In October, Loyola students both at home and abroad continued to pursue their studies and passions as the semester picked up the pace.
At Loyola Rome, Ramblers immersed themselves in culture and history, with engaging learning opportunities at historic sites across the Eternal City. Even while abroad, they came together to play games, volunteer, and pray—activities they share with their classmates back in the United States. The tight-knit community, which includes both Ramblers and students from other Jesuit universities, expanded their worldview together and bonded as they traveled to various sites in Italy.
Back in Chicago, fall color peaked, and students enjoyed studying and relaxing in the crisper weather while getting into the Halloween spirit. Ready to take on the job market, many students took advantage of career tours offered by Career Services to network and discover where they might thrive after graduation.
See these moments and more captured in this month’s Loyola Lens.
Loyola Rome and Rome Start students explored the city in their classes, including visits to the Colosseum, museums, historic churches, and much more.
Aerial view of the Loyola Rome campus nestled into the foothills of Rome's Balduina neighborhood.
Loyola Rome students got their hands dirty harvesting olives from the campus olive grove and volunteered at Orti Urbani del Parco di Monte Ciocci, a community garden near the Loyola Rome campus that grows fresh produce for residents.
A rower along the River Tiber at sunset with St. Peter's Basilica in the background.Sweeping sunrise views overlooking Rome from near the Loyola Rome campus.
Campus Ministry invited Fr. Sean Michaelson, SJ, Formation Staff of Jesuit Scholastics at Collegio Internazionale del Gesu, to lead mass at the chapel on Loyola Rome's campus.
Early morning sun illuminated St. Peter's Basilica.
Each Wednesday, over a hundred Loyola Rome students participate in "calcio" (soccer) games where they compete in a tournament throughout the semester. Students also found time to unwind with yoga on campus, completed coursework in Information Commons library, or explored nearby historical communities, like Palestrina, a 7th Century village outside Rome.
Students enjoyed the beginning of fall colors around Loyola's campuses.
In a sure sign of winter's approach, geese flew south over the Lake Shore Campus.
JaNae Contag, professor in the Department for Fine and Performing Arts, leads her photography students in a lighting demonstration around the Lake Shore Campus.
Loyola's Career Services partners with Google to host students at their Fulton Market offices. Students toured the office space, completed a workshop on design thinking, and built professional connections. “Coming here to see this tech giant and how they operate and the people that work here—it’s given me a leg up on what to expect after graduating," Eyan Edwards (BS ’28) said.
Loyola students get into the Halloween spirit, sporting costumes during the last week of October.
