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The African Student's Association (ASA) serves to integrate and foster the unity of students from different African culture, and exists as a support system and resource for any student at Loyola. The organization presents students with prominent issues relating to Africa and encourages them to partake in inclusive events/activates that expose the University to the different culture of the continent. The ASA also strives to serve the community by collaborating with different organizations.

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ALANA (African, Latinx, Asian and Native American) Services is committed to providing support, services, and programs that encourage the success of students of color at Loyola University Maryland. Through intentional programming and a broad spectrum of services, we seek to foster the academic, personal, spiritual, and leadership development of ALANA students.

As a department, ALANA sponsors a variety of programs aimed at enriching and educating members of Loyola's campus community about issues related to diversity, inclusion and cultural awareness.

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ALANA Services oversees 8 ALANA Student Organizations that provide the institution with events that seek to celebrate Diversity and Inclusion while building the visibility of students that identify at Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). While ALANA primarily supports students through their racial and ethnic identity development, ALANA also seeks to support students through an intersectional framework because students have various identities, and the support can expand to help many students that would fall under the marginalized population.

The 8 ALANA Organizations are:
Asian Cultural Alliance (ACA)
Association of Latinx Students (ALAS)
African Student Association (ASA)
Black Student Association (BSA)
Caribbean Students' Union (CSU)
Middle Eastern South Asian Student Alliance (MESA)
Mosaic: A Womxn of Color Initiative
Native American Student Association (NASA)

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ASL Club provides a safe and fun environment for students to learn about ASL & Deaf culture!

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- information regarding club meetings and social media
- resources online and around the Baltimore area for ASL learners
- space to find a community with a common interest
- student engagement on campus

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Arabyola is Loyola's Arabic Language club that helps enrich student's knowledge about the Arabic language and aims to observe Arab Culture. Everyone is welcome as we continue on this journey celebrate the beautiful and unique history of the Arab world.

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Promoting, Educating, and Celebrating all cultures that fall within the Asian Diaspora

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The Association for Latin American and Spanish Students' mission is to foster awareness of the Latino Culture through educational programming and outreach to the Loyola community. With the infusion of Jesuit values and Latinx perspectives, ALAS aims to immerse Loyola students and faculty into a community open to cultural awareness and appreciation and proactive involvement in current issues of the Latinx population.

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BIPOC Affinity Housing will allow students to maintain a sense of belonging and self-worth while providing the opportunity to reconnect with cultural identities, regroup and process experiences, and be surrounded by a community of support. Residents will be considered for the community based on their self-identification within one of the racial or ethnic groups outlined by the term Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), including but not limited to: African American, Native American, Asian, Hispanic, Latinx, or Hawaiian identities. BIPOC Affinity Housing members would be expected to maintain excellence and integrity throughout campus, cultivate an awareness of social justice issues, express compassion and respect for other cultures, as well as maintain a social orientation that is free of stereotypical and micro-aggressive ideals. This community welcomes all residents who are interested in exploring, celebrating, and affirming the diversity of Black, Indigenous, People of Color and their cultural experiences, within both historical and contemporary contexts.

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This community will seek to promote and support the African American community. Through this intentional living community the "Black and Grey" will create a safe and comfortable living space for African Americans to subdue the daily microaggressions and stressors of attending a predominantly white institution.

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The mission of the Black Student Association (BSA) is to promote awareness and celebrate all facets of Black culture through service projects, educational programs, social inclusiveness and self-exploration while upholding the spirit of the Jesuit ideals.

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The mission of the Caribbean Students' Union (CSU) is to provide a place for students from the Caribbean and those interested in the Caribbean culture to share in the celebration of diversity in the Loyola community. We aim to accomplish this by sharing experiences, and exploring traditions through effective planning and programming. We seek to introduce the Loyola community to the many wonderful aspects of Caribbean life.

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A club for students interested in learning more about Chinese culture and language!

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Loyola German Club celebrates German culture and heritage on campus and around Baltimore.

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This group seeks to preserve and promote Greek education, sciences, arts, music, philosophy, etc., and sponsors programming to support Greek culture.

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The Italian Club will facilitate the education and immersion of Italian culture and heritage for all students interested in Italian culture.

