1. Our February Live Update Meeting will be on Monday, February 9th at 12pm. Please check your Outlook for the Zoom link or click here.
Updates & Reminders
CARE Team Form:
The Messina Early Intervention form is no longer active. However, if you are concerned about a student's well-being or overall success, please share your concern through the CARE Team referral form.
Perspective Rosters & Walkthrough Videos:
Rosters should now be updated. If your roster hasn't been updated with any new students, please email Patrick Murnane. Reminder, there are two Perpectives conversations to facilitate this spring. If any working group member is unsure how to navigate these conversations, I have added a 10 minute video walkthrough tutorial for both spring Perspectives conversations. Hope these help!
New Spring Module Updates:
In the Messina Working Group Team, you will see a spring enrichment curriculum folder. In it, you will find multiple new or updated modules on: Goal Setting, CCSJ, Leadership & Engagement, as well as updates to Wellness 101 & Wellness 102.
Spring Enrichment Trips:
In keeping with Messina's Baltimore focus, enrichment outings should be focused primarily in the Baltimore area moving forward. Please reach out to Patrick Murnane with any concerns or questions.
First Annual Writer's Ball
The Writing Department is hosting its first annual Writer's Ball this Friday, 2/6, from 6pm to 10pm in the 4th Floor Program Room. This is a formal affair.
Majors & Minors Fair Wednesday, 2/11
Discover Your Path at the Majors, Minors, and Advising Fair!
The Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, the Academic Advising Support Center, the Career Center, and Messina are thrilled to co-sponsor the Annual Majors, Minors, and Advising Fair on Wednesday, February 11th, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in McGuire Hall.
This exciting event offers students of all class years a convenient, one-stop opportunity to get answers to all their advising and academic planning questions—just in time for course registration!
Connect with Experts: Representatives from academic departments and offices will be on hand to discuss Loyola’s majors, minors, and graduate programs.
Explore Your Options: Juniors and seniors can discover graduate school opportunities, including Loyola’s 4+1 programs, while first-year students will gain valuable insight into the major declaration process and tips for sophomore-year course planning.
Win Big While You Learn! Participate in the Passport Activity for your chance to win one of these amazing prizes:
$100 Uber Eats gift card
$50 Starbucks gift card
$25 Barnes & Noble gift card (Loyola Bookstore)
Don't miss this opportunity to shape your academic journey and unlock exciting future possibilities. We’ll see you at the Fair!
Healthy Hounds Day 2026
Our annual Healthy Hounds Day event will be happening next Thursday, February 12th, from 1-3pm in McGuire Hall. Please encourage your students and folks from your departments to stop by! Enjoy music, wellness-based activities created by various student groups on campus, Taharka Brothers ice cream, and therapy dogs!
MLK Conovation 2026 New Date 2/12
With the new date of February 12th, please be sure to update your RSVP count if you can't make it.
Carla Hayden, Ph.D. will deliver the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation address at Loyola University Maryland on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in McGuire Hall West.
A lifelong advocate for literacy and public service, Carla Hayden, Ph.D., champions the power of libraries as spaces for connection, opportunity, education, and transformation. She is the former Librarian of Congress, served as president of the American Library Association, and led the Enoch Pratt Free Library as CEO for more than two decades. Hayden made history in 2016 when she was sworn in as the 14th Librarian of Congress—the first woman and first African American to lead the nation’s library. She reimagined the Library of Congress as a dynamic, inclusive institution that connects all Americans to knowledge, creativity, and history. Her leadership has focused on access, equity, and storytelling. Today, Hayden—who is a recipient of Loyola’s prestigious Andrew White Medal—is a senior fellow for the Mellon Foundation and continues to pursue scholarship, writing, and research.
The event will also be live-streamed on YouTube, with closed captioning provided.
This event is part of the Peace & Justice Bunting Speaker Series and is free and open to the public, although advance registration is encouraged.
Celebrating its 32nd year, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation is an opportunity for Loyola and the Baltimore community to come together and launch the spring semester and New Year with a shared inquiry into issues of social justice, politics, spirituality, and the legacies of race and racial justice in America.
The convocation is co-sponsored by the 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.
Persons with disabilities who may require special services should contact the Office of Disability and Accessibility Services at 410-617-2062 (TDD) or 410-617-2141 at least 48 hours before the event.
Douglass Day 2026
Join us Friday, February 13, 2026 in the Humanities Café to honor abolitionist and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass.
From 10:00-12:00: Get Educated - Win an Uber Eats gift card or other prizes playing Black history trivia and viewing Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches, a film featuring Colman Domingo and Jeffrey Wright.
From 12:00-3:00: Help Make History - Participate in a nationwide transcribe-a-thon, a crowdsourced archival project that makes digitized documents such as handwritten letters and newspaper clippings accessible to researchers. No experience or prior skills are necessary. All you need to do is bring your laptop! Go to DouglassDay.org for more details
Spring Break Immersion Trip
Please see the Bridge for more details
Spring Break Immersion Trip
See the Bridge for more details
SGA Oversight Committee
Interested in politics? Leadership? Fairness?
Committee members on the SGA Oversight Committee will serve as neutral and unbiased parties, helping to uphold SGA’s elections in monitoring the process and reviewing any potential violations of election policy. As SGA elections are quickly approaching, we would love to get this committee going. Scan the QR code to learn more.
VPA Spring 2026 Schedule
Can you give me a hand? a solo exhibition by our new Studio Arts faculty member, Prof. Beth Yashnyk
Monday, January 12 – Friday, February 13
Exhibition Reception: Thursday, January 15, 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Julio Fine Arts Gallery
What We Do, We’ve Always Done a solo exhibition by Bria Edwards, curated by Lauren Davidson
Thursday, February 19 – Friday, March 27
Exhibition Reception: Thursday, February 16, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Artist’s Talk: Thursday, March 19, 6:30pm
Julio Fine Arts Gallery
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Jeffrey Lane, music and lyrics by David Yabek, directed by Dr. Jim Bunzli
Presented by the Evergreen Players
Thursday, March 26 – Sunday, March 29
Black Box Theatre
2026 Annual Student Awards Exhibition Featuring the artwork of Visual Arts students from AY25-26
Monday, April 13 – Monday, May 4
Reception & Awards Presentation: Thursday, April 23, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Julio Fine Arts Gallery
Cantorei Concert Dr. Clay Price, Director
Tuesday, April 14, 7:00 p.m.
Recital Room (College Center W040)
One Act Plays directed by students in Directing II
Presented by the Evergreen Players
Thursday, April 16 – Sunday, April 19
Black Box Theatre
Concert Choir Concert Dr. Clay Price, Director
Saturday, April 18, 5:00 p.m.
Alumni Memorial Chapel
Voice Studio Recital I Julie Kurzava, Instructor
Sunday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.
Alumni Memorial Chapel
Chamber Ensemble Recital David Lavorgna, Director
Tuesday, April 21, 7:00 p.m.
Recital Room (College Center W040)
Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo Concert Mark St. Pierre, Director
Thursday, April 23, 8:00 p.m.
McManus Theatre
Voice Studio Recital II Julie Kurzava, Instructor
Monday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.
Alumni Memorial Chapel
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.
