March 30, 2020 3D printers at Loyola create face shields for local health care professionals Faculty and staff members at Loyola University Maryland are using 3D printers and laser cutters to create face shields for hospitals in the Baltimore area. The initiative was launched by Open Works, a makerspace in Baltimore, and We the Builders, a group of makers in Baltimore who build sculptures from 3D-printed materials.
March 27, 2020 Riccy Amador, ’22, named 2020 Newman Civic Fellow Riccy Amador, ’22, a sociology major at Loyola University Maryland, was named a 2020 Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education.
March 27, 2020 Loyola Jesuits invite community to join them live on Facebook for Sunday Mass Rev. Jack Dennis, S.J., university chaplain, and Rev. Timothy Brown, S.J., associate professor of law and social responsibility, are inviting members of the community to join them virtually as they preside over Sunday Mass. The Office of Campus Ministry will livestream the Mass on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at 6 p.m. via its Facebook page and intends to make the Mass available during the coronavirus crisis.
March 25, 2020 Loyola students provide mentorship to youth involved in Elijah Cummings Youth Project and the Baltimore Jewish Council As a tribute to the late U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings, the Baltimore Jewish Council and the Elijah Cummings Youth Project (ECYP) provided stipends to eight Loyola University Maryland students, who served as mentors to local high school students over the past year. This is the first year Loyola has participated in this initiative, which is aimed at inspiring interfaith communications among young adults in Baltimore.
March 25, 2020 The Daily Record honors Loyola faculty member as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women Karsonya “Kaye” Whitehead, Ph.D., associate professor of communication and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland, has been included on Maryland’s Top 100 Women for 2020 by The Daily Record.
March 17, 2020 Loyola celebrates the life of Nick Myers, ’23 The Loyola University Maryland community is mourning the loss of Nick Myers, ’23, a friendly student who was engaged in his classes and often made his friends laugh. Earlier this month Myers had been hospitalized with a brain abscess and stroke and passed away on March 16.
March 17, 2020 U.S. News & World Report recognizes several of Loyola’s graduate programs Loyola University Maryland’s graduate programs in business, speech, and psychology are ranked in the “2021 Best Graduate Schools” rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
March 4, 2020 Playwright, actor, and professor Anna Deavere Smith named 2020 Commencement speaker Anna Deavere Smith, a playwright and actor who uses theater to explore important issues in America today, will deliver the Commencement address at Loyola University Maryland’s 168th Commencement Exercises. The Commencement Exercises will be held Saturday, May 16, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Md.
March 2, 2020 Loyola launches fully online MBA option Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business and Management will add a fully online option to its Professional’s MBA, a part-time, self-paced MBA program designed for working professionals. Courses are designed and facilitated by Loyola faculty in accelerated eight-week sessions, with an approach to online learning that is highlighted by small class size and a personalized student experience.
February 27, 2020 School of Education faculty awarded grant from the University System of Maryland’s Center for Computing Education Kelly Keane, Ed.D., senior lecturer and director of the Educational Technology program, and Irene Bal, lecturer of Educational Technology, received a $49,561 one-year grant from the Maryland Center for Computing Education (MCCE) within the University System of Maryland Preservice Computer Science Teacher Education Grant Program to create a series of online micro-credentials centered around K-8 computational thinking (CT).