Kenneth Dyer (B.A., Classical Studies, '05) is a technical writer at Avocet Editorial Consulting. He has published an article in Linux Journal (2012) entitled "Basics of Web Design with Drupal 7".
Drupal is one of the most popular and versatile platforms for web design. This article provides an introduction for the non-programmer to the latest release of Drupal. It covers the basics of creating a data scheme, how to manipulate that data, and fundamental ways to display the data in Drupal 7.
Colin Williams (B.A., Classical Studies, '04) is teaching at the Bay School of San Francisco where he teaches in both the Humanities and Music departments. The steady, pulsing energy of Colin’s bass lines has earned him gigs from the Harry Prince Music Theatre in Philadelphia to the Tugboat Brewery in Portland. He continues an active musical career and performs regularly at venues throughout the Bay Area where he plays with the Sebastian Parker Trio and the pickPocket Ensemble.
Dr. Judith Gruber will deliver the opening keynote lecture at the Convention of the European Society for Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies. The Convention takes place at Lublin, Poland from April 15-18, 2015. The title of her paper is "Methods in Intercultural Theology after the Cultural Turn".
Students at the physics department at Loyola are among the most active on campus in terms of their involvement with research, commitment and participation in various outreach programs mainly aimed at energizing school kids towards science, but also on-campus events such as Nano-days and President's day. Thus it's nice to note that Loyola was recognized as a "distinguished" chapter by the Student Physics Society.
When I was applying to graduate school I knew that I wanted to study renewable and sustainable energy. I decide to look at universities outside the United Sates because I found that universities here do not offer programs in renewable energy. After a lot of research and many applications later, I was accepted to schools in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. I chose the University of Oldenburg because it is exactly the kind of program I was looking for.
Sociology Alum Charles J. Brody, Ph.D., class of 1976, has been named Vice President of Academic Affairs at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pa.
Erica Saccucci-Price (B.A., Classical Studies, '03) is a PhD candidate at the University of Chicago in Theology, specializing in Christian Ethics. She has recently finished the first chapter of her dissertation.
Students from Loyola's Department of Biological Sciences will present research at the 25th Annual Biological Sciences Undergraduate Symposium, Friday, March 13, 2015, from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., in Nunemaker Auditorium, located on the 3rd Floor of Monroe Hall.
Loyola Mass Communications Professor Valerie Andrews was named Educator of the Year by the New Orleans Chapter of the Public Relations Association of Louisiana.
Elizabeth Sloane (B.A., Classical Studies, '09) is currently a graduate student at the University of Haifa, Israel.