Based off of the first year common reading This I Believe, this program will bring faculty/staff and students together to discuss shared values, beliefs and motivations. The goal of the program is to shed light on those core elements that define us as people. This will be done through a panel of faculty and staff members who will share some of what they believe. After the presentation by the faculty and staff, the audience will have a chance to engage in discussion over a light meal. The hope is that this conversation will allow the student to explore and engage their own passions, values, and beliefs.

Through this exploration, the students will be able to better define what drives them and what they value. This will aid them as they attempt to discern their calling in life.

Upcoming This I Believe Panels

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Spring 2012 Schedule

February 15, 12:00pm, Simpson Living Learning Center MPR
Featuring Taylor Losole (Class of 2012), Miguel Macias (Coordinator in Student Diversity and Multicultural Affairs), Lorraine Snyder (Special Assistant to the President), Hannah Rockwell (Associate Dean of the School of Communication, and John Cunningham, SJ (Associate Professor of Physics)

March 21, 12:00pm, Simpson Living Learning Center MPR
Featuring Robert Stanczuk (Class of 2011), Patrick Green (Director of the Center for Experiential Learning), Aana Vigen (Assistant Professor of Ethics), and Kevin Gillespie, SJ (Associate Provost for the Centers of Excellence)

April 11, 12:00pm, Bremner Lounge, CFSU
This I Believe Panel
Featuring Michael Levasseur (Class of 2012), Jason Chan (Coordinator in Student Diversity and Multicultural Affairs), and Sarah Malouf (Associate Director of Alumni Relations)

Are you interested in writing about what you believe? EVOKE is currently collecting stories of belief from students, faculty, and staff in the Loyola community. Check out the writing tips from This I Believe here and submit your story to evoke@luc.edu. We may publish your story on the web or in a printed collection of Loyola beliefs.

Check out the newest additions to the Loyola collection of stories, updated regularly.

This I Believe Workshops

What do you believe? This question seems so basic, yet can be very difficult to answer. Which one of the many beliefs that you hold would you share? Do you know all your beliefs? This workshop helps you to identify the beliefs that you hold and reflect upon them in a way that enables you to better represent and express yourself.

Dinner will be provide. Please click here to RSVP.

February 22, 7:00pm, Quinlan 312

March 28, 7:00pm, Mundelein Greenhouse

Audio and Video Recordings

In a special partnership with WLUW, Loyola's very own radio station, we are recording This I Believe sessions for broadcast and archiving.

This I Believe events from 2010-2011 are currently available to for streaming. 

Video from the September 26, 2010 Family Weekend This I Believe is available here.