Loyola News

Loyola University Maryland has received a $1.5 million pledge from David Ferguson, ’77, and his wife, Kathy, to create an endowed scholarship for Loyola students who demonstrate financial need. The Duard L. and Mary L. Ferguson Scholarship Fund is named in honor of Ferguson’s late parents, who sacrificed a great deal to send him to Loyola.

Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston, will join a panel of religious leaders and scholars on March 18 in Reitz Arena for The Francis Factor, an event hosted by the Archdiocese of Baltimore to celebrate the first anniversary of the election of Pope Francis.

After completing a national search, Loyola University Maryland President Rev. Brian F. Linnane, S.J., has named Amy Wolfson, Ph.D., to serve as vice president for academic affairs. Currently associate dean of the faculty and professor of psychology at the College of the Holy Cross, Wolfson will assume her new role at Loyola on July 1, 2014.

Save the Children leader Mark Shriver to deliver commencement address

Long the supplier of video rentals to Loyola students and faculty, Video Americain is closing its doors in March 2014. But the legacy of this iconic Baltimore establishment will live on thanks to Loyola film studies faculty who raised funds to acquire and preserve what they call the core of one of the best independent film collections in the country.

The Jennings Family International Summer Research Scholarship for Undergraduates is made possible by a $25,000 gift from Katherine and Larry E. Jennings, Jr., parents of a current Loyola student. The scholarships are available for summer 2014 only and will fund the program cost, transportation, and other fees and expenses for up to five students, with preference given to applicants whose socioeconomic circumstances and/or academic major requirements would otherwise make it difficult for them to study abroad.

Loyola University Maryland welcomes Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri for the Asian & Pacific Islander Awareness Month keynote lecture on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at 7 p.m. in the 4th Floor Program Room.

Archbishop William E. Lori, who heads the Archdiocese of Baltimore, will make his first visit to Loyola University Maryland this weekend. He will celebrate Mass in the University’s Alumni Memorial Chapel on Sunday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m.