Loyola MD Global Studies Department

Last night students were inducted into Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society. Thank you for all your hard work!!

Alumni spotlight! Bernie del Prado, class of 22 is now working for TerraCycle. Bernie presented how TerraCycle can be used to recycle hard to recycle materials. TerraCycle is looking for interns, please reach out to Bernie (email on picture in this post) if you have questions.

The application can be found on the global studies website, under student opportunities. Choose global scholars and scroll down the page for the link to download the application

On April 25 Global Studies Yamil Hernández and Olivia Paré presented their Honors Thesis at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Colloquium. Olivia won 3rd prize in the Social Science, Humanities, and Fine Arts division!

Congratulations to the 2925 Sigma Iota Rho inductees. Katie Browne, Stella DiCicco, John Ebert, Yamil Hernández, Maeve Hill, Mollie McFerran, Olivia Paré, Kayla Vandvelt, Quinn Vaughan, Isabel Volpe, Madeleine Webb and Jack Woelper.

Last month, Olivia Paré presented at a Peace and Justice lunch talk “Justice for Her: The Struggle for Justice Among Female Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence in Post-War Bosnia-Herzegovina.”

Make sure to visit Olivia and John today. See stories under the highlights tab “community partners” to see information on the MD book bank.

Please visit so@e of our seniors next week (Monday) on the quad. They will be fundraising for the Maryland Book Bank, their community partner for their GT400 capstone class. They are advocating for quality literacy and sustainability. Go to ebook bank.org/post/reviving-books-within-baltimore/loyola-s-upcycling-initiative to learn more

Please register so we can get a count for pizza 🍕

Before spring break Olivia Pare successfully defended her honors thesis. Since May she has been studying the effectiveness of post-war justice mechanisms for survivors of wartime sexual violence and spent time in Bosnia-Herzegovina over the summer studying the subject. On March 25, Olivia will be presenting her findings at a Peace and Justice Lunch Talk entitled “Justice for Her: The Struggle for Justice Among Female Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence in Post-War Bosnia-Herzegovina.” If you would like to learn more, please consider attending this presentation and supporting a fellow Greyhound! More information is posted on the Bridge.