Loyola Week practices Jesuit values: from Faith to Action

Davis Walden
October 30, 2014

The annual Loyola Week is upon us. Nov. 2 to Nov. 7 will play host to a number of school spirit activities that remind students of Loyola’s core Jesuit and community values.

A window-painting contest will kick off Loyola Week. The Danna Center windows will be painted with murals fitting this year’s Loyola Week theme: Jesuit Values, from Faith to Action.

Loyola Week is meant to celebrate Loyola’s Jesuit identity and heritage through numerous activities.

“It’s our way of having a homecoming. I feel like it has a lot of activities people don’t know about,” Courtney Slugher, biology senior, said.

In addition to Loyola Week, Iggy-Gram, taking place Nov. 3, utilizes social media by having students join Iggy in a photo booth. The photos will then be uploaded to Iggy’s Instagram.

Shermicia Calice, chair of the Loyola Week Committee, expressed her enthusiasm for the community aspect of the event.

“We want kids to commemorate Jesuit values and education with pictures,” Calice said. “We’ll have ‘I love Iggy’ props.”

The Ignatian Carnival, taking place Nov. 4, was recommended by Mission and Ministry officials.

“Though we always have a large signature event each year, like a lecture or concert, I always particularly enjoy the Carnival,” Kurt Bindewald, associate director of Mission and Ministry, said.

University Chaplain Ken Weber said he enjoys watching the week’s activities unfold.

“The carnival is also always a lot of fun, seeing everyone having a great time all centered around exploring and expressing Jesuit values,” Weber said.

The carnival will feature food, music, a trivia game and a tricycle race.

“Last year, the spirit of St. Ignatius led me to victory in the first heat of the Iggy 5 Tricycle Race,” Bindewald said. “It was a defining moment in my 15-year career at Loyola!”

To take place Nov. 5, the Interfaith Praise and Worship Concert is “going to highlight Hinduism, Muslim faiths and Roman Orthodox,” Calice said.

The concert will showcase how groups praise through music.

“Jesuits teach us to celebrate our similarities. We don’t want anyone to feel excluded,” Calice said.

An opening Mass will take place Nov. 2 at 9 p.m. in the Marquette Horseshoe.

“I enjoy helping people experience Mass in a way that interests and excites them,” Weber said.

For Calice, Loyola Week is a way to help the Loyola community seek their values and use them on a daily basis.

“We definitely want to highlight that these are our values and that, during hard time, those are the things that are discernent to your actions,” Calice said. “Even though it may be a rough time and that things are changing, that you still have these values.”

LOYOLA WEEK SCHEDULE

Sunday, nov. 2

Loyola Week Opening Mass

monday, nov. 3

Iggy-Gram Photos

Men and Sexual Violence Panel

Tuesday, nov. 4

Ignatian Carnival

Dinner with the Jesuits

Policing in America

i-Pledge

thursday, nov. 5