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OF OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVE CAREER PLACEMENT OR GRAD SCHOOL ADMISSION WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF GRADUATION

Keep your dreams big, and follow them fearlessly — the Wolf Pack is behind you.

This is a campus that cherishes its diversity and thrives on differences of opinion. Here, tradition complements revolution; hard science collaborates with art. Students of all cultural backgrounds push and transform together, and they do it with soul – by being 100 percent themselves.

On this campus, you will be inspired.

Your neighbors will be inventors, makers, storytellers, scientists, entrepreneurs, musicians, and artists. They’ll start businesses and create masterpieces for fun. And they’ll help each other succeed every step of the way.

Loyola You are a storyteller.

An influencer.

A doer and a fixer.

One who can start conversations, change minds, inform decisions, and shape worldviews.

However you want to make your impact – as a reporter, crisis manager, editor, strategist, photojournalist, videographer, blogger, multimedia journalist – Loyno will help you find and shape your voice. And we’ll go beyond giving you the skills – we’ll help you put them to the test exploring ethical issues and gaining hands-on experience with real clients.

We will encourage you to think. To analyze.

To question. To create. At Loyno, we’ll help you make your voice the future of MASS COMMUNICATION.

MAJOR: J OURNALISM

MAJOR: S TRATEGIC COMMUNICATION

We are going to challenge you. We will encourage you to think. To analyze. To question. To create. You’ll have the opportunity to work for Loyola News Service, a multimedia partnership between the School of Mass Communication and NOLA.com | The Times Picayune. Whether your interest is print, broadcast, or multimedia, at Loyno, you’ll make your voice the future of journalism.

Our campus is located in the perfect place to field creativity— our students graduate with internship and classroom experience with real clients working on real campaigns and strategies. So by the time you’re looking for a job – you’ll have already had one.

PRINT, ONLINE, ELECTRONIC

SAMPLE CLASS: VIDEOGRAPHY Videography builds skills in visual storytelling.

Students use digital video cameras to shoot, write, and edit video news stories, including several video news packages, one of which must focus on a social justice topic.

SAMPLE CLASS: SPORTS COMMUNICATION Students learn the fundamentals of communicating in a sports environment. Learn how to tell compelling sports stories for print and TV. You will hear from professionals in the industry about their careers and get hands-on experience.

ADVERTISING / PR

SAMPLE CLASS: BRAND LAB This student-run agency offers real-world experience in public relations, design, photography and videography, social media, advertising, and event and strategic planning by working with for-profit companies to create communication solutions.

SAMPLE CLASS: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION In this hands-on course, students use tools such as Snapchat, Instagram, Wordpress, Avid, Facebook Live, and more to create campaigns and tell stories. Students learn critical thinking skills about the technology used to produce mass media messages in modern American society and are introduced to visual theories as well as elements and principles of design.

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t h g i l S pot MARIA CELESTE ARRARÁS ’82

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Maria is the host of the Spanish-language newsmagazine program “Al Rojo Vivo” and co-anchors Telemundo’s internationally acclaimed newscast, “Noticiero Telemundo.”

She is a best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning television journalist, and between her two television shows, she is watched daily by approximately 35 million viewers across the Western Hemisphere.

ERIC EYRE ’87 Eric started writing for the Charleston Gazette-Mail in 1998 and was recently named the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner for investigative reporting. He received the award for his work researching opioid flow into depressed West Virginia counties with the highest overdose rates in the county.

TOM LLAMAS ’01 Tom is currently ABC’s chief national correspondent and was anchor of the weekend edition of “World News Tonight.” He has covered the trial of the Boston Marathon bombers, the Ebola outbreak in the United States, and the 2016 presidential election.

MICHAEL SMITH ’01 Michael is an ESPN sportscaster who co-hosts his show, “SC6.” This is part of a new conversational format for ESPN’s “SportsCenter,” aimed at discussing sports topics, news, culture, and social issues.

YLAN MUI ’02 Ylan recently joined CNBC as a Washington, D.C., correspondent. She previously served as the White House economic policy writer at The Washington Post, where she covered the Federal Reserve, the economy, subprime lending, consumer finance, retail, and education. She also has covered international stories such as the Greek financial crisis and Great Britain’s exit from the European union.

In the 2017

Princeton Review Survey,

students said Loyola is:

“As diverse as the city around it. People from all walks of life come here to learn and become. There is no such thing as an outsider.”

“A spicy bowl of gumbo you didn’t expect.”

“A place made for students to stand out.”

“Home away from home that shapes individuals for the real world.”

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LOYOLA NAMED IN

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2017 GUIDE TO

GREEN SCHOOLS

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CITY FOR LIVE MUSIC Thrillist

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