From: Office of Equity & Inclusion
Date: October 1
Subject: The IDEA Newsletter! | October, Issue No. 22


THE IDEA newsletter October 2025, ISSUE NO.22

The IDEA Newsletter

The IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility) Newsletter is a monthly newsletter that is designed to curate the diversity, equity, and inclusion educational opportunities and initiatives that help to improve campus climate at Loyola.

To read past issues of the IDEA Newsletter, please visit: https://www.loyola.edu/department/equity-inclusion/about/idea-newsletter.html
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Meet the 2025-2026
President's Council on Equity and Inclusion


The President’s Advisory Council on Equity and Inclusion was established in 2017 with a mission of educating leaders, both at and produced by Loyola, for a diverse and changing world with a commitment to diversity as a necessary component of academic excellence.  Made up of administrators, faculty, students, and staff, the council is charged with establishing, promoting, and advancing a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels of university function.

The Council aims to foster an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere at Loyola by spearheading initiatives such as:
  • Serving as an advisory board to the President and the Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
  • Reviewing recruitment, enrollment, hiring, retention, and business practices to enhance diversity and inclusion at all levels, supporting the mission of the institution
  • Assessing and addressing campus climate through related training and educational opportunities that engage difference and promote a culture of belonging and accountability for all community members
  • Supporting campus affinity groups for students and employees
  •  Engaging and partnering with the city of Baltimore
  • Maintaining external engagement on diversity and equity boards, alumni, etc.

2025-2026 Council Members:

Name Position
Rodney Parker Chair, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
Robbiew Bishop-Monroe Assistant Professor, Sellinger School of Business
Milton Bravo Vice President, Mission and Identity
Rita Buettner Director, University Communications
Pat Cassiday Director, LGBTQIA+ Student Services
Ravens William-Cuffee Dean of Student Success
Toya Dailey-Smith Assistant Director, Office of People and Culture
Elise Fields Program Assistant, Writing Department/ Modern Languages and Literature Department
Tracey Frey Assistant Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness and Academic Assessment
Brigid Greg Director, Sustainability
Sheila Glee EVS Lead Supervisor, Facilities
Whitney Hobson Assistant Director of Social Justice, Counseling Center
Rhona Little Director, Student Integrity and Restorative Justice Practices
Jennifer Lounden Dean, Undergraduate Admission
Gia Grier McGinnis Executive Director, CCSJ and York Rd Initiative
Fr. Bao Nguyen Assistant Director, International Jesuit Collaborations
Oghenetoja (Toja) Okoh Associate Professor, Loyola College of Arts and Sciences
Emalee Quickel Associate Professor and Director, Clinical Professional Counseling
Qi Shi Associate Professor, School of Education
Saima Sitwat Assistant Director of Interfaith and Ecumenical Ministry, Campus Ministry
Davis Tiscione Director, Office of Title IX and Bias Compliance
Marcia Wiedefeld Director, Disability and Accessibility Services
Ifeoma Ezeani Undergraduate Student Representative, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice for SGA
Itzel Mendez Serrano Graduate Student Representative
 

For more information about the President’s Council on Equity and Inclusion, please contact Rodney Parker, Ph.D., at officeoftheceio@loyola.edu.

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The Office of Equity and Inclusion is on Instagram! Follow us at @LoyolaEquityInclusion for updates, events, and insights on fostering an inclusive campus community. Join the conversation and be part of the journey towards equity and inclusion! 🌟

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Below are links to initiatives, support networks, and campus updates that help to foster inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility across Loyola. ⬇️
 
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Loyola is host to a variety of training, activities, and events throughout the year, many of which foster engagement and open dialogue surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
Below are upcoming events taking place across campus this October. ⬇️
 
Study Abroad Fair! on Wednesday, 01 October 2025 At 2:00 PM. No image description provided

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Study Abroad Fair!

Clock Wednesday, October 1
2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Loyola's yearly Study Abroad Fair!
Come learn about all the exciting international opportunities available to students through the Office of International Programs!

