Not every department gets hit by a hurricane, but not every department has a Karen Rosenbecker to help it rebuild. In the aftermath of Katrina, as Dr. Rosenbecker arrived to take up her assistant professorship at Loyola University New Orleans, Classics was struggling to deal with sharply declining college enrollments and a required merger with Modern Languages.
The University Honors Program named Melanie Sferrazza Student of the Month for her trip to the Everglades with Partners in the Parks as well as her countless hours dedicated to the building and running of urban farms in the New Orleans area.
The Drs. Rachel and Stephen Kent Research Endowment for Science and Mathematics and Rev. John H. Mullahy, S.J., Research Endowment for the Sciences were established to support collaborative research by faculty and students. This year out of six grants, three were awarded to Physics students.
My-Hanh Truong ("Structural Optimization of Amorphous Graphene" - advisor Dr. K. Schaefer), Andrew Eddins (“Innovative Physics Demonstrations for Student Outreach and Instructional Use” - advisor Dr. A. Kargol), and Richard Bustos (“Innovators at work – Projects for the Electronics Club” - advisor Dr. A. Kargol) all receive grants to support their research and educational projects.
In November, 2015, Mu Kappa initiated 6 new members into the national Spanish Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi:
Nydia Araya
Akeem Biggs
Kanda M. Borgognoni
Laura Givnish
Molly Eileen Helie
Sydney Young
¡Enhorabuena a tod@s!
After the initiation ceremony, everyone enjoyed the reception in honor of the new members.
The Loyola University New Orleans chapter of the American Chemical Society Student Affiliate Group was selected out of 400 nationwide student chapters to receive an Honorable Mention award for its activities conducted during the 2014-15 academic year.
Professors Kurt Birdwhistell and Clifton Stephenson were academic advisors to the chapter during the 2014-15 academic year and were included in the recognition.
Seven chemistry students traveled to Memphis, TN on November 4-7, 2015 with Professor Lynn Koplitz to present their research at the Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Three of the student presenters, Dayla Rich (`17), Nate Kamm (`18), and Nathalie Argueta (`18), work with Dr. Stephenson. The other four, Francesca Vaccaro (`16), Erin Larrabee (`17), Mary Claire Kramer (`18), and David Olivier (`17), do research with Dr. Koplitz.
The posters presented are as follows:
Janeicia Neely ’15 is fulfilling her lifelong dream of playing professional basketball.
Our first edition of the "FRENCHOTHON: a trivia competition on France" drew 30 students who participated actively during the 75-minute session on October 21, 2015. The students' majors were varied, and the winners received some amazing prizes!
Here are the winners followed by their major and their respective score:
- 1st place: Kelsey Van Dam (Biology) 84%
Dr. Young Soo Kim, assistant professor of political science, publishes article entitled "Japan Addresses the Global HIV/AIDS Crisis: The Roles of Media and Civil Society in Shaping Perceptions and Aid". Asian Perspective 39 (2015), 483-511
Brooke Bullock '15 recently completed a study on Insect Pollinators in Urban Parks and Community Gardens where she learned about species richness and abundance in city greenspaces.