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Cultural event credit for Italian courses

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The Karson Institute provides a scholarly space for professors, students, social justice workers, and activists to come together to research, discuss, debate, and explore answers to America's most urgent questions on inequality, injustice, and racial inequity. We are committed to establishing a research and data-based environment built on intersectional liberated ideas and ideologies.

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Loyola and Disability, or LAD, partners current students with a disability with newer students in order to develop a connection based on lived experience at Loyola with a disability. Mentors will serve as guides for newer students as they navigate Loyola, the DSS portal, use accommodations, and life at college with a disability.

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Messina supports and enhances a vibrant campus climate that engages students, faculty, administrators, and the broader community in distinct and meaningful ways, including especially an emphasis on academic excellence and intellectual inquiry.

Messina is named for the city in Sicily, Italy, where the Jesuits established their first college to welcome lay students. The college at Messina set the tone for how Jesuit education has endured and evolved throughout its nearly 500-year history—through a commitment to academic excellence attained across a range of disciplines, and to the development of the whole person.

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Messina is designed to instill the intellectual curiosity and self-knowledge necessary for a first-year student's successful start to his or her Loyola education, whose commitment to personal and social responsibility reflects the Jesuit, Catholic academic and faith traditions. As a result of participation in Messina, first-year students will show progress to a deeper and fuller understanding of the interconnections unique and essential to a Jesuit Education in a contemporary world. Along the way, students will experience personalized mentorship, advising, peer education and ongoing support throughout their first year. Messina events - both on and off campus - are free to all students and in most cases, transportation is provided.

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The Middle Eastern and South Asian Student Alliance promotes the awareness, understanding, and appreciation of Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures among Loyola students. Our goal is to foster a sense of community within the student body and increase Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural awareness throughout the Loyola campus, as well as the surrounding Baltimore area. We welcome students of all ethnic backgrounds to participate in our events.

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We strive to provide resources, support, and encouragement for Womxn of Color on Loyola's campus and aboard. Through our development of an inclusive environment that fosters sisterhood and lifelong friends. We aim to involve, inform, and inspire Womxn who embody the excellence of the collective presence and hold intersectionality at the forefront of their minds.

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The National Fellowships Office assists Loyola undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni in finding and applying for competitive fellowships, scholarships, summer programs, and awards. We support students' success through:
- Timely and targeted information
- Guidance and tips
- Feedback throughout your application process and committee interview
- Institutional endorsement and submission services for most selective scholarships
- Celebration and recognition of award winners

For additional information about any of these opportunities, or to discuss which fellowships best match your interests and academic plans, contact Dr. Terre Ryan, Director of National Fellowships at nationalfellowships@loyola.edu.

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The Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) works to meet the University's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with an integrative model of leadership. The model draws its strength from partnerships and collaborations with every division of the University. OEI provides leadership, education, consultation, and assistance to the campus to embrace equity and inclusion as a pillar of excellence.

In collaboration with other university offices, divisions, strategic plans, and staff, the OEI supports an institutional climate of Ignatian Citizenship by balancing opportunities for individual enrichment and reflection on how one's social identities influence choice and responsibilities and collaborative work for justice.

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Our mission is to foster a community for the underrepresented pre-health students. We work to provide support and information regarding their specific goals.

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Studnets will be able to learn from other upperclassmen what it is like to be a Student of color in the healthcare field.

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Spectrum is an all-inclusive group founded in the Jesuit tradition of men and women for others. It fosters open and honest discussion about the diverse issues surrounding sexual orientation and sexual minorities, and does so with an educative intent.

Spectrum hopes to impact the college community so that homophobia and hatred are replaced by understanding, acceptance, and inclusiveness, and desires to see at Loyola a world of appreciation that benefits each and every human life.

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A safe environment that always you to be yourself.
A place to meet new people.
Many fun events to attend during the semester.

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The LGBTQ+ Experience is an organization which uses its platform to amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ students on campus through advocacy, visibility, and support. It works to advocate for these individuals and increase community visibility by educating others across Loyola University Maryland's campus.
This space is an all-inclusive space for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies alike. Through conversations about students' experiences, we hope to foster visibility and awareness that does not currently exist on Loyola's campus.

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