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TRIO Support Student Services
Greetings, Loyola Parents! TRIO SSS is a grant-funded academic support program that provides FREE services in tutoring, class selection, academic coaching, time management, motivation to complete degree plans, cultural activities, and much more. Students must be either low-income, first-generation, and/or receive accommodations from the Office for Accessible Education. There are limited spots available for this school year. Encourage your students to apply NOW! You may reach out to the TRIO office at triosss@loyno.edu or sign up for an info session.
Here are some of the FREE services provided by TRIO:
- Advising and course selection
- Success skills workshops
- Tutoring
- Financial aid assistance and scholarship information
- Financial wellness and literacy workshops
- Individualized degree completion plans
- Career and major exploration
- Graduate school information seminars
- Support for online coursework
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Important Dates
March 22
Midterm grades posted by midnight
March 22–23
March 27
Fall 2023 advising begins
April 6–10
Easter holiday
April 11
Fall 2023 registration begins
May 12–13
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Tutoring Support for Your Student
Is your student telling you that their classes are hard or that they're feeling overwhelmed? OWLS is here to help. OWLS ( the Office of Writing and Learning Services) offers free tutoring in a variety of subjects—math, writing, foreign languages, and more. OWLS tutors are Loyola undergraduates trained to help their peers understand and engage more deeply with their coursework. Sessions are one-on-one meetings and personalized to the student's particular needs. OWLS also offers general study skills tutoring for students wanting to develop better and more effective study habits. In-person sessions are held on campus in the OWLS center during the day, while virtual appointments are available in the evenings to accommodate students with busy daytime schedules. Learn more about OWLS.
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Career Support for Seniors
It's that time of year when many seniors are probably asking "What's Next?" Preparing for post-graduation plans can be overwhelming, but the Career Development Team is here to help and offering a three-part workshop series for ALL majors. These workshops will take place March 22–March 24. Details for students can be found in their Handshake profile. - First Job 101: You've got your first job after college! Now what? Navigating new responsibilities and professionalism expectations can be overwhelming. Join us for lunch and an insightful workshop as we discuss how to succeed in your first job after graduation.
- Make Money Make Sense: Landing that first job after graduation is a great first start, but it’s not all that’s required for setting yourself up for financial success. Especially if you have student loans to pay back, money management will be key in establishing a secure financial future. Join us for lunch and an interactive workshop on preparing for financial success after graduation.
- LinkedIn for the Job Search: This interactive webinar will show how data reveals what matters most in today’s job market, contrary to conventional wisdom. Former LinkedIn staffers will share behind-the-scenes insights and help you optimize the rate of return on the jobs you apply for and 10x students chances of job search success.
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Payment Plans Available for Fall and Summer
Student Financial Services offers monthly payment plans for the upcoming summer and fall semesters to help spread out tuition costs rather than making one lump sum payment. Setting up payment plans early can help make your monthly payments more affordable. Students can follow these step-by-step instructions to set up a payment plan in LORA Self-Service. Payment Due Dates:
- Summer semester – May 15
- Fall semester – August 1
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The university's annual day of giving, Loyola Loyal Day 2023, will take place from noon on Wednesday, March 22 to noon on Thursday, March 23, 2023, providing alumni, parents, and friends across the country an opportunity to celebrate and support our incredible students in their pursuit of excellence. This year, funds raised during this 24-hour period will go towards scholarships for students. Add it to your calendar today! If you're in the New Orleans area on March 22, Loyola will have a tent at YLC Wednesday at the Square. Anyone who makes a gift of $10 or more on Loyola Loyal Day will have exclusive access to the university's tent to visit with other members of the Wolf Pack and enjoy free beer and refreshments. Become an Advocate!
An Advocate is someone who supports Loyola Loyal Day in different ways - leading with a gift, sharing on social networks, and encouraging others to give. Advocates are highlighted on the giving day's campaign page, along with data on the impact of their efforts. We'll have prizes and swag for our top advocates! If you'd like to learn more, please contact Director of Annual Giving Garrett Lacour at 504-861-5568 or gmlacour@loyno.edu.
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Open to the entire Loyola University community (including parents, alumni, students, faculty, and staff), the Wolf Pack LaunchU startup bootcamp is your chance at over $30,000 in seed funding for your small business or business idea! Learn from the experts, get paired with a mentor, and develop your idea as part of this FREE program offered by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development. Contact Bara Watts or Sam McCabe with questions. Application Deadline: April 14.
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Summer Registration Now OpenSummer Session can help your student catch up, get ahead, or check off a core requirement before returning in the fall. With multiple start dates, many online options, and sessions ranging in length from 2–10 weeks, the Summer Session is flexible so your student can stay engaged without disrupting summer plans. Students enrolled in the summer session can also add a free one-credit academic success course (SPST-A230-WV1) to their summer schedule. Students will learn strategies that may help improve their GPA and enrich their educational experience at Loyola. Keep in mind that this course is tuition free but may adjust summer session fees from part-time to full-time depending on your student’s program of study. This course counts as undergraduate elective credit.
The full listing of Summer 2023 courses is available in the Course Catalog on LORA Self-Service. For individual questions and support, please email summer@loyno.edu.
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Campus Construction Update
We are pleased to announce that we have signed a contract with MAPP, LLC for the next phase of the Chapel of St. Ignatius and the Gayle and Tom Benson Jesuit Center project. Right now they are working on procuring the necessary construction materials and are targeting remobilization of construction after Commencement in May. The construction is expected to be completed in late spring 2024. This chapel and center will transform our campus and be a place of beauty, joy, and inspiration for people of all faith backgrounds. We look forward to celebrating and sharing this beautiful new space with our entire Loyola community!
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Send Your Student a Campus Cube Care Package
Looking for a special way to support your student this semester? Our partners at CampusCube offer a variety of care packages, available with free shipping to students living in the residence halls. Packages include healthy, gluten-free, nut-free, and vegan snack options, as well as study essentials like mugs and tech accessories. Plus, you can include a personalized message.
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March Spiritual Reflection Every month, we share a reflection from Interim Vice President for Mission and Identity Tom Ryan, Ph.D.
Counterintuitively, Lent is about freedom.
I got this idea from an Ash Wednesday sermon that made the case that Lent is an intensification of everyday faith life, which is fundamentally about growing in freedom.
Loyola’s first Lenten presentation addressed the theme of Ignatian freedom. The speaker, Becky Eldredge, made the case that freedom involves freedom from constraint. But on its own, that’s a thin understanding. A fuller understanding includes the freedom to (love ourselves, God, neighbor, and creation) and the freedom to do so for (the other). These remaining weeks of Lent offer us the opportunity to pray for the gift of growing in this rich understanding of freedom and to undertake practices that strengthen our commitment to this fuller sense of freedom.
Lent leads to Easter, and the gospel reading on the Second Sunday of Easter on April 16 depicts Jesus’ followers cowering behind locked doors. The first words of the resurrected Jesus to his fearful followers are so important that he utters them twice, “Peace be with you.”
May this season of Lent prepare us in some way to really experience Easter peace that liberates us from fears and worries and that sets us free to love ourselves, God, neighbor, and creation and, therefore, to be there for them.
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HOWL! The Loyola community gathered for a Lenten Fish Fry on campus in March.
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The Loyola Jazz Ensemble Festival took place on campus in early March honoring New Orleans trumpet masters Wendell Brunious, Leroy Jones, and Jamil Sharif.
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The Loyola women's and men's basketball teams ended their seasons last week in the first round of the NAIA National Championship tournament. The women's team ended the season 27-3 overall, while the men's team ended 24-7 overall.
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