Student Organizations
The Thrive Center supports cultural and identity-based student organizations at Loyola. These clubs sponsor numerous social events, educational programming, and community building opportunities that promote awareness, leadership, and connection among Loyola students. Membership is open to all students.
African Student Association (ASA)
The African Student Association serves to integrate and foster the unity of students from different African cultures, and exists as a support system and resource for any student at Loyola. The organization presents students with prominent issues relating to Africa and encourages them to partake in inclusive events/activities that expose the university to the different cultures of the continent. The ASA also strives to serve the community by collaborating with different organizations.
Connect with Us
- Email: asa@loyola.edu
- Instagram: @loyolaasa
- ASA on The Bridge
Asian Cultural Alliance (ACA)
The Asian Cultural Alliance strives to connect with the greater Loyola campus based on an interest in the many forms of Asian culture. We strive to deliver valuable experiences based upon Asian traditions and culture, as well as educate and expose varying aspects of Asian life, dismiss stereotypes, explore diversity, and gather those who are interested to learn and discuss current issues and attitudes both related and unrelated to Asia.
Connect with Us
- Email: aca@loyola.edu
- Instagram: @loyolaaca
- ACA on The Bridge
Association of Latinx Students (ALAS)
The Association for Latin American and Spanish Student's mission is to foster awareness of Latino culture through educational programming and outreach to the Loyola community. With the infusion of Jesuit values and Latino perspectives, ALAS aims to immerse Loyola students into a community open to cultural awareness and proactive involvement in current issues.
Connect with Us
- Email: alas@loyola.edu
- Instagram: @loyola_alas
- ALAS on The Bridge
Black Student Association (BSA)
The purpose of the Black Student Association is to provide measures of social and academic relations within the Black community. The mission of the Black Student Association is to promote awareness and celebrate all facets of Black culture through service projects, educational programs, social inclusiveness, and self-explanation while upholding the spirit of the Jesuit ideals.
Connect with Us
- Email: bsa@loyola.edu
- Instagram: @loyolabsa
- BSA on The Bridge
Caribbean Students' Union (CSU)
The mission of the Caribbean Students' Union is to provide a place for students from the Caribbean and those interested in the Caribbean culture to share in the celebration of diversity in the Loyola community. We aim to accomplish this by sharing experiences, and exploring traditions through effective planning and programming. We seek to introduce the Loyola community to the many wonderful aspects of Caribbean life.
Connect with Us
- Email: csu@loyola.edu
- Instagram: @loyola_csu
- CSU on The Bridge
The LGBTQ+ Experience
Founded in the 2018-2019 academic year, The LGBTQ+ Experience is an organization which uses its platform to amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ students on campus through advocacy, visibility, and support. It works to advocate for these individuals and increase community visibility by educating others across Loyola University Maryland's campus. This space is an all-inclusive space for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies alike. Through conversations about students' experiences, we hope to foster visibility and awareness that does not currently exist on Loyola's campus.
Connect with Us
- Email: lgbtqexperience@loyola.edu
- Instagram: @thelgbtqexperience
- The Bridge: The LGBTQ+ Experience Group Page
Middle Eastern South Asian Student Alliance (MESA)
The Middle Eastern and South Asian Student Alliance promotes the awareness, understanding, and appreciation of Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures among Loyola students. Our goal is to foster a sense of community within the student body and increase Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural awareness throughout the Loyola campus, as well as the surrounding Baltimore area. We welcome students of all ethnic backgrounds to participate in our events.
Connect with Us
- Email: mesa@loyola.edu
- Instagram: @loyolamesa
- MESA on The Bridge
Mosaic: Womxn of Color Initiative
Womxn of Color strives to provide resources, support, and encouragement for Womxn of Color on Loyola's campus and aboard. Through our development of an inclusive environment that fosters sisterhood and lifelong friends. We aim to involve, inform and inspire Womxn who embody the excellence of the collective presence and hold intersectionality at the forefront of their minds.
Connect with Us
- Email: Mosaic@loyola.edu
- Instagram: @mosaicwoc
- Mosaic on The Bridge
Native American Student Association (NASA)
The Native American Students Association aims to create a supportive space for the unique challenges faced by Native American, American Indian, Hawaiian Pacific Islander and Alaskan Native students at the college level. The goal is to help improve academic success and individual growth among students who identify in these ethnic groups as well as informing the student body of this influential ethnic group. NASA ultimately intends to promote unity, diversity and cooperation among the Loyola University Maryland community while upholding its strong Jesuit tradition and values.
(currently inactive)
Connect with Us
- Email: nasa@loyola.edu
- Instagram: @loyola_nasa
- NASA on The Bridge
Spectrum
Spectrum is an all-inclusive group for LGBTQ+ students and their allies. Whether you are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, questioning, or anything else in the LGBTQ+ alphabet soup, Spectrum has something for you! Throughout the year, Spectrum offers a number of social gatherings, outreach services, educational events, and community advocacy programs.
Connect with Us
- Email: spectrum@loyola.edu
- Instagram: @loyola.spectrum
- Spectrum on The Bridge