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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 - PreviousNext
2,000 days of design! 🎉 Our Chair of Design, Daniela Marx (@designerdmarx), has reached a major milestone: posting an original daily graphic design for 2,000 consecutive days. What began as a creative practice has become a visual journal and essential part of her day. Now, she is on to 2,000 days of motion graphics!
For over 20 years, Daniela has shaped Loyola’s School of Design as Chair, Design Professor and leader of Design Forum. Her work is rooted in purpose—bold, thoughtful and driven by a deep belief in design as a tool for social justice and a better future.
With classes that range from Intro to Design and Screenprinting to Social, Political & Environmental Design, Daniela continues to inspire the next generation to create with passion and impact. 💡✨
#LoyolaDesign #Loyno #LoyolaNOLA #GirlPower - PreviousNext
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].
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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 - PreviousNext
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 - PreviousNext
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.
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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 - PreviousNext
🎙️ 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! 👻✨ Ghost Quartet is coming to the Lower Depths Experimental Theater October 17–26!
A broken camera. Four friends. Spirits (ghostly and boozy).
Four haunting stories across 700 years, from Poe to The Twilight Zone.
Music, mystery and the power of storytelling collide.
🎟️ Tickets: [link in bio] cmm.loyno.edu/events/oct-17-2025_theatre-dance-ghost-quartet
🎨 Poster by Design sophomore Laura Welles (@laura_welles)
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Today! ✨🎭 Roux ga Roux: A Wearable Design Show hits the red carpet!
Design + Theatre students have teamed up to bring bold, creative costume designs to life—all made from cardboard. 📦
Come support Design students showcasing their wearable art and Theatre students strutting their stuff on the runway.
📍 Diboll Design Center, 4th Floor of Monroe Library
🕔 4:55 – 6:10 p.m.
This charismatic mask was created by first-year Design student Angelina Mandel (@angiemichelle_26)!
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Huge news! 🎥✨ Our Filmmaking department won a $700,000 award that will grant students access to equipment rivaling the best programs in the country!
Students will be working with cameras used in $100 million Hollywood productions, including immersive 3-D interactive technology thanks to a grant from Louisiana’s Entertainment Development Fund.
The grant provides funding for a comprehensive expansion of the program’s production resources, including top-of-the-line Red V-Raptor XLX cinema cameras, Canon Sumire Prime lenses, professional-grade dollies, grip and lighting equipment and industry-standard sound gear. This investment ensures that Loyola students are working with the same caliber of technology used on professional film and television sets worldwide.
Congratulations to the Digital Filmmaking department! 💫 - PreviousNext
🗞️ Lots of Loyola achievements to report! Lately:
1. Colleen Dulle Speaks on “Struck Down, Not Destroyed” (@colleendulle)
2. Oliver Parker to Premiere Film at 2025 New Orleans Film Festival (@wernerherz0g)
3. Tim Kappel Law Firm Listed as Variety’s “Music Legal Elite 2025” (@trwk504)
4. Gregory Lee Jr. Receives NABJ Sports Task Force Service Award (@gleejr9472)
5. Sonny Gullage Wins Living Blues Magazine Award (@sonny_gullage)
6. Nathan Tape Wins Best Director Award (@damnathan)
7. Nicole Bowen Elected Board Vice President of American Music Therapy Association (@amtainc)
👏 Congratulations on all the hard work paying off!
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Don’t miss I PROFESS, a powerful design exhibition on view in the Diboll Gallery through September 11!
This unique showcase features graphic design educators’ visual expressions of their teaching philosophies, values, beliefs and practices.
📅 On view: June - September 11, 2025
🕒 Gallery Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
📍 Diboll Design Center
(Monroe Library, 4th Floor)
I Profess: The Graphic Design Manifesto, 20th Anniversary Traveling Exhibition is a collaboration between Chris Corneal , Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Michigan State University, and Audrey G. Bennett, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
🔗 Learn more via the link in our bio. - PreviousNext
Yesterday, CMM students helped lead the university in song, dance and prayer at the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit—serving as instrumentalists, singers, readers and dancers.
There’s nothing quite like watching the Holy Name of Jesus Church come alive. A heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers whose service made the Mass possible.
P.S. If you recognize a student, tag them in the comments! ⬇️ - PreviousNext
🎭 The Theatre Department is gearing up for an exciting new season—but first, we’re throwing it back to a 2024 standout: “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”! 🐝
This Tony Award-winning musical comedy follows a quirky group of sixth-graders competing for the ultimate spelling crown while navigating themes of childhood, identity and ambition.
If you recognize a student actor, tag them in the comments! ⬇️
Directed by our Professor of Practice in Theatre Arts, Helen Jaksch (@jakschie), with music direction by Musical Theatre Voice Instructor, Melissa Marshall, choreography by alum Maggie Jaunet (@maggie.cj19) and assistant direction by a Loyola senior, Anna Dupré, this play was a true Loyola collaboration!
📸: Kyle Encar
#LoyolaTheatre #MusicalTheatre #Loyno
