Center for Ethics and Economic Justice - Loyola University New Orleans

A big thank you to our amazing Loyola students, faculty, and our co-host, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development, for making our 2024 Service Study Break a success! Together, we created 184 blessing bags, which one of our fellows, Madison Clemons, graciously delivered to the Harry Thompson Center, a day shelter supporting individuals experiencing homelessness in downtown New Orleans.

It was a heartwarming gathering filled with Christmas music, hot chocolate, and cookies as we celebrated the holidays by giving back to our community.

That’s a wrap for this semester’s events! Thank you to everyone who participated with the Center for Ethics and Economic Justice. We look forward to seeing you in the spring semester! ⚖️🐺 Happy holidays Wolf Pack! 🎄

We were thrilled to host Geoff Gentile, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Abdiel Capital, for an enriching session with our Loyola community! Geoff shared profound insights on integrating faith-based principles into economic practices, especially meaningful for students pursuing finance. He broke down the four pillars of a Catholic, person-centered economic approach: valuing justice in the dignity of labor, understanding subsidiarity and the importance of empowering local communities, fostering solidarity through shared purpose, and embracing social responsibility as a commitment to the common good.

Geoff's talk encouraged us to look beyond just career growth and financial gain. Instead, he inspired them to pursue roles that align with their values and nurture ethical virtues.

Thank you, Geoff, for helping us gain a deeper perspective on how faith and finance can intersect for the betterment of society!

Join us for an exciting event with Geoff Gentile!

Geoff is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Abdiel Capital, a $2.5B investment fund that supports companies with strong cultures and craftsmanship-focused leadership. A Princeton University graduate (summa cm laude, A.B. in Economics), Geoff founded Abdiel in 2006 and has since become a leader in purpose-driven investing. Don’t miss this chance to gain insights from his journey and expertise! 💼

📅November 4th
📍Miller 114
🕛12:30 PM

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Join us for our annual Center for Entrepreneurship 💡 + Center for Ethics and Social Justice ⚖️ crossover event: Faith, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship featuring Rob Lalka, the Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business at Tulane University!

Rob brings a wealth of experience from his time in the U.S. Secretary of State’s Office of Global Partnerships and the policy planning staff. He also made his author debut with his newly released book, The Venture Alchemists: How Big Tech Turned Profits Into Power (2024). In its first week, the book became a bestseller in business ethics and the #1 new venture capital and technology release!

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights from an expert voice about the intersection of tech and business ethics.

Event Details❗️TWO WEEKS from today: November 7th at 12:30 PM in 112 Miller Hall at Loyola University New Orleans College of Business

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Started the semester with our first Financial Literacy class at Rayburn Correctional Center! 📚👨‍🏫👩‍🏫

Our Fellows led the session with support from Josh Hughes with Greater New Orleans FCU, and Stephanie Gaskill, PhD with JSRI The Jesuit Social Research Institute.

Through the Socratic method, our Fellows guided Rayburn’s students in applying financial literacy to their own lives. Today, we covered topics like understanding money and practicing budgeting. We’re looking forward to returning next Friday to continue developing as servant leaders in the New Orleans community!

A big thank you to Dr. Emily Gamundi for her inspiring talk on the right to choose to stay home as a powerful decision guided by God's unique call for each of us. She beautifully shared how life’s seasons align with God’s perfect timing, allowing us to fulfill different roles throughout our lives.

A heartfelt thank you to Alan Arnold a Co-Founder of the Center for Ethics and Economic Justice, for his insightful talk on creating health within free markets and the importance of giving back to society what God has generously provided. Your wisdom on these sensitive topics is truly appreciated!

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible speakers, Jeffrey Burgan and Dr. Sally Blount, for sharing your insights with our Fellows during our conference at ! 🙏

Mr. Burgan’s exploration of the ethical dilemmas faced by lawyers and professionals alike, drawn from his journey from engineering to intellectual property law, truly illuminated the complexities we may encounter in our careers.

Dr. Blount’s inspiring story of faith and leadership as CEO of Catholic Charities reminded us all of the importance of aligning our values with our professional pursuits and the profound impact we can have by holding ourselves and others accountable.

We are grateful for your time, wisdom, and guidance as our Fellows embark on their own paths!

Day one of our annual Fellows trip was a great success! ⚖️

Grateful for Fr. Sam Sawyer’s inspiring Jesuit lecture at Loyola University Chicago on how Catholics can contribute to “A Better Kind of Politics.” With thoughtful inspiration from Pope Francis and the eve of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, this was a special occasion to discuss a timely topic!

A special thank you to Katie Arnold, Joseph Zhukov, and Michael Murphy from the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage for the invitation and for hosting this insightful series.

A heartfelt thank you to Athera Yakoo, recent graduate, for joining the Center for Ethics today to share her inspiring work installing solar-powered street lights in Assyrian villages. Don’t miss her talk at Catholic Studies Night at 6 PM in the Parish Center, following 5:30 PM Mass. 🙏🏻

Missed her talk? Check out our Instagram Live up now! 🎥

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Emily Gamundi, a New Orleans native with a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Tulane University. After teaching at Trinity University in Washington D.C., she took a break to homeschool her seven children, fostering their love of learning. Now back at Tulane, she’s inspiring students from diverse fields to discover the beauty of math. Join us in celebrating her dedication to education and her inspiring journey during our second session of the Women in the Workplace Fall 2024 series! 📚✨

📅October 10th
📍Miller 112
🕛12:30 PM

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