Connect with OIP staff, Study Abroad Ambassadors and program representatives and discover your next adventure!
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Purple Petal Shadow Boxes on Wednesday, 01 October 2025 At 6:00 PM. No image description provided

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Purple Petal Shadow Boxes

Clock Wednesday, October 1
6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Join us to make your own purple flower shadow box and learn how to support survivors of domestic violence.
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Spectrum Experience Movie Night:

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Spectrum Experience Movie Night: "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Clock Wednesday, October 1
7:30pm - 9:30pm
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Join us for movie night and popcorn! This week we will be watching Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) starring John Cameron Mitchell.
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A Birthday Celebration of Mahatma Gandhi on Thursday, 02 October 2025 At 1:30 PM. No image description provided

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A Birthday Celebration of Mahatma Gandhi

Clock Thursday, October 2
1:30pm - 2:30pm
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A musical celebration of Mahatma Gandhi
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Ramen Fundraiser on Friday, 03 October 2025 At 12:00 AM. No image description provided

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Ramen Fundraiser

Clock Friday, October 3 at 12:00am
to Saturday, October 25 at 3:00am
Location pin Outside Iggy's, 4501 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, United States
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Support Rendez-Vous Haiti in their efforts to provide for those in Haiti with our ramen cup fundraiser. Along with your cup of ramen you can also learn a little bit about Rendez-Vous Haiti and the current events in Haiti.
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Celebrate the Humanities! on Friday, 03 October 2025 At 3:00 PM. No image description provided

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Celebrate the Humanities!

Clock Friday, October 3
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location pin Fourth Floor Program Room Andrew White Student Center, 4501 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, United States
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The CFH's Annual Celebration of Teaching, Learning, and Research into the Humanities!
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Halloweentown and Cookie Decorating on Friday, 03 October 2025 At 3:00 PM. No image description provided

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Halloweentown & Cookie Decorating

Clock Friday, October 3
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Join the McAuley Women's Center to watch Halloweentown and decorate your own spooky cookie!
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Mid-Autumn Fest on Friday, 03 October 2025 At 7:00 PM. No image description provided

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Mid-Autumn Fest

Clock Friday, October 3
7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Come join ACA and Chinese Club as we honor Mid-Autumn Festival on Friday, Oct. 3rd at 7-9pm in McGuire Hall! Food will be provided and we’ll have a variety of traditional games for you to enjoy, so bring an appetite and your friends! Registration is limited to the first 35 people. We hope to see you there!
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Interfaith Road Trip on Saturday, 04 October 2025 At 9:00 AM. No image description provided

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Interfaith Road Trip

Clock Saturday, October 4
9:00am - 3:30pm
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Do you know that Baltimore is home to one of the largest mosques in the United States? Jewish philanthropy benefits hospitals and social services in our region. Churches do not only offer worship but are some of the largest hubs of service.

Our Interfaith Road Trip will take you to diverse places of worship in the Baltimore area with an opportunity to see how service and social justice are integral to people living their faith in today’s world. Come with us to learn from experts about religious history of the city we call home and enjoy delicious lunch at the Islamic Society of Baltimore’s Barakah Café!

Free Breakfast, lunch, snacks and cool swag are included in the experience. All are welcome!
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Pitties and Pumpkins! on Saturday, 04 October 2025 At 9:00 AM. No image description provided

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Pitties and Pumpkins!

Clock Saturday, October 4
9:00am - 3:00pm
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Join us in attending the Pitties and Pumpkins hosted by the Maryland SPCA. This event will promote and raise awareness about pitbulls and support funding for the shelter. Hounds Helping Hounds will have a table at this event, but we need your help in supporting the shelter run this event!
If you are interested in volunteering, feel free to register!!
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York Road Community Day: October 4th on Saturday, 04 October 2025 At 9:15 AM. No image description provided

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York Road Community Day: October 4th

Clock Saturday, October 4
9:15am - 12:00pm
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Come get your hands dirty with neighbors to accomplish projects to beautify and maintain our shared York Road community! Projects include maintaining street trees, planting new trees and flowers, painting, clean up and more! For more information contact Jeeda Hennawi at yricommercial@loyola.edu.
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Soul Kitchen Sign Up on Sunday, 05 October 2025 At 12:00 PM. No image description provided

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Soul Kitchen Sign Up

Clock Sunday, October 5
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location pin Govans Presbyterian Church, 5828 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212, United States
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Prepare, Cook, and Serve over 50 meals for the community. Come volunteer and release your inner chef! (Make sure to log your hours on the Bridge!)
Contact ccsjonetimefood@loyola.edu if you have any questions!
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Pledge against Domestic Violence on Monday, 06 October 2025 At 12:00 PM. No image description provided

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Pledge against Domestic Violence

