JSRI is collecting toys for children & teens visiting their parents at Rayburn Correctional Center this Christmas! In collaboration with Loyola-Rayburn Student Government Association and Loyola SGA, we are hosting a toy drive so that hundreds of children & teens can unwrap presents and celebrate the holidays with their parents.

There are donation boxes in different locations around campus: 

Finish off your semester with something sweet!

Join CIE on Tuesday, December 9, from 12:30PM - 2:30PM, in our offices in Founders Hall Room 223. Cookie expert Emily Capdeville (one of Loyola's faculty members in the English department!) will show students how to decorate beautiful holiday cookies. Check out some of Dr. Capdeville's amazing creations on Instagram @cookiesbyclaude!

Kick off Spring 2025 and take part in a carnival culinary tradition!

Join CIE, ISA, and Cultural Connections for CIE's Spring Semester Kickoff & King Cake Tasting! We'll be serving coffee and free samples of king cake made at various local New Orleans bakeries. 

This is a great opportunity to meet our new international students and welcome them to campus, as well as a great time to learn more about the many exciting programs our Study Abroad Office has to offer. 

Finish off your semester with something sweet!

Join CIE on Wednesday, December 4, from 12:30PM - 1:30PM, in our offices in Founders Hall Room 223. Cookie expert Emily Capdeville (one of Loyola's faculty members in the English department!) will show students how to decorate beautiful holiday cookies. Check out some of Dr. Capdeville's amazing creations on Instagram @cookiesbyclaude!

CIE's King Cake Tasting is HERE! Come take part in a carnival culinary tradition!

Join CIE, ISA, and Cultural Connections for CIE's Annual King Cake Tasting! We'll be serving coffee and free samples of king cake made at various local New Orleans bakeries. All international students, study abroad returnees, and internationally-minded Loyolans are welcome to stop by! 

Finish off your semester with something sweet!

Join us for our December Coffee@CIE event on Tuesday, December 5, from 12:30PM - 1:30PM, in our offices in Founders Hall Room 223. Cookie expert Emily Capdeville (one of Loyola's faculty members in the English department!) will show students how to decorate beautiful holiday cookies. Check out some of Dr. Capdeville's amazing creations on Instagram @cookiesbyclaude!

In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.”  (Gospel of Matthew 2:1 – 3, NRSV)

What was the Star of Bethlehem? What are astronomers saying about it? What are theologians saying about it? 

Ring in the new liturgical year with cookies, hot chocolate, purple hats and a real Advent Wreath descending 200 feet! 9 p.m. Mass follows in Ignatius Chapel to begin the Advent season.

Join the Loyola Alumni Association for a night at the theatre. Event registration includes a ticket to the opening night production of CATS at The Saenger Theatre and a pre-concert reception with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in the iconic Blue Room at the Roosevelt Hotel. 

6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Reception at the Roosevelt Hotel | Blue Room
7:30 p.m. CATS at the Saenger Theatre