Tapping into the Loyola Network

HOW DO YOU TRANSFORM a simple sketch into a multimillion-dollar, multi-use building? What’s it like to work at the first-ever translational research hospital, where clinicians, scientists, innovators and technologists are translating science-driven breakthroughs into cutting-edge physical medicine and rehabilitation?

Thanks to our new Grad After Grad Internship Initiative, six rising juniors and seniors gained invaluable insights into these and other fields of interest as they completed internships with Joe Flanagan ’82 and Louis Morici ’10 at Acquirent, Ryan O’Donnell ’95 at Ballyhoo Hospitality, Erin Casey Wolf ’98 at Bella Bridesmaids, Dan Valenti ’01 at Valenti Builders, Amy and Ryan Devore at William Blair Global Investment Banking & Asset Management and Loyola Academy Board Chair Nancy Paridy at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Six additional students will complete their internships when pandemic-related restrictions are no longer in place.

“We piloted this program to introduce Ramblers to mentors in their fields of interest, help them gain competence and confidence in the workplace and teach them skills that will support their college and career goals,” says Vice President of Alumni and Network Engagement Marty Jennings ’98. “We hope to expand the initiative in the coming year so that we can provide more formational professional experiences for Loyola students, as well as college-level alumni, through this collaboration with our great Loyola Academy network.”