August 28, 2024

The Career Development team is dedicated to supporting your student’s career growth and professional development throughout their time at Loyola. We offer a range of services designed to help students explore their career options, develop essential skills, and connect with potential employers.

Encourage your student to take advantage of these resources early and often. Our goal is to ensure they are well-prepared for the ever-evolving job market and can confidently pursue their career aspirations. If you or your student has any questions, feel free to email us at career@loyno.edu. 

As members of the Loyola New Orleans community, we warmly welcome parents and caregivers of Loyola students to attend our alumni events held across the country. Our events range from Mardi Gras Meet-Ups to Alumni Chapter Crawfish Boils, all with the intention of making Loyola feel like home, wherever you are. To stay updated with alumni news and events, you can follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/loynoalumni) and Instagram (@loyno_alumni). If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via email at alumni@loyno.edu.

Priority deadline for study abroad in Spring 2025

Mass of the Holy Spirit

Deadline to waive Loyola’s health insurance

Deadlines for J-term 2025 study abroad

Fall Break 

Spring and J-Term 2025 registration advising begins

Spring and J-Term 2025 registration begins

Thanksgiving holiday

Final examinations

All tuition payments, payments plans, and financial aid credits should have already been finalized. If your student still has an outstanding tuition balance, please contact Student Financial Services (sfscenter@loyno.edu) or Financial Aid (finaid@loyno.edu) for assistance. 

If your student has not completed the Aetna waiver process for student health insurance, please make sure it is completed by the September 6, 2024 deadline.

A Message from University Chaplain Thomas Ryan, Ph.D.

I love the Mass of the Holy Spirit. I think you might as well. For centuries, Jesuit colleges and universities have opened the academic year with such a mass. We do so at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 5 in Holy Name of Jesus Church and streamed live online.

Faith involves the intellect and belief. But we are not just heads. We are also embodied, and our bodies also yearn to experience God. At daily 12:30 p.m. Mass in our new Chapel of St. Ignatius and Gayle and Tom Benson Jesuit Center, bodies encounter Christ’s presence in the Eucharist and can respond in thanksgiving—verbally and through sitting, standing, and kneeling. 

At every Mass in Holy Name of Jesus Church, architecture and art engage bodies and all our senses as good. The Mass of the Holy Spirit does so even more through the rich diversity of students, faculty, and staff who contribute. At this Mass, we are surrounded with a massive length of red fabric symbolizing the embrace of the Holy Spirit who loves and inspires. Bodies dance, voices sing, musicians play (gloriously), preachers announce the Good News of God’s unfailing love. All of this is meant to assure us experientially and intellectually of God’s love so that we in turn can be sources of inspiration for a world in such need of it. I hope you can join us! 

Ignatian Life Communities (ILCs) are weekly student-led small groups that discuss life/faith and are a way to take time out of the week to reflect, relax, and remind students of who they are and where they’re headed. Based in Ignatian spirituality, ILCs are open to any students looking for a great community to find God in all things. Students can register to join an ILC now through September 6. Please contact University Minister for Communal Reflection Hunter Darrouzet at hrdarrou@loyno.edu if you have any questions.

Each residence hall is occupied by at least one Resident Minister—lay or religious professionals who provide community and support rooted in our Jesuit values to our residential students. Every week, each Resident Minister hosts a “sweet-n-greet” in their apartments or in the lobbies of their residence halls. These are great ways to meet other students in a supportive environment. We hope to notice, name, and get to know your students at these gatherings or around the buildings. Questions about the Resident Ministry program can be directed to Ken Weber, Associate Director of Ministry, at kweber@loyno.edu. 

Here's a roundup of the latest news from Loyola Wolf Pack Athletics. 

The Wolf Pack volleyball team opened their 2024 season earlier this month, so don't miss out on the action in The Den! Fans can also keep up with all Loyola Athletics by visiting LoyolaWolfPack.com for the latest news and updates on the university's 20 athletic programs.

The Loyola Wolf Pack Athletics Department and Alumni Association are hosting the 26th annual Golf Tournament at the Audubon Park Golf Club on Friday, October 18, 2024! The tournament is organized in a four-person-scramble format. You may recruit your own team or request to be assigned to one. Registration and lunch will begin at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Register by Friday, October 11, 2024, at loyno.edu/golf24. For questions, contact Assistant Director of Annual Giving Cameron Dumas at crdumas@loyno.edu or 504.865.3973.

Cheer on the Pack and support our scholar athletes by joining the Booster Club! Booster Club members receive exclusive benefits such as Wolf Pack Athletics gear, live-streamed games, and more while advancing our athletic programs and enhancing the scholar athlete experience. By joining at the Maroon level or above, you won’t miss a home game, match, or meet with your season pass. Learn more about membership levels and benefits.

Meet Loyola’s Krewe Leaders! They guided the newest members of the Wolf Pack through orientation and welcome programming to kick off the new year, and they will stay connected with new students throughout their first semester to help them adjust to life at Loyola. 

Loyola families wore their maroon and gold during move-in while helping students get settled into the residence halls. Thank you to all the families who made move-in a success! 

Loyola students, pictured in front of Buckingham Palace, spent three weeks in London this summer as part of the inaugural Mass Communication Study Abroad Session. Prof. Lisa Collins and Dr. Cathy Rogers led students on tours of the CBS News London bureau and PR agencies The Propeller Group and FleishmanHillard, visited multiple museums, took in a show at the Globe Theatre, explored Oxford and Cambridge, went back in time to the birth of BBC TV and the glory days of Fleet Street and, of course, had afternoon tea.

HOWL! Welcome the Class of 2028 to the Wolf Pack. We can't wait to see what our new students will accomplish in their time at Loyola. 

Check out a video recap of the 2024 move-in and new student orientation.