Neighbors, Partners, and Friends

After 100 years of working together as neighbors and colleagues, in 2022 Loyola University New Orleans and Holy Name of Jesus School announced a strategic partnership that benefits the faculties and students at both institutions in creative ways. Primary benefits of the partnership are hands-on teaching experience, curriculum development, and academic enrichment.

During the Spring 2022 semester, Loyola professors began visiting Holy Name classrooms to serve as guest speakers and to discuss curriculum with an eye toward collaborations that would help develop lifelong learners. Holy Name students have visited Loyola’s state-ofthe-art communication studios and STEM labs, learned how to conduct research in Monroe Library, enjoyed performing arts presentations on campus, and been introduced to the Jesuit cura apostolica preference – care for our common home – while taking nature walks with faculty from Loyola’s Environment Program.

Loyola students have received hands-on experience as student practitioners through service as student-teachers and counselors but also as volunteers, introducing the younger generation to a hope-filled future through physical fitness, music, and even philosophical conversations.

Additionally, Loyola students trained with Holy Name students to serve as docents for the Anne Frank project, an educational exhibit focused on the larger context of the Holocaust, contemporary systemic racism, and how to discern the root causes of injustice. (See above.)

To provide a Jesuit education beginning at birth, Holy Name created its Little Gators Program, using Loyola’s former Whelan Daycare Center. Faculty and staff at both institutions receive discounted tuition rates for their children, and faculty and staff at Holy Name also can further their education and receive discounted tuition at Loyola.

The hope is to continue collaborations that will help enrich teaching and learning opportunities at both institutions. As Catholic institutions everywhere look to the future, this partnership serves as a model for Catholic education.

During Loyola Week, the Loyola Alumni Association hosted a food donation drive for Iggy’s Cupboard as part of Wolves on the Prowl: Loyola’s National Day of Service. The Loyola University Community Action Program and Student Government Association members helped with this event. Despite the inclement weather, the event was successful, collecting over 250 pounds of food for Iggy's Cupboard.

Since its inception in 2018, Iggy’s Cupboard has distributed over 30,500 pounds of food and received more than $13,000 in donations. Our students have donated over 15,500 service hours to this important project.

To give, visit giving.loyno.edu/cupboard

Your gift on Loyola Loyal Day supports the General Scholarship Fund, immediately and directly benefiting the student body. Scholarships allow Loyola students to focus on pursuing their educations, talents, and passions. Loyola welcomed 824 incoming students in the fall of 2022, and 99% of all of our students receive some sort of financial aid. Our goal is 824 donors on Loyola Loyal Day.

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