Creative on Purpose

💥 Our music students gave outstanding performances @NOLAFunkFest this past weekend!

Swipe through the incredible acts featured in the slides:

1) Azure Skyz (@azure_skyz) / 📷: Sophia Germer (@sophiagermer)
2) Vienna Notarianni / 📷: @tachizvisionz
3) .Spirit (@musicbyspirit) / 📷: Sophia Germer (@sophiagermer)
4) Left Hook (@lefthookband) / 📷: Chloe Bergman (@_cbergman)
5) Across Phoenix (@acrossphoenix)
6) Dewdrops (@thedewdropsofficial)
7) Montey! (@montey_music)
8) Fish Band! (@fishbandfishband)
9) .Spirit (@musicbyspirit)
10) Dizzy! (@dizzytheband)

Videos by @jonathanqmchugh
#LoyolaMusic #FunkFest

🎥 Next Monday is All College Film Day, culminating in a Loyola SuperForum celebrating four Loyola-affiliated films accepted into the 2025 New Orleans Film Festival!

All College Film Day events happening Monday at Loyola:

Learn from the Pros: Music for Film
📍 Nunemaker Auditorium | Monroe Hall
🕢 3:30 p.m.

SuperForum Presents: Celebrating Student Filmmakers & Creators
💡 Meet the filmmakers, poster designers, composers and music supervisors behind four New Orleans Film Festival Loyola-affiliated films
📍 Roussel Auditorium | Communications/Music Complex | 2nd Floor
🕢 4:55 p.m.

🎨 Great Ideas of Humanity, a poster exhibition, is coming to Loyola’s Diboll Design Center on November 6!

Originally launched by the Design Museum of Chicago, the exhibit was inspired by an iconic mid-century Container Corporation of America campaign that integrated modernist art into its advertising to promote philosophy and culture. This powerful poster series has been reimagined for the 21st century—and it’s still evolving.

👀 Swipe to Slide 3 to see work by Loyola Design Chair, Daniela Marx (@designerdmarx)!

🗓️ Opening Night: November 6 | 5-7 p.m.
📍 Diboll Design Center | Monroe Library

Poster artists + inspirational quote sources:
2) Gail Anderson on Marian Wright Edelman
3) Daniela Marx on Malala Yousafzai
4) Luc Weber on Timothy Snyder
5) Bob Faust on Buckminster Fuller
6) Marcus Norman on Lucy Larcom
7) Ivan Chermayeff on Oliver Wendell Holmes
8) Kevin Moreland on Howard Zinn

#GreatIdeasOfHumanity #DesignMuseumOfChicago #LoyolaDesign

What’s next for Louisiana’s energy future? 🌍 Tomorrow, join Dr. Bob Thomas, Director of Loyola’s Center for Environmental Communication, for a powerful panel discussion on the environmental impacts of the energy industry in Louisiana.

📍 Miller Hall | Room 114
📅 Thursday, October 16, 2025
🕢 6 - 8 p.m.
🎟️ Free and open to the public

Tomorrow night! 🎶✨ Experience an unforgettable evening of music and dance curated by Big Chief Juan Pardo (@bigchiefjuanpardo)—a rare opportunity to witness and gain an insider’s view into the powerful traditions of Black Masking Indian culture.

📍 Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall
📅 Thursday, October 16, 2025
🕢 7 p.m.
🎟️ Open to the Loyola community only
📩 Email scberger@my.loyno.edu to reserve your spot (RSVP required)

Photo by Justen Williams (@justenwilliams)

🎤 Catch Loyola artists in the spotlight at Funk Fest, October 17–19! ➡️ Slide to see the incredible student lineup.

NOLA Funk Fest’s ‘Passing The Torch Stage’ is a Loyola University New Orleans sponsored stage that provides a platform for young local musicians to perform—highlighting the importance of music education.

