Loyola launches bachelor of design program

Loyola will launch a new Bachelor of Design program this fall that will be New Orleans’ first ever four-year program of its kind. 

This professional degree will be a 126-credit hour program that will prepare students for the ever-evolving and increasingly diverse field of design. By the end of their studies, students will have the experience to pursue careers in interactive design, motion graphics design, or print and marketing design. 

It will also allow students access to the university’s design studios and labs in the newly renovated Monroe Hall. 

Students prepare for organizational fair

Loyola will hold its annual Student Organization Fair Sept. 9 in order to invite and welcome back new and old members this school year.

Over 90 student organizations will gather for the fair, which is being held in the Peace Quad from 12:30 to 2 p.m. 

Students will be given information and offered the opportunity to join and talk with organizations that interest them. 

Mexican-American gang activist to speak at Loyola

The Rev. Greg Boyle, S.J., author of “Tattoos on the Heart” and founder of Homeboy Industries, will be speaking at Loyola on Sep. 15 at 7 p.m. in the St. Charles Room.

Boyle has pioneered several programs to prepare members of Los Angeles gangs to enter the workforce. His book, “Tattoos on the Heart,” is a collection of vignettes about his experiences of training the “homies”.

Boyle hopes that, “students will come to see with even more clarity, that no life is more important than any other life,” after his talk.

Boyle “doesn’t just talk about Jesuit values, but lives Jesuit values,” said Naomi Yavneh Klos, director of the University Honors Association.

The honors association, the Jesuit Social Research Institute and the Jesuit community are co-sponsoring this event.

“We’re all just very very excited about Fr. Boyle coming,” Yavneh said.

The event will also be broadcast online for those unable to attend.

Free outdoor concerts offered at Audubon Park

Loyola students, faculty and alumni have teamed up with the Audubon Park Conservatory in order to bring back free, public concerts to the Newman Bandstand. 

The concerts, which were commonplace in Uptown during the 1920s to 1950s, are being brought back to life after ending more than 60 years ago. 

The first concert is set for Friday, Sept. 5 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Audubon Park Newman Band Stand and will feature The John Mahoney Big Band.