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Ignatian Heritage Month

Each November, the Loyola University Chicago community comes together in a variety of settings to celebrate and reflect on our Ignatian heritage and its continued influence on our work today. Ignatian Heritage Month is both a tradition and an invitation to deeper contemplation and renewed action.


Calendar of Events

Friday, November 1, 2024

All Saints' Day Mass

LSC, Madonna della Strada Chapel, 12:00 PM

HSC, Cuneo Room 250 (Gathering Room), 12:15 PM

WTC, All Saints Chapel, 12:10 PM

Day of the Dead Celebration

Sponsored by Arrupe College

WTC, Maguire Hall, 1:00 PM

CSA Art Contest

This contest celebrates student artistic endeavors as it draws upon the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) set forth by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits): Caring for our Common Home, Journeying with Youth, Walking with the Excluded, and Showing the Way to God. We invite students to reflect on the UAPs and reflection prompts provided by CSA and then to create and submit photography, digital art, or photos of visual art that expresses their thoughts and reflections. Submissions close on 11/10.

Sponsored by Community Service & Action

Learn more and enter here

Examen: General


Monday, November 4, 2024

Ignatian Heritage Month Kick-Off

Join The Center for Student Engagement and other campus partners to celebrate IHM 2024. Look for giveaways, games, and more! Everyone is welcome. 

LSC, Damen Student Center Atrium, 12:00 PM-5:00 PM

Examen: Civic Engagement


Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Examen: General


Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Panel: Reflections on Being a Physician

Organized by The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Healthcare Leadership

HSC, Tobin Hall room 190, 12:00-1:00 PM, RSVP to wshmilke@luc.edu to reserve a lunch

Examen: Language


 Thursday, November 7, 2024

Science and Our Values: A Conversation with Walter Jeske, PhD

Organized by The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Healthcare Leadership

HSC, Tobin Hall room 190, 11:45-12:30 PM

Blessed, Broken, and Given: Students' Perspective on the Eucharist and Social Justice

This event will investigate the connection between the Eucharist and Social Justice through two research colloquia where invited undergraduate students will present short papers on this topic, the celebration of Evening Prayer/Vespers, dinner, Mass, and a concluding pizza social.

Sponsored by Campus Ministry and The Hank Center for The Catholic Intellectual Heritage

LSC, 3:00 PM-10:00 PM

Full details and registration here

Examen: Allyship


Friday, November 8, 2024

Ignatian Heritage Month Volleyball vs. Fordham

Sponsored by Athletics

LSC, Gentile Arena, 6:00 PM

Examen: Journal


Monday, November 11, 2024

Food Week Begins

Sponsored by the School of Environmental Sustainability

Examen: General


Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Sustainable Food Fair

The annual Sustainable Food Fair is hosted by Loyola Dining and the Office of Sustainability. Come learn about environmental student organizations, Loyola's Urban Agriculture program, campus partners, and outside organizations related to sustainable food systems!

LSC, 11:00 AM-2:00 PM

 Examen: Community


 Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Law School Presentation: Mission-Driven Course Innovation

Sponsored by the School of Law

WTC, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

AJCU Affinity Group Leadership Lunch

LSC, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Student Workshop: Critical Allyship Vs. Saviorism: The Difference Between Helping and Hurting

In this workshop, Community Service and Action student leaders will present about the concept of critical allyship both within the context of student leadership and in daily life. Join us for pizza and conversation!

Sponsored by Community Service and Action

LSC, Damen Student Center Suite 217, 6:00-7:00 PM

Examen: Secular


Thursday, November 14, 2024

Martyrs' Mass

LSC, Madonna della Strada Chapel, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Restoring Justice through Faith with Raymond Wilkes

LSC, Sister Jean Multipurpose Room, 6:30 PM

Examen: Racial Justice


Friday, November 15, 2024

EMERGE Workshop: Laudato Si

Pope Francis calls on us all to "Care for our Common Home." Join Mission Integration and the Office of Sustainability to explore what that means for each of us and what resources are available to support us along the path.

Virtual, 12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Register Here

Spiritual Wellness Workshop: Roadmap to Healing & Self-Discovery

Sponsored by Arrupe College

WTC, Begich Room 160, 1:00-2:00 PM

Examen: Peace and Reconciliation


Monday, November 18, 2024

Celebration of Engaged Scholarship

Please join us for a faculty panel to learn more about engaged scholarship as an additional avenue for research and scholarship and how the inclusiveness of engaged scholarship is an integral part of a Jesuit education, connecting practice, scholarship, research, and community-engaged teaching and learning.

Sponsored by University Libraries and the Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship (CELTS).

LSC, Information Commons 4th Floor, 3:30-5:00 PM

Register here

Examen: General


Tuesday, November 19, 2024

HSC Employee Book Club: The 272 by Rachel L. Swarns

HSC, Cuneo Hall, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Register Here

Examen: Ecological


Wednesday, November 20

LSC & WTC Employee Book Clubs: The 272 by Rachel L. Swarns

LSC, Cuneo Hall, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

WTC, Corboy Law Center, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Register Here

The School of Social Work's Gratitude & Grace Gathering and Food Drive

WTC, 12:00-1:30 PM

Reflections on Purpose, a Discussion with Sr. Jean

First-year students: come hear reflections and stories from Sr. Jean and she connects her life experiences with the themes from this year’s Rambler Read, Wake Up With Purpose. This casual event will feature Sr. Jean and other speakers from the Loyola community.