Clock Monday, October 6
12:00pm - 3:00pm
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and One Love is hosting a special tabling event to show support and spread awareness. Swing by our table to sign our pledge poster and commit to building healthier, safer relationships on campus. After signing, you’ll get a purple ribbon to wear as a symbol of solidarity with survivors and a reminder that every voice matters in ending relationship abuse.
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Commitment to Justice Series: Neurodivergence and Justice In Schools and the Workplace on Monday, 06 October 2025 At 4:30 PM. No image description provided

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Commitment to Justice Series: Neurodivergence and Justice In Schools and the Workplace

Clock Monday, October 6
4:30pm - 6:00pm
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Please join us for a panel discussion where we will explore the question, "How do we create a learning environment and programs that are appropriate for neurodiverse students?" Partly inspired by this year's Common Text, "Happiness Falls," this panel will include participants from the Loyola Community (including students, alumni, faculty, staff, and administrators) and the greater Baltimore Community.

Sponsored by the Thrive Center, DAS, the Career Center, Campus Ministry, CCSJ, the Office of Title IX and Bias and Compliance, the Office of the Provost, Communications, Visual and Performing Arts, ODUGS, Counseling Center, Athletics, & Messina

4:30pm-6:00pm in McGuire Hall
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Monday Reset: Take A Walk on Monday, 06 October 2025 At 5:15 PM. No image description provided

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Monday Reset: Take A Walk

Clock Monday, October 6
5:15pm - 6:45pm
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Join us and explore surrounding neighborhoods by going on a 1-2 mile walk! Bring a friend or meet a friend!
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Peace and Justice Lunch Talk -

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Peace & Justice Lunch Talk - "Autograph Books as Holocaust Objects"

Clock Wednesday, October 8
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location pin CT*M114 (conference room behind Starbucks), 4501 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, United States
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When Jewish girls were deported to concentration and labor camps during the Holocaust, they often brought small objects with them. One type of object was the "autograph book," a very small bound set of blank pages. Before the war, a young person was supposed to collect sayings, poems, and drawings from friends by circulating these books. We have found that young people circulated them inside spaces of persecution, such as camps. What did people write and draw, inside camps? Why did girls risk harm to secretly carry and circulate these books? What do these items tell us about girlhood and the Holocaust?
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Clothesline Project on Wednesday, 08 October 2025 At 3:00 PM. No image description provided

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Clothesline Project

Clock Wednesday, October 8
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Join us to make a t-shirt for a Clothesline Project Art Display during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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Decorating Chinese Hand Fans on Wednesday, 08 October 2025 At 4:00 PM. No image description provided

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Decorating Chinese Hand Fans

Clock Wednesday, October 8
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location pin Loyola Notre Dame Library IDEA Space, 200 Winston Ave., Baltimore, MD 21212,
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Join Loyola's Chinese Club to decorate Chinese hand fans and learn about the importance and uses of fans in Chinese culture! All are welcome!
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The Jesuit University in a Broken World: An Academic Conversation on Wednesday, 08 October 2025 At 4:30 PM. No image description provided

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The Jesuit University in a Broken World: An Academic Conversation

Clock Wednesday, October 8
4:30pm - 6:30pm
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"Since the beginning of academia, Academic Freedom and Censorship have always been a topic of conversation. Will professors get in trouble for teaching something? What are they allowed to teach? Who decides what we learn and what is censored?

Based on an article written by Dean Brackley S.J. called "The Jesuit University in a Broken World", we will explore the 7 standards of a Jesuit Education and how they relate to the topics of a Jesuit Education and Academic Freedom in 2025. To prepare students for academia, research, and enhance their Jesuit education inside and outside the classroom, we will host a conversation of different professors and students who will share their opinions on academics in the Jesuit Tradition through their work on campus.

Ideas will also be offered on how Loyola can continue their Jesuit Value of Academic Excellence in these consistently changing times and allow it to become a lifelong learner. We will see how we can use our Jesuit Education to heal a Broken World.
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Baltimore Sustainable Student Meet Up on Thursday, 09 October 2025 At 12:00 PM. No image description provided

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Baltimore Sustainable Student Meet Up

Clock Thursday, October 9
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Join universities across Baltimore to create connections with sustainable student organizations across campuses virtually.
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Another Sankofa Moment - Looking Back to Move Forwards: Reception (Fifth Year Anniversary Celebration for the Karson!)

Clock Thursday, October 9
5:00pm - 6:45pm
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Join us for a Campus Community Reception that will be followed by the Anniversary Symposium!

