WednesDay, September 17 

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Knott Hall B01

MonDay, September 22 

7:00 p.m. | 4th Floor Program Room
Fr. Jim Hug, president of the Center of Concern, will engage the Loyola community in a discussion regarding Catholic doctrine and issues of social policy. Founded in 1971, the Center of Concern is an independent research group grounded in Judeo-Christian values and Catholic Social Teaching. Fr. Hug focuses on research regarding faith and economic justice, and has lectured extensively in Europe, Asia, and the United States.

Friday, September 26

WednesDay, October 1 

5:00 p.m. | McGuire Hall
World-renowned Christian philosopher and author of "Educating for Life: Reflections on Christian Teaching and Learning," Nicholas Wolsterstorff joins our Loyola community for an evening to lead a discussion concerning Christian education and the role that justice plays in such an education. To find out more, click here.

ThursDay, October 9 

7:00 p.m. | 4th Floor Program Room
Former Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich will discuss national and state politics during this important election season. Gov. Ehrlich will speak and field your questions. Light refreshments will be provided courtesy of Student Activities. The Student Government Association, the Political Science Department and the Loyola College Republicans are also sponsoring the event.

FriDay, October 10 

MonDay, October 20 

5:30 p.m. | McGuire Hall
Part of the College's Theology Lecture Series. Presented by Dr. John L. Allen, Jr., Senior Vatican Analyst for CNN, NPR, and the National Catholic Reporter.

TuesDay, October 21 

5:00 p.m. | 4th Floor Program Room, Andrew White Student Center
Catholic Studies Lecture presented by Dr. Marc Guerra, Political Scientist atAve Marie University.

WednesDay, October 22 

6:00 p.m. | Alumni Memorial Chapel
Presented by Sister Helen Amos, RSM. Sponsored by Loyola Alive, a student organization committed to showing respect for the inherent dignity of all human life, Sr. Helen’s address is inspired by the Biblical reference to the seamless garment of Jesus, often cited by pro-life advocates as meaning that all life is sacred, from conception to natural death.

ThursDay, October 23 

6:00 p.m. | 4th Floor Program Room
The Phi Beta Kappa - Epsilon of Maryland presents the 2008 Visiting Scholar Lecture by Eric G. Adelberger, physics professor at the University of Washington.

Einstein called his insight that gravitation is equivalent to an acceleration of the observer his “happiest idea.” This idea forms the basis of the modern relativistic theory of gravity in which gravity is not a conventional force but rather a manifestation of curved space-time. Adelberger will review the history of experimental tests of this profound “Equivalence Principle” and discuss the evolving motivations for improving such tests, which have now reached a precision of 2 parts in 10 trillion. Naturally, results of this extraordinary precision require clever experimental techniques. Adelberger will discuss the strategies of recent experiments, present their results and point out their relevance for antimatter and dark matter. The story illustrates how profound ideas develop, how incorrect experimental conclusions can stimulate new insights, and how the best experimental techniques are sometimes the least obvious.

A brief reception will precede the lecture at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 29 

7:00 p.m. | 4th Floor Program Room, Andrew White Student Center
Catholic Studies Lecture presented by Rev. John Conley, S.J., The Henry J. Knott Professor of Theology & Philosophy at Loyola College.

WednesDay, November 12 

5:00 p.m. | 4th Floor Program Room
Spires is the author of six poetry collections as well as several books for children. Among her many awards are two National Endowment for the Arts poetry fellowships, a Whiting Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Amy Lowell Travelling Poetry Scholarship. Her poems have been featured on National Public Radio and have appeared in The New Yorker, American Poetry Review, The New Criterion, and in many anthologies, including Contemporary American Poetry (7th edition) and The New Bread Loaf Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry. Her newest poetry collection is The Wave-Maker (Norton, 2008).

TuesDay, November 18 

3:05 - 4:20 p.m. | Maryland Hall 343
Presented by Susann T. Samples, Professor of German and Spanish, Mt. St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD. Sponsored by Medieval Studies, Gender Studies and Modern Languages & Literatures. For more information, contact Leslie Zarker Morgan at ext. 2926 or Natalie Rock at ext. 2780.

6:00 p.m. | McGuire Hall
Peter C. Murrell, Jr., founding Dean of the School of Education, will present a keynote address and conversation designed to provoke Baltimore’s educational leaders to explore the critical questions necessary to begin a process of collaborative action aimed at effectively confronting the growing crisis in urban education. The event will be followed by Q&A and a reception. Doors open at 5:15 p.m.

For more information and to request tickets, visit the Urban Ed Web site.

ThursDay, November 20 

4:30 p.m. | 4th Floor Program Room, Andrew White Student Center
Presented by Luca Grillo, from the department of Classics at Princeton University. Sponsored by Modern Languages & Catholic Studies. For more information contact Susan Szczybor at 410-617-2219.

WednesDay, December 3 

4:30 p.m. | Knott Hall B01
Catholic Studies Theology & Science Lecture. Presented by Dr. Stephen Barr from the department of physics at the University of Delaware. For more information contact Susan Szczybor at 410-617-2219.