Events calendar

The exhibit, “Images from the Land," features works by Associate Professor of Fine Arts Mary Beth Akre, '80, Gregory Tomezsko, '06, and Eileen Wold, '02. The exhibit will be on display through Friday, Oct. 8.

The annual Mass of the Holy Spirit is an opportunity for Loyola and the local community to gather in prayer at the beginning of the academic year. This Mass is part of a long tradition dating from the founding of the great European universities, which would celebrate the Mass of the Holy Spirit at the start of a new school year. For Jesuit universities it is a tradition almost as old as the Society of Jesus itself, going back to the first Jesuit school in Messina, Sicily in 1548. Following this tradition, we call on God's Spirit for inspiration as we begin our new academic year. This festive event gathers the entire University community together to rededicate ourselves to Loyola's mission, to renew friendships, and to welcome new members.

Loyola's Modern Masters Reading Series, sponsored by the writing department and with support from the Center for the Humanities, brings nationally and internationally known writers to Loyola's campus.

“Bob Hicok’s poetry is a…temporary solace from the chaos of the world,” declares the LA Times. His poetry has been selected for inclusion in six volumes of Best American Poetry and his awards include five Pushcart Prizes, a Guggenheim and two NEA Fellowships. His most recent collection of poems is Words for Empty and Words for Full (Pitt 2010).

Hicok is the first in the series. Future readings include Eddy Harris on Oct. 20, Brian Bouldrey on Nov. 30, Dana Levin on Feb. 1, Maud Casey on March 15, and Joseph O'Neill on April 12. To learn more, visit www.loyola.edu/modernmasters.

Don't miss one of the season’s most highly anticipated contests when the Greyhound men's soccer take on the University of Maryland Terrapins! To learn more and for tickets, visit www.loyola.edu/ridleyathletic.

Alumni are invited to the game and a special alumni reception. To learn more, visit the alumni Online Community.

Several of the nation’s foremost leaders in education will gather at Loyola University Maryland for “What Do We Want—And Need—Our Children to Learn? The Purpose of Public Education,” the fourth event in the Baltimore Curriculum Project’s Leading Minds series. The forum is co-sponsored by the School of Education and Urbanite magazine. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. and light refreshments will be available.

Panelists include Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, Ph.D., president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; New York City Urban Academy co-director Ann Cook; and General Lester Lyles, a four-star general in the United States Air Force. Peter C. Murrell, Ph.D., founding dean of the School of Education, will open the forum, and Craig Thompson, an adjunct professor and trustee at the University of Maryland, College Park; vice chair of the SEED School, which offers a boarding school model to underserved students; and partner at Venable LLP, will serve as moderator.

To register and to reserve seats, visit http://bcp.eventbrite.com, e-mail bcpinfo@baltimorecp.org, or call Larry Schugam at 410-675-7000. Loyola professors reserving seats for their classes are encouraged to do so by calling the dean of education’s office at ext. 5343.

To learn more, view the full event flier.