LSC, Information Commons, 4:00-5:00 PM

Examen: Five Finger Style


Thursday, November 21, 2024

Examen: Relationships


Friday, November 22, 2024

Examen: Semester-Specific


Monday, November 25, 2024

Examen: Gratitude


Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Examen: TBD


Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Examen: General

“Let us make this immense richness a patrimony to improve contribution to the common good of humanity, struggling to make this world a home reconciled in justice.” Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Address to the International Association of Jesuit Universities, August 2022

Resources

Calendar of Events

Friday, November 1, 2024

All Saints' Day Mass

LSC, Madonna della Strada Chapel, 12:00 PM

HSC, Cuneo Room 250 (Gathering Room), 12:15 PM

WTC, All Saints Chapel, 12:10 PM

Day of the Dead Celebration

Sponsored by Arrupe College

WTC, Maguire Hall, 1:00 PM

CSA Art Contest

This contest celebrates student artistic endeavors as it draws upon the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) set forth by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits): Caring for our Common Home, Journeying with Youth, Walking with the Excluded, and Showing the Way to God. We invite students to reflect on the UAPs and reflection prompts provided by CSA and then to create and submit photography, digital art, or photos of visual art that expresses their thoughts and reflections. Submissions close on 11/10.

Sponsored by Community Service & Action

Learn more and enter here

Examen: General


Monday, November 4, 2024

Ignatian Heritage Month Kick-Off

Join The Center for Student Engagement and other campus partners to celebrate IHM 2024. Look for giveaways, games, and more! Everyone is welcome. 

LSC, Damen Student Center Atrium, 12:00 PM-5:00 PM

Examen: Civic Engagement


Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Examen: General


Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Panel: Reflections on Being a Physician

Organized by The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Healthcare Leadership

HSC, Tobin Hall room 190, 12:00-1:00 PM, RSVP to wshmilke@luc.edu to reserve a lunch

Examen: Language


 Thursday, November 7, 2024

Science and Our Values: A Conversation with Walter Jeske, PhD

Organized by The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Healthcare Leadership

HSC, Tobin Hall room 190, 11:45-12:30 PM

Blessed, Broken, and Given: Students' Perspective on the Eucharist and Social Justice

This event will investigate the connection between the Eucharist and Social Justice through two research colloquia where invited undergraduate students will present short papers on this topic, the celebration of Evening Prayer/Vespers, dinner, Mass, and a concluding pizza social.

Sponsored by Campus Ministry and The Hank Center for The Catholic Intellectual Heritage

LSC, 3:00 PM-10:00 PM

Full details and registration here

Examen: Allyship


Friday, November 8, 2024

Ignatian Heritage Month Volleyball vs. Fordham

Sponsored by Athletics

LSC, Gentile Arena, 6:00 PM

Examen: Journal


Monday, November 11, 2024

Food Week Begins

Sponsored by the School of Environmental Sustainability

Examen: General


Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Sustainable Food Fair

The annual Sustainable Food Fair is hosted by Loyola Dining and the Office of Sustainability. Come learn about environmental student organizations, Loyola's Urban Agriculture program, campus partners, and outside organizations related to sustainable food systems!

LSC, 11:00 AM-2:00 PM

 Examen: Community


 Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Law School Presentation: Mission-Driven Course Innovation

Sponsored by the School of Law

WTC, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

AJCU Affinity Group Leadership Lunch

LSC, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Student Workshop: Critical Allyship Vs. Saviorism: The Difference Between Helping and Hurting

In this workshop, Community Service and Action student leaders will present about the concept of critical allyship both within the context of student leadership and in daily life. Join us for pizza and conversation!

Sponsored by Community Service and Action

LSC, Damen Student Center Suite 217, 6:00-7:00 PM

Examen: Secular


Thursday, November 14, 2024

Martyrs' Mass

LSC, Madonna della Strada Chapel, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Restoring Justice through Faith with Raymond Wilkes

LSC, Sister Jean Multipurpose Room, 6:30 PM

Examen: Racial Justice


Friday, November 15, 2024

EMERGE Workshop: Laudato Si

Pope Francis calls on us all to "Care for our Common Home." Join Mission Integration and the Office of Sustainability to explore what that means for each of us and what resources are available to support us along the path.

Virtual, 12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Register Here

Spiritual Wellness Workshop: Roadmap to Healing & Self-Discovery

Sponsored by Arrupe College

WTC, Begich Room 160, 1:00-2:00 PM

Examen: Peace and Reconciliation


Monday, November 18, 2024

Celebration of Engaged Scholarship

Please join us for a faculty panel to learn more about engaged scholarship as an additional avenue for research and scholarship and how the inclusiveness of engaged scholarship is an integral part of a Jesuit education, connecting practice, scholarship, research, and community-engaged teaching and learning.

Sponsored by University Libraries and the Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship (CELTS).

LSC, Information Commons 4th Floor, 3:30-5:00 PM

Register here

Examen: General


Tuesday, November 19, 2024

HSC Employee Book Club: The 272 by Rachel L. Swarns

HSC, Cuneo Hall, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Register Here

Examen: Ecological


Wednesday, November 20

LSC & WTC Employee Book Clubs: The 272 by Rachel L. Swarns

LSC, Cuneo Hall, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

WTC, Corboy Law Center, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Register Here

The School of Social Work's Gratitude & Grace Gathering and Food Drive

WTC, 12:00-1:30 PM

Reflections on Purpose, a Discussion with Sr. Jean

First-year students: come hear reflections and stories from Sr. Jean and she connects her life experiences with the themes from this year’s Rambler Read, Wake Up With Purpose. This casual event will feature Sr. Jean and other speakers from the Loyola community.

LSC, Information Commons, 4:00-5:00 PM

Examen: Five Finger Style


Thursday, November 21, 2024

Examen: Relationships


Friday, November 22, 2024

Examen: Semester-Specific


Monday, November 25, 2024

Examen: Gratitude


Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Examen: TBD


Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Examen: General