Celebrate with us the Fifth Year Anniversary Celebration for the Karson Institute for Race, Peace, & Social Justice!
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Diversity in the Workplace on Thursday, 09 October 2025 At 5:00 PM. No image description provided

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Diversity in the Workplace

Clock Thursday, October 9
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Diversity in the Workplace is an event designed to shed light on the challenges that individuals with diverse identities encounter in both workplace and academic environments. The panel will bring together administrators to share their experiences navigating professional settings, obtaining leadership positions, and engaging with colleagues and peers of different identities. The event will be held in a Q&A format, providing space for students to engage directly with panelists, ask meaningful questions, and learn from panelists' insights. Food will be provided, and we hope to create an atmosphere that is both welcoming and impactful.
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Dragula Watch Party on Thursday, 09 October 2025 At 7:00 PM. No image description provided

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Dragula Watch Party

Clock Thursday, October 9
7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Come hang out, relax, and watch the new season of Dragula: Titans. All are welcome!!!
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Another Sankofa Moment - Looking Back to Move Forwards: Anniversary Symposium (Fifth Year Anniversary Celebration for the Karson!)

Clock Thursday, October 9
7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Come and celebrate the Fifth Year Anniversary Celebration for the Karson Institute for Race, Peace, & Social Justice with us! The Anniversary Symposium will be an evening of music, poetry, and discourse. This event will also be livestreamed for those who wish to attend and show support virtually!
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Advocates for Inclusion Tabling for DSAMD Step Up For Down Syndrome Walk on Friday, 10 October 2025 At 11:00 AM. No image description provided

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Advocates for Inclusion Tabling for DSAMD Step Up For Down Syndrome Walk

Clock Friday, October 10
11:00am - 1:00pm
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AFI will be raising money for the Down Syndrome Association of Maryland's Step Up For Down Syndrome Walk that will take place on October 25th at West Shore Park in the Inner Harbor!
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R.I.S.E. Up Against Breast Cancer Tabling

Clock Friday, October 10
11:00am - 2:00pm
Location pin Boulder Atrium, 4501 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, United States
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Spreading awareness for Breast Cancer and health care disparities among Black women.
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Sukkot Celebration at Loyola on Friday, 10 October 2025 At 12:00 PM. No image description provided

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Sukkot Celebration at Loyola

Clock Friday, October 10
12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Campus Ministry and Jewish Student Association invite you to join us in celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot on the Quad! We will celebrate this time of happiness with traditional food and good company on October 10 from 12-2pm. You can also join us in building the Sukkah on October 9th!
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Hora de Café con Leche on Friday, 10 October 2025 At 3:00 PM. No image description provided

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Hora de Café con Leche

Clock Friday, October 10
3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Hora de Café con Leche is a wonderful space for Spanish speakers to engage in deeper conversations about the Latinx community and to build community together while enjoying café con leche! Folks that are practicing their Spanish are also welcome to join! This is a session for beginners. So, if you're looking to practice your Spanish while enjoying some cafe, join us!
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Snack Bag Creation for AHC (Affordable Homes & Communities)

Clock Friday, October 10
4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Join Loyola Rotaract for our first service event of the semester! We will be decorating and assembling snack bags for K-5 students at AHC and telling sharing a little bit more about what our club does. This event is low-commitment; bring your friends and a positive attitude! All are welcome!
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ALAS Latin Fest - Baile de Mascarada on Saturday, 11 October 2025 At 7:00 PM. No image description provided

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ALAS Latin Fest - Baile de Mascarada

Clock Saturday, October 11
7:00pm - 11:00pm
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Join us for a fun celebration of Latinx Heritage Month in McGuire Hall with great food, games, prizes, dancing, live music, and more...

We ask you to please come dressed in your best attire. (Semi-Formal)
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Soul Kitchen Sign Up on Sunday, 12 October 2025 At 12:00 PM. No image description provided

EVENT

Soul Kitchen Sign Up

Clock Sunday, October 12
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location pin Govans Presbyterian Church, 5828 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212, United States
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Prepare, Cook, and Serve over 50 meals for the community. Come volunteer and release your inner chef! (Make sure to log your hours on the Bridge!)
Contact ccsjonetimefood@loyola.edu if you have any questions!
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Dear Survivor: Letters of Support on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 At 5:30 PM. No image description provided

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Dear Survivor: Letters of Support

Clock Tuesday, October 14
5:30pm - 7:30pm
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Stop by our table outside of Boulder to write a letter of inspiration to survivors of domestic violence. These letters will be put together to form a collage of encouragement and inspiration.
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Art and Spirituality: A Juried Exhibition on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 At 10:00 AM. No image description provided

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Art and Spirituality: A Juried Exhibition

