From: Messina
Date: January 23, 2025
Subject: Messina Newsletter - Week of 1/20/25



Messina Newsletter

Action Items

  • Mentors, your enrichment plan is due today, Thursday January 23rd. Please click here to access the Qualtrics form. 
  • Faculty, your spring syllabus is due today, Thursday January 23rd. Please click here to access the Qualtrics form. 

Updates & Reminders
 

1. The January Lunch and Learn is all about helping commuter students and students with off-campus obligations connect to Loyola and take full advantage of Messina. The Lunch and Learn will be January 28th at 12:30pm in Fernandez 237. Join us for a delicious and WARMING soup bar from Soup's On in Mount Vernon. RSVP by Monday, January 27, at noon.
duckpin bowling flyer

Duckpin Bowling Event Saturday 1/25

Messina has rented out an entire local bowling alley for students to come and learn one of Baltimore's finest traditions, duckpin bowling! Come play and learn what makes this game a little different than regular bowling. Shoes will be provided at the bowling alley as well as all games you can play before they close. We will also be providing pizza and unlimited sodas. Bring your Messina classmates, roommates, friends or come by yourself and meet new friends!

A shuttle bus will pick-up students outside Boulder once at 7:45pm and another at 8:15pm. A bus will take students back to campus at 9:45pm and another at 10:15pm

Students need to register in advance as there is a 80 person capacity limit at the bowling alley. Students will sign-in on the Bridge when boarding the shuttle.

community engagement fair flyer

Community Engagement Fair 1/23

If you have students interested in community service or social justice opportunities around Baltimore, please tell them about the community engagement fair on 1/23 in McGuire Hall from 4pm - 6:30pm

gallery upcoming event

Common Text Gallery Panel Discussion

The Julio Fine Arts Gallery is proud to present an Artist Talk & Panel Discussion related to our current exhibition, “Future: Evergreener; From Destruction to Abundance.” The event will take place on Wednesday, February 5th, starting at 6:30PM in McManus Theatre. The panel is an opportunity to connect themes from the Messina common text, Not Too Late, with the exhibiting artists and their work. A moderated discussion between the artists and Loyola students who took part in curating Future: Evergreener, will feature a deeper dive into the artists' work, process, and connections to the themes of climate change, hope, and urgency. The discussion will be followed by a small reception in the gallery.

Important Dates

(See our Ongoing Support for Working Groups tab of the Messina website for more details about Messina submissions.)  
  • 2/10 - February Live Update Meeting
  • 2/15 – Mentor Stipend III 
  • 2/15 -  Accepted Student Open House
  • 2/27 – Messina New Participant Welcome 
  • 2/28 – Midterm grades to Registrar’s by 3PM 
  • 3/3 – 3/8 – Spring Break 
  • 3/15 – Faculty Enrichment Stipend 
  • 3/17 – Common Text Keynote 
  • 3/21 – Maryland Day Celebration 
  • 3/22 – Accepted Student Open House II 
  • 3/30 – Spring Advising Stipend (Faculty) 
  • 4/2 – Class of 2028 Registration 
  • 4/12 – Accepted Student Open House III 
  • 4/14 – Withdrawal Period Ends 
  • 4/15 – Mentor Stipend IV 
  • 4/17 - 4/21 – Easter Break – no classes 
  • 4/28 – Last Day of Classes 
  • 4/29 – Study Day 

Upcoming Events

Students can register events through The Bridge (links below). View the Calendar tab of the Messina website for a complete list of events for the semester.

Saturday, January 25th

7:45pm

10:15pm

Duckpin Bowling

Pickup at Boulder

Messina

 

Monday, January 27th

6:30pm

7:30pm

MLK Convocation Speaker: Nikole Hannah-Jones

McGuire Hall

Office of the President, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Office of Peace & Justice, the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice, Messina, and the African and African American Studies Program.

 

Wednesday, February 5th

6:30pm

7:30pm

Gallery Common Text Panel Discussion

McManus Theatre

The Gallery & Messina

Quick Links


Need to arrange transportation or submit a reimbursement, cash advance, or Pcard budget number change? 
Use the Working Group Logistical Request Form

Share working group photos by emailing messina@loyola.edu

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