📅 Friday October 17 - Sunday October 19
📍 Spanish Plaza | 2 Canal St. | New Orleans, LA 70130
🎟️ Free and open to the public

Friday:
3:10 p.m. - .Spirit (@musicbyspirit), Mac NL (@macnl_), Azure Skyz (@azure_skyz), Ja Fearce (@jafearce)
5:10 p.m. - Dizzy! (@dizzytheband), Vienna Notarianni (@vienna.notarianni)

Saturday:
1:10 p.m. - Across Phoenix (@acrossphoenix), Fish Band! (@fishbandfishband)
3:10 p.m. - Dewdrops (@thedewdropsofficial), Left Hook (@lefthookband)
5:10 p.m. - Legacy Collective with Loyola Horns

Sunday:
12 p.m. - Montey! (@montey_music), lizette c.l. (@lizettecama)
1:55 p.m. - Josiah Day (@day.josiah), James Wyrtzen (@jameswyrtz)
3:40 p.m. - Hypno Nun (@hypno_nun), Surco (@surco.offical)
5:40 p.m. - Tony Testa Band (@theetonytesta) featuring Amanda Riley (@amandagriley), Aaniyah Anderson (@aaniyahanderson), Kai De Lua (@kaidelua)

Today, Pack News—our student-run newsroom—took over the Axios New Orleans daily newsletter with a Gen Z perspective on the upcoming election! 🗳️

Last month, editors from Axios, a national outlet known for its “Smart Brevity” format, visited our Journalism Hub to mentor students on the newsletter takeover.

The result? Thoughtful, insightful coverage of key election issues, written by four Loyola students representing the next generation of journalists.

Check out how Pack News made their mark on the local news scene [link in bio]: https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-new-orleans

Scholarships are open! 🎓 Apply now for College of Music and Media scholarships in Music, Design, Theatre, Communication, Journalism and Public Relations! Awards range from $500–$4,000.

👉 Visit loyno.scholarshipuniverse.com [link in bio].

#Loyno #LoyolaNOLA

It’s time to network, CMM! Next Thursday, join us for Loyola’s School of Communication and Design Networking Night, where you’ll have the unique opportunity to:

💬 Share your expertise with students and alumni in Mass Communication, Filmmaking and Design
🤝 Connect with emerging talent and fellow professionals
💪 Strengthen your brand on campus

This event is completely free, and refreshments will be provided!

📅 Thursday, October 9, 2025
⏰ 5:30 – 7:30 PM
📍 Loyola University New Orleans | J. Michael Early Studio

When you think of Music Therapy, what age group comes to mind? 🎶💛

If you said just kids—or just adults—think again! Music Therapists work with people of all ages and abilities.

In last week’s experiential learning class, Dr. Jessica DeKleva’s students focused on Music Therapy for children. They learned playful songs and creative techniques with puppets, instruments and streamers to promote movement, gross motor skills, healthy interaction and emotional expression. From hospital and clinical settings to schools and community centers, music can be a powerful tool for connection and healing in children.

Interested in excellent training at one of nation’s oldest Music Therapy programs? Start your journey at cmm.loyno.edu [⬆️ link in bio].

#MusicTherapy #Loyno #LoyolaNOLA

Tomorrow! Loyola’s new National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) student chapter is hosting a panel, “Covering Immigration: Changing Laws, Ethical Coverage.”

All are welcome to join us in conversation with journalists and immigration attorneys as we discuss how changes in immigration policies are impacting the communities we cover.

📍 Nunemaker Auditorium
📅 Tuesday, September 30, 2025
🕢 6 – 8 p.m.

The event will be moderated by two Loyola Journalism alumni: Lucy Bustamante (@lucy_bustamante_news) and Andrés Fuentes (@andresfuentes_504) of Fox 8.

Make sure to follow the NAJH official student chapter Instagram account @nahjloyolaneworleans as they build their vital presence at Loyola!

For more information on the event, contact Dr. Michelle Rossi at mrossi@loyno.edu.

#NAHJ #Immigration #LoyolaMassComm

Tomorrow! 🍂 Drop by Fall Fête for snacks, CMM’s colorful new T-shirt and time to mix and mingle with College of Music and Media’s students, faculty and organizations from every creative department!

📍 CM Building - Second Floor Lobby
📅 Friday, September 26
🕢 Noon – 2 p.m.

📸: Kyle Encar

🎙️ Have you seen our new, beautifully branded radio station in Monroe? Howl Radio is officially live, streaming the voices of Loyola’s musicians, journalists and podcasters at howlradio.org [link in bio to listen]!

🔥 The Howl Radio logo, designed by Design student and art director Mimi Ryall (@mimichillworld) of The Collective (our student-led design studio @thecollectiveloyno), was selected from over 30,000 global submissions for inclusion in LogoLounge Book 15—one of the world’s top-selling logo design series.

This incredible honor puts Mimi’s work on the map as a standout example of cutting-edge logo design. Congrats to Mimi and The Collective for another awesome cross-departmental collaboration!