Engagement Opportunities by Class Year

As you will hear from many fellow students, faculty, and staff at Loyola, getting involved is one of the best ways to start your college experience. Loyola offers over 150 clubs and organizations to help you begin this process, and it's easy to start your own! Our Hound Activities and Programming Board is always putting on fun events (on and off campus!) for students to attend on weekends. Below you will find links to several departments on campus that can help in the process of getting involved at Loyola.

Ways to Get Involved

Thrive Center for Student Success
Campus Ministry
Center For Community, Service, and Justice (CCSJ)
Messina
Recreation and Wellness

Upon reaching their sophomore year, students are typically adjusted to college life at Loyola and are ready to take some steps towards personal development and leadership. 

Student Leadership Corps

This is an eight-week program designed for sophomores to level up their leadership skills. You'll meet weekly to cover a range of leadership topics, be given an upperclassman mentor, and attend a one-day retreat off campus. 

Junior year is a time of exploration and experience. Whether you are studying abroad, exploring Baltimore, conducting research, or gaining experience through an internship, now is the time to apply your knowledge and reassess what you know! Make sure to take advantage of all Loyola has to offer, and find some good mentors to help guide you!

International Programs

More than 60 percent of Loyola students participate in Loyola's study abroad program, which is designed to accommodate all majors. Most students go abroad in their junior year, usually for a single semester.

Center for Community, Service, and Justice (CCSJ)

Community engagement is not just for those going abroad. The junior year is the perfect time to plant your roots within the diverse communities of Baltimore.

Ready for your last year at Loyola? Senior year brings incredible opportunities to connect with your peers, hone your leadership skills, and prepare for life after college. Take advantage of everything Loyola and Baltimore has to offer to make the most of this capstone year in your college experience.

Senior Traditions

Between Senior Kickoff, an off-campus brewery event, and a senior-only trip to an Orioles Game, there's plenty of ways to celebrate your last year at Loyola!

Life After Loyola

This pair of events (fall and spring) invites seniors to meet and have open conversations with Loyola alumni, faculty, about the realities of life after college. Topics of discussion include the graduate school search, financial readiness, building community, and more!

Bull & Oyster

Seniors are invited to join Greyhound alumni at Loyola's annual Bull & Oyster Roast, a night of dancing, good food, and memories!

Senior Week

At Loyola, the week leading up to commencement is jam-packed with events to celebrate the graduating class and their accomplishments. There's a champagne toast hosted by SGA, a night of dancing at Senior Soirée, the Alumni BBQ, Baccalaureate Mass, and finally, the Commencement ceremony itself.