back from 5pm to 7pm and then from 9pm-10pm to shuttle folks back to campus.

Thursday, October 23rd

Empathy is Your Writing's Superpower - R. Eric Thomas Event

As part of this year’s Writers at Work Series, please join screenwriter, playwright, and national bestselling author R. Eric Thomas for an interactive talk about the craft of writing. He’ll use examples from his non-fiction writing, screenwriting, and his popular nationally syndicated advice column to talk about building characters, framing narrative non-fiction perspectives, and thinking about your readership.

Please contact messina@loyola.edu with any questions.

Sponsored by Messina, The Center for the Humanities, Education for Life, and the Writing Department
A campus-wide event
6pm, 4th Floor Program Room

Friday, October 24th

Pride Night - Volleyball Game

Enjoy a night of food, education, advocacy, athletics, and fun as we celebrate National Coming Out Day. Whether you're lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, queer, asexual, pansexual, intersex, or still figuring it out, be proud of who you are and show your support for LGBTQ+ equality this Coming Out Day.

Please contact messina@loyola.edu with any questions.

Sponsored by Athletics, SASS, Messina, Spectrum, the Thrive Center, the Counseling Center, the Women's Center, and HAP
A campus-wide event
6pm Reitz Arena

Monday, October 28th

Becoming Bulletproof

Join us for a movie night! Complete with popcorn, candy, and an opportunity. Becoming Bulletproof is a film about individuals with disabilities and able-bodied individuals who work together to make a movie. A film that will introduce you to a pretty amazing cast of individuals. A.J., the main character (who has cerebral palsy), clearly expresses what life is like with a disability—mainly through the lens of ability—and what he wishes to do with his life. His dreams mirror the dreams of people you know. The movie helps to create connections with people with disabilities as people with abilities, hopes, and aspirations "just like everybody else." This movie focuses on dignity and inclusion. Its message can apply to all human beings. A.J. Murray, one of the lead actors in the film, will be joining us for conversation via zoom after the movie. You don't want to miss this.

Please contact messina@loyola.edu with any questions

Sponsored by the Writing Department & Messina
A campus-wide event
7pm 4th Floor Program Room

November

Tuesday, November 4th

How to Save the World in Two Hours

This event is a two-hour interactive activity for students to work together to learn how to "save the world in two hours." The activity will provide first-year students real-world critical thinking skills, the opportunity to build new relationships, engage in outside-the-box thinking, practice teamwork, and public speaking as groups will present their ideas on how to save the world. Please tell your Messina students to register on the Bridge.

Contact messina@loyola.edu with any questions or concerns.

Sponsored by Messina & the Sellinger School of Business
A campus-wide event
5pm-7pm 4th Floor Program Room

Tuesday, November 18th

Scientific & Sleuthy: A Forensics-Themed Escape Room

A forensics-themed escape room has made its way to McGuire Hall. It's a race-against-the-clock whodunnit as you and your team search for clues to try to find the killer. The experience takes one hour to complete and multiples of the same escape room will be run at once to maximize the amount of students who are able to experience it. The first round will begin promptly at 5:00pm and the second round will begin promptly at 7:00pm. Please register on the Bridge for your appropriate time choice. Please see the Bridge events for more details.

Contact messina@loyola.edu with any questions or concerns.

Sponsored by Messina & the Forensics Department
A common-text event
5pm-8pm McGuire Hall

December

Saturday, December 6th

Hampden Lights/Miracle on 34th Street Shuttles

Hampden Lights, Miracle on 34th Street, or sometimes called Christmas Street is a Baltimore tradition that dates back over 75 years in which a street in the Hampden neighborhood in Baltimore is adorned with an abundant display of holiday lights for all the enjoy. The spirited display is enjoyed by thousands of Baltimore residents every season and is sure to get you in the Christmas mood!

The experience and shuttles are free but vendors and storefronts will have food, hot chocolate, and merchandise for sale.

For more information, please visit https://www.christmasstreet.com/.

Messina is sponsoring a free shuttle service for students to and from this event. Shuttles will pick-up students from Newman Towers (front entrance) and will run on a continuous loop starting at 6pm, dropping off on the corner of 36th and Chestnut - outside The Charmery). The last bus returning to campus will depart the event at 10:00pm.

Students will sign-in on the Bridge when boarding the shuttle.

Sponsored by Messina
A campus-wide event

Contact Us

410-617-2669
messina@loyola.edu