Clock Wednesday, October 15 at 10:00am
to Wednesday, November 19 at 4:00pm
Location pin Julio Fine Arts Gallery, DeChiaro College Center W131, 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, United States
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Presented by the Julio Fine Arts Gallery, this exhibition is juried by Visual and Performing Art’s own Kerry Boeye and Dan Schlapbach. All Julio Fine Arts Gallery events are free and open to the public.
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Spectrum Experience Movie Night:

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Spectrum Experience Movie Night: "Booksmart"

Clock Wednesday, October 15
7:30pm - 9:30pm
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Join us this week for a movie and popcorn! This week we will be watching Booksmart (2019) starring Kaitlyn Denver and Beanie Feldstein.
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Clean-Up at Milford Mill Gwynn Falls Trail on Saturday, 18 October 2025 At 8:30 AM. No image description provided

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Clean-Up at Milford Mill Gwynn Falls Trail

Clock Saturday, October 18
8:30am - 1:30pm
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Come join us in cleaning up at the beautiful Mill Gwynn Falls Trail! Meetup is at 8:30 am at Newman Towers. We will travel from there to the site and clean up till 12:30 pm, which is when we'll start heading back to campus.
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Greater Govans Expungement Clinic on Sunday, 19 October 2025 At 10:30 AM. No image description provided

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Greater Govans Expungement Clinic

Clock Sunday, October 19
10:30am - 4:00pm
Location pin Loyola Clinical Centers (5911 York Rd Ste 100, Baltimore), 5911 York Road, Baltimore 21212, United States
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Loyola University Maryland's Pre-Law Society will be joining Maryland Legal Aid in hosting our sixth expungement clinic to benefit the greater Govans community. We are excited to offer 20 student volunteer positions for Pre-Law Society members. Student volunteers will gain exposure to the pro-bono work of Maryland Legal Aid as well as a network of lawyers from our Loyola alumni group. The clinic will provide an opportunity for community members with a criminal history to be advised by legal professionals and have petitions prepared on-site. Volunteer duties will include shadowing lawyers, aiding with event operations, helping with sign-in, etc.

The clinic will take place on Sunday, October 19th with two volunteer shifts running from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Volunteers should only select one time slot, and ten volunteer positions are available per shift. The clinic is located on campus at the Loyola Clinical Centers (5911 York Rd Ste 100, Baltimore).

All volunteers must attend Maryland Legal Aid's *virtual* training session (TBA). Volunteers will be emailed the Zoom link once the list is filled.

Secure your spot today— space is limited! Once volunteer positions are filled, please email Sophia Capone (sgcapone@loyola.edu) to be placed on our waitlist. You may contact Sophia or Dr. Beverlin (rmbeverlin@loyola.edu) with any questions or concerns.
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Soul Kitchen Sign Up on Sunday, 19 October 2025 At 12:00 PM. No image description provided

EVENT

Soul Kitchen Sign Up

Clock Sunday, October 19
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location pin Govans Presbyterian Church, 5828 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212, United States
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Prepare, Cook, and Serve over 50 meals for the community. Come volunteer and release your inner chef! (Make sure to log your hours on the Bridge!)
Contact ccsjonetimefood@loyola.edu if you have any questions!
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Academic Affairs Committee Tabling on Wednesday, 22 October 2025 At 11:00 AM. No image description provided

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Academic Affairs Committee Tabling

Clock Wednesday, October 22
11:00am - 3:00pm
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Join the Director of Academic Affairs, Sarah Flores, and her Committee for a Tabling Event about Academic Affairs. We will be collecting Academic Feedback after Midterms and feedback regarding the Academic Leadership Panel on November 3, 2025!
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October Book Club: I Who Have Never Known Men on Wednesday, 22 October 2025 At 4:30 PM. No image description provided

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October Book Club: I Who Have Never Known Men

Clock Wednesday, October 22
4:30pm - 6:30pm
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Join us to discuss themes of gender, friendship, freedom, and shared humanity throughout Harpman’s dystopian novel.
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Love for Our Elders - October Meeting! on Wednesday, 22 October 2025 At 6:00 PM. No image description provided

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Love for Our Elders - October Meeting!

Clock Wednesday, October 22
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Come join us as we listen to lofi music, chat, and write letters to the elderly!

Buttons will be provided to all members who come and write a card!
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Empathy is Your Writing's Superpower - R. Eric Thomas Event on Thursday, 23 October 2025 At 6:00 PM. No image description provided

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Empathy is Your Writing's Superpower - R. Eric Thomas Event

Clock Thursday, October 23
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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As part of this year’s Writers at Work Series, please join screenwriter, playwright, and national bestselling author R. Eric Thomas for an interactive talk about the craft of writing. He’ll use examples from his non-fiction writing, screenwriting, and his popular nationally syndicated advice column to talk about building characters, framing narrative non-fiction perspectives, and thinking about your readership.

Sponsored by Messina, The Center for the Humanities, Education for Life, and the Writing Department
6pm, 4th Floor Program Room

R. Eric Thomas (he/him) is a screenwriter, playwright, and national bestselling author. He is also the Eric of Asking Eric, the popular nationally syndicated daily advice column found in over 100 newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. He wrote on the Peabody Award-winning series Dickinson (AppleTV+) and Better Things (FX) and is currently developing his own projects for film and TV. His memoir, Here for It, or How to Save Your Soul in America, which Lin-Manuel Miranda hailed as “pop culture-obsessed, David Sedaris-level laugh-out-loud funny”, was featured on Today as a Read With Jenna club pick. His YA novel debut, Kings of B’more, was named a 2023 Stonewall Honor book by the American Library Association. Other books include Reclaiming Her Time: The Power of Maxine Waters, and Congratulations, the Best Is Over!, an instant USA Today bestseller. For four years, he wrote “Eric Reads the News” a daily humor column covering pop culture and politics on ELLE.com, garnering millions of devoted readers. For his playwriting, Eric has received the Barrymore Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Dramatist Guild Lanford Wilson Award. Eric is also the long-running host of The Moth StorySlams in Philadelphia, and has been heard multiple times on The Moth Radio Hour, NPR’s Fresh Air, All Things Considered, Snap Judgement and Pop Culture Happy Hour. Website: rericthomas.com
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Silent Sky on Thursday, 23 October 2025 At 7:00 PM. No image description provided

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Silent Sky

Clock Thursday, October 23 at 7:00pm
to Sunday, October 26 at 4:00pm
Location pin McManus Theatre, DeChiaro College Center W101, 4501 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210, United States
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Join us for a play by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Dr. Natka Bianchini, and presented by the Evergreen Players.

When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women “computers,” charting the stars for a renowned astronomer who calculates projects in “girl hours” and has no time for the women’s probing theories. As Henrietta, in her free time, attempts to measure the light and distance of stars, she must also take measure of her life on Earth, trying to balance her dedication to science with family obligations and the possibility of love. The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.

Tickets can be purchased via Loyola's Box Office. Reduced price tickets are available for Loyola students, faculty, and staff.
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York Road Community Day: October 25th on Saturday, 25 October 2025 At 9:15 AM. No image description provided

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York Road Community Day: October 25th

Clock Saturday, October 25
9:15am - 12:00pm
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Come get your hands dirty with neighbors to accomplish projects to beautify and maintain our shared York Road community! Projects include maintaining street trees, planting new trees and flowers, painting, clean up and more! For more information contact Jeeda Hennawi at yricommercial@loyola.edu.
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Halloween Block Party on Saturday, 25 October 2025 At 1:00 PM. No image description provided

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Halloween Block Party

Clock Saturday, October 25
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location pin York Road Initiative Office: 5104 York Road , Baltimore, MD United States
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Get in the Halloween spirit and volunteer for the Halloween Block Party! Sign up to give out candy to local community kids! You can volunteer to run crafts or games. If you are part of an organization/club you can supply a trunk. When you register to supply a trunk you are expected to dress up, decorate the car and have candy to give out. If you cannot supply a trunk we are offering tables in the registration form!
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Soul Kitchen Sign Up on Sunday, 26 October 2025 At 12:00 PM. No image description provided

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Soul Kitchen Sign Up

Clock Sunday, October 26
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location pin Govans Presbyterian Church, 5828 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212, United States
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Prepare, Cook, and Serve over 50 meals for the community. Come volunteer and release your inner chef! (Make sure to log your hours on the Bridge!)
Contact ccsjonetimefood@loyola.edu if you have any questions!
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Drink Covers and Community on Thursday, 30 October 2025 At 12:30 PM. No image description provided

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Drink Covers & Community

Clock Thursday, October 30
12:30pm - 2:30pm
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Join Sip Safe Greyhounds for Drink Covers & Community! This tabling event is all about building community while raising awareness around drink safety and prevention. Stop by to grab your own reusable drink cover, meet other students who care about creating a safer campus, and join in meaningful conversations about looking out for one another.
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